Here is a Myspace link list of some of my favorite record labels. I will update... Enjoy!
Alphabet City
Candyflip Records
Cocoon
Connaisseur
Daredo
Fear of Flying
Flow Records
Get Physical Music
Great Stuff
Herzblut
Iboga
Kompakt
liebe*detail
Lost Language
Manual Music
M_nus
Mobilee
Moon Harbour
Naked Lunch
Ostgut Tonträger
Proton Music
Rekids
Spectral Sound
System
Tribal Vision
Turbo
Twisted
Vakant
Wagon Repair
2007 definitely has seen more experimental business models for music distribution than any other year to date. Digital music: 2007 year in review written by last100 editor Steve O'Hear rounds-up how the industry has continued to use DRM, the deployment of new mobile stores and services, and pay what you want schemes spearheaded by Radiohead.
I am a bit worried about O-Hear's proposition that the music tax, basically a flat rate service for ISPs and cell phone carriers to access major record labels music services, will be pushed heavily in 2008. I would like my carrier (if they do try something new for a change) to allow an opt-out, since most of the music I listen to is not coming from the Majors lately and I wouldn't be too happy about paying money for something I am not listening to.
Another day, another sonic landscape. Minimal yet Progressive. Electro yet Organic.
This is the second part of my weekly mix at FAU's radio station. I'm glad I managed to squeeze both in for this week's radio show Tuesday's 2-4 p.m. at Owl Radio.
After the show I realized how much Yellow Sunshine Explosion dominated the mix. It's a great record label featuring some of the best progressive psychedelic trance in the world.
Tracklist: (format: track # - artist - song [record label]
01. Tetrameth - psychological pyrotechnics [Yellow Sunshine Explosion] {LISTEN} {BUY}
02. Terraformers - red planet [Tip.World] {LISTEN} {BUY}
03. Chromosome vs. Endorian - midnight express [Yellow Sunshine Explosion] {LISTEN} {BUY}
04. Shift - dont you know (lemurians remix) [Shiva Space Technology] {LISTEN} {BUY}
05. Tetrameth - alien rape table [Bio-sine] {LISTEN} {BUY}
06. Magoon - p.a.m. [Yellow Sunshine Explosion] {LISTEN} {BUY}
07. Pop Stream - snap crackle pop [Alchemy] {LISTEN} {BUY}
08. Chromosome - genetic superstar [Yellow Sunshine Explosion] {LISTEN} {BUY}
09. Genetic Spin - magic woods [Yellow Sunshine Explosion] {LISTEN} {BUY}
10. Akanoid - post dubby [Edition Popfloor] {LISTEN} {BUY}
11 . Analog Pussy - Future (Indica Rmx) [Yellow Sunshine Explosion] {LISTEN} {BUY}
12. Soul Surfer - border line [Yellow Sunshine Explosion] {LISTEN} {BUY}
13. Triptych - two ears and one mouth [Groove Zone] {LISTEN} {BUY}
Again, I should have all these mixes posted online soon. Harmonic mixing is working well, in my humble opinion. This mix was another experiment as I continue to develop my style. Mixes run at Owl Radio on Tuesdays 2-4 p.m.
Tracklist: (format: track # - artist - song [record label]
01. Eat Static - heno-phonic [Solstice Music International]
02. Jex vs. Lito - hot day [Solarsiv]
03. Ticon - we are the mammuth hunters (live mix 2005) [Moonflower Productions]
04. Vibrasphere - funk the trunk [Dragonfly]
05. Vibrasphere - sudden comfort [Digital Structures]
06. Sun control species - pedestrian [Bio-sine]
07. Human Blue - street pilot [Spiral Trax]
08. Vibrasphere - reservoir [Yellow Sunshine Explosion]
09. Symphonix - rainy days [Yellow Sunshine Explosion]
10. Vibrasphere - sweet september [Digital Structures]
11. Frogacult - all seasons (freqs third rmx) [Yellow Sunshine Explosion]
12. Phony Orphants - monkey business [Tribal Vision]
13. Tegma - davids song [Tribal Vision]
14. Ryan Halifax - clouds in my coffee [Yellow Sunshine Explosion]
15. Brisker and Magitman - single shot [Tribal Vision]
My third mix of the year comes full circle back to the psychedelic side of things. This is much closer to what I will be spinning at Ultra Music Festival this year. I will find some space to host all the mixes soon.
This is the last partially non-harmonic mix I am making and I will tell you why soon. As you can also see, I have a couple old favorite record labels that I believe represent the majority of the progressive psychedelic trance scene. I should have added something from Digital Structures as well.
Tracklist: (format: track # - artist - song [record label]
01. Soul Surfer - sunrise at mells beach [Yellow Sunshine Explosion]
02. Soul Surfer - riding the wave [Yellow Sunshine Explosion]
03. Son Kite - focus *
04. Andromeda - slip streamed [Groove Zone]
05. Shy Flynn & D-nox - 8 bit discussion [Tatsu] -> this label is now defunct :(
06. Freq - we communicate [Groove Zone]
07. Freq - cosmic nature [Zillion Mental Anarchie]
08. Oryx - sergio [Tatsu]
09. Fred Numf - universal language (marc o tool remix) [Yellow Sunshine Explosion]
10 Neo Logic - body move [Candyflip]
I came across a couple 'new & old' tracks here. Sweaty kicking bass was my inspiration.
Tracklist:
(format: track # - artist - song [record label]
01. Nick Holder - erotic illusions (Triple T OV Mix By Steve Bug & Martin Landsky) [Poker Flat] {LISTEN} {BUY}
02. Gabriel Ananda - doppelwhipper [Platzhirsch Schallplatten] {LISTEN} {BUY}
03. Huntemann & Winter - in your car (featuring xenia beliayeva) [Confused Recordings] {LISTEN} {BUY}
04. Röyksopp - what else is there (Trentemoller remix) [Astralwerks] {LISTEN} {BUY}
05. Chris Micali - ditf [unreleased] {LISTEN & DOWNLOAD}
06. Missy Elliott - We Run This (X-Press 2's Rave 'N' Bleep Dub) [Atlantic] {LISTEN} {BUY}
07. Scsi-9 - just married [Force Tracks] {LISTEN} {BUY}
08. Peace Division - Blacklight Sleaze [NRK Sound Division] {LISTEN} {BUY}
09. Mateo and Gantelmi meets Miss Anacoe - danseur [My Best Friend] {LISTEN} {BUY}
10. Vinny Troia - Expression (Abe Duque Remix) [Curvve] {LISTEN} {BUY}
11. Scsi 9 - Out of friend [Force Tracks] {LISTEN} {BUY}
12. Moonbeam - vodka & sand [Regular] {LISTEN} {BUY}
13. Maetrik - aggravate me [Stil Vor Talent] {LISTEN} {BUY}
14. Argy - night ritual [Pokerflat] {LISTEN} {BUY}
15. Moonbeam - hunt main [Regular] {LISTEN} {BUY}
16. Bruno Pronsato and Franco Cinelli - hide your wives [Milnor Modern] {LISTEN} {BUY}
17. Billy Dalessandro - come with me [Resopal RED] {LISTEN} {BUY}
18. Dapayk and Padberg - newmini da dap [Mo's Ferry Prod] {LISTEN} {BUY}
19. [a]pendics Shuffle - lonely payback [Adjunct] {LISTEN} {BUY}
20. Mathias Kaden - maybe [Vakant] {LISTEN} {BUY}
21. Minilogue - ahck [Wir] {LISTEN} {BUY}
These are the more prominent South African Psy Trance record labels. They are independent, thriving, and innovative.
To put James Holden & co. in words is to undertake a massive quest of genre gerrymandering. Some call his music 'progressive', others say 'minimal'. Is it trance? house?
Online Shops:
The following samples are almost criminal to play. The only justice here would include 30,000+ Watts.
Is it possible to sit back and bob your head at the same time? These guys need to visit South Florida more often.
I welcome 2007 with this mix at FAU's own Owl Radio. I took it nice and easy and grooved to a combination of minimal house and electro.
Tracklist:
(format: track # - artist - song [record label]
01 Dapayk and Midnight - Emergency [Fenou] {LISTEN}
02 Ezekiel Honig - More Human Than Human (soultek's got too much soul mix) [Microcosm Music] {LISTEN} {BUY}
03 Gui Boratto - Arquipelago [K2] {LISTEN} {BUY}
04 Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Liaison [No Response] {DOWNLOAD
05 Pan-Pot - P.O. Box-mpx [Mobilee] {LISTEN} {BUY}
06 Frank Martiniq - Knicker Bockers [Boxer] {LISTEN&BUY}
07 John Tejada - Unit b1656 [Plug Research] {LISTEN} {BUY}
08 Gui Boratto - Symmetria [K2] {LISTEN} {BUY}
09 Eyerer and Chopstick - Get Alive [Great Stuff] {LISTEN} {BUY}
10 Herbert - The Soft Pink Truth - Promo funk [Soundslike] {LISTEN} {BUY}
11 Paradroid - Faked Moon landingL(fym remix) [Force INC] {LISTEN} {BUY}
12 Daisy Daisy - Michelle Plays Ping Pong (vicarious bliss match point mix) [Sunday Best Recordings] {LISTEN} {BUY}
13 Bruno Pronsato - Means Love (psb mix) [Orac] {LISTEN} {BUY}
14 Cirez D - Knockout Sebastian Leger Remix [Mouseville] {LISTEN} {BUY}
Tresor is one of the most influential names in electronic music, specifically of the techno flavors. Their history is closely tied to the Deutsche Wiedervereinigung, the unification of Germany in 1990. Tresor is both a nightclub and a record label. While the nightclub eventually closed in 2005, the label is still running strong.
The best electronic producers and DJs the world over have in some form been involved with Tresor including Matthew Herbert, Jeff Mills, Daniel Bell, Stewart Walker, Drexciya, Robert Hood, among others.
"Tresor Berlin: The Vault & the Electronic Frontier" directed by Mike Andrawis, documents the trials and tribulations of those involved with the label/club until its closure. However, there is talk of opening in a new location sometime in 2007.
These guys produce a sound so unique and underground, even the fringe of the music society knows little about them. I found them by chance, a typo on a discogs search. Soon I was a loyal follower.
Some of the more interesting albums they have produced include Eraser vs. Yöjalka - Tarinat and Haltya - Electric Help Elves. This sound, I have noticed, is very polarized at first glance: either you love it or hate it. Just like jazz, this is the kind of music that you need to know a little about to appreciate its nuances.
The setting should be an outdoor party. In Finland, that would be during the summer months in a forest where the imagination can soar without the limits of day-to-day living.
Once upon a time, I was surfing the internet seas of broadband music sampling and downloading and hit the tip of an iceberg. I found a form of music that changed my life in many ways. They called it Goa Trance, because that was where it was born: Goa, India.
Little known outside the hippie backpacker circles of the 80’s and 90’s, this former Portuguese colony gave birth to a subculture that has so deeply affected its die-hard followers.
Goa Trance stands for a celebration of life and oneness with nature mixed with the latest advancements in sonic technology. At the peak of the Goan wave, UK based Dragonfly Records shined with a continual stream of high quality music.
The label, owned by music producer extraordinaire Martin "Youth" Glover, known for collaborations with Guns N' Roses, The Orb, Paul McCartney and Heather Nova, has released over a hundred albums in a scene where most labels die before their third release.
