Basilisk 54 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 (edited) Hello everyone, I would like to present a new project I have been working on; a vast archive of (mostly psytrance) releases that I personally recommend: Basilisk's Essential Selections. Please read the introduction; it explains a lot about my intentions. In a nutshell, this little project provides a "big picture" overview of psytrance and electronic music history as illustrated by the releases themselves (and according to my personal taste, of course). It is not meant to be an authoritative guide to the classics and you won't find all your favourite oldies listed. This isn't purely a retrospective project either; eventually I intend to provide recommendations all the way up to the current year. Comments are welcome! And enjoy the guide... hopefully it provides you with a different perspective on psytrance and electronic music history. Edited December 29, 2019 by Basilisk Updated links for 2019 :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ormion 437 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Wow great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
faze 1 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Very nice work. Easy to navigate, and fun to browse the list. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mars 147 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Very nice work. Easy to navigate, and fun to browse the list. Thanks! Oh yes great!! Superb work (and good selections imo). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ormion 437 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 It would be even better if you had add some comment of yours about every release Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oopie 183 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I agree with the picks for the most part. Some good stuff is missing - then again taste is subjective. I also reckon you've included some pretty average (mainly comps) cds there but... nitpicking! this is good effort all in all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Insejn 63 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Very nice but oh, you've missed so many. But then again it's your personal taste. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darkarbiter 1 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 It would be even better if you had add some comment of yours about every release Each of the cds links to his review of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ormion 437 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Each of the cds links to his review of it. Oh, yes some of them does. Some others link to the discogs page, didn't see that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anoebis 462 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Nice list! I agree with almost all cds from <2000! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RTP 142 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 nice list ... this is cool although physically I only own 13 items of that whole lot (listened to more though) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trancedigital 8 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Basilisk shines again. Excellent addition to an already great site. Long live Ektoplazm! :clapping: As I am going through the selections, I am seeing that you have labeled the entire 470+ releases as ESSENTIAL collections. What releases amongst this archive will qualify according to you as MUST listens before I die? In other words are you considering rating the CDs and then give your readers the option of TOP 10 or TOP 5 for each year or something like that. This will help folks who have limited funds to purchase ALL releases. Thank you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abasio 233 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Very nicely set out Good suggestions Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darkarbiter 1 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Basilisk shines again. Excellent addition to an already great site. Long live Ektoplazm! :clapping: As I am going through the selections, I am seeing that you have labeled the entire 470+ releases as ESSENTIAL collections. What releases amongst this archive will qualify according to you as MUST listens before I die? In other words are you considering rating the CDs and then give your readers the option of TOP 10 or TOP 5 for each year or something like that. This will help folks who have limited funds to purchase ALL releases. Thank you! A lot of the cds link to his review of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trancedigital 8 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 A lot of the cds link to his review of them. Yes I know that. But it still would be helpful to see a rating system in place. Reviews give opinion on individual CDs and does not classify the entire collection per se. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basilisk 54 Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 Thanks everyone for the great comments and feedback! trancedigital said: As I am going through the selections, I am seeing that you have labeled the entire 470+ releases as ESSENTIAL collections. What releases amongst this archive will qualify according to you as MUST listens before I die? In other words are you considering rating the CDs and then give your readers the option of TOP 10 or TOP 5 for each year or something like that. This will help folks who have limited funds to purchase ALL releases. I tried my hand at a top 5 by year; check out the new "hall of fame" feature. I certainly haven't made my mind up about what really belongs there and can guarantee the selections will change... but it's a start! I think I will also begin to write small histories for each year to describe what was going on and also highlight a few releases that play into the larger narrative... but that may take a little while. As always, it is a work in progress... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
faze 1 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I tried my hand at a top 5 by year; check out the new "hall of fame" feature. Just an FYI. Hall of Fame choice doesn't show up at http://www.ektoplazm.com/projects/essential-selections/ link, but it does show if you click one of the years from that page. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basilisk 54 Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 Hello everyone! I'm bumping this ancient thread to announce that I'm reviving my Essential Selections project on my new DJing and music fandom blog, From Earth Orbit. Some of you might remember the original version of this project but this new version is much more ambitious. I now include more styles, a consequence of having developed a much broader taste in music, as well as brief descriptions of each release. I just published the first entry, a list of what I consider to be the best and most noteworthy albums of 1995. Hopefully I'll be publishing additional entries throughout the coming years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juril 36 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Glad to see the revival of the Essential Selections list; when I got into psytrance in 2010 it was of great help. Also, thanks for the great mixes over at From Earth Orbit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
technosomy 301 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 i agree with all on that list, and not to many would add really, love how you threw in the likes of chemical brothers and speedy j, leftfield personally twisted is my number 1, but on the other hand got me thinking about that production Quote Link to post Share on other sites
psychedelic chipmunk 98 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 For me, Forever after #1, Twisted #2. I am really surprised, shocked to see Juno Reactor at #1. It's a really nice list, thanks for all the amazing work, I can only imagine how long this must have taken, I found some albums that I didn't know about, amazingly! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thefreewave 4 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Glad you are rebooting your series on your blog. Looks very nice! Hard to get excited with just 1995 up BUT we know there's a lot coming and you're already adding a lot more detail then just 5 picks per year. Really look forward to this! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AstralSphinx 201 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Makes for a good read while re-listening to some old classics, as well as discovering stuff I've somehow managed to miss out on before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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