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2010 - The best of Psytrance so far
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PoM
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Posted : Apr 18, 2010 17:45
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my feeling is with all the music released to discover really good tracks you almost have to become a geek these days... or just stick with the labels/artists you enjoy and probably miss some good music.
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Tasos_NOtrea
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Posted : Apr 18, 2010 20:55
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consciousness
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Posted : Apr 18, 2010 22:13
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VA - Freaks united
VA - Jupiter toadstool
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daio
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Posted : Apr 19, 2010 17:13
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all zenon recs releases,quality and innovation...
also full face's debut "in every place"is awsome,realy impressed me!
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Maine Coon
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Posted : Apr 19, 2010 19:33
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On 2010-04-18 17:02, Zoolog wrote:
I don't understand why you claim that "Different Path" is not trance? It's clearly 4-4 structured and in the right BPM range.
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It’s mostly just my subjective opinion, since I am no expert in the field. 
It does not feel like trance music to me – even though it has (some) stretches of 4/4 kick going.
I’ll try to describe it more “objectively” too.
First of all, the kick stops and breaks, switches between 1-2 beats per bar to the regular 4/4, skips and stutters all the time. Even if it manages to go as the “standard” 4/4 for awhile, the overall rhythm of a track is constantly broken.
Second, regardless of what’s going on in the kick, the other instruments in a track are quite prominent and have constantly shifting accents and syncopated rhythm. They together create a very unstable and totally not trance-like impression. The bass lines are quite elaborate and funky, they would fit better in boogie-woogie than in trance. The leads (which often are trumpets or saxophones) play in a shifting, ragtime-like, fashion. It really sounds more like a crazy new sub-genre of jazz than trance.
Third, there is a constant joke going on. Every track is like a parody of other psy trance tracks and even of itself (especially if you pay attention to the voice samples). It’s hilarious but I have not noticed this trend in other sub-genres. (Although, I admit, I have not heard a great deal – there are only so many hours in a day)
All this made me believe that “Different Path” is a special beast altogether. We just call it psy trance either out of habit or based on some artificial criteria – just because it’s in the “right” BPM range and the kick sometimes plays in a 4/4 pattern. Everything I described is not meant as something negative – I really like this music and listen to it all the time.
Now, what I just described is not necessarily true of the whole sub-genre. “Squid Liquid” is not nearly as full of breaks and funky melodies. It’s still distinctive but it sounds like a distant cousin of darkpsy (hopefully, Ocelot won’t read this  ). The kick is almost always 4/4 and is quite prominent, with not as many other parts creating syncopated rhythms. I like this album too. But, unlike “Different Path”, it’s undoubtedly in the psy trance territory.
If any of this offends you – just pretend I did not say anything: a couple of months ago I did not know Suomisaundi existed, 4-5 months ago I did not know what psy trance was. It’s just my dilettante opinion, that’s all.
P.S. Thanks for the PM – I almost missed your question without it
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Maine Coon
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Posted : Apr 19, 2010 19:35
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On the topic at hand: I just listened to both installments of "Naturall Frequency". Is it my imagination or this year's issue is quite a bit darker than the first one? |
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kameleonpangea36
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Posted : Apr 20, 2010 05:52
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Zoolog
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Posted : Apr 23, 2010 15:34
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On 2010-04-19 19:33, Maine Coon wrote:
If any of this offends you – just pretend I did not say anything: a couple of months ago I did not know Suomisaundi existed, 4-5 months ago I did not know what psy trance was. It’s just my dilettante opinion, that’s all.
P.S. Thanks for the PM – I almost missed your question without it
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I'm not offended, but really happy about the answer, thanks!
Personally i believe this to be some sort of psychedelic trance, and i too enjoy it, but really, who cares about classifying music anyway - was just wondering how it came to be that we saw it differently. I listened to Suomi Trance for 10 years and therefore I more or less automatically "thinks" trance when I listen this album....
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squirm
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Posted : May 5, 2010 02:21
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V3NOM
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Posted : May 5, 2010 09:02
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On 2010-04-18 22:13, consciousness wrote:
VA - Freaks united
VA - Jupiter toadstool
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x 2
BTW I'm sure Sonik Scizzors & Psykovsky albums due out this year will also be up there if you want true tripped soundzzzz!
I hate you, you hate me, we are all so hap hap happy! |
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Ascension
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Posted : May 5, 2010 19:46
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-Abatwa-
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Posted : May 5, 2010 19:53
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Geek Mythology comp by Cosmic Conspiracy
Sensient - The Space Between
ear candy 
`Bottomless wonders spring from simple rules, which are repeated without end` Mandelbrot |
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goaren
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Posted : May 7, 2010 22:20
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Artha - Fluoro Dolby
by far the best EP ive heard this year... and the album should be out anytime now - if you like your trance psychedelic as it gets and you liked twisted\the lone deranger - go to ektoplazm and download the EP |
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willsanquil
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Posted : May 8, 2010 00:12
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Basilisk
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Posted : May 8, 2010 02:26
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