This week I have a longer two hour psybient mix ready to go for all you fans of longer psychedelic chillout music. This mix kicks off with the brilliant Kuba ( aka Laurence Harvey ) and his track Chiquita from the CD Light Aromas on German label Chillcode Music. Laurence has released four incredible albums over the past 10 years so check him out if you have never heard of him before. Some of you might also remember that stupendous track he did on LSD records Mana Medicine compilation under the name of Grey Beard.
Overdream, a psytrance duo from the Ukraine deliver our next tune from the Mosaic Dream compilation released by Polish label GoaTrance.pl. These guys make some of the best psychill music I've heard in recent times and their psytrance work is also top notch. Their hard work has been rewarded recently with their digital e.p SoundPrints reaching the number one spot on the Ektoplazm.com download charts.
Next up is a group that is a recent discovery to me - Radioactive Sandwich. These two guys have been around for a quite a while as it turns out so I'm not sure why I had not heard of them before as their songs are insane. They have a load of albums to get your teeth into. Highly recommended ! This track comes from my favorite album of the month titled A World Of Earthly Delights. Visit the Radioactive Sandwich website to download it all for free !
Maiia ( aka Alla Vagner ) is a Russian based musician who has been in and around the psychedelic ambient music scene of Moscow for quite some time now. Her early work as a chillout DJ in clubs and festivals has now evolved into an impressive band that features a roster of musicians that contribute their skills towards Alla's musical creations. This tune is from Alla's debut full-length record Sacred Knowledge Of Ancient Civilizations on Altar Records earlier this year.
Another Russian artist that has been impressing everyone of late is the duo Koan. It's no coincidence that these guys feature quite a bit here on the psyamb site. Their tunes have quality written all over them and their latest full length release, The Fables Of Belovodye, is no exception. You can find this track, Flying Cities, and more exquisite Koan music as the Blue Tune Records website.
Following some tracks from Illuminus and Tor.Ma ( from the excellent new Ease Division 4 comp ) we come to a tune of real note. Final Cat by the oddly named Swen (Dzoncy) strOOp, is an absolute psychedelic circus ! I hope and pray this guy comes up with a full length album some time as everything I have heard from him so far has been refreshing new and crazy. Keep it up Swen !! You can find this one also on the Mosaic Dream digital free download compilation.Swen is also a gifted photographer - check out his work here.
After Swen you can hear some tracks from Aedem and another track from Ott's recent heavy hitting release "Mir". Then we get to another tune I'm really diggin' of late, the dubstep inspired work of Phutureprimative's tune Cryogenic Dreams. Actually, the whole alumb from which this is taken has a very dubstep feel to it. Phuturprimative made a name for himself with his debut release SubConscious back in 2004. That albumn was firmly set in the psybient and psydub mold. Some people are sure to be upset by the new Phutureprmitive direction but not I. Sure, there is a lot of dodgy dubstep music around as its popularity exploded but when it is done well and mixed with a enough psychedelic elements it can sound truly epic and that what his new album is. Would love to hear this one live !
Next is a track from the new Entheogenic albumn ( yes they are still around ! ) Gaia Sophia. The album is more of an e.p in a way with just the five tracks. However one track is 27 minutes long ! Remember the days when that wasn't so uncommon ? I really respect Entheogenic for what they have produced here. This is an album where they have gone back to their psychedelic roots and cast of all the disturbing jazzy stuff they tried to do on their last few releases. This is where they do their best work - psychedelic, swirling riffs over stuttering basslines and ethnic percussion. It's not the greatest Entheogenic album, that must be said. It does sound a bit cobbled together . But it seems a step in the right direction. This mix rounds off with a number of excellent older tunes from the likes of Zero Cult, Warp Technique, Polyploid and Random Robot before we get to another tune from those wacky pranksters Radioactive Sandwich once again. Yes, so nice I played them twice ! You gotta check out their album - and why not at $0 the price is more than right !
Track / Artist
01. Chiquitta - Kuba
02. An Ancient Temple In The Center Of The Universe - Overdream
It's time for a little психоделическое расслабление [ psychedelic relaxation, Russian style ! ]. Well, when I say Russian what I actually mean is Russian and Ukrainian ;>
The Russian trance and psychill scene has seen huge growth over the last 10 years. In the psychill side of things, Russian and neighboring region artists have sprung up out of nowhere bringing a fresh take on psybient music. The number of artists gaining releases on compilations and major labels is quite impressive. In the mix I hope to introduce the Russian sound to those people who might not have had a chance to listen to it before.
We start today with a track from Shpingida [ Igor Orlovskiy & Yulia Levchenko ]. Shpingida hail from Kiev in Ukraine. Igor also goes by the name of Irukanji through which he released the Z Lisu album in 2009 on Sentimony Records. Sentimony is a big supporter of psychill music from around Russia and the Ukraine so if you do happen to enjoy this mix head over to the Sentimony site and check out their other great artists and releases. Yulia herself has gone her own way as a solo artist under the same of NeiRula.
Next is Alexandar Daf [ Alexander Ivanov ] with his tune from the Dark Room Beats compilation on Aleph Zero records. Alexander is also working out of St Petersburgh as label manager of Microcosmos Records. He has worked on a number of collaboration albums in the past. Most noteable of these being a collab with Matt Coldrick [ Pan Electric / ISHQ ] in 2009 on the All around The World album and 2010's Prism album with Microcosmos partner Aedem. Kyoto , apart from being a short train ride from my hometown in Osaka, is also the nom de plume of musician Vitaly Zenkov. Vitaly has been working as an ambient producer since 2004. It was not until 2009 with the release of the popular album Forest Trip that he became more widely known. He states his influence are Pink Flyod and Tangerine Dream. This in reflected in his complex layered and atmospheric psychill creations.
Ambient project MindGum was founded in 2008 by Sudarev Eugene from Moscow. His first experience of writing music came in 1998 using the well loved tracker software Fast Tracker. Years passed and Eugene changed sequencers and music styles. Some ten years later, Eugene discovered all the facets of psychill and ambient music. The Mindgum project was developed as way for Eugene to express how the he though his own past styles could play along with the new psychill and psybient music he was hearing. This tune comes from a collection of free promo tracks that you can find on the Jamendo website.
Next up is Chinese Pineapple by Ukrainian duo Solcast [ Konstantin Savchenko and Valeriy Kuznetsov ]. This tune skillfully blends the sounds of traditional Chinese stringed instruments with synth layers and bass to produced a somewhat unique sounding tune. Reminds me a little of Chinese Radio by Puff Dragon in that regard.
Following Solcast we have Unstable Elements [ Andrew Epifanov, Maxim Kornev ] from Moscow. The UE project was created back in 2004 with an intent to create serious psychill or psychedelic ambient music. Their tracks are filled with beautiful and positive melodies, a lot of breaks, groovy beats and psychedelic effects. Unstable Elements are a member of the Moscow psytrance promotion society called Voice Makers Group, making trance parties and open air festivals. They are also into djing and play morning fullon psytrance at such parties. This tune comes from their Technical Illusions debut album on Kagdila records in 2006.
Harax is an artist I have featured a number of times in past episodes and is one of the artists who really turned me on to the whole Russian psychill and psybient scene. Harax is solo artist Denis Botsvin. Denis along with Solcast member Valeiy Kuznetsov make up another group simply known as Sol. Through his Harax solo project Denis released the critically acclaimed album Inly in 2008 on Up Records. Since then he seems to have been fairy quite - let's hope it means his is hard at work on the next chapter in the Harax story.
Orthonorma [ Anton Rudeshko ] follows up next with a cracking tune from his 2008 debut Time 2 Wait. Anton was born at Northern Caucasus, Russia in 1990. He studied at music school in violin class for 9 years. Anton also plays piano, guitar and has some basic skills in flute. He started to compose his own music in 2003 with his computer-based studio. He discovered psychedelic trance, goa trance, chillout and ambient music recently with his friends Chronos, Zymosis and through listening to great artists featured on Ultimae Records, France. His inspiration is nature, people and everything close to his heart, like good friends, movies and his family. He's a sensitive skilled musician so stay tuned for his next releases. Great album this one - highly recommended.
Astropilot [ Dimitry Red'ko ] comes from Siberia, Russia. Dimitry For the past 7 years he has been experimenting with music and sounds. His fabulous music is the direct outcome of not only his gifted talent, but also his true passion to the music and a lot of hard work in the studio. Astropilot has become one of the major players in the psychill scene in Europe. His music is a reflection, and combines the culture, sights and sounds from his homeland. Dimitry manages to generate a considerable buzz in Russia and is constantly grabbing attention from multiple directions. He enjoyed listening to The Future Sound of London and The Orb as a little boy and has been inspired by the writer Vasily Golovachev and alike.
His first album 'Fruits Of The Imagination' was released on Avatar Records in October 2007. Somewhat surprisingly he released no less than four album in 2010 on Altar records. Now that's what I call productive ! His latest release, Here And Now, is an attempt at reflecting the current global social climate through psychedelic chillout sounds. It's a mighty find album and one which I also highly recommend for any ambient trance fans.
Chronos is a project begun in 2001 by Nikita Klimenko from Moscow. Since then Nik has been quite busy - making 35 tracks for compilation and album releases. In 2007 Nik released his first solo Chronos album - Steps To The Great Knowledge on Canadian label Sunline Records. In 2008 he teamed up with CJ. Catalizer [ Dimitriy Neschadim ] to release the modern psychill classic Quid Est Veritas?. Nik is also involved in loads of music production for various soft synth makers, media production companies and is also member of a live band setup. His new album Inspiration Power was released late last month on Beats and Pieces records. I can't wait to get a chance to hear it as I'm sure it will be as golden as everything else he touches.
A few past episodes have featured tracks from our next act, Koan [ Daniel Roeth & Vladimir Sedov ]. Koan reached a level of fame back in 2005 with the release of their debut album Talking Stones. Since then their sound has matured considerably and they now sit at top with the world's leading psychill artists with a sophisticated sound that many find hard to match. Be sure to check out their latest CD When Silence Is Speaking on Blue Tune Records. Also keep an eye on the guys as it looks like they are going to have many tasty releases for us in 2011.
Zymosis [ Dmitriy Lihachov and Grigoriy Sobinov ] is a psychedelic music project which has brought a bright light to the psy culture over the past 10 years. Zymosis is composed of two people who share their minds and souls to make you fly into the depth of trance. Dimitro and Gree Shanti have devoted themselves to music and they continue to expand consciousnesses everywhere. It is difficult to pin down their style, mixing elements of psytrance, downbeat, and ambient. Zymosis is known not only in Ukraine, but has also featured prominently in a number of international music events. I really dig these guys - I like the way you can hear a bit psytrance riffing through their ambient tunes. All that squelchy squisshy static sometimes just sounds so nice in a bit of psychill. Nowadays Dimitro & Gree are also working on goa-trance project Alienapia, which has already been released on a number of popular compilations and is quickly becoming much in demand.
Heinali is the work of Ukrainian minimalist composer Oleg Shpudeiko. Oleg had no formal music education and is completely self taught. Starting out in 2003 he experimented with different genres and styles. His earliest releases were in the psybient and downtempo fields, later on moving to experimental dubstep and ambient. Recently he has been into post minimalist, modern classical. In 2009 he joined the Soloma art group and since then he’s composing music for art performances and installations. Today's Heinali tune comes from 2007 off the Sentimony Records Fantazma compilation.
Aquascape was created in 2004 by two Moscow musicians Andrey Kostomarov and Anton Salikov. Having years of experience in live underground music, they felt necessary to bring their inner imagination and creativity to the vast fields of intelligent electronic music.Their richly atmospheric music is often used in science and nature films and documentaries. Since the beginning of 2009 the group had three commercial releases on Sunline and Altar records. In 2008 Aquascape was joined by Valery Gorick, which brought some elements of classical melodies into the Aqua-sound. They also added the amazing vocalist Anastasia Migova from Moscow. Now Aquascape is working on their debut album and actively plays at different parties and festivals.Their live act is an incredible mix of psychedelic video installations and deeply psychedelic melodic music, live singing and playing live with synthesizers and guitars.
Following Aquascape is Konstantin Terentev under is Aedem alias. Aedem is a side project to his Medea trance project ( note the reversal of spelling in those names ! ). Konstantin was born in 1983 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. He has an education in classical music and piano as well as sound production techniques. In 2007, as Medea, he became a resident of Moon Station Records, the sub-label of Sun Station records. In 2010, on Microcosmos Records, he released the “Prism” album with Alexander Daf [ see above ].
Next up is Irukanji [ Igor Orlovskiy ]. As I said earlier in this post Igor also works in the group Shpingida. Irukanji is his solo project through which he has just the one release, Z Lisu, in 2009.
CJ Catalizer [ Dimitry Neschadim ] gives us the rather excellent 2012 from Altar Record's Earth compilation. Dimitry just released his latest CD last week titled "I'll Be There". You can find it online at the Altar Records website. Personally I don't have it yet so I can't comment on it but the samples I've heard sound amazing. Kind of points towards the Ultimae Records type of sounds like Aes Dana. Very, very nice indeed. Full on broody atmospheric head trips to space. Can't wait to pick up a copy.
Getting close to the end now and we have the mighty Spectrum Vision [ Alexander Timoshkin, Ivan Uzdyaev ] with a track from Time Loop - Beyond Borders compilation. These guys surprised everyone with their 2008 release Lost Space Device. Almost as if out of nowhere these guys appeared with a freaking amazing album that has since become a firm favorite in many a psychill fans record collection. The album was mastered by Igor Orlovskiy [ he seems to be everywhere ]. Since then the group has been pretty quite - releasing the occasional track on a compilation here and there. I hope they get around to making another album as good as the LSD release.
Finally, and I do mean finally - my fingers are worn out - we have last year's shining star, Scann-Tec [ Vladislav Isaev ]. Unlike many other artists, who are mostly influenced by other people's music, Vladislav finds inspiration in many other things. Examples of these things include the sounds around him; people, movies, books, the sound of walkie-talkie conversations, regardless of what the people are actually talking about. His favorite instrument is his digital Dictaphone.
He loves to record people's voices, especially the voices of unusual people. This brings another dimension and atmosphere to his music. He is also obsessed with fat basslines, atmospheric pads and psychedelic sequences that take listeners to other dimensions of sound. Another big influence is PC games. "There's so many exciting and inspirational things about them", Vladislav says. "The sounds of monsters, the ambient sounds in the game...even the images and the lonely feel of abandoned castles." In one way or another, the images from the games help him compose his music – he loves to transfer the visual atmosphere into aural. Do check out his awesome album of 2010, Facial Memories. I haven't got around to doing a 2010 album ranking yet but I suspect it will be in the top 3 by the time I do !
That's it for this week. The Russian mix. Hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did creating it. There really are some super talented musicians within the psychill and trance scene in and around Russia. Check them out if you get a chance, I'm sure you wont be disappointed. До свидания! Счастливого пути!
Track / Artist
01. Over The Depth - Sphingida
02. One Point One - Alexander Daf
03. Walking On The Sky - Kyoto
04. Sunrise Breath - MindGum
05. Chinese Pineapple - Solcast
06. Artificial Sense - Unstable Elements
07. Nearby - Harax
08. Time 2 Wait - Orthonorma
09. Answers - Astropilot
10. spiral clouds (kumharas edit) - Chronos
11. The Island of Deceased Ships - Koan
12. Summer Twilight - Zymosis
13. Endless - Heinali
14. Vacuum Fields - Aquascape
15. Rain In My Head - Aedem
16. Hybrid Seven - Irukanji
17. 2012 - CJ Catalizer
18. Sympotronic - Spectrum Vision
19. Aviator - Scann-Tec
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This psychill download mix contains a number of smooth bassdriven tracks from the the likes of "Enterprise", "Astropilot" and "Androcell". There are also a few unexpected treats including a rare chill tune from Australian psytrance producer "Mr Peculiar" and new remix of the Shpongle classic "Around The World in a Tea Daze" by "Anro" ( "Anders Rosengren" of "Solid Snake Music" ).
I also recommend picking up a copy of the Kaya Project CD titled "Desert Phase Remixes". It's a very solid, quality psychill production that you can appreciate more and more with each listen. I've included two tracks from the CD in this mix. I'm sure you will agree that they are both top notch remixes.
That's about all for psychill this edition. I'll try to get some ambient dub and minimal ambient mixes uploaded over the next few weeks but for now enjoy a bit of psychill grooves.
Here is a bit of a treat for all you old schoolers. Today's mix is made up of some classic mid to late nineties goa-ambient tunes. I quite like this mix because the artists involved are perhaps more well known for their trance tunes played out on the dance floors. These guys were pushing the boundaries back then. The whole psychedelic ambient scene surrounding the parties was full of invention, spiritual intent and a dash of tounge in cheek.
First up is a tune from the mighty "The Infinity Project". "Raja Ram", a trained jazz flautist and member of the 1960’s band Quintessence, formed The Infinity Project in 1989 along with "Graham Wood". In December of that year they organised their first party and played their first primitive tracks. Over the next few years The Infinity Project started releasing their first material on labels such as "Fabulous" and "Dragonfly Records". Then in 1994, Raja and Graham , along with "Ian St. Paul", formed the legendary Goa Trance label "TIP Records".
"Simon Posford", although not a full member of The Infinity Project has co-produced/engineered many of their tracks, and has a long-standing friendship and musical partnership with Raja Ram., most notably in their "Shpongle" project Other collaborators include "Martin Freeland" and "Nick Barber". By 1998 The Infinity Project had split-up, with Raja Ram and Graham Wood concentrating on their other projects. If you would like to read more about what Raja was up to back in the day then follow this "link" for a nice little interview with Raja conducted by "Michael Gosney".
After T.I.P is another almighty group of goa trance legends - the Italian wizards "Etnica". Max Lanfranconi, Maurizio Begotti, Carlo Paterno and Andrea Rizzo met during various parties in Italy at the end of the 1980s. Together they started to compose music in the early 90s. Max was also famous in Milan for the organization of the large all night parties, the first official parties in Italy to last until the morning lights. Andrea had a solid classical music background that combined with the melodies of Carlo and Maurizio's sense of arrangement would soon lead to the production of some of the most classic goa trance tracks ever produced.
Later Carlo had the idea of launching a more psychedelic trance oriented side project, "Pleiadians". Starting off with an EP on "Symbiosis Records" in 1995, they have thus far produced three albums. Even now Pleiadians often rank in the top 5 of all time best goa trance acts. The guys also had another side project in 1997, "Crop Circles", that was a collaboration with another Italian band, "Lotus Omega".
In 1999 the band changed their sound, intent on following the worldwide trend from goa-trance to what would become known as psy-trance. Their fourth album, "Nitrox" (2001) is the result of this evolution and worked really well on the dance-floors at the time of release. The following album, "Chrome" (2002) displayed a further development in sound production and clarity and was so successful that they released two versions, one for Europe and one for Japan. Actually , speaking to people around Japan I get a sense that Etnica are perhaps bigger here than in Europe ! Their sixth Etnica album "Sharp" (2004) was liked by old time fans too as it featured a return of melodies but still showed a crystal clear and professional production. In 2006 a seventh album was released, featuring all their best hits remixed by the most famous psytrance producers of the millennium. This one was highly acclaimed by every fan worldwide. The Pleiadians project was relaunched in 2006 with the release of a third opus, an album called "Seven Sisters", that delivered many sci-fi oriented tracks, released on "Harmonia Records". Etnica are still active in the scene and performing DJ sets and Live sets all around the world.
Next is "Optic Eye"/"Optica", one of the groups to get a start in the very early 90s on "Kinetix Records". If you weren't around back then you might know Optica's more prolific member "Jake Stephenson" from one of his many other groups/aliases. Jake was known for running the Kinetix label, but also for making music as Shamanic Tribes On Acid, Alien Mutation, Dr. Psychedelic, Mantra, Crystal Moon (together with Ishq), Bass Meditation, Mind Control, Eyetek, Whitestar and off course Optica and Optic Eye. Jake tragically died back in 2005 at the age of 42, right after he had completed the excellent "Paradise & Tranquility" album.
After Optic Eye we have another early goa heavy hitter in "Electric Universe" ( aka Boris Blenn ). The project was founded in 1991 in Hamburg, Germany. Being inspired by the first big "Voov Experience" party, some of Boris' first psytrance orientated tracks found their way to "DJ Antaro", who had just started his label "Spirit Zone". The Electric Universe "Solar Energy" maxi single was the second release on Spirit Zone. It turned out to be a big hit and set the ground for the first album "One Love" in 1994. 1997 was the year of the "Stardiver" album, with the monster "Online Information", which blew away the dance floors everywhere. In 1999 "Roland Wedig" joined Electric Universe and the result of the first cooperation was the track "Meteor" on the "Blue Planet" album. This kicking tune, with its expressive guitar lines was played at practically every party for well over a year and probably is the most often played guitar driven psytrance tune of all time. In 2004 “Cosmic Experience” was released including the "The Prayer" track, with its memorable Indian chanting vocals. After Spirit Zone Records closing in 2005 the album was the last one in more than ten years of cooperation with Antaro's label.
His chill project "Galaxy" had its first two releases on Blue Room. The third Galaxy album "Science of Ecstasy", released on "Chillcode" in 2005, got No. 1 in the Official German Chill Out Charts. A further Galaxy albumn, "Everlasting Tone", was released just last September. I'm a big fan of the Galaxy sound and recommend checking it out if you enjoy spacey ambient psychedelic music.
Okay next up is one of my favorite groups from the later half of the 90's - "Saafi Brothers". My first experience of S.B was probably back around 1996-7. I walked into a local trance music importer shop where they had this kind of glass sculpture display case full of various , err , mind expanding paraphernalia. Inside therein lay , next to some distinctly non musical related goodies , a copy of the newly minted CD "Mystic Cigarettes". One look at the cover and I just knew I had to have it. It didn't disappoint. It was, from start to finish, some of the most amazing music I had ever listened to up to that point in my life. Sadly, the same couldn't be same for what came from S.B thereafter. The follow up album "Midnight's Children" , although good ( especially the track "Wellness Farm" ) , I felt it did not quite live it up to the trip delivered from their debut. The third and fourth CD I didn't bother with at all. I think it was a case of the guys being together and in the right headspace at the right time with their first release.
Sliding in next is "Transwave", a goa trance act composed of titans Christophe Drouillet ( "Absolum" ) and Frederic Holyszewski ( "Deedrah" ). Christophe and Frederic met at a French rave party and subsequently formed the psychedelic trance act Transwave in September 1994. Three months later, the first Transwave release "Datura EP" was launched on the small French label, "Transpact". Over the following two years, Transwave released three albums - "Hypnorhythm" 1995, "Helium" 1996 and "Phototropic" 1996 and toured around the world, experiencing great success in the psychedelic trance underground and scoring an international trance hit with their track, "Land of Freedom". The group split in May 1997.
Christophe and Frederic also released an EP called "Anjuna" under the name "Kaledoid" in 1996. In 2007, with talk of reforming the group, a kind of best of compilation, "Backfire", was released on "3D Vision" ( Christophe's own label ). It would actually take until 2009 for them to release the long awaited CD full of new material. If I remember right, it wasn't actually that full of new material anyway and bit of a disappointment in that the new tracks simply sounded like a mix of their respective solo projects they created after the initial breakup.
Now this next tune is a bit of a departure from the early goa ambient sound but I put it in here as a bit of a lesson regarding the formation of the new "psytrance" sound that came about around the late 1990's. In many a pundits opinion German trance act "X-Dream" were responsible for the creation of what is now known as psytrance with the release of their album "Radio" in 1998.
I'm not sure I agree with that but that this album certainly gave goa-trance a hefty kick to the side lines. The Radio album became immensely popular rather quickly and sold out all the printed copies. It featured a totally new kind of sound which was yet unexplored in the genre. Instead of the complex melodies familiar in prior goa trance releases it featured a more industrial, darker, feel where the melody would become apparent only after several listens. Basslines were more to the fore, the sound was sculptured rather than layered and in a big wide open outdoor dancefield it blew everyone's freaking brains out ! Have a listen to the track in this mix, although it still ambient you can definitely hear the dark edginess and early makings of what was to later come from the psychedelic trance scene.
"Jaia" is the progressive house / trance / ambient project of the French producer Yannis Kamarinos. After learning musical theory for a number of years, he played piano and keyboards in some rock bands and produced his first trance tracks back in 1992. In 1995 he formed Jaia with "Jean-Michel Blanchet" and they released their first tracks on "Fairway Records". The first Jaia album “Blue Energy” was released in 1998 and re-released in 2000 as a double CD with a 6 tracks bonus CD under the name of "Blue Energy/Blue Synergy" ( "Dakini/Yellow Feather" ). Jaia released several 12 inches too , as well as numerous tracks on various compilations. Since 2000 Yannis has been working alone under the Jaia name. He released the album "Fiction" on "Digital Structures" in 2005, which fused psychedelic sounds with fat atmospheric progressive trance and house. In 2009 his 3rd album "Re:Works" came out on "Tribal Vision", containing brand new remixes of Jaia's biggest hits by such outstanding and diverse remixers as Martin Roth and Vibrasphere . However it is the debut "Blue Energy" CD for which Jaia is most loved. With tracks like "Mai Mai" and "After the Rain" it remains an emotion filled goatrance classic.
Guitars in trance music while somewhat passe now, was a relatively new thing in the late 90s and one group at the forefront of that idea was "S.U.N Project". In fact they were so successful at it that they became a bit typecast for it. I think that is not entirely fair though as apart from being rather skilled at catchy guitar hooks they were also exceptional producers and created some of the funkiest psytrance basslines going around. This tune is one of their rarer ambient outings and can be found on their debut release "Drospophila" on "Spirit Zone Recordings".
It's time for another Psybient mix. First up today is a track by Nick Brennan under his "Tripglitch" alias. Nick is better known to fans worldwide under the "Tripswitch" moniker. As Tripswith he has had numerous releases on popular compilations as well as two studio albums - the brilliant "Circuit Breaker" of 2005 and the recently released "Geometry" CD. I'm yet to listen to Geometry but hope to soon. From the samples I've heard , he seems to have headed in a bit of a different direction which I guess is to be expected when you have a 5 year gap between albums. The samples sound pretty sweet so check out the "Section Records" website for more info and online media.
Then we have "Fires of Ork" from ambient heavy-weights "Geir Jenssen" & "Peter Namlook". Geir Jenssen, aka "Biosphere" is one of the figureheads of contemporary electronic music. On his albums Microgravity [1992] and Patashnik [1994], both widely acknowledged as records that shaped the ambient genre, he combines found noises, atmospheric layers of sound and trance patterns with dance beats. Jenssen's music is clearly marked by his geographical location: living in Tromsø - about 800 kilometers north of the Arctic circle, his compositions evoke his Nordic natural surroundings through the sound of modern technology.
Pete Namlook , a former jazz guitarist based in Frankfurt, gained renown as an ambient and dance music composer. He ran his own label, Fax +49-69/450464, which used to have an output of about two records a week [all limited editions]. Fax isn't the same beast it used to be these day so it's best to check Namlook's personal website for what the state of the label is now. Namlook records under different guises e.g. 4Voice, Sextant, Air (Air (2)) and also has a nose for finding "partners in ambient": in the past he worked with Mixmaster Morris [The Irresistible Force] as "Dreamfish", with Dr. Atmo as Silence, with Richie Hawtin as From Within and with Jonah Sharp of San Francisco's "Space Time Continuum" collective. In 1993, Under the moniker THE FIRES OF ORK, Jenssen and Namlook combined their talents. During a two-week session in Frankfurt they composed a magnificent self-titled album, a magnum opus that ranges in tone from soothing to haunting, from dark to playful. The title track [appearing in two versions] was also released on a 12-inch which, just as the album, culled rave reviews everywhere. The name "The Fires of Ork" is taken from Roy Batty's monologue at the end of the 1982 movie 'Blade Runner', as sampled on the first album by the duo.
Next up is a "Kyoto" [Vitaly Zenkov], a Russian psybient musician and DJ working in ambient and psychill styles. He has one CD on offer titled "Forest Trip" released on "Space Baby Records" last November. It took me a bit of time to get into the Kyoto sound. At first I found it a bit cheesy but the more I listened , the more I understood what he was all about. It's a bit of a sleeper of a CD - give it a chance and you might just come to the appreciate as I have. Definitely someone to keep an eye on for the future.
After Kyoto is Danish psychedelic legend "Ian Ion". Ian has been a recording artist for over twenty years or so, exploring two decades of electronic music in many forms. He has kept an innovative spirit alive with tremendous success within many areas of the music industry, including producing, programming, composing, djing, engineering, mastering, teaching, consulting work, visuals, promotion and sales, besides touring all around the world. He has also worked behind the scenes for Sony Playstation, Roskilde Festival, Bang & Olufsen, Denmark's Radio, TC Electronic, The Danish Music Academy to name a few.
This tune comes from Ian's 2007 debut solo CD "Gringo Locomotion". Here we find him selecting the fruits of ambient works from the previous ten years, exploring deep journeys into sound and experimental creativity. The project was first seeded at the Roskilde Festival in 1998, when he was asked to serve a one hour soundscape for their octaphonic sound system at D-Day. It's a mighty interesting CD with touches of "The Orb" like playfulness mixed with a hint of KLF's "ChillOut" a dash of Eno and then something other , perhaps just Ian. Recommended.
Next is "Akasha Project" [Barmin Schulze] with a tune from "Psychedelic Chilling 2" psybient compilation released on now defunct "Insolation" records. Barmin is a big fan of using music to connect with the vibe of the cosmos. Or something like that. Many people have tried doing this in the past with rather turgid results. Whatever "Sound bathing with the harmonical concert pitch and pure diatonic intervals" actually involves, Akasha Project must be doing something right as his music is top notch !
If you have an interest in that "Cosmic Octave" kind of thing check out his very informative website. You might also like some of the work of System 7 who have in the past composed pulsating psychedelic ambient trance music in tune with human biorhythms and alpha waves.
Following Barim is "Izzumm" with the tune "Rogodoov" from the monster "Peace and Love 2" compilation of 2009. Great compilation - don't hesitate to check it out. Boris Solodovnikov - is an ethno-electronic composer and multi instrumental musician, playing live ethnic and modern musical instruments such as tabla, djambe, darbuka, uzbekistan doira, indian chimta, nepali daf, shaman drum, vargans, tibetian singing bowls, guitars and basses, while mixing them with virtual and analog synths and effects. In 2003 Boris joined the band 'Moskow Dub Project' as a sound engineer. Here he met a guitar player - Dmitry Skvortsov aka Skvor - and soon in 2004 they made the live ethno project called 'Waveshapes', where he played tabla, djembe, freetless bass and singing bowls. In 2004 he started to perform as a DJ. He was playing chill-out sets and some times played psy-trance sets - usually in the morning. From 2004 he appeard at lots of parties and festivals. At the same time he was working as a sound engineer and with the band DiDuLa , making more than 400 shows from 2003 - 2005 !! And you think the Stones are busy !! So far he has quite a number of compilation tracks released but no debut CD as yet. Stay tuned I think, can't be too far away with that work ethic.
After that we have a rather special track from the latest ISHQ CD "Sama" that was released just a few weeks ago and I am expecting to top my best albums of the year list [ depending how the new "Younger Brother" CD goes when I get a copy ]. This is a long track - about 15 minutes. It reminds me of the old days when a psychedelic ambient CDs were full of 10-15 minute long tunes ! What I really love about this new ISHQ CD and this track in particular is the inclusion of guitars. I love to hear drifting guitar sounds in psychedelic ambient tunes. Speaking of which, check out this link for some good news - a collaboration between The Orb and David Gilmore !! Holy psychedelic bananas batman ! Awseome !
I've got a lot of respect for "Sysyphe" [Philip Contamin]. When a guy lists the likes of The Cure, Mission, Dead can Dance, Robert Rich and Hallucinogen as influences I'm all ears. And what a treat his tunes are too ! His debut CD "Running Up That Hill" [2010] is a great mix of psychedelic swirly syths, tribal rhythms , bubbling bass and gated goodness. It proved to be quite popular on release. Check it out if you haven't had a chance yet - I don't think you'll be disappointed. Philip discovered electro sounds with groups like the Orb and Solar Quest back in 1993. After going to a live "The Orb" gig in 95, he was motivated enough to compose in a more ambient style. Listening to his CD you can't hear much of his early gothic influences except for perhaps an overall haunting atmosphere to a few of the tunes. It's an excellent CD anyway which should find its way into my top 10 psychedelic ambient trance CDs for 2010.
Next we have "NOK" [Alexander Dorkian] with a tune from "Relax Mode - Placid Chill Grooves". A bit of a naff name for a CD but has a few nice tunes on it from "Koan" , "Lauge and Baba Gnohm" and "Erot". It was mastered by Tim Schuldt so you know the quality is guaranteed.
Up next in the mix is the curiously named "CaveDave" with an highly original psybient tune from "Time Loop - Beyond Borders" compilation on "Sentimony Records" [ 2010 ]. Dave , David Hall, has been active since 1993 releasing a number of compilation tunes and remixes over the years. I hope we can here more from the Cave in future because this tune is pretty cool. It's always nice to hear a bit of crazyness in the psychedelic ambient genre when things seem to be getting a bit too safe and assured. Nice one Dave.
Then we have Neil Ollivierra , a Detroit-born multi-disciplinary artist who composes electronic music as "The Detroit Escalator Co". He first appeared in the early Detroit techno scene as the promoter of The Music Institute [1988-89]; the legendary underground after-hours club that served as the pre-release audio testing grounds for the Transmat, KMS and Metroplex record labels. A growing acquaintance with resident DJ Derrick May led to his employment as the Transmat label manager during the labels' most prolific years [1988-1992], wherein legendary artists such as Carl Craig, James Pennington, and Stacey Pullen first exploded onto the global scene.
The first album by The Detroit Escalator Co., entitled 'soundtrack [313]' was released in 1996 on London-based Ferox records. The album, now out of print and rare, is considered a cult-classic. The 2nd album by The Detroit Escalator Co., entitled 'Black Buildings', was Neils' first recording for Peacefrog. Concurrent with the album production, he completed a long-planned series of acrylic oil paintings as part and parcel of the 'Black Buildings' album project. The paintings abstract, monochromatic geometric landscapes were the subject of a solo exhibition at Detroit's Cpop Gallery. Today these paintings hang in homes and corporate environments in Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Paris and London. In 2000, Peacefrog released a collection of early-era recordings and previously unreleased tracks by The Detroit Escalator Co., entitled "Excerpts."
Finally we composer "Sergio Walgood" with the tune "The Dream". Portuguese producer Sergio has been making a name for himself since the release of his debut CD "Chill In Tribe" earlier this year. It's quite a solid debut too. Well worth listening to imho. Visit the rather new and spiffy "Ajnavision" records website for more info on Sergio and upcoming psybient releases.
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02. The Fires of Ork I - Geir Jenssen & Pete Namlook
This week's mix is a bit of a indulgance on my behalf. For some time I've wanted to create a mix comprising of a number of groups with very similar ethnoambient sounds. The tunes that these six groups produce are full of swirling melodies, inticate percussion and soothing wobbly basslines. Some of them have been around since the dawn of the enthnoambient sound while others have come along some years later. This mix was intended as something I could listen to while drawing. I hope you enjoy it and maybe it can inspire you to create your own works of art. Here is a quick run down of the the groups involved in this week's show :
- Shulman -
The Shulman project, comprised of Yaniv Shulman and later joined by Omri Harpaz, is considered one of the leading groups in the psychedelic chill out and ambient scene and have performed in large festivals all over the world. Shulman's music is filled with evolving organic layers backed by rich harmonies. Shulman have released four artist albums and numerous releases on compilations by leading labels throughout the world. At the moment the guys are busy working on several new projects, and developing their live performance, advancing electronic music live shows to a new level of musical richness and interest. Shulman's music represents true innovation in the psychedelic ambient muic genre and is known for breaking borders and morphing new sounds. It is characterized by many swirling sounds and effects, mystical melodies, hypnotic beats, and acoustical instruments, all combined brilliantly creating beautiful harmonies, interesting sonic structures, and deep emotional moments.
The duo’s debut album, "Soundscapes and Modern Tales", released in 2002 by Shaffel records, received excellent reviews and world-wide acclaim. It is now world famous for the unique moods it creates, audio-visual alchemy, and storytelling. The second Shulman album, “In Search of a Meaningful Moment” released in 2003 by Aleph Zero records became an instant classic. It has received excellent reviews, expanded Shulman’s audience fan base, and has contributed to establishing Shulman as a leading group in the electronic music scene. Shulman’s third album entitled “Random Thoughts” released on Aleph Zero records is a special and different experience. As the title hints, it contains different compositions in different tones that accumulated in Shulman's studio independently of any specific album project. Random Thoughts represents diverse and faraway corners of the Shulman mindscape, new sounds, interpretations and sonic surprises, as Shulman stretch the limits of their musical universe of to new and exciting soundscapes.
Shulman has collaborated with many artists including world music giants Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Steve Shehan, Bluetech, Ishq, Lee Triffon and many others. In addition Shulman remixed tracks by Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Steve Shehan, Sub6 & Michele Adamson, and Entheogenic. Shulman’s tracks were remixed by famous artists such as Bluetech, Ishq, Carbon Based Lifeforms, Anahata and others.
Shulman's live show is comprised of five talented players: Dani Shnaiderman on electric bass, Yonatan Raviv on drums and Yakir Ben-Tov on keyboards. Yaniv and Omri are in charge of the computers and synthesis machines. All the material has been rearranged to interestingly fuse and combine both the acoustic and electronic musical worlds. The outcome is an amazing and very musical journey through sound, space, and groove.
Album
Label
Release
Soundscapes And Modern Tales
Shaffel Records
2002
In Search Of A Meaningful Moment
Aleph Zero
2003
Random Thoughts
Aleph Zero
2006
Endless Rhythms Of The Beatless Heart
Aleph Zero Records
2007
- Androcell -
Androcell is the work of music producer, digital artist and graphic designer Tyler Smith. Tyler has experimented with electronic sound forms for over 12 years but had been involved with acoustic music since early childhood. Enticed by audio formations from humans with analog circuits and digital processors fused with ethnic and world music influence, he set out to create his own hybrid musical expression. Music designed as an aural experience for cognizant chillers who seek excursions through sound.
The release of his debut CD , 2004's "Emotivision" was a landmark release for a number of reasons. Riding on the back of the popularity of acts like Shpongle and Entheogenic , Tyler's debut shot to the top of the charts and provided a fresh new face on the psychedelic ambient scene - and an American one at that. A welcome change after half a decade of European domination.
It was his second release , Efflorescence , in 2006 that firmly cemented Tyler's reputation as one of the world's leading psychedelic ambient producers. Topping ambient charts across the globe , the new CD solidified the dynamic approach set out on the debut CD. Apart from Androcell, Tyler works under another pseudonym. His "Distant System" project produces a somewhat more spacey ambient trance that has also proven to be very popular with fans worldwide.
Currently Tyler is busy lately working on his third CD in the Androcell series , the nine track album titled "Entheomythic".
Album
Label
Release
Emotivision
Celestial Dragon
2004
Efflorescence
Celestial Dragon
2006
- Phutureprimitive -
Tyler wasn't the only American making waves back then. Phutureprimtive ( a.k.a Rain ) hit the scene in a big way with the release of "Sub Conscious" in 2004. Phutureprimitive music is singular and unique in its approach: Lush melodies drift across intricate rhythms, groove heavy beats and warm, fuzzy bass lines. Often exploring a dark and dense palette, his music also manages to convey a sense of tranquility and beauty, engaging the listener into hypnotic movement and often escalating toward a full kinetic experience. Shimmering with cinematic qualities, his music ultimately speaks to both the mind and the body. Despite electronic music's tendency to suffer a short shelf life, Phutureprimitive has already demonstrated a timeless quality with his debut album release on Waveform Records, which has managed to increase in sales since its release in 2004, obtaining a cult status among fans and collectors. With a string of singles released in the interim on various labels, his second full-length release is currently in production, pushing his sound into new territories of emotional electronic music.
In a direct assault against the “lone producer behind a laptop” standard of live electronic music, Rain is taking the live experience to new levels. Along the lines of Shulman and Younger Brother , the Phutureprimitive live show is now realized as a band featuring drums by Thaddeus Moore, bass by Joel Crane, and guitar, keyboards and vocals by Rain. The Phutureprimitive Live experience breathes new life into an already sonically rich and stimulating musical offering, drawing crowds to the dance floor for a primal music experience. Constantly defying convention, the Phutureprimitive sound is not solidly rooted in any single genre nor easily defined, but draws influences from many sub-genres including Downtempo , Glitch Hop, Dub, Breaks, Psychedelic Rock, and more. Phutureprimitive has become a musical force to be reckoned with, performing in cities and countries throughout the United States, and Europe including New York, Nashville, San Francisco, Los Angeles, England, Scotland, Portugal, Holland, Italy and Croatia.
Album
Label
Release
Sub Conscious
Waveform Records
2004
Luminous EP
Native Harmonix
2010
- Capsula -
Capsula is Yosi Shamay, born in 1978 and living in Kfar Saba, Israel. Yosi began his music production at the age of 16 using simple software trackers and guitars. Back then he produced mainly 4-4 goa-trance aimed at the dance floor. After upgrading his software and equipment he played around with different styles like breakbeat, drum & bass , house and more bu t never released any of the tunes.
Like many a young Israeli lad Yosi traveled the world following the goa/psy trance party circuit for about a year and a half visiting countries like Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, India and most of Europe. On his return he decided to do a degree in chemistry. He studied Chemistry (B.A) and Biophysics in BGU University between 2002-2005 and in that time he started producing psychedelic chill out. His main influences come from psychonaught gurus like Terence & Dennis McKenna, Alan Watts, Carlos Castaneda, Jonathan Ott and Alexander Shulgin. Yosi samples lots of their inspiring speeches within his music.
After releasing several tracks on compilations in 2005 his debut album "Synthesis of Reality" was released on Ajana Records that same year. In 2006 he started his Master’s degree in Clinical Pharmacology, researching on drug delivery systems for cancer. At the same time he performed live around the globe and started the work on his second album - 2009's "Sense Of A Drop". His main interest is creating music which induces the exploration of the inner experience, the non verbal logic of dreams and the humoristic side of mystical experiences. Currently Yosi has been playing around with remixing some old 60s psychedelic tunes. You can download them from the following links :
For an excellent interview with Yosi head over the the Chillbase site and read all about his musical inspirations , hope and dreams. You can also hear an audio interview that Yosi gave as part of the Visionary Artists Podcast at the following link :
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Album
Label
Release
Synthesis Of Reality
Ajana Records
2005
Sense Of A Drop
Waveform Records
2009
- Shpongle -
The grand masters of psychedelic ambient music , Shpongle needs no introduction to regular listeners here I'm sure. However , for the unititiated , Simon Posford and Raja Ram are Shpongle, a psychedelic ambient project formed in 1996 after the pair viewed a solar eclipse in India. The two went into the studio and attempted to duplicate the experience in sonic form, and the result was a 20-minute track, "...And the Day Turned to Night," which was featured on the Twisted label compilation Eclipse - A Journey Of Permanence & Impermanence. This was a breakthrough track because even though it was 20 minutes in length , the new sounds the duo had created were like nothing that had been heard before.
Shpongle's full-length debut album, Are You Shpongled?, was released in 1998. The high sound quality, successful mix of samples, instruments and synths along with the story and progress of the music through the album made it one of the most cutting edge releases of that time. It topped charts for most of the year and could be heard all over the world from trance party chill out floors to your next door neighbor's living room.
Shpongle have since put out 3 acclaimed and well received albums: "Tales Of The Inexpressible," "Nothing Lasts...But Nothing Is Lost" and last year's "Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland" . A further fifth album is also planned for release in 2012. Their influence on other artists within the psychedelic ambient music scene is massive. Entheogenic, Shulman, Androcell and Capsula all list the duo as a contributing influence on their own musical evolution. Perhaps what makes Shpongle unique is their ability to be both highly psychedelic yet accessible to a wider audience than other artists.
Shpongle live is an event that is not to be missed. Shpongle's first live performance was at the Solstice Music Festival held at Motosu Highland in Japan on 19 to 21 July 2001. They returned to Japan on New Year's Eve 2003 to play the New Maps Of Hyperspace event at Tokyo Bay NK Hall together with 1200 Micrograms (featuring Raja Ram) and Hallucinogen. On January 16, 2004, they played a live set in Tel Aviv, Israel. As well as Simon Posford and Raja Ram, this featured Abigail Gorton (Hari Om) and Michele Adamson on vocals, Pete Callard on guitar, Nogera on drums and percussion, and Ott on keyboards and programming.
Prior to the release of their fourth album, Shpongle played a sold out live concert at The Roundhouse venue in Chalk Farm, North London on October 31, 2008. The band featured Andy Gangadeen (drums), Nogera (percussion), Chris Taylor (bass), Pete Callard (guitar), Harry Escott (cello) and Dick Trevor (keyboards and programming); Michele Adamson and Hari Om (voices), three dancers and for one song only Manu Delago on hang drum.
This was followed on 20 December 2008 by a concert in Moscow featuring the same lineup. Shows were also planned for March 7 and 9 2009 in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. These were cancelled due to non-payment of the deposit by the promoters.
For 2009, Shpongle played a headlining date at the Ozora Festival held near Ozora, Hungary on 15 August and two album launch shows at the Roundhouse in London on October 30 and 31. The duo returned to Moscow to play at Milk on December 12, 2009.
2010 looks to be a busy year for the boys with lots of DJ touring across the U.S and Europe as well as Simon's work on the new Younger Brother CD. Speaking of which, head over to the Twisted website where you can now hear a few samples of some upcoming YB tracks.
Album
Label
Release
Are You Shpongled?
Twisted
1998
Tales Of The Inexpressible
Twisted
2001
Remixed
Twisted
2003
Nothing Lasts... But Nothing Is Lost
Twisted
2005
Unreleased Remixes
Twisted
2008
Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland
Twisted
2009
- Entheogenic -
Entheogenic is a musical project consisting of Piers Oak-Rhind and Helmut Glavar. The use of both eastern and western vocals, tribal sounding instruments, as well as an array of synthesizers built the foundation of the Entheogenic sound. Their epic soundscapes manipulated through sound effects and catalystic sonic experimentations have a semi-classical feel to them. Entheogenic also records and uses a large amount of "natural samples" - water, human voices, animals, etc.
In 1999, Entheogenic was one of the two major psybient projects (the other being Shpongle) whose experimentation influenced the psychedelic electronic scene. Entheogenic's first release "Entheogenic", an elaborate concept album, recounts the tale of an Ayahuasca journey, with layered trance melodies and texturally rich arrangements. Three labels bid for the release: the former UK based Flying Rhino, the German based Cosmophilia and the French 3D Vision. The album was released on 3D Vision Records.
In 2003, their second album "Spontaneous Illumination" released on c.o.r.n. recordings was the first psy-chill album ever to make it to number 1 in the German Chill-out charts. Their first two albums were noted for their epic thematic lengthy tunes. Both albums feature the work of Sound Engineer Glenn Schick (Morcheeba, Ludacris etc.) In 2005, "Dialogue of the Speakers" (Chillcode Records), continued the success of its predecessor, and went straight to Number 1 in the German charts, where it remained for 24 weeks. "Golden Cap" (Chillcode Records) was released in 2006 to less favorable reviews then previous CDs. However they restored their reputation as one of the top psychedelic ambient groups with the release of "Flight Of The Urubus" in 2008. Since then I haven't heard much from the boys , let's hope that means they are hard at work on a new one.
Album
Label
Release
Entheogenic
3D Vision Relax
2002
Spontaneous Illumination
Universal Symbiosis
2003
Dialogue Of The Speakers
Chillcode Music
2005
Golden Cap
Chillcode Music
2006
Flight Of The Urubus
Universal Symbiosis
2008
Artist / Track
01. Shulman - Small Grey Creatures
02. Capsula - The Chemists Choice
03. Androcell - Molecular Sunrise
04. Phutureprimitive - Elysium
05. Shpongle - Shpongle Falls
06. Entheogenic - Yage
07. Shulman - The Unexpected Visitor
08. Capsula - Golden Orb
09. Androcell - Neurosomatic Circuit
10. Phutureprimitive - Innerverse
11. Shpongle - Invisible Man
12. Entheogenic - Habitual Overtones
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This week I have a longer two hour psybient mix ready to go for all you fans of longer psychedelic chillout music. This mix kicks off with the brilliant Kuba ( aka Laurence Harvey ) and his track Chiquita from the CD Light Aromas on German label Chillcode Music. Laurence has released four incredible albums over the past 10 years so check him out if you have never heard of him before. Some of you might also remember that stupendous track he did on LSD records Mana Medicine compilation under the name of Grey Beard.
Maiia ( aka Alla Vagner ) is a Russian based musician who has been in and around the psychedelic ambient music scene of Moscow for quite some time now. Her early work as a chillout DJ in clubs and festivals has now evolved into an impressive band that features a roster of musicians that contribute their skills towards Alla's musical creations. This tune is from Alla's debut full-length record Sacred Knowledge Of Ancient Civilizations on Altar Records earlier this year. 
After Swen you can hear some tracks from Aedem and another track from Ott's recent heavy hitting release "Mir". Then we get to another tune I'm really diggin' of late, the dubstep inspired work of Phutureprimative's tune Cryogenic Dreams. Actually, the whole alumb from which this is taken has a very dubstep feel to it. Phuturprimative made a name for himself with his debut release SubConscious back in 2004. That albumn was firmly set in the psybient and psydub mold. Some people are sure to be upset by the new Phutureprmitive direction but not I. Sure, there is a lot of dodgy dubstep music around as its popularity exploded but when it is done well and mixed with a enough psychedelic elements it can sound truly epic and that what his new album is. Would love to hear this one live !
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