W37 2017 Releases Update & Weekly Poll - September 4-10

[timeisart 170]

September 4-10, 2017

 

• Aes Dana - Pollen (Remastered) ^{_{{ Ultimae Records :: Psybient, Psychill :: Remastered Album :: France }}}
• Akasha Project - Flora ^{_{{ Self Released :: Ambient :: Album :: Germany }}}
• Argus - Deep Water ^{_{{ Altar Records :: Chillgressive, Deep Trance :: Album :: Serbia }}}
• Brog - Stories ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybient, Psychill :: Album :: Australia }}}
• CatchAll - Original Structures ^{_{{ Plexus Music :: Psybient, Psychill :: Album :: Russia }}}
• Chrisna Karast - Light Of The Lokah feat. Moriah Hope ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybass, Psystep :: Single :: United States }}}
• Die Stadt - Meridian 0. The London Session ^{_{{ Self Released :: Downtempo :: Album :: Spain }}}
• Drumspyder - Dragon Heart ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybass, Psystep :: EP :: United States }}}
• Erothyme - You Can Even EP ^{_{{ Perpetual Victory Machine :: IDM :: EP :: United States }}}
• False Identity - Noctilucent ^{_{{ Mystic Sound Records :: Psydub :: EP :: United Kingdom }}}
• Fourth Dimension - The Perfect Form ^{_{{ Synphaera Records :: Psybient, Psychill :: Album :: Serbia }}}
• Gaddy - Originals Vol. 1 ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybass, Psystep :: EP :: United States }}}
• Gaddy - Originals Vol. 2 ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybass, Psystep :: Album :: United States }}}
• Gaddy - Originals Vol. 3 ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybass, Psystep :: EP :: United States }}}
• Indigo Lab - Organic Machine ^{_{{ Self Released :: Downtempo :: Album :: United Kingdom }}}
• Kaleidoscope Jukebox - Infinite Reflection (Deluxe Edition) ^{_{{ Self Released :: Downtempo :: Album :: United States }}}
• Logical Elements - Introverse ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybient, Psychill :: EP :: Romania }}}
• Mystic Crock & Dense - A Twentyfourseven ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybient, Psychill :: Album :: Germany }}}
• Perfect Blind - Stratum ^{_{{ BMSS Records :: Psybient, Psychill :: Album :: Croatia }}}
• Phaeleh - Lost Time ^{_{{ Self Released :: Downtempo :: Album :: United Kingdom }}}
• Pointelin - Elastic Air ^{_{{ Ovnimoon Records :: Chillgressive, Deep Trance :: EP :: Mexico }}}
• Rhythmstar & Pawz - Hydra ^{_{{ Street Ritual :: Psybass, Psystep :: Single :: United States }}}
• Spectrum Vision - Trivia ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybient, Psychill :: Single :: Russia }}}
• Spinnet - Spintronics ^{_{{ V.I.M. Records :: Downtempo :: Album :: Greece }}}
• The Irresistible Force - Kira Kira ^{_{{ Liquid Sound Design :: Psybient, Psychill :: Album :: United Kingdom }}}
• Various Artists - Other Tempos ^{_{{ Purple Hexagon Records :: Psydub :: Compilation :: Singapore }}}
• Various Artists - Spiral Waves - Kaminanda Remixes ^{_{{ Desert Trax :: Psybass, Psystep :: Remix Album :: United States }}}
• Zeplinn - Concentrate ^{_{{ ThazDope Records :: Psybass, Psystep :: EP :: United States }}}

 

 

 

Ambient : 1 Release

 

 

Akasha Project - Flora ^{_{{ Self Released :: Ambient :: Album :: Germany }}}

 

 

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Chillgressive / Deep Trance : 2 Releases

 

 

Argus - Deep Water ^{_{{ Altar Records :: Chillgressive, Deep Trance :: Album :: Serbia }}}

 

Pointelin - Elastic Air ^{_{{ Ovnimoon Records :: Chillgressive, Deep Trance :: EP :: Mexico }}}

 

 

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Downtempo : 5 Releases

 

 

Die Stadt - Meridian 0. The London Session ^{_{{ Self Released :: Downtempo :: Album :: Spain }}}

 

Indigo Lab - Organic Machine ^{_{{ Self Released :: Downtempo :: Album :: United Kingdom }}}

 

Kaleidoscope Jukebox - Infinite Reflection (Deluxe Edition) ^{_{{ Self Released :: Downtempo :: Album :: United States }}}

 

Phaeleh - Lost Time ^{_{{ Self Released :: Downtempo :: Album :: United Kingdom }}}

 

Spinnet - Spintronics ^{_{{ V.I.M. Records :: Downtempo :: Album :: Greece }}}

 

 

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IDM : 1 Release

 

 

Erothyme - You Can Even EP ^{_{{ Perpetual Victory Machine :: IDM :: EP :: United States }}}

 

 

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Psybass / Psystep : 8 Releases

 

 

Chrisna Karast - Light Of The Lokah feat. Moriah Hope ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybass, Psystep :: Single :: United States }}}

 

Drumspyder - Dragon Heart ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybass, Psystep :: EP :: United States }}}

 

Gaddy - Originals Vol. 1 ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybass, Psystep :: EP :: United States }}}

 

Gaddy - Originals Vol. 2 ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybass, Psystep :: Album :: United States }}}

 

Gaddy - Originals Vol. 3 ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybass, Psystep :: EP :: United States }}}

 

Rhythmstar & Pawz - Hydra ^{_{{ Street Ritual :: Psybass, Psystep :: Single :: United States }}}

 

Various Artists - Spiral Waves - Kaminanda Remixes ^{_{{ Desert Trax :: Psybass, Psystep :: Remix Album :: United States }}}

 

Zeplinn - Concentrate ^{_{{ ThazDope Records :: Psybass, Psystep :: EP :: United States }}}

 

 

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Psybient / Psychill : 9 Releases

 

 

Aes Dana - Pollen (Remastered) ^{_{{ Ultimae Records :: Psybient, Psychill :: Remastered Album :: France }}}

 

Brog - Stories ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybient, Psychill :: Album :: Australia }}}

 

CatchAll - Original Structures ^{_{{ Plexus Music :: Psybient, Psychill :: Album :: Russia }}}

 

Fourth Dimension - The Perfect Form ^{_{{ Synphaera Records :: Psybient, Psychill :: Album :: Serbia }}}

 

Logical Elements - Introverse ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybient, Psychill :: EP :: Romania }}}

 

Mystic Crock & Dense - A Twentyfourseven ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybient, Psychill :: Album :: Germany }}}

 

Perfect Blind - Stratum ^{_{{ BMSS Records :: Psybient, Psychill :: Album :: Croatia }}}

 

Spectrum Vision - Trivia ^{_{{ Self Released :: Psybient, Psychill :: Single :: Russia }}}

 

The Irresistible Force - Kira Kira ^{_{{ Liquid Sound Design :: Psybient, Psychill :: Album :: United Kingdom }}}

 

 

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Psydub : 2 Releases

 

 

False Identity - Noctilucent ^{_{{ Mystic Sound Records :: Psydub :: EP :: United Kingdom }}}

 

Various Artists - Other Tempos ^{_{{ Purple Hexagon Records :: Psydub :: Compilation :: Singapore }}}

 

 

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Total : 28 Releases

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[timeisart 170]

You guys will have to occasionally excuse my genre labeling.. it can be difficult sometimes to pigeonhole releases that are unpigeonholeable into a single genre:

• Spinnet is more like breaks than downtempo
• The Irresistible Force should've probably gone under downtempo instead of psybient/psychill
• Erothyme who the hell knows
• Argus is split almost down the middle between psybient & chillgressive
• Pointelin is more like downtempo progressive house than chillgressive

[arakoon 17]

I think Erothyme is IDM, sounds like Kettel (glitchy analog synts sound)

I am waiting for Codex VI, but I'm slowly go out of psychedelic music world, maybe because of I tired to listen to this music more then 10 years, maybe because of low quality (nothing unique) and minimum experiments at this style nowadays.

[yiannis 201]

I think Erothyme is IDM, sounds like Kettel (glitchy analog synts sound)

I am waiting for Codex VI, but I'm slowly go out of psychedelic music world, maybe because of I tired to listen to this music more then 10 years, maybe because of low quality (nothing unique) and minimum experiments at this style nowadays.

 

It's always going to be there if you want to come back.

 

Looking forward to Codex VI as well.

 

You can only innovate so much within a genre, even with as many subgenres as psychedelic downtempo, before it turns into something else.

 

[timeisart 170]

I think Erothyme is IDM

Thanks, I agree enough that I changed it above.

 

I'm slowly go out of psychedelic music world, maybe because of I tired to listen to this music more then 10 years, maybe because of low quality (nothing unique) and minimum experiments at this style nowadays.

While I agree that there hasn't been anything truly groundbreaking in a while, I don't think that "nothing unique" necessarily means "low quality". Just because a release doesn't break the mold doesn't mean it sounds bad. An example from this week would be CatchAll's album, not particularly unique, but classic high quality psychill imo.

 

Maybe you're just getting burned out and need a break? I've heard that spending a few days in total darkness at a darkness meditation retreat can work wonders.

 

Looking forward to Codex VI as well.

Based on how Empty Branes sounds, I'm calling it now: this album is going to be on par with the holy trinity of their first 3 albums.

[yiannis 201]

Off topic: I think it's common to get that "heard it all before" feeling when you become experienced in a genre. I've had it myself once, thank god it didn't last too long. The beauty of our music can help you overcome the familiarity, unless you want something monumental to keep your interest.

 

I absolutely adore Shpongle, as I do the bulk of Simon's work, and I really enjoyed Empty Branes. I try not to have high hopes though. That way if it is an excellent album I'll be even more pleased.

 

On topic: I enjoyed Argus' album, although it's typical Altar fare. The Logical Elements EP was also good.

The Fourth Dimension album is a bit too ambient for my mood these days, needs a bit of a special frame of mind to be appreciated, as do most Synphaera releases.

 

Some of the releases of artists I follow haven't grabbed my attention so far, like Mystic Crock & Dense and Spectrum Vision.

[arakoon 17]

Maybe you're just getting burned out and need a break? I've heard that spending a few days in total darkness at a darkness meditation retreat can work wonders.

 

Off topic: I think it's common to get that "heard it all before" feeling when you become experienced in a genre. I've had it myself once, thank god it didn't last too long. The beauty of our music can help you overcome the familiarity, unless you want something monumental to keep your interest.

 

Yes, I think my problem is that I want something monumental (like "Kattoo - Megrim" in IDM genre for example)

But nevermind, you do a great job guys. Dub, ambient, downtempo - is the best music for intelligent people