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#184 Autumn 2014
The last mushroom magazine
INTRO 3
THE LAST MUSHROOM
It‘s been 20 years.
It‘s been a terrific time.
It‘s been a difficult time.
It‘s been fun.
It‘s been a struggle.
It‘s been long enough.
It‘s time to move on.
This is the end
of mushroom magazine.
Es waren 20 Jahre.
Es war eine tolle Zeit. – Es war eine schwierige Zeit.
Es war Spaß. – Es war Kampf.
Es war lang genug. – Es ist an der Zeit für was Neues.
Dies ist das Ende des mushroom magazine.
4 RELAUNCH
This is the end of
Mat Mushroom is relaunching mushroom magazine
mushroom magazine
as you know it !
But whats comes next?
15:
mushroom relaunch in 20
double size format
fresh content concept
Es ist nicht alles Friede,
Freude, Eierkuchen da
new reading experience draußen: Pflanzen und
Tiere werden genetisch
modifiziert, die Ozeane
It‘s not all peaches and cream We clearly understand that überfischt und die
in this world: Organisms are Social Media has profoundly Bienen verschwinden.
genetically modified, the oce- changed the way in which we Sehr unschön. Aber wir
ans are overfished, and bees perceive information. We will haben die Schnauze auch
disappear. Not good at all. adapt to this change - by kee- voll von dem ewigen
But hey: We are also fed up ping up our intense online ac- „Es geht alles den Bach
with the „It‘s all going down tivity, but also by introducing runter“ Gerede. Denn
the tubes“ talk out there. new forms of content and a es stimmt einfach nicht.
Because it isn‘t. Think about new reading experience. At Denk an all die großar-
all the amazing festivals the same time we don‘t want tigen Festivals, die wir
we‘ve seen this summer, think to produce a print-out version diesen Sommer wieder
about the amount of fantastic of Facebook. No, we want to erleben durften, denk
music, arts and intellectual focus on the qualities that an all die fantastische
ideas around us. Sure, 10 still make a printed magazine Musik, die Kunst und die
years ago the scene has been one-of-a-kind. neuen Ideen, die um uns
blooming and booming, as herum schwirren. Klar,
well. However, it‘s never been Adapting to the multidimen- vor 10 Jahren hat die
as colourful as today. That‘s sional beauty our scene has Szene auch schon präch-
why we will crank up the grown into, we also want to tig geblüht – aber nie
music even louder, why we introduce and expand new so bunt wie heute. Aus
will party even harder. fields of interest. Spirituality, diesem Grund drehen wir
First of all, mushroom will sustainability and scene acti- die Musik noch lauter
grow from A6 to A5 format. vism are just some keywords. auf, geben wir noch
That‘s double the size, and mehr Gas.
that means twice as much Enjoy your last mushroom...
space for new ideas and fresh and be prepared for the all- Der mushroom wird
content, for inspiration and new experience. vom A6 zum A5 Format
entertainment.
RELAUNCH 5
wachsen. Das ist doppelt
so groß, also doppelt so mushroom magazine
viel Platz für neue Ideen
und frische Inhalte, für
10 years ago
Inspiration und Unter- ‘We Shine’ was only
haltung. the beginning... is
the headline of an
article about the
Wir sehen ganz klar,
first mutual remix
wie Social Media unser of D-Nox & Beckers,
Leseverhalten und unsere a great success ***
Aufmerksamkeit grundle- Mecklenburg is wor-
gend verändert hat. Wir ried: The party-state
werden uns an diesen in the North-East of
Wandel anpassen – in- Germany is facing
more and more restrictive authorities, produced Pop Trance, as you call it ...
dem wir unsere intensive
the police puts the heat on councils We say that the sky‘s the limit.“ ***
Online-Präsenz ausbau- who allowed events *** Austria World Wide Tribe and Tshitraka have
en, aber auch indem wir is witnessing a mushroom-like become a vital force in the scene in
neue Darstellungsformen phenomena, as the party and festival Mecklenburg, home of the popular
und Inhalte einführen. landscape grows rampantly *** festival highway A24 *** Festivals,
Andererseits wollen nicht The first compilation of French party artist tours, new music releases:
einfach eine gedruckte collective Hadra is named ‘Hadra- South African label NANO Records is
cadabra’ and reflects the sound of up-and-coming *** A guest writer
Version von Facebook
their increasingly popular events *** is enchanted by the artistic sophi-
rausbringen, sondern Infected Mushroom asked about ‘Pop stication of Boom Festival 2004, but
uns wieder verstärkt auf Trance’: „We have reached a very complains about the fact that there
das konzentrieren, was strong level of awareness after 8 ye- has been only one dance floor and a
ein gedrucktes Magazin ars of hard work and not because we lack of alternative music
immer noch einzigartig
macht.
‘We Shine’ war erst der Anfang... Infected Mushroom zum Stichwort
Die vielschichtige lautet die Überschrift eines Artikels ‘Pop Trance’: „Nach 8 Jahren harter
über den ersten gemeinsamen Re- Arbeit bekommen wir momentan
Weiterentwicklung, die mix von D-Nox & Beckers, ein großer sehr viel Aufmerksamkeit, aber nicht
unsere Szene in den Erfolg *** Sorgen in Mecklenburg: weil wir Pop Trance produzieren...
letzten Jahren durch- Scheinbar nehmen die Behörden in nach oben sind keine Grenzen ge-
laufen hat, möchten wir MeckPomm Goa-Partys verstärkt setzt, denken wir beide.“ *** World
durch neue Rubriken aufs Korn. Das Landeskriminalamt Wide Tribe und Tshitraka sind aus
und Schwerpunkte macht einzelnen Städten Druck, dem Partyleben in MeckPomm nicht
repräsentieren. Spiritua- wenn dort entsprechende Veranstal- wegzudenken - im Sommer wie im
tungen genehmigt werden *** Die Winter *** Ob Festival, Artist-Tour
lität, Nachhaltigkeit und erste Compilation des französischen oder neue Releases: Das südafrikan-
Szene-Aktivismus sind Party-Kollektivs Hadra heißt ‘Hadra- siche Label NANO Records erfreut
nur ein paar Stichworte. cadabra’ und soll seinen beliebten sich immer größerer Beliebtheit
Feiern ein musikalisches Denkmal *** Ein Gast-Redakteur äußerst
Genieß deinen letzten setzen *** In Österreich ist derzeit sich generell positiv zur Boom
mushroom – und sei ein mushroom-artiges Phänomen 2004, bemängelt jedoch scharf das
gefasst auf ein neues zu beobachten: Überall schießen Fehlen eines zweiten Floors mit
plötzlich neue Veranstaltungen alternativem Musikprogramm
Leseerlebnis. und Locations aus dem Boden ***
6 TRANCERS GUIDE A bird’s eye view of the Trance landscape Every year the mushroom releases the Jedes Jahr veröffentlicht der mushroom “Trancer’s Guide to the Galaxy” giving den “Trancer’s Guide to the Galaxy” und you the chance to highlight the distinct gibt euch die Chance die spezielle Note flavour of the scene in your region. der Szene in eurer Region hervorzuheben. A country’s Psy-scene invariably has Die Psyszene eines Landes weist unaus- its own unique set of signature weichlich ihre eigenen einzigartigen elements that defines the mode Elemente auf, die die Art des of artistic expression, as künstlerischen Ausdrucks so- well as the nature of the wie der Festivals ausmachen. festivals. Globally there’s Global betrachtet gibt es been a definite rise of the einen definitiven Anstieg ‘old school’ sounds, it’s des ‘Old School’ Sounds. Es clear that the tastes of ist klar, dass die Geschmä- the trancers are shifting, cker der Trancers sich drifting back towards the verschieben, zurück zu den root-notes of Psytrance, and Wurzelnoten des Psytrance, leaning in favour of the arche- mit einer leichten Tendenz typal retro and Goa sounds. This zu archetypischen Retro- und comes as positive news, for there Goaklängen. Dies erscheint wie have been tonnes of talk bemoaning the gutes Ding, da es massenweise Klagen dilution of the classic ‘trance-magic’ in some of über die Verwässerung der klassischen ‘Trance the scene’s more contemporary music. However, Magie’ in der zeitgenössischen Szenemusik gibt. whether retrodelic or new-age, since this is a Doch das Bedeutende dahinter, ob nun Retro oder rather personal choice, the point of significance New Age, zumal dies recht persönlich geprägt ist: is that the popularity of Psytrance is flying high. die Popularität des Psytrance kreist weit oben. The next edition of the Guide will be out in Die nächste Ausgabe des Guide kommt im early Spring 2015, to ensure that your country’s Frühling 2015. Um zu gewährleisten, dass die psy-culture is included, submit a report at the Psykultur eures Landes enthalten sein wird, reicht mushroom website: www.mushroom-magazine. einen Bericht auf www.mushroom-magazine. com/edit-country. Here’s a sneak peak at a few com/edit-country ein. Hier ist ein kurzer Blick auf countries: einige Länder:
SPECIAL 7
Israel Recalls Retro and Goa
The Israeli scene is still going
strong and you can find a
party somewhere around
the country almost every day
except for sundays. But the
winds of change are felt both
music and event wise, as in and further back in time. Un- the end of the day Psytrance is
the last year Goa, retro and derground parties, while rare, still the leading sound of elec-
even the infamous ‚Nitzhonot‘ still exist, but big raves from tronic music in Israel, and an
genre took a steady rise. teams such as Groove attack, international trance traveller
Ironically as the younger Moksha, Unity, Doof & Pagan- will not be disappointed while
generation starts visiting the ka dominate the weekends, looking for a local party.
parties, their taste goes further with thousands of followers. In Yoni Oshrat/Ace Ventura
Brazilian Summers:
Nature and Psychedelic Trance
Brazil is the place where you can
listen to good music and be in
touch with nature at the same
time! We have beautiful beaches,
waterfalls and rivers. Universo
Paralello is the best time to be
here, since it’s one of Brazil’s
biggest festivals which takes
place once every two years! You
will find a beautiful beach in Another festival that occurs once Besides great festivals the entire
Bahia, a lot of different people in two years is Terra em Transe, year, we have great producers
and culture, and a variety of at Bahia. The main music style is that are playing at the best
music styles: Psychedelic Trance, Goa Trance and Psychedelic Tran- festivals and making music with
Goa Trance, Progressive Trance, ce. Bahia is the best place at this the great producers worldwide.
Progressive Dark Trance, Dark time! Carnaval is another great We are living a good moment in
Psychedelic Trance, Chill Out, time to be here. The best-known the Psychedelic Trance scene!
Reggae Music, etc. It’s one festival at this time is Soulvision Marina Tavar ( Writer of
amazing experience that all true Festival, in São Paulo. Brazil is Psytrance labels, websites and
psychedelic lovers should have! like a forever endless summer. magazines)
8 TRANCERS GUIDE
A particular Psy-spirit in India
Today Goa is a little different
from what it used to be, more
commercial but still really nice.
Hill Top has been there for
years . Goa is party life, you’ll
find trance parties everywhere,
almost every day. A lot of
international artists go to play
in beautiful Goa, there is a
special magic in the air, and
a strong energy. Besides Goa, Himalaya mountains are not to people are really psychedelic in
these days trance parties and be missed. The Dream Bubble their minds, and with regards
festivals take place all over 3.0 is coming up in November to the trance scene India is a
India, cities like Mumbai, Delhi, at Westend Goa in Nov 2014, very open country.
Bangalore, and Pune host great then there’s Psykovsky in Karine Petiau/Twisted Kala
parties. The festivals in the Mumbai in November. Indian (Music Producer)
The Magic of Italy
When Sonica Festival took
place for the first time in 2005
on Bolsena Lake, the Italian
Psytrance movement was still in
its early stages. The old Italian
trancers were mostly travelling
abroad and attending psyche-
delic events in other countries
or continents, but the Sonica
Festival became a landmark for
the trance culture in Italy, giving
birth to several other festivals.
The Human Evolution Festival
Festival in Tuscany region and tists from the main international Psytrance movement appears to
Black Moon in Marche region, scene and creating now a strong be well-established.
are now trying to reach an inter- competition within the national Gino Sonica (Founder and pro-
national audience, involving ar- borders. As of now the Italian ducer of SONICA FESTIVAL)
10 ROBERDO ASKS Roberdo asks: Can you please put away your camera? Day 3. The sun is hot, and so is the sound. Bet- ween the sets of Ace Ventura and Tristan there‘s a short layover at a lecture about the general loss of individual freedom. A really bad thing, as the audience agrees with affirmative nods. However, a few minutes later the very same audience doesn‘t care at all about the various observation drones which circle the sky above the festival. Also the constant presence of a multitude of ridiculously expensive zoom lenses and cameras seems to be the most natural thing in the world. If you want to engage in Many clubs in Berlin have a far human dignity. Or, rather: A lack of some real trance dance today, better policy. Cameras are strictly respect towards those moments of if you want to dance as if prohibited. If you are caught taking uttermost bliss when a human may nobody‘s watching, you have pictures with your smartphone temporarily lose his or her dignity to take into account that you you‘ll be kicked out and won‘t get – without any consequences for might be filmed while doing in any more. „What happens in the future. so and that this footage Berghain, remains in Berghain“ might be part of an “After as a popular saying about one of All well and good, but in times of Movie” a few weeks later. the most popular venues goes. The the creative inflation this subject But hey, it‘s beautiful pictures Psytrance scene could take one or is kind tricky. Everybody‘s a and emotions. If you hit it two pages from that book. As a photographer, everybody‘s a film really hard, there‘s always a matter of fact, some smaller events maker today – and that‘s why chance that some idiot from have already done so and banned everybody needs an audience. An your camp takes a picture of cameras from their dance floors. experience that doesn‘t include you being shitfaced and puts a picture on Facebook is only it on Facebook. You might Being an avid photographer half as exciting, isn‘t it? I guess not even know about that myself I perfectly understand the what we need first is that shift in picture. Is that still individual fascination of taking pictures. human consciousness so many freedom, and isn‘t individual However, when it comes to party people talk about at the moment. freedom what our festivals photography I think there‘s all too are all about? often a lack of respect towards Roberdo Raval
COLUMN 11
Roberdo fragt sich:
Kannste die Kamera nicht
mal stecken lassen?
Tag 3. Die Sonne brennt, der Sound drückt.
Zwischen Ace Ventura und Tristan wird nochmal
schnell ein Vortrag über den allgemeinen Verlust
der individuellen Freiheit angehört. Ganz üble
Nummer, befindet das Publikum mit kopfnickender
Zustimmung. Dem gleichen Publikum ist es wenige
Minuten später aber vollkommen egal, dass über
seinen Köpfen diverse Beobachtungsdrohnen krei-
sen. Und auch die Tatsache, dass in allen 4 Him-
melsrichtungen dreadgelockte Piraten-Verschnitte
mit sündhaft teuren Zoom-Objektiven auf der Lauer
liegen, scheint das normalste der Welt zu sein.
Wer heutzutage mal wieder so In vielen Berliner Clubs ist das we- Kameras aufkommen kann. Was
richtig Trance tanzt, also so als sentlich besser geregelt. Denn dort ich im Party-Kontext allerdings
würde niemand zuschauen, wird herrscht striktes Kamera-Verbot. vermisse, ist eine gewisse
in seiner entrückten Ekstase Wer beim Knippsen mit seinem Sensibilität gegenüber der Würde
womöglich gefilmt und ist ein Smartphone erwischt wird, fliegt des Menschen. Besser gesagt:
paar Wochen später in einem raus und kommt so schnell auch Eine Sensibilität gegenüber den
„After Movie“ auf YouTube zu nicht wieder rein in den Laden. glückseeligen Momenten, in
sehen. Ist ja auch voll schön „Was im Berghain passiert, bleibt denen ein Mensch seine Würde
und emotional und so. Und wer im Berghain“ – so ein beliebter auch mal ablegen kann – ohne
sich zur Abwechslung mal einen Spruch. Da könnte sich die Konsequenzen zu fürchten.
gediegenen Abschuss genehmigt Psytrance Szene mal eine Scheibe
läuft Gefahr, dass seine Gesicht- abschneiden. Oder auch zwei. Ein Klar, im Zuge der kreativen Inflation
sentgleisungen von irgendeinem paar kleinere Events haben das ist das natürlich schwierig. Denn
Hoschi im Camp fotografiert und tatsächlich schon getan und zu- heute ist halt jeder ein Fotograf,
auf Facebook präsentiert werden. mindest im Bereich der Tanzfläche jeder ein Filmemacher- und jeder
Womöglich kriegt die betroffene ein Kamera-Verbot verhängt. braucht ein Publikum. Überhaupt:
Person das nicht mal mit. Können Ein Erlebnis ohne Foto davon auf
wir da noch von individueller Als leidenschaftlicher Facebook ist doch nur halb so
Freiheit reden? Und soll nicht Hobby-Fotograf habe ich vollstes intensiv. Was wir hier zuerst mal
genau die zelebriert werden auf Verständnis für die Begeisterung, brauchen, ist jene Bewusstseins-
unseren Festivals? die im Zusammenhang mit wende, von der überall zu hören ist.12 CELLOTAGER
Cellotager and the mandibles
story & pictures: Andrey Balandin • colorization: Linda Schwarz
http://balandin.gallery.ru
In one sleepless night the insects appealed to him so the horns. He even pushed
Cellotager could not go to much, that he took out his down a fir without effort and
sleep in his comfy thatched „magic“ pills for wishes, shoved a 6-ton-stone from
hut. He turned and turned spoke a secret magic spell the mountain, against which
and decided to smoke his above them, blessed it in his he always ran when he went
„magic“ cigarette in order own way and manner six for a piss...
to go to sleep. And while he times and then he swallowed Thus the horns proved quite
was smoking he switched it. Happy and full of expecta- useful at home! But our poor
on his satellite-television tion he fell into a refreshing Cellotager had not watched
which had a programme by magic and dreamless sleep. the show till its end. Because
National Geographic about With huge horns he woke there it was also told that
stag beetles. The mighty up. The Cellotager tested they were not real horns
horns of the South-American them, pushing whatever with growing on the head. TheseCELLOTAGER 13
strongly developed mandibles stutter. Damn......What
– upper jaws equipped with should he do?
humps and notches served What to do?
instead in courtship displays But then came
with competitors for approa- his neighbour
ching the female beetles. (they were to
While trying to breakfast it meet to go to the
became finally clear to Cello- local shop in the
tager that one could not eat morning, in order
porridge but only drink and to buy cornbread
that again only drop-by drop with cheese and
and with large difficulties. grains). He spoke a
Therefore he took out his „magic“ spell above the
magic wonder pills again new growth and everything
and wanted to whisper the fell off immediately...Now the
magic spell above it. But freed and happy Cellotager
he could not because with understood, that not all that
such a jaw one cannot even glitters is gold.“!!!
wurde Cellotager endgültig klar,
Cellotager und die Mandibeln dass man mit einem solchen
Oberkiefer keinen Brei essen,
In einer schlaflosen Nacht auf. Der Cellotager testete sie, sondern nur trinken konnte und
konnte der Cellotager nicht ein- stiess alles Mögliche mit den das auch nur tröpfchenweise
schlafen in seiner gemütlichen Hörnern, stürzte sogar eine Tan- mit größten Schwierigkeiten.
Strohhütte. Er drehte und wen- ne ohne Anstrengung um und Deshalb nahm er sein
dete sich und beschloss, eine schubste einen 6-Tonnen-Stein magisches Wundertablettchen
„magische“ Zigarette zum Ein- vom Berg hinunter, gegen den wieder heraus und wollte
schlafen zu rauchen. Während er sonst immer stolperte, wenn den magischen Zauberspruch
er rauchte, schaltete er sein er pinkeln ging... flüstern, konnte aber nicht,
Satelliten-Fernsehen an. Dort So erwiesen sich die Hörner als denn mit solch einem Kiefer
lief bei National Geographic ein eine nützliche Sache im Haus- kann man nicht einmal stottern.
Programm über Hirschkäfer. Die halt! Nur hatte unser armer Verflucht. Was sollte er
mächtigen Hörner südamerika- Cellotagerchen die Sendung machen? Was tun? Aber da kam
nischer Insekten gefielen ihm so nicht bis zum Ende gesehen. sein Nachbar (sie waren verab-
sehr, dass er seine „magische“ Dort wurde nämlich noch redet, morgens zum örtlichen
Tablette für Wunscherfüllungen erzählt, dass es keine wirklichen Einzelhändler zu gehen, um
herausnahm, einen geheimen Hörner waren, die auf dem Maisbrot mit Käse und Körnern
Zauberspruch sprach, sie auf Kopf wachsen. Diese stark zu kaufen). Dieser sprach einen
eigene Art und Weise sechsfach entwickelten Mandibeln – Ober- „magischen“ Spruch über der
segnete und dann schluckte. kiefer versehen mit Auswüchsen „Neubildung“ und alles fiel
Glücklich und erwartungsvoll und Kerben, dienten vielmehr sofort ab. Da verstand der be-
fiel er in einen gesunden, „ma- für Balztänze mit Konkurrenten freite und glückliche Cellotager,
gischen“ Schlaf ohne Träume. zum Anmachen der weiblichen dass „nicht alles Gold ist, was
Mit riesigen Hörnern wacht er Käfer. Beim Frühstücksversuch glänzt“!!!14 TECHNOLOGY
GEMINI SLATE
Einfacher Einstieg ins digitale DJing
Wer es bisher immer noch nicht kapiert hatte, dass man mit einem ordent-
lichen digitalen DJ Set Up viel mehr aus seinen Tracks herausholen kann, der
hat den Schuss nicht gehört – oder der hat vielleicht sogar Glück, denn die
Einsteiger DJ Controller werden immer besser und gehen mittlerweile mit
wirklich amtlichen Features ins Rennen um die Digital-DJ-Frischlinge.
Der Gemini Slate
und der große
vierkanalige
Bruder Slate4
sind extra zur
Produkteinfüh-
rung in Europa
noch mit Serato
DJ ausgestattete
Controller mit
eingebauter 24
Bit Soundkarte.
Durch das vorbe-
reitete Mapping
ist der Einstieg
also kinderleicht. Tracks den letzten Feinschliff These days constantly impro-
zu geben. ving beginner DJ controllers
Die Oberfläche bietet eine are offering phat features.
Dynamic and reliable porta-
Mixersektion mit 3-Band Ausgestattet mit großen,
ble controllers with 2 full-
EQ, Filtern, sowie Input- und berührungsempfindlichen Jog-
featured decks, 4 channels of
einen Crossfader für den wheels ist das Pitchbending mixing, 2 rows of pads, and
2-Deck oder 4-Deck Betrieb. so easy wie bei CD Playern, multiple colours. The SLATE
obwohl die Wheels aufgrund 4’s DJ tools include pitch fa-
Die beiden Controller verfü- der Sync-Fähigkeit des Setups der, key-lock, and advanced
gen über 16 Multifunktions- gar nicht benötigt werden. effect controls all for easy
Pads mit RGB-Beleuchtung. use. The full 4-channel mixer
Die Pads können genutzt Die beiden Controller der gives constant access to the
werden, um Hot-Cues, Samp- Slate Serie sind eine einfache EQ, and dedicated filter con-
les oder Loops in den Mix und kompakte Lösung, die trols. Master RCA outputs,
einzubauen. Zwei separate Ef- alles beinhaltet, um in die headphone, and microphone
fektsektionen ermöglichen es Welt des digitalen DJings inputs: everything u need for
mit Flanger, Delay & Co. den einzusteigen. immediate results.16 NEWS
Progressive News Mondero – Blue Townie
(Audioload Music): 3
tracks from the hard, fairly
served by Roberdo Raval psychedelic side of offbeat
Progressive Trance. Sounds like
it will work pretty well during
the prime time hours.
V.A. – Catharsis (Glitchy
Tonic Records): A free
net-release that comes with 9
tracks from the Dark Progres-
sive genre. Minimalist, yet very
functional - some nice under-
ground stuff in here. Available
via ektoplazm.com
Son Kite – Prisma (Iboga Krunch vs. Osher - Silky
Records): When it comes Smooth (IONO Music): Roll-
to deep, hypnotic music for ing bass line, subtle rhythms
modern trance dance rituals instead of prominent melodies,
Son Kite
– this is it. Son Kite present smooth but banging.
their first album since 10 years.
It’s intelligent, it’s jazzy, it’s Phasenverschiebungen – Son Kite legen nach 10 Jahren
psychedelic in the most sublime All Is One (Zenon Records): ihr neues Album Prima vor.
sense of this word, it’s reminis- Made to be played on a big Intelligent, jazzig, deep und
psychedelisch wie es nur sein
cent of their amazing work as sound system with few lights kann *** Quite-K – Approach
Minilogue, yet really different. around. Heavyweight beats ist düsterer Break Beat und
There’ll be even a hand-signed and basses with a wonderfully großraumtauglicher Tech
vinyl version. raw and excessive edge, techy Trance *** Phasenverschie-
rhythm shuffles, hallucinogenic bungen - All Is One klingt
Quite-K – Approach (Horns samples from the Dark side. untenrum wunderbar roh und
& Hoofs Entertainment): exzessiv, obenrum hochgradig
halluzinogen *** Wenn du die
Delirious sounds, huge spaces, Inception – Two and a Half härtere, verpeiltere Gangart von
acidic filter modulations, techy Freak (Blue Tunes Records): Offbeat-Prog bevorzugst, gib
rhythms and alien vibes. Quite- Blue Tunes sound as we know dir mal Mondero - Blue Townie
K delivers a cinematic album it and love it. Playful and *** V.A. - Catharsis ist eine hö-
that ranges from dark Break uplifting, vocal samples and big renswerte und kostenfreie Dark
Beat collages to pumping Tech emotions, produced and mas- Prog Compilation, verfügbar auf
Trance bangers. tered with deadly precision. ektoplazm.comNEWS 17
Psytrance News Rikki Rokkits 100.Release
auf TiP, Astral Projections
RMX, Martian Arts mit
‚Audioform&BlackNoise‘ & ‚Out-
served by DALA (Nano Records) siders‘ RMX von Sonic Species
+++ Dsompa+Frosty Frenic
Plenty of heat on the way to keep your ears warm through the (Sangoma) +++ Grasshopper
chillier months TiP put out Rikki Rokkit’s 100th release: an mit 3.‘Round of Night‘, Groove-
eclectic collection of dirty analog sounds; plus Astral Projec- box EP & Spectra Sonics Debüt
tion’s re-treatment of their Goa classics (RMX) plus Martian +++ Ajja vs. Earthling EP +++
Terrafractyl (Kinematic) +++ EPs
Arts, Audioform & BlackNoise. von ManMadeMan & PsiloCybi-
an (BMSS) +++ VA von DJ Tsubi
Outsiders remix of Sonic Species + fresh sounds from Duotek, & Labirinto Debüt (Antu), EP von
1200Micrograms & and very special Crystal Skulls remix EP. Sumerian Droids & 5.Album von
Sounds from Dsompa+Frosty Frenic coming (Sangoma) plus team Ital ‚Om Namah Shivaya‘ +++
up with BlueHourSounds for special double CD of blue voodoo. Breathead / Contineum RMX EP
von Mutagen & Mind Manifesto
VA +++ YingYangMonks mit
Grasshopper continues with its 3rd Round of Night (always EP (Maharetta) +++ Profound
killa!) + Groovebox EP & debut album from Spectra Sonics. Records mit Debüt EPs von Aster,
Keep an eye for the ‘Zero1’ on Ajja vs. Earthling EP, upcoming Nemo, Rexalted & Zatzak +++
Soundaholix album + Hujaboy getting tribaldelic. Kinematic ‚Some Devine Medicine‘ von
Records has new from Terrafractyl + ‘The Geometry of Blacklite crew & Alien Molecules
Motion’ VA. VA, EPs von Paratech, Purple
Raver & Earthspace +++ Tristan
(Nano).
BMSS Records feature 2 of their newly signed artists, with an EP
from ManMadeMan & an extremely experimental shpongolesque
from PsiloCybian.
An epic VA compiled by DJ Tsubi. Labirinto debut (Antu) + EP
from Sumerian Droids & 5th album from Ital – Om Namah
Shivaya. On the way Breathead / Contineum Rmx EP from
Mutagen + Mind Manifesto VA.
YingYangMonks have a new EP (Maharetta), featuring colabs
with Spinal Fusion & Ikal.
Profound Records have debut EP’s coming from Aster, Nemo,
Rexalted & Zatzak, while 24/7 will host the long awaited from
Plasmotek and Makida + Astralex/Endeavour EP.
Some Devine Medicine from the Blacklite crew+ another Alien
Molecules VA & EP’s from Paratech, Purple Raver & Earth-
space team up with Labirinto for EP (Mosaico).
The most anticipated from Tristan (Nano) + a load of Killerwatts
remixes + X-noiZe EP.
Also want to say a massive thanks to ALL for the support of my
Sacred Vibrations VA, which gave the charts a proper rocking
/,,/_ blast ON!!18 NEWS
Dark News
served by Dj Psycko (Noise Poison Rec.)
VA Harmonik Hooligans III
on Zulu Tunes is out, a free
release from South Africa. It’s
an almighty frequency based
machine that regulates the
reality you just cart wheeled
out of.
Dark Prisma Records
Goa Gil
is watching you – looking
forward to Intergalaktik Magik
Album from Sonic Scizzor
Goa Gil’s new album, Mario alias Kokobloko from and 2nd album from Frantic
Music Baba, follow up to Shri Greece is back with his killer Noise. Psychedelic Brain
Maharaj mix, is breaking the album Futureproof on Future Storming at its best.
sound barrier. This disturbingly Tribe Office: different atmos-
brilliant album features some of pheres of psychedelic sound in
Psycrowdelica Tribe mit
his favourite artists of today. He every track. Doppel-CD zu Ehren des
is one of the center columns of verstorbenen Gründers des
Goa trance. With this new and Crash Test is a long time Festivals Cannibal Crow a.k.a.
exciting album he takes us on a awaited, brand new compila- Krehe +++ Sangoma Records
journey to the unpredictable… tion by Insomnian: modern, mit Dsompas 1.EP ‚Shinan‘,
Music Baba is an album you powerful and intense dance- eine multidimensionale, LSD
just can’t compare to anything floor energy and at the same artige Klanglandschaft mit
einer guten Groovedosis +++
else you have heard before! time trippy, deep, mindblowing Mario alias Kokobloko mit
psychedelic story for the night ‚Futureproof‘ auf Future Tribe
The Psycrowdelica Tribe is back time. Office +++ ‚Crash Test‘, eine
with a double CD release in Kompilation von Insomnian:
memory of Krehe a.k.a. Can- Maniac Psycho Pro are trippy, deep, euch wegbla-
nibal Crow, founder of this proud to present to you sender Psychedelic für die
legendary festival. This project Btoxik and friends – Noise Nacht +++ Maniac Psycho Pro
mit ‚Noise Technology‘, Btoxik
contains tracks donated by Technology – an album full and friends +++ ‘VA Harmonik
various artists who played at of different vibes and colors. Hooligans III’ (Zulu Tunes), ein
Psycrowdelica. Being influenced by the free Release aus Südafrika
musical scene in Guadalajara, +++ Dark Prisma Records
Sangoma Records an- Mexicali and Tijuana, his style mit ‚Intergalaktik Magik‘ von
nounces the 1.st EP Shinan has evolved into something Sonic Scizzor sowie dem 2.
from Dsompa. Expect a very much his own, though Album von Frantic Noise +++
Goa Gil durchbricht mit ‚Music
lysergic multi dimensional still keeping a slight inclination Baba‘ die Soundmauer, einfach
driven landscape, with a good towards dark and hi tech. unvergleichlich.
dose of groove.NEWS 19
Chill News
served by Roberdo Raval (hedonistic-freelancer.com)
Sebastian not a big deal, but if you are
Mullaert is into classic Psy Chill Out, this
dropping a mind- album ticks all the boxes.
boggling amount of A very warm and analogue
great music at the sounding production, released
moment (including on Altar Records.
even a new Son
Kite album). As for Sun:monx announced a new
the chilled-out side EP on their Facebook page, the
of things, make first after their seminal Power
sure you check out Salad album on Interchill. If
his hallucinogenic you are into Dub-infused Glitch
Ambient Mix for Hop sound this is, most prob-
Mule – available ably, very good news.
for free download via soundcloud.com/sebastianmullaert
Wanna immerse yourself in an endless ocean of liquid sound, Sebastian Mullaert haut mo-
wanna drift in the delirious depths of an Inception-like dream? mentan unerhört viel unerhört
Then Radio guten Sound raus, sogar ein
Universe, the neues Son Kite Album ist am
Start. Sein Ambient Mix for
latest Asura album, Mule ist subtil, halluzinogen
is just the perfect und zeitlos gut: soundcloud.
pick. Psychedelic com/sebastianmullaert ***
Ambient music at its Mit Radio Universe legen
best, produced with Asura ein Meisterwerk in Sachen
perfidious perfec- psychedelischer Ambient vor
tion. Out on Ultimae *** Der Auftritt von Grouch in
den Chill Out Gardens der Boom
Records. war herausragend. Jetzt ist der
Mitschnitt online – unglaublich
The dance floor deep, dope und organisch, was
stuff of Grouch der Gute hier aus Glitch Hop
is great. However, und Dub rausholt *** Das
what the Kiwi producer delivered at Boom’s Chill Out Gardens this Album Imbue von Androcell ist
year took me by surprise: Seismic Glitch Hop and Dub bass lines, zwar eher konventionell, aber
hervorragend produziert und
trippy sample cascades, ethereal ethno sounds, even the voice of wunderbar warm und organisch.
cokehead Charlie Sheen... Grouch merged it all into a wonderfully Wenn du auf klassischen Psy
dope and organic groove. Check out the live record at soundcloud. Chill stehst, solltest du mal rein-
com/grouchnz hören *** Sun:monx kündigen
auf Facebook die erste EP seit
What you can hear on Androcell – Imbue pursues a pretty ihrem dubbigen Glitch Hop-
conventional approach. If you are a novelty seeker it’s probably Meilenstein Power Salad an20 CHARTS
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Zyce
(Nova Pazova, Serbia, TesseracTstudio)
1. Sub6 - Droid Save The Queen (Zyce rmx) / TesseracTstudio Records
2.Zyce & Liquid Soul feat. Solar Kid - We Come in Peace / Iboga Records
3. Zyce & Talpa - Rip & Sweet / TesseracTstudio 4.Ticon - Waiting For the
Knights (FREq Remix) / Iboga Records 5.E-Clip & Symbolic - Live Your
Life / IONO music 6.E-Clip & Zyce - Flying Object / IONO music 7.Talpa
- Dark Days / TesseracTstudio 8.Vini Vici - Veni Vidi Vici / Iboga Records
9.Flegma - Nimbus / TesseracTstudio 10.Motion Drive & Vertex - Tran-
scendence / IONO music
Mama Gaia
(Stockholm / Sweden / UnderBraVidunder)
1.Phaxe & Morten Granau - The Collective 2.Ghost Rider - Be focused 3.Shake
- I breath music 4.Unseen Dimensions - Seen 5.Flowjob & OTB - Copenhagen
Knights 6.Morten Granau & Emok - 3rd eye 7.Royal Flush - Definition of
insanity (Vice remix) 8.Captain Hook & Astrix - Bungee jump 9.Shake - Cata-
lyzer 10.Major7 & D-Addiction - From the speakers
Boom Shankar
(Germany / BMSS Records / S.U.N. Festival)
1.Soul Kontakt & Boom Shankar – Simulated Reality (Etnica Remix) (BMSS)
2.Outside the Universe – Other Dimension (Unreleased) 3.Electric Uni-
verse – One Love (Kali Remix) (BMSS) 4.E-Rection – Out here we are
stoned (Block Device Remix) (Unreleased) 5.Space Cat & Simon Posford
– Invasion (Space Cat 2014 Remix) (Translucent) 6.Hujaboy – Ancient
Memories (Zero 1)7.Braincell – Reactivation of the Mind) (BMSS) 8.Green
Nuns of the Revolution – Conflict (GMS Remix) (CDR) 9.Vertical Mode &
Outsiders – Physical Reality (HomMega) 10.Deedrah – Dog‘s Eye on Gao
(United Beats)
Cortex
(Beer Sheva / Israel / Boundless Records)
1.Cortex Vs T.H.C Vs Insane Logic - Dr. Timothy Leary (Tribute) (Boundless
Records) (Unreleased) 2.Cortex - Crazy Family (Psy.ology Records) 3.Blanx
- Insomnia (Human Technolgies Records) 4.Laughing Buddha Vs Dickster
- Stepping Stoned (Nano Records) 5.1200 Mics - River Trance (Tip World)
6.Cortex On Chill Out - Magic Bullet (Geomagnetic Records) 7.Boom Structure
- Tetrahedra (Psy.ology Records) 8.Blanx - DMT (Agent Kritsek Remix) (Human
Technologies Records) 9.Blanx - Welcome to my Life (AvantGarde Remix)
(Geomagnetic Records) 10.X - Noize - Breaking the Toys (Cortex Vs T.H.C
Remix) (Spirit Base)CHARTS 21
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Maya
(London/UK/YSE)
1.Next Generation - Perceptors 2.Extraterrestrial - Lifeforms and Egoryth-
mia 3.Alone in the dark - Sonic Sense 4.Rush hour - Ritmo and Sphera
5.E 2 B - Aerospace 6.City on Mars - Side Effect 7.Animal instinct - Space
Hypnose 8.Flying objects - E-Clip and Zyce 9.Eternal - Egorythmia (Percep-
tors rmx) 10.Mental Universe - Sonic Entity
Sebastian Kos
(Basel/ Switzerland/ Antu Records)
1.Hoax & Antispin - Godzilla - Psyology rec. 2.Braincell & Psilocybian - Altjira - EDM
rec. 3.Space Vision - Haze Dreams - Phantasm rec. 4.Conwerter - Unstable- Harmonia
rec. 5.Talamasca & Space Cat - Aramgeddon - Trancelucent rec. 6.Hyperflex - Electric
Organismus- EDM rec. 7.Dickster & Perfect Stranger - Quantum Physics at dick`s attick
8.Drip Drop - Smoked Clay - Harmonia rec. 9.Zz Bing - Frozen - LW rec. 10.Tokujoros -
Micro Man ( Animato remix) - HOMmega rec.
Daksinamurti
(Marburg/Germany/Sangoma)
1.Ianuaria & Muscaria - Bioport (Blue Hour Sounds) 2.Distant Touch & Android
Spirit - Medicinal Sushi (Forestdelic) 3.Etnica - Blacklight District (Sangoma)
4.Dharma - Under the Moon (CDR) 5.Hypereggs - Rum and Cortisone (Looney
Moon) 6.Tickets - Siamese Fighting Fish (Timecode) 7.Lucas - Polite Society (Sy-
berite rmx) (T.I.P) 8.Aphid Moon & Tron - Cycloplex (Nano) 9.Man with No Name
- Teleport (Samadhi rmx) (Vertigo) 10.Caveman - Mars Attack (Purple Hexagon)
DJoanna
(Berlin / Germany / Waldfrieden)
1.Esh - Inner Universe / Psyology 2.Animalis - Mnml Head / Dropzone Records
3.Deedrah - Journey To The Crossroad / United Beats Records 4.Hujaboy - Ancient
Memories / Zero One Music 5.Shayman - Danger / Dacru Records 6.Waveform vs
Ametron - Wavetronic / Landmark Recordings 7.Allaby - Redshift / Nano Records
8.Kliment - Monkey Train / Zenon Records 9.Man With No Name - Vice Versa (Ver-
tical Mode RMX) / Perfecto Fluoro 10.Dust - Low Latency - Looney Moon Records
Etic
(Head of Digital Nature Records)
1. Etic vs Liftshift - Amsterburg - Unrelease 2. 3D Mode - Re Bounce - Digital Nature Rec
3. 3D Mode - Home Safe - Digital Nature Rec 4. Vertical Mode - Codes Of Digital Natu-
rea 5. Zentura - Sonic Masala - Echoes 6. Aerospace – Yes We Can - Digital Nature Rec
7. Sonic Sense - Fricky Tricky - Digital Nature Rec 8. Motion Drive - Viewpoints - Iono 9.
S > Range & Atmos - Another Dimension - Iboga 10. Normalize - 5th Dimension22 CHARTS
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Master Margherita
(Zaandam / Netherlands, Brazil / Sangoma, Electric Power Pole)
1.Niria - What’s in the Box - Woo-Dog Records 2.Krumelur - Drag n Drop - Electric
Power Pole Records 3.YabYum - Disconnect (Remix) 4.Farebi Jalebi - Tripping Hazard-
Parvati Records 5.Ludopsy - Runtime Experience - Neurotrance Records
Dense
(Hamburg, Germany, chillgressive tunes)
1.Kyoto - Skywolf (Uxmal Rec.) 2.Unusual Cosmic Process - Aquatic (Uxmal Rec.)
3.Germind - Antimater (Cosmicleaf Rec.) 4.Fourth Dimension - In Between (Cosmicleaf
Rec.) 5.GMO vs. Dense - Equation (Altar Rec.) 6.Sygnals - Enter Light (Sonic Loom Rec.)
7.Tentura - Theme Patcher (Uxmal Rec.) 8.Zero Cult - Aleph (Cosmicleaf Rec.) 9.Side
Pic: motiv © by photographer
Liner - Lived Left Behind (Cosmicleaf Rec.) 10.Memphidos - Walking To Loneliness (Sonic
Loom Rec.)
B. Ashra
(Berlin / Germany / Klangwirkstoff Records / BTM)
1.Greg Haines - So it Goes 2.Mahiane - Phaeton Remains 3.Function - Golden Dawn
(feat. Stefanie Parnow) 4.Asura - Lonely Star 5.Circular - Three Moons 6.Taho - Evasion
7.ASC - Reality Check (Method One Remix) 8.Connect.Ohm - 9980 9.Biosphere - The
Seal & The Hydrophone 10.Brando Lupi - Opal
Alex Tolstey
(Boshke Beats Records/Triangle Eyes)
1.Extrawelt “Not On The Map” -Cocoon 2.Recondite “Caldera” - Hotflush 3.The
Delta “Vicious Pink”- Boshke Beats 4.K.U.R.O. “ Quasar” -Boshke Beats 5.Tumult
Hands (Jurek Przezdziecki & Jacek Sienkiewicz) 12”- Recognition 6.Simone Gatto “It
Comes Back” -Outo012 7.Dark Sky “IYP” -M.S.N. 8.Paul Brtschitsch feat. SwedenN1
“Money” - Rootknox 9.Richard Davis “Same Room” Swayzak/Avatism Remixes - Danza
Macabra 10.Flembaz “Strange Lights” Pallida Remix -Horns & Hoofs Entertainment24 ARTIST FEATURES
ETIC
Switching to 3D Mode this winter
The label owner of Digital Nature Records told
us about some hot newcomers to watch out for
this winter, about his musical projects and about
forthcoming releases.
What else is going on at
your label, Digital Nature?
Digital Nature is busy as never
before, I’m happy to say so. We
just released a few good digital
EPs by Quantanoize, D Twin, 3D
Mode and Lupin, and new ones
from Aerospace and Etic coming
very soon! In 2015 We plan to
make Digital Nature Festival
which will push the label artists
and name forward.
facebook.com/Etic.Dsolve
www.digitalnature.info
Etic, vielen von euch auch wegen
seines Labels Digital Nature Records
bekannt, schaltet diesen Sommer
Etic
in den 3D Mode um. Unter diesem
What are you up to this You are the owner of Projektnamen macht er neuerdings
winter? Digital Nature Records nämlich mit Sonic Sense gemein-
I have upcoming shows in Europe. - Please tell us about an same Sache. So zu hören auf einer
exciting newcomer artist ersten EP, die im Mai erschienen
And studio-wise? this summer, and why he is ist: Hochprozentiger auf-die-12
I will present my new collabo- exciting! Progressive Sound mit etwa 138
Einschlägen pro Minute, absolut
ration project: 3D Mode,. It’s a I must say there’s more than Spitzenzeit-taugliches Material. Sein
strong and fat Progressive sound only one! I am super excited Label ist aktiv wie eh und je, gerade
at 138 BPM, and it’s already about the new sound from erst kam das 5. Aerospace Album auf
tested successfully on different Shanko, and 3D Mode. It’s a CD heraus, außerdem ein weiterer
stages worldwide. The 3D Mode fresh, smashing and unique Silberling, auf dem eine Compilation
debut EP, Re:Bounce, was just sound that’s just like nothing von Sonic Sense gebannt ist. In den
released in May 2014 . I also else out there, and I love to letzten Wochen und Monaten kamen
auf Digital Nature Records EPs von
have some brand new Etic tracks play it and to see the dance u.a. Quantanoize, D Twin, 3D Mode
and a Remix to Atomos which floor reactions. an Lupin, Human Reaction und
will be release in November. Monolock raus.26 ARTIST FEATURES
Hamish
A chat with a sophisticated party animal
There‘s those guys who somehow got bored of the
game and who hide in the hotel after their gig. And
there‘s those guys who go bananas like a teenager even
after years of touring. Hamish, head honcho of UK‘s
Pic: Harmish © by Unknown
finest Further Progressions is one of the latter ones.
Speaking as a music And as a common party
connoisseur: What have animal? Any highlights this
been your most amazing summer?
discoveries this summer? Absolutely. Boom Festival for What’s cracking at your
Well, Noisily Festival in the one… Beautiful location, great label, Furthur Progrssions?
UK was a huge discovery! production, it was great to be Obviously the summer was out-
We’ve been waiting for a new back there. At Fusion Festival door time. Our next release will
electronic festival focused on I was honoured with a 3 hour be coming in November, with
the psychedelic side and these set which I loved. It allowed me the debut EP ‘Alpha State’ from
guys have really delivered. to mix old and new tracks and Daydreamer. Following that
Set in a beautiful location it is styles, to feel what the dance- we will be releasing Volume 2
a really well designed event floor was wanting, and deliver. of London Landscapes, which
with some fantastic people And lastly, this summer was was the first release on Furthur
behind it. So much fun! Also the first time I have used only Progressions. We have been
two new artists have really a USB key for my sets. Leaving working on this for a while and
delivered for me this sum- my CD case at home was a very I am really excited about the
mer - Daydreamer and 0db. scary thing to do, I felt naked artists we have involved, it’s
Psychedelic Progressive at its without it the first time! Being going to be a special one!
very best. You will be hearing able to carry all of my music in
these guys around a lot in my pocket is such a revelation... www.furthurprogressions.com
the future. your always ready! www.facebook.com/djhamishARTIST FEATURES 27
Boom Shankar
Pic: Mama Gaia © by Unknown
It‘s once again the time of Goa Trance
He‘s taking the globetrotter aspect of being a DJ
quite serious – and that‘s only the peak of the
iceberg, as Boom Shankar is quite a busy fellow
behind the scenes, as well.
Gaia Sunshine
A Dynamic Dual Dose of
Progressive-Trance Power
Pic: Rebirth of ghe Sun
When earth meets the sun,
the result is an explosion of
beauty, energy, and of course
Gaia Sunshine! The act was
born with a big-bang when
Mama Gaia (Ylva Ek) and
There‘s many factors that distin- brings the old generation back to Emelie Sunshine (Emelie
guish the Trance scene from any the dance floor. It‘s once again Dsilna) merged forces in 2012.
Mama Gaia began Djing
other electronic music genre, but the time of Goa Trance, just in a from 2005, whereas Emelie
the probably most characteristic much better production quality“ Sunshine started in 2011, both
one is its internationality and the German artist comments on were close friends and their
its love for travelling. DJ Boom his own style, and adds: „My common passion for psy-prog
Shankar is a perfect example: next CD compilation will feature turned them into a super-
From the jungle of Koh Phan exactly this, from remixes of new insane act.
Gan to pine forests in Spain, producers to old school classics.“ Their gig-list comprises of
impressive venues like Tree of
from Morocco to the USA, from Besides being a co-promoter of Life Fesival Turkey, Earthdance
underground raves in Israel to S.U.N. Festival and Transition Fe- Switzerland, Evigheten Festival,
major festivals all over Europe stival, Boom Shankar is also busy Genesis and Freakplanet
– this guy has been playing with his project Lightsource, an Mushroom Tour. The prog-
everywhere this year. If you were EP including remixes and collabs trance DJanes from Stockholm,
there during his epic Old School / with Etnica, Suduaya, Cimi and Sweden are setting the dance
New School Set at S.U.N.rise, you more is about to be launched. floors ablaze with their power-
ful and brilliant sets. Catch
might have an idea what makes Speaking of, his label BMSS has their shows for a solid dose of
the head of BMSS Records a solid number of releases in the pure ecstasy.
Pic: Gaia Sunshine © by Thomas Blixt
so popular, namely a deeply pipeline, the albums by PsiloCy-
psychedelic style that crosses bian or Lupin or a compilations
bridges between the past and by Tsubi and Gabi just being
the future. „This new Future some highlights.
Retro sound is becoming more
and more popular as it unites the www.facebook.com/
generations, it makes newbies DjBoomShankarBMSS
listen to ancient melodies and www.bmss.eu28 ARTIST FEATURES
Adventures from the road
He‘s the one who knocked. No,
he‘s the one who kicked in the
door with a bang: OddWave
has been one of the most
up-and-coming names during
Pic: Oddwave © by photographer
the last open air season. His
shuffling, subliminally Glitch
infused „I‘m The One Who
Knocks“ could be heard at qui-
te every open air floor. Often
during one of OddWave‘s live
sets, as the artist had a busy
tour schedule.
„There was a strange-looking guy
who was dressed like a priest and
who was carrying a huge plastic penis. He stared
at all the artists a label that somehow
with a weird „I was playing in France, and in a moment manages to release
smile... It was of concentration I suddenly get a bra an amazing variety
kind of creepy, of different tunes.
but we also had thrown in my face! A minute later she‘s OddWave‘s comment
a good laugh!“ next to me and asks if I want her panties... about the French crew:
Obviously Odd- „Conscious people,
Wave had a fun It was like a movie. Good times!“ a big family, really
time playing at Hadra Festival. This open air has helpful, switched-on and highly motivated.
been only a particularly glorious station among Thank you so much!“ So Hadra is also the label
many other outdoor adventures. The always to present OddWave‘s highly anticipated new
changing flow of OddWave‘s music gathered a EP, named „Something Else Around Us“. Even
considerable fanbase since he released his debut though the adventurous European summer has
album X² last year. One moment it‘s dark and come to an end, the future looks very bright:
twisted Psytrance, the next moment there‘s the „I‘m really proud to play in other countries, it‘s a
uplifting lightness of Progressive Trance... really dream come true. The year 2015 looks amazing
hard to put a finger on it. „I explored many already, some very exciting bookings, some
styles of music before, like Hip Hop and Jazz, and releases... and the idea is to create an album
I‘m also the guitarist in a Metal band named while traveling and meeting producer friends all
Mechanical Decay. Some people tell me they around the world.“
hear that I‘m a musician above all.“ Well, that
explains a lot! The avangardist style of OddWave www.facebook.com/OddWaveHadra
makes him a perfect match for Hadra Records, www.soundcloud.com/OddWaveARTIST FEATURES 29
Omsphere
The year 2014 & the new era
Pic: Dual Effect © by Unknown
Journey, Omsphere, Sonic Wave Control, Free-Spirit
Records... Jay OM is a busy man. So we‘re stoked
we got him for an interview about his various
projects and some highlights of the year 2014.
The project Omsphere is Dual Effect
only your latest musical Spaß und Leidenschaft an
offspring, isn‘t it? Musik befeuern Lars Meyers
It all happened while touring Gefallen an der Musikproduk-
tion. Der vielfältigere Sound
South Africa as Journey and Jay sowie viel Freiraum beim Pro-
OM in 2009. At the time I was duzieren geleiteten ihn zum
working on my second Journey Psytrance. Das vom Feiern
album but had started making der Leute gepushte wohlige
some loops and music that Gefühl am Pult, prägen Leben
I wouldn‘t normally do with coming release is Twelve Sessions wie musikalischen Rhythmus
Journey. Before I knew it I had & M-Theory - Once in a Blue von Dual Effect, dessen Spiel-
geschwindigkeit 145 bpm
finished a whole load of tracks, Moon and he is also compiling beträgt. Dem Initialrelease
enough material to perform a VA for Free-Spirit Records. On auf der Psychedelic Circus
Omsphere live for the first time. the Omsphere side, I am proud to Kompilation 2008, folgten 2
So I began releasing tracks here have a track I made with Tron on Debütalben in 2012, weitere
and there on compilations and his forthcoming album, the guy is VA Kompilationen sowie eine
EP‘s. These days you will often a legend. Also look out for a Tron RMX-Session von Psymon.
find me performing more than & Journey EP out on Free-Spirit
Fun and passion in music are
once at events as Omsphere and Records in November! fuelling Lars Meyer’s apprecia-
Journey... and as Sonic Wave tion of music production. The
Control. Please complete this sen- more versatile sound as well
tence: My personal highlight as more freedom while pro-
Your highlights of 2014, of 2014 was... ducing guided him towards
music-wise? ...finishing my first Omsphere al- Psytrance. The comforting
Here I have to put on my Free- bum K‘ag Bak‘tun, which means feeling at the deck pushed by
partying people shape both
Spirit label manager hat and say the new era in Mayan language. life and rhythm of Dual Effect.
that I am most proud of Free- The album took me two years to His rate is 145 bpm. The initial
Spirit‘s label artist Twelve Sessi- complete with most of the ideas release on the Psychedelic
ons aka Pedro Thiel from Brasil. I coming from inspiration during Circus compilation 2008 were
first met met Pedro 6 years ago my travels. It is something I am followed by 2 albums in
in Porto Alegre, whilst touring really proud of! 2012, further VA compilations
Brazil. He had this amazing raw and a rmx-session of Psymon.
talent, but needed that extra (Full interview on mushroom- facebook.com/dual.effect.3
push to get him out there so we magazine.com)
signed him to Free-Spirit. Forth- .facebook.com/Omsphere30 ART SPECIAL
Azuldecobalt
His artist name means “cobalt blue”. However, his pictures are extremely
intricate arrangements of all colours of the rainbow. Meet our cover artist.
What‘s your background? Any
Psytrance connection at all?
Today I like the Berlin Deep House scene, but
i‘m also deeply into Hip Hop and Rap culture
because of my street art background and
connections. But when I was at university we
organized some Psytrance parties. I learned
to make live visuals in this
period and did lots of deco-
rations and backdrops for
festivals. Nowadays, I can‘t
say i‘m deeply into Psy cul-
ture – also because I‘m not
the festival-goer any more. If my inner self and to fill it with some colour
that changes, I will be in first pigments.
in the line again because
i really liked dancing in What are you excited about at the
nature and the strong moment?
and fast Psytrance vibe! These days I‘m working on the foundation of
The difference to Berlin a new artist collective. I already collaborated
is probably the comfort with some other artist crews here in Berlin
of Psy culture: I don‘t and in other countries, but I feel like now is
remember any prejudge- the time to create my own collective and to
ment or negative vibes organize some art events without the filter
like I get it sometimes or the expectations of other people. I already
from the Berlin Hipster community. created a main concept and started to get in
touch with lots of artists. If everything goes
Do you also work digitally? That‘s the well, 9th January will be the first event at
big thing at the moment, isn‘t it? Urbanspree, Berlin. Also I have 2 more exhibi-
Yes, I work also digitally sometimes - mainly tions next week and I’m on some interesting
for commission works because some projects commission works, but I‘m most excited about
just fit for digital colouring and there is no the collective thing!
sense to work with traditional techniques. But
if I work for myself I always prefer analogue facebook.com/azuldecobalt.illustrations
mediums. First of all, analogue always gives behance.net/azuldecobalt
you a chance to make something unique. I re- azuldecobalt.tictail.com
ally like to discover something new when I’m
working spontaneously, it’s kind of discovering Interview by Roberdo Ravalpresented by
presented by
27.08. – 31.08.
Psy-Fi
01.05. – 03.05.
Hai in den Mai
06.08. – 09.08.
Wonderland
20.08.-23.08.
Zamba Loca
09.07. – 12.07.
One Love
Festival
20.02. - 22.02.
Skazka Festival
Pre-Party
11.08. - 16.08.
Freedom Festival 28.01. - 04.02.
Luminate Festival
27.11. – 01.12.14
01.05. - 03.05. Earthcore
The Festival Map list big internati-
onal festivals which are presented
Kupuri 2015
from mushroom magazine and
make no claims of being complete. 30.12.14. – 02.01.15
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