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Ok, here is one. Listening to it now. It's more recent though, but supposedly they (Max & Maurizio) discuss the early years. http://www.digitalpodcast.com/detail-Chais..._News-4347.html Scroll down about 85% down the page to Chaishop Music News 060.

Wow, nothing yet? You would think there have to be a few interviews out there. I'd love to see one too.

Ugh! I'm getting tired of waiting for Feb 20. I haven't been this excited since Christmas as a child!! Correction since Tetrahedron!!

I checked out every track that 6-dimension has released. Sci Forest, Salakavala, Puoskara, Lightaman Jr, Muuvit Gruuvit, Igor Swamp, Flying Scorpions, Exuus, Nano Buds, & others. None of them. I also sent a message to Sharaku with no response so far. I am getting annoyed because I am really curious about this track. I haven't tried everything by Francoise Faggot though... Salakavala - Punis mixed by them sounds a little similar so hmmm...

To me there are two obvious differences: First is the hardware. Not all but much of the newer releases have the same generic off the shelf basslines, a very computerized feel, complexity without harmony or subtlety. I do like the stormer tracks, but I miss even more some of the softer sound & lazy buildup in a track. Second is harder to define, but I'll try. Throughout the earlier years I would hear tracks or entire albums with ideas or themes that I really wondered about. It could be a track name; a sample, theme for an entire album etc... I think the music was often a reflection of the idea. I don't know if some of the artists were really into some far out stuff, and really believed in it, but it definitely seemed like it. For example some of the torchbearers like: Astral Projection, even if I'd never heard the music, the idea was something I'd heard about and seemed to have just a little credibility. I've never actually experienced it, but it seemed like others certainly had, and it actually seemed possible. Pleaidians were another one. Any time you'd search the name, authors like Barbara Marciniak always come up. She's writes about all of these out there things like aliens visiting & living among us, etc... I always wondered how much certain artists were influenced by these things. The music was great, but the ideas that inspired the music seemed to fascinate me just as much if that makes any sense. As far as labels go, I don't think a lot of the older stuff even qualifies as goa. Someone brought up Family of Light; spacey yes, psychedelic yes, inspired by earlier goa trance yes. I do love and have great respect for some of the new releases though, I hope I don't come off too critical. Very eager for MerrOw & Aerosis and all the others too & a big thank you to them!

I agree. I trust your judgement Draeke. I'm thinking maybe Gus Till, Ofer, Boris Blenn, Four Carry Nuts, hunab-ku, graham wood, Out of our depth (OOOD), maybe some japanese acts.

If it makes you feel better I actually read your review the other day looking for some old gems.

I've found a few sites recently that didn't look legit, this one seems to be.

Inscape - Atlantis

Mmmmmm... I like what I'm hearing, I've been waiting for this for a long time and I'm not disappointed. Very cool that its themed. Maybe if the cover were a little more intricate & detailed in its style people might like more?

I had to laugh, your comment reminded me; Andrew Eldritch of The Sisters of Mercy would say he didn't understand why people thought they were gothic & that was never their aim. Whether either group were or weren't is debatable, but hearing artists try to squirm out from under the label they've been slapped with I'm sure is frustrating for them, and a little funny to me for some reason. People decide what you are and thats it you're screwed. On the other hand 8 million people say "yeah listen to it it's psytrance obviously" or "it's gothic" and the artist says "no, no it's not".

Early Razor's Edge, not bad, very smooth; although I'm listening to the '96 released album "Exquisite Sin'. The tracks all seem to come from a few years before; very enjoyable stuff though! Ahhh smooth clean basslines, so nice. So many good recommendations. The Overlords - Sundown hasn't left my playlist in days. :posford: I just received Zen Paradox - Eternal Brainwave in the mail a few days ago & looking forward to giving it a listen.

lol .. I actually did get Family of Light and Destination Goa 3 for Christmas one year, which shocked me. and yeah, I think I would probably stumble a little if I saw a psy compilation in the local whatever mart lol.

I've thought the same about this track for quite some time, I was able to find a copy of it back around 2004 & have probably listened to it at least a thousand times since. It is dark, & lacks melody, but it has such raw power and the lazy way it builds I absolutely love. Seeing it released finally seems like a miracle. I have to say though I've had no luck finding anything like it, even Lotus Omega's two albums sadly are few & far between. I've mostly given up trying to find them.

Very excited for these releases!! Just not sure if we're to expect 1 or 2? Keep up the good work.

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Thanks, interesting suggestions. I didn't realize there any that old, especially from 91-92 era. The MK track definitely doesn't sound like the rest of the Get it right EP. E-rection makes sense though, although kind of obnoxious with the samples. It definitely has that early goa sound which obviously later continued with the Out here we is stoned immaculate Jim Morrison theme. I had to give Transmissions a listen, I completely forgot about it. I forgot how good it is. I've mostly been listening around to some of the Acid/Electronic genre and hearing some influences too. Maybe not the melodies so much but the spacey sound, an occasional melody & samples etc.. early Tunnel Records stuff, Alien Reign label & other random tracks.. xme-automatic lover, moondust, after sunset...x-dream-5th dimension etc. I'll have to explore some of the other tracks suggested; some really good stuff I've been finding! It seems like the boundary is really about 1994 though. I'll be listening through some old tracks & hear one that really catches my attention & it'll be a 94 or 95 release. I'm guessing that once George Barker, Adam Boyd & Dominic Lamb, Ronnie Biggs, Simon Posford started working together to some degree is when so much other stuff spawned as well. I can't get enough of early tracks like, the rising, anytime, & wizard. Amazing track "The Rising" considering it was actually written in '92.

I'm looking some of those early influential, transformational tracks, where trance started to develop the goa sound. Obviously some producers had some very trancey tracks & then later jumped straight to a goa sound, which is not what I mean. That border territory where trance & goa sound began is what I want to find.

Oh, I forgot. Encens - Orgasmatronic

One of my very favourite compilations. An excellent introduction into the genre.

Hyperion - Sun Flower Four Carry Nuts - Hexagon Slinky Wizard - Supernatural Pleiadians - Modulation Shakta & Moonweed - Micronesia Etnica - Floating Universe, Tribute Pleiadians - Modulation, Zeta Reticuli Crop Circles - Antonomasia, Pentagone Transwave - Sonica Dream, Snow Drop, Vision Quest Chi-A.D. - Exit Eternity MFG - To Eternity Underhead - Whirlrain of Fire Really though it depends on what style I'm into at the time but these I definitely listen to a LOT. Other styles I'd have a different list...

No, I haven't heard that one, at least I don't recall hearing it. I like! It's good. Thanks *This makes me want to start a thread on what genre's people listen to most & what if anything they do while listening. I usually listen to classical while I cook, & psy while driving.

Oh! How could I forget one of my favorite pieces ever. Albinoni's Adagio in G