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In no particular order:

 

Logic Bomb: The Grid (TIP WORLD)

 

Master Blaster: Life Changing Experiences (Nano Records)

 

Fraktophon: Nachtvolk (Naturall Productions)

 

Psykovsky: Na Ve Ka (Tantrumm records)

 

Myriad Expressions (Electric Power Pole)

 

Juno Reactor: Inside the reactor (Wakyo records)

 

Loud: The remixes (Nano records)

 

Nerso: Exploration of Infinity (Teseractstudio)

 

Solar Fields: Until we meet the sky (Ultimae)

 

Aes Dana: Perimeters (Ultimae)

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My favorites for 2011:

 

Artifact 303 - Back to Space

 

VA - Erta Ale

 

VA - Mind Rewind

 

Antares - Exodus

 

 

This is it for now, have to check out some more releases though. Very curious about the new Solar Fields and CBL albums and Porta Mento.

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Artifact 303 - Back to Space

Nerso - Explorarions of Infinity

E-Mantra - Pathfinder

Antares - Exodus

Logic Bomb - The Grid

Aes Dana - Perimeters

VA - Mind Rewind

Solar Fields: Until we meet the sky

 

To me the big surprise this year was Nerso. A killer album, a must-have, a complete achievement. And lightyears ahead of the previous Flagma/Nerso release.

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Compilations: Mind Rewind, Panta Deus, Dance Computer, Future Architecture & Dimensional Gateway 2

Albums: Colossus (Cybernetika), Back To Space (Artifact 303), Human Design (Captain Hook), Human History (Trinodia), Inside The Reactor (Juno Reactor), The Portal (Portamento), Exodus (Antares), Pathfinder (E-Mantra)

EPs: Funny Farm (Psilocybian), Main Sequence Star (Nova Fractal), Back To The Future (Sky Technology), Carbon (Eleusyn), Sunshine Reborn (Psychowave), Trancelantic (Aphid Moon/Helios)

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Top of the top? Cream of the crop? Best of the best?

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Best psytrance only, at least from what I've listened.

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Honorable mentions from the top of my head in no particular order

Artifact303 - Back to Space

VA - Mind Rewind

Ka-Sol - Ex-Hume Vol. 1

Portamento - The Portal

Cybernetika - Colossus

Zed Reactor - Interplanetary Being

Lost Buddha - Untold Stories

Juno Reactor - Inside The Reactor

 

Need to think more for an extensive list.

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CJ Catalizer - I´ll be There

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Twentythree

Solar Fields - Until we meet the sky

 

Ovnimoon - Magnetic Portal

 

Ianuaria - Beware Of The Fish

Yudhisthira - Sine Qua Non

Onkel Dunkel - Use Your Head

 

VA - Mind Rewind

Artifact303 - Back to Space

VA - Erta Ale

E-Mantra - Pathfinder

Portamento - The Portal

 

...i think i didnt forget anyone...

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Logic bomb - the grid

Solar Fields - Until we meet the sky

VA - Mind Rewind

Artifact303 - Back to Space

 

all in all,a realy nice year,Mind Rewind is realy a dream come true

i can't put into words the feeling i got when i pressed play.

:may 2012 be a good year aswell.

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i think 2011 was a bad year for pystrance in general

no new sounds, no really instant classic releases and not really one album that set me on fire

 

the best various cd was an album with old music..

 

i think the best produced album was the new Ott album, but besides that...

 

even suntrip and ultimae didnt live up to their reputation

 

 

i hope the new various on suntrip, a lot of new electrypnose songs and the long awaited album from crossing mind makes 2012 a better psy year

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Alright, the traditional yearmix is up. I've usually tried to upload it by new year, but this December I was neck deep in work (of the pays-the-bills kind) so there was a bit of delay. Anyway...102 minutes of assorted highlights or otherwise interesting tracks from 2011.

 

01. (00:00) Frost-RAVEN - Solar Wind ["Deep in Blue", Elephant Head 2011]

02. (03:00) Psypheric - No Return ["Life on Earth", Pureuphoria 2011]

03. (05:30) Radical Distortion - Evil Machine ["Art from the Heart Chapter II", Old Is Gold 2011]

04. (12:30) Daimon - Edge of Darkness ["Dimensional Gateway 2", Neogoa 2011]

05. (20:15) Zelur Project - The New Creature ["Dancing Mavka", Lookinglook 2011]

06. (25:30) Artifact303 - Beyond Lightspeed ["Back to Space", Suntrip 2011]

07. (30:30) Etnichaos - The Other Side of Reality ["Mind Rewind", DAT Mafia 2011]

08. (37:30) PortaMento - The Portal ["The Portal", Cronomi 2011]

09. (45:00) M-Run - Goat Man ["Erta Alé", Cronomi 2011]

10. (51:00) Kadasarva - Cybermind ["Steamagination", Sun Station 2011]

11. (59:30) Sulima - Back to Goa ["PsR Reincarnation", PsyRussia 2011]

12. (66:00) Noble Savage - 2012 ["Freaks of Nature", Liquid Tune 2011]

13. (70:00) Overdream - Zuma ["Soundprints", Sun Station 2011]

14. (76:00) silX - Friends of the Forest ["Ol Slug EP", self-released 2011]

15. (83:15) Doc von Ooze - Hexon Fluid ["In Vitro EP", Acid Chemical Plant 2011]

16. (88:30) Toï Doï - Spiral Dive (2011 Remix) ["Goa Overdose 2", Underground Alien Factory 2011]

17. (96:00) E-Mantra - If There Is Nothing ["Pathfinder", Suntrip 2011]

 

Download (161 MB VBR, 102 min, zipped)

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Now here's a short story: At some point of summer I thought that there's only been one or two good releases all year and that I should skip this year's mix. In November-December I did some more digging and eventually this mix ended up longer than any of its predecessor. I even left a few good releases out due to matching and length. Weird things happen.

 

Tip: Nowadays you really should check the "free" and "obscure" departments. ;)

 

Sometimes I wonder if this is worth the effort...let me know if you found something interesting, here or elsewhere. Oh, and happy year.

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i think 2011 was a bad year for pystrance in general

no new sounds, no really instant classic releases and not really one album that set me on fire

 

the best various cd was an album with old music..

 

i think the best produced album was the new Ott album, but besides that...

 

even suntrip and ultimae didnt live up to their reputation

 

 

i hope the new various on suntrip, a lot of new electrypnose songs and the long awaited album from crossing mind makes 2012 a better psy year

 

 

Seriously? To me, artifact303's Back to Space is some of the best that Suntrip has ever released and was definitely an instant classic to me. Even Antares' and E-Mantra's albums were pretty good imho... But I guess tastes do differ!

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Listening to the Artifact303 Back to Space album and it is very good. Thank you for the recommendations here. Still more have top-tens to be listened.

 

I also liked Space Tribe Peak Experience and Captain Hook albums from 2011

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In no particular order:

 

Talpa - The Path

Logic Bomb - The Grid

Captain Hook - Human Design

Kode Six - Perfekt World

Artifakt - Triad Pt 1 and 2

Easily Embarrassed - Tales of The Coin Spinner

Loud - The Remixes

VA - Myriad Expressions

Sensual Squeak - The Mojo Monkey

Scorb - Reanimated Vol. 1

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I'll only list the ones that haven't been mentioned yet. Obviously, I haven't listened to everything as much as I'd like to.

 

Sundial Aeon - Mimesis

VA - The Oldest Story - The track by Kiriyama (Evening Star) is a reason enough to get this compilation. If I had to vote today, this would be my track of the year.

VA - Gates of Unknown

Brujo's Bowl - Healing with Sound

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So far for me (but I have a lot of catching up to do so ...)

 

Some really really good Suntrips this year for me (thank you!):

 

Antares - Exodus

E- Mantra - Pathfinder

Artifact303 - Back to space

 

VA - Mind rewind :-)

 

Juno Reactor - Inside the reactor

 

Still have to check out the new Talpa, Logic Bomb, CBL, Solar Fields, PortaMento and some others so I'll be kept busy ... hehe

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