psytrance

We’ve been posting a lot lately – here’s a quick digest of the top posts from the last week, in case you missed them:

• More Psytrance Synth Fakery From DaliPosted on Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 in Music Videos – Comments: (6)
  
  It looks like Dali’s been faking it again!
• Bizarre VAX77 Foldable Music Keyboard
  Posted on Monday, December 22nd, 2008 in MIDI Controllers – Comments: (5)
  Infinite Response’s VAX77 is a very bizarre foldable MIDI control keyboard, set to be released at the upcoming 2009 NAMM Show. It’s an interesting high-end portable MIDI controller, but at $2450, it’s also a premium MIDI controller. Is it worth an extra two grand to have a foldable keyboard?
• The Cure For The Curse Of Herbie Hancock? The Zen Riffer Solo Axe
  Posted on Friday, December 26th, 2008 in Music News – Comments: (5)
  While a tragic fate may still await most guys that play the keytar, there may still be hope. 
• Notes On Breakcore Documentary
  Posted on Monday, December 22nd, 2008 in Music News – Comments: (3)
  This is the trailer for the Notes on Breakcore documentary film, by Austrian directors Bert Könighofer and David Kleinl.
• The Coolest Concert Visuals Of 2008
  Posted on Monday, December 22nd, 2008 in Music Videos – Comments: (3)
  VJ site AccentFeed put together their take on the 10 best concert visuals of ‘08, and electronica artists top the list. 

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This is an informal video Interview with psytrance artist Simon Posford (Hallucinogen) in the studio.

via alex4527:

This is a interview of Smon Posford( also known as Hallucinogen, Shpongle and Younger Brother) at his music studio in UK.

Part 2 below. Read more…

Multiverse is a collection of psytrance tracks from Israel’s Atomic Pulse, aka Tamir Ozana. 

It’s a dual CD collection that’s made to order for fans of psychedelic trance. The first CD is Atomic Pulse’s take on tracks by Infected Mushroom, Skazi, Astrix, Protoculture, Fatali, Shanti, G.B.U and Pop Stream. Atomic Pulse’s production is first rate, and the tracks are seriously propulsive. 

The second CD features multiple remixes of Atomic Pulse’s New World Order, from Echotek, Brisker & Magitman and Protoculture. Treat this is as a bonus CD. While the remixes are fine, the “new world order” sample was new about ten years ago. It’s interesting to hear the different remixers’ takes on the track, though. 

Highlights of the CD include Drive In – which is sort of a prototypical psytrance track; and Into Orbit, which takes psytrance into world music territory. There’s lots of intersting trance synth work throughout the CD, and Atomic Pulse never stops for a breather, cranking out 10 driving beats after another. 

You can find out more about Atomic Pulse at his MySpace page. Read more…

Oforia’s Arcadia is a double CD that offers a collection of remixes of Oforia’s greatest hits.

Oforia (Ofer Dikovsky) is a psytrance artist and a producer from Israel. I’ll admit that I’m not familiar with Oforia’s greatest hits, but the release is nevertheless a nice collection of aggressive, hard-hitting psytrance tracks.

Disc 1 offers 10 strong remixes, by Infected Mushroom, G.M.S, Talamasca, Atomic Pulse, Fatali, Onyx, Perplex, Insomnia & OMC vs. Slider. Disc 2 is a sort of bonus EP, a set of remixes of the track Return Of The Machines. Both discs are collections of individual tracks, not DJ mixes.

Arcadia delivers the psytrance goods. The tracks, throughout, are polished trippy trance tracks, featuring great synth work, hammering beats and interesting effects.

While Oforia uses all the standard buildup/breakdown cliches on Arcadia, ranging from octave glissandi to snare rolls, he does it really well. He uses the form as a foundation for layering on spacey sounds and hypnotic sequences to create a series of 7-8 minute long psychedelic audio trips.

The result is a perfect CD for driving in the car; every track bubbles along around 142 BPM, setting a propulsive groove, and interrupted only occasionally for breakdowns and some audio weirdness.

The only let down on the release is Unusual Game. It features a sort of new-age lite spoken word vocal sample that’s just not interesting enough to sample and reuse.

The second CD offers a collection of remixes of the track Return of the Machines. Treat this as a bonus; it’s more interesting as a comparison of remix styles than as something you’ll listen to over and over.

Track List:

1. Arcadia (Deca-Mix) – Oforia (145 Bpm)
2. Spiders – Atomic Pulse Rmx (145 Bpm)
3. Cyber Hiker – Insomnia Rmx (140 Bpm)
4. Unusual Game – Talamasca Rmx (145 Bpm)
5. Dragon Ball – O.M.C vs. Slider Rmx (145 Bpm)
6. Northern Lights – G.M.S Rmx (145 Bpm)
7. Digital Bites – Perplex Rmx (145 Bpm)
8. Beams Of The Light – Onyx Rmx (145 Bpm)
9. Headed For Infinity – Fatali Rmx (142 Bpm)
10. Millions Of Miles Away – Infected Mushroom Rmx (140 Bpm)

Oforia Ft Bwicked – Return Of The Machines EP – Track List:

1. Return Of The Machines – Time Lock Rmx (144 Bpm)
2. Return Of The Machines – Echotek Rmx (135 Bpm)
3. Return Of The Machines – Moshic Rmx (128 Bpm)
4. Return Of The Machines – Radio Edit
5. Return Of The Machines – Video Clip