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O.T.B. Obey The Beat!

How did you guys meet?

We met a long time ago in Copenhagen, Kevin was performing a DJ set and I (Martin, back then still part of the project Time In Motion) was impressed by his mix and got hold of him after his set, finding out that he was a fellow Dane just starting to release some tracks under the name Phaxe. In January 2013 we joined forces as O.T.B. How does that work out, in studio?

We are learning many tricks from one another and trying to push our productions, sound-wise, and idea-wise. We do a lot of jamming around before we lock on an idea and continue with the track.

It’s important that we advance towards our own style, trying to do things the way we see them, not being afraid to try something new.

Upcoming releases?

The next O.T.B releases will be a two track EP on SpinTwist Records featuring our buddies Morten Granau and Naughty Notes. Then there’ll be another EP on Iboga.

We want to dig really deep to find our unique sound before we start thinking about an album.

Will you actually continue your solo projects, as well?

We spent a lot of time over the last year completing enough tunes to create an O.T.B live set, and this has been quite time-consuming.

It’s a thing of balance and sometimes it just feels right to work on our solo projects, but luckily we are both flexible and keen to rock some tracks together.

How do you perform live?

We put a lot of work into making new edits of the tracks for every set, making it a smoother transition, giving us more mixing possibilities. We aim to make as many harmonic mixes as possible.

Depending on the show we may choose to link two laptops together so we can do more things, but we are both also strong believers in less is more.

Hear O.T.B. live at: Love & Light (South Africa), Indigo Evolution Festival (Australia), Raumklang (Switzerland), Somnambul (Germany). soundcloud.com/otbizzle booking@irismusic.dk Obey The Beat – gehorche dem Beat! Unter diesem Motto arbeiten die beiden hochkärätigen dänischen Produzenten Vice und Phaxe neuerdings zusammen. Im Interview sagte das Duo, dass sie einen wirklich neuen und eigenständigen Stil entwickeln möchten und deshalb momentan noch gar nicht über ein Album nachdenken, sondern sich auf eine möglichst originelle Live Show konzentrieren. Erste EPs von O.T.B. erscheinen auf SpinTwist und Iboga, gebucht sind die beiden bereits international.

Pic: motiv © by photographer

It’s the decade of collaboration, and a very promising joint venture has just been launched in the buzzing Progressive Trance scene of Denmark: Phaxe and Vice teamed up – and make a very clear announcement: Obey The Beat!

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Dark Nebula Heavy Music for the Day Time

We step inside the lab with Australia’s Dark Nebula, still merging magic and technology with his tenth album: “Thrill Pill”.

Dark Nebula became the name that spawned Dark Trance, yet the irony is that your sound is not Dark Trance. How did you choose your name?

The name was a salute to an Australian comic superhero, Dark Nebula. He had a dark

side, but always saved the day. I would class my music as “deep psy” - it’s not dark trance.

At the time of this interview, your latest album “Thrill Pill” is still #14 on the Juno chart – 7 months after its release - that’s quite an achievement. How was Thrill Pill ­created?

Just like the Dark Nebula early days, every track is built from the ground up. I don’t recycle sounds and I really try to enrich and layer each story. It takes a long time; there is no quick path.

Thrill Pill has been tried and tested live in South America, Europe and Australia this year. You get a strong feel from the dancefloor when the tracks take the dancers to the places they want to go. www.darkneb.com

Pic: Dark Nebula

From then to now your music has been so unique and distinctive, how did you find your sound?

Back then, I was bound by technical limitations which I pushed to the edge of what I had: bits of hardware bought 2nd hand and strung together in sequence, recording my own sounds - from welding pipes to stretching packing tape crunched, reversed, pitched.

It was experimental, and became implemental – the crucible of the Dark Nebula sound.

Obwohl sein Name als Anspielung verstanden werden könnte, steht Dark Nebula ganz und gar nicht für Dark. Vielmehr hat der australische Produzent einen deliziös-psychedelischen Stil entwickelt, den er selbst als „heftige Tages-Mucke“ beschreibt. Und die ist deshalb so einzigartig, weil er von Anfang an bemüht war, originelle Sounds zu verwenden – z.B. hat er Schweiß-Geräusche und Paketband gesampelt. Das bereits zehnte Dark Nebula Album, Thrill Pill, war zum Zeitpunkt unseres Interviews auf Platz 14 der Juno Charts – wohlgemerkt 7 Monate nach dessen Veröffentlichung!

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Roger Rabbit

DSOMPA

You love Progressive Trance, but you don’t like the somewhat cheesy stuff with all the vocals and prominent melodies? No, you dig the deep and heady sounds, actually Psytrance but with the moderate tempi and bouncy grooves of Progressive?

Than you should watch out for Roger Rabbit! For a good reason: The Israeli producer used to release heavy-duty Psy music under the name Toxical.

Until 2012, when his first Roger Rabbit EP popped up on Iboga – a label that speaks for itself in terms of quality.

Roger Rabbit didn’t hibernate in the rabbit hole last winter, as a matter of fact he was very busy: A track that was produced together with the Progressive masters Lish will be released on Iboga, the Roger Rabbit vs. Egorythmia – Spiritual Science Remixed EP on IONO, yet another cooperation with Egorythmia and another one with Gaudium will hit the dance floors with the outbreak of the festival season. If you can’t wait for these tracks, check out Roger Rabbit’s Brainstorm EP on IONO, which is now his representative label.

Dsompa (Tibetan for “flowing together”) is based in Hamburg.

He played his first public dj-set in the church of Ruigoord (NL). His style ranges from nighttime to daytime Psy and Chill Out - always psychedelic and funky! Dsompa joined the Swiss label Peak Records in 2009 and in 2012 also the Hamburg based label Damaru Records. He played nearly all over Europe at Trimurti (Russia), Tangra (Bulgaria), After Boom (Portugal), Fullmoon (Germany), Lost Theory (Croatia), Tundra & Yaga (Lithuania).

www.facebook.com/ TheRogerRabbitMusic soundcloud.com/rogertherabbit

www.peakrec.com www.soundcloud.com www.facebook.com/ dsompamusic

Dsompa (tibetisch für “zusammenfliessen”) kommt aus Hamburg. Sein erstes DJ-Set spielte er in der Kirche von Ruigoord (NL). Er spielt Nighttime, Daytime Psy und ChillOut - immer psychedelic und funky! Dsompa ist seit 2009 beim Schweizer Label Peak Records und seit 2012 noch beim Hamburger Label Damaru Records. Zu hören war er fast überall in Europa z.B. Trimurti (Russland), Tangra (Bulgarien), After Boom (Portugal), Fullmoon (Deutschland), Lost Theory (Kroatien), Tundra & Yaga (Litauen).

Pic: Xahno © by Unknown

Pic: Dsompa © by Unknown

Pic: Roger Rabbit © by Unknown

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Xahno

Mexican Xahno while promoting Mexican Trance has released on Blue Tunes, Spin Twist, Yellow Sunshine Explosion, Iono Music, Iboga MX, and many more. Xahno plays spicy Mexican groove, a combination of Latin rhythm and psychedelic comes on top of German offbeat. He is convinced that in music there are no specific rules to follow, instead you experiment with different styles and the results you come up with are what makes your style unique. Check his projects Fashion Viktims and Happy Error.

Klar, dass Xahno den mexikanischen Trance vorantreibt.

Auf Veröffentlichungen bei Blue Tunes, Spin Twist, Yellow Sunshine Explosion, Iono Music, Iboga MX und mehr spielt Xahno seinen scharfen mexikanischen Groove, eine Kombination von Latin und Psychedelic, garniert mit deutschem Off Beat. Er ist überzeugt, dass musiktechnisch alles geht und das Experimentieren mit verschiedenen Stilen letztlich einen unverwechselbaren Stil begründet. Checkt seine Projekte Fashion Viktims und Happy Error. www.Facebook.com/ xahnomusic

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Pic: Joel Tschitraka © by Unknown

DJ Joel A man of action in the Danish scene The Danish scene is wellknown to be extremely active.

Among all the men of action in the Scandinavian country there is one who stands out: Joel. He’s the guy who makes things happen, on stage and behind the scenes. The probably most exciting news he told us is 432 Records, a new label he founded together with Phaxe, Morten Granau and Vice. Furthermore it turned out that Joel is one of the organizers of Elements, a party that welcomed around 4000 guests during its first

edition in Copenhagen.

Also he recently took over the legendary Tuben club in Copenhagen, hosting Trance parties every Friday. As a DJ, Joel has played in exotic places like Brazil and Thailand during the past months, after the festival summer in Europe he’ll be touring Australia. “I think it is the job of a DJ to entertain his crowd. In my opinion, the best way to do so is not to play the same style for 3 hours” he reflects. Indeed his sets are a cross-section through everything that can

be labeled ‘Progressive’, from clubby offbeat tracks to deep and driving Psy Prog productions. Needless to say that this jack of all trades always carries some brand new tunes in his huge CD bag! www.facebook.com/ dj.joel.rowdy www.soundcloud.com/ joelrowdy

Exciting winter and busy summer Women are still underrepresented on the stages of parties and festivals – but then again there is Anneli, a female DJ with so much creative energy and charisma that she makes up for her gender big time.

The lady who was the first female DJ in Sweden back in 1998 had another exciting winter season: In December she won the first voting for Psytrance DJs in her home country, in February she played the warm-up for X-Dream & The

Delta at Gothenburg’s Genesis Project. As her musical bandwidth is just too great to represent only one label, Anneli is currently playing under the flag of Nutek as well as Phantasm, two names that speak for themselves. Asked about some of her top picks at the moment she answered: „I have to mention a few artists per style to be fair. Progressive: Major7 and Sub 6. Psytrance: Rinkadink and Hujaboy. Full On: A-Team and WAIO. This summer you can hear Anneli at Land (Morocco), F.L.O.W. (Austria) and Genesis Festival

Pic: DJ Anneli © by Unknown

(the only Psytrance festival in Sweden), as well as Earthquake, Tonträger, Waldfrieden Wonderland and Indian Spirit in Germany, in October she is booked to play the warm-up for Infected Mushroom at the official club of Globe Arena in Stockholm at what might become the biggest Psytrance event ever in Sweden. www.facebook.com/DJANNELI www.djanneli.com

Pic: KIBA © by Unknown

KIBA

Nomatic was born in 1983 in the Northern parts of Germany. Only a few years after joining the realms of Psytrance he began mixing using a Pioneer Cdj 100. Since then has always refined his style Psytrance. As of last year he has been with the record label Sun Department. www.facebook.com/ djnomatic

A twenty years infection with the Psytrance and Techno virus today lets Mac Chaotix mesmerise the floor with Chill Tech Psy Dark. Be prepared for Chillelektro sets during this festival season and watch out for his rare Psy progressive and Techno sets – expect everything. www.mixcloud.com/ macchaotix/

Pic: Andy Delusion ©by Unknown

Pic: TNomatic © by Unknown

www.soundcloud.com/ saltaux www.facebook.com/djsaltaux www.facebook.com/saltaux

Nomatic

Chaotix

Kiba‘s sound is a rough, stompin‘, intense and melodic mixture of Twilight and Psychedelic! KiBa stands for Kick & Bass (usually a stomping 147 Bpm) but also the German „Kirsch Banane“ (Cherry Banana)! Xpect her first compilation on F.A.M records and catch her Kick and Bass. www.facebook.com/pages/ Djane-KiBa/164065637001412 https://soundcloud.com/ djane-kiba

SALTAUX currently works on his 1st album, to be published soon. In 2010 he founded the label BMSS records and released his 1st CD named “a concept in psy” while organizing some big Psytrance parties in South Germany and indulging his love for old analog synthesizers.

Andy Delusion

A Parchim native who once started off with 146BPM Hardstyle and Hardtrance he switched to Psytrance and then finally Progressive in 2006. He has done lots of sets on well-known parties in North Germany and in 2013 joined the German label BAM Records. THIS IS DELUSION! www.facebook.com/andy.de lusion?id=10000153471564 9&refsrc=https%3A%2F%2F www.facebook.com%2Fandy. delusion&refid=9&_rdr

Pic: Liese © by Udo Herzog

Saltaux

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Liese

Seit gut drei Jahren ist Liese meistens mit seinem bioakustischem Doppelgänger „DaZecke“ unterwegs.

Gemeinsam verzaubern die beiden ihr Publikum mit einer Interpretation von psycho-elastischem Dub, oder als Homage Noir mit sonnigem Ibiza-Chill-House. www.psytraveller.net/liese

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is back After the release of two EPs in 2013, along with singles and remixes on various compilations, it’s superfluous to say: Metronome is back. Having quickly established himself among the progressive acts in Europe since 2000, in 2007, Henrik Nilsson from Sweden took a break from the music scene to focus on his job career. However, 2013 definitely marked a new start for Henrik. Not only he got signed by Blue Tunes Records, but he also developed a signature melodic and groovy sound. Inspired by groundbreakers like Phaxe, this transition from hard offbeat to a melodic and emotional style suits any sunny festival afternoon well.

2014 will be a busy and all-important year for Metronome as he is about to release his third EP ‘Northern Stories’ in March, along with exciting collaborations with Kopel, Ruback and NOK, a first full length album is also scheduled for 2014/2015. Make sure to catch him at this year’s edition of the Psychedelic Circus!

Pic: Metronome © by Maddin S.

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www.soundcloud.com/metronomemusic www.facebook.com/ metronome.bluetunes Bookings: booking@irismusic.dk

Digicult What have you been up to recently?

The previous album already dates from May 2012, but people enjoyed it very much and the gigs are ever increasing. In the last months we’ve been to Israel, South Africa, Mexico, USA and of course all over Europe.

What’s cooking in your studio?

The 4th full album is taking up most of the time at the moment. It is due for release on Dacru Records after summer! It’s gonna be something special for sure.

What are your plans for the summer?

Besides working on the album, the agenda is pretty full. We’ll visit some good festivals like Tree of Life in Turkey, Zagoa and Land in Morocco, Nova’s Incident in Belgium, Psy-Fi in Netherlands, P.L.U.R. in Greece, Insomnia in Portugal, and more.

Pic: © by Allnighters.net

Refining their deep morning FullOn style since more than 10 years, Digicult is well-known for a style that has lot of soul and a touch of oldschool grace. A chat with the Belgium duo.

Tell us about one thing you are really excited about at the moment!

Dacru Records is setting up another remix contest for young producers.

We are pretty excited to see what they can do with our track ‘Every Single Second’. If you are interested to participate, please visit dacru.be or our Facebook page facebook. com/digicultmusic for more details.

There’s some cool prizes to win!

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Pic: © by Dennis Pöldre

From a no-name to one of the most popular Progressive Trance producers in less than 2 years – an impressive career that has just begun.

When The Road Met The Sky: It was in 2012 when an EP with this name hit the Progressive Trance scene with a bang, including 4 original tracks and 2 remixes for the legendary Vibrasphere project.

It was released on the renowned label SpinTwist Records, but came from an utterly unknown artist: Alter Nature. The fact that today, only 2 years later, this name is well-established among Progressive lovers speaks for itself. André Jonsson, the man behind Alter Nature, is one of the most up-and-coming producers at the moment - his recent ‘You Activate Me’ EP hit the #1 position of Beatport’s Top 100 Psytrance Releases. Yet the Swedish producer doesn’t rest on his laurels. Asked about his latest ventures, he told us: “Right now I have just finished a few new tracks, one remix for the Swedish artist Metronome that is going to be released on Blue Tunes Records, and an original Alter Nature track that is going to be a part of my next EP that I am trying to finish in time before the summer kicks off! I also made a remix of one of my favorite tracks of 2012, Flexus & Time In Motion’s - Twisted Mind, that is going to be released in 2014.” Speaking of summer, of course Alter Nature will be playing at some festivals. Some of the highlights so far include Genesis, Sweden’s biggest Psy Trance open air, and Airbeat One in Germany. facebook.com/AlterNature.Spintwist www.soundcloud.com/alter-nature Gerade mal 2 Jahre sind seit seiner ersten EP vergangen und schon ist Alter Nature eine renommierte Größe im Bereich Progressive. So landete seine ‚You Activate Me’ EP gerade erst auf Platz 1 der Top 100 Psytrance Releases bei Beatport. Aktuell arbeitet der Schwede an einem Remix für Metronome und bereits an der nächsten EP, die er pünktlich zum Sommer veröffentlichen möchte. Apropos: Festival-technisch kann man u.a. auf dem Genesis in Schweden und der Airbeat One in Deutschland mit Alter Nature rechnen.

Mental Control Since 2003 the Brazilian Mental Control aka Renato Goulart has played at many events e.g.

Universo Paralello, Mountain Madness, 303Art Festival, Festival Fora do Tempo, Bluefrog (India), Club Fiction, Universal Religion (Nepal), Tranceformation (BRA), Jack Danyiels Disco (HK) and been with Psytropic Rec, Medusa Rec and Buddha Mantra Rec. Currently he has joined the DIGITAL OM team and his EP Bass Nation got published at OV silence music!

Loads of psychedelic sounds with strong presence of bass.

Seit 2003 hat der Brasilianer Mental Control aka Renato Goulart bei vielen Parties aufgelegt, z.B. dem Universo Paralello, Mountain Madness, 303Art Festival, Festival Fora do Tempo, Bluefrog (Indien), Club Fiction, Universal Religion (Nepal), Tranceformation (Brasilien), Jack Danyiels Disco (Hongkong) und war bei Psytropic Rec, Medusa Rec und Buddha Mantra Rec. Nun verbündete er sich mit dem DIGITAL OM Team. Seine EP Bass Nation gibt es bei OV Silence !

Fettester psychedelischer Sound mit gehörig viel Bass. facebook.com/mentalcontrollive soundcloud.com/ov-silence_oli

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Shiva Space Technology A legendary Psytrance label returns Shiva Space Technology: A synonym for Psytrance - at least for those who have been in the scene a little longer. After 8 years of silence the legendary label is now back on track.

Infected Mushroom, Yahel, Sesto Sento, Lemurians… those are just some of the most popular artists that have been released on SST in the late 90s and early 2000s, when there still was an actual ‘Goa Trance’ genre. After 11 years of strong activity the extensive release catalogue of SST ended in 2006 with Daksinamurti’s compilation ‘Spiritually Spaced Out’. Today, 8 years later, label founder Shiva Jörg and his companion Andy announced a revival of the legendary Psytrance label. “We wanted to bring back SST for some time, but first we had to find the right partner for this project who could do the administration and back office, someone to built a long-term synergy”, Andy explains. Eventually they found this partner: BAM/FAM Records, run by Dustin, Jan and Thomas who are already long-year cooperation partners. “When Joerg released Raumtechnik on BAM we came up with the plan to finally revive SST, we bounced back and fourth some ideas, and here we go: The first release on SST since 8 years is ready for take-off! It’s gonna be a big surprise…” The

The old Logo (left) and the new Logo (right) of Shiva Space Technology

release policy of SST takes up the original idea of the label and strives to take it to the next level, as a message on Facebook proclaimed: “SST will focus on the same segment it did in the past, developing new talents and reuniting with some of the old artists. We will not start doing some sort of old stuff made new and remix the old back catalogue just for nostalgic reasons, some things better be untouched.” Sounds very promising – and clearly reflects the genuine spirit of Shiva Space Technology! facebook.com/ shivaspacetech

Für alle, die schon ein bisschen länger in der Szene unterwegs sind, gilt Shiva Space Technology als Synonym für echten ‚Goa Trance’, der späten 90er. Nach 8-jähriger Pause meldet sich das Kult-Label nun zurück. „Geplant war das schon lange, aber wir wollten erst einen wirklich guten Partner, der für uns die Verwaltung macht“ sagt Andy, der SST zusammen mit Shiva Jörg betreibt. Dieser Partner ist mit BAM/FAM Records nun gefunden. Ein Facebook-Post ließ verlauten: „Wir wollen nicht einfach nur alte Geschichten aufwärmen, aus nostalgischen Gründen“. Deshalb wurden neben alten Größen auch viele neue Talente gesigned - dementsprechend gespannt darf man auf die ersten Releases sein.

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Mind Penetration The 5th album of Israeli producer Psysex got signed on Hadra Records.

Matching the release policy of the French label, “Mind Penetration” reveals an amazingly great spread of tempi and styles.

When did you first get in touch with Hadra?

That was in 2001 when I was in Paris to play at a festival. Hadra contacted me when I had already arrived in France and asked if I wanted to be a guest DJ at their event. I have very good memories of that time in France!

And how did you end up as a member of the Hadra family?

In 2010 Driss asked me to make a track for their next compilation, and I produced ‘Visible Light’. Since that release we are in close touch and working together. Last year we decided to release the next Psysex album on Hadra. Can’t wait!

The preview of this album on YouTube gives a remarkable versatile impression.

My new album ‘Mind Penetration’ was created during the years 2008 – 2013. I never worked on an album for so many years, and a lot happened during that period of time. The album starts at 128 BPM and ends at 152, it has a darkish, euphoric atmosphere. Most tracks are made for the dance floor, for freestyle lovers there is also a Dub mix of ‘Visible Light’.

What are you looking forward to in 2014?

First I’m looking forward to the album to be released in January 2014, I’m really excited about that! These days I’m also doing some other electronic music projects, a bit more Downtempo and some experimental stuff which I plan to release in 2014.

Some gigs I’m looking forward to: South Africa for NYE, Tree of Life in Turkey, France in January and February, also I’ll play in India, Switzerland, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Australia and Israel. www.hadra.net www.facebook.com/ Psysexmusic

Das fünfte Album von Psysex hat den bedeutungsschwangeren Namen „Mind Penetration“ und wird im Januar auf Hadra erscheinen. Ein YouTube-Video gibt einen Vorgeschmack auf das Werk, für welches sich der israelische Produzent 5 Jahre Zeit genommen hat. Herausgekommen ist eine bemerkenswert große Bandbreite an Tempi und Styles, ein echtes Album also. Die Atmosphäre ist dark, aber auch ziemlich euphorisch, ein Großteil der Tracks zielt eindeutig auf die Tanzfläche.

Im nächsten Jahr wird es von Psysex außerdem eine Reihe Downtempo- und experimentelle Veröffentlichungen geben – ob unter seinem Namen oder einem Synonym, darauf darf man gespannt sein.

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Dark Nebula – “Thrill Pill” Dark Nebula is the Grandmaster of Australian Fullon Trance. His sound has evolved over the last 15 years from Byron Bay’s beaches in the Goa heydays, to pounding the Swiss Alps in this year’s summer festival season, and many great sets in between, all over the world. 2013 has been a huge year for Dark Nebula, with some big festivals and big releases. The rest of this year continues just as strong. October sees the release of the 10th full length album, “Thrill Pill”, which has the signature energetic thrills and solid rolling basslines Dark Nebula is famous for, while creating new Psytrance sounds (Digital Psionics). “People’s immunity to the average trance pill has increased and it’s time for new more infections sounds”. The new album explores the scientific manipulation of audio to create something genuinely unique. Like a diverse array of sonic short stories written in purple haze code.

Get a triple dose of Dark Nebula! Digital Psionics have more releases coming up: Australian label DJ Tantrum’s compilation “Psionic Ritual” and European label DJ Dr.Magnus’s compilation also in the works. As for Dark Nebula, he is warming up for the Australian summer festival season and a return to the legendary Rainbow Serpent Festival where “Thrill Pill” will no doubt be twisting some minds. www.darkneb.com www.digitalpsionics.com

Pic: Dark Nebula © by Unknown

Evolution can’t sit on the same beat. Psychedelic trance has evolved and is only a Thrill Pill away – enjoy the ride with Australia‘s Dark Nebula!

Evolution klingt niemals gleich.

Psychedelic Trance entwickelt sich weiter, die nächste ‚Thrill Pill‘ lugt schon ums Eck...gerade erschien das so betitelte 10. Album des Grossmeisters des australischen Fullon, Dark Nebula, mit bekannten energetischen Kicks und rollenden Bassläufen (Digital Psionics) – doch Dark Nebula beschallt uns auch mit neuen, noch infektiöseren Klänge, kurzen Klanggeschichten unter einem lila Dunstschleier - die akustische Aufwärmphase für das Rainbow Serpent.

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2 new debuts from freaking Cypress label Anarchic Freakuency Recs – ’Mutant colonies’ by DigitalX and ‚ Confused Dreams‘ by Komfuzius Project.

Anarchic Freakuency Recs from Cyprus gives artists freedom to expand their musical vision and aims to offer an exclusive mind-bending experience through exciting releases from international artists like Blisargon Demogorgon, Fobi, Claw, DigitalX, Komfuzius, Agonist, Hagenith, Nazrael and more..

A pure Trance digital journey – ’Mutant colonies’ by DigitalX DigitalX dates from 2004, when Alex, a graduate of SAE and Thames Valley university London, after his return to Cyprus, turned more than a decade of determination and search for new sounds into this specific sound while keeping the underground spirit. He must have been somewhat successful in this as he was chosen no. 1 Psytrance DJ for two consecutive years (2005-6).

His first split album VOC (Victims Of Coincidence) was released in 2009 (on TRIPLAG MUSIC) with Pascal a.k.a. Kerberos. His well-known live performances are quality challenging and groovy energizing. He collaborated with Psychovski, mds, Electrypnose, Entropy, Claw, Shift, MadMax, and Dark Elf. ’Mutant colonies’ is the 1st EP after his split album and numerous VA releases. The 4 tracks are a pure Trance digital journey unleashing your fantasy on the dance floor (Anarchic Freakuency Records). Alex says: “With my live act performance I create a magical night journey uniting space vibrations with groovy beats for our ears and senses keeping the body in trance dance motion. It is a unique musical union from sounds filled with emotion, moods and mystery.”

One powerful and twisted album – ‘Confused Dreams’ by Komfuzius Project Komfuzius Project was created in 2006 by Evros

Lambrou who returned to Cyprus after 7 years at Thessaloníki where he got involved in psychedelic Trance, started studying sound engineering

and had taken the first steps into production and engineering. His sound can be described as full power Psy with dark twisted sounds, hi-tech leads and crazy build-ups. Komfuzius Project got signed on HSSR in 2008. In early 2009 he joined Eleusis Records where he released his debut EP Komfuzius - Full Moon Pisces. Komfuzius has also released tracks on VAs with Fatal Discord, Claw, Furius, Enichkin, Paranoize, Silent Horror, and The Nommos. The debut album ‘Confused Dreams’ comes with 9 massive and breathtaking tracks.

One powerful and twisted album that mutates and evolves through midnight time, the early hours and everything between. www.soundcloud.com/digitalx www.beatspace.com/7752/ Anarchic+Freakuency+Records/DIGITALX/ Mutant+Colonies/detail.aspx www.soundcloud.com/komfuzius www.beatspace.com/7546/ Anarchic+Freakuency+Records/KOMFUZIUS/Confused+Dreams/detail.aspx facebook.com/Anarchic FreakuencyRecords

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Your ‘Transmutenstein EP’ gained great feedback, 8 weeks after its release it was still in Psyshop’s Top 20 and on heavy rotation… Obviously you had a successful 2013?

Indeed! 2 EPs, a remix of Zyce‘s ‘Experience Of Life’ and my debut album will be out in December: ‘Music Should Be Felt Not Heard’.

It comes with 10 unreleased tracks, including a remix of one of my all-time favorites, ‘Artelligent’ by Headroom, and also another remix I did of Flowjob’s ‘We Dont Wanna Scare Your Children’ And it’s packed with good music… the playing time is 79 minutes.

Originally it used to be even more. After 2 years of finally finishing ‘Music Should Be Felt Not Heard’ we realized that the album was 81 minutes in total and needed to be 79 minutes to fit on one CD! So I had to cut off 2 minutes. Although it sounds easy, it was not at all an easy task!

Why did you decide to release your album on Solar Tech?

I have been with Solar Tech Records right from the start, 5 years ago. I feel really lucky being part of the journey as Solar Tech has grown from nothing to one of the top labels out there at the moment, I think!

Most amazing technology you discovered this year?

Just got myself the 4th generation Haswell MacBook Air which has amazing battery life. My goal is to run this with USB-powered controllers so I will require no external power when jamming sets.

Your prospect of 2014, please!

I am already working on my next EP which will include my own remix of ‘Breaking Bad’. In March 2014 I will be in Europe for my album tour.

I am really excited to be playing in Europe for the first time! www.solartechrecords.com

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Music Should Be Felt Not Heard Chabunk is one of the names that stirred the most excitement among lovers of driving Psy sound this year – in his buzzing local scene in South Africa, but increasingly also word-wide.

Chabunk – Music Should Be Felt Not Heard Solar Tech Records is very happy to present Chabunk‘s debut album, „Music Should Be Felt Not Heard“. After a plethora of releases including numerous EPs and a consistent presence on Solar Tech compilations, Gareth Webb‘s (aka Chabunk from Cape Town, South Africa) dream to release a full studio album has finally come to fruition. Gareth has combined his experiences playing for dance floors with true dedication in the studio to create something unique and cutting edge in today‘s Psytrance world. Combining elements of Progressive, Full-On and Psychedelic Trance, has resulted in a fusion unlike any other. The album includes 10 previously unreleased tracks, covering a range of tempi from 135 to 143 bpm, including a remix of Headroom‘s „Artelligent“ and a remix of Flowjob‘s „We Don‘t Want To Scare Your Children.“ The album exemplifies exquisite attention to detail in writing, arrangement, and audio engineering and production. Each track has been tried and tested on the dancefloor, and engineered to perfection making this album ia must have for all fans of intelligent psychedelic & progressive dance music.

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Hypnocoustics are an exciting project from the UK who have just come up with a new album the title of which, ‚Into the Light‘ was inspired by Alex Grey.

Meeting Hypnocoustics we asked them a couple of questions.

Tell us about your journey writing this album?

We‘ve now released 16 tracks on various labels but felt it was time to gather a collection of music that defined the project, as well as take the opportunity to write with other artists. The album is the sum of our experiences in the studio and being on the road - and we‘ve aimed to create a distinctive UK sound.

What was the main inspiration for the title of the album?

The title track ‚Into the Light‘ was inspired by Alex Grey. His work and insights really capture what we‘re trying to express in sound - exploring psychedelic experiences, building connections on the dance floor or simply to celebrate and enjoy life! The title shouldn‘t necessarily be interpreted as ‚daytime‘. Although it‘s a positive expression it‘s open to interpretation.

Tell us a bit about the collaborations!

The track with Mr Peculiar is a melting pot of melodic/FullOn styles, whereas the Aphid Moon track is more dance floor orientated and acidic – reminiscent of an AMD sound. Writing with Lucas was a great learning experience, working alongside a world-class DJ who knows what will rock a dance floor! We also worked with Chameleon to explore a harder style of track.

What can we expect from listening to the album?

We‘ve worked hard to create an album that delivers on the dance floor, but is also rewarding to listen to at home. We spend a lot of time crafting arrangements to give them longevity and depth, revealing greater detail over time; this is to us an important element of the word ‚psychedelic‘. www.soundcloud.com/hypnocoustics www.facebook.com/hypnocoustics www.liquid-records.com

‚Into the Light‘ von Hypnocoustics versprüht positiven Sound über die Tanzfläche hinaus. Im Titel inspiriert von Alec Grey haben die Jungs aus London in 8 Tracks ihren unverwechselbaren UK Sound realisiert, psychedelische Erfahrungen vertonend, das Leben feiernd.

Kollaborationen, so z.B. mit Mr Peculiar, ein Schmelztiegel melodischer und Full-On Stile, mit Aphid Moon, tanzflächenorientiert, tragen zu einem fein verästelten Arrangement von Langlebigkeit und Tiefe bei – einfach ‚psychedelisch‘.

Listening to ‚Into the Light‘ by Hypnocoustics is like going to an extended exhibition of Alex Grey‘s work. Hypnocoustics‘ finely crafted 8 tracks, essentially sparkling with positive vibes, kind of transcribe the psychedelic from Grey‘s pictures into a sound sucking you towards the dance floor.

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FAM Records

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Fractal Audio Machinery Records (Germany) Going for the more jaunty sub-genres of Psytrance, previous releases are showing FAM‘s fondness for fresh Dark, Forest and Hightech sounds.

In 2011 DJ Tschan started the label Fractal Audio Machinery Records with Thomas of Asarualim, a long time school buddy as a spin off of Binary Audio Machinery. In contrary to BAM Recs which primarily dug proggy sounds FAM focusses on the more jaunty sub-genres of Psytrance. At FAM they dig Dark, Forest, and Hightech sound, as previous releases show. Basically they aim at promoting young, fresh artists out of their international crowd of friends during their first steps into music business and help them to produce a first album. More often than not it is artists who have gained some attraction in Germany and Europe already.

For example, behind Constructor hide Voidscream and DJ Astronom; tracks

by Blind Fury from Hamburg have regularly appeared in sets and charts of GoaGil which also happens to be a characteristic of the recently joined Argentinian boys Tyamat, who have also been working with Loose Connection.

So far, albums by Blind Fury (Sucking Hallucinatory Acid), Constructor (Black & White) or Voidscream (Chasing Ghosts) got released and every single one mastered by Antagon from Hamburg. Almost the entire artwork has been done by LucySky from Dusseldorf, who as DJ Tschan, Erbse&Impuls.E is a member of the popular organizer team Polyeidos from NorthRhine Westfalia (Germany) and have sported events like Traumfänger, Waldraum 2010, Nachtschatten, Area 25, Psychedelic Boom Bang and others.

Blind Fury‘s album was the first where FAM decided to produce an actual physical CD instead of just the web release which of course is the overall plan for the future, and to cover the costs by using a certain amount of stored sound carriers as a convenient means for an efficient promotion. www.fractalaudiomachinery.com

2011 startete DJ Tschan mit Thomas von Asarualim das Label Fractal Audio Machinery Records als Spin off von Binary Audio Machinery. Sie setzen vor allem auf die etwas flotteren Sub-Genres des Psytrance wie Dark/Forest/Hightech-Sound.

Zusätzlich will FAM junge, frische Künstler auf den ersten Schritten im Musik-Business unterstützen. So erschienen bislang z.B. Alben von Blind Fury (Sucking Hallucinatory Acid), Constructor (Black & White) oder Voidscream (Chasing Ghosts).

Alle Erscheinungen werden von Antagon aus Hamburg gemastered. Das Artwork stammt überwiegend von LucySky aus Düsseldorf, die wie DJ Tschan, Erbse&Impuls.E als Mitglied des Veranstalterteams Polyeidos aus NRW szenebekannt ist.

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The Israeli producer serves all the aces he gathered during his 15-year career in the studio and as an international DJ and live act. Heavyweight bass lines boasting with pressure and a catchy touch of tribal make Coincidences... No Such Thing a conceptual collection of 10 previously unreleased, beautifully crafted tracks.

Etay Hararis’ unique sound signature and true-toform, gimmick free, modern version of Progressive Trance results in a brilliant musical journey through hypnotic rhythms, emotionally minimalist melodic elements, progressive aggressive grooves and imaginative soundscapes, combined with maximized track structures that make outdoor and indoor dance floors explode with delight. The

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Coincidences... No Such Thing

album also includes a massive collaboration with one of today‘s top new producers Sonic Sense.

Etic is also co-founder of Digital Nature Records, a label that scored over 100 chart-topping releases since its foundation in 2010. That’s why Etay knows the dance floor dynamics of the scene like few others – which is probably the magic touch that makes Coincidences… No Such Thing stand out from the mass. www.digitalnature.info

Matsuri Digital Matsuri Productions once was a famous Japanese Trance music label which had been founded by DJTSUYOSHI in London in ‘92. Now Matsuri Production has returned to the scene as Matsuri Digital.

Since 2008 DJTSUYOSHI has been working with young talented DJ Yuta who is a well known „Goa sound“ DJ playing sensational Goatrance, and has contributed to the Goa revival boom in Japan.

In the past years Matsuri Digital has released 2 compilation albums (Classic Goa Trance from Tel Aviv + Goa Trance Forever Vol.1) and this winter will dish out 2 brand new EP series (Nu GOA from JAPAN Vol.1, DJ Yuta & Slum “Black and Green”, incl. RMX by Asteroids , PRANA RMX EP Vol.1!, ‚BOUNDLESS – 2013 re-edit/MUGEN – Astral Projection RMX /GEOMANTIK – Damir Ludvig RMX).

Re-unite with Nick Taylor, Andy Guthrie, and of course DJTSUYOSHI at the up-coming countdown festival on New Year‘s Eve in Tokyo.

The „Matsuri Digital Countdown festival“ might just be the most legendary event ever in Japan! Don‘t miss it!

Tsuyoshi Suzuki (Numanoid / Joujouka / DJ Tsuyoshi) Madskippers Inc www.madskippers.com

Matsuri Productions von DJTSUYOSHI kehrte als Matsuri Digital mit 2 Compilation Alben zurück.

Nun erscheinen 2 EPs (Nu GOA from JAPAN sowie ein PRANA RMX EP Vol.1!, ‚BOUNDLESS).

Beim „Matsuri Digital Countdown Festival“ in Tokio an Neujahr spielen neben DJTSUYOSHI auch Nick Taylor und Andy Guthrie.

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DäRk – Paradoxal Euphoria Megadroom Records

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There is a world between darkness and light where extremes meet at a point creating a singularity. Looking at the horizon, a triangle appears and reveals an unknown dimension. Entering this universe, I close my eyes and let the melody invade me. Music guides me between time and space, this is DäRk. www.megadroom.be

ASTRAY Astray aka Jörg, around since 1995, played e.g. at Antaris 2011 & 2013. His aim’s to create a unifying wave, using emotional but powerful psybeats. He’s grateful being captured by a vibrating crowd ascending to a higher level, revealing the secret of love & magic that’s hidden between space & time. www.soundcloud.com/dj-astray/

TOXIC UNIVERSE serves BrainFood Tracks moving in smooth tempo, a package sounding and feeling comfortable this is TOXIC UNIVERSE (Savva Records). Cüneyt Gületinmaz aka Jay has sent likeminded people to the antipodes of their psyches as a dj since 1995. T.U. was founded in 2007, the 1st recording was released in 2010 (Kayowa) and the 1st EP, „Deep Down ´n´ Dirty“ in 2011 (Prog On Syndicate). Continuing solo, the 1st album, Black Sheep (syndicate rec.SOUND) came out 2012, by the end of 2013 the 2. ‚Diabolic Romance‘ will follow.

Tracks in einem smoothen Tempo, ein Gesamtsound, der sich sowohl gut anhört wie anfühlt, das ist TOXIC UNIVERSE (Savva Records).

Cüneyt Gületinmaz aka Jay schickt seit 1995 als DJ Gleichgesinnte zu den Gegenpolen ihrer Psyche.

T.U. wurde 2007 gegründet, die 1. Aufnahme wurde 2010 releast (Kayowa) und die 1st EP, „Deep Down ´n´ Dirty“ 2011 (Prog On Syndicate). Mittlerweile, solo, erschien das 1. Album, Black Sheep (syndicate rec.SOUND) 2012, Ende 2013 folgt das 2.: ‚Diabolic Romance‘. www.facebook.com/ pages/Toxic-Universe/277679885582815 www.soundcloud.com/ toxic-universe

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DALA Spreading the vibe of the multimanic Cape Town party scene DALA is among South Africa‘s most traveling international Psy DJs at the moment. From private events and clubs to some of the biggest open air festivals around the world in Brazil, Japan, Chile, UK, Argentina, Bolivia and Southern Africa – his eclectic taste, signature groove based on daytime funkedelics with bouncy baselines, tantalizing rhythms, funky leads and high-flying atmospheres makes him a crowd-pleaser wherever he appears behind the decks. At the moment DALA is working on an electronic music development project in South Africa. Even if you’re based on the other side of the globe you may look forward to the next psychelicious strike: A brand new V.A. compilation, to be released on the prestigious NANO imprint in the early part of 2014. Also you might well have the pleasure of a DALA live experience soon, as he is preparing for an upcoming Europe tour and has other world wide travel plans in the works. www.nanomusic.net/ artist/dala/ www.facebook.com/ DJ.DALA www.soundcloud.com/ dala-nanorec

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The road, the beach, and how to work between the two of them Neelix just arrived in Brazil again. We had a chat about excessive travelling, the scene of the South American hotspot, about influences and recent trends in Progressive Trance.

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You just spent a considerable amount of time in an aeroplane.... business as usual for you.

Isn’t all the travelling quite exhausting?

Indeed, all the travelling can be very exhausting. One of the most difficult things is that I have only very little time left between the weekends to live my normal life. Often I arrive back home on Tuesday and immediately have to prepare for the next gig on Friday. That means there is practically no

time for producing music, although producing music is what I love to do so much.

I think this is a rather new phenomenon: Back in the days producers barely left the studio, bands and artists travelled around the world but only 3 months per year.

Today you just have to do everything, you have to be both the artist on stage and the producer, your tour just goes on and on forever. I’m really grateful to have the opportunity for living this life, but in the future I really want to take a month off every now and then.

Is there actually time left for hobbies and a private life in your situation?

Well, there’s almost no time for hobbies. A great thing we just got going is that Hannes and Claudia from SpinTwist

will organize snowboard trips for the entire label family.

However, it’s really hard to have a nice hobby if you travel that much.

Next Monday I’ll meet my booking manager Vitor here in Brazil, we want to go skating. I still love doing it, no matter where I am. My actual hobby at the moment is physics, especially all the quantum electrodynamics thing is really exciting. I love listening to lectures and audio books on this subject while travelling, I read the “New Scientist” and I like watching documentaries.

I have a lot of good friends here in Brazil, so I think a great part of my private life is happening at this place. I take my girlfriend with me whenever it is possible which

Artist special is a great thing, as well. We have good friends and staying at their houses is just so much better than any hotel. Also there is a handful of good old friends who are never pissed off, even if I don’t make contact for months. It’s very special moments when I eventually meet my homies, when we just hang out, shoot down some zombies or have a great time at a comic con!

Your music studio went completely mobile, I guess?

It’s not that easy to produce music on the road, but I got a really good laptop and some really nice headphones. I try as hard as possible to produce new music while being on tour. Of course it’s a pain in the ass sometimes not to have a proper studio to work at. On the other hand I might work on the beach which isn’t bad at all. I just use my laptop and headphones. I think the vibe of the beach transcribes into my music and that is pretty sweet. One day I produced a track at the airport and during the flight. It’s called ‚Cabin Pressure‘ and I think you can clearly hear the airport influence!

Did the party hotspot Brazil influence your style?

Frankly, not at all. I always used to create this kind of sound. The trend is definitely going the “dry & simple” direction, and this is what

5 works best on a Brazilian dance floor. I figured out that music has to represent the character of an artist, there has to be some kind of coherent message. The dance floor is very important, but the afterhour in the living room is very important as well – these are the places where you listen to some beautiful music.

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Would you say that there is a Progressive Trance boom in Brazil at the moment?

The Progressive Trance boom is almost over, I think. The development is now taking different directions. Brazilians just love being captivated, no matter which style of music is played. This is the place where I stretched out my arms towards the sky for the first time, the place where I jumped around during a gig for the first time – quite a big deal for me, and all the guys who were behind me on stage knew I never acted like this before. That was exactly one

year ago. Some guys climb onto the tables on the stage or even do a stage dive. I don’t really have the courage to do this kind of stuff, so I got myself a huge ball and printed my glasses onto it. It’s really huge, but super light.

It’s an amazing moment when I throw it into the audience and it starts bouncing upon the crowd! That’s my personal show. If you want to be successful in Brazil you have to go the extra mile.

Please complete this sentence: For me the biggest difference between the European and the Brazilian Progressive Trance scene is that… …we camp at open air parties, the Brazilians usually don’t.

Which is your favourite track from another artist at the moment?

The live version of Stevie Wonder’s ‚Superstition‘.

And which title are you working on at the moment?

Unfortunately none. I’m just hanging around here in my hotel in Recife, just started watching a documentary about the standard model of quantum physics. www.facebook.com/ neelixmusic Interview by Roberdo Raval

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Du hast gerade mal wieder viele Flugstunden hinter dir… Belastet Dich das viele Reisen nicht?

Es ist tatsächlich hin und wieder etwas belastend. Eine Schwierigkeit besteht in der kurzen Zeit zwischen den Wochenenden. Oft komme ich am Dienstag wieder und muss mich direkt für den nächsten Freitag vorbereiten.

Da ist leider kaum noch Zeit, um Musik zu produzieren.

Hast Du eigentlich noch Hobbys und ein Privatleben?

Es bleibt nicht viel Zeit. Hannes & Claudia werden in Zukunft Snowboard-Trips für die SpinTwist-Clique organisieren, was ich echt super finde. Ich werde am Montag mit meinem Booking Manager Vitor Skaten gehen. Mein größtes Hobby ist aber gerade die Quantenelektrodynamik. Ich höre ständig Vorlesungen, lese den „New Scientist“ und schaue mir Dokus an. In Brasilien habe ich schon so viele Freunde, dass man sagen könnte ein großer Teil meines Privatlebens findet hier statt. Ich nehme meine Freundin

mit so oft es nur geht, was einfach super ist.

Und Dein Studio nimmst du auch mit?

Es ist nicht leicht auf Reisen zu produzieren, ohne richtiges Studio.

Aber der Vorteil ist, dass ich z.B. am Strand arbeiten kann. Einfach mit meinem Laptop und meinen Kopfhörern. Ich bin mir sicher, dass die Eindrücke am Strand die Musik positiv beeinflussen. Ich habe mal einen Track am Airport und während eines Fluges produziert.

Er heißt ‚Cabin Pressure‘ und ich glaube, man kann hören, dass ich vom Airport beeinflusst war!

Hat die Partyhochburg Brasilien Deinen Stil beeinflusst?

Um ehrlich zu sein, überhaupt nicht. Ich habe schon immer genau die Musik gemacht. Der Trend geht aber definitiv immer mehr in Richtung trocken und einfach, das funktioniert am besten auf den brasilianischen Dancefloors.

Gibt es denn gerade einen Progressive Boom in Brasilien?

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Auf Reisen, am Strand und wie man dazwischen arbeitet Neelix ist gerade mal wieder in Brasilien gelandet.

Wir hatten ein Gespräch über das ständige Unterwegssein, über die südamerikanische Partyhochburg, inwiefern diese Faktoren Inspiration liefern und was in der Progressive-Szene da drüben gerade so geht.

Der Progressive Boom ist fast schon vorbei. Es läuft jetzt in viele verschiedene Richtungen.

Die Brasilianer lieben es, wenn Du den Dancefloor fesseln kannst - egal mit welcher Musik.

Hier habe ich das erste Mal die Arme in den Himmel gestreckt oder bin gesprungen beim Live Set, das war eine große Sache für mich. Einige stellen sich auf den Tisch auf der Bühne oder machen einen Stage Dive. Ich traue mich sowas nicht, deswegen habe ich mir einen riesengroßen Ball anfertigen lassen und habe meine Brille drauf gedruckt. Es ist einfach super, wenn ich den auf den Dancefloor werfe! In Brasilien hat Erfolg, wer gut ist und sich Mühe gibt.

Bitte vervollständige: Als größten Unterschied zwischen der europäischen und der brasilianischen Szene empfinde ich, dass… …wir auf Open Airs campen und die Brasilianer im Allgemeinen nicht. www.facebook.com/neelixmusic

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Juno ReacTor I like things spinning out of control Although the British Psytrance veteran is touring with a large band, he doesn’t like rehearsing.

Maybe it’s his dynamic real-time approach towards music that keeps his sound so vivid even after all these years…

You are producing music since the early 90s. What’s the biggest difference between now and then?

You have to think a little more tactically whereas in the beginning we were just inspired by the music we were hearing at the time, coming out of Belgium,

Germany… there was no real scene. As soon as things become stylised I think it becomes dead. Stylised music is dead music, it’s museum pieces, it’s bullshit. In those days it was pretty open, pretty free – just to experiment. There wasn’t so much formulation as nowadays.

I’m not so much interested in formulation. There’s a lot of music that sounds a lot like the same thing to me at the moment…

So which is your favourite contemporary band?

My favourite band at the moment is Die Antwoord. I love their visuals, their attitude, the anti-beauty, the roughness of it, I love the beats…

Did they inspire you for the production of The Golden Sun Of The Great East, your album that has been released in April?

Not really, I got a brain like a drain, it comes in and then it immediately goes

out the other end. And it sort of filters out the things I want to retain. At the moment I am massively inspired by Indian music. I love Indian playing, the rhythms, the improvisations. On one of the tracks on the album, I recorded this singer in a taxi in Mumbai.

I had a digital recorder with me and I met this famous singer from Bollywood and I said: Come on, sing us a song! And he sang this amazing 5-minute piece. I thought okay, I’m gonna try it on the track that I wrote in the hotel room and it just worked perfectly! The track is called Invisible.

It really worked perfectly, the album gained amazing feedback! What was the most beautiful compliment you received for this work?

I was glad that I could deliver to them what they were looking forward to from Juno Reactor. On the previous albums I did a lot of experimenting with

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already good. Rather than going in the rehearsal room and coming out of the rehearsal room like puppets, having your part… I’ve done that so many times and it takes all the life and the imagination and the energy out of it.

directions. I thought this was a good time to journey back to the beginnings of ideas. So the best compliment I heard is that it hit the spot.

You are touring with a huge band, musicians from literally all around the world: Africa, India, Japan, Israel, Spain… rehearsing must be quite a tough issue.

I don’t really like rehearsing, I think it’s a waste of time. Most musicians can just sit and lis-

ten to the tracks and then we get together and we do the sound check… and as the gigs progress we get better. That’s the best way because I like mistakes, I like things to go wrong, I like things to spin out of control. I like people to play too much, to play too little.

Just like a piece of rock and start carving, start chopping.

That’s the way I like to work, I like to work with people’s natural energy and the forge it into the way I proceed. By the end of the tour you are

Any non-music projects at the moment?

I had this empty space underneath my studio in Brighton where I used to watch films in. One day I thought: I’ll turn it into a video filming room.

So I put in a green screen and black room, a white room and curtains. And I have just started filming, I had ideas for tracks from the album, doing a lot of UV, just a lot of crazy stuff. I’m feeling really inspired by video at the moment, I love getting up a 4 in the morning and driving somewhere, finding somewhere. I feel really inspired by editing again. www.junoreactor.com Interview by Roberdo Raval

Obwohl Juno Reactor mit einer großen Band tourt, mag es der PsytranceVeteran überhaupt nicht, zu proben. „Es nimmt die ganze natürliche Energie und Kreativität raus!“ sagt er. „Die meisten Musiker, mit denen ich arbeite, können sich die Titel für sich anhören. Dann treffen wir uns, machen einen Soundcheck, gehen auf Tour… und von Gig zu Gig werden wir besser. Wie ein Felsbrocken, aus dem eine Skulptur entsteht!“. Für sein letztes Album, The Golden Sun Of The Great East, hat Juno Reactor mit vielen Musikern zusammen gearbeitet und eher “klassischen” Sound abgeliefert. Dabei hat er u.a. einen Bollywood-Sänger während einer Taxifahrt in Mumbai aufgenommen. Außer indischer Musik inspiriert den Briten das Filmen, oft ist er schon mit dem ersten Tageslicht mit seiner Kamera unterwegs.

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Avalon A jack of all psychedelic trades Again there’s barely any big festival without Avalon performing this summer. A chat with the man of the hour about inspiration, cooperation and the future.

Killerwatts. Avalon and Tristan: Quite a hefty combination. Did you ever feel like pinching yourself that you are writing music and performing with such a legend to the Psy scene?

Of course… haha! He has been a massive inspiration to me from day one. We‘re both each others biggest fans and critics! That‘s what Killerwatts is all about!

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What do you think is the bare minimum studio tech you need to write a killer tune?

Most importantly good acoustics, good speakers, good lappy.

You are now working on a new project ‚Future Frequency‘ with Joe from Sonic Species, what‘s the inspiration there?

We have been old friends for a long time, way before we even thought about becoming Trance producers.

It seemed like a natural step to combine forces, and create a new sound together. Still keeping the Sonic Species funk and Avalon power but taking at a slower tempo. UK psychedelic progressive vibes!

When can we expect to hear some of these new amazing sounds?

Universo Paralello 2013 will be the grand debut of Future frequency, working hard for that!

Who would you still love to work with?

I‘ve literally worked with all my favourites no kidding!! I guess Ace Ventura at some point would be great, I have a ot of respect for him. He is a pioneer and top dude! I‘m remixing him at the moment. …and which of the artists you have worked with have you learnt the most from?

Eskimo, Pixel for technical stuff.

For vibe: All the UK Nano artists.

We‘re like family, evolving a sound together… UK Psychedelic. On a personal level, Tristan. He is like a brother, best party buddy you can have but also the best teacher!

What does your future hold?

Musically, another Avalon album will be out in 2014 as well as Future Frequency and a Killerwatts RMX album. You can download a lot of my music and sets for free on my Facebook and Soundcloud. ­ Come say Hi!

Auch diesen Sommer gibt’s kaum ein großes Festival, wo Avalon nicht auf der Bühne steht und für erleuchtende Dachabrisse erster Güte sorgt. Sei es solo oder als Killerwatts zusammen mit Tristan. Die beiden sehen sich gegenseitig als größte Fans und größte Kritiker. Damit nicht genug der munteren Kooperation: Als Future Frequency bastelt Avalon gerade zusammen mit Sonic Species am großen Debüt, das für die Universo Paralello geplant ist. Der britische Produzent sagt übrigens, er habe in technischer Hinsicht am meisten von Eskimo und Pixel gelernt, in Sachen Vibe von seiner Nano-Clique.

Gerne zusammenarbeiten würde er außerdem mal mit Ace Ventura, für den er gerade schon mal an einem Remix bastelt.

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„Exploring Stratosphere“ (Space Tepee Music) 4 years after their previous album Ely Goa and Swann are back with this powerful Prog and Psytrance album, ‚Exploring Stratosphere‘, freshly released worldwide in CD, digital and streaming. Check the summer Space Tepee bookings for ELEA (live), and SWANN (dj set), and news of the upcoming productions. bit.ly/exploring-stratosphere

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Altogether it connects to one word - MAGIC. www. ionomusic.com

Altum Animo – hypnotic cosmic atmospheres from South Africa Riaan du Preez from SA lives complete duality, scientist by day, working in R&D of alternative medicine, and producer by night of Psytrance marked by driving bass lines, detailed rhythmic percussion, powerful melodic leads, harmonic pads creating thus ‚hypnotic cosmic atmospheres‘.

The ep ‚Death Fire‘ was released on Juno, Beatport, and itunes this year, the 2nd ep ‚Calling All Space Cadets‘ is coming up.

Additionally, he runs the Fullon Psytrance channel for the cyber radio station Psytube.

Riaan du Preez aus SA lebt die komplette Dualität, Wissenschaftler am Tag, er arbeitet im Bereich Forschung und Entwicklung der Alternativmedizin und produziert des Nachts Psytrance, der mit treibenden Bassläufen, präzisem Schlagzeug und starken Melodien hypnotisch kosmische Stimmungen erzeugt.

Die EP ‚Death Fire‘ erschien diese Jahr bei Juno, Beatport und itunes, die 2nd EP ‚Calling All Space Cadets‘ kommt bald. Überdies betreibt er den Fullon Psytrance Kanal der Cyber Radiostation Psytube. www.psytube.at/full-on

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bom shankar Dirty Saffi

Chris Rich

Stupidly talented Psy artist ‚Chris Rich‘ saw a meteoric rise after the release of his EP ‚Outside In‘ last year. Now booked for Ozora, MoDem and Universal Paralello, he‘ll be taking you on a unique journey this summer, culminating with the release of a fully blasting album in late 2013.

S.T.U.

Label co-founder DJ S.T.U. has been psychedelic since forever, with a blissed and relaxed energy on stage, this understated psychonaut always delivers pure funky enjoyment to the dance floor. His 3rd compilation will be released later this year. Catch S.T.U. playing at Ozora and Sonica this summer!

Check our website so you don‘t miss out on more killer releases from: Stereographic, Module Virus, Big Scary Monsters, and Asimilon.

Pic: Chris Rich

Hot from the release of their début album, ‚Beauty & The Bitch‘, Dirty Saffi have been setting dance floors alight all over the world, and are booked for Ozora, Sonica, Antaris, MoDem and many more. Be sure to catch this blasting duo wherever you can.

Dirty Saffis Debüt, ‚Beauty & The Bitch‘, Chris Richs EP ‚Outside In‘ (2012) und die anstehende 3.Compi von Labelmitbegründer S.T.U. erhöhen die Vorfreude auf deren Sets bei Ozora, Sonica und MoDem. Stereographic, Module Virus, Big Scary Monsters und Asimilon veröffentlichten ebenso bei Bom Shanka. www.bomshanka.com www.facebook/bomshanka

Pic: Masters Blasters

Masters Blasters It‘s a life changing experience Heads up, all you lovers of true Space Trance: Super delicious cosmic paths and astral enlivenment, dirty monster leads and deep melodies – this is the music for vast rooms and huge sound systems. The wizards themselves have arrived: Part Pogo (Jamie Patterson), DJ and creator behind the infamous Wingmakers parties, and part Zephirus Kane, the mysterious and vibrational sonic alchemist, Master Blasters are a true force of psychedelic sound. Their hyper slabs of tectonic funk have been carefully crafted to rock your soul and move your feet. These jams are hot! The Master Blasters debut album ‘Life Changing Experiences’ was and still is an earth-trembling sonic revelation. Master Blasters are hard at work on the next album, and promise to deliver some awesome new blaster pieces for your aural delectation. www.soundcloud.com/master-blasters www.facebook.com/MasterBlastersmusic

Freunde von großräumigem Space Trance sollten die Masters Blasters im Auge bzw. im Ohr behalten: Pogo (Jamie Patterson), DJ und führender Kopf hinter den legendären Wingmakers Partys, und Klangalchemist Zephirus Kane hecken nämlich gerade ihr zweites Album aus.

Wenn es die erderschütternde Offenbarung des Debüts nur ansatzweise wiederholt, können sich Psy-Floors auf einiges gefasst machen!

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Physically active meditation through digitalized Sufi Whirling Darwish is among Israel‘s busiest DJs and considered by some as “the spiritual father of it‘s vibrant trance scene”. Inexplicable frenzy and constant vibrations are the type of unearthly experiences that are reported from the dance floors where he plays. From the tribal drums of Africa to the chanting sitars of India, Darwish extracts elements from the outside of the world of Trance and pours them into pumping psychedelic rhythms. He is considered a virtuoso on the decks with a unique mixing style and a knack for driving the ravers to their peak, over and over again.

For the last 17 years Darwish has been playing and organizing parties in Israel and abroad including Italy‘s Festa del Musica, Turkey‘s Tree of Life and Israel‘s Indigo Festival. This summer, he played one of the main time slots at Hungary‘s S.UN. Festival.

Check out Darwish‘s SoundCloud for all projects including the upcoming new album, soon to be released. www.soundcloud.com/ d-j-darwish

Darwish gehört zu den derzeit umtriebigsten DJs von Israel, einige bezeichnen ihn gar als “den spirituellen Vater seiner lebhaften Trance Szene”. Während seiner Auftritte wird von der Tanzfläche regelmäßig über unerklärliche Rauschzustände und prickelnde Vibrationen berichtet. Von afrikanischen Stammestrommeln bis hin zu den chantenden Sitarklängen von Indien extrahiert Darwish verschiedene Elemente aus der Musikwelt jenseits von Trance und schüttet sie anschließend in seine pumpenden, psychedelischen Rhythmen. Hinter den Reglern gilt er als Virtuose mit einem besonderen Händchen dafür, die steppende Menge auf immer neue Höhepunkte zu schießen.

Seit 17 Jahren spielt Darwish auf Partys in Israel und in der ganzen Welt, außerdem ist er für die Organisation diverser Partys und Festivals verantwortlich, etwa für die Festa Del Musica in Italien, das türkische Tree Of Life Festival oder das Indigo Festival in Israel. Diesem Sommer spielte er während einer der Hauptzeiten des S.U.N. Festival. Hör dir seine SoundCloud an um über alle Projekte auf dem Laufenden zu bleiben, auch über das bald veröffentlichte neue Album. soundcloud.com/d-j-darwish

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Productive at the edge of hyperactivity Globetrotting Psytrance veteran Dick Trevor about his first new studio in 16 years, about the difficulties of completing an album, about djing and playing live, about gangsters and fridges.

Straight off the bat, what are you up to right now?

I have been on the road non-stop, playing all over the globe and not really had a permanent base. Right now I‘m getting a new studio built for the first time in 16 years! It‘s also given me the opportunity to go and work with friends in their studios. I have been working with the likes of Ajja, Laughing Buddha, Groove Addict (a new Nano signing), Hopi and a few others. I am also helping out with the upcoming Shpongle live shows which is always a blast.

Are we ever going to see a Dickster solo album?

Maybe....if I stop giving away tunes to compilations or people‘s albums!

Seriously I would love to get one done although nowadays an album doesn‘t have the same effect as it used to because people don‘t buy CDs anymore, they just download individual tracks. I would also want to make it a bit diverse. Also I think you have to write a dance album reasonably quickly as by the time you have got to the end, the first ones you wrote seem a bit old… once I get my new studio up and running there may be a flurry of inspiration!

Djing vs live, what do you prefer?

I love djing, in fact you are not limited to just playing your own music but the live thing is getting more fun with exploring the new technology available and tweaking it about a bit.

You have been a part of the Green Nuns of the Revolution, AMD, Green Oms, Circuit Breakers, Burn in Noise, and many more groups. What is it that you enjoy about working with others?

On a practical level it also means you have a deadline to finish it with that person within the time you have together otherwise on my own I‘ll just go on for days umming and aaring about sounds!

What would be the weirdest scene in your biography?

One day in Israel a few years back... involving gangsters and fridges. www.facebook.com/dj.dicktrevor www.soundcloud.com/dicktrevor

Dickster

Green Nuns of the Revolution, AMD, Green Oms, Circuit Breakers, Burn in Noise… das sind nur ein paar Projekte, an welchen der weltreisende Psytrance Veteran Dick Trevor beteiligt war und ist. Solo ist er als Dickster wohlbekannt – als dickster Trance Sound, buchstäblich. Ob er mit diesem Projekt tatsächlich mal ein Album rausbringt, darüber ist sich der Brite momentan nicht sicher.

Einerseits denkt er, dass es Fans und DJs heute mehr um einzelne Tracks als um ein Gesamtwerk geht, andererseits hat er den Anspruch ein Album schnell zu erschaffen, um so aktuell zu sein.

Neben etlichen Compilation-Beiträgen und Kooperationen ist er demnächst auch auf der Shpongle Live Tour dabei.

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DIKSHA From the deep and mysterious South American jungles comes the ferocious sound of Diksha!

Diksha elevates your consciousness to a state of unity. The sound is a transformative energy that allows understanding and deepening of yourself, with others and with life. It is able to activate brain areas that promote the change of feelings and emotions, and amplify the perception. Diksha live came to bring a new meaning to psychedelic music and transmit sound frequencies through the awakening and understanding the connection to the paths of knowledge and evolution. David Caramello from Piracaia, Brazil has been plugged into the electronic music matrix for quite some time now. He is half of the well known project 2012. Diksha is a blasting mix of arcane synths, perplexing noises, and robust basslines, a sound vortex, a mind and body attracting powerhouse

ready to make any dancefloor explode with roaring power.

Be prepared, this is Pic: Diksha serious nocturnal Psytrance...no fluff, no cheese, just sheer power. His 5 track EP KOSMOS is out now on Catalyst Records. David is also resident dj at Respect festival, www.respect. art.br. He will play at Monte Mapu (Chile), Earthdance, Mozamboogy (South Africa), Andean Tribe (Bolivia), Universo Paralello, Respect Festival, Samsara Festival, and Zuvuya Festival. www.catalystrecords.org www.soundcloud.com/diksha-music www.facebook.com/diksha.live

ILAI After playing dj-sets when 16, Ilai, born 1987 in Padova ­(Italy) started to produce under the name of Freak System and released first tracks on the Italian label MK Rec. in 2005.

Then playing on some of the biggest events in Italy and other countries, his new project became DJ Ilai in 2008. Shortly after he got signed on 24/7 Rec. ! His track ‚Psychedelic Answer‘ was exemplary for the style: phat bass, embracing groove, psychedelic melodies. He has also created a project with his friend Dj Dust (Andrea Lunghi) named ‚Mind Shuffle‘!

Ilai´s first EP called ‚Impulse‘ came out in 2010, a full length album in 2011 and another EP followed.

In August his 2nd album named ‚New Tomorrows‘ will be released, including groovy day time stompers, beautifully arranged solo tracks with remixes of Zen Mechanics, Sinerider and U-Recken. Also included are collaborations with top artists: Disorder, Endeavour and Spec3. This album is not to be missed and is set to rock the souls of dance floors worldwide!

Pic: Adrien © by Stefan Paun

Nach Ilais 1.EP Impulse (2010), einem Album (2011) und weitere EPs erscheint im August das 2.Album New Tomorrows, groovige Stampfer, toll arrangiert mit Remixen von Zen Mechanics, Sinerider und U-Recken sowie Kollaborationen mit Disorder, Endeavour und Spec3. Lässt die weltweiten Tanzflächen rocken! www.soundcloud.com/dj-ilai www.twenty4seven

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Laughing Buddha There is no meaning – there is only life!

Unfolding his breathtaking ‚sonic mandala‘ upon dance floors since more than a decade, Laughing Buddha established a signature style of Psytrance music that is both consistent in quality and highly dynamic in its evolution.

What do you like the most about your job? And the least...?

The most rewarding part is the indescribable thrill of hearing a new track unfold in the studio and bearing witness to the creative process.

The travelling can be pretty exhausting, but there‘s not really much to dislike about this job!

After the success of your last album what do you have planned in the way of releases?

I‘m just putting the finishing touches on an absolute banger of a collaboration album. I have had the privilege of working with some of the most amazing musicians in the scene including Tristan, Eat Static, Dick Trevor, Avalon, Space Tribe, and Electric Universe. I‘m also working on a track for a new album being compiled by Tristan for Nano Records.

What does being part of the Nano family mean to you?

Nano is far more than just a record label... It is a global community of amazing, switched on people. It is an honour to be a part of that.

What state of mind are you trying to facilitate for your audiences during your show?

I hope that people will get what they need from my performances.

Some people are just looking for a good time... And that‘s fine... But some people may be looking for a full out of body transcendental mind warp, and I hope they can get that too!

Laughing Budda© by Daniel Schwarzman

What is it about Psytrance in your opinion that sets it apart from other dance music genres?

Psytrance is not only a form of entertainment... It also serves a different purpose.

Whilst it is highly entertaining and can be enjoyed on that level, it can also act as a portal to attain different states of consciousness through its mantra-like repetition, abstract sounds, and strong energy. I call it the sonic mandala.

“Psytrance ist mehr als bloß Unterhaltung. Klar, in erster Linie macht diese Musik natürlich Spaß. Aber für manche Leute bedeutet sie mehr. Sie kann ein Portal sein, durch das man andere Bewusstseinsebenen erreicht.

Mandada-artige Wiederholungen, abstrakte Sounds, starke Energie…

Ich nenne es das KlangMandala“. So philosophiert Laughing Buddha, der lachende Buddha über sein langjähriges Schaffen als Produzent. Kreativer Austausch hat in letzter Zeit etwa mit Eat Static, Dick Trevor, Avalon, Space Tribe und Electric Universe stattgefunden.

Aktuell nimmt er die letzten Schliffe an einem Remix Album vor, das er selbst als Kracher beschreibt.

Außerdem liegt ein gemeinsamer Track fürs neue Tristan Album schon auf der Festplatte. www.facebook.com/ jezbuddha www.nanomusic.net

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Liminal Roots Liminal Roots‘ creator Ashwin Menon, art student and an avid explorer of the dreamworld, born in 1981 is “an ambient speck” playing Chillout sets at outdoor parties, especially beach parties - with the sun and the stars. Liminal Roots has done marathon sets at festivals and venues in and around Asia, Africa & Europe. His journey began at various clubs & beaches in India & the Middle East. He aims to transport people into far off soundscapes and gets his listeners warmed up, chilled out, groovy and smiling from ear to ear!

His sets have won a fun group of avid listeners, hoola hoopers and poi jugglers. A firm believer in positive vibes, he occasionally dwells in the darker waters of the ambient arena because experimenting should be the norm. Liminal Roots has played at Tree of Life (2013), Tangra (2013), Moksha (2012), Universal Religion (2012), and

Pic: Freedom Fest

Freedom (2011). He also has two more projects with his partner - Imagyne (DjSet+Live Art) and Evolve (Live Sampling +Spoken Word/Poetry). www.liminalroots@gmail.com www.facebook.com/liminalroots www.soundcloud.com/liminalroots

Squee NUTEK Records dj and one of the founders of PT Connection, a long-time resident of The Emerald Island (Ireland), originally from Portugal.

Squee‘s style and vibe were profoundly influenced by the Portuguese ‚Psychedelic War‘ of the 90’s. Shortly after his arrival in 2005 he short-circuited to Ireland‘s psychedelic scene and was responsible for the psychedelic element of the LIFE FESTIVAL and a member of its crew.

Pic: Pedro Pedro has hosted, both in club parties and at the festival, most of the world’s top psychedelic artists. As Squee he has traveled the world and played most of the biggest Psy events in the world. Locally, he is one of the most well known djs not just for his performances but

also for pushing the growth of the underground Psytrance scene. Besides djing he is involved in production as Squee, 102dB, Mandala Groove and Neutron (to name a few of his LIVE projects). Remarkable is his stage presence and that he never plays the same set twice! 102dB is the LIVE ACT

by Squee and Jon Subsaharan (owner and founder of Subsystem Records), an energetic act with 2 laptops, 2 people on stage and a synergy never seen before. Heavily influenced by their respective countries‘ psychedelic background they think of their music as a blend between dark Fullon and Psytrance. www.soundcloud.com/ptconnection

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LUNARAVE More weightless Psytrance groove from France (Hadra Records) With Lunarave Frenchman Julien Humblot has created a multifacetted musical universe for us in which he transcends cosmos, travel, time and history by sound. After many, many gigs in France since 2004, he started to pursue and expand his own style on Hadra Records since 2007. Receiving more acclaim with every powerful live act Lunarave got known in most of European countries, especially in Greece, where he has played many gigs in the last 3 years. After his successful debut album ‚The 4th Sun‘ he is busy with his second Pic: Luna Rave (Nike) Lunarave album at the moment (to be released this winter on Hadra), featuring the same vibes as the last, which shall be called ‚Do you know who you are?‘, relating stories of very strange unsolved mysteries of our world and origins. Furthermore, he runs side-projects such as LovPacT (LunaRave & Sleeping Forest, new album is out on Hadra Rec), and Angry LunA, the hi-tech side project (see text on next page).

As Lunarave he brings us an all-round live act where mystic sounds lead us into a timeless and epic no-return travel. Stay tuned and enjoy him at his next festival gigs at Tree of Life (Turkey), Forestronika Festival (Lebanon), Halkidiki Dance Xperience (Greece), Future Nature Festival (Croatia), Hadra Trance Festival (France), and Zelebra Festival (Mexico).

Massive beats and wicked sound-design of LunaRave meets fresh original ideas from the new Greek talent Psylence Mind on the album Donkey Therapy: Powerful slightly faster than traditional Fullon, strong rhythms and deep psychedelic atmosphere but mainly with positive and happy vibes. Stay tuned! www.lunarave.com www.hadra.net

Pic: Scopy © by WDPictures 20111

Eine Facette des musikalischen Universums des Franzosen Julien Humblot ist Lunarave. Seit 2007 bei Hadra und dem Debut ‚The 4th Sun‘ folgt das zweite Album im Winter, ‚Do you know who you are?‘. Weitere Facetten sind LovPacT (LunaRave & Sleeping Forest) und Angry LunA (siehe nächste Seite). LunaRaves mystischen Klänge schicken auf zeitlose und epische Reisen ohne Rückkehr. Erlebt ihn beim Tree of Life, Forestronika, Halkidiki Dance Xperience, Future Nature (Kroatien), Hadra Trance und Zelebra.

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Angry LunA A new hybrid merging high-tech rhythms with fast bpms eluding identification (OVNI records) Angry Luna is still another project of very diligent Frenchman Julien Humblot, a new hybrid Psytrance style across Fullon melodics merging high-tech rhythms with fast bpms (165-200). Though featuring all ingredients of Lunarave‘s large sound universe it is decidedly more angry. After a first track ‚Lift-off‘ on the last compilation of maniac Psycho pro label (VA ULTRA DYNAMICS) - which is also the soundtrack of the official videos of Noise Poison Festival 2012 - Angry Luna entered the next stage and founded his own label: O.V.N.I records, as a subdivision of the top-famous Hardtek label ASTROFONIK RECORDS. Their new debut release OVNI 01 will be the first of long 12“ vinyl series and also digital or CD compilations, featuring remixes of popular Hardtek artists tracks in high-tech Psytrance such as Neurokontrol, Harry Potar, Anticeptik or Strez as well as exclusive tunes from Angry LunA and guest friends, and also many tracks from new artists freshly recruited to the label such as RevolteD - sonic terrorists, Speed side aka D_rooT or Koktavy. A first album will be out soon too: AngrY LunA & Koktavy - Classified? which will refer musically to less known U.F.O. incidents of the last century such as The Kecksburg incident 1965 or Colarès 1977 (to be released this winter on OVNI rec).

In French OVNI means ‚objet volant non-identifié‘ which translates into U.F.O., un-identified flying object. ‚V‘ meaning vinyl instead of ‚volant‘ because OVNI‘s Psytrance releases escape identification with un-identified styles across Hardtek, Tribe, Darkpsy and Oldschool compiled by Angry lunA! www.ovnirecords.com www.astrofonik.com www.lunarave.com

Pic: Luna Rave

Bei Angry lunA mischt der sehr fleissige Franzose Julien Humblot einen neuen, bewusst wütenden Hybrid aus High-Tech Rhythmen mit schnellen Beats (165-200 BPM). Nach dem ersten Stück ‚Lift-off‘ auf der letzten Kompilation des Maniac Psycho pro Labels (VA ULTRA DYNAMICS), gleichzeitig der Soundtrack des Noise Poison Festivals von 2012, gründete Angry lunA das Label O.V.N.I Records - Objet Vinyl Non-Identifié, eine Unterabteilung des sehr berühmten Hardtek Labels ASTROFONIK RECORDS. Das Debüt OVNI 01 initiiert eine Reihe von 12“ Vinyl- Scheiben sowie digitaler oder CD Kompilationen und wartet mit populären Hardtek Künstlern wie Neurokontrol, Harry Potar, Anticeptik oder Strez, exklusiven Stücken von Angry LunA und Gästen sowie vielen Tracks ganz frisch rekrutierter Künstler wie RevolteD - sonic terrorists, Speed side aka D_rooT oder Koktavy auf. Demnächst erscheint AngrY LunA & Koktavy – Classified?, eine psychedelische Betrachtung wenig bekannter U.F.O. Vorfälle des 20. Jahrhunderts.

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Maharetta

Dishing out more releases with startling design and engrossing pure psychedelic for the second year and still evolving – a psychedelic success story.

Starting a label from scratch will not always turn out to be a successful endeavour. For the Spanish label Maharetta, after some profound preparations to be sure, their firm belief in offering the best releases and combining these with a superb design, best audio quality and pure psychedelic music paid off in this first year. Clear evidence of this development are the many heavily Psychedelic releases which reached the charts‘ tops. Not only that but the label is still constantly growing.

Maharetta is booking new artists from all over the world as DJ Alec (France), DJ Apnea (Belgium), Psyde B (Spain), DJ Psymbiosis (Italy), DJ Raoul (Germany) and DJ Actarus (Indonesia) to name but a few. A VA DosMilTrance compiled

by Acidbox and DJ Chimbo aka Ying Yang Monks has been released in July. Further releases are coming up this year are a VA compiled by Basslion (Ibiza), a VA by Hanuman (Holland) and a VA by DJ Neutron (UK), and also EPs from Contineum (remixes), Yar Zaa, Multiman, Emize, and Hypnoise. Moreover, a collaboration VA from DJ Parra vs Ludopsy is planned for early 2014. Maharetta‘s website offers a member area where you can get freebies as music, samples, artwork etc. and also super discounts for releases. They also plan to organise a Maharetta Festival in Spain in 2014. www.maharettarecords.com www.soundcloud.com/maharettarecords www.facebook.com/maharettarecords

Pic: DJ Alec © by Maharetta Rec

Nach einem glänzenden Start wächst das spanische Label Maharetta weiter und bucht Künstler wie DJ Alec (F), DJ Apnea (B), Psyde B (ESP), DJ Psymbiosis (I), DJ Raoul (D) und DJ Actarus (Indonesien). Eine VA DosMilTrance zusammengestellt von Acidbox und DJ Chimbo erschien im Juli, weitere VAs von Basslion (Ibiza), Hanuman (NL) und DJ Neutron (GB) sowie EPs von Contineum (RMX), Yar Zaa, Multiman, Emize und Hypnoise folgen. Die Webseite bietet Freebies und Rabatte. Ein Festival ist 2014 angedacht.

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TechSafari Records – VA ‚Dreamscape‘ selected by DJ Rikam Welcome back to the future! The new label TechSafari Records (Eclipse Summer Electronic Music Festival) from Montreal presents its 1st release featuring 10 masterpieces selected by DJ Rikam, produced by Aes Dana, Bamboo Forest, Burn in Noise, EClip vs Sonic Species, Joti Sidhu, Mad Maxx, Mental Broadcast vs Mind Evolution, Species, and Voyager (Altöm) mastered

by Silicon Sound. A dream story with intelligent psychedelic Trance music, down-tempo and world fusion for the world’s dance floors.

Willkommen zurück in der Zukunft! Das neue Label TechSafari Records (Eclipse Summer Electronic Music Festival) aus Montreal präsentiert mit dem 1.Release 10 tolle Tracks ausgesucht von DJ Rikam, produziert von Aes Dana, Bamboo Forest, Burn in Noise, EClip vs Sonic Species, Joti Sidhu, Mad Maxx, Mental Broadcast vs Mind Evolution, Species und Voyager (Altöm), gemastert von Silicon Sound. Ein Traum mit intelligenter psychedelischer Trancemucke, Down-tempo und Worldfusion für der Welt Tanzflächen. www.eclipsefestival.com www.techsafari.ca

Pic: Dark Nebula

pic: Sayuri

Pic: Cortex Vienna

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Dark Nebula

Cortex is Assaf Weizmann from Israel. On top of a decade of label releases, collaborations on various tracks with artists such as e.g. Hux Flux, Jaws Underground, Toxical and BrainBokka plus remixes for G.M.S., Karan (3rd Eye Rec), Etnica, Juno Reactor, Eat Static, and Infected he is owner of Jet Lag Bookings, Boundless Records, partner of Digital Oracle Magazine and has 2 upcoming projects: Tempo Shrine & AntiMatter (with Brainbokka and Shake the Snake), and the Progressive tech project Blanx.

The Grandmaster of Australian fullon trance will be unleashing tracks from his new album ‚Thrill Pill‘ at Summer Never Ends. Fresh from a collab with Sigue Sigue Sputnik, blending science and sound with the full moon energy he is famous for, together with new sounds for a crazy dawn.

Assaf Weizmann aus Israel betreibt als Cortex nach einem Jahrzehnt Label Veröffentlichungen sowie Kollaborationen mit vielen Künstlern wie Hux Flux, Jaws Underground, BrainBokka, Toxical und Shake the Snake sowie RMXs für G.M.S., Karan (3rd Eye Rec), Etnica, Juno Reactor, Eat Static und Infected Jet Lag Bookings und Boundless Records, ist Partner von Digital Oracle Magazine und verfolgt 2 Folgeprojekte: Tempo Shrine & AntiMatter (mit Brainbokka und Shake the Snake) und Blanx (Progressive Tech). www.soundcloud.com/ cortex-music www.soundcloud.com/ blanx-music www.jetlag-group.com www.myspace.com/antimatter

www.darkneb.com

Dream Partners ‚Mega-t album‘ Dream recordings has released ‚mega-t‘, a psychedelic megatripolis 3 cd compilation featuring Trance‘s greatest hits, live soundbites by e.g. Tim Leary, Terence Mckenna, Arthur C. Clarke. 100 page booklet, tree seeds, all on environmentallyfriendly packaging. www.megatalbum.com (physical & download). www.soundcloud.com/ megat-album

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Tristan

Eager for another 20 years of Trance “Life just seems to get better…and busier” he says with a smile. After 20 years on the scene Tristan is alive and kicking as ever. And he has some exciting news.

Having collaborated with so many people over the years, who did you learn the most from?

It‘s such an intense process working with someone. But it‘s during those extended periods of album writing I think I have pushed myself the hardest and progressed the most- Fearsome Engine with Jez Laughing Buddha and Killerwatts with Avalon. I would also say I learned a huge amount whilst working with Dick Trevor, Manmademan, Process, Simon Posford, Pixel, Ajja, Nigel ShivaValley and Regan and probably many more who have slipped my mind and all of them have brought something different to the table.

Is Avalon really such a prima-donna to work with?

To work WITH him was great, but I‘m glad I don‘t work FOR him!

Sounds like you are super busy at the moment with new music…

I am lucky enough to have an amazing group of like-minded friends, mainly stable mates at the Nano records camp, with whom I vibe, produce, travel, party and have a good time with; and together we have inspired our UK Psychedelic movement which is happening right now. So I am in the process of of compiling a compilation which aims to capture that zeitgeist. And it‘s also long overdue that I released a new solo album; which is now already half completed. I‘m very excited about it as I think on a creative and production level it‘s my best work by far. www.facebook.com/djtristanfanpage www.nanomusic.net

Pic: Tristan

You have been headlining pretty much every decent Psytrance festival there has been during the past 20 years and retained a pure Psychedelic Trance sound. Ever considered a change?

I have been lucky enough to headline many of the Trance festivals, so there would be little point ‚commercialising‘ my music. If I wanted to write, release and perform more instrument / vocal based material I would do that outside of the arena of Psytrance, although I‘d hope it would be music Psytrancers could still enjoy.

“Irgendwie wird es immer noch besser. Und ich habe immer mehr zu tun“ sagt Tristan mit einem Grinsen. Auch nach 20 Jahren als DJ und Produzent ist der Brite voller Energie und Elan. „Ich bin wirklich sehr glücklich, so viele gleichgesinnte Freunde zu haben, viele von ihnen Teil der Nano-Familie. Zusammen halten wir die psychedelische Bewegung des UK in Gang.“ Und genau deren Zeitgeist will Tristan nun mit einer neuen Compilation einfangen.

Außerdem macht er bezüglich seines schon lange erwarteten neuen Albums eine spannende Aussage: „Ich bin deswegen wirklich begeistert, denn es ist auf kreativer und produktionstechnischer Ebene bei weitem mein bestes Werk bisher.“

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From the sheer mass of creative energy in Brazil one character stands out since some years already: DJ Zaghini. The organizer of Respect Festival, one of the biggest events in the Southeast, is also representing two renowned labels, Antu Records and Catalyst Records. From the beach of the legendary Universo Paralello festival to a crowd of 50.000 party freaks in the centre of São Paulo – there’s barely any place in South America where he did not play one of his energetic, pumping Psytrance sets. Also his gig at South Africa’s Vortex Festival gained great feedback.

Just recently Zaghini teamed up with Ital and compiled his 3rd compilation. Universal Message is about to be released on Antu Records.

What is this message about? “Deep, atmospheric, crystal, groovy and happy psychedelic vibes”, the artist says. “A new message for our world: The music is a universal message, for all people, faiths and languages, a message of freedom, peace and light.” facebook.com/zaghinidj soundcloud.com/zaghinidj

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DJ Zaghini

Aus der Masse brasilianischer Kreativ-Energie sticht seit ein paar Jahren ein Name hervor: DJ Zaghini. Kaum ein Ort in Südamerika, an dem er noch nicht eins seiner tiefenpsychedelischen Sets hingelegt hat. Nun steht auf Antu Records die VA „Universal Message“ an, die zusammen mit Ital entstanden ist.

The sound of a new era: 2012 is happening, it’s… live! David aka Dj Diksha studied at a music conservatory, mastered his studio skills, and played for 7 years in Rock ‘n Roll, Hardcore and Alternative bands.

His rocky perfection meets Eduardo aka Dj Edu, connected to the scene since he was 14 and today organizer of Respect Festival, the most important Art and Culture event in Southeast Brazil. The sound of the duo works perfect for the nocturnal prime-time, exploring the psychoacoustic delicacies of hi-tech synths, striking aggressive chords while at the same time keeping a fragile and multidimensional texture. One of the latest hits has been the track “Respect”. The duo explains: “Certainly the feedback from the public is one of our greatest joys with the project, a vibrant atmosphere on the dancefloor.

Respect, made with our friend DJ Zaghini is one of the tracks that impressed us most when we played it live!” soundcloud.com/2012live facebook.com/2012live

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2012live

Den Sound des neuen Zeitalters gibt es vom brasilianischen Duo 2012live auf die Ohren. Der eine hat nicht nur eine professionelle Tontechniker-Ausbildung, sondern auch jahrelang in Rock’n’Roll und Hardcore Bands gespielt, der andere war schon mit 14 in der Szene aktiv und veranstaltet heute das Respect Festival. In dieser Kombination treffen sie ziemlich rockig den Nerv der Zeit.

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captain hook A bottle message to mushroom magazine Hey all, It‘s Reshef, „Captain Hook“. I would like to tell you a bit about my latest and upcoming projects that are influenced by my love to music and by my latest adventures…

In 2012 I had an amazing tour and a tight relationship with Iboga Records and FM Booking. Last year I have performed live at festivals such as Boom, Ozora, Fusion, Burning Man, Eclipse, Rainbow Pic: Captain Hook Serpent, Universo Parallelo, Indigo, Xxxperience, Atmosphere and more. It was a great year of endless inspiration for me, during which I had the privilege of compiling the ninth edition of Iboga‘s famous compilation series „Best of My Sets“. This selection includes 16 tracks by great producers from all around the world such as: Liquid Soul, Perfect Stranger, Critical Choice, Loud, Ritmo, Freedom Fighters, Born Sleepy, Sub 6, Nitro Drop, Rinkadink, Zyce, Pixel, Space Cat, Major 7, Phony Orphans, Headroom, Riktam & Bansi, Second, Atmos, Yotopia and myself.

It was a tremendous pleasure to work with these guys and I want to thank each and every one of them for participating in this project! Check it out at: www.beatport.com/release/ captain-hook-best-of-my-sets-vol-09/1096966 The next project I‘m working on is a double remix album of all the original tracks I released so far. This album will contain a wide range of electronic music such as Glitch-Hop, Dubstep and Tech Funk on the first CD, and Minimal, Progressive, Goa and Psychedelic Trance on the second. The album will give the listener an introduction to my musical world as well as an opportunity to listen to remix works from fresh, new and old-time producers whom I love and respect.

The album is scheduled for October 2013 on Iboga Records.

Thank you for being a part of this journey!

Love & Rezpekt. Reshef

Captain Hook schickt uns eine Flaschenpost in der er sich für die großartigen Momente bedankt, die er letztes Jahr während seiner Gigs auf der Ozora, Boom, Fusion, Burning Man, Eclipse, Rainbow Serpent, Universo Parallelo, Indigo, Xxxperience, Atmosphere und vielen anderen Festivals erleben durfte. Immer noch aktuell ist seine “Best Of My Sets” Compilation auf Iboga. Außerdem bastelt er gerade an einem Doppelalbum, auf dem es Remixes aller seiner bisher veröffentlichten Titel zu hören geben wird. CD 1 kommt mit Glitch-Hop, Dubstep and Tech Funk, CD 2 mit Minimal, Progressive, Goa und Psychedelic Trance. Er selbst beschreibt dies als tiefen Einblick in seinen musikalischen Charakter und in die Arbeit einiger anderer Produzenten, die er sehr schätzt.

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There is no end to the creative commitment of Shiva Joerg. It was a spiritual experience when he discovered the unlimited power and possibilities of electronic music around 1990. Playing first dj sets in Goa and Hampi he became a pioneer of what did not yet have a genre name back then: Psytrance. Some years after these early dj days the German founded the legendary record label ‚Shiva Space Technology‘ together with his old Trance companion, Andy Shiva aka Lemurians. His passion for the rising Psytrance vibe brought him to the stages of festivals in Europe, Israel, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia and in many other places. Today his creativity takes various forms: Melodic Fullon sets as Shiva Joerg, deep Darkpsy as Dark Shiva, and lately also a moderate-bpm project called Raumtechnik. The first album of this newest project has already been finished: 528HZ – The Frequency Of Love will be released on BAM Records in October, CD and online. Additionally there will be some collaboration with the Asarualim guys. www.soundcloud.com/shivajoerg www.soundcloud.com/bam-fam-records

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Raumtechnik

Shiva Joerg ist nicht zu bremsen: Seit 1990 hinter den Plattentellern ist er stets für psychedelische Überraschungen gut. Sein neuster Streich heißt Raumtechnik, ein Projekt das im moderaten BPM-Bereich pumpt. Im Oktober gibt‘s auf BAM Records das Debütalbum namens 528HZ – The Frequency Of Love.

Many of those who are stepping the Trance floors of this planet since some years already will remember No Light Without Darkness, the first album of Asarualim released on Insolation in 2003.

Behind this project are Dustin Henze and Thomas David who met each other by accident. After it became rather quiet around the duo during the late 00‘s they returned in 2010, delivering a 2nd album on Speedsound and various tracks on labels like YSE and OvSilence. Just now they pronounced their next album to be finished: 3rd Dimension. As the name implies this work takes the sound of Asarualim to the next level while at the same time keeping a timeless magic from the psychedelic edge of Progressive Trance.

The new album is announced for November on BAM Records and will be out on CD as well as digital. The online release will be sort of double length, the CD featuring a best of collection. www.soundcloud.com/asarualim www.binaryaudiomachinery.com Roberdo Raval

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Das erste Asarualim Album No Light Without Darkness von 2003 ist bis heute in den CDTaschen von Psy Prog Auflegern zu finden. Für November steht nun bereits das dritte Album an: 3rd Dimension kommt online in Überlänge, auf CD in einer Best Of Zusammenstellung.

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Carousel Recordings Established in 2012, dance floor tested creative vision of Mike Gillenwater with gritty 80s influenced cuts, elegant and funky soul and great remixes.

Carousel Recordings is the creative vision of artist Mike Gillenwater, a 31 year old producer from the USA who got his start in the Chicago House scene in the early 2000s. While attending college Mike and fellow dj/producer Bryan Jones already entered the charts with their track ‚Dancefloor‘ as High Caliber featuring Paul Anthony. Their track ‚Funk Box‘ also came in number 1 on BBC‘s Weekend Warm Up, elevating the groups status in the U.S. house scene. In 2005 Mike collaborated with Paul Anthony for ‚Get A Move On‘ which was signed to Pic: Mike Gillenwater 611 Records and birth of The Funk Monkeys. Their records landed multiple number 1 spots on the now extinct DanceRecords. com and have been remixed by some of the worlds finest producers. For his first solo release, ‚How Much Longer‘, Mike sampled ‚Heard It Through The Grapevine‘, this talk box style house track was released by Catalyst Records (2007). In 2011, Mike collaborated with former hip-hop producer DJ E-Clyps for the track ‚Move It‘ on Chicken Fried Disco. Eventually, encouraged by his friends, Mike launched Carousel Recordings in December of 2012. With Gavin Gough he produced the single ‚Good To Me‘ which Gough, a dj, had tested on the crowd at a popular club. An exploding dance floor augured the tracks success, it hit the charts and was featured on Beatport‘s Miami Picks. Further singles ensued. Either a gritty 80s influenced cut (‚The One‘), an elegant and funky soul (‚My Future Shadow‘), and a wonderful remix by Canada‘s DJ Dialog (Francois Manzo‘s ‚Decadence‘.

Carousel is scheduled to release an EP by Tommy Caverna in July an has releases from Igores Tamborista, DJ E-Clyps, Sean Biddle, and of course Mike Gillenwater coming up. www.facebook.com/carousel.recordings

Mike Gillenwater, ein 31 Jahre alter Produzent aus den USA und Kind der Chicago House Szene betreibt seit Ende 2012 Carousel Recordings. Als The Funk Monkeys - zusammen mit Paul Anthony und ‚Get A Move On‘ 2005 bei 611 Records - oft von namhaften Produzenten remixt, sampelte er für seine erstes Solo, ‚How Much Longer‘ ‚Heard It Through The Grapevine‘ (bei Catalyst Records 2007), produzierte schließlich mit DJ E-Clyps den Track ‚Move It‘ (Chicken Fried Disco) sowie mit Gavin Gough ‚Good To Me‘. Weitere Singles waren ‚The One‘, ‚My Future Shadow‘ und ‚Decadence‘.

Eine EP von Tommy Caverna im Juli sowie Releases von Igores Tamborista, DJ E-Clyps, Sean Biddle und ihm selbst demnächst.

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A Time Traveller goes Forensic Science Egorythmia enjoys unbroken popularity as a producer. As turns out now, he’s also a master of Forensic Science, following a firm lead to a case of serious dance floor devastation. Even more: He recently outed himself as a Time Traveller…

Hunting for those who cause blissful chaos and ecstatic escalation on dance floors, Macedonian producer Egorythmia teamed up with E-Clip and dedicated himself to the mystic Forensic Sciene – the second chapter of IONO Music’s compilation series with this name. Besides a bunch of unreleased tracks from the usual suspects like Symbolic, Sphera, Darma, Roger Rabbit and from their own projects, the two of them gathered some exciting new names, as well. For instance there is the rolling and grinding big-room bang of Sad Paradise, the newest venture of South Africa’s Fullon artist Broken Toy. Also Menog from Portugal pops up with a new project named Skyfall, turning his legendary highenergy vibe into long and deep Psy Prog waves. Sounds like an essential implement, especially for open air djs!

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Listeners of Egorythmia repeatedly described his sound as a transdimensional channel that enables the mind to travel to places of most exotic beauty. So it’s actually no big surprise that this producer outed himself to be a member of the Time Travellers. “After many years of great collaboration between me and Serbian top-class artist E-Clip we decided to start a mutual project”, Egorythmia explains. “This collaboration with Marko feels very natural and easy, we are good party mates, and we have a very similar taste of music. Officially starting our time travel in October, we will focus exclusively on this project for 6 months.

For this purpose we are very happy to work together with the new label Source Code from the Netherlands.”

An exciting announcement - also an astonishing one if we look at the busy tour schedule of Egorythmia that included and still includes a solid number of international festivals: Burning Mountain and Spirit Base, Antaris, S.U.N. Festival, Dance Experience or Mount41n Movement Gathering, for example. www.facebook.com/EgorythmiaMusic www.facebook.com/eclipmusic www.ionomusic.com

Zwei ungebrochen beliebte Produzenten-Talente aus dem Südosten Europas bandeln kreativ miteinander an. Zum einen haben Egorythmia und E-Clip gemeinsam den zweiten Teil der Compilation Reihe ‚Forensic Science‘ auf IONO Music erstellt. Darauf jede Menge unveröffentlichtes Material von Symbolic, Sphera, Darma, Roger Rabbit und den Projekten der beiden selbst. Zusätzlich zwei spannende neue Namen: Broken Toy präsentiert als Sad Paradise rollenden, knirschenden GroßraumRumms vom Feinsten und Menog kanalisiert seine legendäre Fullon Energie als Skyfall in eleganten Psy Prog. Außerdem sind Egorythmia und E-Clip ab Oktober als Time Travellers aktiv, zu hören live und auf dem neuen Label Source Code.

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DELICATEK

NOKTAMID

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DELICATEK Records is an electronic music label based in Stuttgart (Germany) with focus on Progressive & Psytrance.

Check out the sound and enjoy the music on CD, at soundcloud or Beatport. Latest CD release is VA - Progressive Energy (compiled

by OkiN Shah). For info and artist booking see website.

After his debut album „Audio Ergo Sum“ and the compilation „Cool People Suck“ its time to launch the next full length progressive trance work. ‚Carpe Diem / Carpe Noktem‘.

The album includes 8 outstanding tracks between 136 and 138 BPM and two downbeat tracks. The music is powerfull and melodic, emotional and profound with a melancholic touch.

Noktamid is ready to enliven the world. www.facebook.com/Noktamid

SKYFALL is the Progressive Trance project of Daniel Bernardo aka MENOG with which he wants to explore the slower side of Psytrance. The name SKYFALL is inspired by his passion for skydiving. SKYFALL stands for massive, driving Progressive grooves that take the dance floor on a journey, a perfect balance between cybersonic soundscapes and human emotions. His tracks could be heard at festivals around the globe played by Zen Mechanics, Symbolic, Regan, and Daniel himself. His first Ep ‚Higher Self‘ was released on SOURCECODE this last July, the second one is scheduled for September (NANO Rec.).

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DJ Karanja

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Thomas Winter aka DJ Karanja got infected by the rampant Psy virus during summer parties as Shiva Moon, Psy Circus and Expedition der Sinne close to his hometown Hagenow (Northeast of Germany). His snappy Progressive, Prog on & Off Beat and Psytrance sets deliver elation. „Musik ON, World OFF“. www.bit.ly/karanja

Tune in for the vibrant Psytrance Brazilian label Mosaico Records, founded in late 2010, made up of Brazilian live acts Earthspace, Frenetic, Hyperflex, Lonewolf, Patchbay, Purist, Shekinah, Tera and Waterphonics, DJs PIN (label founder) and Rosa Ventura plus the German duo Arkadius and lil Momo. www.mosaicorecords.wordpress.com www.soundcloud.com/mosaico-records www.facebook.com/mosaicorecords

SKYFALL, der Name ist inspiriert von seiner Leidenschaft für Skydiving, ist das Progressive Projekt von Daniel Bernardo aka MENOG zum Ausloten der langsameren Seiten des Psytrance. SKYFALL steht für fette, treibende Progressive Grooves, die die Tanzfläche auf eine Reise schicken und eine perfekte Balance zwischen cyberakustischen Klangwelten und menschlichen Gefühlen anstreben. Seine erste Ep ‚Higher Self‘ erschien bei SOURCECODE im Juli, die zweite steht für September auf NANO Records an. wwws.oundcloud.com/ skyfall-prog www.facebook.com/ SkyfallMusic

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Natural Beat Makerz The enthused Makerz of Triphonik are testimony to the vitality of Trance culture – the label NBM Records puts a lid on their wide array of good vibes.

When Frenchmen from Toulouse take their hobby serious then something very prolific like Natural Beat Makerz might come about. NBM created in 2012 very much cares for the development and sharing of Trance culture therefore they are up to their ears into organising events, booking artists, and also set up the label ‚NBM Records‘.

It began in 2012 when some very enthused, passionate guys went for producing in earnest massive events, ranging from Psytrance, Techno Minimal through Progressive. So step by step they slowly started to gain a name and ran several projects booking famous artists like Day Din, Captain Hook, D-Addiction or Major 7. But it wasn‘t until this year that NBM‘s enthusiasm and managerial capabilities were really put to a test with organising the Triphonik Festival in March. The Triphonik attracted more than 4,000 people and turned out a great success. Moreover, it was there at Triphonik that 2 other notorious crews of French Trance joined: World People and Hadra. Never Pic: Groove Inspektorz © Little Marc pausing to celebrate past laurels NBM also manages the career and the schedule of several artists, e.g. Groove Inspektorz. An explosive duo of producers with a groovy Progressive Trance who have played at Burning Mountain, Hadra and Steel Park. Hypnos, a member of Inspektorz Groove, and Dj HP, the sexy pirate, also contribute to NBM, not forgetting Hanbleceya, Beat‘n‘Juice, Marco Messari and the DJ Miss Tick who played at Ozora in 2012. The label NBM Records is well under construction, first releases are planned for the end of 2013, promising artists as Perfect Stranger, Groove Inspektorz and Capital Monkey. Binding all projects is the motto: Share the smile and the good vibe of its members! www.soundcloud.com/naturalbeatmakerz www.naturalbeatmakerz.com/ www.facebook.com/Triphonik.Festival www.naturalbeatmakerz@gmail.com

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Enthusiastisch und erfolgreich in Sachen Trance Kultur unterwegs sind 2012 gegründeten Natural Beat Makerz aus Toulouse/ Frankreich: Events organisieren, Künstler buchen und das Label ‚NBM Records‘ hochziehen.

Ihr Triphonik Festival im März besuchten gut 4,000 Leute, darunter namhafte Macher des französischen Trance: World People und Hadra. Weiter managen sie z.B. die Groove Inspektorz, ein explosives Produzentenduo mit groovy Progressive, Hypnos, ein Mitglied der Inspektorz und den DJ HP, the sexy pirate.

Veröffentlichungen bei NBM Records sind angesagt für Ende des Jahres mit Perfect Stranger, Groove Inspektorz und Capital Monkey. Ihr gemeinsames Motto: Wir teilen Lächeln und gute Vibes!

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Hatikwa

Minimal Progressive Trance is the the style of Hatikwa aka Thomas from Northern Germany currently living in Berlin. As he maintains the old, legendary and unbelievable VOOV-Friday night emotions had far reaching experiences for his music. He has been producing since 2009 and for his success is indebted to one of the heads of Multiplex Records, Stephan „WeaselSon“ Witzowsky, from early on role model and friend. Accordingly after his first release Lonely Forest (VA: LFP 4 Years) in 2009, a track initially but a present for another good friend in Hamburg (the head of the LFP-crew) and never meant for the public, most of his releases have been on Multiplex Records. Nevertheless, since publishing this ‚present‘ on the same-named VA for the jubilee of the crew, the time since that present has been an unbelievable one for Hatikwa. Apart from many releases he played many gigs in Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Sweden, France, Italy and Greece. A debut will be out by the end of 2013 on Magical Sounds Records (Denmark).

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When initial blunder leads to an astonishing releases and mirth – after ‚Lonely Forest‘ in 2009 the Minimal Progressive of Hatikwa has fully flowered.

Nachhaltig geprägt von den Freitag­ nachtsemotionen der legendären „alten“ VOOV spielt Hatikwa Minimal Progressive Trance. Das erste Release Lonely Forest (2009 bei LFP), eigentlich nie zur Veröffentlichung gedacht, war Hatikwas musikalischer Urknall. Ganz überwiegend releaste er bei seinem Hauslabel Multiplex Records. Hatikwa spielte bislang in Deutschland, Dänemark, Schweiz, Österreich, Ungarn, Schweden, Frankreich, Italien, Griechenland.

Das Debütalbum kommt vor Ende 2013 bei Magical Sounds. www.facebook.com/pages/Hatikwa/ 223737607699610 soundcloud.com/hatikwa-music multiplex-records.de/

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ADRIEN Subasic Adrien Subasic, mit kroatischen Wurzeln 1990 in der Schweiz geboren, wohnt in der Nähe von Zürich.

Als Adrien spielt er seit 2007 vom Goatrance kommend hauptsächlich Progressive/Minimal/Tech House/Deep House. Weiter ist er Resident im Club ‚UG‘ in Bülach & Club ‚N8stern‘ in Thun. In der AudioKlinik, ein Musikprojekt und Verein mit dem Hauptzweck Musiker zu fördern, eine Art DJ Schule und Workshop, gibt Adrien sein DJ Können erfolgreich an andere weiter: 3 von 4 ‚Kandidaten‘ der AudioKlinik spielten bereits auf diversen Events. Darüber hinaus organisiert AudioKlinik Events unter dem Namen Prognose. Adrien nutzt CDJ‘s, DJM und zusätzlich einen Effector von Pioneer, den RMX 1000, mit dessen Hilfe er ohne Laptop eigene Loops und Samples modulieren und über den Track legen kann. Adriens eigene Produktionen harren noch der Veröffentlichung, doch er spielt und promotet Progressive von Audiostatik, The Chromatic, Monu, SD, Zelda, Joe Charlie & Sink The Pink und weiteren begabten Künstlern.

Adrien plays Progressive/Minimal/ Tech House/Deep House, is resident at the ‚UG‘ in Buelach and ‚N8stern‘ in Thun (Switzerland) and head of AudioKlinik, teaching young rookie djs. As yet without releases he promotes Progressive by Audiostatik, The Chromatic, Monu, SD, Zelda, Joe Charlie & Sink The Pink. www.soundcloud.com/ adrien-subasic www.facebook.com/adrien. audioklinik.3

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Quantic Progressive Psy – a Trance project from Portugal Techyon was founded in 2004 by Ivan Pereira (Holophonik, Ankh, Holographic Brain, Existence) and Pedro Stones (Keysense, SuspectStones) from Portugal. Both of them are sound engineers and admirers of ancient culture.

To compose tracks they apply sacred geometry, quantic maths as fibonacci sequencies and further musical aesthetic principles such as the golden ratio principle. The electronic music sound resulting they term ‚quantic Progressive Trance‘ as they feel it is similar to a time travel experience through sound waves. A sound that seeks to amplify the state of humankind for this new time pattern. They have been playing around the world at festivals and parties such as Boom (Portugal), Mayan Soul (Guatemala), Universo Paralello, AHO, Cosmic Gate (all Brazil) and will be playing at Refresh, Freedom, CosmicGate, in France in September, in Brazil in November and December. Moreover, they have an upcoming ep at the end of 2013 and are also preparing an album for the middle of 2014.

The Psygressive/Zenon sound is very popular in Israel nowadays and Minimal Criminal, started in Rio de Janeiro in 2003 by Valerio Zhyin and Bruno Echoes from Brazil a local favourite due to their spectacular and unique alien costume live sets and live MIDI drumming. Besides several released tracks on various labels (e.g. Cosmic Conspiracy, Zenon, Glitchy Tonic) the digital version of the album ‚Minimus Maleficarum‘ (2010 on Cosmic) which followed in 2011 quickly became a top seller at Beatport.

Booking: www.talpinto23@gmail.com www.beatport.com/release/isomorphic-soup/1014324 Der Psygressive/Zenon Sound ist in Israel heutzutage sehr populär und Minimal Criminal, 2003 in Rio de Janeiro von Valerio Zhyin und Bruno Echoes angeschoben sind lokale Favoriten wegen ihrer spektakulären Live Sets inklusive MIDI Trommeln in einzigartigen Alienkostümen. Neben einigen veröffentlichten Tracks auf verschiedenen Labels (z.B. Cosmic Conspiracy, Zenon, Glitchy Tonic) wurde die digitale Version des Albums ‚Minimus Maleficarum‘ (2010 auf Cosmic) von 2011 ein Topseller bei Beatport.

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Der ‚quantic Progressive Trance‘ von Techyon nutzt heilige Geometrie, Quantenmathematik und den Goldenen Schnitt: Zeitreise durch Klangwellen. Ihr könnt sie hören beim Refresh, Freedom, und CosmicGate in Frankreich im September, danach in Brasilien. Eine EP kommt Ende 2013, ein Album Mitte 2014. www.soundcloud.com/ techyon-music www.reverbnation.com/techyon www.facebook.com/techyon.music

Roll-In Groove Records A UK based Progressive Trance label, founded by Alex Carroll and Adam Ward (Section303) in late 2012, concentrating mainly on Off-Beat and intent on groovier styles and a unique roll-ing sub-genre. Roll-In Groove Records is constantly searching for fresh new talent all over the globe.

Current artists include Alex Carroll, Geomag, Groove Inspektorz, Progwize, Section303, The Clamps.

A Geomag ‚Feeling Spring‘ Ep is out on beatport as well as a Groove Inspektorz & The Clamps Ep ‚Our Addiction‘.

Das englische Progressive Trance Label, Ende 2012 gegründet von Alex Carroll und Adam Ward (Section303) konzentriert sich hauptsächlich auf Off-Beat und den schicken Stilen sowie einem einzigartigen ‚roll-in‘ Subgenre.

Roll-In Groove Records sucht auf dem ganzen Erdball ständig nach neuen Talenten. Derzeitige Künstler sind Alex Carroll, Geomag, Groove Inspektorz, Progwize, Section303, The Clamps. EPs von Geomag ‚Feeling Spring‘ sowie Groove Inspektorz & The Clamps ‚Our Addiction‘ bei Beatport. www.roll-in-groove.com www.soundcloud.com/roll-ingroove-records www.facebook.com/rollingroove

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SAYURI Passion for music led her to the piano very early, when 18 she started djing at commercial Trance parties in Osaka.

In 2007 interest in the European club scene took her to the U.K. eventually discovering the massive Psytrance scene and falling for psygressive sound. Gradually gaining a reputation playing warehouse(squat) parties such as 5th Element and Psychedelic Circle in London and outdoor festivals across England and Spain, she returned to Japan where, surprisingly, the party scene had diminished in size as a result of new strange laws against dancing after 1am (tofugu.com/2012/05/16/is-dancingillegal-in-japan/; guardian.co.uk/ commentisfree/2013/may/18/ japan-clubbing-crackdowndance). However, underground parties were still being put on scattered throughout Japan.

Currently SAYURI plays Progressive, Middle sets regularly at the ‚Liquid Insect‘ and ‚Vuuv Japan‘ and almost every week at Psytrance parties in Osaka and western Japan, while also working on her production as Frangipani. www.soundcloud.com/ djsayuri www.soundcloud.com/ fran9ipani www.fran9ipani.com

Simply Wave – an Israeli duo bringing back to life what Trance really meant in the first place Simply Wave is an Israeli psychedelic Progressive Trance DJ act and electronic duo consisting of the two producers Tal Darmon & Naftali Peretz formed in late 2002.

After a couple of singles and EP’s, variations of down tempo melodies with complex synthesised basses and leads, accompanied by constantly switching drums and tempo, their fresh 9 track debut album ‚Changing Direction has been released on Headroom Productions/Yellow Sunshine Explosion. It offers Progressive Trance in its most beautiful and mesmerizing form, paying tribute to all musical elements that clearly re-define the term progression. The debut has been made for an audience which appreciates melodic and intelligent Trance full of deep bass and catchy vocals. Simply Wave‘s music aims at no less than changing this genre forever by leading us back to the roots where it all began and bringing back to life what Trance really meant in the first place: music full of emotion, feeling, warmth and freedom. ”It’s time for change.” www.facebook.com/Simply.

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A pioneering Chillout project to wet your pants.

Amentia is a sound wave therapy encompassing emotions of colour and darkness, order and chaos.

The Chillout project Amentia is run by the duo Dan Sela (34) and Eli Benjamin (27) from Israel producing music since 2003. The duo‘s approach can be characterised as one of pioneers, preferable in their eyes to not staying within the ‚safe‘ proven boundaries of electronic music production. Amentia mirrors their artistic vision: After exploring a wide variety of styles they decided to be unlimited by the constraints of genres and embarked on a journey into the realms of the unknown. A part of a sound wave therapy encompassing emotions of colour and darkness, order and chaos. And maybe because their music aims successfully at people‘s hidden subconsciousness - though Chillout artists are no headliners at Psytrance parties - the audience cheers and responds to the music more vividly and vibrantly. In fact, feedback as when one “really crazy dude” described his experiences which included depictions of sexual satisfaction by saying ‚you guys made me wet my pants‘ underlines their conviction that Chillout fans are better listeners and more tuned in to listening to a wide number of elements simultaneously - thus making them in essence a more loyal audience. Which is also true when it comes to CD sales and downloads, presenting another kind of consumer behaviour.

Venue-wise it provides a deeper, more intimate contact with the audience as well, communicating almost on a metaphysical level.

Currently they are working on a new album called ‚Gravity‘ (after their first one ‚Caliope‘) which is due to be released next year.

Their tracks will be available on a few compilations in the coming months, and they are also planning a tour in Australia and possibly Europe in the next year. www.soundcloud.com/amentiaonline

Pic: Amentia © by Unknown

Das Chillout Projekt Amentia des Duos Dan Sela (34) und Eli Benjamin (27) aus Israel hat Pioniergeist und spiegelt ihre künstlerische Vision: Frei von Genregrenzen auf der Reise ins Unbekannte. Eine Art Klangwellentherapie, die auf das Unterbewusstsein abzielt und trotz fehlenden Headlinerstatus‘ des Chillout die Leute viel lebhafter reagieren lässt. Teils außergewöhnliches Feedback lässt Chillout Fans wie die besseren Zuhörer und eine loyalere Zuhörerschaft erscheinen, was sich auch beim Verkauf von CDs und Downloads zeigt. Zur Zeit arbeiten sie an dem für 2014 angekündigten Album ‚Gravity‘ – bislang liegt ‚Caliope‘ vor. Eine Tour durch Australien und vielleicht Europa 2014 ist in Planung.

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53 Ancient Core Once 2nd place @ the 4th Mushroom Producer‘s Contest plays Transylvanian psychedelic Chillout

The psychedelic Chillout project Ancient Core, formed by Mihai Cadar and Alex Bodochi from Cluj (Transylvania/Romania) in 2008, fuses modern technics with Transylvanian ethnic sounds. Its first track was ‚Earth Spirit Awakening‘ (2009). They will play at S.U.N. Festival, Summer Never Ends and Transylvania Calling. A new track ‚All possible circumstances‘ (Random Rec.) was released recently, a compilation and free digital album will follow (Canadian Astronautic Rec.), ‚VA-Ancestral Lullabies‘.

Der psychedelische Chillout von Ancient Core, Mihai Cadar und Alex Bodochi aus Cluj (Transylvanien/Rumänien) verschmilzt moderne Technik und transylvanisch- ethnische Klänge. Ihr erster Track hiess ‚Earth Spirit Awakening‘ (2009). Der Track ‚All possible circumstances‘ (Random Rec.) wurde kürzlich releast, eine Kompilation und freies digitales Album folgen (Canadian Astronautic Rec.), ‚VA-Ancestral Lullabies‘. Spielen werden sie auf dem S.U.N. Festival, Summer Never Ends und Transylvania Calling. www.soundcloud.com/ancient_core Pic: Ancient Core © by Unknown

Pic: Spiky © by Unknown

Spiky – Ajnavision Records & EaRtH CiTy ReCoRdZ Behind Spiky is ‚Spiros Tseronis‘ from Mannheim (Germany) a talented musician, producer and Psybient dj, member of Ajnavision & EaRtH CiTy ReCoRdZ whose last track ‚Mystic Tabla‘ was released on a compilation by EaRtH CiTy this year.

Spiky will play at Tangra, Antaris and Dance Experience Festival. www.soundcloud.com/spiky

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Bludge

Walking canvasses at the heart of the party Our recent cover motive comes from Bludge, a duo from sunny Sri Lanka. These guys do not only create amazing shirts, but an entire lifestyle: The bludgey way of life.

Bludge is about seeing things in a different, in a more vibrant way: Bludging is a way of life!

Any artist needs talent… and inspiration. What is yours?

Travelling to places I’ve never been, meeting new, likeminded people, experiencing new things, music and island life... These extra-ordinary experiences help to me create,

trippers and takes the art to where they are... so there are a lot of other things I wanna get into! www.thebludge.com

Pics © Natalie Soysa

Obviously you prefer t-shirts to canvases for your paintings…

Bludge exhibits differently. Instead of exhibiting our art in a traditional gallery, we take our work to the heart of the party where our target audience is. Bludge has been getting involved in Sri Lanka’s small but colourful underground party wave by creating Bludge Lounges, a place to chill out at the party. T-shirts are displayed at the lounge, we create space to bludge around, and we give space to artists to display any kind of creative installations…

At our very own Bludge party I used one of our designs, ‘The Trans-Porter’ as a huge backdrop for the djs. And we had the crowd and the djs wearing Bludge T-shirts at the party, literally making human canvases and an interactive party experience. That’s the most interesting thing I like about my canvas being on t-shirts. Seeing some of our favourite djs like Boris Brejcha, Androcell and Asvajit wearing my designs has been *bludgegasmic*, to say the least!

Pic: Bludge

they are my inspiration. My latest Bludge creation was inspired by our recent mushroom adventure in the magical hills of Kodaikanal, India.

Any projects besides shirts?

I’m just starting to get into party backdrops and installations. Bludge creates for the

Das kreative Duo Bludge aus dem sonnigen Sri Lanka präsentiert seine Gemälde lieber mitten im feierfreudigen Getümmel als auf den Wänden einer Galerie. Auf verdammt stylischen T-Shirts nämlich. Zu sehen sind diese auch immer mal wieder an bekannten DJs, und natürlich am Leib vieler Partyfraggles.

Inspiriert von Reisen, neuen Bekanntschaften, von Mushroom Abenteuern in den indischen Bergen und neuen Erfahrungen im Allgemeinen gibt es nicht nur jede Menge flashige Klamotten, sondern auch eigene BludgeKonzeptparties und dazu auch immer mehr Deko-Objekte und großflächige Party-Gemälde.

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Blacklight Art & Decoration A decoration artist, defining himself through constant renewals in his art which result in unique visual experiences at every gathering he is part of.

NoffiART is Christoph ‚Noffi‘ Dannowski, a solo decoration artist from Ulm, a small Southern German city between Stuttgart and Munich. He first got in contact with the Psychedelic Trance culture in 2004 at a mind blowing New Year‘s Eve festival in the Sahara desert of Morocco and the story began. Fascinated by these new impressions of psychedelic art, he started to create his own decoration and present it at small local underground parties around his home area. In January 2012 he got his first international booking for a Sangoma Rec. label party called ‚The Newz‘ at the legendary church in Ruigoord, the hippie village near Amsterdam and host of the famous Solstice Festival.

Since then, being at Sangoma Records, a sub-label of South African‘s Timecode Records, he has created and decorated several mainfloors for national and international festivals and events as the Existence Festival 2012 (Finland), Gaggalacka Open Air 2012 (Thuringia, Germany) as well as Psycoticum 2013 (Munich, Germany), heavily supported and assisted by Svon Sun, his good friend and one of the most active Psytrance organizers in and around the city of Ulm. It is Noffi‘s passion to design and create whole dance floor concepts: mystical dance temples, geometric and energetic, combined with twisted and colourful psychedelic

Pic: Noffi Art © by Existence Festival

airbrush artworks. Christoph works with all kind of materials like wood, metal, film, net, etc., but mainly Lycra. This year for example, you will find his work at a very special People Of The Butterflies anniversary party in Finland in early October and at the upcoming Alice Im Wummerland party in Mannheim at the end of October. www.sangomarecords/noffiart www.facebook.com/pages/NoffiART-Blacklight-Art-Decoration/275475925826282

Von Trance und psychedelischer Kunst seit 2004 fasziniert dekorierte Christoph ‚Noffi‘ Dannowski aus Ulm, als NoffiART sogleich zunächst kleine lokale Untergrundpartys und seit dem ersten grossen Booking in Ruigoord (nahe Amsterdam) im Januar 2012 für Sangoma Records zahlreiche nationale und internationale Mainfloors (z.B. Existence 2012/Finnland). Seine Leidenschaft gilt ganzheitlichen Tanzflächenkonzepten: mystische Tanztempel, geometrisch und energetisch, mit farbenfrohen psychedelischen Airbrush-Arbeiten unter Verarbeitung vieler Materialien, vor allem Lycra. Zu bestaunen auf der People Of The Butterflies (Finnland) Anfang Oktober und der Alice Im Wummerland Party in Mannheim Ende Oktober.

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BAM/FAM Records

For the sake of quality Asarualim and DJ Tschan will be familiar names for you party-goers out there.

Recently the guys started their own imprint: BAM and it’s up-tempo sublabel FAM. Tough times to start a new label.

Who are the go-getters doing so nevertheless?

Indeed it‘s tough, but we believe there still is a market for quality. Of course you don‘t start a venture like this to get rich. BAM/ FAM are our two A&R‘s, Dustin Henze (BAM), Jan Steinert (FAM) and myself, Thomas David. Dustin and I are actually the guys behind Asarualim and Jan is maybe better known as DJ Tschan.

Do you think there still is a market for CDs? I think CDs still have a market, mainly collectors and DJs who still like to have something in their hands. So we are doing all of our albums on CD, a very limited number each. Mainly to cater those two groups, and for promotion. Everything is also released digital, EPs only digital. We are trying to get out 1 or 2 releases per month and mainly rely on digital promotion. There is a plan to expand the merchandising, but one step at a time.

What has been the most difficult task while setting up your label?

We‘ve been in the scene very long but never published ourselves, so we had to get a grip on that part first which was a bit of an up and down. And we are still learning. It also took a while to find our own sound in terms of mastering which I think we have finally cracked with the last releases.

What has been most fun while setting up your label?

Getting together the team and the artists around it. We met great people along the way and have seen some great support from people who stood behind us and believed in us from the beginning. As we are mostly working with newcomers it‘s nice to see how the guys have improved during the production process.

What’s crackin music-wise?

Eleven releases are out on various online platforms. Our first CD release will come in a few weeks, it will be Blind Fury‘s debut LP on FAM. This will be followed by Asarualim‘s next album on BAM. In between we will have a few more EPs as download-only.

Asarualim und DJ Tschan werden dem einen oder der anderen sicher ein Begriff sein. Vor kurzem gingen die Jungs mit dem eigenen Label BAM an den Start, inklusive Hochgeschwindigkeits-Sublabel FAM. Da sie ja schon eine ganze Weile in der Szene aktiv sind und sich auch viel im Untergrund tummeln, darf man auf eine Reihe spannender musikalischer Neuentdeckungen gespannt sein.

Das erste CD-Release auf FAM kommt von Blind Fury, im August folgt auf BAM das neue Album von Asarualim.

Dazwischen natürlich noch eine Reihe digitaler EPs, wobei BAM/FAM durchweg den Ansatz „Spaß durch Qualität“ verfolgt, denn das Label ist ausdrücklich ein Leidenschafts- und kein Wirtschaftsprojekt.

binaryaudiomachinery.com • fractalaudiomachinery.com • soundcloud.com/bam-fam-records

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Interchill Spores

Chilled-out music without limitations Interchill acquired a name with a release policy that is characterised by quality and innovation rather than a particular style. So it’s exciting news that the Canadian label is giving away for free a full compilation: Interchill Spores. A chat with Andrew Collins.

You are giving away for free a full compilation. Please tell us a little about the music!

We‘re giving away a sampler of tracks by artists who have released albums on Interchill and the selection is intended to encourage mushroom lovers to dig deeper and explore the sounds each artist has to offer. It is a sonic window onto the creations of some outstanding artists without the demands of a commercial release.

Interchill is well-known for its progressive and forward-thinking release policy. What‘s the most exciting genre evolution at the moment?

I find great new music all the time - there are a lot of talented people out there and services like Soundcloud really help. Usually new leads come from following up on recommendations from friends. I like where deep atmospheric Bass music is pushing things these days. Naasko and I just finished putting together our first compilation in years, called Depth Charge. It is out mid April. Nice tunes!

please ourselves and variety keeps things interesting.

We‘ve been super fortunate to work with so many excellent people. No difficulties with having a broad spectrum - people have come to expect that from us.

The dance music sector is getting flooded with new producers day after day. Is it similar on the laid-back side of electronic music?

That is just a reflection of where we are today with the means of production and distribution being wide open to many more people. I don‘t think it is specific to any particular genre.

Are there differences between the Chillout cultures of countries and continents? Where are the hot spots?

I can‘t really offer an opinion on that since I‘m based most of the time on an island in BC, Canada and I‘m interested in the whole picture when I go to a festival - not just Chillout. The summer festival season here in BC is worth checking out - Shambhala, Bass Coast, Motion Notion, Believe Freedom. Super friendly people, beautiful locations, good times... www.interchill.com

A music label is virtually a label. What‘s written on the Interchill label? Did you ever experience difficulties because of your broad spectrum of sound?

I couldn‘t confine our releases to one particular sound; that would be way too boring. We release music to

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Kukan dUb Lagan

Revolution Is The Solution A talk with Kukan dUb Lagan about the creative revolution, social media, and free music.

Revolution has become a buzzword, it often seems like everybody’s a revolutionist.

Yes, revolution has been revolutionised itself. In the past people gathered in the actual world out there and spread the word via flyers, banners, and other media. Today everyone can spread his revolutionary agenda by social media like Facebook. There is no limit to what you can spread.

That also goes for music, of course.

Everybody is a producer today power to the people so to speak! A good or a bad development?

Who can judge? Who can say what quality means today? Is Justin Bieber a quality product or just an example of good use of social media? Everybody can produce today, but also everybody can distribute and sell their music, their sounds and ideas to anyone - including 10 year old viewers giving you the power on YouTube… all by themselves. Standards of quality are established by people’s opinions and in their minds. Social media made it all easier, and often when it becomes easier the quality is not the same… The benefits are there – together with the losses.

Ultimately, you are a revolutionist yourself - giving away Revolution Is The Solution, a free album of yours.

I wanted to combine these two aspects: It’s free, it’s digital and kind of social media – but it’s also keeping up our high quality standard.

So in this time of revolution MikelaBella Records is proud to join the resistance with our strongest instrument – Music!

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In unserem Gespräch sinniert Kukan dUb Lagan darüber, welche Vor- und Nachteile die Möglichkeiten von sozialen Medien wie Facebook für die Musiklandschaft bedeuten. Der kreativen Demokratisierung steht die Gefahr eines Qualitätsverlusts gegenüber. Mit seinem Album Revolution Is The Solution möchte er beide Welten vereinen: Get one of 500 free download codes Es ist gratis und im Netz verfügbar, aber hält gleichzeitig den hohen for the 5 track release Qualitätsanspruch von MikelaBella „Revolution Is The Solution“ Records. 500 Exemplare gibt es über den Link unten.

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Techno and Trance –

Can there be a peace between them?

A talk with Marco of Meller about a crucial question Roberdo: As I wrote in my last column, there are some people who think that “Radio killed the video star – Electro killed the spirit of Goa!” I am wondering: Actually what do these people mean with “Electro”…?

Marco: I think they mostly mean Techno instead of Electro and refer to beats and style. Techno makes use of sounds that are more or less unusual in Goa music, or at least they‘re used in a different way. While Psytrance is filled with loads of varying tones, Techno concentrates on less and plays with sounds, lets them develop during a track. In some cases this is even more Trance in the original sense than a typical Psytrance tune.

Roberdo: Exactly how do you think Trance is generated in this way?

Marco: It‘s a kind of hypnosis and monotony. A ­specific sound is heard for a long time in a track, again and again, but constantly changing its face.

You can follow the way it evolves and -being caught and fascinated- consequently fall in trance.

We use this technique a lot in our Meller tracks, for example in our latest release on Nuuktal Records.

Combined with some rough beats it‘s a weapon.

Roberdo: The probably most popular „Techno Trance“ act used to be Spirallianz / Midimiliz. Today these guys are very successful outside the Trance scene under the name Extrawelt. Did you ever think about leaving the Trance scene?

Marco: For sure in the way of thinking outside the box, but not in the way of leaving. Since the beginning 13 years ago Trance is a part of Meller and also a part of us. Meller as Techno-only act would not work very well, we have other projects for this.

Roberdo: Many Trance artists are producing what they call „Techno” nowadays. However, they barely ever play at original Techno events, but rather on alternative floors. Do you see a future for original Techno in the Trance scene?

Marco: No, original Techno and that „Psy“-Techno you mention are two totally different worlds with different people. But as every scene expands you‘ll always find cross-overs like Meller, influenced by both worlds. www.meller.de

Recent releases

Meller – Existence (Emotive Robot compilation) [Nuuktal Records] Meller – Roaches EP [Audioload Music] Yotopia – Master Key (Meller Remix) [Synergetic Records]

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Solar Tech Records

Breathead debut album & more Hamburg’s quality label for Psytrance and Psy Prog has scheduled a lot of exciting releases for this year. One of the most anticipated ones is Breathead’s debut album – we a chat with the up-and-coming Mexican producer: Which elements of the album have been most challenging for you?

I put a lot of work in the atmospheres of this album, and I think I discovered some very creative and unique sounds!

At which time of a festival would you play your album?

Well, each track of this album is a different trip. I think it’s great for the night, but also it perfectly matches the moment of sunrise or sunset because the music is a transition in itself!

How has the feedback on the album been so far?

I received good vibes and a lot of support from djs and producers, and fans are waiting to get it!

You are about to tour in Europe. Is it your first time? Which destinations are you looking forward to?

It is my second time in Europe, but I can say this is my first album tour.

Actually I really love the party crowds in Germany, but I’m also very curious to go other countries like Switzerland, Holland, France, Austria, and England, just to mention few. Because I know the scene is very powerful and respectable in these places!

The energising, highly atmospheric Psytrance album of Breathead is just the most recent highlight on Solar Tech Records. Another highly anticipated work is the debut album of WAIO. The Brazilian go-getter already gave some tracks to chosen djs and it seems like they really live up to the ever rising reputation of this young producer! Right now in March, Chabunk delivers the Quantum Capsule ep, a foretaste of his album which is going to be released in mid-summer. Until then there will be a series of new eps, keeping up the typical Solar Tech Sound from solid Psytrance to fresh Progressive tunes: Tulk, Kriya, Corona, Brainiac, and Shockwave. In spring, also an old trouper returns with fresh sounds: Silent Sphere! Not to forget about some first tracks from itone, the new solo project of Corona. Last but not least label head DJ Natron is collecting tunes for the third part of his Solar Waves compilation. www.solartechrecords.com

Das Hamburger Label Solar Tech Records hält weiterhin die Fahne für kraftvollen Psytrance und pumpenden Psy Prog hoch. Aktuell steht das Album von Breathead an, der mit seinen energiegeladenen, hochgradig atmosphärischen Produktionen wohl zu den Durchstartern des Jahres zählt. Außerdem präsentiert Chabunk im März seine Quantum Capsule EP, es folgen weitere digitale Veröffentlichungen von Tulk, Kriya, Corona, Brainiac sowie Shockwave, und auch Silent Sphere ist zurück mit ganz neuem Sound. Weitere News von Solar Tech: Corona geht mit dem Soloprojekt itone an den Start und Label-Macher DJ Natron sammelt Tracks für den dritten Teil der Solar Waves Reihe.

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Phaxe A Progressive prodigy From being a newcomer to being an international jet setter within no time: Phaxe stirred fresh vibes in the Progressive scene. Now he’s about to release his highly anticipated debut album.

Kevin Josefsen is undoubtedly one of the shooting stars of today’s Progressive Trance scene. Dropping his artist name Phaxe in 2007 would have provoked few, if any reaction. Only 4 years later the man from Copenhagen is already held to be a synonym for upper-league party sound. An impressing career that made Phaxe repeatedly being described as a “Progressive Prodigy”. So it’s not a big surprise that anticipations are very high after Iboga announced the release of his debut album for 2013.

Looking back, the evolution of Phaxe`s sound is the history of a perfect storm brewing. It starts with excessive party weekends in the late 90s, awakening his interest in electronic music production. First creative steps are taken in front of a Nintendo gaming console. Eventually this new passion leads to a professional audio engineer training in 2006. These 3 stages of Phaxe’s career are still very noticeable today: His music is to-the-floor, playful, and high-quality in terms of sound.

This irresistible mixture is taken to yet another level on Phaxe’s debut album. Its title “Calm Under Pressure” speaks for itself: Despite his great success with bookings to all scene hotspots of this planet, he took his time to finish the production. Smells like a Progressive Trance milestone indeed… Visitors of the mushroom party in Bochum will be delighted by some of the brand new tracks. Talking about new tracks: Phaxe is currently working on a remix for Ticon. Also, a remix collection for his track Long Story Short, produced together with Morten Granau, has been announced on SpinTwist Records. The irresistible vibe of this title meets the production skills of Bizarre Contact, Krama, and Freedom Fighters. www.soundcloud.com/Phaxe facebook.com/Phaxe Bookings: booking@irismusic.dk

Hätte man den Namen Phaxe im Jahre 2007 in die Runde geworfen, wäre eine Reaktion vermutlich ausgeblieben. Aber schon 4 Jahre später gilt er als Synonym für pumpenden Progressive Trance feinster Machart.

Dank dieses kometenhaften Aufstiegs wurde der dänische Produzent schon öfters als „Wunderkind“ des Genres bezeichnet. Entsprechend gespannt ist man nun auf das erste Album: „Calm Under Pressure“ soll dieses Jahr auf Iboga erscheinen. Außerdem ist Phaxe gerade an einem Remix für Ticon und auf SpinTwist kommt eine Sammlung von Neuinterpretationen seines Hits „Long Story Short“, der zusammen mit Morten Granau entstand. Darauf kommen Bizarre Contact, Krama, und Freedom Fighters zum Zug.

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It looks like an important year for D_Vision. The dj and producer from Düsseldorf is about to launch various exciting new projects, taking his creative commitment in the Progressive Trance scene to the next level. After djing at events all around Germany, he started producing his own version of driving dance floor groove. First tracks have been released on compilations like Face Disco, Cinema Of Consciousness or Magic Of The Sun 2 on Savva Records, the label he also represents as a dj. D_Vision’s True Dreams ep gained great feedback among lovers of deep and pumping Progressive tunes. Right now he has got the Friends ep in the pipeline, including a remix of Element’s mighty classic Willkommen, part of the milestone album Transform. Also he is currently working on some tracks with Israeli producer Monolock.

Besides the mushroom party in Bochum, D_Vision can be heard at one or the other festival this summer, including Waldfrieden Hai in den Mai and Airbeat One. www.soundcloud.com/noiseandvision

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D_Vision

Nach diversen Veröffentlichungen auf Savva Records geht D_Vision mit der Friends EP an den Start, darauf auch ein Remix zu Element’s zeitlosem Klassiker Willkommen.

Außerdem arbeitet er gerade mit Monolock zusammen. Zu hören gibt es D_Vision u.a. auf der mushroom Party in Bochum, Waldfrieden Hai in den Mai oder Airbeat One.

Solaris Vibe Solaris Vibe known as Assaf Vizovich, dj and producer from Ramat-gan, Israel started his musical journey in 2007 after having been exposed to the psychedelic Progressive Trance music and scene. After intently listening to some tracks of this specific genre he decided to create his own beat with a unique style of Psy-progressive Trance, which cuts through deep bass lines and epic emotional atmospheric sounds. His first tracks were released on respected labels such as Plusquam Records, Y.S.E Records and IONO Music before he joined Digital Nature in 2010 and put his career into motion with massive eps and remixes as well as appearances at some of Europe‘s finest Psy parties. After 2 years of major releases which propelled his progress soundly, nowadays Solaris Vibe is working on his first album which will combine different styles such as: Techno/House & Deep touch, but keeps the Psy-progressive as the main motive style. The album release this year will be followed by more singles soon. www.soundcloud.com/solaris-vibe www.facebook.com/solarisvibe

Pic: Ron Kobi

Solaris Vibe (Israel) spielt deepe Bassläufe episch untermalt. Sein Sound erschien erst bei Plusquam Records, Y.S.E Records und IONO Music, seit 2010 bei Digital Nature. EPs und Remixe sowie Auftritte auf Europas schönsten Psy Partys verliehen ihm Schub für die Arbeit am demnächst erscheinenden Album.

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L o v pa c t An entirely new name pops up on Hadra Records: Lovpact presents “Retrodelic”, a 9-track album that turns out to be an intriguing melange of quirky rhythms from mellow offbeats to thunderous 16th bass lines, clearly pointing towards the dance floor. Remarkably rich in melodies and multidimensional overtones, it is a highly harmonic, hypnotic, and uplifting piece of music. A peek at the actual producers behind this new project reveals: Lovpact is Lunarave, already well-known for his weightless Psytrance groove, and Sleeping Forest, an up-andcoming female Ambient producer – Check out the article about her beautiful debut album in this issue! If you like to move to powerful rhythms while letting your mind drift away with complex melodies, this is just the right pick for you! Once again French Hadra Records proves that it is possible to combine a variety of different styles from the psychedelic genre while at the same time keeping a clear vision and a consequent release philosophy. www.hadra.net

Das Beste aus beiden Welten: Lovpact steht für den treibenden Psytrance Groove von Lunarave kombiniert mit dem melodiösen Talent von Sleeping Forest. Wenn du dich gerne zu kraftvollen Rhythmen bewegst während dein Kopf auf verschlungenen Melodien schwebt, hör mal in ihr neues Album “Retrodelic” rein!

Sleeping Forest - Rise of Nature It’s electronic music, but it isn’t. The probably most fascinating aspect of Sleeping Forest’s debut album is a feeling of “live”-lines, of creative spontaneity that one would expect when listening to the jam session of a band. However, Sleeping Forest is a one-person project: French artist Lisa Marine clearly proves herself to be an up-and-coming talent in the Ambient sector. Indeed she plays the piano live, lending to her productions and stage appearance a very dynamic feeling. Her album ‘Rise of Nature’, out on Hadra Records since February, combines influences from Psychedelic Rock and World Music with the psychoacoustic wonderland of computer-based sound creation. Listening to the 9 tracks on this release gives the impression of a film music compilation. Evolving complex melodic arrangements, the artist creates a variety of intense atmospheres - sometimes dark and dramatic, sometimes light and dreamy. Combined with acoustic drums, heavyweight Dub basses, and lots of nature samples she creates a world of sound that is full of wonders and surprising discoveries. www.hadra.net

Von der Dynamik her erinnern die Tracks von Lisa Marine an eine Jam Session. Auf dem Album Rise Of Nature, das sie unter dem Namen Sleeping Forest gerade auf Hadra veröffentlicht hat, präsentiert die Französin komplexe MelodieKonstrukte, die immer wieder stark an Filmmusik erinnern - mal dunkel und melancholisch, mal warm und verträumt.

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Sunny rays first shone on Marcel Neetz aka Connexx in 1983 in Germany, nowadays they warm him on the isle of Rugen Before severely infected with the Psytrance-virus in 1999, he had solely listened to hip hop and reggae, but once infected, in 2000, went for spinning the discs himself, since 2002 produced himself with a friend, and only 4 years later, founded the project Connexx. Encounters with artists as Lumbago, Zyce, Querox Sideform, Vice and many others during his Psy journey resulted in friendships and many a track. Up till now Marcel happily pursues different dj projects with artists as Querox, Hara Motion and Gino, with Lumbago the sideproject Colu. He is on the road a lot in Germany, Switzerland and Denmark, presenting the Connexx sound live these days. Prog on Syndicate where he has signed released his ep Zombie Mode recently and will release his album at the end of the summer, on which he is working these days, containing many surprises and also some collabs with other artists. www.soundcloud.com/connexx www.dj.beatport.com/connexx-prog-on-syndicate www.www.prog-on-syndicate.com/ www.facebook.com/connexxsound

Connexx aka Marcel Neetz, mit der EP Zombie Mode im Gepäck viel live unterwegs in Deutschland, Dänemark und der Schweiz wurde während seiner Klangreise zusätzlich inspiriert von Begegnungen mit Künstlern wie Lumbago, Zyce, Querox Sideform und Vice Ende des Sommers kommt ein Album (Prog on Syndicate).

DJ Taranis Imagine the full throttle party vibe of Fullon or even Dark but at a moderate BPM rate, channelled through the elegant and organic groove of Psy Prog tunes. This is pretty much the sound of Landmark’s label DJ Taranis. Originally fascinated by the faster sounds of the scene he started spinning records in 2007. However, a few festival summers later the style of the nowadays Hamburg based dj evolved in a literally Progressive direction- while at the same time keeping up a high-energy atmosphere created by flawless mixing skills and an intoxicating music selection. Before long his talent was discovered by Murus, back then still one half of IONO Music, who spontaneously asked him to become a representative label dj. When Murus started up his new project Landmark Recordings, DJ Taranis moved on together with him. Since then he has represented the prestigious Psy Prog label at numerous club events throughout Germany. www.landmark-recordings.com/taranis www.soundcloud.com/taranis

Stell dir die geballte Energie von Full On oder sogar Dark vor - aber in gemäßigten BPM-Gefilden, in Form von organisch-groovigem Psy Prog Sound: Genau das ist der Stil von DJ Taranis. Seit 2007 legt er auf, aktuell repräsentiert er das renommierte Label Landmark Recordings dessen Musik er auf diversen Events in ganz Deutschland spielt.

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Phantastic Art & Design

by Stefan Theurer Painting, illustrations, graphic design, comics… our cover artist is extremely versatile. In this interview he tells about inspiration, crazy music machines, and the power of the heart.

What is the idea behind „The Warrior Of Light“, the cover picture?

I was inspired by the “Manual of the Warrior of Light” by Paulo Coelho. The Warrior of Light is a warrior of the future, he fights without any violence, mainly using his heart. If there should be any martial tendencies in the Psytrance scene, they should be like that! “A Warrior of Light believes in wonders, and it is this belief that makes wonders happen”.

Unlike many other artists, you are not based in a trendy metropolis, but in the rural environment of South-West Germany. Why? I have a very strong connection to nature, it’s a huge source of ideas, creativity, and energy for me. That’s why I love Swabia! However, I also enjoy an adventure trip to a metropolis from time to time.

What’s your favourite technique at the moment?

I really like my fantasy works. I start with an illustration in black in white, using ink and a quill or a fineliner. It is then scanned and edited in Photoshop. This creative workflow with its realm of possibilities is still most fascinating for me.

What has been the most unusual contract work you did?

I designed a poster motive for the current project of GöG, a didgeridoo artist, all-rounder, and inventor of music machines. It was a special

Aus dem schönen Schwabenland kommt unser aktueller Cover Artist und er ist extrem vielseitig: Illustrationen, Mediendesign, Comics... all das schafft er in beachtlicher stilistischer Bandbreite. Er beginnt am liebsten zunächst mit Tusche und Feder, eingescannt wird das schwarz-weiße Werk dann mit Photoshop weiter bearbeitet. Das Titelbild ist übrigens von Paulo Coelhos „Handbuch des Krieger des Lichts“ inspiriert. Als besonders spannendes Projekt nennt Stefan Theurer die Gestaltung eines Plakats für GöG, der wirklich abgefahrene Soundmaschinen bastelt.

c­ hallenge because of that one-of-a-kind, congenial, spaced-out sound machine!

Which artists inspire you at the moment?

Music: Max Cooper, Kollektiv Turmstraße, James Holden, Vibrasphere... everything that’s uplifting.

Literature: Eckhart Tolle – A New Earth, Awakening to Your Life‘s Purpose. Painting: Still the comics of Moebius, what a great inspiration! www.phantastic-design.de

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Dreamwörx Befeuert durch positives Echo und ‚ne Menge Spass entwickelte sich aus einer als Unterstützung kleiner Partys gedachten Sache ein Dekoteam - Dreamwörx Dreamwörx ist ein junges Deko- und Veranstalter-Team aus Schwerin (Deutschland).

Als sie im September 2009 für eine selbst organisierte, private Goartenparty mit gerade mal 25 Leuten „ein wenig Deko machten“, also anfingen erste String-Arts zu bauen und mit Stretchstoffen zu experimentieren, entdeckten sie etwas unvermittelt ihre Freude am Basteln und Dekorieren. Bereits 2010, im nächsten Sommer, gründeten sie Dreamwörx. Gemäss ihrer ursprünglichen Idee mit ihren Sachen „kleine Umsonst und Draussen Partys for free zu unterstützen“ war Dreamwörx‘ Schaffen anfänglich lediglich auf solchen Partys sowie anderen kleinen Events anzutreffen. Doch einerseits befeuert durch viel positives Echo und „‚ne Menge Spass“ als auch andererseits der Entwicklung eines ersten, durchdachten Konzepts, selbstredend in fortwährendem Ausbau befindlich, eroberten sie sukzessive Partys und Festivals.

Ihre Wabennetze, unzähligen bunten Blumen, Schmetterlinge, Libellen, Kunstpflanzen und 3D-Elemente waren mittlerweile z.B. auf der Psychedelic Circus 2011 sowie etlichen Partys und einigen Festivals in ganz Deutschland und sogar Dänemark zu Gast. Derzeit arbeiten die Jungs auf Hochtouren an neuen Sachen, werden erstmalig Pinsel in die Hand nehmen, um bezaubernde Backdrops zu zeichnen. Darüber hinaus beschäftigen sie sich eingehend mit Projektionen, um ihre Deko in ein angemessenes Licht zu rücken.

Als größte Aufgabe für 2013 sehen sie allerdings den Ausbau ihrer eigenen Partyreihe Camakavum und ihres neuen Darkprojekts Padachayo.

Ganz besonders freuen sie sich darauf, den Mainfloor des LAV Festivals mit einem komplett neuem Konzept zu gestalten und natürlich auf die VIBEZ Party in Bochum... seid gespannt! www.facebook.com/ dreamwoerx www.facebook.com/dreamworxcamakavum

Dreamwörx, a young decoration and organiser-team from Schwerin (Germany) in late 2009 discovered that crafting and decorating was fun and soon developed an ever expanding concept. Their hexagonal meshes, colourful and 3-dimensional elements have embellished parties all over Germany and even Denmark. At the moment full-bore at fascinating backdrops and projections, providing their decoration with appropriate light, for 2013, the main endeavour is their own party-line called Camakavum and their new dark project Padachayo.

They are also especially happy about doing the main floor at the LAV festival engaging their completely new concept and naturally the VIBEZ Party in Bochum...be prepared!

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Static Movement Shahar Shtrikman, aka Static Movement, born in 1984 in the Ukraine, currently lives in Israel. He started his musical expedition at the piano, teaching himself how to play while using mental visualizations to simulate the song and experimenting with a software named Impulse Tracker when he was 12. He founded his first project Impulser in 1996 which is more into Fullon, Goa, Psychedelic and classic music and never stopped working on it.

In 2007 he started to study sound engineering professionally and work at the record studio „Oz Studios“. Then 2 years ago, Shtrikman decided to experiment with Progressive, calling his new project Static Movement. A project fusing emotion and power in static progression, building energy from inside. Some of the tracks are more melodic and some are harder and more psychedelic, you are told a story while listening to the music. He has released at the top labels of the world as Iboga, Iono music, Yellow sunshine explosion, Nightbase music, and many more. www.soundcloud.com/staticmovement www.oz.shahars@gmail.com

Der in Israel lebende, gebürtige Ukrainer Shahar Shtrikman beschloss vor 2 Jahren Emotion und Kraft in statischer Progression zu verschmelzen, ein Progressive Experiment namens Static Movement. Releast hat er bereits bei Top Labels wie Iboga, Iono Music, Yellow Sunshine Explosion und Nightbase Music.

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Mit einer Mischung aus brachialer Energie und detailverliebter Schönheit macht sich Touch Tone immer mehr einen Namen. Sein Titel Dial 8, der zusammen mit Earthling entstand, war auf der letzten Ozora mindestens 8x zu hören! Neben diversen Koops schraubt der britische Produzent fleißig am Album. Alle News, mush Gratis-Downloads und et vieles mehr gibt’s auf seiner Facebook-Seite.

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Touch Tone is becoming more and more of a synonym for the full on party sound, combining intricate beauty and rough power among his tripped out vibes. The track Dial 8, created together with Earthling, was one of the hits of last summer being heard at least 8 times at Ozora festival. A remix ep of this mighty tune will soon be released on Zero 1 Records, including versions by GMS, Hemi-Sync, and Beatnik. British producer Chris Hanson is not exactly a newcomersome of you will know his other artist names Flip-Flop, Sketchy Pimps or UltraDelux. However, during the last years it’s been lots of Touch Tone EPs and tracks on compilations that drew the attention of djs and dance floors. Right now he is working hard on his first album, besides a pretty busy tour schedule taking shape. Also Touch Tone told us that he has recently been collaborating with Earthling & Poli, Joti Sidhu, Hopi, Hypnocoustics, and K.I.M, so obviously there is quite something in the pipeline. Find out more on his facebook page where he is also giving away free downloads and lots of samples.

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GOA – 20 Years of Psychedelic Trance

The Substance Albert Hofmann’s LSD

An anthology of the Goa and Psytrance generation!

More than 700 pictures!

Der Kultfilm jetzt auf DVD!

ISBN 978-3-03788-189-7 Photobook incl. DVD 320 pages Size 25x25 cm Hardcover

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One drop changes everything

ISBN 978-3-03788-271-9 DVD 93 min. Gesamtlänge D/E/F/I Regie: Martin Witz

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Drollkoppz

Waveform

Goazilla

Freak Machine‘s Finest, Progressive with just a pinch of the sound of the Nineties and the early millennium from North Germany that‘s what Drollkoppz aka Lars Jensen and Christoph Peters started producing in 2009.

In 2011 followed the successful releases of a first track featuring this style, „Seid gestern“ (Soundcloud) as well as a first ep, „600 programs“ (Midijum Records), subsequently touring through Germany and France they achieved breakthrough at the festival Freak Machine in 2012. Drollkoppz can be heard on various compilations and the eps „Floordecor“ and „Säurebad“ on the Swedish Progressive label Panzar Productionz. At the moment Drollkoppz‘ fourth ep is on the make.

During live sets and in the studio they are using Ableton live, Korg Nanokontrol for effects, and Akai LPD 8 Drumracks for live samples, currently developing additional control for individual track elements to be employed live in the future. Listen to their remix, „Nitro & Glycerine - Imma Wigga (Drollkoppz RmX)“.

He’s one of the up-and-coming artists from the powerful and deeply psychedelic edge of Progressive Trance: Nazar Yoganson aka Waveform was just signed on Landmark Recordings, presenting some excellent productions full of ripping synthesizer leads and gripping hook lines. Being only 23 years of age the originally Ukrainian, now Greece based producer is already looking back on 10 years of studio experience.

After exploring the boundaries of electronic music for a couple of years, he eventually discovered the place where his creativity belongs: The Psytrance scene.

Already playing internationally, Waveform is looking forward to his gig at the mushroom tour in Hamburg: “There is a lot of sun in the German scene! I really like the vibes... they are strong and colourful, even though I’m from Greece.” Besides various gigs all over Europe, there’s a series of Waveform releases in the pipeline this year, starting with the “Time EP” on Landmark Recordings in March – so watch out!

Hamburg’s notorious party animal is reaching out for the world - So be prepared for the one or the other festival floor quaking under the rhythm of Goazilla’s mighty stomp! During the last year, the popular local dj bigwig remained almost exclusively in his home pastures. For a simple reason: He started a new family. Now he is up for some travelling again. During the next summer, his signature mixture of classic and brand new Psy Prog bangers can be heard at one or two open air and parties throughout central Europe.

Since some time his sets also include own music productions. By means of sound waves, Goazilla is reaching out even further: Just recently he joined Landmark Recordings, also he represents OV Silence Records. There are 2 new compilations scheduled on these label for 2013, spreading his characteristic groove all over the world of Psytrance. All lovers of crunchy Psy Prog should definitely have an eye on activities of Goazilla!

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Mit Progressive, der Anleihen an den Sound der 90er und des frühen Jahrtausends nimmt, versorgen uns Drollkoppz. Seit 2011 erschienen „Seid Gestern“ (Soundcloud) sowie „600 Programs“ (Midijum Records), Releases auf Compilations und 2 EPs (Panzar Productionz, Schweden). Die vierte EP ist in Arbeit.

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Arkadius & Lil Momo DJ Ihre ursprüngliche Fullon Faszination bewahrt haben sich die den Tiefen des Harzer Waldes entsprungenen Dj Arkadius & Djane Li´l Momo, die zusammen seit 2002 Psy Partys und Festivals in Europa mit deepem Psytrance beschallen. 5 Compilations haben sie seit 2008 veröffentlicht, zunächst bei Planet Ben Rec., nun spielen und releasen sie, quasi familiär mit ganz besonderen Acts vereint, beim brasilianischen Label Mosaico Records! Stay tuned für die Compilation 2013 und ein PsyHarzer Set in Hamburg.

Retaining their genuine fascination with Full On dj team DJ Arkadius & Djane Li‘l Momo, from the depths of the Harz mountains, have been enchanting parties and festivals in Europe with their deep Psytrance music since 2002. With 5 compilations since 2008, initially at Planet BEN Rec. nowadays they are playing and releasing at the Brazilian label Mosaico Records, there embedded in family like relations with lots of talents! Get ready for a brand new compilation in 2013 by Arkadius & Li´l Momo! www.facebook.com/pages/ Dj-Arkadius-Djane-Lil-Momo/­ 126935900671125?fref=t www.mosaicorecords.com

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DJ Turays

Djane Mystixx

Seine DJ Sets strahlen eine ansteckende Euphorie aus, wie sie vielleicht nur von jemand kommen kann, der die Szene erst relativ neu für sich entdeckt hat. Seit 2007 ist der Hamburger Dominic Richter dem progressiven Psytrance verfallen, seit 2011 beweist er unter dem Namen Turays sein frisches Talent am Mischpult.

Aus den angesagten Tanzschuppen seiner Heimatstadt wie etwa dem legendären Juice Club ist er schon nicht mehr wegzudenken. Seine treibende Musikauswahl wertet er mittlerweile auch noch mit eigenen Produktionen auf – sehr zur Freude der feiernden Meute. Damit nicht genug: Ganz aktuell geht Turays mit einem neuen Projekt an den Start, nämlich der monatlichen Radioshow „Proggylicious Beats“ auf stromkraftradio. com – Dort gibt es ab dem 16.02. den amtlich progressivpsychedelischen Soundtrack zum samstagabendlichen Vorglühen – mit Musik von Turays selbst und wechselnden Gast-DJs.

Wer in den letzten Jahren in der lebendigen Partyszene von Norddeutschland unterwegs war, hatte mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit auch schon mal das Vergnügen mit Djane Mystixx. Bewusst oder unbewusst, denn die Dame von der Waterkant gilt sowohl vor als auch hinter den Kulissen als ausgesprochen ambitionierte Szeneaktivistin: Sei es als Gründerin der PsyTanicCrew, als Mitglied der PsychedelicSymphonieCrew oder nicht zuletzt als leidenschaftliche Auflegerin. Mit einer Reisegeschwindigkeit von etwa 145 BPM führt sie ihre Zuhörer in ein verspieltes Wunderland des melodischen, treibenden Fullon.

Dabei hat Djane Mystixx einen so eigenständigen Stil entwickelt, dass sich ihr Talent immer weiter herumspricht. Mittlerweile gilt sie auch überregional als Garant für feinste Floorfreude. In diesem Sinne dürfen wir gespannt sein auf das Set, das sie im Zuge mushroom Tour in Hamburg zum Besten gibt.

Im Gepäck hat die Dame unter anderem brandneuen Sound vom bolivianischen Label UnderVoice Records, wie sie uns schon mal verraten hat.

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ShaMane

DJ Magical

Kickdown

Being the manager of Headroom Productions plus digital and junior manager of YSE, Germany based dj & producer Mani aka DJ ShaMane & Synaptic has played a very active role in Psychedelic Trance since 1996. Starting off as resident dj of Natraj Temple in Munich he is well known for his interpretation of today‘s wide spread genre Psytrance, his style ranging from deep driving Psy to ProPsy with a bit of a melodic touch, depending on the time of his sets and specially on the dance floor energies.

“Let’s say: I had a good night’s rest”, DJ Magical explains with a smile. Being among the protagonists of Hamburg’s lively Trance scene since two decades, he really deserved it. After 2 or 3 quiet years he is now back on track – easy like Sunday morning and productive as ever before.

Together with Shiva Chandra he started the project Inception, exploring driving Progressive Trance based on offbeat as well as other rhythm structures. The first EP on Blue Tunes Records gained great feedback, and so did their live gigs in Germany and Austria. At the moment their title Acid Works is haunting the dance floors, it will be included on the next EP, forthcoming on Blue Tunes. Also Magical is back in studio with Fabio, the one or the other might remember their project FM from around 2004.

Apparently a concept work, their Never Sleep EP is about to be released – and whoever knows the go-getting skills of these two scene veterans knows what that means: Music made for looong nights!

Born in 1991 near Hamburg, DJ Kickdown also known as Ole Fendrich first entered the realms of Psytrance in 2010. Having made music since the age of 12, he instantly knew then his mission was to never let this nice beat on the dance floor stop. With two friends getting a mixer and a pair of cd-players he started to have a try at his first sets. At the moment he is also working on his first own tracks.

Thus 2013 will witness him as a dj in Hamburg, featuring fresh Progressive offbeat sounds.

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1991 nahe Hamburg geboren, entdeckte DJ Kickdown aka Ole Fendrich 2010 die Welten des Psytrance. In Sachen Musik keineswegs unbeleckt, wusste er sofort, dass er den guten Sound nicht nur hören, sondern auch dazu beitragen wollte, diesen auf der Tanzfläche fortdauern zu lassen. Daher besorgte er sich mit Freunden ein Mischpult und ein Paar CD-Spieler, versuchte sich an ersten Sets und arbeitet an Tracks. Nun werden wir ihn zum ersten Mal als DJ in Hamburg erleben, mit progressiven Offbeat Sounds.

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Als Manager von Headroom Productions sowie Digital wie Junior Manager von YSE hat der deutsche DJ & Produzent Mani aka DJ ShaMane & Synaptic seit 1996 eine sehr aktive Rolle im Psychedelic Trance gespielt. Gestartet als Resident DJ im Natraj Temple in München und weithin bekannt für seine Interpretationen des Genres Psytrance, rangiert sein Stil von deep treibendem Psy zu ProPsy mit einem gewissen melodischem Touch in Abhängigkeit von der Zeit des Sets und besonders der Energie des Floors.

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Chaotix

Aquarius

This guy has been djing for more years than our youngest readers are alive: Maik Hotz started spinning Electro records in 1985, and we are talking about the real Electro, the break dance stuff – not about that ominous “Electro” term of today. In 1994, the emerging Psytrance scene caught his attention, three years later he played in Goa for the first time. For the next decade Maik could be heard at all big parties and festivals of our scene. As personal highlights he remembers his Sunday residency at Juice club, which had just opened in 1999, his gigs at the Nation Of Gondwana 2002, and at Fusion festival 2006.

During the years Maik developed a characteristic style, quite independent from the main stream.

Chillout music and the special vibe in chillouts at parties gained a special place in his heart. However, today Maik is also running the dance music label Raendna together with Simon Spielvogel, and he’s well known for his deep, minimal House sets. Apparently a true music addict – so be prepared for a genre-crossing mixture of good, laid-back tunes!

Mac Chaotix has been infected with the Psytrance and Techno virus since 1994. He has never been a star, but always been around. Now, back from an invigorating creative break he is returning to his origins - Chill Tech Psy Dark. Never dogmatic with respect to style and sound-wise still versatile, he is drawing the floor under his spell, always the one for a surprise. Be prepared for his Chillektro set during the mushroom tour. Also watch out for his new Techno ego „The Mac Attack“ – expect the lot.

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Chill Out or rather: Chill In…?

A tricky question when it comes to the music of Aquarius. The dj from Hamburg stands for a style that is distinctly different from the sound usually to be heard at chillouts in Germany. Always eager for something new, he delivers a mix of atmospheric Dub, Dub Techno, Drum & Bass, Chill- and Dubstep, and experimental Psybient tracks, often infused with traditional Turkish and oriental themes. While doing so, Aquarius always keeps up a very energetic and stimulating vibe: “I want to play music that makes you high rather than coming down, music that is an inspiration for conversations and philosophy, music that invites you to dance and get into trance”, he explains his approach as a dj. Representing the popular Swiss label Peak Records, Aquarius has always some brand new surprises in his cd case. This year he has been invited to numerous festivals, among others Psychedelic Experience, Tshitraka, the Global Chillout festival in Czech Republic, Midgard festival or Indian Spirit.

Mac Chaotix, seit 1994 mit dem Psytrance und Techno Virus infiziert, war niemals ein Star, aber immer dabei. Nun kehrt er nach kurzer Schaffenspause zu seinem Ursprung zurück: Chill Tech Psy Dark. Stilistisch nie festgelegt und im Sound weiter beweglich, zieht er das Publikum in seinen Bann und ist stets für eine Überraschung zu haben. Wir sind gespannt auf seine Chillektro Sets im Rahmen der Mushroom Tour. Haltet auch Ausschau nach seinem neuen Techno Ego „The Mac Attack“. Wir erwarten Einiges.

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UHU-Crew Wie Nähe zum Goa Highway A24 und Faszination für Schwarzlicht-Dekoration sich in charakteristischen String-Arts umsetzen lassen zeigt uns die Uhu-Crew Bedingt durch die Nähe ihres Wohnortes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern zum Goa Highway A24 kam die Uhu-Crew im Jahre 2005 recht jung in Kontakt mit der psychedelischen Szene.

Auf den psychedelischen Partys sahen und erlebten sie wie gebannt Schwarzlicht-Deko. Gleichermaßen erfüllt vom brennenden Wunsch ihre unmittelbar einsetzende Faszination für grossartige Schwarzlicht-Deko selbst darzustellen, ergriffen sie im April 2008 die Chance, ein erfahrenes DekoTeam bei der künstlerischen Floorgestaltung zu unterstützen und gründeten die UHU-Crew. Ihr flammender Wunsch, eigene Floors zu kreieren, leitete sie zu weiteren Deko-Assistenzen, bevor sie dann mit einem ersten Indoor(Wintersaison 2009/2010) und kurz darauf dem ersten komplett selbst entworfenen und gebauten Outdoor-Floor (April 2010) ihre Gesellenstücke ablieferten. Schließlich 2011 dekorierten sie „mit großer Vorfreude, aber auch mit dem nötigen Respekt“ mittels etlicher Nagelleisten, kilometerweiser Wolle, unzählbaren Kabelbindern und großer Unterstützung des Freundeskreises einen kompletten String-Art-Floor auf der Psychedelic Circus 2011. Ab dieser Zeit wurde die Fädenkunst - String-Art - des Dark Floor zum bestimmenden Merkmal ihres künstlerischen Schaffens. Welche sie immer aufwendiger gestaltend, in Verbindung mit Tüll- und Stretchstoffen, auch auf der Indian Spirit spannten, wodurch sie überregionale und sogar internationale Bekanntheit erlangten. Das belegen über 70 durchgeführte Bookings in vielen deutschen Städten sowie die Winter Tam Tam (Oktober 2012) sowie demnächst die Paeske Tam Tam (März 2013). Den WOW-Effekt im Blick entwickelte die Crew ihr Hobby zu einer kleiner Firma. Bookings unter Uhu-Crew@facebook.

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The UHU-crew, a band of friends grown up close to the so called Goa-highway A24 in Germany encountered psychedelic parties quite young where they immediately fell under the spell of magnificent black light-decoration. This fascination fed a burning wish to build their own floors, an idea they avidly pursued, founding the crew in 2008 and assisting at various parties.

Eventually, continuously converting their fascination with black light-decoration into a wow-effect the Uhu-crew were responsible for Dark Floors at the Psychedelic Circus and Indian Spirit, gaining international fame in the process with their distinctive string-art, proven by the last Winter Tam Tam and the next Paeske Tam Tam.

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Vice Martin Vice, a Dane living in Sweden signed to Blue Tunes Records, though he had finished his degree in marketing did not start a career in this field. Instead, in order to pursue his dream of becoming a professional musician, he had to take a step along the producer path instead.

One significant step in this development as a professional musician was the successful project Time In Motion. Within one year after their first release in 2008 the trio which made up Time In Motion gained massive feedback. Still, Martin‘s need for constant developments and experiments made him seek new grounds in 2010. These new grounds being Martin‘s solo project, Vice. Vice stands for strong, powerful Progressive Trance with a twist of Oldschool Psy. The sound ranges from the melodic and atmospheric, to very pumping and hypnotic. The music of Vice gives us cutting edge, energetic grooves and large atmospheric stereo panoramas.

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Expect his set to be very experimental: “All tracks in the sets are live edits, and often still hot from the studio oven, unreleased and waiting to receive immediate response”.

Der Däne Martin Daltoft verwirklicht den Traum vom professionellen Musiker. Nach Time In Motion brach er zu neuen Ufern auf. Mit dem Projekt Vice, definitiv beeinflusst von Oldschool Psytrance und sehr trockenem Nu Tech drückt er uns fetten Progressive mit enormen Stereopanoramen und revolutionären Grooves rein. Bald erhältlich sind EPs bei Blue Tunes Records, eine mit Tenka auf Echoes Records, eine Kollaboration mit Perplex und Michelle Adamson von Shpongle sowie ein Track auf Ibogas 25 Jahre Kompilation mit Morten Granau. Sein Seitenprojekt mit seinem Freund Phaxe heisst “OTB”. Alle Tracks des Sets sind Live Edits und oft noch heiss aus dem Studioofen, unveröffentlicht und warten auf unmittelbare Response.

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Soon available is his upcoming debut ep on Blue Tunes Records, as well as a collaboration ep with Tenka to be released on Echoes Records. This year, in 2013, he will also release collaborations with Perplex and Michelle Adamson from Shpongle, as well as a track on Iboga‘s 25 year anniversary compilation made with Morten Granau. His newly started side project with his good friend and sparring partner Phaxe is called “OTB”. Together they will give their bid on alternative offbeat and club sounds with a postmodern approach. You won’t realize what happened until it hit you!

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Natu ra li z e Naturalize aka Daniel Goldman, a 25 years old Dane, already very musically inclined as a young boy, playing several instruments, exploring many genres finally fell for electronic music in 2008. Enthusiasm-loaded and true to his maxim:“I always try to think different. Music needs to give me that special feeling“, as a young dj he soon created his own sound. In the summer of 2009, this music became an essential part of his everyday life. After a few releases, especially after the unique, emotional track, „in memory of a friend“, the project grew bigger and got more people interested. This year (2013) Naturalize has reached the top 100 downloads on Psyshop with a first and second place with the ep “Twisted Dance”. And it seems this is only the beginning. At Luneburg expect him to play mind-music making you and everyone smiling as with his newest unreleased track „Fanjazztic“, a mix of jazz and modern Progressive offbeat, funky, full of energy and feeling plus loads of other new stuff. www.soundcloud.com/naturalizemusic www.facebook.com/naturalizemusic

Seit 2008 tummelt sich der Däne Daniel Goldman aka Naturalize im elektronischen Genre. Dieses Jahr erreichte seine EP “Twisted Dance” den 1. und 2ten Platz bei den Downloads des Psyshops.

Freut euch auf das unreleaste „Fanjazztic“, Progressive Offbeat abgemischt mit Jazz, funkig und voller Energie.

Fasma Your favourite moment at a festival is that early morning hour, when the first rays of light peek over the horizon? When the dark, twisted powers of the night turn into white magic? When the acoustic space fills with warm pad sounds and uplifting melodies?

If so, you should definitely have a listen of the music of Fasma!

Being one of the up and coming Psy Prog talents from sunny Greece, his strong, highly energetic, yet light and friendly live sets could be heard at more and more festivals all over Europe during the past years. Upcoming bookings include mayor events like Ozora, Halkidiki Dance Experience, the mushroom party in Luneburg, and many others. If you can’t wait for his sound, keep an eye on Landmark Recordings, where a new Fasma ep has been announced for spring. Another ep from Kyma, his mutual project with Fat Data, is also in the pipeline of this label. Not enough productivity: Fasma + Ametron = Fasmatron, another explosive formula for psychedelic Progressive pleasure! www.soundcloud.com/fasma www.landmark-recordings.com/fasma

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Fasma steht für treibenden Psy Prog, der perfekt als Soundtrack für den Sonnenaufgang auf einem Festival dient. Der Grieche ist dieses Jahr u.a. auf der Ozora, der Halkidiki Dance Experience und der mushroom Party in Lüneburg zu hören. Eine neue Fasma EP steht bei Landmark in den Startlöchern, ebenso von seinem Projekt Kyma.

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Twenty years of Psytrance and still alive and kicking as if it was his first party: Magoon has been a part of the flourishing scene hotspot Hamburg since the actual music genre Goa emerged, passionately djing since 1993. The music productions he delivers since 2005 keep up that original vibe of the scene, while at the same time embracing new technologies and stylistic evolution. The year 2006 saw his debut album “Don’t Panik!”

Since then his sound could be found on the releases of various labels, his sets could be heard at festivals like Fusion, VuuV, Tshitraka or Al Andalus.

The strictly fun-loving attitude of Magoon eventually made him an “original dude” – one of the founding members of Hamburg’s Amplidudes Records. This is also the label where his new ep will be released during the next months. His passion for psychedelic music production is also part of various other projects: Noises with Amplitudes, Radical Medicine with Tulk, and even another one with DJ Bazooka.

In forward motion since 2000, Brazilian dj Pin has played at Universo Parallelo and all other Brazilian Festivals, put Belo Horizonte on the international route of Psytrance, promoted SonKite’s „Colours“ in Brazil, produced a weekly Psytrance radio show (“Carga Eletronica”), in 2005 signed at Planet BEN Records, performed all over South America and Europe, joined the legendary TIP World crew and nowadays runs his own label, Mosaico Records, Brazil based, with a fresh and strong Psytrance crew.

Landmark label boss dj Murus will team up with djane Melburn, both from Hamburg. Murus has been unrelentingly fusing Progressive and Psychedelic Trance in the past while she is known on the dance floors all over Europe for her melodic, deep pumping sets as well. Pooling this once their energy and experience they will certainly provide us this once with massive yet diverting, energising sound tempests conjoining sound-wise in a really unique, special atmosphere on the Freakplanet dance floor.

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Seit 2000 aktiv hat der brasilianische DJ Pin beim Universo Parallelo und Cachoeira Alta gespielt, Belo Horizonte dem internationalen Psytrance hinzugefügt, SonKites „Colours“ in Brasilien promotet, eine Psytrance Radiosendung produziert (“Carga Eletronica”), 2005 bei Planet BEN Records unterschrieben, in ganz Südamerika und Europa aufgelegt, ist der legendären TIP World Crew beigetreten und leitet mittlerweile sein eigenes Label, Mosaico Records, mit einer frischen und starken Psytrance Crew.

Die beiden Hamburger Landmark Labelkopf DJ Murus und Djane Melburn werden sich für dieses eine Set zusammen tun. Murus, der in der Vergangenheit unverzagt Progressive und Psychedelic verschmolzen hat, und sie, die auf den Tanzflächen europaweit für ihre melodischen, deepen, pumpenden Sets bekannt ist. Dieses eine Mal, bei der Freakplanet tour werden ihre Energien und Erfahrung zusammenfliessen und uns mit einem heftigen, abwechslungsreichen und energetischen Sound und spezieller Atmo versorgen. www.soundcloud.com/djane-melburn www.facebook.com/djane.melburn www.facebook.com/olaf.murus www.soundcloud.com/murus

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Tenka Tenka is Danish dj veteran Jesper ‚Espark‘ Eskildsen. His tracks reach from offbeat to double bass and Progressive House tunes, so his live set is an ever-changing story, but always a dark one. Additionally working together with a variety of other producers, his music is even more varied. This year’s ep schedule includes collaborations with Vice, Vibe Tribe, Kopel, Astrix, Ronen Dahan (Perplex), Egorythmia, Metronome, and Reefer Decree. Looking at the history of Tenka, the project started as a duo together with Bjørn ‚Cujorius One‘ Jacobsen in 2000. First tracks like ‚Muggert‘ and ‚Broken Neck‘ drew the attention of a broad audience. After several casts and a longer break, Tenka eventually became the solo project of Espark. Special gigs have been played at his own Tam Tam parties in Denmark with around 7000 visitors, at French Hadra festival, at Indian Spirit, VuuV, and Tree Of Life.

Currently Tenka is looking forward to his gig at Atmosphere festival, Mexico. www.soundcloud.com/tenkatrance

Der dänische Produzent Tenka liefert eine maximale Bandbreite an Rhythmen und Grooves, wobei seine Tracks immer ordentlich Tiefgang haben und ziemlich dark daher kommen. Dieses Jahr arbeitet er mit einer Vielzahl von Produzenten aus ganz verschiedenen Sub-Genres der Psytrance Szene zusammen.

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G MO v s . D en s e With the recently released album „Tales From The Yellow Kangaroo“ (Altar Rec.), melodic agent GMO (aka Minoru) and groove inspector Dense have the Chill floor bouncing around kangaroo-style. Initiated by an older track of GMO, „Morning“, the idea to create a whole remix album was born, resulting in „Through Other Glasses (The chillgressive views)“ on Altar Records in 2010. After that success and positive response on Chill floors, the two guys collaborated for their current project „GMO vs. Dense“. Convinced that each set should sound unlike the other, they deliver more than just recent releases, their chillgressive two-hour-live-set will also include fresh stuff from the next album. Basically, performing the album‘s master-tracks they will yet flexibly loop, playing virtually ping pong between tracks and the dance floor‘s response, then continuing the track again, using two separate laptops. Dense will also play a dj set and open the chill floor with a live act. www.facebook.com/gmovsdense

Mit „Tales From The Yellow Kangaroo“ (Altar Rec.), veröffentlichten GMO und Groove-Inspektor Dense jüngst einen Meilenstein des Chillout, dargeboten in ihrem LiveSet, angereichert mit Neuem vom entstehenden, nächsten Album. Überdies wird Dense sowohl ein DJ-Set spielen wie den Chillfloor eröffnen.

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Dense, Kopf des Labels Chillgressive Tunes spielt neben dem Set mit GMO noch ein DJ Set und wird zudem als Live Act den Chill Floor eröffnen und dabei manch einen Track von seinem im Juni bei Altar Records erscheinenden Album „Exhale“, welches Kollaborationen mit E-Mantra mush und Cabeiri et enthält, erklingen lassen.

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Dense aka Christian Schoeps from the Sauerland region (Germany) sprouted amidst the Techno scene in the Ruhr area. He began producing in 1995 and since living in Hamburg, 1997, he switched predominantly to groovy Chillout sounds. Dense is head of the label Chillgressive tunes and responsible for Chromanova. fm Chillout and Ambient Radio. In his weekly four hour radio show „Chill On!“ he delivers freshest chillout releases of the most important labels every Sunday afternoon. His favourite set-time is 4 to 6 a.m., because “the best time should have the best sound”, and his sets on different festivals in Germany last year have been proof of this point.

With GMO he will perform live their most recent second album, GMO vs. Dense, „Tales From The Yellow Kangaroo“ (Altar Rec., 2012). Dense will play both a dj set as well as open the chill floor with his live act, featuring tracks from his album „Exhale“, to be released in June at Altar Rec., containing collaborations with E-Mantra and Cabeiri.

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DJ Zottel

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He is an essential part of the North German Psytrance scene since more than a decade – as a likeable party freak on the dance floor, as a party promoter behind the scenes, as a colourful decoration artist, and last but not least as a dj who really knows which sound to play at each moment. Thomas has been fascinated by music as long as he can walk. In 1998 he started mixing records, four years later he got hooked by Psytrance.

A fervent Psy party attender since 2003, Robert Schmidt aka Ismir (Landmark Records) nowadays, besides playing in and around Berlin since 2011, stages his own events (LAV Festival) after having assisted in organising Goa events.

His highlights so far have been an Israel trip in late 2011 and also a vs set with Ralf, one half of Protonica. During 2012 the Wonderland Festival, Infinity Berlin, Spirit of Goa and many more sounded his sets. He is an producer and dj you really need to be looking for.

Under the name DJ Zottel he consistently developed an own style that today is characterised by a mix of Fullon and Psytrance, packed with impulsive bass lines, twisting tones, and some trendy vocals here and there. However, while more and more djs specialise in one particular style, he really likes to remain flexible and to react to the vibe of the dance floor. DJ Zottel is also founder of the Mystic Visions crew, a team of experts for party and event decorations.

Seit 2003 ein leidenschaftlicher Psy Partygänger macht Robert Schmidt aka Ismir (Landmark Records) heute neben dem Auflegen in und um Berlin seit 2011, seine eigenen Events (LAV Festival) nachdem er bei anderen assistierte. Seine Highlights bislang waren ein Israel Trip 2011 sowie ein vs. Set mit Ralf, einer von Protonica. In 2012 erklangen seine Sets beim Wonderland Festival, Infinity Berlin, Spirit of Goa und vielen anderen mehr. Er ist ein Produzent wie DJ, den man sich merken sollte.

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Mystic Vision Project Wer in den letzten Jahren auf Festivals wie der Indian Spirit, der Antaris, der Fullmoon oder im Psychedelic Circus unterwegs war, hatte dort höchstwahrscheinlich eine mystische Vision – der farbenfrohen Dekoration des Mystic Vision Project sei Dank! Seit 2006 tobt sich das kreative Kollektiv mit einer stetig wachsenden Bandbreite von Materialien und Technologien aus. Aktuell entstehen beispielsweise einzigartig Bühnenbilder, für die Beamer, Laser, Stretch-Stoffe und Holz zum Einsatz kommen. Auch LEDs sind ein großes Thema für die kommende Freiluftsaison. Apropos: Auf dem Lav Festival Mitte Juli gibt es nicht nur ein ziemlich spezielles Musikprogramm, sondern perfekt darauf abgestimmt eine optische Breitseite von Mystic Visions zu erleben! Im Laufe der Jahre hat sich das Projekt nämlich nicht nur kreativ entwickelt. Heute bietet es auch eine ganze Menge Veranstaltungstechnik, komplette Beschallungssysteme, Bühnenelemente, Lichteffekte und Laser an. Somit ist nicht nur erstklassige Optik garantiert, was sich auch außerhalb der Trance Szene schon herumgesprochen hat.

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Klangsysteme Im Lichte fünfer Xenon-Lampen werden 24 rückwärtsgedämpfte Bassmodule in der Garage in Lüneburg gewöhnliche Reflexboxsysteme in den Schatten stellen.

Beim Stopp der mushroom Tour in der Garage in Lüneburg wird ein Quantensprung des in 10 jähriger Entwicklungszeit entstandenen Subwoofer Systems der Firma Seidel Larson präsentiert, welches bekannte Lautsprecher Systeme in den Schatten stellt. 24 dieser einzigartigen Module werden parallel zu dem ebenfalls eigens entwickelten Xenon Lichtsystem die Garage erbeben lassen. Probleme mit den allgegenwärtigen Bass-Reflexboxen konnten aufgrund der Eigenschaften des Seidel Larson Systems gelöst werden. Bei Grossveranstaltungen sorgen eine 75 prozentige Volumenreduzierung und 50 prozentige Gewichtsreduzierung bei 100 Prozent Wetterfestigkeit mit dem neu entwickelten Chassis deutscher Fertigung für Furore - getreu der Devise Membranfläche mal Hub ist Bass. Eingeweihte behaupteten nach dem Testbetrieb, dass hinter den Bassboxen Ruhe und davor meist weibliche Gäste anzutreffen waren. Eine ausserordentliche Xenon-Licht Performance aus Seidel Larson Fertigung wird die Veranstaltung in ein faszinierendes Lichtspektakel tauchen.

Seidel Larson versteht sich als Gesamtdienstleister im Veranstaltungsbetrieb und verzichtet dank Kleinserienfertigung auf Gewinnoptimierung und „kapitalistische Sollbruchstellen“, im Kleinbetrieb hat man die Auswahl unter verschiedenen Lautsprechern für alle Anwendungen. Auf eine aufgeblasene Webseite und LED wurde bewusst verzichtet. Die nächste Entwicklungsstufe ist in Arbeit, wird 2014 serienreif und eine weitere Innovation mit phantastischen Sound-Erlebnissen darstellen.

Schlussendlich ein Tipp für alle Veranstalter: Das Seidel Larson System ist aus Gründen des Kopierschutzes unverkäuflich und deshalb nur mit „Chefarztbetreuung“ mietbar! Lasst Euch überraschen. www.Seidel-larson@gmx.de

A subwoofer system, 24 unique modules the result of 10 years of development from Seidel Larson will provide an exceptional sound in Luneburg and outclass every known system. The Seidel Larson system has solved the usual problems of traditional loudspeakers because if its characteristics.

Insiders declared that during the test there was silence behind the loudspeakers while in front of it were the female guests . The Xenon-light performance also by Seidel Larson will render the event a fascinating light spectacle. The small company offers a variety of different loudspeakers for all uses. Mind that the Seidel Larson has no website nor is it for sale.

A new product will be ready for use in 2014.

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sonic s pecies Interview with an entity that lives in sounds

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Did you ever find yourself in a conflict between the expectations of your audience and your creative development?

I understand the kind of conflict of which you speak but I have been very fortunate to not have experienced this personally. The Sonic Species sound is a classic, timeless sound that many people will recognise as having archetypal elements of Trance from the older days through to the modern era, so I think there will always be a substantial group of un-judgemental listeners who will enjoy my music.

In this creative process: What has been your favourite piece of studio equipment / software during the past months?

I think the most important part of the process at the moment is the virtual synth Sylenth if I am completely honest. For the producers reading this, if you don‘t already own or use Sylenth then start today! Also purchasing a better set of monitors has allowed me to hear much more sonic detail and has helped me to fine tune my production significantly. Depending on the shape of your studio you may or may not need acoustic treatment / bass traps etc. Now with my acoustic foam bass traps etc, I can hear frequencies more clearly and my mixes are improving every day. Very important stuff indeed!

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I have had some really awesome feedback from all my friends in the scene, artists and djs alike. I would just like to say a massive thanks to all the party people, music lovers, artists, djs and friends that have come forward to give me honest feedback on my album…I‘m making the music for you guys and this is a huge reminder of that !

Which kind of evolution is the Sonic Species undergoing at the moment?

Unleash The Beat has all the vibe and energy of Sonic Species…now my interest lies in producing my sound to the highest quality possible. Kicks and basses are sounding much fatter, percussion is more crisp and defined, the synths are clearer, louder and more powerful and the overall style of the tracks is becoming more refined and cutting edge. I want Sonic Species to sound like music from an epic future dimension with a hint of the ancient past. My keywords for today are Funky, Fresh, Futuristic, Electronic and Epic.

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One year ago, you did Unleash The Beat... your debut album on Alchemy Records.

Please tell us about the quantum leaps this event has triggered!

Since the album has been released I am now playing regularly at many of the major festivals and club nights around the world. 2012 had taken my sound to new countries such as Thailand, India and Australia and I have no doubt that this was due in large part to the release of the album.

2013 is now going one step further with me playing once or twice virtually every weekend. I am back on the Brazil circuit after a year out and have joined forces with my good friend Leon Avalon…

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Sonic Species + Avalon = Future Frequency A new Trance formula Two of the UK’s most successful producers join forces and deliver their mutual vision of futuristic Psytrance music.

Thinking about the first sessions in studio with Avalon – Why do you guys like working together?

Ever since the 1st track we made together called ‚Funky Voodo‘ for the debut Avalon Album, we have enjoyed each others‘ company and had many laughs and jokes and much fun in all our studio sessions as well as outside of the studio at gigs or social events. Aside from the fun we have we work well together because we are both very driven and motivated people. Most importantly we like each others‘ music and our Trance styles compliment each other. You can tell our similarities when you examine our dj wallets and find that many of the top gun tracks from the last 10 years are the same!

Future Frequency… For sure that will be massive party sound, intricate psychoacoustics and banging basses – But let’s get into detail a little more: What are the frequencies of the future?

What are the new rhythms, sounds, instruments you are exploring?

Naturally Future Frequency will have the funk of Sonic Species and the power of Avalon but we are working on a few tracks and RMXs simultaneously to explore our diverse potential. We will definitely have some tracks that are classic UK sound at a more progressive tempo.

Bringing power and energy to the Progressive sound is something that me and Leon are both very excited about and its one major thing we are currently working on together.

What are the first releases from Future Frequency?

Apart from a string of RMXs we are making for artists such as Captain Hook, Neelix and Ace Ventura (to name a few), we are making a full length album for release in the Winter on Nano Records. As always, the timing of the album release depends largely on how quick we

work in the studio to construct and master our new sound. We are putting some serious time into Future Frequency now so get ready for the new sound of the underground!

An act named Future Frequency is probably the best contact to ask: What is the future of Psytrance, what are the trends of 2013? Vocals, more 2/3 beats, retro synths, 24 bit releases?

The future of Psytrance as I see it, or the near future, is a return to the more underground rolling beats of early Progressive and Fullon. I hear the new Progressive of today sounding more and more like slower Fullon rather than relaxed Progressive; so I can see a narrowing of the gap between this new power-Progressive and Fullon. My feeling is that the middle ground between Progressive and Fullon will expand into a world class Trance genre!

Where can one see Future Frequency live during the European festival summer? Which gigs are you looking forward to, and why?

The main gig we are looking forward to is Ozora Festival as this will be our debut Future Frequency appearance at a major international festival. We are working hard to make sure this year‘s Ozora is the best set of our lives so we hope to see you all on the dance floor! www.facebook.com/FutureFreq Interview: Roberdo Raval

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dust My Friends Love Psychedelics It always seems like he’s either on the road or at some party... So it’s our pleasure that we got Dust for an exclusive interview!

What was your personal breakthrough as a producer?

Well, I never felt like really breaking trough, but at the moment I’m sitting on the beach in Ashwem, Goa, with my friend Jay Southwild after a killer party last night and it feels pretty good. So I guess I can say things are going pretty awesome!

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Where else will you play this summer?

The album release party will be in New Caledonia , also I’m playing at Doof festival, the World People Hat Party, Koupadelik, Life festival, Tree Of Life festival, Spirit Base, Sonica, Halkidiki festival, Modem, Samsara, and even more!

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What may people look forward to when you play on the mushroom tour in Athens?

I will definitely be showcasing my new album which will be released on Looney Moon Records on 22nd March, so I think you should expect some fresh ‘n looney tunes!

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You are now about to release your second album “My Friends Love Psychedelics” - How would you describe the development since your first album in 2012?

Since my first album was released I had the chance to play it on many parties and festivals around the globe. This enabled me to understand properly the feedback of the crowd, also it connected me with my favourite producers which all became good friends of mine. Collaborating in the studio with such top-notch artists gave me the opportunity to improve my production skills and to have a clear idea about the evolution of my sound.

Der italienische Produzent Dust ist musikalischer Globetrotter.

Unsere Interviewfragen hat er am Strand von Goa beantwortet.

Von der Szene da drüben ist er übrigens schwer begeistert und sagt „Es war nie so gut wie im Moment!“ Sein Debütalbum brachte ihn letztes Jahr nicht nur auf die Bühnen vieler Partys und Festivals überall auf der Welt, sondern auch in Kontakt mit anderen Produzenten, die gute Freunde und wichtige Inspirationsquellen geworden sind. Und so steht aktuell sein zweites Album „My Friends Love Psychedelics“ bei Looney Moon Records in den Startlöchern.

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You are in Goa right now? What do you like about the vibes over there, what do you dislike?

Let’s start with the bad things about Goa: There are none. Goa is better than ever right now, parties are happening every day on the beach, in the jungle, by day and all night long! The overall quality has improved constantly during last years, we now have amazing parties with beautiful decor structures, video mapping, a wide range of killer music and great feedback from the people!

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Absolut Zero

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Absolut Zero, member of Plasmatica Group, SOLAR FX and psychedelic. gr, has played all over Greece and abouts. Over the years he has joined Headstick Records, Moonsun Records, DREAM VESION MEDIA, Hss records, released the first Solar FX ep „The red planet“, and the ep ICED in 2011 while starting www.midiradio. net. Last year he came to Landmark Records. His sets always depend on people‘s vibes and the actual time. „When we dream, there are no rules.

People can fly, anything can happen.”

Fanis aka DJ WINGMAN from Greece has played both in Greece and the Netherlands and also done sets on radio. Constantly searching for enlightenment through Psytrance he has attended countless festivals and now works at Phantasm Records.

His style has mainly been influenced by the UK scene and artists such as Richard Charles Trevor and Lucas O‘Brien, and other sound pioneers.

Through his amazing mixing skills he has the ability to maintain an up-lifting and euphoric atmosphere on the dance floor.

DJ Murus, from Hamburg, Germany, label head of landmark, has always been one to blend Progressive and Psychedelic Trance. His versatility as a dj and his careful track selection he has successfully proven at the Fusion, Vuuv, Fullmoon, Spiritbase, and Spiritual Healing, to name a view, plus countless club gigs all over Europe. At Athens also painstakingly built-up tension will cascade in massive, uplifting sound tempests, while a darker but always psychedelic trip is not altogether impossible.

DJ Murus aus Hamburg, Kopf des Labels Landmark, hat stets Progressive und Psychedelic Trance verschmolzen. Seine Vielseitigkeit als DJ und ausgefeilte Trackabfolgen hat er auf der Fusion, Vuuv, Fullmoon, Spiritbase und Spiritual Healing, um nur einige zu nennen, sowie zahllosen Clubs Gigs in ganz Europa bewiesen. Auch in Athen werden sorgfältig aufgebaute Spannung in fetten Klangkaskaden niedergehen, wobei freilich ein etwas dunklerer, doch immer psychedelischer Trip nicht ausgeschlossen ist.

Absolut Zero, von Plasmatica Group, SOLAR FX und psychedelic.gr, legte schon in ganz Griechenland auf.

Nach und nach gesellte er sich zu Headstick Records, Moonsun Records, DREAM VESION MEDIA und Hss records, releaste die erste Solar FX EP „The red planet“ sowie die EP ICED in 2011, startete zudem www. midiradio.net. Letztes Jahr kam er zu Landmark Records. Seine Sets folgen den Vibes und der tatsächlichen Zeit. „Wenn wir träumen, gibt es keine Regeln. Leute fliegen, alles kann passieren.” www.twitter.com/AbsolutZero_or www.myspace.com/absolutzero_or www.facebook.com/pages/ Dj-AbsolutZero/14709198199757 8?sk=info

Der Grieche Fanis aka DJ WINGMAN hat sowohl in Griechenland wie auch den Niederlanden sowie Sets im Radio gespielt. Immer auf der Suche nach Erleuchtung hat er zahllose Psytrance Festivals besucht und arbeitet nun bei Phantasm Records. Sein Stil wird hauptsächlich beeinflusst von der UK Szene und Künstlern wie Richard Charles Trevor und Lucas O‘Brien und anderen Pionieren. Mit seinen erstaunlichen Abmischkünsten bringt er dauerhaft eine erhebende und euphorische Atmosphäre auf die Tanzfläche. www.soundcloud.com/djwingmanphantasmrec www.facebook.com/fanis. wingman

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B.O.T.N. team

BOTN team from Greece, a talented and visionary team of artists creating amazing fluo decorations & visuals for indoor events and outdoor festivals.

Mushroom met them. Who is behind BOTN team?

BOTN team: Nowadays we are 3 people: Michalis Dagiannis, Nicolas Anthoulakis, Stefania Theodoridou, and friends.

What drives your work?

The FIRST aim is to create good feelings, harmony and magical events for people, by covering the entire space at events and parties with colourful fluo creations and painted backdrops, combining high quality show technic, loads of black light and the most incredible, entangled decoration, in creating a complex visual experience.

And have you been booked outside of Greece as well?

Yes, we were in Serbia, Turkey, Switzerland and most recently PsyBox 2013 in Austria. Each time implementing huge series of new decorations, paintings and 3D creations, leaving the crowd totally amazed!

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What can we expect at Athens?

Advanced lighting techniques in combination with various theatrical textiles resulting in a look that is innovative, functional, and completely unique.

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Where and when did it all begin?

After decorating the Samothraki Dance Festival in 2002 which left the audience speechless, then we formed B.O.T.N team deciding to take the whole concept of decorating events and festivals towards a complete psychedelic experience. After that most of the events and the festivals in Greece were decorated by us.

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Do you have some basic values?

Our core values include: creativity, integrity, meaningful work, passion, personal development, self-respect and teamwork.

Hinter dem BOTN Team stecken dir drei Griechen Michalis Dagiannis, Nicolas Anthoulakis, und Stefania Theodoridou. Vermittels des Dekorierens des gesamten Space mit fluoreszierenden Kreationen und gemalten Backdrops erzeugen sie eine komplette visuelle Erfahrung und magische Begebenheiten. Gegründet auf Integrität, aussagekräftiger Arbeit, Leidenschaft, persönlicher Entwicklung, Selbstrespekt und Teamwork schenken sie den Leuten mit ihrem ‚Event-Design‘ die volle Stimulation. Was einst beim Samothraki Festival 2002 begann wuchert mittlerweile als komplette psychedelische Erfahrung nach ganz Griechenland, nach Serbien, die Türkei, Schweiz und zuletzt Österreich.

Auch Athen wird mush et sprachlos sein!

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And your vision?

Our vision is to replace the standard, more traditional forms of event design and give people something that becomes just as important as the performance itself, so that the look and vibe of your event is that of total stimulation and creativity.

Stage 101 (room for 3000 people)

Astrix • GMS • Vibe Tribe • System Nipel • Cosmosis Waio • Faders • Ghost Rider • M Storm Stage 202 (room for 3000 people)

Neelix • Fabio & Moon • Krama • Symphonix Kopel • Flexus • Class A • Winner DJ Jam Final Stage 303 (room for 400 people)

Dj Alpha • Jahbo • Shotu • Ianuaria • Encephalopaticys • Meik Location and more information: www.facebook.com/GlobalTamTam

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Jewellery for the kings, cockroaches, mushroom & more He is not among the “usual suspects” of the psychedelic art scene, but the variety of his work is simply stunning - and of truly mindbending beauty: Meet Russian artist Andrey Balandin.

Your work is extremely versatile, covering almost all materials and mediums.

What are you working with right now?

Indeed, I work with a great variety of mediums such as paintings, graphic arts, sculptures, clothes, décor, or interior and with the most unusual materials . Yesterday I have designed a cuckoo clock, in my own style. And now I’m working on jewellery: Easter eggs (just like Faberge) dedicated to 18 Russian Tsars, the Romanovs. Every egg is an Emperor! The colle-

ction will be cast in gold and silver and will be decorated with precious stones from the Urals.

These eggs will be the gifts for crowned heads and presidents.

We heard that there is an ancient magic mushroom culture in your home country Russia. Can you tell us a little about it?

Different nations have their own mythical totem characters who have engendered life on Earth and who have taught people everything.

For example in Australia it’s a kangaroo who caught two pieces of meat in the Ocean. One of those pieces he threw into the grass and a woman came out of it. The other piece he threw into the sand – and there was a man. In the Urals we have The Chelotagr (Cellotager) – a mutant, a hybrid of human, mushroom and cockroach. Its story is described in detail and illustrated in my new book that recently was published in Germany.

The year 2012 draws to an end. Please tell us about 3 of your personal highlights!

1. This year I haven’t drunk a single drop of alcohol and I haven’t smoked any cigarette!

2. I’ve drawn and presented my new graphic project „Kontrollgänge Entlang Parallelwelten“ in the „Green-T-Room“ gallery, Hamburg!

3. I have visited the incredible exhibition and seen the originals made by the great Friedensreich Hundertwasser!

Please complete this sentence: I love being an artist because… …I can astonish and bring joy and positive emotions to the hearts of people by my creativity, and I can travel in time and space, I can fly...

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Please complete this sentence: Sometimes I hate being an artist because… …I permanently need to move and carry all those heavy frames, glasses, cardboards etc.

Damn! Why am I not a manager who can put his notebook into a small briefcase and go forth!?

You are not one of the usual artists from the Psytrance scene. What is your impression of this culture?

3 years ago I’ve drawn some pictures for a grandiose project named “Transurfers”, with lasers, uv lights, music and with places for relaxation. For this, I had to deeply plunge into the Psytrance culture and to hear much music, to read tons of books. It was a stunning project! Maybe I’ll touch this subject more than once again, with pleasure! balandin.gallery.ru Interview by Roberdo Raval

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Psychedelische Könige, Kuckucksuhren und Kakerlaken Auch diesmal stammt das Motiv auf unserer Titelseite nicht von einem der “üblichen Verdächtigen” der psychedelischen / visionären Kunstszene. Trotzdem sind die Werke von Andrey Balandin in ihrer surrealen Eleganz absolut bewusstseinserweiternd. Und extrem vielfältig: Der Russe malt und schneidert, bastelt Skulpturen und Gebrauchsgegenstände. Zum Zeitpunkt des Interviews war er beispielsweise mit einer Kuckucksuhr zugange… Außerdem erzählte er über 18 „Ostereier“ aus echtem Gold und Silber, die eines Tages als Geschenke für Könige und Präsidenten bestimmt sind. Damit nicht genug Kreativität: In der Hamburger Green-T-Room Gallerie hat er neulich „Kontrollgänge Entlang Parallelwelten“ gegraben, eine Ausstellung neuer Grafiken. Und im jüngst veröffentlichten Buch schreibt Andrey die üppig illustrierte Geschichte des Cellotager – eine im Uralgebirge bekannte Mythengestalt, ein Mutant aus Mensch, Pilz und Kakerlake...

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Kingpink‘s upcoming CD ‚Tonight‘ triggers the core with a steady strong foundation When it comes to naughty moves and rhythms Kingpink from Athens is the person for that. Having switched from the piano to the keyboard he came to Psy early in his life. ‚Tonight‘ is his first full length album.

Before that his tracks were part of compilations as ‚Musica Humana Vol.2‘ and ‚Libido Vol.2‘, and also the digital EP, ‚Hi-Profile & Kingpink - Deluxe‘.

He certainly knows how to pour out solid beats. Crisp bass lines are a Kingpink trademark.

His sound with steady strong foundations will do serious damage to the floor and his music is strictly that: dance floor.

For 2013 his schedule is tight: Several collaborations and two EPs are to be released, plus another full length album. www.facebook.com/Kingpinkmusic www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/pgr/pgr1cd011.html ‚Tonight‘ is further proof of Phoenix records‘ quality. Kingpink‘s CD is vocally accurate, beautifully crafted, and with a club hybrid manipulation on top of everything else. An audio manifesto that shows the project‘s fearless arrangement and stylishly balanced work.

Heavy bass lines pulsate amongst sped-up vocal drops and tweaking synth riffs. A true testament to club culture and guaranteed future part of your collection! Make sure to dive into the mystical and acoustic breath of ‚Tonight‘.

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Der aus Athen stammende Kingpink ist der Mann für die unanständigen Sachen und Rhythmen. Der vom Klavier zum Keyboard Gewechselte kam früh zum Psytrance. Nun debütiert er mit Tonight‘. Vorher war seine Musik auf Kompilations wie ‚Musica Humana Vol.2‘ und ‚Libido Vol.2‘ zu hören. Er weiss genau wie solide Beats ausgeschüttet gehören. Knusprige Bassläufe sind Markenzeichen und starkes Fundament einer Musik, die erheblichen Schaden auf der Tanzfläche, nur dafür ist sie gemacht, auslösen wird. Für 2013 sind weitere Kollaborationen und zwei EPs geplant. Ein weiteres Album ist auch in der Mache.

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BLiSSful Full On Powertrance, not only dance music but music that you dance to.

BLiSS aka Yonatan Marcow, has been producing high quality and original Psytrance music since 2005, blending his musical knowledge and production skills into cutting-edge and fresh new sounds. His music delivers lots of aggression and love mushed up into Fullon Powertrance. Since the release of his debut album back in 2005, „The Rhythmus Gene“, he has toured and performed all over the Psytrance party map. The crowd‘s love let him continue creating music. Since then he has released countless tracks on compilations, another solo album („The Looney Bin“) and 4 more collaboration albums, 2 with his side project A-TEAM (with Painkiller) and 2 with Azax vs BLiSS. His music which is not only dance music but music that you dance to distinguishes him from the rest, never into current music fashion while exploring new and unheard territories. www.facebook.com/psybliss www.soundcloud.com/psybliss blissbooking@gmail.com

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New EP „Build Up“ out now.

And now BLiSS is back with a new boundary pusher EP called „Build Up“ combining his hi-end musical and production skills into energetic music that has been created with lots of love, aggression and passion. The EP contains 3 brand new tracks in different BPMs and a version of his hit track „Warriors“ (featuring the talented guitarist Alex Berserker). So build up your ear space and fill it with blissful vibes.

Die EP Build Up kombiniert Liebe, Aggression und Leidenschaft zu energetischer Musik und enthält 3 brandneue Tracks in unterschiedlichen BPMs sowie eine Version des Hits „Warriors“.

BLiSS aka Yonatan Marcow, produziert Fullon Powertrance, der Aggression und Liebe verschmelzt.

Debütiert mit The Rhythmus Gene, erschuf er unzählige Tracks, das Album The Looney Bin und jeweils 2 Kollaborationen mit den Projekten A-TEAM (mit Painkiller) sowie Azax vs BLiSS. Seine ist keine Tanzmusik, sondern Musik zu der getanzt wird.

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Kokmok – Obsessiv Progressiv

Another proof of Hadra’s love for progression While many labels have a particular sound, the most characteristic feature of Hadra is a steady evolution with at least 2 or 3 pleasant surprises per year. So when it comes to a new compilation, it is quite exciting news. We had a talk with Kokmok about his music selection on “Obsessiv Progressiv”.

Your DJ sets are well known for having an experimental edge, always exploring new sounds and styles. What are the most exciting newcomers on your Obsessiv Progressiv compilation?

Odd Wave, Electit, D_Root and Side Effect are all bringing a fresh sound due to their influences bearing traces of Dub, Hip Hop and Rap. I was really surprised by their new level of production, which is oriented towards a Psy Prog style. The quality and the kick of their bass, the original construction of each of their tracks… it really blew me away!

This is the second chapter of the compilation. How would you describe the evolution from the first one?

During 4 years, the production really got to the next level. The recent bloom of technological innovations combined with the talent of these producers leads to an outstanding outcome. Over the past few years, Progressive Trance has been enriched by many factors. German producers have developed their very own „Hamburg style“ while Israelis tend to go for „morning rolling bass“, to name just a few. These guys along with many other producers from various backgrounds have turned the music into a very diversified and absorbing sub-genre.

Sounds like the Hadra collective is just the right place for you… since when are you actually a part of it? What are your next projects?

In 2006, Driss asked me to join the team to manage the Progressive side of the events and the festival. Since that day, the Hadra collective really has become my new family. I also oversee the digital distribution of the label via Believe and Ingrooves; and I organise large Hadra label parties in Marseille, my hometown, where the next Twisted party will be held in January 2013.

Which is also the release party for the new compilation, as we heard…

Yes, indeed! It’s gonna be a double pleasure… www.hadra.net

V.A.– Obsessiv Progressiv 2 Compiled by Kokmok 01 Aerospace - The Only light 02 Odd Wave - Evasion 03 Easy Riders - High Spirits (Zyce RMX) 04 Funky Dragon - Remake 05 D_Root - Rotate 64 06 Darma - One Direction 07 Symbolic - Crystal Clear (Side Effect RMX) 08 Electit - My Own Way 09 Nitrodrop - Out Of Space Kokmok legt den zweiten Teil seiner Obsessiv Progressiv CompilationReihe vor und beweist damit wieder einmal, dass er ein Händchen für spannenden, neuen Progressive Sound hat. Besonders begeistert zeigte er sich im Interview von Odd Wave, Electit, D_Root und Side Effect, die in ihren neusten Psy Prog Produktionen Zitate aus Dub, Hip Hop und sogar Rap einbauen.

Erschienen ist diese ausgesprochen kurzweilige Musiksammlung auf Hadra Records.

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Secret Vibes - Waterfalls A glistening cascade of hypnotic ethno sounds Combining ancient instruments with modern technology, the French project Secret Vibes creates an atmosphere that draws the best from different worlds – as to be heard on the new album, Waterfalls.

It is a very intriguing mixture: On the one end of the spectrum there is the archaic power of tribal drums, the hypnotic resonance of didgeridoos, and the touching harmony of flutes and sacred chants. These sounds are as old as mankind itself and no synthetic signal can ever replace their one-of-a-kind feeling. However, on the other side of the spectrum there are all the blessings of modern studio technology: Rousing bass lines, mind-bending psychoacoustics, chirping synthesizer leads and vast stereo panoramas. Ancient Trance music, but up-to-date as it can be - this is Secret Vibes, a 4-piece combo from France! They just released a new album named Waterfalls on Hadra Records. “Travelling, we meet other musicians, and we like to invite some of them to participate in a few tracks, to add new sounds. We can record everywhere, everything, we like to accumulate material and colours for our creations” Secret Vibes explains. The new album clearly reflects this approach: It is bursting with different ideas, motives, and live instrumentals, and has an atmospheric spectrum that reaches from full-power dance floor Trance to inspiring Downbeat tracks. “We particularly like the track Waterfall, because of its simplicity, but at the same time its intensity. That’s also the reason why we have given this name to the album. We like Ellipse for its touch of Rock’n’Roll. But as a matter of fact we like all of the tracks for different reasons, and because of the unity we found in their diversity”. Diversity and identity - a very appropriate description for Waterfalls, a masterpiece of Ethno Trance that stands for a class of its own! www.hadra.net Roberdo Raval

Da ist die archaische Kraft von Trommeln, die hypnotischen Resonanzen von Didgeridoos und die mitreißende Harmonie von Flötenspiel und transzendentalem Chorgesang. Diese Klänge sind so alt wie die Menschheit, kein digitales Signal kann ihren einzigartigen Charakter je ersetzen. Andererseits bedeuten die Möglichkeiten moderner Studiotechnologie ebenfalls einen großen Segen: Mitreißende Bassläufe, zwitschernde SynthesizerLeads und subtile psychoakustische Spielereien im Stereo-Panorama.

Die 4-köpfige Truppe von Secret Vibes vereint genau diese zwei Welten- zu hören auf dem neuen Album Waterfalls, das gerade auf Hadra Records erschienen ist. Von treibend-energetischem Ethno Trance für die Tanzfläche bis hin zu anregenden Downtempo-Nummern ist alles dabei – eine Klasse für sich!

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CIMI

CIMI’s new sound is the kind of Progressive played at underground clubs and squat parties in London – deep and driving, techy and atmospheric.

CIMI, a sign in the Mayan Calendar translated loosely as ‚white world bridger‘, is the brainchild of Marcello, London based Psytrance dj and producer of the FullOn project M-Theory (Alchemy Records) www.facebook.com/mtheoryuk. Label dj for Etnicanet Records until 2004, he then moved to Neurobiotic and Free-Spirit Records while also acting as an event promoter and co-founder of the legendary Fairy Tales parties. His passion for digital production eventually gave birth to CIMI, a crossover project between FullOn and Progressive. His first tracks appeared in compilations by Alchemy Records, Point Zero Records and Y.S.E. In early 2009 he signed to upcoming UK label Furthur Progressions.

His debut ‘White World Bridger’, to be released in February 2013, finds the right balance between innovative and classic, deep, bouncy Progressive. Each track reflects Marcello‘s taste for Progressive, from less melodic to more layered sounds on a backdrop of psychedelic landscapes. The album shows Marcello‘s ability in covering a wide spectrum of genres from FullOn Psytrance to typical Progressive.

Sound quality is guaranteed by Ido Ophir (aka Domestic) with regards to album mastering. The result is delightful to the ear and will take the listener through a multi-coloured journey of high quality tunes. www.facebook.com/cimisounds www.beatport.com/artist/cimi/103999 soundcloud.com/furthurprog myspace.com/cimisounds

Hinter CIMI steckt MarcHello, DJ und Produzent aus London.

Seit den späten 90ern in Sachen Psytrance in vielen Rollen und bei vielen Labels aktiv, rief er schließlich CIMI ins Leben - ein Crossover Projekt zwischen FullOn und Progressive. Das Debütalbum ‚White World Bridger‘, welches im Februar 2013 bei Furthur Progressions erscheint hält die richtige Balance zwischen innovativem und traditionellem, fettem, hüpfendem Progressive. Soundtechniker war Ido Ophir (aka Domestic).

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LOUD Orbiting the world of electronic music with a phenomenal blend of oldschool roots with cutting-edge fresh new sound. Nano Records – South Africa

Please describe one set when you interacted with the audience memorably?

Eitan: I think the last Groove Attack Neverland party was a great experience when the 1st rain of the Israeli winter came just in the middle of our set, people went bananas.

Kobi : Now that Eitan mentions it...this will stay in our mind for a very long time (http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=ctjWuVXPyjY).

www.soundcloud.com/loudmusic www.facebook.com/loudrive

LOUD sind unbestritten einer der heissesten Acts der Trance Szene.

Der Mushroom sprach mit LOUD. Wollt Ihr Euch kurz vorstellen?

Kobi: LOUD sind Kobi Toledano, 36, ich begann mit 24 zu produzieren und...

Eitan: Eitan Reiter, 30, ich schreibe Musik seit ich 15 bin.

Was war Euer denkwürdigstes Bühnenerlebnis?

Eitan: Ich glaube, die letzte Groove Attack Neverland Party als der erste israelischen Winterregen genau in der Set-Mitte runterkam, die Leute treten durch.

Experimentiert Ihr bei Sets?

Eitan: Wir probieren stets neue Sachen, an den richtigen Orten.

Irgendwelche besonderen Pläne für Kloten? mush Kobi: Jedes unserer Live Sets ist anders et aufgebaut. Wir spielen nie das selbe Set zweimal. Halt LOUD.

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Which is your favourite controller for interactivity on stage?

Eitan: Personally, I feel we still have to get into this world a bit more, but the latest 2 that im-

Any specific plans for Kloten?

Kobi: Every live set of ours is build differently. We never play the same set twice. Unmistakably LOUD.

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What was your breakthrough?

Eitan: There were a lot of milestones. I think that one of the biggest leaps we have made came after the release of our 1st and 4th album which got feedback from a lot of people who were never into LOUD before.

Kobi: For me, the 2 big gigs that made us popular here in Israel were Doof festival 2007 and the launch party of Some kind of Creativity By Moksha @2006.

Do you experiment during sets?

Eitan: We always try new things, but in the right places.

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Mushroom magazine met LOUD. Care to introduce yourself?

Kobi: LOUD are Kobi Toledano, aged 36, started to produce at 24 and...

Eitan: Me, Eitan Reiter, aged 30, writing music since the age of 15.

pressed me the most are the livid CTRL R and the ­MASCHINE 2 by NI. Kobi : And Ni X1 Akai Apc 40.

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LOUD are surely one of the hottest acts of the Trance scene. So far, the duo has released 4 studio albums. Starting with Some Kind of Creativity (2006), Abstract (2008), Free from Conceptual Thoughts (2010), and No More X (2012, last both Nano Records).

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M3SS M3SS are Ray Sason (MUTe/Shidapu) & Oron Aiche (Oronimation) Their sound and vision provides the music with another layer of perception. Nightbase Music Mushroom magazine met M3SS. Hi guys, give us some background about yourself and musical influences, Oron?

Oron: I am a 27 years old Israeli graphic designer, have worked all over the trance scene and I am the creator of the youtube series ‚the black white red‘ and the home designer of Nightbase Music, Zion 604 and Explosive Nature.

And you Roy? Roy: I am a 34 years old Israeli who started my musical journey in 1995, at the age of 15 while a member of the legendary Goa act named Shidapu.

Moreover, I am also behind the successful Israeli Progressive act MUTe, together with Liran Ackerman. Beside music production and djing, I own Zion 604 – a Goatrance label, too.

And that‘s where Oron comes in again, right?

Roy: Yes, Oron is the home graphic designer of this label. Actually, the collaboration between Oron and me started by working together on Zion 604s designs and eventually created the ideas behind M3SS. So, how would you both describe M3SS? Roy: M3SS is a unique combination of audio and visuals. The latest technology (e.g. SH - 101, Roland JX-3P, controllers as KORG Electribe SX, Novation Keyboard Automapped, Thingamagoop 2 and some other Chiptune Synths) allows us to express feelings and imagination in a more versatile way.

Oron: The whole idea behind M3SS is by mixing audio and visuals to supply music with a sub text, another layer of perception, providing the audience with a different way of experiencing electronic music.

And looking ahead towards your Kloten set?

Roy: The Shrooms party in Zurich is the opening shot of M3SS‘ *Ear and Imagine* tour in 2013.

And performance-wise, we will try to fit each respective crowd and party with a different, unique colour. www.facebook.com/ M3SSmusic Der Mushroom traf M3SS, die beiden 27 Jahre (Oron) und 34 Jahre alter (Roy) Israelis. Während Oron der Hausdesigner von Nightbase Music, Zion 604 und Explosive Nature ist, war Roy bereits 1995 beim legendären Goa Projekt Shidapu unterwegs, betreibt das Projekt MUTe sowie das Goatrance Label Zion 604.

Wir würdet Ihr M3SS beschreiben?

Roy: M3SS ist eine einzigartige Kombination von Klang und Visuals mit neuester Technik.

Oron: M3SS verleiht der Musik einen Subtext, eine neue Wahrnehmungsschicht.

Und im Blick auf das Kloten Set? Roy: Die Shrooms Party in Zürich ist der Start der 2013er M3SS *Ear and Imagine* Tour. Auch dieser Party werden wir eine einzigartige Farbe verleihen.

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Tezla Progressive Trance with a particular sense for timing and an emotional spectrum ranging from melancholy to euphoria. Prog On Syndicate (Switzerland) Tezla is 26 years old Swiss Simon (aka Sokrates) from Winterthur. His musical journey commenced at an early age learning how to play bass in several bands. 2003 beheld Simon‘s first contact with Psytrance and shortly later he began creating his own Psytrance inspired music. Until 2012 Simon had primarily produced Psytrance and Dubstep, then he switched to Progressive. Thus Tezla was born. mushroom magazine asked Simon: What was your personal breakthrough?

The recordings for Prog on Syndicate and the release of the first EP Blast a Joint. Important has also been the great positive feedback of the crowd and other djs.

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Do you have any side-projects?

Side-projects are Sokrates (Logirec, Psytrance) and Betanoize (R3GMA, swissstep). I also intend to publish a remix EP. Stay tuned.

Tezla ist der 26 Jahre alte Simon aus Winterthur. Nach dem Psy Erstkontakt 2003 begann er wenig später eigene Psytrance inspirierte Musik und ab 2012, bis dahin überwiegend Psytrance und Dubstep produzierend, Progressive orientierte Musik zu machen - so entstand Tezla.

Viele Veröffentlichungen auf Kompilationen folgten und bei Prog On Syndicate die mittlerweile vorliegende EP Blast a Joint. Mit flexiblen musikalischen Vorlieben gesegnet mush kreiert er eine Fusion et all dieser Einflüsse.

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How about the evolution of your sound, your personal style?

I like to work across genres and am blessed with a widespread musical passion ranging form psychedelic rock, numetal, punkrock, hardcore, hip hop to funk, elektro and dubstep. Music should transport a bandwidth of emotions yet leaving space for interpretation. I like to work following a concept as well, theme-related with suitable vocals, melodies and samples as you would create music for a movie. In general, creatively I don‘t limit myself music-wise.

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BIOTEC (Nightbase Music – Switzerland) Heavy groovy bass lines, melancholic & psychedelic at 138 –144 bpm.

Biotec aka Onur Tas was born in 1989 in Baden, Switzerland.

Guitar and keyboard instructed at 16, first electronic music, then „Techno-Park“ by Phanatic infected him, from then on it was Psytrance. After joining the guys from Nightbase (Psyhigh, Retno and many others) he is working on 2 up-coming EP‘s while doing DJ-sets with his good friend Eye Contact/Share and plays a lot of OFFBEAT Music. mushroom magazine asked Onur: What was your personal breakthrough?

For sure the tracks Planet Euphoria and my Megaman Remix.

Do you experiment beyond the scope of the audience‘s expectations?

Certainly, there is space for experiments. If I have much time before the gig starts, then I make some additional melody loops or play live with 3 or 4 VSTi‘s.

How did your sound evolve?

Initially only wanting to create Psytrance, since then I got influenced by genres like techno/drum‘n‘bass/Trance, and acoustic sound and many more. Now I‘m creating heavy groovy bass lines with melancholic and psychedelic melodies at 138–144 bpm.

What do you use for your sets?

I prefer the Korg Nano control with Ableton and the VSTi Turnado from Sugar Bytes.

Looking ahead to the Kloten party, what comes to your mind?

I will publish my eagerly awaited Biomechanical World EP at this date. And: Loud and M3SS will quake the floor. www.soundcloud.com/biotec www.facebook.com/BiotecMusic

Biotec aka Onur Tas wurde 1989 in Baden, Schweiz geboren.

16jährig mit elektronischer Musik und dann dem Track „Techno-Park“ von Phanatic infiziert, machte Psytrance zu seinem Ding. Nachdem er sich Nightbase angeschlossen hat, arbeitet er an 2 bevorstehenden EPs, legt gemeinsam mit seinem guten Freund Eye Contact/Share auf und spielt viel OFFBEAT Musik. Für die Party prophezeit er neben seiner lang ersehnten EP „Biomechanical World“, dass LOUD und M3SS den Floor zum Beben bringen.

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Blue Grow

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Kent Brockmen aka Joel Sticher, born in 1994 in Switzerland, met electronic music during keyboardclasses, initial elektro/house sets led to Goatrance. With 14 and the programme Reason 4.0 he produced his first Progressive tracks, followed by first bookings and shortly afterwards entering the German label Digitalfrequenz Records, where in September 2012 the EP Disco Shit was released.

Today he is a proud Progressive Live Act with Nightbase Music.

Jesse Cabrera, dj and producer from Mexico City started djing in the late 90‘s. After some years at the decks, he produced his first Psytrance project in 2000, „Amanit Fungi“. In late 2010 he started the project „Helber Gun“ with Zonka. Influenced by Progressive Blue Grow‘s music delivers powerful bass lines, melodic leads and deep atmospheres. Currently he is focused on Helber Gun‘s debut album and tour in 2013. Think Blue!

DJoanna, eine der renommiertesten weiblichen DJs des deutschen Psy brütete rasch nach ihrer Infektion mit elektronischer Musik in den 90ern einen ganz eigenen fröhlichneugierigen Sound aus. Nicht zuletzt dieser beschwingte Progressive begründete den Ruhm des Waldfrieden, wo sie umgehend Resident DJ wurde. Seit 2004 bildet sie mit Alice D das angesagte DJ-Team Alice D Joanna und seit neuestem ein weiteres, mit DJane Kiddo aus Berlin, Herrmann Stöhr, ‚deep Techno‘.

Kent Brockmen aka Joel Sticher, 1994 in der Schweiz geboren, stiess während des KeyboardUnterrichts auf elektronische Musik. Erste Elektro/House Sets mündeten im Goatrance. Mit 14 und dem Programm Reason 4.0 produzierte Joel erste Progressive Tracks, denen folgten die erste DJ Buchung und die Aufnahme beim deutschen Label Digitalfrequenz Records, wo im September 2012 die EP Disco Shit erschien. Heute ist er ein stolzer Progressive Live Act bei Nightbase Music.

Jesse Cabrera, DJ und Produzent aus Mexico City begann in den späten 90ern aufzulegen.

Nach einigen Jahren am Pult produzierte er 2000 sein erstes Psytrance Projekt, „Amanit Fungi“. Ende 2010 startete er das Projekt „Helber Gun“ mit Zonka.

Die Musik von Blue Grow ist definitiv Progressive beeinflusst, mit fetten Bassläufen, melodischen Motiven und profunden atmosphärischen Klängen. Zur Zeit ist er fokussiert auf Helber Guns Debütalbum und die Tour in 2013. Denkt blau!

DJoanna, one of most renowned female DJs of German Psy rapidly bred her very own euphoric, curious sound after her infection with electronic music in the 90s. It is this upbeat Progressive which helped establish the fame of Waldfrieden where she soon became resident dj. Since 2004 she has formed the well-known dj-team Alice D Joanna with Alice D and recently, with djane Kiddo from Berlin, another one: Herrmann Stöhr, deep techno. mush et

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Head of Nightbase Music/ Bionics – Switzerland Nicki got infected with psychedelic music in the 90s, progressed from dancing to djing and promoting parties, and became label dj at Bionics Records. After pausing some years he worked for Move Records until last year when he founded Nightbase Music with his label-partner Corinna. His style is melodic, groovy and powerful. When he‘s playing one can see how he loves and lives the music he‘s playing, distributing all emotions from it all over the floor.

Nicki wurde in den 90ern von psychedelischer Musik infiziert, entwickelte sich vom Tanzen über‘s Auflegen zum Party Promoten und schließlich Label DJ bei Bionics Records. Nach einer Pause wirbelte er bis letztes Jahr für Move Records, bevor er mit seiner Partnerin Corinna Nightbase Music gründete. Seine Musik ist melodisch, groovy und fett.

Wenn er spielt, sieht man, wie sehr er die aufgelegte Musik liebt und lebt und alle ihre Emotionen über die Tanzfläche verteilt. www.facebook.com/ NightbaseMusic

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THE AUDIOFISTERS aka EFFIM & FLO PHONO

MITRA aka Hugo Costa

THE AUDIOFISTERS are Simon Ettlin from Zurich (Switzerland) and Flo from Constance lake (Germany).

Both instantly infected by the Psy virus they gradually progressed from dancing in front to behind the decks, playing Progressive with heavy bass lines and lovely melodies, organising parties and founding labels. After a joint set at the Trichter, Constance they teamed up at Nightbase Music and „THE AUDIOFISTERS“ was born.

Hugo Costa, born in 1987 in the Portugal discovered his love for music at the age of 14, listening to Psytrance at outdoor raves.

2 Years later in Switzerland, he got re-infected by the Psy virus and started to organise parties with his friend Simon Ettlin, also jointly founding explosivenature productions, a sub-record label of Nightbase music. In remembrance to his roots Mitra’s music has heavy rolling basses making everybody stomp.

THE AUDIOFISTERS sind Simon Ettlin aus Zürich (Schweiz) und Flo vom Bodensee (Deutschland). Beide vom Psy Virus infiziert wiesen sie alle fortgeschrittenen Symptome auf: Tanzen vor, dann hinter dem Pult, dabei Progressive auflegen, mit fetten Bassläufen und herrlichen Melodien, über Partys organisieren und dann Labels gründen. 2011 spielten sie ein gemeinsames Set im Trichter in Konstanz und schlossen sich beim Label Nightbase Music Label zusammen, „THE AUDIOFISTERS“ war geboren.

Hugo Costa, 1987 im Norden Portugals geboren entdeckte mit 14 die Musik der Open Air Raves. 2 Jahre später in der Schweiz setzte ein neuer Psy-Virus Schub ein.

Mit seinem Freund Simon Ettlin wurden Partys organisiert und das Label explosivenature productions, ein Sublabel von Nightbase Music gegründet. Mitras Sets sind energiegeladen und in Verbundenheit mit seinen Wurzeln voll heftiger Bassläufe, die jeden und jede zum Stampfen bringen.

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EgorytHmia Boban Lazovski, 31 Jahre alt, geboren in Skopje, Mazedonien produziert seit 2001. Das Projekt Egorythmia entstand Ende 2008. Wichtige Etappen seiner musikalischen Laufbahn waren die dritte EP, Beyond Gravity (Iono Music), das Remixen von Ace Venturas Dark Matter (Extrasensory Perception Part III bei Mikrokosmos Records) sowie sein Set bei der letzten Boom. Ursprünglich mit einem atmosphärisch sehr aufgeladenen Stil unterwegs, mit einem Schuss Old School sowie Nachtstimmung beeinflussten ihn mit der Zeit neue Techno Trends.

Zur Zeit feilt er an seinem Debüt, welches im Februar bei Iono Music raus kommt. Weiter läuft eine Zusammenarbeit mit dem israelischen Duo Symbolic (erscheint bei Iboga), ein Projekt mit dem serbischen Produzenten E-Clip (eine EP ist in Vorbereitung) sowie eines mit Sphera aus Israel – seine Fans dürfen viel Neues erwarten. Auf seiner Tour durch Europa, Brasilien, Mexiko, Indien, Australien, Süd-Afrika und die Welt wird Kiel ein Stopp in einem gefüllten Kalender sein. www.facebook.com/EgorythmiaMusic www.soundcloud.com/egorythmia www.ionomusic.com

Born in late 2008, Egorythmia has gained popularity with the 3rd EP Beyond Gravity (Iono Music), the remix of Ace Ventura‘s Dark Matter (Mikrokosmos) and at the last Boom. The upcoming debut album (February, Iono Music) offers basic night time feelings and melodies yet exhibits recent techno influences.

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The friends Jan Drapala and Björn Grashorn, from Hamburg form J&B-Project. Influenced by Quantize but also Slackjoint, Tulk or Sensual Squeak the first album, Monkey Business came out on Amplidudes Records in 2010. Presently busy with the 2nd album the digital EP Dude Disaster (Amplidudes) mush is upcoming. et

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Jan Drapala (auch bei Hyperion), Jahrgang 1983 und Björn Grashorn (auch bei Imago), Jahrgang 1978 bilden J&B-Project, leben beide in Hamburg und waren schon länger befreundet, bevor sie gemeinsam ab 2008 musikalisch in Erscheinung traten. Meilensteine für sie waren das erste Album, Monkey Business (2010 auf Amplidudes Records), die Bookings im selben Jahr auf der Antaris und anderen Festivals sowie die ursprünglich als Künstlerkollektiv gedachten Amplidudes. Letzteres ist inzwischen zu einem Label „von Dudes für Dudes“ herangewachsen mit vielen bereichernden Freundschaften. Sparten oder Schubladen gegenüber eher abgeneigt, bezeichnen sie ihren Sound als „psychedelischen Prog/ Psytrance“. Beeinflusst wurde ihr Stil u.a. von Quantize, aber auch von Dudes wie Slackjoint, Tulk oder Sensual Squeak. Demnächst kommt die Digital EP Dude Disaster (Amplidudes Records), außerdem arbeiten sie an ihrem 2ten Album (erscheint wohl Ende Sommer 2013). In Kiel werden sie wie immer ihr Bestes geben.

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B e au t y & T h e B e at Beauty & the Beat aka Sally Doolally und Götzlich legen seit 8 Jahren ihren bekannten warmen und weltweit eingeladenen Draussen-Sound auf. Sally war bereits seit 14 Jahren DJane und ist gleichzeitig als Label Direktor für Plastik Park Records sowie im Stage Management, Artist Booking und Event Production aktiv. Unterstützt von Ehemann Götzlich, ebenfalls langjähriger DJ und eine Hälfte des Techno Duos Switchbox sowie seit Mitte der 90er Partys veranstaltend (Köln, Techno Con Carne).

2005 erschien die erste Wonderland - The Festival Compilation von Beauty & the Beat bei Universal Music, 2007 deren Fortsetzung. 2006 gewannen Beauty & the Beat, gemeinsam mit ihrem Freund Nuke produzierend den Vibrasphere ‘Floating Free’ Remix Wettbewerb (Tribal Vision Records). Zu dritt haben sie seitdem auf Plastik Park, SOG, Iboga, Echoes und Blue Tunes mancherlei veröffentlicht. 2008 dockten Beauty & the Beat bei der Tribal Vision Booking Agency an und sind Label DJs bei Plastik Park Records. check out: soundcloud.com/beauty-the-beat/beauty-the-beat-eclipse2012

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Beauty & the Beat, well-known back to back dj-team (1st release on Universal, Wonderland - The Festival Compilation 2005) in 2006 teamed up with Nuke (on Plastik Park, SOG, Iboga, Echoes and Blue Tunes), and in 2008 joined Tribal Vision Booking Agency while also being label DJs for Plastik Park Records.

Sasha Flux Saschas Klangreise begann 1998 auf Koh PhaNgan als Resident DJ im Backyard-Club sowie bei DER Fullmoon-Party. Die dort gesammelte Erfahrung verlieh seinen Sets eine besondere Note, die ihm auch in Deutschland zu überregionaler Bekanntheit verhalf.

Nach fast 15 Jahren Bühne, rund 500 Gigs in verschiedenen Clubs der Welt, sowie Sets bei Festivals wie Fusion oder Wonderland, findet sich in seiner Plattenkiste, trotz Progressive House Wurzeln, stets Platz für frische Einflüsse und neue Ideen. So zeigte die EP Never Trust The Drugweib (Dezign Music, 2008) seine clubbige Techno Seite. Der Remix von Tomic, Taktgefühl (Fraud Records) kletterte auf Platz 1 der Juno Records Progressive House Charts.

Die EP Plateau Playground (Attitude Recordings) wies ElektroTech-Tiefgang auf. Seit 2009 arbeitet er an seinem Debüt Album dass demnächst bei Plusquam Division erscheint. Dazwischen machte er Remixe für Tobi Monotona, Förderturm (Plusquam Div, 2010) & Makau & Kagl, JePense (Baroque Records, 2012). www.saschaflux.com booking@saschaflux.com

Initially resident and Fullmoon dj on Koh PhaNgan Sascha‘s sound has always been multi-facetted, despite clear Progressive House roots, open for new influences and ideas. His upcoming debut on Plusquam Division, features 9 tracks encompassing Tech House to Progressive Trance and everything in between.

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Goa of the modern era Meller have been on the Progressive scene for more than a decade. However, during the past years it got a little quiet around the duo. A creative break?

Listening to the new album it surely has been a very productive one. „We weren’t satisfied with the old sound any more, so all signs pointed towards a change” Marco Scherer explains. “We sold half of our studio, got new Macs and hardware, switched from Cubase to Live. Once we let go of the old paradigms, things started to get interesting again, taking new directions.” Altogether the sound of Meller became groovier, distinctly more melodic and, thanks to advanced studio skills, just richer and more three-dimensional. Of course there are still the typical trademarks of Meller- expressive beats and bass lines. “If it ain`t grooving like hell, it ain`t working!” is one of the favourite quotes of Marco. It was probably the “Spanish Fly” EP on BMSS Records that brought back Meller to the dance floors. In 2012 there have been more than 20 releases and the fourth album “Anthology” is now ready to take off on Ovnimoon Records.

As its name implies, “Anthology” is a collection of tracks that summarizes the work of the last 2 years - and obviously it’s been two very exciting years! “Each track is the product of a special mood, a special situation. We didn’t feel any pressure to produce a new album, so it really comes from the heart”, the Meller guys explain. As a matter of fact the album has a very laid-back and experimental vibe to it. Also there is a very refreshing lack of respect towards stylistic conventions- the arrangements indeed reflect a very playful and open-minded approach. www.meller.de facebook.com/MellerMusic Die beiden Jungs von Meller haben ihren Sound während der letzten 2 Jahre neu definiert. Das Studio wurde entrümpelt und auch in den Köpfen fand ein Umdenken statt. Der ist auf „Anthology“, dem neusten Album, deutlich zu hören: Insgesamt grooviger, deutlich melodiöser und vom Sound her unverschämt fett. „Die Tracks entstanden aus dem Bauch heraus, nicht mit dem Gedanken ‘es muss jetzt ein Album her’“ erinnert sich Meller. Auch dieser spielerische und experimentelle Ansatz ist deutlich zu hören und kommt dem Werk sehr zu Gute!

Meller - Anthology [Ovnimoon Records] A joyful festival experience set to music: Like the gears of a giant steam-punk glockenspiel, the parts of this musical masterpiece fit perfectly together. Meller’s Anthology 2012 will keep you babbling with joy till the next millennium. Pure pleasure and pumping persistence, get ready to bogey!

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How progressive may Progressive be?

A chat with Marco of Meller

Do you really think there is something like one „modern Goa“ sound? Isn‘t the scene already divided into a Psy, a Progressive, a Dark scene?

Yes, I think there is a modern Goa! Somewhat slower, less frantic and with more focus on the groove, but still based on hypnotic Trance to dive away.

The supposedly new genre “Dark Progressive” became quite a buzzword recently - do you think this is as progressive as Progressive can be?

Honestly, I never heard of that before, but why setting boundaries? If it’s progressive and good music, then yes! mush et

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“Be true to yourself and you will never fall!” the Beastie Boys once said… But what if being true to yourself doesn’t result in positive feedback? Did you ever find yourself in a conflict between your artistic, creative evolution and the expectations of the audience?

All the time! Meller stands for a very own style which is basically our main advantage, though a permanent difficulty. We love to experiment with music and sometimes it takes a while until the right way is found to present it to the audience. But hey, we don‘t make our living from music production, so we have the freedom to do what we love, instead of counting the sales. And we believe that our fans love Meller just because of the special sound.

So what makes your sound special at the moment?

That you cannot describe it with one word.

No track sounds like the other, we are always developing. Our music is influenced by Trance, Psy, Techno, Electro and even more styles. The result is something you could possibly describe as „Goa of the modern era“, because the psychedelic roots are still involved - for example classic bass lines and the spirit itself - but sounds and structures are contemporary.

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Looking at the development of Progressive Trance during the past 8 years, it follows a rather conservative paradigm. Again and again it comes down to offbeat bass lines and melodies. How progressive may Progressive be?

A good recipe is to keep everything simple, but it‘s not a rule. Acts like Perfect Stranger, Atmos or even the newcomers Hypnotic Duo show that you can be successful without repeating the same idea again and again. For sure it‘s a hard way to reinvent yourself all the time but on the long term it‘s the only true way, at least for us. So, how progressive may Progressive be? Very progressive! Even Techno works on the dance floor if you lead your audience with sensitivity.

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Win Anthology on tape

Meller is giving away for free 20 mixtapes of the new album. Yes, real mixtapes - the magnetic ones! If you still remember what that is and if you would fancy one drop a line why you would really like to have it to marco@meller.de

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Expect sind zurück!

JExpect sind Kevin Schubert & Achim Lüthje. Der Geburtsstunde 2000 folgten diverse Releases auf Tatsu, Plastik Park, Millennium, Y.S.E. Zusätzlich veranstaltete Kevin seit 2005 die „Spirit of Sounds“ Partys in Dortmund. 2008 erschien das Debut Southrockers auf Midijum Records, O-Ton Expect: „Iim Grunde eine Reise durch die letzten 8 Jahre“. 2010 dann der komplette Rückzug, weder Auflegen noch Live Acts noch Partys, sondern „einfach mal wieder zu sich selbst finden“. Nach 2 Jahren Pause sowie 4 Jahre nach Southrockers ist das zweite Album Music 2.0 fertig und für März 2013 geplant. Im Gegensatz zu Southrockers sind alle Stücke in angenehmen 138 BPM produziert und sorgen für angenehmen Flow. Aktuell werkeln Slackjoint an einem Expect RMX, der vor dem Album auf einer EP bei OV-Silence Musik erscheinen wird.

Nach der Pause, die „auf jeden Fall gut tat, kann ich jedem nur empfehlen“, ein Album mit eigener Note, Expects erfrischte Verbindung von Neuem, Altem sowie schon immer da Gewesenen. www.facebook.com/EXPECTMusic projectexpect.bandpage.com/

Expect, the makers of Southrockers (2008), back after 2 years break, have an upcoming release for March 2013, Music 2.0 and a Slackjoint rmx in the make.

Audibly refreshed, conjoining the new, the old and sounds that have always been here at a pleasant 138 bpm. An album with its own character.

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Since NOKTAMID‘s first track Tuned Reference on MIDIJUM RECORDS (2005), several more on compilations and after producing his debut album AUDIO ERGO SUM (2010) he has rocked the dance floors. In 2011, he compiled COOL PEOPLE SUCK! for AUDIOALCHEMISTS with colleague ADDA. Watch out for the upcoming album. om tou ro

NOKTAMID ist „ein waschechtes norddeutsches Küstenkind“. Um die Jahre 2000-2002 herum, setzte der Wandel zum Produzieren elektronischer Musik ein, als, er „vollständig akzeptierte, dass die gerade Bassdrum einfach das absolute Optimum der Partymusik ist“. Der erste Live-Act erfolgte 2003, zusammen mit dem ehemaligen Weggefährten Gordon Bleu. Bestückt mit MacBook Pro mit Ableton Live, Audio-Karte und AKAI APC40 und mit dem Ende 2005 bei DJ BIMs bekanntem Label MIDIJUM RECORDS veröffentlichtem, erfolgreichen Track Tuned Reference sowie zahlreichen Tracks auf Kompilationen und dem 2010 produzierten Debüt Album AUDIO ERGO SUM, rockt er fortwährend die Tanzflächen, besonders in der Progressive Hochburg Schweiz. 2011 kompilierte er mit ADDA aus der Schweiz COOL PEOPLE SUCK! für AUDIOALCHEMISTS Records. Dort wird bald sein neues Album veröffentlicht. Als AKeeM produziert er auch für diejenigen, die „gerne mal über den Tellerrand schauen“, TechHouse/DeepHouse (u.a. bei Akashic Recordings).

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Dj Loonytune DJ Johann

Schwedisch by nature, Johan Nilsson wuchs in Kiel auf. Dem Psytrance zugeführt durch Hallucinogens legendäres Album The Lone Deranger begann er mit 18 aufzulegen und Partys zu organisieren. Seitdem entwickelten sich die Dinge. Über die Jahre wurde die Optical Irritation Party ein Höhepunkt der norddeutschen Szene und Johan zu einem etablierten DJ mit vielen Gigs auf deutschen Festivals und Club Partys, bekannt dafür, den richtigen Sound zur richtigen Zeit in seinem stets aktuellen Köfferchen zu haben.

DJ Syncron

DJ Syncron aka Christian dereinst fasziniert über die Shiva Moon stolpernd, nutzte die Begeisterung für die Leidenschaft des Synchronisierens der Rhythmen zweier Schallplatten, fortan hiess er: Syncron. Einer der Begründer der Festivals Indian Spirit sowie Psychedelic Circus, ist er musikalisch etwas ruhiger geworden, legt heute Progressive Trance mit einer deutlich psychedelischen Note auf, gleichwohl Nu School und Techno bei After Hours nicht verachtend. Außerdem betreibt die Fabrik in Wöbbelin.

Stemming from Sweden Johan Nilsson grew up in Kiel. Initiated with Psytrance by the legendary album The Lone Deranger by Hallucinogen at 18 he started djing and organising parties.

Since then things developed an over the years the Optical Irritation party series emerged as one highlight of the North-German scene. Johan being a well established dj with a lot of gigs at German major events and club parties known for always having the right sound at the right time in his constantly updated case.

DJ Syncron aka Christian once in 1995 stumbling fascinated across the Shiva Moon, utilised his instantly ensuing rapture for the passion for syncronising rhythms of two discs, henceforth he was called: Syncron. One of the co-founders of the festivals Indian Spirit as well as Psychedelic Circus, musically he has become a bit more serene, today playing Progressive Trance with a distinct psychedelic touch, though not scorning Nu School and techno at After Hours. He also runs the Fabrik in Wöbbelin.

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Dj Loonytune aka Eric Köhler, 1989 in Wedel geboren, entdeckte 2008 seine Leidenschaft für Progressive, erweiterte danach sein vorhandenes Interesse für viele Stile der elektronischen Musik stetig, produziert seit 2011 und wirbelt am Pult als DJ Loonytune, schloss sich 2012 MentalDrop Records an. www.facebook.com/LoonyTuneMusic https://soundcloud.com/loonytunemusic

Mr. Tree & Mr. Jeans

Mr.Jeans & Mr.Tree aka Jens Rauhut und Martin Schröder aus Kiel, zwei unterschiedlichen Generationen entstammend, verschmelzen derart dynamisch befeuert „Psyprogtrance“ auf den Floors. Mr.Tree spielt seit 2010 für das Millennium Sublabel yse, nun Teil von Landmark Recordings. Wir erwarten Duales.

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2deko aus Polen kombinieren für ihr psychedelisches Deko Projekt Lycra, LED und UV-Licht zu drei-dimensionalen Installationen Zur Zeit arbeiten sie an einem optischen Auftritt, mit dem sie auf Partys als VJs auftreten und sogar noch mehr psychedelische Wunder erschaffen können. Sie freuen sich sehr auf die Chance in Kiel ihre Kunst mehr Leuten zeigen zu können und damit etwas zu der Entwicklung dieser wunderschönen Kultur beitragen zu können. Sie hoffe, Dich dort bald zu sehen! www.facebook.com/2dekoo www.facebook.com/goadupa?fref=ts

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2deko – A dazzling psychedelic decoration project from Poland Dominika and Pawel form 2deko, a psychedelic decoration project from Krakow, Poland, both graduates from the academy of fine arts. Intensely fascinated with the colourful culture they encountered at Ozora in Hungary in 2009, their trip with Psytrance progressed after teaming up with Egodrop (Secret Dimension) into decorating numerous indoor parties and a small festival called Goa Dupa. For their three-dimensional installations they focus on a coherent space blending form and colour mostly combining various materials, e.g. lycra, as well as LEDs, and UV-lightning. mush Currently they are improving their vj et art in order to create more psychedelic magic in the future – as in Kiel.

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Dominika (24) und Pawel (26), beide Absolventen der Akademie der schönen Künste bilden 2deko, ein psychedelisches Deko Projekt aus Polen. Ihre anhaltende Reise im Psytrance begann 2009 als sie das erste Mal das Ozora Festival in Ungarn besuchten.

Intensiv fasziniert von der dort angePic: Krochmal troffenen bunten Kultur, gingen sie nach ihrer Rückkehr zu vielen weiteren Partys in Krakau, bis sie sich, einige Monate später, mit Egodrop (Secret Dimension) zusammenschlossen.

Die sehr kreative Zusammenarbeit resultierte im Dekorieren von zahlreichen Indoor Partys und einem kleinen Festival mit dem Namen Goa Dupa (jeden Juli in einem schönen Tal nahe Krakau).

Auf einen einheitlichen Raum konzentriert vermischen sie Form und Farbe mit dem Ziel, die Vielfalt psychedelischer Dekoration erlebbar zu gestalten. Bei den drei-dimensionalen Installationen verwenden sie verschiedene Materialien in Kombination mit LEDs und UV-Licht. Als Material muss dabei herhalten, welches nicht unbedingt zuerst in den Sinn käme, zum Beispiel ihr Lieblingsmaterial Lycra. Weiter setzen sie Wegwerfgeschirr, bunte Schlangen aus Styropor sowie lumineszierende Verzierungen aus CDs ein. Mit scharfen Kanten und vielen Tentakeln entsteht so eine geschlossene, symmetrische und dynamische 3D-Struktur, die abschliessend mit fluoreszierenden Farben bemalt und mit LEDs dekoriert wird.

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Ventura Film Produktion

GOA – 20 Years of Psychedelic Trance

The Substance Albert Hofmann’s LSD

An anthology of the Goa and Psytrance generation!

More than 700 pictures!

Der Kultfilm jetzt auf DVD!

ISBN 978-3-03788-189-7 Photobook incl. DVD 320 pages Size 25x25 cm Hardcover

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One drop changes everything

ISBN 978-3-03788-271-9 DVD 93 min. Gesamtlänge D/E/F/I Regie: Martin Witz

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Painkiller

Keeping things exciting The newest EP of Painkiller has been created in 4 different studios, also the producer from Barcelona talks about his summer 2012 and his label Nutek Records.

You’re about to release a brand new Painkiller EP. From your own point of view: What makes it special?

The new EP “The Loop” is special for me, first of all, for the way it’s been made and for the collaborations on it. The process involves 4 different studios and in this way we achieve slightly different colour and acoustic feeling between the tracks. Also new technologies are used but at same time some good old analogue synths to give it some depth.

What was your best summer gig 2012?

My best summer gig in 2012 was “Atmosphere VIII” In Mexico City, I played a Painkiller live set in the morning, it was sunrise time, more than 20.000 people on the floor. Great trip indeed, very professional and well organized from the moment of the arrival till the return flight, thanks to Ommix productions!

The weirdest festival experience you had last summer?

I’ll avoid names and countries because it’s not nice to make conclusions from one bad experience. But I must say that it takes more than one day to become a good artist or a DJ, it’s taking more than one

party to learn how to make a proper event. Communication is everything!

You’re based in Barcelona.

A buzzing metropolis but not exactly well-known for a vivid Psytrance party scene – why?

In my opinion the potential is unlimited here, I met many people that were involved in the scene but I guess it fails somewhere between too many promoters and not enough local crowd, also a big commercial scene that together with the laws shuts down the Psytrance opportunities.

Talking about your label, Nutek: What may we look forward to?

Nutek Records is expanding, encouraging and promoting local artists. Next: Nutek Japan and Nutek Mexico! Also we are opening up a bit for other genres and we launch Nutek Chill dedicated to Chill Out and its subgenres. At the same time our solid hi-tech release schedule is full of very good releases before the end of the year… facebook.com/painkillermusc www.nutek.org Roberdo Raval

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Forthcoming on Nutek: Painkiller-The Loop (02-10) Creative mind (debut EP) (23-10) I-Party compiled by Xanex (06-11) Bliss EP, Freeze EP, Masticate EP, Punchline EP, Pure pressure EP (Nutek Japan), Bio Genesis (album Pt.1), Painkiller vs Freeze, Vibraadict Album, A-Team Remixes EP (Pt.1) In 4 verschiedenen Studios ist die brandneue „Loop EP“ von Painkiller entstanden - für den Produzenten ist es daher eine ganz spezielle Veröffentlichung. Letzten Sommer war sein druckvoller Psytrance Sound wieder auf vielen Festivals zu hören, besonders gut gefallen hat ihm sein Sonnenaufgangs-Set vor 20.000 Besuchern beim mexikanischen „Atmosphere VIII“. Das eigene Label Nutek wird expandieren, demnächst gibt es eigene Ableger für Japan und Mexiko, außerdem ist ein Chill OutSublabel in der Mache.

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Breaking new grounds Drummer McCoy left the legendary Trance rock combo S.U.N. Project last year already – now he is back on track with a new crew, new music and new plans.

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What’s coming up next?

Slag: In December we will release our first EP, the second one follows in spring (download). Next summer we will have a release tour with our new CD-album. This year we will play live in Zurich, Vienna and Hamburg – check out Facebook!

Das S.U.N. Project gibt es nun zweimal. Drummer McCoy hat sich bereits letztes Jahr von der ursprünglichen Truppe getrennt. Die macht als „S.U.N. Project“ weiter, McCoy mir neuer Besetzung als „McCoy’s S.U.N. Project“. Keine optimale Lösung, aber doch verständlich, dass nach 16 Jahren Bandgeschichte niemand den Namen so einfach an den Nagel hängen will, nach dem Motto „ganz oder gar nicht“.

Für den E-Bass und das Mixing hat McCoy nun Alpha (aka -Z- ) an Bord, rockige Gitarren-Riffs liefert „Trigger Finger“ Slag. Neben ganz neuen Sachen spielen sie natürlich auch alte Kracher wie „Dance Of The Witches“. Im Dezember kommt die erste EP, im Frühling die zweite und nächsten Sommer steht dann eine Tour mit dem neuen mush et Album auf dem Programm.

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What else changed, who are you working with?

McCoy: We will keep the great live concept, I keep playing the e-drums. Alpha (known as DJ and from -Z- ) plays the e-bass and does the mixing. And my

Do you play old bangers or also new stuff?

Slag: We play fresh, unreleased songs and they really rock.

In terms of music we broke new grounds during the past months. But no worries: Of course, we will always perform classic bangers like “Dance Of The Witches” or “380 Volt”!

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Roberdo: Considering the history and popularity of the project it’s obvious that both sides want to keep the name – but isn’t this solution very confusing?

McCoy: For sure this is no perfect solution… The only alternative would be that no one uses the name any more – but that just can’t be an option after 16 years of band history!

new guitarist Slag delivers new, phat guitar riffs - using the “Trigger Finger” he creates a one-of-a-kind interaction with the audience during the show.

We complement each other in every respect, finally it’s fun again to be in the studio and to make a night of it!

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Roberdo: Insiders have been talking about it since quite some time: There are 2 S.U.N. Projects now.

McCoy’s S.U.N. Project and… what’s the name of the other one?

McCoy: I left the band already in 2011, for different reasons.

That’s why there is no original S.U.N. Project any more. The rest of the former band keeps working under the name S.U.N. Project.

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Materia A rising star His driving, deep Full On Psychedelic Trance with its characteristic reverberating synth leads made him one of the most popular artists of the Austrian scene during the past years- time for a chat with Materia!

What may people expect from your gig at the Freakplanet party in Vienna?

I put a lot of effort into my set. Many new songs have been released in 2012 but only some of them will be heard during this live set…

There are quite some tracks that gained great feedback during the past years which are now back in my set, some of them revamped or remixed… A “Best Of”, so to say!

What’s going on in your studio at the moment?

I am just working on a digital EP for 24/7 Records and on November 15th a collaboration EP with Brainiac will be released! The new project is called “Mindfold”, it now has reached live set-length and so we already played at some parties all around the globe… We are looking forward to test some new material during our next gigs!

What has been your most successful release recently?

My album “Clear Tenor“ was already released in the end of 2011 but I still would like to mention it because it is a collection of extraordinary tracks, no title is similar to the other. By the way, I am really active on my SoundCloud and there is always news on the 24/7 site. www.soundcloud.com/materia-1 www.twenty4seven.cc

Mit seinem treibenden und deepen Full On Psychedelic Sound gehört Materia seit ein paar Jahren zu den Durchstartern der österreichischen Szene. Sein zweites Album „Clear Tenor“ konnte Ende letzten Jahres durch größtmögliche Abwechslung überzeugen und ist immer noch oft zu hören. Aktuell wurde Materia auf 24/7 Records gesigned, außerdem ist er nun zusammen mit Brainiac unter dem Namen „Mindfold“ unterwegs. Für sein Set auf der Freakplanet Party in Wien verspricht er eine „Best Of“-Mischung bekannter und brandneuer Titel.

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mat mushroom When DJing becomes a live act The founder of mushroom magazine has been a pioneer of digital DJing in the Psytrance scene. In this interview he explains why classic DJing became boring and why its laptopbased counterpart goes even further than many live acts.

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And how does that work?

The possibilities are growing with each software update and each new controller. Beat Jumping is already a classic: I can prolong a track on the flow, creating smooth blends of 2 titles or I can jump over an entire break.

Speaking about breaks: I really like to keep them special, for a climax. So if a track has too many breaks, I just fill them with beats from my sample deck. You can use tons of effects, e.g. manipulate the groove using a beatmasher or put a gate on melodies to create intoxicating stutter effects. www.facebook.com/djmatmushroom

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Nachdem er über 10 Jahre mit Platten und CDs aufgelegt hatte, wurde ihm langweilig: Nächsten Titel auswählen, synchronisiert mixen, dann 6 Minuten warten und maximal mit dem 3-Band EQ und vielleicht einem Loop herumspielen. Beim digital DJing ist Mat Mushroom dagegen permanent am schrauben, die Manipulationsmöglichkeiten sind kaum begrenzt, das ganze ist eher ein andauernder Remix als eine Folge von Tracks. Dementsprechend kurzweilig und unvorhersehbar ist dann der Spaß auf der Tanzfläche!

Alezzaro fand 2003 seine Passion: Progressive Psytrance. 2008 begann er in Wien Indoor Parties mit dem Namen “Progressive Selection” zu organisieren. Als Resident DJ und Kopf hinter diesem international bekannten ClubEvent spielte er mit zahlreichen bekannten Künstlern. Seine langen sphärischen Sets erschallen in österreichischen und deutschen Clubs sowie auf vielen Open Air Festivals. Seit Oktober 2010 ist er der erste österreichische Label DJ bei IONO MUSIC und hat in Wien den Heimvorteil.

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Sounds like the description of a good live act…

It’s even more! Hands down - Many, many live acts press play and that’s it pretty much, technically they do even less than a classic DJ. A committed digital DJ is much more creative, spontaneous, and “busy” on stage.

Honestly, I’m virtually always manipulating the sound in some way!

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Alezzaro found his real passion in 2003: Progressive Psytrance.

In 2008 he began to organise indoor parties called “Progressive Selection” in Vienna in 2008. Still a resident DJ and the mastermind of this internationally known club-event he has played with numerous famous acts. His long spherical sets rang out in Austrian and German clubs, as well as on various Open Air festivals.

Since October 2010 he is the first Austrian label DJ of IONO MUSIC and as a true local will have home advantage.

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What is it that fascinates you about digital DJing?

I played vinyls and CDs for more than 10 years. Frankly speaking it got boring for me: Selecting the next track, do a synchronized mix and then wait for 6 minutes, twiddling around with a 3-band EQ and perhaps, only perhaps using a loop function. There are so much more possibilities with digital DJing, there are always at least 2 channels open, I am always re-arranging and re-mixing, creating an ongoing remix rather than a track-track-track sequence.

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Blisargon Demogorgon Since the mid 90s Psychedelic music has spread to Macedonia.

One of the popular artists from Skopje is Blisargon Demogorgon aka Valentino Trenchev who will play the dark floor. Born in 1982 in Skopje he got entranced early at 16, started djing 2 years later and, naturally, also started his own parties as well. His first track got released on Nabi Records. After having released more than 40 tracks on compilations at various labels he released two albums, one on Inpsyde Media Records in 2007 called ‚‘Book of Magic‘‘ and one collaborations album on his own label Bhooteshwara Records in 2010 called ‚‘Ruthless Illusions‘‘. Bhooteshwara Records, also located in Skopje, is dedicated to signing, marketing and promoting quality dark and twisted psychedelic acts. The music that streams from this project is generally deep night sound and powerful, with a lot of rhythms and loaded with atmospheres. It will be Valentino‘s first time in Vienna and he sure is to unleash some wicked vibes. http://www.myspace.com/blisargonbhooteshwara http://www.bhooteshwara-records.net/

Alpha

There is no real need to introduce nightactive soundmaster Alpha, the Count Dooku of Dark Psy. Sets worldwide, an intriguing website, you name it. And now Vienna (is) calling, again. He has two regular radio shows (Alpha source show on Triplag radio and Alpha‘s crazy sounds) and with Antagon has formed -Z- (watch out for recently released album GOSPODIN), they played formidably at the Boom festival. In Vienna he will be the third man in McCoy’s S.U.N. Project and turn night into day.

Eigentlich braucht der nachtaktive Klangmeister Alpha keine Vorstellung, der Count Dooku des Dark Psy. Weltweite Sets, eine faszinierende Webseite und nun wieder: Vienna (is) calling. Zwei regelmässige Radiosendungen (Alpha Source Show auf Triplag Radio und Alpha‘s Crazy Sounds) und mit Antagon als - Z- (kürzlich veröffentlicht das Album GOSPODIN) ein grossartiges Set bei der Boom hingelegt. In Wien gibt Alpha den Dritten Mann bei McCoy’s S.U.N. Project und wird die Nacht zum Tage machen. kplan ea

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Einer der populärsten psychedelischen Künstler aus Mazedonien ist Blisargon Demogorgon aka Valentino Trenchev. Sein in Skopje angesiedeltes Label Bhooteshwara Records, wo 2010 sein zweites Album ‚‘Ruthless Illusions‘‘ erschien, hat sich dem dunklen und verschwurbelten psychedelischen Sound verschrieben.

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DJ Kri

DJ Vasudeva

Christopher aka „Kri“, wurde 1990 in Wien geboren. Früh sang er in einem Chor und lernte verschiedene Instrumente spielen. Ab Ende 2009 entdeckte er das Reich des Psytrance und schließlich seine Passion für „High-Tech“. Seit Dezember 2010 Mitglied beim Darkpsy Party-Label Lucid Dreams spielte er seitdem auf Partys in ganz Österreich mit Acts wie Kindzadza, Cosmo, Dark Whisper, Antagon, Megalopsy, Mergel, Kashyyyk, System Crash, Murukhan, Parandroid und 2012 auf dem Paradise Festival.

Klemens aka Vasudeva, 1982 in Oberösterreich geboren, steckte sich 1999 mit dem Psy-Virus an. 2008 spielte er beim Label Mind Design erste Sets, doch erst bei Lucid Dreams, ab 2009, entwickelte er seinen Sound und rockte den Floor. Sein Sound ist treibender Darkpsy und High-Tech rund um 160bpm. Er hat bereits mit Kindzadza, Psykovsky, Alpha, Antagon, Irgum Burgum, Hishiryo, Kailash, Darkshire, Kashyyk, Rawar und vielen anderen nationalen und internationalen Acts gespielt.

Christopher aka „Kri“ was born in Vienna in 1990. He sang in a choir and learned to master several instruments. Late in 2009 he discovered the realms of Psytrance and finally his passion for „High-Tech“. Since December 2010 he is with the Darkpsy Party-Label Lucid Dreams and has played on many parties all over Austria, with acts like Kindzadza, Cosmo, Dark Whisper, Antagon, Megalopsy, Mergel, Kashyyyk, System Crash, Murukhan, Parandroid and also, in 2012, at the Paradise Festival. Home set!

www.facebook.com/Kri.ld soundcloud.com/kri23

Klemens aka Vasudeva, born 1982 in Higher Austria, was infected by the Psy virus in 1999.

2008 he played his first DJ sets with the label Mind Design, but it wans‘t until he came to Lucid Dreams in 2009 that he developed his sound and rocked the floor. His sound is dominated by driving Darkpsy and High-Tech about 160bpm. He has performed with Kindzadza, Psykovsky, Alpha, Antagon, Irgum Burgum, Hishiryo, Kailash, Darkshire, Kashyyk, Rawar and many others national and international acts.

www.soundcloud.com/vasudeva www.facebook.com/ klemens.mitk

Naima

Grown up in a hippiesque musician family and avid about electronic music since her young teenager years, it is no surprise that Sarah Naima is instantly hooked when she attends her first Psytrance party in 2003. It is a magic world where her psychedelic roots and her personal interests all fall into one place.

After some years of cheerful partying she decides to give back to scene a part of the good energy she gathered and starts DJing. Influenced by a variety of psychedelic sounds, Naima is known for her up-tempo mix of deep and dark progressions, mystical, powerful and twisted sounds - both for hi-energy peak hours and mornings in outer space. After playing in many countries of Europe, her recent trip to India was very special: “Playing at the Maha Shivaratry party in the Arjuna Goa UV Bar in February 2012 was a really unique and amazing experience, with such nice vibes and people!” Well, let’s see what she says after her set on Freakplanet… www.facebook.com/ NaimaDjane www.soundcloud.com/ naimafee

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Sumeria Productions Multicoloured decoration from the White Island A multinational artist collective, united by a deep love for Psytrance and for the sun of Ibiza presents colourful party decoration with a very organic touch.

What may people look forward to at the party in Vienna?

We will take everything we can and try to create a fluorescent, trippy ambiance where everybody will be stimulated by the beauty of organic mandalas, eye-catching backdrops and highly detailed lycras. We will bring you a little of the White Island to stimulate your senses! www.facebook.com/sumeriapage kplan ea

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You are working a lot with stretch fabrics. Please name and explain the 3 greatest advantages of this material!

1. Lycras have a magical organic touch when created carefully and an impressive impact as roofs or DJ booths in almost every fluorescent setting, it creates a static and organic ambiance which is never the same.

2. It is a very easy to transport material which covers big areas and is adaptable to almost any situation.

3. While creating our lycra designs we combine square mathematics with a round feeling which creates countless possibilities.

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What have been your most spectacular decoration projects recently?

Our last spectacular projects were the Shambala parties last summer and winter in Las Dalias de Ibiza, all of them a fluorescent piece of art joining all of our artistic facets.

And of course the Connection festival in Cordoba, South Spain, where we made a wonderful mandala dance floor set between two mountains.

Sie kommen aus allen Ecken der Welt, was sie verbindet ist ihre Liebe für Psytrance und die Sonneninsel Ibiza: Da ist das Künstlerkollektiv Sumeria, das sich um die Protagonisten Psynunnaki (Jose), Imox Maya (David) und Shriniva (Rabten) gebildet hat, nämlich ansässig. Wer schon mal auf den dortigen Shambala Events war, kennt ihre üppigen Dekorationskonzepte, bei denen sehr viel Strech-Stoffe, aber auch großflächige Gemälde zum Einsatz kommen. Um die Freakplanet Party in Wien so richtig schön bunt zu machen, packen sie ein, so viel sie können. Und das ist eine ganze Menge: Denn was kompakt gefaltet in die Koffer passt, kann auch große Clubs und Open Airs in psychedelische Parallelwelten verwandeln!

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Please introduce yourself!

We are a collective of artists, DJs and producers from different parts of this world who now live in Ibiza. The core crew is Psynunnaki (Jose), paintings and colours, Imox Maya (David), music and management, and Shriniva (Rabten), lycras and constructions. Jose has lived all his life in Ibiza, David is born in Guatamala and Rabten was born in the Netherlands. We also work with Basslion (Nico), Mr. Grassmann (Dany) and Ulysse and many others. Our mutual passion: Psytrance!

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Real emotion is superior to both software and hardware The famous French Progressive producer reflects on the development of Trance, tells about Sundance Festival and his very special “4-in-1 gig” at the mushroom party in Cologne.

Was Trance vor 20 Jahren ausgemacht hat, das macht ihn auch heute noch aus - so stellt der französische Sensifeel fest. Was sich allerdings enorm verändert hat: Die Brillanz und Qualität der einzelnen Sounds, auf die kommt es immer mehr an.

Jedoch können letztendlich weder neuste Plug-Ins noch Analog-Hardware das erreichen, was echtes Herzblut ausmacht. Vielleicht liegt gerade hier das Geheimnis von Sensifeel… Der Gute ist übrigens in die Organisation des Sundance Festival involviert, das nächstes Jahr in der Türkei steigt. Und er will gar nicht aufhören, davon zu schwärmen! Auf der Freakplanet Party spielt er übrigens ein ganz mush besonderes Liveset mit altem und brandet neuem Material seiner Projekte Sensifeel, Cyklones, Sensiseo and Minfeel.

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What sound will you be playing at the mushroom party?

The mushroom party will be a special event, I will play the music of all my projects, Sensifeel,

Roberdo Raval

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We heard you are involved in Sundance Festival…?

Yes, indeed! We are organizing the Nomad Sundance Festival together with Electric Circus.

After searching for 2 years in many different countries we finally found a location where we can develop this project on a long-term basis… It’s a magic place in Turkey and I really invite you to join us for this amazing adventure on the beach of Antalya Tekirova, from the 19th to 23rd June 2013.

www.sensifeel.info www. nomad-festival.info www. facebook.com/sensifeelmusic www. facebook.com/nomadfestival

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Trance music has become a movement with lots of sub-genres, from Minimal Trance to Dark Psytrance, from Progressive to Full On. There are countless producers all around the world now which creates a tough competition but at the same time higher quality. Progressive Trance became more and more popular during the past 10 years. I think because the older Trancers are still partying a lot, but today they prefer listening to slower tempi, also perhaps more quality music like Progressive and Minimal Trance. Time is moving, the music is staying…

Cyklones, Sensiseo and Minfeel! Lots of new productions and some older ones. I will build a special set and of course I’ll be playing forthcoming tracks, like Hamburger Royal and Eggs, released on Blue Tunes Records. I am really looking forward to this one!

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Where do you see Progressive Trance is going at the moment?

After almost two decades the sounds haven’t really changed. Everything what made a Trance track still applies today. I would say it’s all about the production, the quality and precision of each sound. We can say the virtual plug-ins took a step ahead of the hardware. But what really comes from the heart gives much more power and quality to the music than any special hardware or plug-in!

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Mindwave Mindwave will have the dancefloor crowd thrashing in Cologne with a blend of groovy beats and atmospheric sound.

Mindwave, is Anton Maiko, originally from Russia, who immigrated to Israel in 1991. He fell in love with electronic music when he was 6 years old, through his older brother. Names like The Prodigy, Oddysie Of Noises and later on MFG, Astral Projection and Cosma inspired his understanding that these beats, especially when they don’t have traditional lyrics, can transcend to huge crowds.

Already at the age of 13, he started to play the keyboard trusting his intuitions and teaching himself, while exploring new methods of composition.

A few years after that he wanted to improve his sound skills and studied at BPM Music College, for a more refined sound.

His Psychedelic Trance magic was revealed on his debut album Escape from Reality in 2009, which was released at Phonokol. It was a rare and unique demonstration of superb music that opened a channel of communication that lasts till this day.

A year after that, in 2010, Mindwave released his 2nd album Awaken, which made an even wider path towards people across the world. Before releasing his 3rd album in 2012, Concept of Freedom, Maiko conducted a thorough field research in order to reach the highest level of connection between his mind and the crowd’s mind. People across the globe have already experienced these sensations at various festivals such as O.Z.O.R.A Festival (Hungary), Boom Festival (Portugal), Fusion Festival (Germany), VuuV Experience (Germany), Antaris Festival (Germany) and many more.

So whether you are in the city, nature, island or boat, it is time to discover a sense you have lost, an extension of your human abilities that was just waiting to be used. The way to reach it is through Mindwave. www.ionomusic.com

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Mindwave aka Anton Maiko in Kaliningrad, Russland geboren zog 1991 nach Israel. 2009 veröffentlichte er sein Debut, Escape From Reality, 2010 das zweite Studio Album Awaken. Vor seinem dritten Album, Concept of Freedom (2012), zog Maiko eine gründliche Feldstudie durch, um die höchste Verbindungsebene zwischen seinem Geist und dem der Tanzenden zu erreichen. Auf der ganzen Welt auf, z.B. auf dem O.Z.O.R.A. Festival (Ungarn), Boom Festival (Portugal), der Fusion, VuuV und Antaris (alle Deutschland) und weiteren Festivals haben Menschen diese Empfindungen erlebt. Entdeckt mit Mindwave den verlorenen Sinn, eine Erweiterung, die genutzt werden will. Der Weg sie zu erreichen ist mit Mindwave.

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L ani A 21st century rock band The 3-person Belgian combo about how they get the crowd rocking, the new sound of their new EP, and their dream jam session.

Describe your sound in one term, please!

Rock ‘n’ Roll Trance!

Your ultimate dream collaboration?

Imagine you could even invite deceased musicians!

The Doors with Jimmy Hendrix on stage jamming their way into Trance with us would be a dream … we always thought we were a Trance act but in the end we are just a 21st century rock band. www.lani.be facebook.com/Lanirocks

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Tom Moons (Lani’s Guitarist) started DJing in 1998 at the Dance a Delic Festival in Belgium. He was co-founder and later A&R at Kairoo Records, today he’s head of Naturall Productions. Besides DJing he is searching and releasing mostly Belgian Trance and is also helping young producers to find their mush way into music production …His style is et very powerful and positive with a pinch of guitars and a rock ‘n’ roll flavour.

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After quite some time we heard about a new Lani release, the “Solaris EP” what may we look forward to?

The sound is really unique and different to our previous stuff. We recorded all the drums in the studio instead of programming them on the computer and there are several layers of guitar in both tracks. When Ruben joined the band almost 2 years ago, our music transformed into another dimension, his musical skills really influenced the new sound. The Solaris EP will be released fall 2012 and together with several other new tracks it will also be part

of the new live show. The new album will be released in 2013, and in the meantime our upcoming EP’s will be shredding your brain.

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Your live show is pretty special ­indeed…

On stage, Tom doesn’t leave the strings of his Gibson Les Paul untouched and moves everybody’s ass with shredding guitar solos and power riffs. Ruben, a university graduate percussionist, tortures his digital Roland TD-12 drum kit. Tim is controlling every sound of the electronic gear, creating new live remixes of each track with every performance using Ableton Live and UAD gear.

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So are you actually rockers?

For us it has always been about the live situation, we think that’s what attracts most people, seeing and hearing real instruments on stage and having a connection with the artists. Guitars and drums are already a perfect combination and together with the rolling bass sounds of Psytrance it just creates magic!

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DJ Murus

Diligently built-up tension will explode with massive, uplifting sound tempests.

Versatile DJ Murus aka Olaf Mauer from Hamburg, Germany, unabatedly breaking down the boundaries between Progressive and Psychedelic Trance, has been playing at the Fusion, Vuuv, Fullmoon, Spiritbase, and Spiritual Healing, to name a view, plus countless club gigs all over Europe. Expect from his DJ set that he will either let diligently built-up tension explode with massive, uplifting sound tempests or that he will take you on a darker but always psychedelic trip.

Der vielseitige DJ Murus aka Olaf Mauer aus Hamburg überwindet ungebrochen die Grenzen zwischen Progressive und Psychedelic Trance. Seine ausgefeilten Trackabfolgen machen ihn zu einem hochangesehenen Performer. Erwartet von ihm, dass er entweder sorgsam aufgebaute Spannung mit fetten Klanggewittern explodieren lässt oder Euch auf einen gerne auch dunkleren, doch stets psychedelischen Trip mitnimmt.

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Rocksteady & Bebop Just listen… and enjoy!

Being co-promoters of the popular ‘Listen & Enjoy’ events these 2 guys are a driving force behind the party culture of Cologne, they know exactly how to get the dancefloor going and provide a supreme local support for the Freakplanet party. Dominik Seynsche and Raphael Skriba started djing together during the summer of 2007. Both being avid about Progressive Trance as well as various other electronic genres, their sets are characterised by a great variation of styles and a lively feeling. Their first mutual gig as Rocksteady & Bebop in Cologne’s ‘Electrokueche’ was a huge success and within no time the duo became a synonym for openminded Progressive pleasure - in their hometown as well as at parties and festivals all over Germany, like e.g. Wonderland or Psychedelic Circus. So be prepared for their irresistible mixture of pumping Progressive Trance, groovy Progressive House and an inspiring pinch of Techno! www.facebook/djs rocksteadybebop

DJ Melburn

From small local parties to the main stages of international festivals like VuuV, Antaris, Spirit Base and Boom in only 6 years: Melburn is looking back on a really impressing career. Her cheerful mood and infectious happiness have been a part of Hamburg’s lively Trance scene for a long time. So when she started DJing in 2006 she took dance floors by storm - by a storm of euphoria! Today her pumping, melodic Psytrance sets can be heard not only at many events in Hamburg, but also at quite all relevant open air festivals in North Germany and throughout Europe. Also, Melburn is label DJ for Y.S.E. Records where she recently compiled “Goa Girl 7” together with Lavinia. Since 2012 she has a second artist moniker: Anymel stands for Dark Prog, Psy Prog, Tribal House and oldschool Techno, in this role she represents Plusquam Records and Ananda Tribe. Visitors of the mushroom party in Cologne may look forward to one of her vibrant, hi-energy Psytrance sets - an unmistakable proof that she is a Freakplanet native! www.facebook.com/djane. melburn mixcloud.com/djanemelburn

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Your style?

From Prog-o-phoric Psytech to Psych-o-delic Hitec

What people may expect from you at mushroom tour Cologne?

I start into the night with the full range of Progressive Trance sounds.

When this guy appears behind the decks, the easy hang-out atmosphere of a Chill Out might well become a laid-back party, just to turn into casual lounging half an hour later... It’s his very special groove: Master ND is not exactly known for his opiumflavoured Psy Chill but rather a multicoloured mixture of styles including Trip Hop or Minimal.

However, there is always a moment of World Music in his sets which creates a very warm and sunny vibe. Since 1997 Andy is an integral part of the buzzing scene of the Ruhr Area, known for his Progressive live projects “Code: Chaos FX” and “Zoetropes” together with DJ SlaveOne, right now he is working on a solo project.

Also his former commitment in the party collective ‘Kompressor e.V.’ has been an important part of the local scene culture. At the moment he is organizing the “Superheroes” events in Bochum which are apparently growing more and more popular - so keep an eye on Master ND’s Facebook profile if you are fond of good sound and good party!

www.soundcloud.com/ matmushroom

www.facebook.com/ masternd.music

Your magic potion for your set?

A bottle of dry white wine and an ice cold Gin Tonic Your longest set?

Around 10 Hours @ Savoy After Hour 1998 It’s your birthday. You have all the budget in the world.What’s the booking for your party?

I would invite live acts who play electronic music with additional live instruments or loop pattern based performances instead of acts who only press the play button.

Patagium

They share a love for each other, and a love for the Psytrance scene: Patrick and Patrizia have been around since more than a decade so there is a very good chance you have already seen them at the one or the other party. Especially because they used to do huge, fluorescent decoration concepts as Pat & Patterchen. Some of you might also know Cyberion or the The Grey Guy, two of Patrick’s studio projects which stand for oldschool Goa-flavoured Full On music, released from 2004 onwards on labels such as Tamil, Kagdila and YSE. Patricia has released music under the name La Invisibile on Cologne’s quality netlabel CYAN Music. Together the two of them are Patagium. This biologic term means something like “skin between the fingers of certain animals that enables them to fly” - and this again gives a hint about the sound to be heard from the duo: A weightless flight through the worlds of Chill Out, Downbeat and Lounge music, always changing perspective and always discovering exciting new directions! www.cyan-music. com/artists

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The fine art of weirdness Mateo Dineen, our cover artist and father of countless tragic-comic characters talks about his new gallery, the Berlin hype, magic mushrooms between monster toes and other great artists of our time.

What was your most exciting project recently?

Mateo: At the beginning of last year, I began a search for a new place to work: a studio/gallery space. My old studio was simply too cramped and I felt I needed more space. After much searching I was lucky enough to find a beautiful space in the Neukölln neighborhood of Berlin. I named it Skallywag Gallery. It opened in October 2011, and has been evolving as a workspace and gallery ever since. Now that I have a fresh work environment I‘ve been trying to rediscover my artwork anew, while also discovering my new neighborhood. It feels a bit like a rebirth of sorts. Creating this new environment has been a massive project, but one that has been very fulfilling.

Berlin Neukölln is not exactly an unpopular place to live... Are there any hipsters among your monsters yet?

Yeah, I‘ve got one or two hipsters amongst my monsters. I suppose the best example to date would be ‘Teddy Boy’. He‘s a rather hip monster I‘d say. But I didn‘t paint him as a criticism for or against the Berlin hype. As to the hype of Berlin, I‘d say that it‘s been hyped for a couple decades now. Ever since the wall fell, Berlin seems to have been attracting artist types which in turn feeds the hype. But I believe in Berlin, and I can see why it is such a draw. It still has lots to offer people who are looking to live in a dynamic and

affordable city. Of course it could reach a tipping point where it just gets overrun with people and gets too expensive for struggling artists. That would be a shame.

I just heard of a certain ‘Onkel Zozo’… who’s that?

Onkel Zozo is an art curator and gallerist. Onkel Zozo works behind the scenes for the latest gallery opened by me and Johan Potma. Onkel Zozo is a senile and talkative blue monster who

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also happens to be blind. He‘s got great taste in art and tells stories about things that nobody understands.

Do your monsters actually like magic mushrooms? Do they like Psytrance?

Each monster is different, and I‘m sure some would certainly be into magic mushrooms. In fact I wouldn‘t be surprised to find mushrooms growing directly on some of my monsters; particularly between their toes. Likewise with the music, I‘m sure some monsters would love it, others would despise it, and a few would even make it.

Which artists are you stoked about at the moment?

At the moment I‘m a big fan of Shaun Tan, Femke Hiemstra, and Dirk Verschure. Shaun Tan has a great talent for writing stories and creating sublime and mysterious images to go with his stories.

His characters usually seem to be undergoing some sort of existential crisis, and the images have a great tension and stillness in them.

Femke‘s work is very richly illustrated with great lighting, and intense colors. She often takes everyday objects or animals and paints them in such a way that one feels that they are living in a magical and enchanted world. However, the worlds she creates are rarely harmless fairy tale lands, but rather dark worlds full of danger and voodoo.

Lastly, Dirk Verschure is someone who I‘m also stoked about right now mainly because of his great talent for drawing. His drawings are sometimes rich in detail and other times extremely simple. But the element in his work that I‘m most inspired by is the perspective he has on the world and the sense of humor with which he presents it. He‘s just super funny. www.mateo-art.com www.zozoville.com Interview by Roberdo Raval

Die delikate Kunst des Wahnsinns Mateo Dineen, unser Cover Artist und Vater von zahllosen tragischkomischen Figuren spricht über seine neue Gallerie, den Berlin Hype und Zauberpilze zwischen den Zehen seiner Monster.

Was war Dein letztes aufregendes Projekt?

Nach langer Suche fand ich im Oktober 2011 einen wundervollen Raum in Neukölln, die Skallywag Gallerie, seitdem entwickelt sich das. Mit dem neuen Arbeitsumfeld entdeckte ich zudem meine Kunst und gleichzeitig meine Nachbarschaft neu, ein bisschen wie neu geboren.

Berlin Neukölln ist kein unpopulärer Ort um zu leben..gibt es schon Hipster unter Deinen Monstern?

Klar habe ich ein, zwei Hipster unter meinen Monstern.

Das beste Beispiel bislang ist ‘Teddy Boy’. Er ist durchaus ein Hip Monster. Aber er ist nicht als Kritik an Berlin angelegt. Berlin wird seit Jahrzehnten gehypt und zieht seit dem Mauerfall alle Schattierungen von Künstlern an, die ihrerseits den Hype befeuern. Ich glaube an Berlin, es ist immer noch eine dynamische und bezahlbare Stadt.

Ich habe gerade von einem ‘Onkel Zozo’ gehört?

Onkel Zozo ist ein Kunstkurator und Galerist. Er arbeitet hinter den Kulissen, ist ein seniles, redseliges, blaues Monster, außerdem blind und hat viel Kunstgeschmack.

Er erzählt Geschichten, die niemand versteht.

Mögen Deine Monster Zauberpilze? Mögen sie Psytrance?

Jedes Monster ist anders und ich bin sicher, sie stehen auf Zauberpilze. Tatsächlich wäre ich nicht überrascht, wüchsen Zauberpilze zwischen ihren Zehen. Das gleiche gilt für die Musik. Einige Monster würden sie lieben, andere sie verachten und einige würden sie machen.

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Artist & Label Special Congratulations: Against the bitter claim of nostalgia addicts it appears like there has never been so much innovative, interesting, great music around as today- the following pages may be regarded as an entertaining proof!

Live is the new DJ ?

Looking at the lineups of the festivals going on at the moment, there is one very noticeable thing: The lists underneath the word “Live” grow longer and longer whereas those referring to “DJ” become shorter and shorter.

Apparently, running a live act is the new being a DJ. This again is a proof for the productivity of our scene being high as probably never before with more and more great new music being produced every day!

DJing live However, it seems to get harder for newcomers who just started DJing. Apparently there are rumours around that one has to release music on a proper label or, even

better, run a live act to have any chance to be booked to a bigger festival or party.

However, there are very good arguments for a DJ, as well. As mentioned before, the music output of our scene is stronger than ever before with loads of new music being released every single week. Now remember: What is the actual job of a DJ? Selecting music! The stronger the flood of music gets, the more important it is to have a “lock keeper”, someone who filters the massive output and picks out only the best pieces.

Another interesting aspect is the ongoing convergence of DJ and live act. Looking at up-to-date digital DJ tools, it is safe to say that they provide just as much remix-potential as half of the live-setups around. In fact there are even some live acts using digital DJ tools for their performance!

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Why labels do matter Selecting the pearls from an ever growing mass of music is not only a very important task for DJs. Also labels are more important than ever before, despite the fact that they are facing severe problems with music piracy and the illegal distribution of their products.

Again: What is the actual job of a label?

Right, literally being a label, an indicator for a particular style of music and a particular quality standard. In this respect, it is great to see that there are lots of renowned, but also lots of new labels in our scene, providing our most essential drug. Just have a look at the next pages!

Dark Suomi, Hardcore Proggy and beyond The huge productivity of the Psytrance scene creates a lot of new sub-genres, some of which having quite exotic names. A few years ago, even long-year Trance freaks thought about raw fish in Japanese restaurants when hearing the term Suomisaundi. However, today even hardcore Proggy fans (wait a minute… is this yet another genre!?) know that Suomisaundi stands for the Finish Psytrance sound, ch aracterized by high tempi beyond 150 BPM, often reminiscent of oldschool Goa Trance while at the same time being kind of funky and humorous.

Unfortunately we are already approaching the end of the page, so let’s drop just a few more funny names of sub-genres: High Tech, a tribal and melodic style, firing at high, yet not too high tempi and being somewhat reminiscent of Full On. Forrest, a slower (140 - 160 BPM) version of Dark Psy, characterized by a very organic and flowing character. Twilight… yes, you got it: Dark, but inspired by dusk and dawn situations!

Finally, there is Dark Progressive, a minimalist yet psychedelic style based on sound effects rather than big melodies, sometimes reminiscent of the heady version of early Progressive Trance from the late 90ies.

Gratulation- entgegen der Behauptung verbitterter Nostalgiker gibt es heute so viel gute und innovative Musik wie nie zuvor- die nächsten Seiten mögen als unterhaltsamer Beweis dafür herhalten!

Live ist das neue DJ Dem einen oder der anderen ist es sicher schon aufgefallen: Auf den Lineups der Festivals, auf denen wir im Moment herumhoppeln, stehen immer mehr Namen unter „Live“, dafür immer weniger unter „DJ“.

Das ist wiederum ein Beweis für die enorme Produktivität unserer Szene, gibt es doch immer mehr Produzenten.

Der DJ und Live Für Newcomer-DJs mag das aber auch bedeuten, dass sie schwerer an die ersehnten Gigs kommen. Dabei gibt es wirklich gute Argumente für den DJ. Wie wir gesehen haben, steigt der musikalische VeröffentlichungsPegel von Tag zu Tag. In dieser Situation ist es wichtig, ein paar gewissenhafte „Schleusenwärter“ zu haben, die den mächtigen Strom der neuen Produktionen bändigen: In Form guter DJ Sets, in denen sie nur das Beste aus dem reichhaltigen Angebot zusammenstellen.

Die Rolle der Labels Obwohl Labels nach wie vor mit dem großen Problem der Raubkopien zu kämpfen haben, ist ihre Arbeit so wichtig wie nie zuvor. „Label“ könnte man aus dem Englischen auch mit „Etikett“ übersetzen, und das gibt einen wichtigen Hinweis auf die klassische Aufgabe eines Labels: Orientierung schaffen, indem es einen ganz bestimmten Sound und einen ganz bestimmten Qualitätsstandard repräsentiert. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist es sehr erfreulich zu sehen, dass es nicht nur viele bereits renommierte Labels gibt, sondern auch kontinuierlich interessante neue an den Start gehen!

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United Beats Uncompromising quality Psytrance Within no time, Max Peterson aka Mad Maxx‘s United Beats became a synonym for innovation and quality, thanks to experienced artists like Mekkanikka and Audio Hijack, but also exciting new talents Nicolas Oesch aka Mekkanikka

One of the outstanding releases of the last year has been Mekkanikka’s ‘California Dreaming’ album, a morning Full On gem of timeless beauty, still frequently to be heard at Psytrance parties.

With this 6th album, Nikka has proven his master skills to be sharp enough to take on 2012 with an appetite for enlightenment. Be ready for some new Mekkanikka material coming out soon on various EPs trickling down the United Beats release schedule during the rest of the year.

The newest member of the United Beats family is the Swiss born, Mexican grown, Berlin based jack of all trades Luca Szekely aka Audio Hijack.

His career is lined with releases on historic Trance labels like Spirit Zone, Tatsu, Hadshot , Compact or Midjium, and gigs at legendary festivals like Voov Experience, Fusion, Union Fest or Burning Man. His newest EP called ‘Wave Generator’ will be out on United Beats Records at the end of July 2012.

The Wild Monkeys are one of the great new discoveries of the label: Their debut EP hit dance floors like a meteor, the second one will be out in August. Another exciting newcomer is Block Device, his upcoming ‘Spaceship EP’ already gained amazing feedback by the label’s DJs and their audiences. Still hot are the last releases, the ‘Air Trance Flight 002’ compilation by DJ Domino and the mighty ‘Best Of 2011’ compilation. www.unitedbeatsrecords.com www.facebook.com/UnitedBeatsRecords

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Bom Shanka Music Next level Psytrance label Bom Shanka Music was created in September 2007. With 10 CD releases it has firmly established itself amongst the top of the next generation Psytrance labels.

This year you can see some of the core artists from Bom Shanka Music play at Boom, Ozora and many other European festivals. They include the hugely talented DJ Nuky, with her super smooth technique and cultured track choice she always leaves the dance floor wanting more. As one half of Dirty Saffi (together with Al Psymmetrix) you can catch her playing throughout Europe this summer and expect their début album in October.

For the rest of this year keep your ears peeled for Digital EP releases on Bom Shanka from Chris Rich, Module Virus, Asimilon, Illegal Sensations and Big Scary Monsters, plus a new compilation from DJ Glenn Logic called „Fat Lines“, and of course „Beauty & The Bitch“ from Dirty Saffi. For more details check out…

Illegal Machines is the wonderful French freak Fabien.

With a totally natural way of making music and a brilliant set of ears, he is Bom Shanka’s production genius.

Blast on the dance floor as he plays this year at Boom and watch out for his collaborations with Parasense (as Illegal Sensations) or the Psymmetrix boys as Big Scary Monsters.

Mit 10 CD-Veröffentlichungen konnte sich Bom Shanka seit 2007 einen Namen unter den innovativen Psytrance Labels unserer Zeit machen. Viele der labeleigenen Künstler sind diesen Sommer auf den europäischen Festivals zu hören, etwa der Boom oder der Ozora. So etwa die talentierte DJ Nuky. Zusammen mit Al Psymmetrix hat sie das Project Dirty Saffi, ein Debütalbum steht für Oktober an. Illegal Machines ist ein weiterer Vorzeige-Künstler des Labels, beliebt wegen seines natürlichen Sounds. Zusammen mit Parasense betreibt er Illegal Sensations, mit Psymmetrix die Big Scary Monsters. Neben diversen digitalen EPs steht bei Bom Shanka demnächst das dritte Album von Psymmetrix auf dem Programm – weitere Infos auf der Homepage!

„No More Milking It“ is the 3rd album from Psymmetrix. Always pushing the boundaries and making exceptionally original music, Al & Richie have been honing their studio and live performance skills, writing killer tracks together for the last 8 years. You can see them play as Psymmetrix and also rock out to their individual live sets (Asimilon & Dirty Saffi) at this years Ozora.

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Aphid Moon Whether his catchy productions, his dynamic live performance or his label Aphid Records: Aphid Moon is undoubtedly a big shot when it comes to quality Psytrance music. Recently he is discovering exciting new sonic directions, thanks to inspiring collaborations: “In the past year I’ve worked with loads of up and coming talents like Psibindi, Tron, Atone Splendor, the Mutagen crew, Contineum, Mechanimal or Saga. While travelling I had great fun creating group tracks in Goa with Chameleon, KIM & Earthling, and in Chile with Gesh, PsyDeva & Telepathic. Also, a recent adventure into the forest sound with Ajja from Peak has pic: Mars really stimulated my synapses!” The release schedule of Aphid Records is also very busy, presenting a string of EPs that starts with the recent Solar Feds EP with Zeus and a new AMD EP with Dickster. Upcoming gig highlights include mainstages at Ozora, Vuuv, and Experience in Thailand, plus an India tour is just about to kick off. On Aphid Moon’s Soundcloud you’ll find his catalogue as well as an Aphid Records podcast with exclusive DJ mixes. www.aphidmoon.com www.aphidrecords.com

DJ Lucas Representative of the legendary Goa Trance label TIP Records since 14 years, former manager of the no less legendary Flying Rhino… Lucas has been a driving force of the Psytrance scene for some time now. DJing Trance and Techno in 30 different countries during the past 3 years he is alive and kicking as always. Also in terms of music production: Together with Ric Featherstone under the moniker Sybarite with forthcoming tracks on Nano (Avalon remix album), TIP (Downtempo album) and Digital OM Records (V.A. - Shivadelica). Some tracks with Avalon and Laughing Buddha are still unreleased, so watch out for them! Another exciting project is Major Clanger, a Techno project with Eat Static’s Merv Pepler, already to be heard live at various festivals. Apropos: Lucas got a new solo live show! You might get an impression of his sound by the recent track ‘Hooked On Machines’ (TIP) or the popular ‘Mind Of It’s Own’ (Hadra). Among the countless gig destinations of Lucas there are Boom festival, where he will perform a Techno and a Psytrance set, and Utopia, where he will play some more Psytrance. www.facebook.com/lucastipworld Roberdo

Mit Auftritten in 30 Ländern während der letzten 3 Jahre und diversen Studioprojekten gehört DJ Lucas zu den umtriebigsten Gestalten der Szene: Als Sybarite stehen Tracks auf Nano und TIP aus, als Major Clanger kraftvolle Techno Produktionen. Auch solo ist er gerade mit einem neuen Live-Projekt und neuem Sound am Start!

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Psibindi A classically trained Indian singer, DJ and producer signed to UK Label Aphid Records, is breaking new grounds in the field of Psytrance, using her unique vocal ability to add a powerful human feeling to the music, as known from Chill project ‘Dhuna’. Psibindi’s debut release ‚Psychic Traveller EP‘ with Aphid Moon & Mechanimal out on Aphid Records, soared straight into the Top Ten in Beatport charts, exploring the use of Psy FX vocals with deep driving melodies over strong kick and bass. Her banging melodic style has earned her regular sets at parties in London and recently she started making waves on the international scene, landing a DJ residency in Spain with ‚Red Dust‘. Currently Psibindi is working on her next EP, a follow-up to the hit ‚Chromatic Space‘ with Saga (Nick Mechanimal). Other collaborators are Continuem and Aphid Moon. After Psibindi‘s epic opening set at Transition Festival, she will be djing at VuuV experience this year. www.aphidrecords.com

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K.i.M. Hailing from Sweden he got infected with Psytrance in ’93, but it was not until 1999, now based in London, that he began producing Psytrance and djing around the globe, also producing some Techno and Minimal. Unfortunately a break-in and theft in Goa in 2010 left him with literally zilch but his experience. So, setting up the Ratcave studio in Vagator, Goa in 2011, he recorded lots of new tracks and worked with many producers. Thus K.i.M was born. His debut EP came out with Grasshopper Records in February 2012 and got extremely well received. So, this summer he is having one of the main slots at the Ozora, doing a live set at the Voov and a second tour of Japan, has a very busy release schedule ahead and an album forthcoming on Zero One Music, the future looking very promising again. www.soundcloud.com/joakimfogelmark www.facebook.com/pages/KiM/205813276119940 K.i.M (Joakim Fogelmark) entstand Weihnachten 2010 als ihm in Goa all seine Musik gestohlen wurde. Neustart in Goa hiess Trance. Folglich baute er das Ratcave Studio in Vagator, Goa auf und nahm neu auf.

Seine Debut EP erschien bei Grasshopper Records im Februar 2012 und wurde gut aufgenommen. Diesen Sommer legt er beim Ozora sowie der Voov auf und wird zum zweiten Mal durch Japan touren. Ein Album bei Zero One Music folgt.

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The open source code of Psychedelic Trance They don’t really care about recent trends. All they do care about is quality music that triggers extraordinary emotions and associations within the listener’s mind.

Light and shadow, plus and minus, on and off, zero and one: The binary principle is probably the most profound one of our nature. In the end, it’s always the play between two polarities that makes magic happen. This metaphor perfectly describes the approach of Zero One Music.

Gathering a Round Table of talent and creative genius, the UK-based label is constantly developing a binary code, written for one very purpose: Upgrade the psychedelic music programme, and by doing so upgrade the listener’s mood.

Looking at the catalogue of Zero One, it’s hard to put a label on the music. There are danceable Downbeat grooves, there is sunlit, low-BPM Tech Trance and night time Psychedelic Trance, and quite everything in between. Obviously the code of Zero One is open source! As a matter of fact, the label is based on a democratic structure, all decisions are made by all artists. This again explains the open-minded release policy.

At the moment, Zero One is preparing a series of events in Japan, Mexico, and the UK that aim to showcase the rich psychedelic variety of the label, represented by resident DJs like Brian Sentient, Paul Taylor and Digoa. The label‘s first release is Reboot, a compilation full of the label’s artists, to be released end of July.

Followed by EPs from GMS, Poli, K.I.M., Touch Tone, Soundaholix as well as the debut album of 1MG, a promising new project by Bansi of GMS and Nyimo, one of the Last Men Standing. Zero One founding member Earthling teamed up with Chromatone, the name of their mutual project speaks for itself: Everblast. A debut album will be released end of August. Furthermore there

will be a remix compilation of Earthling tracks, including LOUD, Brainiac, Materia, Joti Sidhu and Psysex. Towards the end of this year, there is another, very special remix CD, presenting up-todate remixes of some early Goa Trance hits from the 1994 – 1997 period. www.zero1-music.com www.facebook.com/zero1music www.soundcloud.com/zero1-music Als demokratisch geführtes Label zeichnet sich Zero One Music durch eine offene Release-Politik aus: So lange die Musik im Kopf der Hörer außergewöhnliche Zustände provoziert, ist alles erlaubt! Dabei mangelt es nicht an renommierten Namen und spannenden Projekten: Das erste Release ist die Compilation Reboot, ein musikalischer Überblick. Es folgen EPs von GMS, Poli, K.I.M., Touch Tone, Soundaholix sowie das Debütalbum von 1MG, dem neuen Projekt von Bansi (GMS) und Nyimo (LMS). Außerdem: Remix Compis zu Earthiling Tracks und Goa-Klassikern von 94 – 97.

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Psychedelic double strike from BMSS Two fascinating Psytrance careers merge into one huge outburst of creative energy – behind the decks as well as in terms of party organization and label work.

Each of them has a rich musical background on his own.

So when they joined forces 7 years ago, they unleashed a mighty storm of creative energy and scene activism.

Boom Shankar & Alexsoph represent a vibrant proof of the Aristotelian wisdom: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts!

Hooked by Psytrance since 1996, Armin from South Germany became known as DJ Boom Shankar during the Asian party season 2001 / 2002 when the 2-metre man played some impressive sets during the Full Moon and Black Moon parties on Koh Pha Ngan. Around the same time he founded Brother Moon Sister Sun (BMSS), a creative collective of like-minded Trance freaks. His passion for djing brought him to stages all around the world, some of the most remarkable ones being Ozora, Glade or Antaris, where he caused mass-euphoria with his powerful Psytrance sets, sometimes quoting oldschool, sometimes classic UK sound. This year, he can be heard at Somuna, Antaris or Timegate, among others. In 2009 he started BMSS Records, a label that gathers not only exciting DJs and producers, but also VJs and decoration artists from all over Europe. Even more scene commitment: Armin recently initiated a new live act project together with Soul Kontakt, named Lightsource. A first EP is scheduled for this summer, including remixes of Ovnimoon, Elegy and Suduaya.

Alex aka Alexsoph from the South German Lake of Constance also started djing around 2002, rapidly gaining reputation for his Progressive Psytrance with a distinctly groovy and pumping touch. Probably even more important: He always keeps eye-contact with his audience, creating a very personal vibe. Numerous gigs all around Europe include Transylvania Calling or Summer Never Ends Festival. Alex used to be part of the BMSS collective

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from the beginning, working together with Boom Shankar as the label’s A&Rs since 2009.

Djing together, Boom Shankar & Alexsoph (also known as ABS) stand for a mighty double dose of intelligent Psytrance, sometimes drifting towards uplifting Progressive sounds. Everything blended together by perfect mixing skills and a maximum of dance floor commitment.

Visitors of this year’s Hadra festival will have the pleasure to experience this formula live! Also, there is “Transmissions”: A double CD compiled by the duo and released this summer on BMSS with tracks from Egorythmia, Lucas, Hypnocoustics, Aphid Moon, Lightsource, Tron, Aes Dana plus the whole BMSS family, artists of Transition Festival, and more. Speaking of Transition Festival: Boom Shankar & Alexsoph are involved in this Spanish open air as promoters and organizers, so be prepared for a festival experience that is greater than the sum of its parts! www.facebook.com/DjBoomShankarBMSS www.facebook.com/DjAlexsophBMSS www.bmss.eu www.soundcloud.com/boomshankar-bmssrecords

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Hypnocoustics The magic touch of matured musicality Psychedelic rock bands, djing, music production and classic training: The background of Benjamin Wood & Joe Studt from the UK gives illuminating insights into the highly innovative and independent character of their project Hypnocoustics.

What was your breakthrough as Hypnocoustics?

The work of Alex Grey really inspired our first release ‘Buddha Nature’, in which we tried to capture the more esoteric, contemplative dimensions of Psytrance. This was a very well received track and a good introduction to the sound and character of Hypnocoustics. As for ‘key acquaintances‘, DJ Liquid Ross and DJ Ipcress have been hugely supportive of the project, we‘re very grateful for this.

How did your sound evolve?

We had both been producing Trance and other styles of music before Hypnocoustics. Experimentation with writing more progressive styles of Trance, Drum’n’Bass, Downtempo and recording live bands have helped in exploring different production techniques and wider musical ideas. Hypnocoustics is a culmination of these different experiences as well as the music we have grown up with, of course. We also have a clear idea of the style of Trance we want to hear on the dance floor - driving psychedelic tracks filled with energy, groove and lots of musicality to inspire the imagination!

So that is your motivation?

Yes, writing full power journey music has always been our passion and inspiration regardless of the „fatness“ battles that seem to rage on in Trance music - and we want to write tracks that last the test of time and don‘t just become more disposable dance music. Delivering special musical moments that draw us together and form part of a shared collective vision, that is what motivates us!

Any news from your studio?

We‘ve had quite a busy year so far with two EP releases (Ashtamangala EP - BMSS Records / Black Box EP – Free Spirit Records), and gigs across Europe. We‘ve just played

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at Cosmo, Glade and Sunrise Festival in the UK which was pretty exciting for us. We‘re hoping to set some time aside after the summer season to focus on an album for later this year / early 2013.

How do you prepare your live material?

We like to try and deliver something different every time we play, to keep things interesting for those who may have seen us once or twice, but also for us! This usually means we play some new unreleased tracks, also we prepare a different sets depending on the occasion. Using hardware (a Virus) and FX (triggered using Ableton / Logic) are good ways of adding extra interest, impact and colour to a performance. It‘s very interactive and often the reaction from the dance floor can be felt physically when we‘re performing and delivering live sounds. Other than this, a cheeky smile goes a long way! www.facebook.com/Hypnocoustics www.soundcloud.com/hypnocoustics Roberdo

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Moon Spirits Records Intelligent Music Since 2000 During the past decade, Moon Spirits Records set quite some milestones in terms of innovative, open-minded Trance sound, filling the CD cases of renowned DJs and avid home listeners alike. pic: ##########

Looking at your 12-year history, Moon Spirit repeatedly discovered some amazing artists…

Indeed, for example we are still very proud of having released the first Silicon Sound Album, “Pure Analog”! Also we had the pleasure to present the Sirius Isness debut album, „Resolution of Duality“, and Aladiah’s mighty „Nuclear Vision“.

How would you describe your recent music policy?

Today, Moon Spirits Records stands for a very heterogeneous and varied sound, including many different styles such as Progressive Trance, Psytrance, Full On, Ambient and even more. What matters in the end is the quality! We would like to invite the listeners to discover new gems and surprises from the young generation of this third millennium, producers like Daydream, Strange Planet, Cristo Disto, Rising Dawn or Psyva…

So what’s happening at the label right now?

We‘ve released the compilation „Nu Midgard“ compiled by DJ Tripper just before the summer and we have some pleasant surprises in the pipeline right now… For instance, the 2nd album of Kinesis which comes with a lot of great remixes of Talamasca, Black & White, Perplex and Cyrus The Virus. Another very special release we present with big pleasure is the exciting first album from Voyager‘s new Progressive project, named „Ocean“. www.moonspiritsrec.com www.facebook.com/moonspiritsrecordsofficial Roberdo In den letzten 12 Jahren hat sich Moon Spirits Records immer wieder als psychedelischer Innovationsmotor erwiesen, etwa mit der Entdeckung von Silicon Sound. Aktuell wird dieser Trend mit der Compilation „Nu Midgard“, einem neuen Kinesis Album und dem Debütalbum von Voyager’s Progressive Projekt „Ocean“ fortgesetzt.

OliveTreeDance – Tribal Trance

Oliver, Magupi and Xoben are OliveTreeDance.A international act that represents an alternative proposal for the dance floors of the future, raising electronic energy to the organic dimension!

Its music is a mix of dance music based on acoustic rhythms of ancestors‘ tribes addressed not only to lovers of world music but also for those who enjoy dance without prejudice. There is also an undeniable influence of Brazilian, African, Australian and Jamaican indigenous music, marked by a strong percussionist environment.

They have been playing at Boom Festival and Universo Paralello since 2006.

Oliver, Magupi und Xoben sind OliveTreeDance, ihre Musik ein Mix aus Tanzmusik basierend auf akustischen Rhythmen, unzweifelhaft beeinflusst von brasilianischer, afrikanischer, australischer sowie jamaikanischer Musik, gekennzeichnet von kräftigem Schlagzeug, nicht bloss für Weltmusikfreunde, sondern auch für vorurteilslos Tanzende. Seit 2006 spielen sie auf dem Boom und dem Universo Paralello. www.reverbnation.com/ olivetreedance

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Phas e Ph o u r The soul of Scando It‘s hard to pinpoint their sound: From deep Ambient to uplifting Psy-Prog, and recently high-energy Psytrance. The key elements are rich melodies and a deep Scando-vibe.

PhasePhour comes from one of the northernmost countries in the world: Norway. Over the years, they have explored various styles in the Psychedelic genre, and eventually evolved into the one-of-a-kind sound that is often referred to as Scando. Their multifaceted musical talents have brought them to stages around Europe, the USA, Brazil and Mexico. Recently they joined the label Brother Moon Sister Sun Records.

The upcoming release „Monotron EP“ has been announced for autumn, both on vinyl and digital - a good opportunity to ask them some questions...

There is always a Progressive element in our music, with big landscapes and a deeper meaning.

How did your sound evolve since the last album?

To answer this question, it’s important to explain that the sound of PhasePhour moves within a wide spectrum of genres. For instance, we have done several Chill Out tracks that were released on labels like Aleph Zero, and our last album „Fun From Far Away“ had an introspective view on the Psy-Prog sound. Nowadays we focus our productions more on a Full On sound that works both for mornings and early nights.

What inspires you?

Well, we have several musical backgrounds in our project, and also a DJ who has been spinning music for over 14 years, so there are lots of stories to tell.

During our live set, we try to connect them into one big epos. Smiling audiences inspire us!

How do you work live?

We are not just a laptop live act, staring onto a screen and trying to look cool. We bring as much equipment as our flight cases can carry, and many elements are played live. It takes time and lots of practice in our studio to get everything right, but experiencing the feedback from the audience... it‘s absolutely worth it! I think our ace is that we compose beautiful melodies.

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Wildthings Records Wildthings… are going on in the listener’s head and on the dance floor when playing those essentially positive grooves with dashes of mind bending psychedelica, topped off with tasty, fat, pounding beats. Like for instance Neutral Motion’s ‘Inextricably Linked’ album, where Japanese quirkiness meets London underground in a melange as exotic and addictive as sushi. Or the heady ‘Sound Mirrors’ by Hoodwink, underground groovedelika to the max. Not to forget the computer-aided shamanism of Archaic and his distinguished Hypno-Trance album „Sonic Driving”.

The label’s 2012 triple album release schedule began with label founder and manager Beardy Weardy’s „Squelch Monster“, who turned his extensive DJ experience into distinctly vivid and rocking productions. Then Southwild’s „Synthology“: Explosive space funkiness from the highly motivated soloproject of an infamous Rastaliens member. Last but not least, EVP‘s 3rd album „Neuroplasticity“ (type this phrase into Youtube and enjoy some serious optical awesomeness!), truly enforcing his position as a digital wizard and cosmic entity. Next digital releases are DJ Beardy compilation and Avaris Chill! www.wildthingsrecords.co.uk Roberdo

Mit 3 Alben feuert Wildthings eine echte Breitseite. Bereits veröffentlicht ist Beardy Weardys „Squelch Monster“, das die DJErfahrung des Labelgründers in rockende Produktionen verwandelt. Es folgen „Synthology“ von Southwild, das hochmotivierte Solo-Projekt eines Rastaliens Mitglieds, und EVPs drittes Album „Neuroplasticity“ (tolles Video auf Youtube!).

Maharetta Records Maharetta is a record label based in Spain. The idea for the record label was born during a festival in 2010. The ethos is to represent high quality Spanish Trance artists not getting opportunities to release abroad. After a year and a half of researching the Spanish scene gathering the best from their country in terms of Psychedelic they started the record label seriously. Now they began making collaborations with different record labels and to sign new artists from all over the world.

The record label‘s style of Psytrance can be described as ‚heavily Psychedelic, groovy electronic music‘. They have just released EPs by ‚Yar Zaa‘ - who is co label manager - and ‚Ying Yang Monks‘ and will launch the first ‚VA Harmonic Spectrum‘ compiled by ‚Hypnoise - also co label managers - in July, more releases this year will follow. The other artists are ‚Multiman‘, ‚Contineum‘, and ‚Emize‘ as live acts and DJs ‚Apnea‘, ‚Acidbox‘, ‚Chimbo‘, ‚Parra‘ and ‚Ludopsy‘. www.facebook.com/maharettarecords.psytrance www.facebook.com/MaharettaRecords www.maharettarecords.com

Maharetta Records ist noch ganz frisch, hat das Beste aus Spanien in Sachen ‚Mental Groove Psychedelic‘ im Gepäck und uns bereits mit EPs von ‚Yar Zaa‘ (Labelmanager) - sowie den ‚Ying Yang Monks‘ beglückt, eine erste Kompilation von Hypnoise (Labelmanager), ‚VA Harmonic Spectrum‘ kommt im Juli, weitere Veröffentlichungen werden rasch folgen.

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Nano Records Nano Records has been celebrating its 10th anniversary with parties all over the planet. If you haven’t managed to attend one of them, no worries: More events are coming, just keep your eyes open! To compliment the celebrations they released a new compilation: Origin 4 - compiled by head honcho Regan. It includes tracks from all current Nano artists and friends: Headroom, Avalon, Broken Toy, Altruism, Burn In Noise, AMD, Tristan, Magik, Zen Mechanics, Allaby, Hemi-Sync, Loud, The Commercial Hippies, Master Blasters, Laughing Buddha, Regan, and the latest talents they are promoting, D-Addiction (ex-Quantize) and Shayman, both from Israel.

The next 10 years of Nano’s path will see major changes: The label announced to break new grounds in terms of music distribution. “Interactive Apps” and “entertaining online features” are only two keywords we caught.

The latest releases on Nano Records, ‘Loud – No More X’ and ‘Killerwatts – Blow Your Mind’, have spread the Nano family’s appeal ever wider. To keep up to date with everything Nano invites you to join their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/nanorecords www.nanorecords.co.uk

Nano Records feiert zur Zeit mit vielen Partys überall auf der Welt sein 10-jähriges Bestehen.

Den Soundtrack dazu liefert die neueste „Origin 4“ Compilation von Regan. Für die Zukunft hat Nano „interaktive Apps“ und „spannende Online-Features“ angekündigt. Da lohnt sich ein Blick auf die Webseiten!

Ava lon Avalon a.k.a. one half of Killerwatts has had a very busy year gigging every week all around the globe at renowned festivals such as Kaballah, Tribe, Origin Festival and Glade, to name a few… with the amazing Australian eclipse, Boom Festival and the fantastic Ozora still to come! Avalon has also been extremely consumed in his studio with many compilation releases and his brand new album ‘Blow Your Mind’, released under his alias Killerwatts, a mutual project with Tristan, in early May. Furthermore he will be releasing a Avalon remix album in September with tracks from the scene’s finest artists such as Cosmosis, Zen Mechanics, Loud, Captain Hook, Tristan, Laughing Buddha, Dickster, Sonic Species, Burn In Noise and more. Last but not least, ‘Future Frequency’, Avalon’s brand new Progressive project, just presented its debut track which features Zen Mechanics. For free mixes and tracks to download visit SoundCloud and follow the projects on Facebook. www.soundcloud.com/avalon www.facebook.com/avaleon www.facebook.com/KillerwattsMusic www.facebook.com/FutureFreq

Avalon ist verdammt umtriebig, so ist er z.B. auf der Boom oder der Ozora. Zusammen mit Tristan hat er unter dem Synonym Killerwatts gerade das Album ‘Blow Your Mind’ veröffentlicht, außerdem ist eine Remix-V.A. mit ein paar großen Namen der Szene in der Mache. ‘Future Frequency’ ist übrigens sein neues Progressive Projekt.

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Geomagnetic Records The Geomagnetic distribution/label family is one of the most diverse and fastest growing electronic labels in the world.

Geomagnetic is celebrating 11 years of incredible events and top shelf releases. The Geomagnetic distribution/label family comprises Ovnimoon (Goa/Psy/Progressive/Chill) founded in 2010 based in Chile as an independent sub-label of Goa Records, featured artists including Ovnimoon, Alchemix, Side Winder; Goa Records (Progressive/ Goa) well established label founded in 2006 based in California/USA, featured artists including 01N, TeTuna, Trinodia; Digital Drugs (Dark/ Night/Psychedelic) featured artists including Random, Tricossoma, Sun Tribe; Power House (Progressive/Techno/Electro) featured artists including Meller, El Santo (Ainur), Smoke Sign; Bass Star Records (Chill/ Ambient/Dubstep) formed in the summer of 2007, featured artists including Young, American Primitive, Voxel9, Sanathana; Dubstep SF (Dubstep/Electro/DnB) featured artists including Arch, Rival/Venomous Dimensions, Municipal Youth, BoBiz/Intent2Sell, and Fresh Frequencies (Psytrance/Trance/Electro) featured artists including BioKinetix, Mind Storm, Frost Raven. Additionally Geomagnetic also has sublabels: Sublabels as Morning Star (Fullon/Progressive) featured artists including Wizzy, Fusion (Wizzy Noise), Sulima, Micro Scan; Darkstar (Dark/Night/Psychedelic) featured artists including Terraformers, Jaws Underground, David Shanti; Geo-Israel (Fullon/Progressive) featured artists including Cortex, Twisted Reaction, Wizenevil, Raz and last not least Geo-Mexico (Fullon/Progressive) featured artists including Shake, Vaktun/20x, Quality Sound. Moreover, internally, there are two new amazing projects. One, a new website that will automate and empower their music releasing system and two, a DJ/VJ A/V mixing app that their team is currently developing. www.geomagnetic.tv

Zur Geomagnetic Records Familie zählen neben Labels wie Ovnimoon aus Chile (Ovnimoon, Alchemix), Goa Records aus den USA (01N, TeTuna), Digital Drugs (Tricossoma, Sun Tribe), Power House (Meller, El Santo (Ainur)), Bass Star Records (Young, American Primitive), Dubstep SF (Arch, Rival/Venomous Dimensions) und Fresh Frequencies (BioKinetix, Mind Storm) auch Sublabels wie Morning Star (Wizzy, Fusion (Wizzy Noise)), Darkstar (Terraformers, Jaws Underground), Geo-Israel (Cortex, Twisted Reaction) sowie Geo-Mexico (Shake, Vaktun/20x, Quality Sound). Ferner laufen familienintern zwei Projekte: Eine Automatisierung des Musikveröffentlichens auf der Website sowie die Entwicklung einer DJ/VJ App.

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When party pleasure turns into a music label A name inevitably connected with the legendary party culture of North Germany now also stands for a very promising music label.

Talking about the lively scene hot spot Hamburg and the famous North German open air summer, there is one particular name that will be mentioned sooner or later: ov-silence. There have been 8 same-named festivals between 2000 and 2007. Also the Morgentau Open Air 2010 was co-organized by ov-silence. Last but not least there is the annual ov-silence Summer Opening: Since 12 years, this event marks the beginning of the better half of the year for all Trance freaks from Hamburg and environs. This year the free open air was attended by an incredible number of more than 10.000 visitors!

Behind ov-silence stands passionate scene activist Oliver Stoll aka DJ ov-silence.oli who started promoting parties in 1998. Besides all the projects mentioned in the beginning he nowadays runs Juice Club, Hamburg’s No. 1 address for Trance parties and afterhours.

What some might not know yet: In 2001 he also started a music label named ov-silence Recordings. Until 2005 it released various CDs and vinyls, including early material by Neelix, the legendary North German Progressive bounce of Shiva Chandra or scene pioneer Sangeet, as well as Tristan, Hydrophonic, Freq and NOK. While many labels complain about their difficult situation, ovsilence Music returns from its 7-year hibernation and presents a very promising schedule full of both digital and physical releases (see box). The musical style will be as varied as known from the events, which is to say beats from 134 - 143 BPM, ranging from deeply psychedelic tunes to crunchy Progressive stuff. The global soundtrack for an outstanding regional party culture! www.ov-silence.com www.facebook.com/ovsilence.music www.facebook.com/ovsilence.oli

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Forthcoming on ov-silence Music: Asarualim – Kick ov ep (07/12) Magoon – Open Sky ep (08/12) Imago – Tomorrow ep (08/12) Tacit – Jazz-X ep (09/12) Sensifeel – Wak Wak ep (09/12) Neuropipes – Superspace ep (10/12) Soulearth – Beyond the Self ep (10/12) Rigel – Evolution ep (11/12) Den meisten ist ov-silence wohl als Synonym für die lebhafte norddeutsche Partyszene bekannt: Sei es das von 2000 - 2007 abgehaltene Open Air, die Bootspartys im Hamburger Hafen oder das seit 12 Jahren beliebte Summer Opening. Was einige sicher nicht wissen: Ovsilence ist auch ein Musiklabel.

Vom Gründer und Juice ClubBetreiber Oliver Stoll aka DJ ov-silence.oli im Jahre 2001 ins Leben gerufen, hat es bis 2005 u.a. Shiva Chandra, Neelix, Sangeet, Tristan, Hydrophonic, Freq, NOK und Psytrain veröffentlicht.

Nun ist es nach 7-jähriger Pause zurück und legt ein ansehnliches Programm vor (s. Kasten). Mit Musik zwischen 134 und 143 BPM wird es ähnlich abwechslungsreich zur Sache gehen wie auf den legendären Partys!

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Chris Hanson has been making Psytrance for over ten years. Having honed his craft as part of acclaimed projects Flip-Flop & Sketchy Pimps his slow cooked solo project has finally taken shape. Characterised by hypnotic grooves, slamming production, and a unique take on audio design his sound is guaranteed to send dance floors into unparalleled states of elation.

When not playing live, his DJ sets create a one-of-a-kind suspense, bound by both pressure and harmony, he greatly enjoys playing brand new cuts from his collection of unreleased bangers swiftly followed by a Goa classic of old.

After various releases on labels such as Spun, 24/7 & Neurobiotic, he recently unleashed a mighty remix of Zen Mechanic’s ‘Vurt’. The future holds plenty of new music in the pipeline. First up: ‘Dial 8’, a collaboration track with Earthling to be included on the 1st Zero One compilation.

It will be complemented by a remix EP featuring GMS,

Hemi-Sync & Beatnik and duly followed by a full Touch Tone EP later in September. Look out for his debut album and further remixes in 2013! Head here to download some free tracks and hear some unreleased samples: soundcloud.com/touch-tone www.facebook.com/touchtonemusic www.zero1-music.com

DJ Daksinamurti After discovering Psytrance in Goa in the ‘90s Daksinamurti grew into the scene and got his first international bookings around 2005.

In 2006 he released his 1st compilation on the legendary label“ Shiva Space Technology”. Since then his sound has evolved into deeper and intelligent-sometimes groovy and colorful realms but remained powerful direction wise. Daksi prefers to play long DJ sets because he feels his stories won’t fit in 2 hr sets.

“I try to interact with the crowd, see what they like. Every dance floor is different and I react to it and pick up from there. I never plan my sets, each one is different- a glimpse of a very unique and special moment. I have a large variety of music I like, which covers every spectrum of the day and night.”

Daksinamurti is a DJ for Peak Records and runs the labels Sangoma and Timecode with his Indian friend Gata Freak. He has just released VA/ Shanti Jatra Vol. 2 and is about to release another very special compilation on Sangoma with Gata Freak called “Mzungu” containing very carefully selected psychedelic inducing sounds from artists all around the world. He started writing music with Tickets from South Africa and soon will have finished an “Android Spirit” liveact. www.sangomarecords.com, www.timecode.co.za, www.facebook.com/Djdaksi LIKE US AT FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/mushroommagazine

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Solar Tech Records Back with new & old talents A label that made itself a name with a very independent sound policy, a sound policy that turned Psytrance newcomers into internationally renowned artists- ­ and it still does.

Solar Tech Records continues its search for serious Psytrance music, expanding its global network of relevant producers. For instance, there is Breathead from Guanajuato, Mexico. His strong, rolling basses and psychedelic delicacies make him a very promising newcomer.

After a first EP at the end of 2011 he’s back on Solar Tech with another one, setting a new standard.

Not exactly a newcomer, but back on the scene after some rather quiet years is Silent Sphere. Being a fan of his sound himself since many years, Solar Tech’s DJ Natron is very proud of releasing a new EP followed by the 3rd album which obviously stands for a quantum leap in Silent Sphere’s sound evolution.

Speaking of Natron: He is currently collecting music for his new compilation, Solar Atmospheres 2. Taking up the idea of the first edition, it is an exciting cross-section of the label’s sound.

Last but not least there is WAIO, the 23-years young “prodigy of Psytrance”. Currently living somewhere between dance floors, airport terminals and studios of producer colleagues, the Brazilian youngster has loads of exciting new sound in the pipeline.

Also forthcoming on Solar Tech: EPs by Shockwave, Brainiac, Corona & Tulk, as well as Chabunk’s highly anticipated album. www.solartechrecords.com Roberdo

Solar Tech erweitert sein Netzwerk: Der Mexikaner Breathead ist mit kraftvollen, rollenden Basslines und psychedelischen Feinheiten ein viel versprechender Newcomer, seine zweite EP erscheint in Kürze.

Nicht wirklich neu, aber nach längerer Pause wieder zurück ist Silent Sphere, der auf einer EP und seinem 3. Album einen musikalischen Quantensprung vollzieht. Neben DJ Natron’s Solar Atmosphere 2 Compilation stehen EPs vom Psytrance-Wunderkind WAIO, von Shockwave, Brainiac, Corona & Tulk an, außerdem das ersehnte Album von Chabunk.

VA – Solar Science compiled by Armonix Solar Tech’s DJ Armonix presents a supreme collection of tracks especially produced for that magic moment when night turns into day on an open air dance floor. Deep, rolling grooves are tickled by melodic sunrays peeking over the sonic horizon.

A magic amalgamation of the energies of night and day!

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A vibrant new patchwork of Psytrance A label as young, lively and energetic as the Brazilian scene where it originated, providing new ideas and fresh Psytrance talents for the interna-­ tional dance floors.

Mosaico stands for a vibrant patchwork of highly motivated new Psytrance talents, represented on 1 CD and 11 digital releases since its foundation in late 2010. Besides Brazilian live acts Evenflow, Frenetic, Hyperflex, Lonewolf, Earthspace, Patchbay, Shekinah, Tera and Waterphonics, there is Djane Rosa Ventura, and the German duo Arkadius & lil Momo. The remarkable dynamic take-off of the label is no coincidence: Founder DJ PIN is everything but a dark horse in the international scene.

He used to be the representative of TIP World in Brazil and A&R manager for Planet BEN Records worldwide. We had a little chat with DJ PIN…

tion, something to really keep an eye out for. Also, I’m about to finish to my new digital compilation, “Transcendent Music”, which contains many collaborations between Mosaico artists and also music from some of my favorite acts worldwide. www.mosaicorecords.com www.facebook.com/mosaicorecords www.youtube.com/mosaicorecords Roberdo

How did you find the pieces for your shimmering Mosaico?

Each artist who joined us was a very special discovery, each one has very original sound which perfectly matched the label. At the moment, what excites me the most is the large amount of cooperations and remixes among them, creating a very friendly and creative environment at Mosaico and intensifying the quality of all the productions.

What was your personal highlight in the history of the label?

Our personal highlight was an afternoon at Universo Paralello #11 which was dedicated to all Mosaico Records artists playing in a row. A one-ofa-kind moment at a unique festival!

Which releases may we look forward to?

Our next CD release, “Cinco”, compiled by Djane Rosa Ventura. She is one of the best DJs I’ve ever seen in action, and she gathered really strong and exclusive dance floor tracks for her debut compila-

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Ein schillerndes Mosaik aus neuen Psytrance-Talenten, so frisch, unverbraucht und energetisch wie die brasilianische Szene, wo es entstanden ist: Gegründet 2010 von DJ PIN, vorher TIP World-Repräsentant und A&R bei Planet BEN Records, konnte Mosaico Records von Anfang an durch Qualität und Innovation überzeugen.

Bisher geschah dies auf 1 CD und 11 Digital-Releases, sowie in Form der Live Acts Evenflow, Earthspace, Frenetic, Hyperflex, Lonewolf, Patchbay, Shekinah, Tera and Waterphonics. In Europa vertreten Arkadius & lil Momo das Label. Demnächst präsentiert die talentierte Auflegerin Rosa Ventura ihre CD-Compilation „Cinco“, zudem steht die Zusammenstellung „Transcendent Music“ von DJ PIN auf dem Programm.

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Sabretooth Unique Driving Acid-Tinged Psy-Tech With a unique sound blending “Full-On Psytrance and driving Techno,” Sabretooth Records head honcho Ben Fraser - aka Sabretooth - has been carving up dance floors up and down Europe with his live set. Ben is often celebrated as a secret hero on the UK underground dance circuit for his punishing live performances and his innovative production style. He set up Sabretooth Records in 2005 and has gone on to release over 50 tracks digitally, spanning and interweaving the Psy - Techno - Trance – Hard dance spectrum.

His unique sound is united by a driving energy and attention to detail second to none. In recent years he’s focused his efforts on a project entitled Sabretooth, a snarling techy twist on the usual Full-On Psytrance sound. His third Psy album Sabretooth 3 is a testament to this, progressing through different facets of the Psy world and culminating in adrenalinefueled electronic punk track $20 Dollar Bill and rip-roaring Psy-tech beast Trak 2. Besides his resident‘s slot at Planet Zogg (Sheffield, UK), Ben has toured his live set around Europe extensively with performances at Glade Festival, Dancing Dragon (Slovenia), Egodrop and Neuroshocked (both Poland), Elements of Nature and Psyonara (both Sweden) amongst others.

Ben Fraser hat Sabretooth Records aufgebaut, um nach 12 Jahren Schlagzeug seiner Liebe für Goatrance zu huldigen; Mit treibendem, Acidangereichertem Schmutz, dem ganz eigenem Ben Fraser Sound, mit dem er die Tanzenden in vielen Clubs im UK und einigen europäischen Festivals u.a. Glade Festival, Waveform, Shamania (alle UK), Neuroshocked, Nuclear Fallout, Absurd Grooves (alle Polen), Dancing Dragon (Slowenien) sowie Elements of Nature (Schweden) zum Ausrasten gebracht hat.

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Ben Fraser returns with a third album under his Sabretooth guise, incorporating his usual blend of all things deep, dark and driving.

Notorious for his meticulous production, uncompromising driving sound and punishing live performances, Ben Fraser is a producer at the top of his game. http://soundcloud.com/sabretoothrecords/ sabretooth-3-megamix

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KALUMET Fusion Psytrance from Hungary One of the most significant producers of the Hungarian Trance scene, with his unique fusion of several different genres a constant performer at parties Zoltan Vajda aka KALUM ET was born in 1978 in Budapest, Hungary and has been on the electronic music road since 1994, when acid parties started to spread in Budapest. His music career though began some years before that, playing bass in a band, but soon his interest turned to electronic music exclusively and he started creating his own tracks in various styles: jungle, triphop, dub, breakbeat and Trance. After his debut live act in in the first autumn of this Millenium, he quickly became one of the most significant producers of the Hungarian Trance scene.

His outstanding unique style, a fusion of several different genres made him a constant performer at Hungarian parties.

Domestic success was soon followed by international performances, conquering many countries‘ Trance scenes worldwide and playing at most of the major festivals: Boom, Ozora and VooV. Over the years his style has slowly developed into a much more intense, full power kind of Psychedelic Trance, and his genuine live acts are now more interesting than ever. Besides the project KALUMET, he also runs the projects, both since 2004, TREVOR McGREGOR (Techno, Tech-house, electro in the widest range, releases on Beef records, Plusquam, Looq Records, Digital Diamonds, Horns And Hoofs, Soundmute Recordings) and ORK MONK (hard and fast Psytrance for the night, releases on Kagdila, Psybaba Records, Ektoplazm, Helicon Sound System). The most recent release – on Random Records - is

ONE INCH PUNCH as KALUMET, the long awaited second album which is also a benefit project, part of the income going to an indigenous Indonesian tribe, the Mentawai. His first chillout album is under process, coming at the end of this year. www.kalumet.hu

Seit der Ausbreitung von Acid Partys in Budapest 1994, befindet sich KALUMET auf der elektronischen Strasse und wurde nach seinem Debut rasch zu einem der bedeutendsten Produzenten der ungarischen Trance Szene. Die einzigartige Verschmelzung verschiedener Genres verschaffte ihm Dauerauftritte auf ungarischen Parties. Dem Heimerfolg folgten weltweite Auftritte, u.a. auf Boom, Ozora und VooV. Neben dem „Full Power“ Psytrance als KALUMET laufen noch zwei weitere Projekte, TREVOR McGREGOR (Techno/Tech-House/Elektro) sowie ORK MONK (harter, schneller Psytrance für die Nacht). KALUMETs neuestes Release bei Random Records heisst ONE INCH PUNCH, sein erstes Chillout Album kommt gegen Ende des Jahres.

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PatchBay Psytrancer in mind, rocker at heart Being a true jack of all trades, DJ Fred experimented with Rock, Techno and other Electronics before he recently gained great international reputation with his Psytrance project PatchBay. You have a background in the rock scene- Is that still an influence?

I used to play guitar and bass, even sung in bands. The famous Sepultura is also from Belo Horizonte, my hometown in Brazil, and I met them when I was only 12. So there was and there still is a big influence on me. Not exactly noticeable in my music anymore, but definitely in its attitude!

What were highlights of your musician career?

Probably the most exciting gig in all this time was at Alex Grey’s art gallery in New York. Alex invited me to play while he painted a vision he had during a ritual in Peruvian Amazonia. While he was painting, around 1000 people were dancing in the Chapel of the Sacred Mirrors listening to PatchBay’s Brazilian Psytrance! The Moon Flower Festival in Patagonia, Argentina, was also one of these special moments when you think “Ah… that’s why I chose this life!”

They hold it every February, for 10 years now. And for sure the last Universo Paralello was the best one since they have started it!

Any other special achievements recently?

Definitely our first CD on Mosaico Records in collaboration with many South American friends, “PatchBay - Southern Cross”! Also my live act at Fusion Festival during my 2nd PatchBay tour in Europe 2012, which was a great honour- not to mention the incredible fun... Last but not least I’m excited to announce my forthcoming EP on Mosaico, called “It’s All About Music”. It takes up the sound from the Southern Cross CD, but also breaks new grounds… which means: New sounds! www.facebook.com/patchbay1

PatchBay – It‘s All About Music (Mosaico Records) Shamanic sounds, contrasting with raw and mechanical urban feelings: PatchBay has reached the next level. Tribalism still takes first place but there are no boundaries, making it had to put a label on his style. It‘s a new direction, a new mixture and new textures… A tale about a great adventure trip to inner self where in the end It‘s All About Music!

Im Herzen ist der Brasilianer DJ Fred ein Rocker geblieben. Das hört man in seinen Produktionen als PatchBay zwar nicht, aber man spürt es gewaltig- Besucher der diesjährigen Fusion werden sich erinnern! Seine Koop-CD “Southern Cross” auf Mosaico war ein großer Erfolg, nun steht eine weitere EP an, die neue Sound-Gefilde erkundet.

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H E M I - SY NC pushing the boat out John Monkman has been producing tracks as HEMI-SYNC since 2003, in 2006 he released the track ‚Abused Radio‘ on Nano Records. For him, Glade Festival (UK) and Soulvision (Brazil) were two festivals where he felt the music and the people really connected. Another milestone - his track „Living the Dream“ which was a hit at Universo Parallelo in 2008. A key to his sound/its roots comes from his immediate friends, those who have embarked on his wild journey! Swapping ideas, sharing music its all part of his sound. In terms of his production/music and technical side of things he works fast and is always trying to push the boat out. He has learned much from FLIP-FLOP, this in turn allows HEMI-SYNC to be different and stand alone. A new track ‚HemiRythms‘ has just been released on Regan‘s Nano Records Compilation. He plans an EP with Avalon and a Brazil tour later this year. He‘s just finished a remix of the track ‚Dial 8‘ for Earthling and Touch Tone. John produces a low BPM project under John Monkman. Moving between 117–125 BPM he advocates working in different genres - ‚important detours‘ he says that enhance his work. www.facebook.com/HEMISYNCmusic www.myspace.com/hemisyncmusic

HEMI-SYNCs neuer Track auf Nano Records ‚HemiRythms‘ sowie ein Remix von ‚Dial 8‘ bei Earthling und Touch Tone sind raus, EP mit Avalon und Brasilien Tour sind geplant.

BooM! Records BooM! Records became known with the Fusion album by the Japanese act Ubar Tmar in 1997. They were much influenced by the vibe in the (late) nineties, for them a benchmark. Their music is both melodic and darker but always driven. Big sound, dance floor stuff. They have a keen eye for new artists and let them produce for others as well.

They believe that Progressive will probably split, seeing the split as a normal development in art. Yet, clubbiness drains their energy on the dance floor, they never quite understood what it is doing on a Psy floor. They think most people miss the drive when it gets too clubby and expect it to progress more into House/ Tech. Still, with new music they keep looking for that ‚retro‘ vibe, believing it is popular because of its vibe: driven, positive and energizing, appealing to your most inner human. Recently they have two releases and new artists: Mentalist and Bionic. Boom Records is always looking for new artists – so keep posting demos! www.boomrecords.com

BooM! Records wurde bekannt mit dem Fusion Album des Japaners Ubar Tmar in 1997. Der Endneunziger Sound stellt für sie eine Art Richtwert dar. Für sie ist ‚Retro‘ populär, weil es treibend, positiv und energetisch ist. Mit Mentalist und Bionic haben sie zwei neue Releases und Künstler.

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Lava 303 - The Remix Project The lady, the guitar and the groovebox Since the late 90ies, Lava 303 is well-known for her rocking live shows. Now she presents her “Remix Project”, a double CD packed with refreshing alternative music.

What was the basic idea to start the “Remix Project”?

As my 3rd Album ‘Goddess Rules’, released on the Herzberg label, mainly consists of song-like tracks but I still wanted to be able to do my Electro live act at parties, I decided to remix the songs for the dance floor. I also asked some friends and producers, to join this remix project. So finally there were 18 tracks (Dance & Alternative), which now are released on Crystallin and Geomagnetic Powerhouse.

What’s the difference between your ‘band’ and you ‘dance live act’?

I started Lava 303 in 1998, as a live act based on the Roland MC-303. During the last 10 years my productions have developed a lot. Nowadays my music has a wide range: From acoustic songs and Electro Pop to Psy Rock and Progressive Trance.

Generally I like to play a mix of my music, which is perfect for making transitions from bands to DJs. For Festivals like Burg Herzberg some friends join to play as the Lava 303 Band. For the Party scene, I am playing a progressive Trance / Psyrock set, based on my main instrument, the Psychedelic E-Guitar!

Lava 303 is strongly associated with the Playground Project, which stands for original underground partys, always with a political touch…

The Playgound is mainly doing social projects with kids, juggling, music, and child spaces. But also we’ve always been a platform for “alternative” Trance parties: To re-connect people, we did events in Ex-Yugoslavia. The Gathering of the Tribes Festival combined party & politics. For the RMX Release Party we found a cool underground location in the middle of Frankfurt.

Also we are supporting the Occupy Frankfurt Camp with music, juggling and doing events. So let’s dance for a change :-) www.acidrocknroll.org www.theplayground.de/booking www.crystallin.de www.geomagnetic.tv

Lava 303 - The Remix Project (Crystallin / Geomagnetic Powerhouse) The alternative Electro groove of Lava 303 remixed: Catchy Progressive bounce by Meller or YuminanceS, a hypnotic, ever growing build-up by DJ Stefan Ludley, organic dance floor thrust by Kopfuss Resonator, the playful liveliness of Sonnenzyklus, a lively Electro Clash version by Steve Dragon, an escalating sound collage by Maximilian Wall… and many more dance & alternative tracks on 2 CDs.

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DJ Philoso The Psychedelic Internationalist Attaching great importance to music selection, set and setting, Austrian DJ ­Philoso is an up-and-coming talent and scene activist in the exciting twilight zone between Psytrance and Darkpsy.

How did your sound evolve during your career?

After performing 4 years in more than 15 different countries on 4 continents, my personal style inevitably evolved. Constant sound evolution is actually the best part of being a DJ, to have the flexibility to adapt to a high diversity of listeners and dancers. My style is best described as twisted glitchy night sound, staying in-between energetic Hi-Tech stuffed Psytrance and Darkpsy, neither touching one nor the other extreme.

What does a good DJ set mean to you?

I think the most important thing for me is to interact with the audience, to make a real connection between me and the people on the dance floor. Also, I always try to keep up full power and a professional, intelligent music selection… People appreciate the rich complexity of the music I choose during my sets, they embrace every tune as an inspiration for their psychedelic experience.

Obviously you got an “Insane Vision”…

Yes, in 2008 I founded the organization Insane Vision based in Innsbruck in the middle of the Austrian alps and ever since I try to support upcoming and well-known national and international artists and to bring them in perfect conjunction with art (decoration) on my dance floors. So watch out for a truly holistic outer-space experience at the upcoming events!

Any other plans?

Keep travelling to play sets and spread music as far as I can, supporting and initiating international and national parties and festivals… In this respect, I’m really excited picking the tracks for my first compilation at the moment, it will be out in early 2013. I hope to see many dancers and freaks at our NoisyRadicals Gathering in August in Portugal, we are very excited about this event, and last but not least there is the next season of Insane Vision events, starting September/October. www.facebook.com/phil.philoso www.freeradicalrecords.com/artists www.DjPhiloso@gmx.net Roberdo

Mit seiner gefühlvollen SoundJonglage irgendwo zwischen Hi-Tech angehauchtem Psytrance und Darkpsy hat DJ Philoso in den vergangenen 4 Jahren für Aufhorchen in der Szene gesorgt. Auftritte in 15 Ländern auf 4 Kontinenten sprechen für sich… und für eine stetige Weiterentwicklung, schließlich bedeutet das viele Reisen eine mächtige Inspirationsquelle.

Mit den „Insane Vision“ Events in seiner österreichischen Heimat Innsbruck setzt er sein ganzheitliches Partyideal um, indem er erstklassige Künstler in außerirdisch inszenierter Umgebung präsentiert- ab September geht es wieder los! Aktuell bereitet er das NoisyRadicals Gathering in Portugal vor. Und dann ist da noch seine erste Compilation, die er im Moment zusammenstellt und die 2013 erscheinen wird.

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captain hook Progressive in a class of its own High-octane grooves, dynamic changes in tempo, quotes from Dubstep to Electro, state-of-the-art production quality… Captain Hook has it all. Re-inventing the original idea of Progressive, he’s currently one of the most exciting producers of our scene.

You’ve been a part of Quantize in the past. What is the difference between working solo and having a project partner?

The difference when you’re working with another person is mainly the compromise: Sound, structure, melody, and basically the essence of the song. Don’t get me wrong, I love to collaborate, but I also cherish the private moments I have in the studio, it’s when you’re 100% into it and letting yourself go with the music.

We heard that there’s a remix album in the making. What can you tell us about it?

There’s a double remix album in the making, I’m actually super stoked about it since the range of producers is so wide, from Psy Chill Out to Glitch Hop to Dubstep to the other side of the grid that stands for Electro House, Progressive House, and Progressive Trance. Some of the producers are: Gaudi, Darth & Vader, ill.Gates, Perfect Stranger, Phony Orphants, Ace Ventura & Zen Mechanics, as well as the promising new act Coming Soon, also you can expect two fresh remixes from me on Perfect Stranger and Sub 6.

How did your way of producing music change over the years?

The main change was “less is more”. Instead of producing a song with 50 channels I try to work with 15 these days, giving each sound the attention and design it needs, inserting 3 sick automations instead of writing 3 lines.

I’m a minimal fan, always have been, from the days of Interzone and the first Iboga releases.

Captain Hook

You’ve been signed on Iboga Records since 2009…

It’s great working with Iboga! Since I started working solo they’re a family to me, Banel & Emok are doing so much for the label artists, be it support with compilations, remix albums, key connections to other scenes or fun and fresh after-festival label parties. I actually just got a phone call from Emok the other day asking me if I want to join him and the crew for a catamaran sailing trip in Australia around the Eclipse time!

So what’s up next from Captain Hook, besides the remix album?

I have a double compilation on the stocks, which takes time to compile since I want to find 18 songs I love and want to support under my name.

Tour-wise: I’m answering these questions on the flight to my 1st summer festival, Fusion, then Tree Of Life, then Brazil for three weekends, then Mexico, Boom, Ozora, Brazil again, and the grand finale: Burning Man Festival, USA. Have a great summer everyone, lots of love - See you around! www.facebook.com/ReshefHook

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BLACKLITE RECORDS BLACKLITE RECORDS was born in 2010 in Italy, a natural evolution of the Blacklite Studio, a professional recording and music production environment, founded in 2002 in Turin by a group of artists and sound engineers. Having contributed to the growth of psychedelic parties in Italy with cutting-edge modern psychedelic morning sound, switching naturally between Full On & Progressive for a decade, they are still growing. First releases like ON, collaborations with ZYCE, FLEGMA, ITAL, DICKSTER, the NUKLEALL EP Time Travel getting great feedback worldwide (album release in October), new projects as PURPLE RAVER and BARKODE had more Progressive influences and slower bpm, maintaining well the balance between psychedelic and progressive. Aiming for top notch quality after the summer we will see new EPs by PURPLE RAVER, AUDIOFORM, HYPNOISE, SOLID STATE PROJECT, and another VA next winter. Also, recently Greek DJ Dr.Sammy and the Italo-Argentinian DJ Zero have joined the label. www.blackliterecords.com www.soundcloud.com/blackliterecords www.vimeo.com/43536589, www.vimeo.com/32512736

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Das italienische Label BLACKLITE RECORDS gegründet 2010 erwuchs aus dem Blacklite Studio, einer Gruppe von Künstlern und Soundtechnikern und trug schon eine Dekade erheblich zur italienischen psychedelischen Szene bei, dabei balanciert es auch weiterhin gekonnt zwischen Progressive und Psychedelisch.

TesseracTstudio Often referred to as the “Tesseract crew” rather than a record label, TesseracTstudio stands for a very own style of Progressive Trance. With good reason: It was founded as an organization based on friendship and collaboration between artists who share the same vision of electronic music production. It was the summer of 2010 when the first CD compilation „Subfuse“ stirred excitement among DJs and on dance floors worldwide, presenting what today is well-known as the “TesseracTstudio sound”.

Label nights in Copenhagen, Belgrade, Moscow and other places followed soon. The next release to watch out for is the album of Orison, the new side-project of Zyce and Flegma, promising to bring back true Progressive vibes to the floors. Also there are 2 new compilations: Binaural Beats 2 continues the warm and soulful selection of the first chapter, and Free Frequency 2 aims straight towards the dance floors. Various forthcoming 2-track digital EPs include Copycat & Lyctum, Vertex, and some pleasant surprises! www.tesseractstudio.org www.facebook.com/tesseractstudio

TesseracTstudio steht für einen ganz eigenen Style innerhalb der Progressive-Szene. Aktuell ist er z.B. auf dem kommenden Debütalbum von Orison zu hören, dem neuen Projekt von Zyce und Flegma. Außerdem stehen zwei Compilations an, die warme und gefühlvolle Binaural Beats 2 sowie die energiegeladene Free Frequency 2.

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Boshke Beat s Offshore Lysergic Techno Since more than 10 years this label and its sublabel Horns & Hoofs keep up their very own class of music, following spaced out sounds into the depth of their mind.

Psychedelic Techno – For some people a contradiction in itself... Why is it not?

Psychedelic Techno is how people call it, we prefer Offshore Lysergic Techno - when the music meets the imaginary factor it’s already psychedelic! When we got interested in electronic music back in the days, it was all out of genres and styles and we liked when it was taking us“ far away“. So we just took a different approach which was not to follow the rules of Techno or Trance but using our favourite elements. It‘s like cooking, with experience in the kitchen you start to discover new dishes, ingredients, spices and different cousins, it’s becoming a fusion with its own character and taste.

Your label celebrated its 10th birthday last year. How did the Boshke Beats evolve during the past decade?

We evolved with our tastes, influences and discoveries, we became more professional and experienced.

Midimiliz became one of the most successful acts under their new Extrawelt moniker, Jurek Przezdziecki with his recent releases on Cocoon / Affin / Definition, Metalogic got signed to UK‘s mighty Techno imprint Perc Trax… this is a highly enjoyable evolution for us.

Any special release for this special anniversary...?

Indeed, we did a special 4th chapter of our CHRONIKA compilation series. With exclusive tunes by Midimiliz, The Delta, Metalogic, Fuzzion, Jurek Przezdziecki, Adam Jay, Triangle Eyes, Adeway, The Rockitmen, Der Interpret and Triple Distilled. It’s designed by our visual mentor and graphic designer Inga Burina, all in all an anniversary joint for all of our fans.

Some of those are your projects, no?

That’s right. Triangle Eyes is my recent project

Alex Tolstey

together with my childhood friends, Konstantin Gervis and Michael Handros. Also I co-produced The Delta track on the CD with Marcus C. Maichel (X-Dream), and there is another project of mine with Michael Lawrence - The Rockitmen. Last but not least my Downtempo project Triple Distilled.

Also your sublabel Horns & Hoofs has its 10th birthday this year…

Yes, and it’s really active right now, at least one EP per month - we are reaching our 50th release soon!

We got Adam & Volker (Alic / Digital Diamonds) helping me with A&R and other important technical things, keeping an eye on new talents and wellknown artists at the same time. Recent releases include Krumelur, Frechbax, OMB, Pallida, Progus, Max Pollyul, Deto & Gleam, Quite K, Fuzzion, Rezolut and many others. The “Best of Horns & Hoofs Vol.1” compilation by Mexican DJ prodigy Anyer Quantum gives a great impression of the label’s sound! www.boshkebeats.com www.boshkebeatsrecords.bandcamp.com www.hornsandhoofs.com Roberdo

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Smooth Genestar The art of going easy Long-year studio experience, an entertaining variety of musical influences and an uncompromising attitude towards sound design are the basis for truly advanced laid-backness.

The easy music of Smooth Genestar draws upon the aesthetic power of long build-ups and subtle harmonies, its actual brilliance glistening from countless details and layers of sound.

Still there is even more than a sophisticated mixture of NuJazz, Lounge, Latin, House and Trance, a mixture that picks up the sound of classics like Aural Float, Gabriel Le Mar, JFC or the Space Night series. Listening to Smooth Genestar for some time, the sound itself has its very own character. For a good reason: Marco Köller is really into sound design. “I barely ever use presets for my tracks”, the Cologne-based producer explains, “Most of my sounds come from Max/ DSP and the NI Reaktor. Once I finished a new track, I leave it on the hard disc for 1 or 2 weeks. Then I listen to it again, and if I’m not stoked at once, I don’t think it’s worth it!” Studio equipment like the Roland TR-505 and TR-606, the Korg DW-8000, the Roland MC-303 or Akai S-2000 adds a classy touch of vintage and analogue feeling.

Obviously experience is another factor for the advanced laid-backness and organic groove of Smooth Genestar.

The list of his projects is multicoloured and long: Psytrance and Progressive as one of the New Age Hippies, Dub Tech and Progressive House as Smooth, and crunchy Techno and Tech Trance under the moniker Tenonaki.

Additionally, he gives expression to his huge passion for music as co-founder of the quality netlabel CYAN Music. This is also the platform where he published his second Smooth Genestar album, named Utopolis, in the beginning of July. Being a double release full of tracks from 2006 to 2012, it provides an entertaining variety of moods, reaching from melancholic moments to euphoric and uplifting vibes. www.cyan-music.com

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Seine tiefenentspannten Grooves entfalten sich zwischen subtilen Harmonien und cineastischen Spannungsbögen, die eigentliche Brillanz schillert aus zahllosen Details. Dabei hat der Sound von Smooth Genestar seinen ganz eigenen Charakter: Marco Köller ist nämlich begeisterter Sound-Designer. Nur ganz selten verlässt er sich bei seinen Tracks auf Presets, viel lieber kreiert er z.B. im NI Reaktor eigene Klänge. Und nur was ihn auch nach 1 - 2 Wochen Festplattenlagerung sofort wieder begeistert, kommt für die Veröffentlichung in Frage! So zum Beispiel das vielfältige Material auf „Utopolis“, seinem zweiten Album. Erschienen ist es gerade erst auf dem Netlabel CYAN Music, welches Marco mitbegründet hat.

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Lemongrassmusic Floating pad sounds and emotional melodies, accompanied by laid-back grooves…Music that gives rise to the idea of golden sunlight glistening on the sea, of a warm summer breeze, and of water drops trickling from ice cold cocktail glasses. Though many people associate the Balearic Islands with this kind of sound, one of its finest labels is based in Germany: Lemongrassmusic. So it’s quite exciting news that after only 7 years catalogue number 100 is just about to be released. It’s gonna be a very special collection, representing the open-minded philosophy that made the label so popular within no time: Lemongrassmusic stands for genre-bending sound, widening the scope of the Lounge genre by exploring Chillout, Ambient, NuJazz, TripHop, Electronic World Music, Deep House, Nu-Soul, and more. The anniversary compilation includes 50 brand new, mostly unreleased tracks carefully selected by the label owners and driving forces, the brothers Roland and Daniel Voss. A huge variety of moods makes this digital release a timeless soundtrack for laid-back yet inspiring situations! www.lemongrassmusic.de Roberdo

Mit seinem genreübergreifenden Sound hat sich Lemongrassmusic in nur 7 Jahren zu einem der Vorzeige-Labels im Bereich Lounge etabliert. Die aktuell erschienene 100. Veröffentlichung bietet eine entspannt-anregende Werkschau: 50 neue, exklusive Titel zwischen Chillout, Ambient, NuJazz, TripHop, Deep House, Nu-Soul und mehr.

There is a good reason why many musicians dedicate Jazz and rather calm music only after many years of experience. It is because these styles are extremely complex, they require a lot of sensitivity and compositional feeling. Probably that is also the reason why Romanian producer Artur-Mihai Grila delivers such multidimensional tunes under the moniker R-Tur. Grown up in the Acid Techno scene of the mid-90s, he started djing and promoting parties in his Transylvanian hometown Sibiu around 1997. Eagerly exploring the realms of electronic sounds he eventually discovered the magic of Psytrance.

In 2001 he started a collaboration with Atma and finished various tracks. At the same time he got interested in the open-minded soul of Ambient, Psy Chill and Downtempo. A huge passion had just begun...

September 2008 saw his „Microscopic Point Of View“ EP that stood out due to its complex, melodic and highly metaphoric character. Right now his album “Infinite Dreams” is finished, a work that tells the rich musical evolution of R-Tur, connecting elements of Chill Out, Psy Chill, Acid Jazz, Downtempo and other genres. Released on BMSS Records, it aims to set the listener’s mind in a state of weightlessness, an outerspace experience between ever new layers of sounds and chords. www.r-tur.ro

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Dhuna - A Chill Project Dhuna is a chill project, entwining ethnic vocals and tribal percussions into a mesmerising psychedelic fusion. Producer and pianist Dariusz Stawicki is the creator of the project. ‘The Return’ was his first release. Shortly after other musicians joined – percussionist Dziki and Indian vocalist Rena (Psibindi) and Dhuna’s second masterpiece ‘No Doubt’ was born.

Now with a distribution deal with Arabesque and renowned chill label Ultimae Records, Dhuna are preparing for a tour next summer and are starting work on their next album which will also see Dhuna explore their ‘Progressive’ side as well as new chill tracks.

We caught up with Dhuna: How do you receive feedback during a public gig? We are very interactive with our audience and enjoy talking with them. After our performance at Cosmo Festival last year, it was great to meet so many people and give out complimentary CDs. Our friends and music peers are also good at giving constructive feedback too, which is important for us. www.dhuna.pl

Dhuna ist das Chill Projekt von Produzent/Pianist Dariusz Stawicki, ‘The Return’ das erste Release, ergänzt um Perkussionist Dziki und der indischen Sängerin Rena (Psibindi) ‘No Doubt’ das zweite.

Mit Ultimae Records im Rücken tourt Dhuna im Sommer und leben demnächst auch ihre ‘Progressive’ Seite aus.

There’s a very good chance that you had some of your most intense and most outer-space listening experiences with the music of Side Liner - although he might not have been headlining any dance floors during the last years. Remember those moments when you closed your eyes and got taken away on a fantastic inward trip? Well, that’s what happens when listening to the sound of Side Liner! With a release history reaching back to 1999 and including more than 220 compilation participations and 80 releases, Greek producer Nick Miamis is undoubtedly among the protagonists of the Ambient and Chill Out scene. For a good reason: He manages to evoke complex moods and associations, listening to his tunes has a strong visual stimulation effect. Now he announced: “I Am Bird Now”… his 9th album, to be released in October on Nick’s label Cosmic Leaf Records. End of August he presents the new compilation “Discovering Tempest Recordings”, resuming the successful cooperation series with Lemongrassmusic, Jens Buchert, Eguana, and others. www.facebook.com/sidelinermusic www.cosmicleaf.com LIKE US AT FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/mushroommagazine

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