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2007 Emails from Trip Out New York Yahoogroup

Highlights:
Daniel Pinchbeck‘s Reality Sandwich launched May 11

Technologies:
Soundcloud launched in August
iPhone launched January 9, 2007

Amaruca Land of the Free Gatherings

– Americans are overtly friendly. There’s a reason Borat went very far…eye contact and a firm handshake will take you very far. And don’t talk about politics.
– Flying in – Dress conservatively, especially if you look Muslim. Don’t bother bringing in anything other than LSD. American version of politeness involves using white gloves to do a cavity search.
– Getting around – you’ll need a car if you’re not in New York.
– If you drive in the middle of the country and your car’s license plates are from some far off state, be prepared to be pulled over and searched. If you are arrested, it’s not the end of the world. Get a good lawyer and things should be OK. Be docile and deferent to police, and NEVER try to bribe them. The easiest way to stay out of trouble is to keep your drugs so exotic that local rednecks won’t know what it is.
– Do not sleep with the farmer’s daughter, no matter how cute she is or how much she promises she is over 16.
– The economy is booming. Come and start a business.

Did you know that a growing body of evidence suggests that the origin of the name America was not the Italian explorer Amerigo as most believe? A compelling new etymological theory reveals that “America” came from the Mayan word Amaruca, literally translated as the “Land of the Plumed Serpents” (winged serpents, aka the Quetzalcoatl, and the Caduceus, symbol of medicine, money, drugs, and kundalini). (Ed. note: this has been disproven)

The chief god of the Maya in Central America is Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent that looked like the crawling morning glory vine that provided a psychedelic sacrament in the form of LSA. In Peru, this god is called Amaru (as in Tupac Amaru, the last defender killed by the Spaniards) and the territory was/is known as Amaruca. The tribe of Amaru still exists in Peru today. All this is startling news, folks. That means that families have been in “Amaruca” watching their very own LSA/ayahuasca inspired Simpsons way before the Europeans landed with their communicable diseases spawned from generations living in close proximity to domesticated animals.

The psychedelic spirit is picking up steam in the birthplace of Goa Gil, hippy culture, rock & roll, and the Internet. 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl author and guru Daniel Pinchbeck is getting press as the “New Psychedelic Guru” and he stopped dissing trance parties as merely a phase until he left the U.S. and got religion at the Boom festival in Portugal. Pinchbeck is now a regular voice in the trance community, offering intellectual food for thought. “The times have been darkening recently because of President Bush’s idiocy, and some are realizing the potential of psychedelics to wake up humanity,” says Alex Grey, the psychedelic artist, a friend of Pinchbeck’s. “As we come closer to a kind of apocalyptic culture, psychedelics give us an opportunity to look through a lens into our own mind and reflect where we want to steer our future.”

The psychedelic paradigm is shifting into a higher dimension. Ayahuasca use, now a legal church sacrament, is growing. The U.S. government has been funding psychedelic studies such as psilocybin for religious well being, giving MDMA to chimpanzees to help their sociability in the wild, and treating cluster headaches and terminally ill patients with psilocybin. Against this backdrop, psychedelic trance music continues to proliferate. Once confined to the coasts, trance is now thriving in the middle of the country including the birthplace of house and techno, Chicago. With this bridge between coasts, we are starting to see little bubbles of trance popping up in unlikely backwaters of the U.S.

Los Angeles had another super-duper year with numerous celebrations being held at The Ranch & beyond. Psytrance continues to be a powerful presence at multi-genre events & invariably turns into the hot spot when the Full-On tunes kick in. The psychedelic stage became the main attraction at the LA Burning Man Decompression, normally a breakbeat bonanza. Psytribe continues to hold it down for la familia & several of their members are now producing music. Mindfull is the new dark psy contingent & held several gatherings in the desert. Green Sector ran the gamut hosting events at Seacliff beach, the Mojave desert, Las Vegas Nevada, the streets of LA, and home sweet home at the ranch. They also transported their production crew up north to the 2nd Annual Symbiosis Gathering to provide deco, DJ’s, sound, water & power for the event. This is the progression of Psytrance in America, & the key to large festivals here. Bringing together the primary organizers from populated trance centers to create multi-day, multi-genre, multi-verse experiences. More collaborations are on the way in 2007…keep your ears peeled.

Northern Cali and the west coast in general continues to expand and diversify. Many small events going on simultaneously with 100- 400 folks on a nearly weekly basis. Active Psy – Crews include: Geomagnetic.tv/Phoenix Family, G.O.A. Play/Symbiosis Crew, Raw Heaven, Tantra, Drop Out, Psybooty, Outpost 23, Secret Psychedelia, Synchronize and numerous other less active collectives and groups that still contribute a lot. John Wood and crew produced another Love Fest with 100,000 attendees and 20+ stages (including psy!) at the same time as nearby (3 hours away) the symbiosis gathering had 1500+ folks. Geomagnetic and the Phoenix Family continue to produce amazing gatherings indoors and out with top-name international acts. Musically the scene has been growing exponentially with new artists and new labels being created to meet the demand of the now growing worldwide market. US artists that have really taken off would include international tours by: Chromatone, Penta, Mubali, Random, Mindstorm, Ocelot, The Nommos, Bodhisattva 13:20 all finding a lot of support globally. Back home new acts like Amanda, Arahat, Alien Mental, Xyla, Sanayama, Helios and recently signed to Acidance – Meta (formerly known as Aeon). In the global scene CPU/Mekkanikka/SiriusIssness/ Painkiller/InnerAction/ Biodegradeable moved to Barcelona a few years back and put the San Francisco sound out to the world.

In Seattle, Infinite Connections has been doing a series of Iosis Art Parties that have featured some of the world’s top progressive psy acts while Environmental Structures focuses on the darker sounds. In Portland, Apollo’s Lute’s former members, N.E.T., Catharsis Crew, Synergy Productions, Sidetrakkt & others have organized events in the past.

In Texas, the vast expanse of the lone star state reveals wonderful locations for intense stomping such as wooded ranches deep in the heartland or desolate beaches along the gulf coast. The future looks bright for bush country as crews, DJs & artists are evolving faster than you can say “bring ’em on.” Overmindworks trances in the Arizona desert.

Midwestern psy/Goa culture evolved and deepened in 2006, with multiple events in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Missouri. The
Chilluminati continued to resonate in the Midwest in 2006 with one metro chill and three open-air psytrance events. Events like “Sacred Earth” and “Crystal Sky” showed an increased focus in event balance with the integration of a myriad of live performance video artists, chill-out environments, and workshops. Entheon Village worked closely with Chilluminati and Psymbolic through a string of well attended “Entheon Village” fundraising events for Burning-Man. Psymbolic continues to establish a higher awareness for A/V artists and opens doors to a new psymbient artist weekly at “Onomatopoeia”. Trance Psyndicate raised the bar by registering and organizing the Illinois “Earth Dance” which spotlighted psytrance one night, and downtempo the next. Divine Balance organized an event with Oxygen Rec., followed by the Trinity Series releases which is part of the DB Sonic Healing Initiative that has achieved international recognition. Iowa was supercharged by Subconscious Collective’s “MAGE 3” and MindOutpsyde’s numerous indoor events, including “Transdimensional Shift”. Missouri’s Mindlicker dome graced the midwest “InterFuse” burn. Also with several indoor events, GoaHead and Cosmic Traveler continued rocking Ohio’s cities Columbus and Cleveland. 2007 is looking expansive with many collectives forming and effectively collaborating alongside more talent moving to or traveling through the Fresh Midwest.

On the East Coast, New York’s fabled and storied scene entered its 10th year in 2006 with thousands of international trance travelers with a patchwork quilt of styles and approaches. Indoor club events with hundreds of celebrants are the bailiwick of Tsunami, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary since it first brought Goa trance to the U.S., Return to the Source at the Liberty Science Center in 1996. Alladin Project has been a pioneer in importing new talent from overseas, for example bringing Goa Gil to New York for the first time. Full power Goa is resurging thanks to newcomer 6362 Metaforce, whose partners Rachel Sacks and Vish Kalra owned Tres Botas in Bombay. Reality Engine produces Alex Grey’s events at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (COSM) on top of what used to be Sound Factory/Twilo. 55 Lex in Brooklyn continues to be the base for the underground. 28th Day, the Russians at TDC at Echo Lake and A.M. Bionik Universe have all kept the open-air spirit. PSI and Adam/Ian/Jowe keep on groovin’ in the ‘Barrens. Northeast producers include Jay Alpha Channel, Onnomon, and Zero Divide, who host Konvocation in Washington DC.

In Boston Sonic Beating hosts the Psyforia monthly with huge robots made by Bob Trahpek, and is the home base for Psylab, an innovative new psychedelic trance jam band. In Pennsylvania, Gaian Mind continues to build upon its wondrous open air in America’s own Stonehenge. Burning Lotus rose from the ashes of previous burns such as Burning Elf, Burning Bert, and Burning Buddha. North Carolina’s Touch Samadhi crew are making waves all over the country with their primal beats & annual outdoor Powow. Long backwaters, Florida and Atlanta are starting to heat up, with psytrance rooms now at most raves.

The greatest show on Earth, Burning Man in the Nevada desert, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006, as did MAPS.org, who sponsors many government studies into psychedelics. MAPS had a massive village consisting of an enormous dome displaying 8m prints of Alex Grey’s work, two tents with galleries of contemporary psychedelic art, a chill-out meditation station, and a cutting edge super-structure (like a giant curved circus tent from the future) in which they had over 40 scholars, luminaries and scientists give talks on psychedelic topics. Being one of the most amazing attractions on the playa, everybody who visited was in appreciative awe and deeply educated about the fervent efforts of those focused on the psychedelic movement. The theme for 2007: The Green Man. The Man will stand atop a structure that resembles a green mountain peak. Nestled at its base, a forest will provide both shade and shelter for participants.; Artists are invited to contribute to this forest by creating simulated ‘trees’ fashioned from recycled industrial materials. Participants can also join in by using sustainable forms of energy at their camps and utilizing green resources in their art pieces.

US LINKS

NATIONAL PORTAL – www.tranceam.org
TRANCE FORMER AWARDS 2006 

LOCAL CONTACTS

BOSTON jason at Tranceam.org
CLEVELAND – www.GoaheadProductions.com
IOWA tribes.tribe.net/mindoutpsyde eklypz at gmail.com
CHICAGO unlock at psymbolic.com chilluminati.org divinebalance.com
MADISON, WI www.audiognomes.com
MILWAUKEE, WI ksoze604 at hotmail.com
NEW YORK machinelf at Tranceam.org
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA doctorspook at hotmail.com
NORTH CAROLINA kri at touchsamadhi.com
OHIO Goahead, ohiopsytrance.tribe.net
OREGEON apollos_lute at hotmail.com www.sidetrakkt.com
PHOENIX http://www.overmindworks.com
PHILADELPHIA eg_bot at yahoo.com – www.gaian-mind.com
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA greensector.com – psytribe.com – www.heavyrotation.us – Globaltrance.org
TAMPA BAY – allen2012 at gmail.com – www.gaian-mind.com
TEXAS: shivatrance.com – extremeunderground.net – mistprodonline.com – tribes.tribe.net/sGoa
WASHINGTON www. Infiniteconnections.org

January 2007

January 9 Tuesday
iPhone launched

January 10 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Progressive party Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Yugo-F (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Hisaki (Relativity/NYC) Time: 9:00pm-??? Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

January 12 Friday
GAIAN MIND PHILLY
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Philadelphia’s Premier Psy-Trance Party! Special Guest: Brian H (Mayavada/Konvocation/Peripheral Fission – DC ) Brian H’s early years as a DJ were spent battling for acceptance in the breaks dominated dance floors of Florida. The difficulty brought upon him from being a hard trance DJ only pushed him harder to find better tracks, make smoother mixes and create more interesting sets. His extraordinary talents landed him many radio appearances and residencies including Foundation Radio, a very popular pirate underground station in Orlando, The Perimeter on KISS 105.3 in Gainesville, and The Vinyl Destination on 100.5 The Buzz in Gainesville. Brian H was also the co-founder of Audible Mayhem which threw many successful shows throughout North/Central Florida, but the slowly degrading Florida scene eventually caught up with them and the crew disbanded. Brian H soon after moved back to his hometown of Washington, DC where the scene was stronger. It was here where he discovered a renewed interest in psytrance which forged the hard trance/psytrance fusion he now plays. In a short time, Brian H has been in the capital he has rapidly gained respect from DJs of all genres and experience levels as well as co-founding Mayavada Productions and being picked up by the Konvocation crew. By choosing the most forward-thinking tunes and creatively piecing together his mixes, Brian H aims to push the scene forward from both a musician’s and a DJ’s perspective. RypTide (Peripheral Fission/Mayavada – DC) For 6 years, RypTide has been working to perfect the creation of a unique blend of dark and pounding, yet funky and very danceable soundscapes to the delight of many a dancefloor in the Washington, DC Metro area. Relishing in “keeping music evil,” RypTide enjoys working dancefloors into a frenzy with fist-pumping, foot-stomping screamers. In his first Philadelphia appearance, however, RypTide will show his softer side, blending the groovy, the uplifting, and the funky – with maybe just a touch of evil ;] – to get you prepped for a full night of dancing. Downtempo Lounge with: PEDRO (Reality Engine/Interchill Records – NYC) EG~BOT (Gaian-Mind/PSI – Philadelphia) Deco: GAIAN MIND Friday, January 12th, 2007 9pm – 2am $7 cover ($5 before 11pm) 21+ w/ ID Ulana’s Bainbridge Street & Second Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA (one block south of South Street) GAIAN MIND PHILLY – Second & Fourth Friday of Every Month @ Ulana’s!

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Opensource Contactalien Distributedcomputing This guy is speaking at COSM at 8pm b4 the party Saturday Be there or be squared Trust me – go here now and download this screensaver. If it’s not the most psychedelic visual you’ve ever seen on a computer, I’ll owe you a big one (allow an hour or so for the sheep to baaaa baaaa to your machine) M eme ganked from SETI web electricsheep.org Ultimate reason to get Big Plasm a and my fave psytrance jam band is jammin go Dr Nigel hear them web psylabunderground/ “Electric Sheep is a free, open-source screen s aver run by thousands of people all over the world. It can be installed on any ordinary PC or Mac. When these computers “sleep”, the screen saver come s on and the computers communicate with each other by the internet to share the work of creating morphing abstract animations known as “sheep”. The result is a collective “android dream”, an homage to Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. Anyone watching one of these computers may vote for their favorite animations using the keyboard. The more popular sheep live longer and reproduce according to a genetic algorithm with mutation and cross-over. Hence the flock evolves to please its global audience. You can also design your own sheep and submit them to the gene pool.

January 16, 2007
World of Warcraft Burning Crusade released

Psylab – Which Dr 2007

January 19 Friday
Psyforia in Boston
Celebrating Our 4 Year Anniversary and M-Field’s Record Release! Live Act ~ :::M-Field (Hartford / San Francisco) Psybooty Records Featuring material off their new full-length release – “Current of Life” Available on January 19, 2007 on Psyshop and Beatport! .com for more info “M-Field” began with a chance meeting of two like-minded individuals, Jay (aka Indigom / Alpha Channel) and Rob (aka Rob-ot), at a loft party in Boston, Massachusetts in early 2004. As it turns out, they both lived within 2 miles of each other in New Haven, Connecticut. A week later Rob dropped by D-Space Studios, Jay’s studio space, and very quickly a healthy collaboration was born, even still now that Rob has relocated to San Francisco. Their tracks have since won over DJs and dance floors from coast to coast. Don’t miss this chance to hear some of their outstanding new material live! DJs ~ ::Rob-ot (San Francisco) Psybooty Records Rob bought his first turntables in 2000 and began playing out at underground trance parties in San Francisco with local event production crew, Phoenix Family. He had been making tracks using “tracker programs” for fun since 1995, but it wasn’t until 2001 that he teamed up with Ross Random and began to learn his way around Logic. Currently, Rob still collaborates with Random as RandomRobot (mental yin/yang full-on) and Chromatone (the funky-full-prog- on). As a DJ he has recently performed at the Love Fest in San Francisco on the Tantra Float to an enthusiastic audience of thousands. ::: Dave Henshaw (Sonic Beating) It’s sometimes difficult to find Dave at a party because he prefers to maintain a low profile guarding the parking lot, checking Red Sox scores, or chilling in the back corner of the dance floor; but once you do find him behind the decks, you will realize that he is one of the most profound progressive DJs in North America. Smooth and refined, his sets are blissful and ethereal, a perfect beginning to our anniversary celebration. ::: Ammon EP (Sonic Beating/Soul Trance) This brilliant musician has been spinning psy in Boston for almost 10 years. His skills run deep: Ammon performed at the last Gaian Mind festival, and also ran the main sound system at this event. He’s part of the classical/worldbeat band Copal, and the owner of Soul Trance records. Tonight he will bring the energy of the party to full height with a slamming full-on closing set. The “Current of Life” cd will be on sale for a special price of $10 at Psyforia. Located at: Cambridge American Legion Marsh Post #442 Located along the Charles River in Cambridge, MA. 10pm – 2am 18+ $5 donation – funded by your donations!! For directions and info visit: ting.org/ psyforia. html – Public Service Notice – We have to go inside this month, so arrive early! Capacity is STRICTLY limited to 100 people inside the hall. ** PSYFORIA T-SHIRTS ** available at the door for $15 * Girl’s & Boy’s Styles *

January 20 Saturday
6362 Metaforce – FoREST FREQUENCIES
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January 20 Saturday 2007
Entheocentric Salon – Psybooty
8 PM to 5 AM A fusion of art & music, live paintings, psychotropic p rojections, & eclectic grooves CoSMosis Open from 10 PM to 5 AM 10PM – Pedro 12AM – novaTRON (space island SEA/LA) 02AM – M-FIELD (D-SPACE (Ja Steve Equisol; PsyBooty Records | Soul Trance Records) 03:30 AM -M-FIELD (PsyBooty Records | D-Space Studios USA) CoSM: Open 8 PM to 4 AM 8 PM – Cultural Panel with Spot and Alex Grey 10 PM – Coral(Touch Samadhi) 96 dub/downtempo set 12 AM – Dan Covan 2 AM – PsyLab (dub/downtempo live band)
Ps yBooty M-Field Record Release Party in CoSMosis from 10PM to 5AM, featurin g M-FIELD LIVE (PsyBooty Records | D-Space Studios, USA) web myspace/m fieldmusic | psybooty “Current Of Life,” the debut album from M-Field, is set for release on January 19, 2007! The album marks the first full-length artist album to be released on PsyBooty, and truly sets a new bar for progressive psytrance in America and around the world. “Current Of Life” is already receiving positive feedback from world-renowned DJs and artists, as well as positive reviews in magazines. Listen to Equisol’s exclusive Current of Life promo mix at web 28thday, or get it directly at: web D-SPACE LIVE PsyBooty Records | Soul Trance Records) web myspace/dspacestudios Jay and Steve will be weaving together their most immersive tracks live from the latest g rip of singles and forthcoming album material. Come on out to dance while D -Space connects the dots in the multi-dimensional geometry of the groove. and also at the Entheocentric Salon… novaTRON (Space Island, Seattle | L A) PEDRO (Reality Engine | Interchill Records | CoSM, NYC) PSYLAB (Sonic Beating, Boston) DAN COVAN (NYC) CORAL (TOUCH Samadhi, NYC) Live art performances by: Alex & Allyson Grey Sharon Fulcher Zachariah Kaliptus Intellectual stimulation at 8 PM by Alex Grey and Spot (web electricsheep.org) “Dream s in High Fidelity, a painting in continuous evolution”a talk on state of the art psychedelic animation. Visuals by Optical Delusions and Spot Sou nd by 28thday Productions Location: Chapel of Sacred Mirrors 542 W 27th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY web cosm.org 8PM – 5AM $20 presale or door To purchase a ticket online visit: web entheocentricsalon
Don’t miss the visuals by our friend Geneva from Asheville in the chapel with Psylab,,, https://web.archive.org/web/20170610160136/http://dijjitalambiance.com/ shes a very talented vj! I don’t think she got any publicity but will be there afaik. Goddamn, this party was awesome… special thanx to Jaemon, who I had no idea was going to be doing deco, and Nick Binary, whose assistance setting up the chapel, recording novatron’s set was invaluable, and helping us keep the main room running when Tony was out of the building, was invaluable. And of course, the psybooty guys… both the live sets and the DJ set from rob were totally awesome… the main room was packed and going crazy pretty much the whole night. The first time we’ve ever had to close the door to control crowd levels. really good one! never saw COSM so packed! so many good attractions going all over the place bringing together many different crowds with the same interests. thanks all for the participation, it was great to meet all the new faces and to see very good friends!! thanks Theo and 28th day for the sound setup and help on the promotion! The artists were amazing! novatron with his unique psy breaks, jay and rob taking it up to ecstatic end! psylab’s downtempo downbeats live was unbelievable!! great party overall, some aspects to work on our side, since we never imagined getting so many people…well, bring it on! because learning is priceless… namaste huge, overwhelming crowd, a mix of trancers (very few), ravers, coke-heads and plain strangers from the street…. angry bouncers keeping people freezing outside…. a group of kids spewing obscenities and throwing up in the bathroom of the chapel of SACRED mirrors. Profanity… I wonder what Alex Grey made of this hoi polloi invasion, he seemed busy painting…. Time to scale back and bring back the vibe, guys! …compared to the previous Salons, where the “scaled back” crowd of low-energy psychedelic elites disinterested him so greatly that he could barely endure the public painting for two hours before retreating into an inner sanctum for the remainder of the evening, presumably to sleep and forget as quickly as possible. Now if Alex and Allyson Grey both reacted as if Saturday night was one of the best events they’ve had in their sacred space, perhaps your perceptual filter needs a re-examination? The tubes may be clogged. Yeah, seriously… and angry bouncers keeping people waiting outside? Well, there IS a limit to how many people COSM can hold… if we had let more people in the “huge, overwhelming crowd” would have been much more so. I found the dance floor at this event to have been one of the most enthusiastic and high-energy I’ve ever seen ANYWHERE, and that includes other psyevents. Unfortunately (=)), people seem to really like this series… how would you suggest we scale back? Keep more people waiting outside? Ban the bisco kids! Execute anyone caught drinking Bud Light in CoSM! Explain to people that there is no Shakedown Street in an art gallery?

January 20 Saturday
Goahead – Winterdelica Cleveland OH
Photos – PBase – Lauryn – Paramnesia
The Goahead crew is taking the rest of 2006 off, but we will be back in January 2007 with a Winter time psychedelic gathering! Lineup and Details T.B.A 1-20-07 Resonant Moon day 11 Year of the Red Magnetic Moon kin 127: Blue Planetary Hand “Winterdelica” A psychedelic winter celebration! Live Sets: Mubali – (Trishula Recs, Mistress of Evil Records) California/Chicago, IL Greg Farley has been involved in the psychedelic trance scene in Northern California for over 5 years. After several years of being a DJ and event coordinator, he began to produce his own music in the summer of 2003. Assisted and influenced by San Francisco artists such as Quasar, Ocelot, the Nommos, Chromatone, and Penta. Mubali’s music began appearing on various labels like Mistress of Evil Records, Geomagnetic TV, Trishula Records, Insomnia Recs, and Manic Dragon Recs. In March of 2006, Trishula Records released Mubali’s debut full length titled “Cats at Play.” His music style can be called nighttime, aggressive, psychedelic music, and this year he has been doing a lot of collaborations with many artists such as Naked Tourist, Highko, Arahat, Bodhisattva 13:20, and Electrypnose. Be prepared for his sonic onslaught and holographic textures. Xyla – (Mistress of Evil Records, Shaman Films) San Francisco/Medina, Ohio Dark, abrasive, aggressive, and beautiful; these are words that describe the sound of the well-known producer from San Francisco. Her experimental style draws upon several genres including industrial, power noise, and trance. Xyla brings us a new concept in what we call dark electronic music. She has recently relocated from San Francisco to Medina, Ohio, and we are very happy to have her here with us! For those who missed her epic live set at Chimera, here is a rewind for you with new tracks from her album. Dj’s: Lauryn – (Peak Records, 28thDay) New York City This Goahead date with Lauryn is long overdue! Lauryn’s passion for music has been a constant all her life. She began playing the violin when she was 9 years old. Her love of music led her to begin DJing and producing her own psytrance radio show while attending college. In 2002, Lauryn moved to Boston where she helped start Psyforia. Recently relocated to New York City, Lauryn is a label DJ with Peak Rec (Switzerland) and is affiliated with 28thday(NYC) and Mistical Productions(Texas). In the past six years, Lauryn has played across the US and in Europe, sharing the stage with many well-known international acts. She is known for her energetic, nighttime, funky full-on, psychedelic sets, as well as the occasional morning progressive grooves. Check out one of Lauryn’s mixes at: Sweet Chaos – (Sidetrakkt, Be Here Now Collective) Pittsburgh Well-known psytrance veteran, Sweet Chaos, comes to play for Ohio, bringing a mishmash of mind-bending, spirit mending, good ol’ fashioned shoe stompin’ psytrance! Meghan – (Goahead) Cleveland/Akron Our Meghan needs no introduction. She has been tearing it up all over the U.S this year! Meghan will get things started and set the proper mood for the evening. You can check out her live mix from Philadelphia at the Gaian Mind monthly. Part 1 – https://web.archive.org/web/20161026070134/http://files.vrillusions.com/download.php?id=Goahead_DJmeghan_gaianmind200608_part1 Part 2 – Visual Artists: Deco – Thematic art installations and creations by Marisa and Stas Video – Live video mixing by Derek/Wallpaper Visuals Sound: Provided by Encore DJ Entertainment Details: Must be 18+ and show proper i.d. Doors open at 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. $10 presale by PayPal until January 15, $15 after January 15 and at the door* *This is an informal, white party. Attendees arriving in all white will receive the presale price at the door. Come sporting your white shirts, pants, skirts, stockings, gloves, scarves, wigs, feathers, gnomes, etc., and join in the psychedelic, visual fun! *Visit our websites for directions and presale information https://web.archive.org/web/20101229115028/http://Goaheadohiopsytrance.tribe.net:80/ www.GoaheadProductions.com www.604head.com/ (Will be up and running December 15th) Infoline: 330-573-6969 Location: Akron, Ohio – venue t.b.a.
We have a fresh new space in Akron, Ohio for Winterdelica! I’m loving it, it’s only 5 minutes from where I live. This is the first time in 7 years of promotion I have had a venue this close to my home! This will be an intimate studio warehouse type setting with a loft chill area and lots of cool things to look at to keep your mind occupied! I know Marisa and Stas will have the place looking great with new deco creations, and there is a huge screen for your visual stimulation. This is an informal, white party. Attendees arriving in all white will receive the $10 presale price at the door. Come sporting your white shirts, pants, skirts, stockings, gloves, scarves, wigs, feathers, gnomes, etc., and join in the psychedelic, visual fun! We plan on getting a bonfire going in the back and poi spinners are permitted. No telling what the weather will be like. December has brought us both a harsh winter storm and 55-degree sunny weather. Expect anything! We tested the sound system out yesterday and it is set up in surround fashion. It will be thumpin and ready for stompers! You will feel it both in your chest and on the floor! Excellent sound system! Feel free to bring your own beverages of any kind. There will also be a limited amount of various free beverages and fruit. Being an intimate space, there is lots of room, but it does have its limits, so I do strongly encourage the presale option, especially if you are coming from out of town! The lineup I feel is one of our best ever. We absolutely had to give Xyla a rewind after what she did to us at Chimera, so if you missed it here is your chance! She will be playing fresh music from her new album. We are really happy to have Mubali back again also and we look forward to hearing what the Reverend Cat in Play has in store for us! This will be Lauryn’s first-ever Northeast Ohio appearance and we are happy to have old friend Sweet Chaos return! Our Meghan will get things started properly if you have had a chance to catch her in Philly or Wisconsin recently, you know what she is about. It’s more than just another day it’s a day for us to come together.
Killer party!!!…………OH people rock……………Goahead Rocks……….the place rocked………….artists rocked……. One of the most innovative deco I have ever seen………….changed a normal garage into a psychedelic paradise. I think this was a great step into OH’s psystomp….. The place was packed with think almost 250 freaks………had a great time…… Well done to all the org’s, people n artists………. Thnx for everything. Boom!!! NaveeN Thanks to everyone who made my stay in Ohio so much fun- especially to Luke & Meghan & the rest of the Goahead crew…. It was a great turnout, really nice deco….and amazing music all around…hope to see you all again sometime soon!!!!

January 24 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Progressive party Guest DJ: Luis (Tsunami/NYC/BR) This time, NY’s most skillful full-on DJ Luis will play an exclusive progressive set! This will be definitely interesting… Don’t miss it!!! Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

February 2007

February 2 Friday
AlladinProject – KNO-B Birthday SPECIES LIVE, ENERTOPIA,
CLUB EXIT 147 Greenpoint NY Hey guys we would like to thank all the ppl that took part in the NYE party it was a blast, we are opening the “Alladin party calendar” with KNO-B birthday, the talented rising star will blast the dance floor with his new Live Set. This party is going to be a special one!!! SPECIES is one of the best producers, he’s got strong sound and killer groove, not to be missed!!! ENERTOPIA has not been properly introduced to the local scene…he used to be one of the leading artists in the years of 96 to 98, He has released 2 albums (BNE & Krembo Rec) and few singles. Now he’s back with new killer sounds that will blow you minds away, See you all there Line Up: SPECIES LIVE & Dj Set ENERTOPIA Alladin Records – Israel KNO-B LIVE & Dj Set Alladin Records Japan E LNADIV Alladin records Israel CORAL Touch Samadhi NYC Electro room: STEVE-O Gaian-mind VADIM loft.n.space / phonoscape NOLA Alla din Records NYC TONY UNORTHODOX 28th Day NYC Decorations by: Alladin Project Crew (NYC) Tickets: $20 before midnight $25 after midnight at the door ***18 to enter/21+ to drink with picture ID*** ***Door Open: 11 PM We are happy to let you know that STEVE-O Gaian-mind And VADIM loft.n.spac e / phonoscape will play in this party!

February 7 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Progressive party Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

February 9 Friday
GAIAN MIND PHILLY
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Philadelphia’s Premier Psytrance Party! Special Guest: BRANDON ADAMS (Dreamcatcher – NYC) Once New Jersey’s best-kept secret, Brandon has quickly become a fixture in the New York psy scene and beyond. With a long history of appreciation for all forms of Goa and psytrance, he is easily one of the most versatile and dedicated DJs around. His night and morning sets have stood up against some of the world’s best and have left a lasting imprint on dancefloors. Resident DJ: MESCALINIUM (Gaian Mind/PSI – Philadelphia) Downtempo Lounge with: JOHN SHENK TBA Deco: GAIAN MIND Friday, February 9th, 2007 9pm – 2am $7 cover ($5 before 11pm) 21+ w/ ID Ulana’s Bainbridge Street & Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA (one block south of South Street) GAIAN MIND PHILLY – Second & Fourth Friday of Every Month @ Ulana’s

February 10 Saturday
PEX Heartburn
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February 14 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Progressive party Guest DJ: Mayur (Spectra/NYC/India) Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

February 14 Wednesday
“ElektroSanki” Valentines Party @ The Annex
Pevzner,Yoke, Schizowave Live!!! Shmumer, Vadim, Slepak vs Earthian The Annex, 152 Orchard st 8pm $10, $5 after midnight

February 17 Saturday
DJS Eg-bot, KarmaKanik, PsyOps, Lauryn, in NEW HOPE, PA (1.5 hrs from NY)
First DJ Set: Psyops
10pm-8AM. This is a party in honor of the birthdays of David, King of the Leprechauns, and Julia, Queen of the Faeries, who have donated their beautiful art gallery to this party’s cause. The gallery features the Art of Daya Cayung (www.blacksheephybrid.com), Uta Bekaiah, and Steve Shorts(www.SteveShorts.30art.com). This is a free party, however, donations will be accepted and much appreciated to offset cost. It is at a private art gallery in New Hope, PA so bring your own drinks and good vibes. for more info/directions contact eg_bot@yahoo.com

February 21 Wednesday
Activate at Sappire
Weekly Progressive party Resident DJs: Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

February 23 Friday
28thday
PSY TONIGHT NYC :: 28thday :: Hugh S and Kife added We’re pleased to announce the additions of Kife and Hugh S to the lineup of tonight’s party! Friday, Feb 23 at Luv 24/7 247 Eldridge St Manhattan, NYC $5.00 10PM – 4AM featuring (in order of appearance): KIFE (Omnitribe, NYC) 10:00 – 11:30 Hugh S (NYC) 11:30 – 1:00 TONY UNORTHODOX (28thday, NYC) 1:00 – 2:30 META – LIVE (Acidance | Geomagnetic, San Francisco) 2:30 – 4:00
Thanks everyone for all the Shift rsvps, keep ’em coming this party is going to be one for the books. We’re happy to announce the addition of Ben light-o-matic on intelligent lighting, joining fellow feng-pshyui masters Sonic Beating and Spot in helping us all get our visual grooves in line. We’re so excited about this party we just can’t wait to see you all, and so we’re not going to… come to the Shift pre-party *tonight* Friday February 23, with a full-on live performance from Meta! Friday, Feb 23 Luv 24/7 247 Eldridge St Manhattan, NYC $5.00 10PM – 4AM featuring: META – LIVE (Acidance | Geomagnetic, San Francisco) | web myspace/metaekstasis TONY UNORTHODOX (28thday, NYC) + special guest!

February 23 Friday
Gaian Mind Monthly
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February 24 Saturday
Alladin Project – ETNICA at Webster Hall
Hi, we are excited to host Alladin Project PsyTrance party in the main room of the Webster Hall, that future the best sound system in the city, psychedelic laser show, multiple visual screens, and separated entrance to the main room. The party will be pure Alladin Project psy style party, so please come with your best energy to blast the floor!!! See u all there with love & light!!! Line Up: ETNICA-Maurizio Etnicanet – Ibi za /Spain KNO-B LIVE Alladin Records- Japan ELNADIV Alladin Records – Israel/NYC CRIS Alladin Records – Mexico NOLA Alladin Records NYC VJ By: SERG Alladin Project NYC Decorations by: Alladin Project Crew, NY C SEVERYN, NYC Tickets: $25 before midnight $30 after midnight at the door ***18 to enter/21+ to drink with picture ID*** ***Door Open: 11 PM to 8 AM *** Location: WEBSTER HALL 125 E 11th St New York, NY 10003 web myspace/alladi nproject web myspace/alladinproject web etnicanet.net web etnicanet.net/ web alladinrecords web allad inrecords/ Our next party will be first time in NYC SKAZI LIV E more info will be up soon!! Peace & Love in Trance Alladin Project Crew

New brainmachine technology to be displayed at COSM this Saturday technology link web photosonix/colortrack this personalize DMT combo will be for sale; the controller will be customized in silver hologram event

February 24 Saturday
Entheocentric Salon
Daniel Pinchbeck – Music by Karsh Kale, Sub Swara Live and Pedro
8 PM t o 5 AM A fusion of art & music, live paintings, psychotropic projections, & eclectic grooves Intellectual stimulation at 9 PM by Daniel Pinchbeck & Alex Grey will be talking about the initiation into the visionary worlds Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism (Broadway Books, 20 02) and 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl (Tarcher/Penguin, 2006). His features have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Wired and many other publications. He writes a monthly column, Prophet Motive, for Conscious Choice Magazine (web consciouschoice ), which has affiliates in Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. -Live art performances by Alex & Allyson Grey Oliver Vernon Zachariah Sharon Fulcher CoSMosis Open from 10 PM to 5 AM Karsh Kale(Six Degrees/Kollektiv) Described by Billboard Magazine as a visionary composer and producer, Karsh Kale (pronounced Kursh Kah-lay) is one of global electronic music92s brightest stars. While his peers view Kale as a force of nature on both tabla and drums, Kale is an equally innovative songwriter, producer, composer and DJ. Whether playing live or as a DJ. Kale has brought his infectious global sound to almost every major city on four continents. Kale is equally renowned by both fans and critics as the pioneer of a sound that captures a panorama of influences – past and future, analog and digital – bringing classical Indian music into the Western mainstream rock and electronic vernacular. In a span of less than seven years, Kale released four critically acclaimed solo albums on Six Degrees Records, became a founding member of the supergroups Tabla Beat Science and Realize Live, recorded and remixed countless artists, and has collaborated with the likes of Zakir Hussain, Paul Oakenfold, Sting, Anoushka Shankar, Salim-Sulaiman, Bill Laswell, MIDI val Punditz, Norah Jones, Sultan Khan, Paula Cole, Susheela Raman, and Herbie Hancock. Karsh has also created Kollektiv, a national crew of DJs’ producers, musicians, and artists showcasing cutting edge underground music through Kollektiv events across the country. Sub Swara (Sunder, Dhruva and Haj) The Sub Swara crew has making serious waves in the world of cutting edge sound since its inception as a performing crew and club residency in 2005. Both as individual recording and performing artists and as a tandem, the Sub Swara crew is everywhere right now. Defying genre and concocting a bass charged blend of midtempo breaks, ragga dancehall, glitch, dubstep, next level breakbeat and the uncategorizable, Dhruva, Sunder, Haj have created a profound imprint and redefined dance music with their signature blend of mixing, turntablism and live dubbed out tabla. With a slew of crushing new material, a much-anticipated debut album scheduled for late summer release, and blazing gigs from coasts to coast and across the world, SS has been pushing big speaker bizness to new levels. The Sub Swara live set represents the crew in fullest effect. With the recent addition of heavyweight mc Juakali to the live Set Sub Swara has added a crucial ragga component to their international bass and breaks fill ed sound and has continued to ignite and unite crews from all sonic lineages. The SS sounds run deep and traverses all boundaries. Pedro (Reality Engine/ Interchill/ CoSM) Originally from Brazil, Pedro plays and produces freestyle tribal grooves, with dub beats into a midtempo trance, breaks and house, he fuses influences from many tribal cultures and genres to build an uplifting experience CoSM: Open 9 PM to 4 AM Intellectual stimulation at 9 PM by: Daniel Pinchbeck & Alex Grey will be talking about the initiation into the visionary worlds -DJs: Mikio(Freek Factory/Disorient) Alien Blue (CoSM) -Live: Hudost Eye of the Spirit Lounge: Karin N ev & Zena Lotus Yoshi Visuals by: Optical Delusions VJ Gui’Aum’Etrix Sound by: 28thday Price: $20 Address: 542 W. 27th Street, 4th Floor NYC Links: web cosm.org web realityengine.org web inter chill web opticaldelusions web breakingopenthehead web karshkal e web myspace/karshkale web subswara web freekfactory web m yspace/subswara web myspace/dhruvamusic web myspace/freekusmaxi mus web myspace/juakali web subswara.tribe.net

February 27 Tuesday
News RSS feeds updated on tranceam.org – this means that if you post something on the forum it shows up on the main page The local portal for NYC has been repaired and has feeds from all email groups that permit RSS (all save Goa Boston and Omnitribe and which need to be RSS enabled by respective moderators in Yahoo Groups settings) Finally I’ll be adding Dax from New Hampshire onto the player. If you have a feed or DJ mix or original trance track you’d like to add to the site email me thx

February 28 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Progressive party Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

February 28 Wednesday
maltech KAZU OKURA (VINYL MARKET)+ SPECIAL GUEST: ANIMALTEK (NYC) LIVE!!!
http://www.animaltek.net every Wednesday a vinyl market presentation VAULT @ ELEMENT 225 East Houston street at essex st no cover from 10pm-11pm after $5 door:10pm-3am 21+id half price drink special 10-11 directions:f/v trains to 2nd av SEE YOU…

March 2007

Daniel Pinchbeck: From Ego to We Go

March 2 Friday
LIFE
Minimal Techno party tonight This party is thrown by Mikey Smilez, many of you would remember him from back in the day at Synthetic Sadhus. The genre is the subject of a lot of great events recently, inc. the Danger events. Hello My Friends, Friday March 2nd we are pleased to bring you from SubTropical Records Steven LeTigre. Steven is known for bringing a sexy and techy vibe, with a certain groove that pulls you in. He will be joined by local NYC legend Spoony d, without whom I may never had have become involved in the New York Scene. As always LIFE will bring you some of the best mixture of Tech-House and Minimal Techno as well as the best experiences NYC has to offer, but the most important element is YOU. This is your LIFE, it is what you make of it. Remember: LIFE is a Party so Enjoy! SmileZ ProductionZ PresentZ LIFE With DJs: Steven LeTigre (SubTropical Records) Spoony d (simple) Pasha (LIFE) 2 Free Birthday Drinks with a party of six or more (If your birthday is between 2/28 and 3/7 MUST SHOW ID) $99 Bottles of Absolut from 10-11pm (Limit 1 Per Table) email smilezproductionz at gmail for table reservations Great Sushi and Hookahs Available Party Starts at 10pm Moomia 157 Lafayette street at Grand St. Subway N,Q,4,6,J,M, Z to Canal st Moomia is 2 blocks north This party is thrown by Mikey Smilez, many of you would remember him from back in the day at Synthetic Sadhus. The genre is the subject of a lot of great event s recently, inc. the Danger events. Hel lo My Friends, Friday March 2nd we are pleased to bring you from SubTropical Records Steven LeTigre. Steven is known for bringing a sexy and techy vibe, with a certain groove that pulls you in. He will be joined by local NYC legend Spoony d, without whom I may never had have become involved in the New York Scene. As always LIFE will bring you some of the best mixture of Tech-House and Minimal Techno a s well as the best experiences NYC has to offer, but the most important element is YOU. This is your LIFE, it is what you make of it. R emember: LIFE is a Party so Enjoy! SmileZ ProductionZ Presen tZ LIFE With DJs: Steven LeTigre (SubTropical Records)Spoony d (simple) Pasha (LIFE) 2 Free Birthday Drinks with a pa rty of six or more (If your birthday is between 2/28 and 3/7 MUST SHOW ID) $99 Bottles of Absolut from 10-11pm (Limit 1 Per Table) emai l smilezproductionz at gmail for table reservations Great Sushi and Ho okahs Available Party Starts at 10pm Moomia 157 Lafayette street at Grand St. Subway N,Q,4,6,J,M, Z to Canal st Moomia is 2 bl ocks

March 7 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Minimal & Progressive party “Activate” @Sapphire Lounge on Mar. 7th 2007 (Wed.) Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Yugo-F (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

March 8 Thursday
Tribal Circus this at Sutra
Launch Party of our monthly night at Sutra, every second Thursday we will go beyond musical genres presenting you a fusion of fresh worldwide rhythms to make you move. Djs: Pedro(R.E., Interchill, CoSM) Haj( Sub Swara,Freek Factory) Luis(Dreamcatcher, Tsunami) Sutra Lounge 16 First Av (btwn 1st and 2nd Streets) infoline:347 7334317 FREE 21+ w/ ID 10 P M 96 04 AM

March 10 Saturday
28th Day – Psynoptic Shift
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loft party Those of you who witnessed the door circus at Best of the West 5 know that we do take the door policy seriously, and we’d like to again stress that *only* RSVP and presale holders will be granted entrance. RSVP holders will be able to purchase door tickets for $25. Gues ts who have already RSVP’d have been sent a confirmation e-mail specifying how many tickets they may purchase at the door. If you have submitted your RSVP, please verify that you have received the confirmation e-mail and that your count is correct. If you need to add people, please have them RSVP separately. $20 presale tickets can be purchased online at web 28thday.co m. For presale holders, your PayPal receipt is your confirmation; bring this receipt or matching ID to the door with you the night of the party! Sat urday, March 10 28thday – Psynoptic Shift Queens, NYC 11PM to 8 :30AM presale $20 door $25 with RSVP REEFER DECREE – LIVE (Iboga, Denmark) IBOJIMA – LIVE + DJ (Yellow Sunshine Explosion, Sweden) CHRISTER (Limbolan d | Shiva Space Technology | Mechanik, Germany) DAVE HENSHAW (Sonic Beating Boston) vs AMMON EP (Sonic Beating | Soul Trance, Boston) LAURYN (Peak Records | 28thday, NYC) TONY UNORTHODOX (28thday, NYC) Visionary projections by Spot (Spotworks, NYC) Decor by SONIC BEATING Illumination by LIGHT-O-M ATIC Exact location will be provided 48 hours in advance, to all RSVP to and presale holders. You **must** RSVP to shift at 28thday or purchase a presale to attend no exceptions! For full details and presale ordering, visit web 28thday. ** NEXT EVENT: MARCH 17, 2007: in the main room at CoSM’s Entheocentric Salon, 28thday – ColinOOOD **
Psynoptic Shift has reached capacity. No more RSVPs can be accepted, and presales are now closed. Thanks for your support! RSVP and presale holders: more information will be sent to you soon. -28thday
“It is winter proper; the cold weather, such as it is, has come to stay. I bloom indoors like a forced forsythia; I come in to come out.” Annie Dillard And now on with the dance! 28thday invites you to an old-fashioned psychedelic loft party, this time at a spacious, accessible location in Queens. To attend this event shift at 28thday, or purchase a presale ticket at web 28thday. Exact location will be provided 48 hours in advance, to all RSVP and presale holders. You *must* RSVP or purchase a presale to attend no exceptions! Musical lineup: REEFER DECREE – LIVE (Iboga, Denmark) Many of you remember stomping wild and barefoot to Oliver’s beautifully funky DJ set at our Prog in the Park event last summer. There’s still a little while to go before we’ll all be back out under the warm sun, but don’t be surprised if you break a sweat tonight grooving to Reefer Decree’s live set extended to 1.5 hours so Oliver can share with us some “crispy new material”. IBOJIMALIVE + DJ (Yellow Sunshine Explosion, Sweden) Swedish trance duo Mathias (DJ Molly Kulator) Andersson and Magnus Holte were recognized by Israeli artist Safi Connection, who helped record their first track ‘Awakening Of Dawn’. Ibojima’s second release ‘Apollo Project’ became a blasting dance-floor hit, and together with last release ‘Higher Energy’ made Ibojima a big name worldwide. Since last year’s album release ‘Morning Glory’ on YSE, which added a crunchy twist to their sound, Ibojima has been booked solid for live performances worldwide. Most recently touring with trance legend Hux-Flux, this will be Mathias’ flagship United States appearance. CHRISTER (Limboland | Shiva Space Technology | Mechanik, Germ any) Christer is a label DJ for two important labels: Shiva Space Technology and Mechanik Records. He’s also one of those old-style DJs, the rare kind that tries to tell a story from behind the mixer instead of just playing the latest unreleaseds. His first true epiphany came in the shape and form of the album “Return to the Source – The Chakra Journey”, which drove his interest for music even further down the electronic spiral highway. Since then Christer has provided the audience with a wide and exciting range of psychedelic trance, with one main intention: to make people dance. As Christer exclaims, “Psychedelic music is pure energy and raw spirituality – I play it because I love it, unconditionally.” DAVE HENSHAW (Sonic Beating, Boston) It’s sometimes difficult to find Dave at a party because he prefers to maintain a low profile guarding the parking lot, checking Red Sox scores, or chilling in the back corner of the dance floor; but once you do find him behind the decks, you will realize that he is one of the most profound progressive DJs in North America. AMMON EP (Sonic Beating | Soul Trance, Boston) This brilliant musician has been spinning psy in Boston for almost 10 years. His skills run deep: Ammon performed at the last Gaian Mind festival, and also ran the main sound system at that event. He’s part of the classical/worldbeat band Copal, and the owner of Soul Trance records. Tonight Ammon will showcase his talents in the progressive-psy department. LAURYN (Peak Records | 28thday, NYC) Peak Records label DJ and 28thday resident, Lauryn has been busy rocking parties and festivals at various locations within the United States, Canada, and Europe. S he’s known for her energetic, nighttime, funky full-on, delic sets. Tonight we welcome Lauryn home to her first 28thday appearance since relocating to NYC! TONY UNORTHODOX (28thday, NYC) There is a new movement in electronic music happening overseas, a new wave of electro-infused trance music that combines the best elements of prog, electro, techno, and psytrance into a sound that is much more powerful and groovy than your standard progressive psy. Unfortunately, this exciting and highly danceable new frontier has largely gone under the radar in New York, and Tony has made it his personal mission to fix that. Tony Unorthodox is one of the cogs that make the 28thday wheel spin and is also one of NYC’s longest active prog/psy DJs. Through his tenure as a local DJ and various appearances, he has become a staple in today’s “NYC trancers” musical diet. Handing out hundreds of free CDs including last year’s “Summer Mix ’06”, he has always been a n endless resource for good new music, and tonight will be no different with a DJ set of hot new unheard-of tunes, he will be handing out hundreds of copies of his spankin’ new ’07 mix, free for all in attendance. Don’ t miss out! Visionary projections by Spot (Spotworks, NYC) web spotworks | web electricsheep.org VJ and software artist Spot (aka Sco tt Draves) has recently wowed audiences at CoSM’s Entheocentic Salon events performing special extra-high-fidelity renderings of visuals that have be en communally evolved and selected from his well-known electricsheep screen saver. “…he provides not only mind-blowing hardcore psychedelics, but also a visual theory of evolution … the intricacy and artistry of Drav es’ work is something that will delight both sets of NASA enthusiasts 97 those who work for the governmental space organization and the others who reminisce about the legendary New York party.” Earplug Decor by SONIC BEATING Saturday, March 10 Queens, NYC 11PM to 8:30 AM presale $20 door $25 with RSVP (see below) Exact location will be provided 48 hours in advance, to all RSVP to and presale holders. You *mus t* RSVP to shift at 28thday or purchase a presale to attend no exceptions! Presales available online now: web 28thday
Fantastic party, fantastic! There was not even one negative thing about this party. Amazing space, friendly faces, great vibe, beautiful music. Lauryn just killed it! Way to go, girl! I couldn’t stop dancing and smiling the whole time. Thank you 28thdays It was my first time at your party and I’m impressed. Thanks a lot. All I can say is…holy moly, what an event. The RVSP actually worked out REALLY well in terms of space. Wonderland is an awesome place, I was happy to be back there. SoOOooo many friendly faces new and familiar, near and far and everyone was just having an all-out good time. The music was absolutely soul-full and heart thumping. Lauryn, Ibojima, reefer..way to melt face!!!! Great deco and those freakin’ mind-bending electric sheep visuals…I caught several poor trancers wide-eyed and paralyzed by looking at it…me being one of them A proggy sunrise was the perfect touch and took me back to the pines. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any sweeter, some random assortment of old raver friends appear on the dancefloor. Thanks 28th day!!! Now some sleep…. superb music, vibes, lighing/deco, and energy all night long!!! The setup and production obviously took a lot of effort and planning, and was well worth it! Thank you! Walked into Lauryn killing it with some hard twisted stompy mayhem, followed by Christer moving things sideways a notch yet keeping the bodies groovin with vibes and sounds still just as psychedelic and full power – Ibojima then swept things away in a different direction with his own clean crisp intergalactic sounds, more on the morning tip – he is one to watch out for sure – soome of his stuff sounded like a more futuristic and evolved cousin of Hux Flux – then – although Reefer followed the above-mentioned wizardry by dropping the energy levels a bit, the smiles and joyous vibes his intelligent and happy grooves brought to the floor sure made up for it! He brought more than a few people back to life, including myself, who thought they were sapped of energy…a magician for sure… There were apparently dual video feeds traded between our party and one at the same time in Boston. Between the glowing crowd, the green lasers, the lights, and the electric sheep projections, ours looked like it was coming from at least another dimension, if not just a different planet! Wow great job Ben and Scott!! Music was excellent as was the pro sound system which blasted out each choon powerfully, clean and crispy – that Allen $ Heath mixer 28th day has got me drooling each time I see it, and I am sure it’s internal sound card only helped boost the superior sound that night… It was refreshing and revitalizing to see true trance spirit embodied in a party – in all it’s potential aspects, with none lacking – at a time when it seems to be hit or miss around here lately…. @ 28th Day crew – I strongly believe that great parties are only fully manifested when the intent and energy of those contributing are in the right place and frame of reference, and its quite obvious that you guys are doing what is necessary see the old-school powerfully positive spirit be revitalized in NYC!!! For that I, and I am sure MANY others, THANK YOU!!! Seriously, thanks to all involved for a killer party! By the way, I saw WAYYY to many cameras and videocams for people not to post them here!!! what good are pic/vids if u don’t share…

March 14 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Minimal & Progressive party “Activate” @Sapphire Lounge on Mar. 14th 2007 (Wed.) Guest DJ: Luis (Tsunami/NYC/BR) Luis started his career as a DJ in 1985 at the age of 13, Throughout the years, he has been developing and improving his DJ skills in many different styles which include trance, techno, house and electro. His excellent mixing and great knowledge of music have taken him to the best clubs in Brazil, Japan, Italy and USA. He has also participated in big outdoor events in Brazil such as Love Parade (200,000 people) and the release of CD AMP (35,000 people) and innumerous trance festivals around the country. https://web.archive.org/web/20090526011127/http://www.DJluiscampos.com:80/ (You can listen to his mix here) Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

March 17 Saturday
Entheocentric Salon
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Colin OOOD, Patch Bay, Animaltek Entheocentric Salon A fusion of art & music, live paintings, psychotropic projections, & eclectic grooves -Live art performances by: Alex & Allyson Grey Zachari ah CoSMosis Open from 10 PM to 5 AM 10:00 PM Pedro (Reality Engine/ Inte rchill/ CoSM) web kymastream 12:00 AM Animaltek Live(Omnitribe 96 RU/ NYC) web myspace/animaltek 01:30 AM PatchBay(Reality Engine 96 BR) ww w.myspace/patchbay1 03:00 AM Colin OOOD(Voice of Cod 96 Organic Rec/T riskele 96UK) web triskelemanagement/DJs/colinoood CoSM: Open 10 PM to 5 AM -DJs: 10:00 PM Lauryn(28th Day Prod) 12:00 AM Fred (Reality Eng ine 96 BR) 01:30 AM Alien Blue (CoSM) 03:30 AM Droozi Eye of the Spiri t Lounge: Karin Nev & Zena Lotus Yoshi Visuals by: Optical Delusions Videolicious Sound by: 28thday Price: $20 Address: 542 W. 27th Street, 4th Floor NYC Links: web cosm.org web realityengine.org web inte rchill web kymastream web myspace/patchbay1 web animaltek.net w ww.myspace/animaltek web triskelemanagement/DJs/colinoood web myspa ce/oood web voiceofcod web 28thday web cinemadinchaos web l ucination web opticaldelusion
I remember the last time Colin was at CoSM the chillout section was totally empty when he was playing – I mean even the DJ there had simply put a CD on and was dancing at the main section … for obvious reasons I hope the same does not happen this time (Collin looks like I am going to have to hide your case logic or something Super good party The chill room by the coat check had this Dj play a sorta hip-hoppish track and a lotta people just went crazy. Anybody know what that track was? The girl in the main chill lounge really had brilliant taste, played a nice remix of ‘Fever’ and some other wonderful tunes. Droozi finished off with some awesome chill tracks, very groovy. Colin owned the main room from the get go.. fabulous sound, this guy makes some intelligent powerful music. The painters were incredible, the people were happy and overall the party had just a fantastic atmosphere. Good to finally see a few old faces as well. It was an amazing, amazing party! One of the best ones ever. Music, people, decoration, energy, mood…. everything was perfect. Loved every minute of it. Thank you Pedro and everyone involved. Neotrancer, it was so great to finally meet you. Hope to see you soon and chat a little longer next time Thanks for the beautiful pictures. p.s. who was this fantastic DJ with her magical music selection? Vey beautiful girl too. It made me happy to see so many people having such a good time at this party! I haven’t danced that much in a while! And also was a fun experience playing chillout in the chapel for a change hehe….Thanks especially to Theo, Pedro, & Eli for helping to make this party happen…you guys rock That was fun! Thanks, everyone for your kind words – despite being jetlagged to blazes (plus late nights last week working on tracks for the set) I just about managed to hold it together on the night, thanks to our good friend Mr. Red Bull! CoSM is a great venue and it was awesome to finally be able to have a proper look around the testament to a primary religious experience that is the Chapel – and to pass a few words with Alex Grey himself! With any luck he is now in possession of a copy of our album. Such a good feeling to be able to provide some small degree of inspiration to someone who is themselves an inspirational figure for so many. Despite missing a fair bit of the music (I spent a few hours here and there trying – mainly unsuccessfully – to get some rest before my set) I thought the main room progressed very well, starting out chilled and electro, then progressing through the housier, ever-so-slightly lower-fi sound of Animaltek (I really liked the way they ran their live set, loads of interaction) then the higher-energy sounds of Patchbay which left the door open for me to do my thing; it certainly made for a rocking party with a whole bunch of very happy people! Thanks once again to the 28thday crew for having me over to play, to Lauryn especially for putting me up during my stay, to Alex Grey and CoSM for existing in the first place, and to everyone there who made the party what it was. You all rock.

March 21 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Minimal & Progressive party “Activate” @Sapphire Lounge on Mar. 21st 2007 (Wed.) Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

March 24 Saturday
28thday at COSM
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DJ Pena at CoSM Our party with DJ Pena is tonight at CoSM! We’re pleased to announce the addition of Kife and Coral on chillout. Main Floor: DJ Pena (Flow Records, Portugal) Gosha (Omnitribe, NYC) Tony Unorthodox (28thday, NYC) Chillout: Kife (Omnitribe, NYC) Coral (TOUCH Samadhi, NYC) Sound by 28thday Visuals by Alchemism (28thday) Decor by Mordechai Schulgasser (KC) CoSMosis 11PM – 5AM $15 542 West 27 Street, 4th Floor NYC And if you missed out on your free copy of Tony’s new Spring Mix ’07 at Psynoptic Shift, get one tonight or listen at: web 28thday
I’m not sure if there’s anything psychedelic left in this so-called progressive “psy”…in fact I’m not sure there’s much progressive left in it either, more just electro and house…but good vibes matter a lot, and I’m sure they were there. Pena is definitely one of the most influential DJs for this style and his set for Omnitribe at Fun-0-Matic years ago is hard to forget. I’ve seen Pena, a bunch back home, he is progressive housy psy, I think he is really top notch even though that kind of progressive isn’t my cup of tea.. I like psychedelic groove proggy, not the electrotype, I didn’t go cause I didn’t know about this… would have like to see an old friendly face. but im sure it was all positive Pena’s set included tracks from perfect stranger and other more psy oriented prog artists… we asked him if it would be possible to hear some material from his collection from the psy end of the spectrum, and I thought he did a great job… the set will be streaming off our event archives in a week or so for those of you who couldn’t make it out. Thanx to everybody who did… this event was a lot of fun. Special thanx to Eli from COSM for enabling this for us, and to everybody who stuck around after to help us break down… these events would be impossible without you. specially Pena’s one was maybe the best set so far this year. mix skills, structure of track selection, everything was just world-class. Looking forward to next one!

March 28 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
hello tranceheads come celebrate DJ Luis’s birthday this Wednesday at the activate party at sapphire lounge along with the resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

April 2007

April 4 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Minimal & Progressive party Guest DJ: -Alienswede (Soular Records/NYC/SW) Currently a label DJ for Soular Records in New York City, Alienswede is known for the groovier and funkier side of psychedelic electronic music. Originally from Stockholm and now permanently living in the United States, electronic music quickly became a way of life with influences from the early electronic artists like Kraftwerk, Jean-Michel Jarre and Vangelis. Picking up his first Goa CD in 1994 along with his heavy involvement in quality trance events in Texas and the local dance community is what inspired him to take it to the next level and focus on DJing and the production side of dance music. www.alienswede.com You can download his mixes here! Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Yugo-F (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

April 7 Saturday
28th Day at COSM
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28thday invites you back to our favorite and only stronghold of groovularity in the heart of Manhattan’s clubland… following the success of last month’s party with DJ Pena, we’re continuing our residency this coming weekend now with three sound systems! CoSMosis: BLUE SPECTRAL MONKEY (TOUCH Samadhi | Interchill, NC) One of the most versatile psyslingers on the east coast, Monkey navigates with ease a wide spectrum of psy. In addition to his prominent place in one of the region’s strongest crews, Monkey is also an Interchill-anointed chillmaster and one half of the new live psy project Medimonks. At this gathering Monkey will share a careful selection of prime cuts from his full-on collection, including some original Medimonks material! CORAL (TOUCH Samadhi, NYC) v LAURYN (Peak Records | 28thday, NYC) Hugh S (28thday, NYC) Visionary projections by SPOT (Spotworks, NYC) web spotworks | web electricsheep.org Spot is the creator of the mindbending AI phenomenon Electric Sheep. Spot’s visuals are the product of thousands of PCs all over the world working together through distributed processing, collectively creating the patterns from which Spot builds his super high-resolution show. Contrary to Hollywood’s evocations of a dystopian future in which AI networks plan the destruction of mankind, Spot’s work enables those already in existence to send a message that peaceful co-existence is possible. In his own words, “Electric Sheep is a gift from the machine elves to us: a gift of Beauty.” Decor by ZOOB! (BSM & Doodlebug) in the progway: EQUISOL (Psybooty Records, CT) – Ableton Live Set Steve Equisol is one half of D-Space, whose mastery of sonic manipulation has made them a mainstay of many past 28thday events. Now Steve returns to NYC to share with us an Ableton set comprised of his solo work, D-Space material, and select cuts from his very, very thick CD book. EARTHIAN (Omnitribe, NYC) MAYUR (Spectra, NYC) TONY UNORTHODOX (28thday, NYC) Listen to Tony’s electro-prog mix from last month’s party! web 28thday/choons/tony/tony-unorthodox-24mar2007-28thday.mp3 Visuals by ALCHEMISM (28thday, NYC) Decor by PHARMAMAGUS (28thday, NYC) and in MicroCoSM: FOTO PHRONTIERS web microcosmgallery/fotophrontiers | web psythos This weekend marks the opening of Foto Phrontiers, an exhibit featuring work from none other than the infamous Eli Morgan! Eli has been a part of the New York Trance community since 1997 and began organizing parties with Alex Grey in 2001. Much of his art has been inspired by what he feels lies beyond reality. Psytrance has played a key role in the development Eli’s artist style. “Trance parties are very often where I have visions on what I want to create.” As a visionary artist Eli uses a camera and computer to capture images of the world as he sees it. His delving into the psychedelic consciousness has left him with a deep desire to, in his words, “search for a forgotten truth.” At this exhibit he shares the walls of MicroCoSM with six other outstanding photographers: Nancy Burson, Sequoia Emmanuelle, Zena Grey, Dean Chamberlain, Dercik Ion and Andrew Zuckerman. Soundscapes in MicroCoSM provided by: PEDRO (Reality Engine | Interchill Records | CoSM, NYC) – Ableton Live Set web kymastream Originally from Brazil, Pedro plays and produces freestyle tribal grooves. His wide ranging musical sensibility gives him the ability to create the right atmosphere for a pleasant and deep experience in any setting. After many events in his native country and 3 years of gigs in the US, Pedro has established himself as one of the most influential downtempo artists in the scene today, a position that has earned him his right to the many hats he wears: he currently serves as resident DJ and events coordinator at CoSM, as a label DJ for premier downtempo label Interchill Records, and is a key element of the audio-visual company Reality Engine. KIFE (Omnitribe, NYC) USTAS (Omnitribe, NYC) Sound by DMT 11PM – 5AM $15 542 West 27 Street, 4th Floor NYC web 28thday web psyny

April 12 Thursday
Dreamcatcher’s PSYCHEGROUND at Sullivan Room
Join us for a night of music and dancing with 2 for 1 drink specials until midnight at the newly renovated and greatly improved Sullivan Room now with larger capacity and better sound! Featuring the DJs: TONY UNORTHODOX (28thday) electro/progressive psy LUIS (Dreamcatcher / Tsunami / PGM Records – Brazil) full-on psytrance JUGGERNAUT (Dreamcatcher – Japan) full-on psytrance LAURYN (Peak Records / 28thday) full-on psytrance PATCHBAY (Reality Engine – Brazil) full-on psytrance Coming from a background of playing in rock and heavy metal bands since the age of 12, in 2000 DJ Fred started producing experimental electronic music in the Brazilian house/techno scene. Since then, tuning his sound more to the psychedelic style he has been DJing full-on trance and downtempo in some of Brazil’s biggest festivals including Trancendence, Universo Paralello, Solaris, Earth Dance, Cachoeira Alta, Soma, and many more. In 2003, Frederico Drummond began producing psytrance under the alias PATCHBAY. Recently returning from a very successful European tour through England, Holland, Spain, Austria, and Hungary, Patchbay has been blowing people away where ever he takes his music. After several releases on such labels as Planet Ben/Highway Star (Japan), Mandala (France), Materia (Spain), Divine Balance (USA), Geomagnetic TV/Morning Star (USA), Fred has joined Reality Engine in New York and is participating in the audio production of their debut DVD and other projects. Thursday, April 12, 10pm – 4am Sullivan Room, Manhattan, New York City 218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and W 3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave) Subway: A, B, C, D, E, F, V to “W 4 St – Wash Sq” 21+ with ID $5 cover

April 12 Thursday
Tribal Circus! at Sutra
Tribal Circus web myspace/tribalcircusNYC Join us Thursday on our monthly night at Sutra. This month we are having a Brazilian talents night, with the most influent artists on the downtempo/groove scene down south. Going beyond musical genres they will be spinning a fusion of fresh worldwide grooves to make you move. Djs: Soneca (Trotter/Indica 96 BR ) web DJsoneca When you talk about the Brazilian downbeat/groove scene one of the most prominent names that come to mind is Rodrigo Ribeiro Ulson (a.k.a. DJ Soneca / Trotter ). His uncanny ability to combine Nu Jazz, Headz, Electro and Ambient have made him one of the DJs able to create the perfect ambiance for lounges and clubs . With powerful beats, mesmorizing grooves and a flawless execution. Among his many accomplishments music al production is one that he wishes to add to his repertoire. His most recent project “Trotter”, is his latest venture into the production world of Downbeat music. Trotter signed with the Italian Label: Indica Music. Fred (Reality Engine 96 BR) Being one of the first downtempo DJs as well as a psytrance producer in Brazil, Fred has played all over the Americas and Europe for the second time in the US he will be playing a groovy funky lounge s et, with selected tunes from around the world to get you dancing Pedro(R.E ., Interchill,CoSM – BR) web kymastream Originally from Brazil, Pedro plays and produces freestyle tribal grooves. He uses Ableton Live to mix dub-reggae vibes into house, breaks, dubstep or minimal tech. He fuses these styles with strong rhythmic influences from his country, creating an uplifting experience through the wide spectrum of electronic music. After many events in his native country and 4 years of gigs in the US, Pedro has established himself as one of the most influential downtempo artists in the scene today, a position that has earned him his right to the many hats he wears; He currently serves as resident DJ and events coordinator at CoSM, as a label DJ of Interchill Records (one of the premier downtempo labels in the world), and is a key element of the audio-visual company Reality Engine. Sutra Lounge Downstairs 16 First Av (btwn 1st and 2nd Streets) FREE 21+ w/ ID 10 PM 96 04 AM

April 11 Wednesday
Coming back to life France Tranceam Am Gallery is back and restored, plus new tracks by Velvet Acid Christ After a severe server-side failure in January, everything had to be restored from backup. Also check out the amazing tracks by Velvet Acid Christ, towards the bottom of the playlist. web tranceam.org On a personal note, after our renovation at the old apartment (carpets removed) even walking on the floor at odd hours got to be too much for the co-op. We were evicted and now have resettled in what can euphemistically be called Far East Williamsburg, i.e. Bushwick, a block from where 28th Day had Prog in the Park. That’s why I haven’t been active at all. I’ve been depressed over the suicide of one of my best friends, Wilson Leary plus Olly’s twin brother’s suicide last Sunday. It will be a few weeks until my business is again fully operational, but every day more order is being imposed on the chaos that occasionally overwhelms this calling. When you bite off more than you can chew, it’s time to pull out a meat grinder. Onward and upward! On the pl us side, I am still off all drugs. My new project: web raidnaked.t ranceamericana.org

April 11 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Guest DJ: -Slepako aka Animaltek (Animaltek/RU/NYC) Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

April 12 Thursday
Psycheground
Join us for a night of music and dancing with 2 for 1 drink specials until midnight at the newly renovated and greatly improved Sullivan Room now with larger capacity and better sound! Featuring the DJs: TONY UNORTHODOX (28thday) > electro/progressive psy LUIS (Dreamcatcher / Tsunami / PGM Records – Brazil) > full-on psytrance JUGGERNAUT (Dreamcatcher – Japan) > full-on psytrance LAURYN (Peak Records / 28thday) > full-on psytrance PATCHBAY (Reality Engine – Brazil) > full-on psytrance Coming from a background of playing in rock and heavy metal bands since the age of 12, in 2000 DJ Fred started producing experimental electronic music in the Brazilian house/techno scene. Since then, tuning his sound more to the psychedelic style he has been DJing full-on trance and downtempo in some of Brazil’s biggest festivals including Transcendence, Universo Paralello, Solaris, Earth Dance, Cachoeira Alta, Soma, and many more. In 2003, Frederico Drummond began producing psytrance under the alias PATCHBAY. Recently returning from a very successful European tour through England, Holland, Spain, Austria, and Hungary, Patchbay has been blowing people away from where ever he takes his music. After several releases on such labels as Planet Ben/Highway Star (Japan), Mandala (France), Materia (Spain), Divine Balance (USA), Geomagnetic TV/Morning Star (USA), Fred has joined Reality Engine in New York and is participating in the audio production of their debut DVD and other projects. Thursday, April 12, 2007 10pm – 4am Sullivan Room 218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and W 3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave), NYC by train: ABCDEFV to w 4th st 21+ with ID $5 cover
Dreamcatcher parties could always make you sweat on a weeknight! Glad to see they’re back!!! Looking forward to some good vibes music and energy with the good Dr. Lu and friends! So yeah, they completely renovated, expanded, and upgraded the whole place recently, including, (most importantly) a brand new sound system custom-designed and built apparently by Core Audio. I found the following interesting reference to their sound redesign on another site forum. Sounds like the “new” venue and sound system, along with the intent that went into this redesign is perfectly and appropriately fitted for psytrance – our tribe and especially the beats our local (and tropical!) wizards will surely come strapped with should get a warm welcome with open arms… there’s an addition to the lineup, our dear partner in crime Mr Brandon Adams will join us in the end along with Luis and Vince(juggernaut)for a special back-to-back set. Set times will be posted later SEE YOU ALL THERE.
Right on, right on, right on! Loved the pix! And got to see so many of my NYC friends! You guys rock! Dr. Lu: nice haircut! Hehhehe… Mr. Jeff: dude, yer glasses rock! Always nice to see your face in the place! Raffi: yer alive! And still kicking! >;-) Nice to see you again! Charlie: you look awesome with the light! >;-) Kelly: dayum, girl! Beautiful as ever! Mr. Oggmod: yer lookin’ hot, too! Long hair suits you! >:-) Remy: wow! Styyyyyyylin! Alexis: nice moves, girl! James: is that your artwork? >:-) Vince: welcome home! Stefan: permed it, eh? Looks great! >;-) Lauryn: wow, you look awesome too! Brandon: yay! You got to play! Lookin’ good! DanD: is that you back there? >;-) Rachael: nice to see you tho I haven’t met you! >;-) Jackie: is that you? If so, nice shirt! Om. Luna: looks like you…but is it? >;-) If so HI! Pedro: that looks like you too, but is it? >;-) If so HI! So…congrats PSYCHEGROUND! When’s the next one??

April 13 Friday
Gaian Mind Philly
GAIAN MIND PHILLY Philadelphia’s Premier Psytrance Party! Special Guest: PATCHBAY (Reality Engine, BR) Coming from a background of playing in rock and heavy metal bands since the age of 12, in 2000 DJ Fred started producing experimental electronic music in the Brazilian house/techno scene. Since then, tuning his sound more to the psychedelic style he has been DJing full-on trance and downtempo in some of Brazil’s biggest festivals including: Transcendence, Universo Paralello, Solaris, Earth Dance, Cachoeira Alta, Soma and many more. In 2003, Frederico Drummond began producing psytrance under the alias PATCHBAY. Recently returning from a very successful European tour through England, Holland, Spain, Austria, and Hungary, Patchbay has been blowing people away where ever he takes his music. After several releases on such labels as Planet Ben/Highway Star (Japan), Mandala (France), Materia (Spain), Divine Balance (U.S.A.), Geomagnetic TV/Morning Star (U.S.A.), Fred has joined Reality Engine an Audio Visual label based in New York, and is participating in the audio production of their debut DVD and other projects. www.myspace.com/patchbay1 www.realityengine.org Plus Resident DJ: FRACTAL PHONO (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) Downtempo Lounge with PEDRO (Reality Engine, NYC) KILOWATTS (Artificial Music Machine – Philadelphia) Deco: GAIAN MIND Friday, April 13th, 2007 9pm – 2am $7 cover ($5 before 11pm) 21+ w/ ID Ulana’s Bainbridge Street & Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA (one block south of South Street)

April 14 Saturday
Alladin Project – Skazi and Mr. Peculiar at Webster Hall
First party for: Cirque de Renee
SKAZI LIVE, Mr. P E C U L I A R, ELNADIV Dj Set !!!
First time in the east coast history: SKAZI LIVE. This show is a must for any trance lover since SKAZI has been one of the leading psy artist in the world! This show will be sold out for sure!! Please purchase your tickets in advance since the number of tickets is limited!!! Line Up: SKAZI LIVE & Dj Set Chemical Crew/Coast II Coast, Israel Mr. P E C U L I A R !! ELNADIV Dj Set Alladin Records, Isr ael/NYC ***19 to enter/21+ to drink with picture ID*** ***Door Open at 1 0 PM *** Tickets: $25 IN ADVANCE Online Tickets: web alladinproject.net To buy tickets in person call: (917)569-1177 / (917)405-4847 or In Stores: Satellite Records 259 Bowery New York, NY 10002 Phone (212) 995-1744 Hoomoos Asli 100 Kenmare St New York N.Y. Phone (212) 966 0022 Location: WEBSTER HALL 125 East 11th St New York ww w.alladinproject.net Peace & Love ‘n Trance Alladin Project Crew
I was at that show. Jumped on the stage when Skazi was finished and had a little chat with em, cool guy, great memory. – Mark Lorenz
I had higher hopes for this long-awaited set from Mr. Peculiar and his new side project Hyperception…. $$$$$$$ will be made but does Skazi really belong on the same lineup as legitimate trance artists anymore? long-standing plans for a proper Mr. Peculiar party have seemingly been hijacked at the last second through some underhanded tactics. correct info for the party should read: Mr. Peculiar LIVE (Sonic Dragon, Australia) & Hyperception DJ set (Australia) there will also be additional local psytrance DJs It was nice to finally see Skazi out of curiosity and to witness Asher’s show of big arm movements and pre-recorded guitar riffs but the set was FRUSTRATING!!! Build-up-build-up-1min of beats-break-30sec of beats-break-beats-transition and hear the crowd cheer for Skazi-repeat. My BF doubled over in laughter when Asher decided to do his hero jump and his cable unplugged. Mr. Peculiar was a good set and had me stomping nicely. I hope to see him again soon. I also enjoyed the live shows on the stage, those are always fun. I generally enjoyed myself but stayed on the balcony most of the night.
Tsunami, who was on its way down at this point, was initially planning this event with Webster Hall, without Skazi. El Nadiv, who somehow had Skazi lined up and in town for a gig, swooped in mostly successfully to hijack the party. It was a mess, made it easy for JEG to fade back and neglect his share of responsibility/ accountability for what happened after.
Brandon Adams paid out of pocket the entire booking fee of ~$1200 straight cash for Mr. Peculiar, as he was driving him and gf to the airport out of town. John was gonna let the guy, who came on tour from Australia, leave town without a single dollar paid – the amount Brandon ended up paying, between a rock and a hard place.

April 14 Saturday
28thday – Divine Balance: ANANDA SHAKE
DBSONIC/DBR’s mission is to heal as many individuals possible by harmonizing our energy centers with the accordance of universal law, to trigger complete union with self and soul. Saturday April 14th Divine Balance Sonic Healing Research Institute (DBSONIC) Divine Balance Records (DBR) Presents: THE TRINITY TOUR Multiple sound environments supported by 7 Live artists and 4 DJs… creating liquid ambient soundscapes, psychedelic funky downtempo and powerful and stimulating Shakti energy sounds with a touch of nocturnal frolic. LIVE ACTS ANANDA SHAKE (Utopia Records/DBSonic :: Israel) ELECTRYPNOSE (Peak Records/Kabrathor Records/DBSonic :: Switzerland) PRIMORDIAL OOZE (Divine Balance Records :: USA) JETO (Divine Balance Records :: USA/India) PSYBORIGINAL (Digital Psionics/DBSonic :: Australia) D-SPACE (Psybooty Records :: USA) GRAINS OF SOUND (Divine Balance Records :: USA) INDIGOM (featuring EQUISOL) (Psybooty Records/D-Space :: USA) DJ SETS CHRISTER (Shiva Space Technology/DBSonic :: Norway) DAMON (Divine Balance Records/Chillumafia :: Poland) SHAI & YIDAM (Divine Balance Records :: India) *** Experimental Sound Healing Set *** VISUALS EGNOGRA : Shaman Films Media (San Francisco) MASON DIXON (Chicago) VJ EXERIS (NYC) DATE Saturday April 14th Sound waves begin at 9:30 PM on April 14th Sounds dissipate at 5:00 AM on April 15th VENUE Alex Grey’s Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM) 542 West 27 Street Floor 4, New York, NY 10001 web cosm.org Event Management: 28thday Sound: 28thday Deco: Severyn Refreshments: 7 Ate 9 Catering $40 at the door Limited tickets available! To purchase tickets online visit: web divinebalance info at dbsonic.org Info-line: 312-498-2734

April 14 Saturday
PEX & Gaian Mind – Aries Rising Philadelphia
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The Philadelphia Experiment in conjunction with Gaian Mind, Uncut Productions, Playloop Records, Arche-Dream for Humankind, Philadelphia Fire Arts Tribe, B-True Dance Collective, ReNo Roxx, and Marsha Birts proudly present: ARIES RISING A Benefit for the Performing Arts all proceeds to benefit Archedream for Humankind and Uncut Productions An all night Psychedelic Warehouse Party celebrating the local Burning Man community and the arrival of Spring. Saturday, April 14th, 2007 10pm – ??? Live performances begin at 10:30, so please arrive early. 10$ in Costume/$20 without Costumes/Playawear/Fetishwear encouraged! Costume theme for the night is the Zodiac. Featuring: “Aries Rising”, a live art installation and performance by 48-hour film project and Fringe festival veterans Uncut Productions. www.uncutProductions.org Another amazing dance performance by Arche Dream for Humankind. www.adhk.org Live fire performances by the Philadelphia Fire Arts Tribe. A complete psytrance floor with sound, lighting, video and Décor provided by Gaian Mind. A CD release party for Playloop Records celebrating the release of “Get into The Loop Vol.1” B-True Collective dance and spoken word performance. Line Up: First Floor Playloop Records CD Release Party featuring Playloop Recording Artists: Dave Hughes (Playloop – Dublin, Ireland) Resoul (Playloop – Dublin, Ireland) Lee Mayjahs? (Playloop – PEX, BRC, Philly) Kezner (Playloop – Philly) Justin Paul (Playloop – Philly) DJ Everyday (Playloop – Philly) and a tribute to Microstar (Playloop – Hamburg, Germany) Second Floor Psychedelic Trance Room hosted by Gaian Mind LAURYN (Peak Records/28th Day – NYC) CORAL (Touch Samadhi – NYC) DAVE HENSHAW (Sonic Beating – Boston) KARMAKANIK (Gaian Mind/PSI – Philadelphia) EG~BOT (Gaian Mind/PSI – Philadelphia) BEN LIGHT-O-MATIC (Light-O-Matic/PSI – NYC) AMMON EP (Sonic Beating – Boston) Full Blacklight UV Decor by Gaian Mind and the Psychedelic Friends Network Chillout Space Summerjoy (Shakedown – Philly) Jomai Etu (NYC/SF – Tribe of Magic) DJ Meeshu (Soulgroove) Lane 2 (Jato Unit) Deet (Gaian Mind – Philly) Lounge Decor by the Fabulous Marsha Biats Playfully Subverse Area by Reno Roxx Location: 1750 N. 5th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122

April 18 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Minimal & Progressive party Guest DJs: -Lauryn (Peak Records/28th Day/NYC) At this time, Lauryn will show you a special progressive set!!! and one more special guest… Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.
Soneca(Trotter/Indica Ð BR ) www.DJsoneca.com
When you talk about the Brazilian downbeat/groove scene one of the most prominent names that come to mind is Rodrigo Ribeiro Ulson (a.k.a. DJ Soneca / Trotter ). His uncanny ability to combine Nu Jazz, Headz, Electro and Ambient have made him one of the DJs able to create the perfect ambiance for lounges and clubs . 
With powerful beats, mesmerizing grooves and a flawless execution.
Among his many accomplishments musical production is one that he wishes to add to his repertoire. His most recent project “Trotter”, is his latest venture into the production world of Downbeat music. Trotter signed with the Italian Label: Indica Music.
Really enjoyed the night! great to listen to soneca, Im glad you came again to NY m8!!!! really enjoyable set by Lauryn also… so good that this night is being kept active! thank u all

April 25 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Minimal & Progressive party Guest DJs: -Luis (Tsunami/NYC/BR) https://web.archive.org/web/20090526011127/http://www.DJluiscampos.com:80/ -Earthian (Animaltek/Omnitribe/NYC/RU) https://web.archive.org/web/20190602220936/http://djearthian.com/ Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.
Sorry, Earthian was cancelled for some reasons.
By the way, this is gonna be Stephan’s Birthday party!!!

April 27 Friday
Data Release
Presented by Domain Matrix (Paris) and Army Collective Records (NYC, Philly, Atlanta) Main Room : Network Backbone Jan Muller feat. Ariel – Psychedelic Electro-Tech – DJ Set / Live – Domain Matrix, G+ Records, www.gplusrecords.com // Germany For over 15 years German production duo Jan and Marcus as X-Dream have been on the cutting edge of electronic music, constantly pushing the boundaries that others were afraid to push. Jan has recently been joined by American run-away artist Ariel to form Prime Suspect and tonight they may surprise us with some of their newest projects! With a spacious extended set for the crafting of a full musical journey, expect a powerful expression of the creative spirit which has made X-Dream one of the most influential and revered acts in progressive and psychedelic tech-trance. At this event, Jan will be orchestrating an extended set with Ableton Live longside Ariel! www.myspace.com/janmuller, www.myspace.com/primesuspectno1 Tony Rohr – Voodoo Techno – LIVE PA (Hidden Agenda, Cocoon Records, NYC www.hidden-agenda.com) Setting up shop in the beautiful borough of Brooklyn, Tony Rohr has had a steady output of atmospheric, yet dance floor friendly releases. Sometimes labeled “Voodoo Techno”, his sound actually varies from release to release. Whether it is a tech-house classic like “Baile Conmigo”, freaked out noise funk on the label Tonewrecker with Paul Birken, experimental chillout with group Carlito Verde, or a dubbed out techno stormer like “Yadda Yadda Yadda” his sound never quite gets pigeonholed. DJing in the early 1990s his next step was that to producing in 1996 and then progressively to Live PAs in 1997. He hasn’t looked back to DJing since. DJ Earthian – Killargh Progressive – DJ Set (NYC Omnitribe, Polarlight, Animaltek, DJearthian.com) Feature closing set Mauricio Artigas – Progressive Tech – DJ Set (nine73.com, mauricioartigas.com, NJ Trance It) Kontakt – Progressive Spazmulach – DJ Set (Army Collective, NYC / Philly) www.myspace.com/k0nt4kt Room 2 : The Server Farm Hosted By MC High IQ (Headcase, Tru Skool) featuring: Greenways8 – Jungle / IDM (Army Collective //NJ) DJ Jet & Audiophile – Industrial, EDM (Vampirefreaks.com, Audiofirst //NYC) Anton Chasm – Breaks (Sound Alliance Recordings //NJ) Synikal – Drum n Bass (Headcase, Tru Skool, Light it up // Philly) Mighty Mike Saga – Industrial, EDM (Headcase //Philly) Jay Shok – Breaks (Toowunphyve, Light it up, Tru Skool //Philly) Diefex – IDM (Codename Ivan, Tru Skool //Philly) For more info contact Army Collective Records – www.armycollective.com or email wikkidskillz@aol.com Located at: Club Exit 149 Greenpoint Ave Brooklyn NY Doors open at 10 pm price: 20$ presale 25$ at the door for presale tickets, send Paypal to carmarketpro@aol.com This is an 18+ event! BRING ID!
Nobody came. But Jan and Animaltek totally rocked the house regardless! No complaints about the music Can’t wait till they come back and play again!
Oh my God, the set Jan Muller of X-Dream played was so outstanding, for me it was full-on psy, but it was so new, so original if you ask me it charted a whole new course in psytrance. My whole musical understanding is revolutionized and my entire life changed and enriched by the set of this person, whom I thank. Thanks for asking. :]

April 27 Friday
GAIAN MIND PHILLY
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Philadelphia’s Premier Psytrance Party! Resident DJs: EG~BOT (Gaian Mind / PSI – Philadelphia) KARMALINIUM (Gaian Mind / PSI – Philadelphia) FRACTAL PHONO (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) Downtempo Lounge with: ROB MALL (www.tbtmo.com – Philadelphia) TANTRUM TONIC (Slipping Into Sublimnity – Philadelphia) Deco: GAIAN MIND Friday, April 27th, 2007 9pm – 2am $7 cover ($5 before 11pm) 21+ w/ ID

April 28 Saturday
Spectra
Shane Gobi – Alchemy Records – UK Kenji Williams(Live)-ABA Structure-Tokyo/S.F Kife – Omnitribe NYC Steve-O – Spectra-PR/NYC Dave Dittmer – Sonic Beating/Psyforia-Boston Pedro – R.E/Interchill/Cosm–NYC DJ Dedos – Taino-Rincon deco by Goa Babies – USA visuals by Optical Delusion Club Shelter 150 Varick St. at Vandam Manhattan $25 more info to come…
Shane did the magic again! After listening to him last yr back to back (Gaian Mind & Eclipse), I was kind of skeptical that whether the indoor venue will be able to do justice!!! But from “M00ther Fu6king Bassline” to “Nuc1er Device”, it was just awesome. Also, it was nice to see some vibrant energy on the dancefloor! 😉 [though there were many newcomers/unknow that …]Anyway, at last, thanks to Gavin! thank u for an amazing party…… I never heard Gobi b4, I know, shame on me! but… I am happy I had a chance now…. I had no idea ho amazing he can be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hope to hear him outdoors one day…. thank u , thank u, thank u, namaste, arigato, spasibo!!! and to everyone who was stomping around in a busy crowd…lol kicking me sometimes lovingly! got there a bit late, but had a great time! why there was a line outside Shelter AFTER the police shut the club down, I will never understand… What a great weekend!!! I had a good time at the party. It was nice to see everyone come out as usual. The venue was different. It didn’t feel like a club but more like someone’s really big loft, very cozy. It was nice to see Kenji again and Shane was the highlight of the night. Can anyone explain why the cops busted the party? Thankfully it was after the trance was over but still…I was having fun Besides that little obstacle, the party practically continued in my apt and then finished the weekend off at Mayday in Union Square. It was really nice to see lots-o-trance, raver and burner friends coming out for another nice party.

April 28 Saturday
Entheocentric Salon
8 PM to 5 AM A fusion of art & music, live paintings, psychotropic projections, & eclectic grooves -Live art performances by: Alex & Allyson Grey Zachariah 8PM to 10PM -Our Cultural panel will be talking about the artistic production for an audience focused on expanded consciousness. The participants will be talking about challenges facing their production, what inspires and how the production process happens… Participants: Alex Grey (CoSM) web .alexgrey Mikio Kennedy (Freek Factory) William Etundi (TheDanger.co m) anger Jonathan Phillips (Souldish) web souldish Joann Jimenez (Alma) web almaNYC Eli Morgan web psythos CoSMosis Ope n from 10 PM to 5 AM Live Acts: Random Rab web myspace/randomrabmusic “Emerging from his own distinct corner of the West Coast electronic music scene, Random Rab offers a powerful, timeless contribution to sonic exploration. Rab is a master of manipulating our temporal awareness, leading us into seemingly ancient worlds, where to our amazement, we find visible shreds of the future. Allow his sound to catalyze your travels into haunting ecstasy, and you will not return to your same beginning. Playing only his own originally produced music live, the depth and craftsmanship of this offering is remarkable. With an array of drum machines, samplers, sequencers, and Instruments, it is a clear devotion to expression and perfection. The beats are smooth, bold, and overwhelming. The original vocals, melodies and hitting bass merge seamlessly into a tapestry of unique and unexpected journeys. ” Djs: Matyas(Reality Engine) web realityengine.org Back from a long successful season in Brazil, Matyas will be rocking the dance floor with tunes from the South American parties. Orion(Disorient) web disorient Orio n has been DJing parties in New York City since 2002. Cutting his teeth with house music and remixes, his selections have grown to include heavy doses of funky breaks and other music that favors dirty basslines and sexy samples. Orion first discovered the practice of music when he received a guitar for his 13th birthday. As his curiosity for music increased, this fascination with sound led him to pursue a classical training in music composition at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. After graduating as a Bachelor of Music, he moved to New York to seek his fortune and maybe learn how to DJ on the side. These days, when not DJing, he works as a Recording Engineer and Music Producer in the Village. He also performs live as a member of the techno band Spiral Blaster. Haj(Freek Factory/Sub Swara) web myspace.co m/freekusmaximus Pedro (Reality Engine/ Interchill/ CoSM) web kymastream. com Originally from Brazil, Pedro plays and produces freestyle tribal grooves, with dub-reggae vibes into house, breaks, dubstep or minimal tech. All fused with strong rhythmic influences from Brazil, Mid-East, and Africa creating an uplifting experience through the wide spectrum of electronic music, that gives him the ability to create the right atmosphere for a pleasant and deep experience in any setting. After many events in his native country and 3 years in the US, Pedro has established himself as one of the most influent downtempo artists, being the resident DJ and events coordinator at CoSM, representing one of the main downtempo labels in the world – Interchill Records (Canada) 96 and a key element of the audio-visual company Reality Engine. CoSM: Open 10 PM to 5 AM -DJs: Mikio(Freek Factory) Haj(Freek Factory, Sub Swara Alien Blue (CoSM) Visuals by: Borister web lucination Sound by: DMT Price: $20 Address: 542 W. 27th Street, 4th Floor NYC

May 2007

May 3 Thursday
Dreamcatcher’s PSYCHEGROUND at Sullivan Room
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Join us for a night of music and dancing with 2 for 1 drink specials until midnight at the newly renovated, larger, and greatly improved Sullivan Room with AMAZING SOUND! Featuring the DJs: LUIS (Dreamcatcher, Tsunami – NYC/Brazil) full-on psytrance MAX EARWORM (Yabai Records – NYC) full-on psytrance SEW (Mad Elephant – NYC/Japan) progressive trance MATYAS (Reality Engine – NYC/Brazil) electro PEDRO (Reality Engine – NYC/Brazil) downtempo Thursday, May 3, 10pm – 4am Sullivan Room, Manhattan, New York City 218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and W 3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave) Subway: A, B, C, D, E, F, V trains to “W 4 St – Wash Sq” 21+ with ID $5 cover Flyer for this event is online here: Please subscribe to our announcement list for info on future events. Just send a blank e The thread for this party is here on Isratrance: forum. Isratrance/viewtopic.php/topic/108190/forum/28 web DJluiscampos/ web 881-rec/top web realityengine.org/ -1034063731ma/styletitleDreamcatcher’s PSYCHEGROUND – Thursday at Sullivan in NYC! Join us for a night of music and dancing with 2 for 1 drink specials until midnight at the newly renovated, larger, and greatly improved Sullivan Room with AMAZING SOUND! Featuring the DJs: LUIS (Dreamcatcher, Tsunami – NYC/Brazil) full-on psytrance MAX EARWORM (Yabai Records – NYC) full-on psytrance SEW (Mad Elephant – NYC/Japan) progressive trance MATYAS (Reality Engine – NYC/Brazil) electro PEDRO (Reality Engine – NYC/Brazil) downtempo Thursday, May 3, 10pm – 4am Sullivan Room, Manhattan, New York City 218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and W 3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave) Subway: A, B, C, D, E, F, V trains to “W 4 St – Wash Sq” 21+ with ID $5 cover
EarrrrrrrrrrrrWooooooooooormmmmmmmmmm. Max just took the party to next level. For a while I forgot that its week night. Max played one after another killer tracks, pumped in such a gr8 energy on the dancefloor. Ooh man, it was nice to see 1 more track, 1 more track, 1 more track ; – ) and party going on and on and on ….. Even when music finally stopped, nobody wanted to leave!! Thanks Luis for wonderful party. Big cheers to Earworm for such an amazing music and to all trancers for last few hours of madness on the dancefloor!
Wowowowowowowow!!!! INSANE party pix! You guys ALL look so blissed out! Yeauuuuuh! Dr. Lu! Nice work! And Charlie NYC, you too! And even tho I wasn’t there to hear it I KNOW the DJs KICKED ASS! Congrats to all! Everyone is pure love and it shows! My fave pic: Kelly’s special grab! LMAO

May 4, 11, 18, 25
Axis – Doubleplus in Boston
May 4 – Kri Dave Dittmer
May 11 – Psylab
May 18 – Crook (Elements)
May 25 DRC SF Shwilly

May 11 Friday
National Psy-Trance Calendar TripOutNY’s format as you know has evolved over time. For years I maintained a newsletter. This proved to be an inefficient use of time and was always second-hand information. So within the past 6 months all NYC organizers are able to post their event once on this list, directly, so that wi th one very low volume account you get just the events, no BS. Thanks to all organizers as none have abused their moderator posting rights. Now, even though the format is so late 1990s, periodically this email will go out that covers the national scene; every effort will be made to keep it updated but for up to date info by the promoters themselves see the forum on tranceam.org or isratrance.
Namaste and Greetings What is up people? Summer is rolling around the corner, well it looks like NY is having some parties again after a being quiet for a week or two, Boston is kicking as usual, hmm GAI AN MIND in Philly too as well as the upcoming 10-year party in Atlantic City, NJ. San Fran is kicking with Psy Burns and other areas out west. O Advanced-Lotus (web myspace/advancedlotus)

May 8 Wednesday
Acivate at Sapphire
Weekly Minimal & Progressive party Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

May 11 Friday
Launch of Reality Sandwich
Daniel Pinchbeck’s new psychedelic literary venture! Hi folks, I am writing to introduce you to Reality Sandwich (web realitysandwich), a new web magazine. I am the editorial director for the site, and I am very happy with what we have assembled so far. Reality Sandwich is a place for exploring many aspects of our physical and psychic realities that are ignored and avoided by the media. As the author of two books on indigenous shamanism and psychedelic substances – 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl (Penguin, 2006) and Breaking Open the Head (Broadway Books, 2002) – I have felt the lack of a cultural forum that could bridge between the alternative realms and mainstream culture. I hope that Reality Sandwich will fill that gap. Please check out Reality Sandwich, and if you like what you see, tell your friends about it. We hope to create an active community, and eventually, a social network that will allow for deeper engagement among people around the world who are interested in these topics. I look forward to hearing your reactions, comments, story ideas, and criticisms. Our tagline is: “Evolving consciousness, bite by bite.” About Reality Sandwich: Reality Sandwich covers topics from sustainability to shamanism, alternate realities to alternative energy, remixing media to re-imagining community, holistic healing techniques to the promise and perils of new technologies. It hopes to spark debate and engagement by offering a forum for voices ranging from the ecologically pragmatic to the wildly visionary. Reality Sandwich includes news, reflective essays, arts, interviews, podcasts, and forums. Counteracting the doom-and-gloom of the daily news, the site is a platform for perspectives conveying a different vision of the transformations we face. Among the more than 40 current contributors are: Daniel Pinchbeck, Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, Elizabeth Thompson (Director of the Buckminster Fuller Institute), The Yes Men, David Rothenberg, Douglas Rushkoff, John Jay Harper, Kaliya Hamlin, Henri Poole, Andrew Boyd (Billionaires for Bush), Aline Duriaud, Ken Jordan, Jonathan Phillips, Melinda Wenner, Andy Dale, and Michael Brownstein. Reality Sandwich is built with Drupal, the popular open source online publishing system, by the free and open-source software consultants CivicActions. Please forward this announcement to those who will be interested. Yours, Daniel Hi folks, I am writing to introduce you to Reality Sandwich (web realitysandwich), a new web magazine. I am the editorial director for the site, and I am very happy with what we have assembled so far. Reality Sandwich is a place for exploring many aspects of our physical and psychic realities that are ignored and avoided by the media. As the author of two books on indigenous shamanism and psychedelic substances – 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl (Penguin, 2006) and Breaking Open the Head (Broadway Books, 2002) – I have felt the lack of a cultural forum that could bridge between the alternative realms and mainstream culture. I hope that Reality Sandwich will fill that gap. Please check out Reality Sandwich, and if you like what you see, tell your friends about it. We hope to create an active community, and eventually, a social network that will allow for deeper engagement among people around the world who are interested in these topics. I look forward to hearing your reactions, comments, story ideas, and criticisms. Our tagline Is: “Evolving consciousness, bite by bite.” About Reality Sandwich: Reality Sandwich covers topics from sustainability to shamanism, alternate realities to alternative energy, remixing media to re-imagining community, holistic healing techniques to the promise and perils of new technologies. It hopes to spark debate and engagement by offering a forum for voices ranging from the ecologically pragmatic to the wildly visionary. Reality Sandwich includes news, reflective essays, arts, interviews, podcasts, and forums. Counteracting the doom-and-gloom of the daily news, the site is a platform for perspectives conveying a different vision of the transformations we face. Among the more than 40 current contributors are: Daniel Pinchbeck, Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, Elizabeth Thompson (Director of the Buckminster Fuller Institute), The Yes Men, David Rothenberg, Douglas Rushkoff, John Jay Harper, Kaliya Hamlin, Henri Poole, Andrew Boyd (Billionaires for Bush), Aline Duriaud, Ken Jordan, Jonathan Phillips, Melinda Wenner, Andy Dale, and Michael Brownstein. Reality Sandwich is built with Drupal, the popular open-source online publishing system, by the free and open-source software consultants CivicActions. Please forward this announcement to those who will be interested. Yours, Daniel

May 11 Friday
GAIAN MIND PHILLY
Philadelphia’s Premier Psytrance Party! Special Guest: EARWORM (Y abai Records – NYC) EarWorm is the project of Max Meshiv, born in 1986. Was infected by the virus in Israel at a very early age and now resides in NYC to infect others. Just recently released on the new Yabai Rec. Compilation alongside artists Abomination, Digital Talk, and Phatmatix. Inspired by everything, Influenced by High-Tech and Nighttime-Twilight Psytrance. Always aiming on Positive Sound Frequencies to move all body parts and to create ultra immense energy on the dance floors. Time To Get EarWormed!!! web myspace/earwormtrax w/ Resident DJs: EGBOT (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) FRACTAL PHONO (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) Downtempo Lounge with: BOTTOM FEEDER (Goa-Home – Philadelphia) TRITTON (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) Deco: GAIAN MIND Friday, May 11th, 9pm – 2am $7 cover ($5 before 11pm) 21+ w/ ID Ulanas Bainbridge Street & Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA (one block south of South Street) GAIAN MIND PHILLY – Second Friday of Every Month at Ulanas! 05/12 /04:00 PM – Downtown Get Down Pritchard Park, Asheville, North C arolina 28803 – free web touchsamadhi Saturday May 12 Brooklyn, NY CD Release Party for Anomalistic Behaviors Ft: Arahat!

May 12 Saturday
Pine Barrens
Free Open Air Trance Festival this Saturday night This weekend must be an explosion of warm weather energy… glad I’m back in time. I’m going to this after the Williamsburg event pSychoActiVE s0uNd gAtheRing in thE piNE baRRens GatHEr ill data juices from yoUr wild reFlectiOns oF yoUr anCient saCred pAst. The molecular mArmalAde is spRead thIck thROugh multiplE reAlities aT all m0mEnts simultaneouslY. Sonic saTuratioN fiLLs thE spAce, floWing thRough the pIne nEedlEs. RemeMbeR yoUr fuTuRe. Close yoUr eYes And prOjeCt yoUr pErcePtion inTO thE mEntal caVitiEs oF all bEings. The gatHEriNg oF All of yoUr shAmaniC tEntaclEs uniTe! in syMetriCal denSitieS. LookIng foRwarD to blEndinG into thE etErnal frequEncy wiTh yoU s0on… sni Courtesy Jowe & Co.; if you know her ask her, if you’re on DMT, you have info already. Many of you newcomers are not on the underground DMT list. To get on, throw some loot ($30) at me, I’ll work hard to keep you informed all year. For those clever among you, the site was documented in Spielberg’s recent War of the Worlds.

May 11 Friday
TSUNAMI & AREA Events – A 10 Year Anniversary Tour
S. U. N. P r o j e c t Live !!! (Germany) Marco, Matthias and McCoy, return with their signature alien masks and costumes. Matthias burning & exploding guitar will sure be a night to be remembered D J L U I S (TSUNAMI) B R A N D O N A D A M S (DREAMCATCHER) and more! S T U D I O M E Z M O R E (formerly known as CROBAR) 530 West 28th Street (between 10th & 11th Street) 10pm to late 21 + Valid Picture ID a Must! F or VIP table service contact info at Tsunami-trance Admission: Advance $ 25 (limited number) / $30 Door: $40 / $35 reduced Advance Tickets Available on web GrooveTickets Also available at: SATELLITE- VINYL MARKET (bet. Prince & E.Houston)-(bet. 2nd & 1st Avenues) 212 995-1744 – 212 539-1203 web GrooveTickets web areaevents
hi folks, this is SUN Project. we are so much looking forward to our live performance in NYC this Friday ! it always was a big fun to make party with the New York trance crowd ! We gonna play powerful new material as well as well known older stuff. we will make our crazy 10 years SUN Project anniversary show with aliens and burning guitar on stage. if you would not come to the party you really would miss something! you know there is no other trance act with a show like ours …! see you on Friday night!!!!!! SUN Project, (the native born hamburge rs from germany)” web myspace/sunprojectoficial

May 11 Friday
Psylab in Boston
5:11 :boston, ma PSYLAB psylabunderground when is the last time you heard of a Boston psychedelic producer make such a national impact? Psylab certainly has accomplished this. plucked to play on lansdowne before embarking on bigger festivals this summer: Alladin Orb Summer Festival and Camp Bisco VI to name a few. SHWILLY B circle/green/zbc boston ++ resident. techno and trance connoisseur, sure to give his ++ years of danceflo or wizardry yet another chapter visuals by Sean Stevens web seanstevens also visuals by Whorld EnVision VJ Whorld and VJ Vivia web whorld. org web spark-envision-media decor by sonic beating AXIS 13 lansdown e st boston web myspace/plusplusboston $10 door/$5 reduce email me f or reduce by 6pm 5/11 hoopers always get in free 10-2 21+ upcoming guests CROOK 5/18 DRC 5/25 web psylabunderground web shwillyb web gnome fatty.org web myspace/psylab web myspace/shwillyb web sonicbeating. org

May 12 Saturday
pSychoActiVE s0uNd gAtheRing in thE piNE baRRens
GatHEr ill data juices from yoUr wild reFlectiOns oF yoUr anCient saCred pAst. The molecular mArmalAde is spRead thIck thROugh multiplE reAlities aT all m0mEnts simultaneouslY. Sonic saTuratioN fiLLs thE spAce, floWing thRough the pIne nEedlEs. RemeMbeR yoUr fuTuRe. Close yoUr eYes And prOjeCt yoUr pErcePtion inTO thE mEntal caVitiEs oF all bEings. The gatHEriNg oF All of yoUr shAmaniC tEntaclEs uniTe in syMetriCal denSitieS. LookIng foRwarD to blEndinG into thE etErnal frequEncy wiTh yoU s0on… Keep this information away from police people.Be prepared to camp. Bring necessities (ie. food, water, etc.).Be kind to our universe- do not leave trash or cigarette butts at this sacred place.
SUN Project wont be going to PB-Jowe & co. will have tents to stay dry

May 12 Saturday
28th Day Anomalistic Behaviours
VENUE CHANGE! party has been moved to a bigger venue! Please see below for the new address, and join us for a crazy night on the dark tip! class”headline2 Saturday, May 12 Anomalistic Behaviors CD Release Party ft. Arahat class”headline28thday – an AUM Fundraiser All profits from this event will go towards flying east coast artists out to the aAUM Festival in Arkansas, and your admission includes a copy of the new release from Anomalistic Records, Anomalistic Behaviors! featuring: class”artist ARAHAT (aka DJ Hidro-Ponik) LIVE + DJ! First NYC appearance! class”artistAttrib(PsyCircle Records | Cosmic Theatre | Psybertribe | Goods from Da Woods, San Diego) 28thday FACEHEAD LIVE! class”artistAttrib(Anomalistic | Geomagnetic.tv, Pennsylvania) EGBOT class”artistAttrib(Gaian Mind | PSI, Philadelphia) Decor by Severyn Sound by 28thday Hours: 11-5am Location: Brooklyn Nights 497 DeKalb Ave btw Bedford & Franklin $20 at the door (includes Anomalistic Behaviors CD)
AUM Fundraiser! All profits from this event will go towards flying east coast artists out to the AUM festival I n Arkansas, and everybody who pays at the door will receive a copy of the first release from Anomalistic Records, Anomalistic Behaviors! Taking place at East River Bar in Williamsburg, which features an awesome outdoor patio for a smoking area Featuring sounds from the following: Arahat aka DJ Hidro-Ponik (PsyCircle Records, Cosmic Theatre, Psybertr ibe, Goods from Da Woods / San Diego) Live + DJ! First NYC Appearance! “Tom Hidro started mixing Goa vinyl back in 1995 and has grown through t he ages of electronica and finally settled on his passion, Psychedelic Ni nighttime trance. A producer since 2005 he has released 4 tunes globally with a handful more coming soon on Dark Prisma, Anomolistic, D-A-R-K, and the first comp coming from PsyCircle/Darkstar called Liquid Vision. Other studio projects include Arabali (with Mubali) and Monks of Madness (with Bodhisattva 13:20). Originally from the suburbs of Boston, Arahat has be en in California since 1997, a hotbed of incredible talent and wild amazing events located from Tijuana all the way up to the Oregon border. The music is primarily inspired from the countless events performed under full- moons and new-moons in the Mojave desert and Mountains of the Sierra/Neva da range. Expect to hear wild and innovative psychedelic sounds designed for the night hours. This live/DJ set will include 13 original tunes as w ell as the freshest tunes from around the globe.” FaceHead (Anomalist ic, Geomagnetic.FaceHead (Anomalist Live! Chuck Looper (AKA FaceHead), is one of those “saved by psytrance” stories. Shortly after breaking free from a tarnished past a friend took him to his first psychedelic event in 2002. It changed his life. Since 1998 Chuck had been DJing and producing his own blend of noisy experimental electronic music. After that firs t party, he went home and immediately started working on his first psy tr ack. Since then it has been an obsession. Constantly searching for the most unique and bizarre sounds, FaceHead brings a style all his own that wi ll leave you stomping away with question marks over your heads. You can expect dark and full-on with a wide variety of influences. Look for upcoming releases on Geomagnetic and Anomalistic. Egbot (Gaian Mind, PSI / Philadelphia) David McGee (aka EgBot) offers a wealth of inspiration with a touch of dark humor to his works. He has been spinning/producing psytrance since 2001 and is currently throwing parties with Gaian Mind and PSI . Always on the cutting edge of music, he has been hard at work blending minimal psytrance with textured sound-scapes, samples, and hooks that jus t can’t be denied. His tracks are a twisting journey through psychedelia. Expect a dark and twisted DJ set courtesy of Egbot. Sound by 28thday Hours: 11-5am Location: East River Bar 97 S. 6th St., Brooklyn, NY 112 11 nr. Bedford Ave. Nearby Subway Stops J, M, Z at Marcy Ave.L at B edford Ave. $20 at the door, which also gets you a copy of Anomolistic Be haviors links to the tracks are at web anomalisweb htt ( web anomalisticrecords/) web anomalisweb htt (web anomalisticrecords/) web 28thday.htt (w ww.28thday/) See what’s free at web aol. & nbs If you have a psychedelic event and would like Trance Am to sell limited amounts of discount tickets for an extra ooomph of promo, email americana.org Saturday May 12: Brookly n: CD Release Party for Anomalistic Behaviors Ft: Arahat! This Saturday 28thday – an AUM Fundraiser! All profits from this event will go towards flying east coast artists out to the AUM festival in Arkansas, and everybody who pays at the door will receive a copy of the first release from Anomalistic Records, Anomalistic Behaviors! Taking place at East River Bar in Williamsburg, which features an awesome outdoor patio for a smoking area Featuring sounds from the following: B RArahat aka DJ Hidro-Ponik (PsyCircle Records, Cosmic Theatre, Psybertribe, Goods from Da Woods / San Diego) Live + DJ! First NYC Appearance! “Tom Hidro started mixing Goa vinyl back in 1995 and has grown through the ages of electronica and finally settled on his passion, Psychedelic Nighttime trance. A producer since 2005 he has released 4 tunes globally with a handful more coming soon on Dark Prisma, Anomolistic, D-A-R-K, and the first comp coming from PsyCircle/Darkstar called Liquid Vision. Other studio projects include Arabali (with Mubali) and Monks of Madness (with Bodhisattva 13:20). Originally from the suburbs o f Boston, Arahat has been in California since 1997, a hotbed of incredible talent and wild amazing events located from Tijuana all the way up to the Oregon border. The music is primarily inspired from the countless events performed under full-moons and new-moons in the Mojave desert and Mountain s of the Sierra/Nevada range. Expect to hear wild and innovative psychedelic sounds designed for the night hours. This live/DJ set will include 13 o riginal tunes as well as the freshest tunes from around the globe.” B RFaceHead (Anomalistic, Geomagnetic.Wtv / Pennsylvania ) Live! Chuck Looper (AKA FaceHead), is one of those “saved by psytrance” stories. Shortly after breaking free from a tarnished past a friend took him to his first psychedelic event in 2002. It changed his life. Since 1998 Chuck had been DJing and producing his own blend of noisy experimental electronic music. After that first party, he went home and immediately started working on his first psy track. Since then it has been an obsession. Constantly searching for the most unique and bizarre sounds, FaceHead brings a style all his own that will leave you stomping away with question marks over your heads. You can expect dark and full-on with a wide variety o f influences. Look for upcoming releases on Geomagnetic and Anomalistic. Egbot (Gaian Mind, PSI / Philadelphia) David McGee (aka Eg Bot) offers a wealth of inspiration with a touch of dark humor to his works. He has been spinning/producing psytrance since 2001 and is currently throwing parties with Gaian Mind and PSI. Always on the cutting edge of music, he has been hard at work blending minimal psytrance with textured soundscapes, samples and hooks that just can’t be denied. His tracks are a twisting journey through psychedelia. Expect a dark and twisted DJ set courtesy of Egbot. Sound by 28thday Hours: 11-5am Location: East River Bar 97 S. 6th St., Brooklyn, NY 11211 nr. Bedford Ave. Nearby Subway Stops J, M, Z at Marcy Ave.L at Bedford Ave. $20 at the door, which also gets you a copy of Anomolist ic Behaviors

May 12 Saturday
Cafe Novacento
Greetings to All!!! Join us at Cafe Novecento (343 west broadway) this Saturday May 12th as we celebrate birthdays of Oleg, Solomon and Anna!!! Music by DJ Earthian Kife Slepako (b-day set) special guest Tsutomu (Mad Elephant) this event is free, music starts at 10pm see you there:-dd

May 12 Saturday
Bonfires for Peace at Pritchard Park
4pm to 10pm Asheville, NC The Traveling Bonfires & Touch Samadhi with The Indie & Third World Asheville present “Bonfires for Peace at Pritchard Park” Year 4, Event 1 Pritchard Park, Downtown Asheville, NC FREE For more details, email pasckie or call Marta Osborne at (828) 225 5994. Info about Traveling Bonfires, The Indie, and Third World Asheville web indieAsheville and I ndiebonfires.blogspot/ Live Shapestatic Dj’s Iduna Oso Medisin web mountainx/ae/2005/0112bonfires.php web mountainx/ae/2 006/1213peacejones.php web touchsamadhi The Traveling Bonfire s roam the country, instigating arts and music events, bringing people tog ether for global peace and multicultural community harmony. *** SHAPESTAT IC – “Metaphim” [GM001] *** Coming in May on GAIAN MIND! love life K ri band: web myspace/shapestatic DJ: touchsamadhi/kr I mixes: touchsamadhi/kri/krismixes releases: saikosou design and printing email me!

May 18 Friday
Psyforia
Hugh S (New York City) Furth er line up and info TBA… 10pm – 2am 18+ $5 donation – funded by your donations!! If it’s warm enough amd not raining we will do the event outdoors!!! For directions and info visit: web sonicbeating.org/psyf oria – Public Service Notice – If we have to go inside this month, the capacity will be STRICTLY limited to 100 people inside the hall. ** PSYFORIA T-SHIRTS ** available at the door for $15 * Girl’s & Boy’s Styles * Friday May 18th New York, New York A.M. Bionik Proudly Presents: Electric Clerics A.M. Bionik strives to procure underground artists and musicians whose live artesian performances transform our interpretations of the known universe. We are focusing our third eye on their tangible artwork and musical sculptures. By cherishing quality over quantity, we are cutting to the chase by offering several hours of international music and VJ performances. For that reason, we are very excited to announce five live performing artists for the *Electric Clerics* event. ABOUT THE SPACE: The space has limited capacity and we are asking that everyone who wants to attend this event to kindly purchase a presale ticket. We are 100% positive that you will want to be at this event, especially considering the lineup and quality of the production. We are confident that the 5 hours of international live acts brought to you on an EAW, LA series speaker system with something like 2039480239 zillion watts will get you in the door & screaming for more! The event will begin promptly at 8pm with Psylab’s 2 hour live improvisational performance. We will waste no time in getting right into the international music. There are no locals slotted for this event so please show up early!! A word to the wise: there will be an after-hours event w/ special DJs at another location. Access to the after-hours granted to participants only at the close of the main event. FEATURED ARTISTS: BIGWIGS **LIVE** NATIONAL HEROS OF SONIC PASMAT ERIA You can listen to a sample of Bigwigs’ new material on their myspace page: web myspacewigs2 KINO OKO **LIVE** is a “Biblical Gold Medalist” You can listen to samples of Kino Oko’s music on his myspace page: web myspace/kinooko EPI CENTRUM aka Jurek Przezdzieck I **LIVE** You can listen to samples of Jurek Przezdziecki’ s music on his myspace page: web myspace/jurekp PSYLAB is **LIVE** Electronic Dance Music Joseph Giglio – bass aka “Filter Junkie”, Steven Asaro – Roland TD-20 V-Drum kit aka “Human Drum Machine”, Ed Guild – Audio / “Vizzie”, Neil Larson – “Synth Doctor” aka “Dr Nigel” please visit www.psylabunderground or web myspace/psylab Video Projectionists: PIG IN SPACE PRODUCTIONS Rail Collective, Boston. SURGE:(a .k.a. Serge Mozgalevsky) New York. Gui”AUM”etriX: Based in New York, VJ a nd video artist Guillaume Clave. one.revver/watch/224580 TICK ETS: We are asking everyone to kindly purchase a ticket, which is the best and fairest way to RSVP your space at this event. You’ll be able to purc hase 2 tickets per party (for you and your significant other). The ticket s are $25. Space is limited and we refuse to oversell this event so get yours today before they’re gone! visit web ambionik to purchase presales. A notice will be sent to the lists when the tickets go onsale.

May 18 Friday
Electric Clerics
– BIGWIGS LIVE! 1ST US APPEARANCE + ADDED Friday, May 18, A.M. Bionik Proudly Presents: Electric Clerics **9pm- ??am** LIVE! P.A. Performances by Poland’s NATIONAL HEROS OF SONIC PASMATE RIA: FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE US! **BIGWIGS (Horns & Hoofs Entertainment – Warsaw, Poland) Bigwigs is currently working on their second album and will be performing their unreleased material. Listen to a mixed sample of Bigwigs’ new material on myspace at: web myspacewigs2 **KINO OKO (Warsaw, Poland) Performing unreleased tracks and selections from his “Los t Entertainment” album Listen to tracks of Kino Oko on myspace at: web my space/kinooko **EPI CENTRUM (aka Mass Turbo, aka Jurek Przezdziecki – Warsaw, Poland) **JUREK PRZEZDZIECKI (Whirlpool Sex Music – Warsaw, Poland ) Listen to tracks of Jurek Przezdziecki on myspace at: web myspace/ju rekp Also, featuring LIVE Electronic Dance Music by: **PSYLAB (Boston, MA ) Listen to Psylab tracks at web psylabunderground or web myspace/ psylab DJs: Tony Unorthodox (28th Day Productions, NYC) DJ Earthian (Anima ltek, Omnitribe, NYC) +Special guest DJs – TBA VJs: PIG IN SPACE PRODUCTI ONS, Leonid A. (Rail Collective, Boston) SURGE (Alladin Project, Subtle Production, NYC) Gui”AUM”etriX aka Guillaume Clave (NY based VJ) PRESALE T ICKETS: Presale tickets can be purchased through the website web ambionik. com or by sending an email to AMBionik for more information on in -person ticket sales. ABOUT THE SPACE: The space has limited capacity. Once we reach capacity, we will not be able to allow anyone in! BYO You’re allowed to bring your own spirits. However, NO GLASS CONTAINERS will be all owed inside. MERCHANDISE & REFRESHMENTS CDs, Vinyl, T-shirts, Posters, & select beverages will be available for purchase. LOCATION Located in the h istoric “5pointz” building (w/ graffiti) directly across the street from PS 1. “Zoran Studios” 45-40 Davis St 2nd Floor, Long Island City, NY By Subway E/V Train: Get off at the 23rd St./Ely Ave. stop. Head South on 23rd St toward 45th Rd. Slight Left at Davis St. 7 Train (3 stops from Grandntral) Get off at the 45th Rd./Court House Square. Turn right onto 23rd St reet. Then slight left onto Davis Street. G Train: Get off at Court Square . Head South on 23rd St toward 45th Rd. Make slight left at Davis St. DISCLAIMER Please respect the environment. We are inviting you into private art ist studios. Please respect your neighbors, musicians, and participants b y keeping your mouth closed and your ears open. People have traveled far an d wide to listen to this once-in-a-lifetime event! Please use the designated smoking area if you must smoke. Do not smoke near the speakers or the musicians. Smoking shortens the life of equipment (just like us)! This is a drug-Free event.
CHANGE OF VENUE!!! -ZORAN STUDIO in Long Island City- Zoran Studio. 45-40 davis Street, 2nd floor. G and 7 to court sq. 9pm-10am
Last night’s live performance (dress rehearsal) by both bigwigs and kino oko in toronto was !!!!! absolutely amazing. makes me even more excited to hear what the grandmasters have in store for the fortunate few who decided take advance preps to attend our special event. Very sweet party. Decor was amazing, even without the panoramic view of some of NYC’s finest graffiti artists. Brilliant, eclectic music all night, with great sets as well from Vadim and Shai. Most in attendance actually missed the headline act, which made hearing Bigwigs with sunlight streaming through the windows ever more intimate and enchanting. Truly a unique and highly psychedelic event with very good vibes. Other organizers take note: $1 water, free breakfast, sound that doesn’t shred your eardrums, and a truly underground location make the party. Oh yeah, and some seriously twisted sounds and grooves from Poland didn’t hurt either. Much love and respect, Gravy Thank you to all who came out and made this event a reality. Special shout outs to and in no particular order, Zoran, Alan of Metrosound, Anthony F., Christine, Luther & Donna, Tony of 28th day, Serge, Leonid A, Ron, Raheem, Fitz, Bigwigs, Kino oko, Vadim, Shay and everyone who attended.
Electric Clerics Gratitude ) Thank you to all who came out and made this event a reality. Special shou t outs to and in no particular order, Zoran, Alan of Metrosound, Anthony F ., Christine, Luther & Donna, Tony of 28th day, Serge, Leonid A, Ron, Rahe em, Fitz, Bigwigs, Kino Oko, Vadim, Shay and everyone who attended. Please email me if you’d like to drop a suggestion in the suggestion box. I also wanted to thank everyone who helped make this event a d free event. you know who you are!! Thank you!! The A.M.Bionik Teamsters

May 18 Friday
Yahel in Cleveland
Global Extravaganza present: Yahel – Israel Uzi – Russia/Cleveland – Goahead Productions Sinergy Nightclub 1213 W. 6th St. (Warehouse District) Cleveland, OH

May 18 Friday
Primordial Bliss at Deerfields, NC
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Start: 05/18/ – 5:00pm End: 05/20/- 5:00pm Timezone: Etc/-5 Goa Gil Sadhu (Holy Man) Technoshaman Father of Goa/Psychedelic Trance Redefining the Ancient Tribal Ritual for the 21st Century “Since the beginning of time mankind has used music and dance to commune with the Spirit of Nature and the Spirit of the Universe” Atlanta Psytrance and Those People Productions welcome Goa Gil back to the Southeastern US, on his second rite of passage as your shamanic guide, for an extended journey into the heart of Primordial Bliss. Join us in a regional gathering of the tribes as we celebrate as one primal force Goa Gil’s sonic transmission of cutting-edge psychedelic trance across Deerfields, a 940-acre private retreat in the sacred Appalachian Mountains. Beneath the skies, on earthen soil where nature abounds, we will dance by ritual fire as the ancients once did – guided by Goa Gil in Redefining the Ancient Tribal Ritual for the 21st Century through the Trance Dance Experience! “[We] are coming to these rituals in the same spirit that the ancients came to these rituals to use music and dance to commune with the Cosmic Spirit, the Spirit of Nature, the Spirit which is behind Nature and the Cosmic Mind, and the Cosmic Being which exists within everything… This is getting down with Mother Earth and becoming one with the Spirit through the music and dance, which is as old as mankind itself” Quotes by Goa Gil (The Nommos / Ava tar Records) More on Goa Gil at: Goagil Pre-registered tickets $40 u ntil May 1st at: thosepeople-Asheville or atlantapsytrance.net *Full n ames of attendees required for pre-registration $45 at The Gate Gate op ens at 3pm, Friday – May 18th, *Gate hours posted online All ages ( under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian) NO RE-ENTRY – Brin g everything you will need for survival Primitive campsites are encourage d in designated areas Meal tickets available for purchase by Ambrosia’s De light *Detailed vendor list online NO RENEGADE SOUND SYSTEMS LEAVE NO TRACE – Please respect Deerfields by collecting/disposing of your trash a nd removing all personal belongings from the site ABSOLUTELY NO DOGS ALL OWED *Visit us online for additional details and updates Primordial Bl iss – Schedule: Friday, May 18th (Night) Ritual Bonfire and Guide d Drum Circle Initiate the Trance Dance Experience with collective drummin g and tribal dancing! Saturday, May 19th (Day) Yoga, Chi Gung, and other Workshops – *Detailed schedule online Saturday, May 19th (Night ) and Sunday, May 20th (Day) Opening Ceremony by Sakkred Circle Goa Gil and Redefining the Ancient Tribal Ritual for the 21st Century Deco by Pyite and The Community Sound by Project7 Flyer Design by Iik ah Flyer Copy by AtlPsy and Those People Deerfields is located 20 minutes south of Asheville, North Carolina in the Mills River Community. The private retreat is a 940-acre family-owned tract of unspoiled wilderness offering camping, swimming, and hiking. Cascading through the Queens Creek Mountains of the Appalachia, the land is surrounded by ponds, apple orchards and rhododendrons. Tickets at the door will be $45.00 Please list your name and the names of any other guest that you are paying for (separated by a comma) if you are purchashing more than one ticket! If purchasing only one ticket, please list only your name. Presale: $40.00 calendar E V O L V E (TN) (9 days)Primordial Bliss with Goa Gil (NC) (29 REAM (TN) (43 days)
What a Blast.. Gil was in a beautiful headspace that he so kindly shared with us. The music just got better and better so did the dance floor. Deerfields is definitely one of the most prime places to go on this journey of trance dance. So cheers to Goa Gil for showing us once again the meaning of Goa and Psychedelic!!!!!!!!! Can’t wait for next time… Thank you “Those People” and “ATL Psy” for all of your hard work and love… I had a most amazing night. Gil took me on a journey that was just perfectly where I needed to be. I tended fire for the first time and it was a pleasure to bring warmth and energy to the dance floor. Thank you everyone that came out. Deerfields is truly a little bit of the paradise. Fucking amazing gathering. Atl psy, those people, and project seven set the perfect setting for the unforgettable experience — big thank you to everyone who contributed! Deerfields was as it always is – a superabundance of smiling familiar faces, warm vibes shaking the ground, and blissful twisted tunes. The ‘trancefloor’ was the killer though. Gil was neurotic from the beginning. He continued his madness (and his cute swaying of the hips) pumping nothing less that 150 for 24 mind tantalizing hours. I am pretty sure he speeded that shit up when the sun came up. I know everyone who was on the dancefloor felt the burn the following day. Excellently compiled party. boom, lexi WOW…So three weeks later and finally I am back on the map!!! Gil thank you for sharing your light in abundance with us all at this event…after all it would not be a Gil Party without you !!! and thank you to all of the dancers/trancers/swimmers/smilers/gigglers/fire dancers/decorators and extended family members from far and wide who came and supported this community event….. The dancefloor floored me …the music was absolutely just amazing and we could not have handpicked a more wonderful group of people to share this with ourselves!!! Thank You Thank You Thank You……Hope to see you all at Deerfields again for World Bridge 2 in August…..

May 19 Saturday
INFECTED MUSHROOM Live at Webster Hall
CD Release party: Doors Open: 10pm 19+ For advance tickets call 1917405484 7 or 9175691177 web alladinproject.net web websterhall
So…Infected live, ah? First off, all due respect to all who were a part of this party, but…Webster Hall is the worst place to throw psy parties. Everything about it is just very commercial in a really bad way too, well that’s why they only book big acts there (makes sense). Especially the demographic, and the “vibe” there has no connection what so ever to “psychedelic”. 2nd off, seeing Infected Live seemed to be interesting at first, but…I was very disappointed. I expected some new rmx’s of old classics, and maybe 2-3 trax with vocals, Maximum, as much as it is not my style. But almost every track was filled with bad vocals and guitar mayhem(which was actually nicely played) but not my preferred style of “psy”. This was purely a bad imitation of a rock concert. Plus…they were joined by exotic dancing ladies and some flame tricks. I actually got more of a kick from the girls than the actual show itself. But all in all…people enjoyed it, no doubt about it. Infected Mushroom intend to rock everywhere they go…and they do. Their music is more like Psychedelic Electro Rock and not Psy-Trance…But I think you already knew that…didn’t you? In the end, even if we don’t like it for what it is, people have fun and smile on the dance floor…and that’s always priceless! Dj Brandon played nice music as always, but during mid-Infected, We had to get out of there asap. I bet ElNadiv played some good tunes as well, too bad we could not take it for another second
I just saw Infected Mushroom at Coachella….and again I am disappointed….even more than the last time I saw them. They are getting progressively worse. It doesn’t sound psychedelic nor trance. The bald guy (sorry don’t know his name) has completely taken over the stage by having his mouth glued to the mic saying “uh, ya, come on” and other annoying things that completely cover up the music. It almost seems like he wants to go solo…which I hope he does. He ruins the show. Of course, they did use their infamous distorted guitar riffs, but even that wasn’t as exciting as when I saw them over a year ago at the House of Blues in Hollywood. I recommend not wasting your time with this event and let the people who actually enjoy listening to that dude to go to the show. I am not exaggerating, they were terrible. I still can’t believe this change in sound. I truly loved classical mushroom, the gathering, and even parts of BP Empire, but this show will not include anything from those albums, so don’t expect to hear anything good from them. Just trying to give my piece of mind to spare everyone the disappointment that I had.

May 19 Saturday
28th Day & COSM Dance Parade! (Dancers wanted.
Photos – Rei – Lauryn
28thday and CoSM are running a float in the” Parade! The parade begins at 1PM. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to come and party on the streets of Manhattan! TONY UNORTHODOX (28thday, NYC) + special guest Route proceeds down Broadway past Union Square to 13th Street. Right on 13th to Fifth Avenue. At Washington Square North (the arch), street dancers will enter the Park. Floats will turn right on Waverly and proceed toward Sixth Avenue for float dismissal. 4pm-8pm: After the Parade, enjoy DJs and dance performances in the park! 8pm-5am: CoSM’s web entheocentricsalonEntheocentric Salon featuring live sets from Evan Marc, Onnomon, and Alpha Channel. Free admission for float dancers (see below). DANCE WITH US! If you’d like to dance on the 28thday/CoSM float, email parade at 28thday ASAP with your name and location. All dancers will need to meet us at CoSM at 10:00AM tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Space is limited, so once we’ve collected these e-mails we’ll respond to everyone indicating whether or not you’ve been accepted onto the float. Please apply only if you can be there on time tomorrow. 🙂
and what a blast!!!! nothing like DJing passing through the empire state building and then broadway…!! the float just got more and more crowded, people on the street really digging the music… it was great to share the moving cDJs with Tony, Lauryn and Coral!! thanks all that made this possible…. lots of pics also…ill put them online at some point

May 19 Saturday
Entheocentric Salon
Photos – Rei – Orbicles
Tomorrow! Bluetech, Evan Marc, Onnomon, Alpha Channel, KiloWatts, Pedro & + Entheocentric Salon web entheocentricsalon Saturday, May 19th 8 PM to 5 AM A fusion of art & music, live paintings, psychotropic projections, & eclectic grooves -Live art performances by: Alex & Allyson Grey Zachariah Sharon Fulcher Kaliptus Kelli Bickman -8 PM to 10 PM Cultural Stimulation: Curator and former SoHo gallery owner/director, Amy Lipton has spearheaded exhibitions and written a comprehensive catalog on art that addresses ecological issues. Amy will present an illustrated overview of outstanding artworks based on a consciousness of environmental responsibility. web ecoartspace.org/amylipton Moderated by Alex Grey. CoSMosis Open from 10 PM to 5 AM Live Acts: Evan Marc (Psybooty, Sentient Sound) Evan achieved international recognition and success with his downtempo / chill-out project, Bluetech, releasing three full-length albums and making waves In the psy/chill-out world with his unique sound and top-notch production quality. A need to expand his sound lead him to explore his love for tech-house resulting in his latest album, “Emotional Ecology.” On “Emotional Ecology,” Evan delves into the deeper side of tech-house and brings to it his signature production quality and atmospheric sensibility that defined the B uetech sound. His signature touch on the tech-house sound is sure to make “Emotional Ecology” a stand out release in the genre and a sought after rel ease for collectors who know premium quality electronic music. Onnomon(Gaian Mind/Soular Rec ) Alpha Channel(Psybooty Rec) DJ: Pedro (R.E./ Inter chill/ CoSM) Luis(Dreamcatcher Performance by: 11:00 pm KINETIC JUNGLIST MOVEMENT Kinetic Junglist Movement is the first Jungle, Drum & Bass dance collective leading the way for abstract urban expression. Based on their Urban Roots technique, KJM seamlessly fuses the gap between traditional and urban dance. Through the universal language of dance, KJM aims to inspire cultural exchange while exposing the world to the underground urban tribal dances of the Junglist community. KJM has performed and taught workshops throughout North and South America. KJM has also been featured in music videos and films such as The Sugar Babes “We Are All Different”, “Seasons Of Light” by James Adolphus and “Lowlight” by Juilian Neville. web jungleri ddims CoSM: Open 10 PM to 5 AM Live Acts: Bluetech (Aleph Zero, Native State) Evan Bluetech produces his unique style of digital downtempo from the West Coast of North America. Classically trained on the piano for public performing, Bluetech deviated from the traditional structure of classical music and being to relearn the instrument from an energetic and tonal perspective. This resulted in his interpretation of nature’s expression of being, establishing a playing style that is dronal ambient, downtempo and improvisational. Explosions in technology and software have enabled him to explore the edges of contemporary music production, and a sound has developed which draws from the psychedelic community as well as the experimental/IDM community. His style fits somewhere snuggly between the two, and has been described as PsyDM (psytelligent dance music) and SpaceHop. KiloWatts (Artificial Music Machine) Kyma Stream DJs Kife (Omnitribe) Alien Ambassador (CoSM) Eye of the Spirit Lounge music by: Zena Grey Karen Nev Visuals by : Videlicious VJ Laylah Sound by: 28thday Price: $25 Add ress: 542 W. 27th Street, 4th Floor NYC
Beautiful party! I’m still hearing Bluetech’s fantastic music. His signature melodies took me far, far away to the land of fairies, gnomes, elves and magical creatures. Pedro’s set was great. I was impressed by his music. Really beautiful and deep. Thank you Pedro for such an amazing event. Thank you all! It was a great way to leave NYC! In the afternoon we had a blast going down bway and 5th Avenue on the float, thanks to all that made it happen! At night… Evan’s Bluetech and Evan Marc lives were so amazing!! looking fwd to listen to his upcoming 2 albums! I just listened to his ambient “Evan Bartholomew” album, so touching! Alpha Channel kept rising the energy for the full blast by Onnomon and Luis… At the chapel KiloWatts did a wonderful performance, James is definitely one of my favorite NA producers… I am really happy I got to see some good friends and meeting all the new people! We are now going to take a break with the Entheocentric Salons, the summer is way to hot for indoor events, but we will be back in September for CoSM’s 3rd Anniversary…

May 25 Friday
6362 Metaforce = Metatantrumm Masala
Photos – Rei – Rachel
Predictions are for beautiful sunshine that day and fuLL PoWER STomPING in the night!! If you haven’t yet sent your name/email ID for the RSVP list, please make sure we get it by Thursday at midnite!! ORESTIS just played a kiLLeR outdoor in Austin TX and now we prepare to receive his divine gifts in the great city of BROOKLYN, USA! Orestis is back with us in NYC and we are aLL ready to ROCK OUT!! See you on the stomping grounds….. !!! BOM 6362MetaForce Family
METATANTRUMM MASALA!!! Featuring ORESTIS (LIVE) !!! Freshly-ground psycheDeLiA for ALL! Friday 25 May 10:00 pm – 7:30 am at The HOOK !!! *** ORESTIS (Tantrumm Records, Greece) – FULLY LIVE SET!!! A native of Athens, Greece, Orestis’s musical journey began in the realms of metal, gothic and hardcore sounds. Psychedelia entered his life in 1996, when he discovered the endless possibilities of electronic soundscapes. Since 2001, Orestis has been DJ’ing in the psystomp scene, moving into production in the last two years. Quickly evolving into an artist known for high-quality production combined with intense organic atmospheres, Orestis shines as one of the most talented producers in the international psystomp scene today. …….This is not a ‘ live appearance’ – this is a FULLY LIVE 3-hour PRODUCTION SET:: as only the most talented psystomp producers can give you!! Orestis will blow your minds and your feet into oblivion and the complete JBL PRO sound system we’re bringing in should give any extra PUSH you might think you need! *** ALSO FEATURING DJ SETS BY::: FRIA (Tantrumm Records, Bombay/NYC) VISHWAATMAAA (6362MetaForce, Bombay/NYC) TACHYON (6362MetaForce, NYC) ** PSYCHEDELIC VISUAL ENVIRONMENT created by ZORAN (6362MetaForce, NYC) A native of Croatia, ZORAN CRNKOVIC has been part of the New York art world for more than a decade. Known for his striking use of textures and colours in fantastic oil-on-canvas and other combinations, Zoran has never been afraid of new materials, new ideas, or new present Zoran’s first foray into the realms of blacklight psychedelia with his brand new series of blacklight oil paintings, created especially for this party. Encompassing the full spectrum of Buddhism, these massive oil canvasses evoke all of the gods and demons that exist within each of us, and will warm up the dancefloor with their powerful energy even before the musical masters begin their performances. Zoran is the newest member of the 6362MetaForce collective and we can’t wait for you to experience his powerful vision – in this party and in future parties to come! *** ALSO FEATURING GOA-STYLE FLEA MARKET!! CDs, jewelry, and other goodies will be on sale from 10pm – 4am…..!! *** CHiLL-OuT RooM downstairs from 10pm – 7:30am….!! ! *** Other INFO:: **18+ to party – 21+ to drink!! Everyone please bring photo ID! **TICKETS :: $20 before 12am (MIDNIGHT) with RSV$25 after Midnight/without RSVP. To RSVP :: Please send names and email IDs to info at 6362MetaForce. net BEFORE Thursday 24 May at midnight. Names received on 25 May will NOT be included on the RSVP list. **LOCATION :: The HOOK, 18 Commerce Street, Red Hook (Brooklyn), NY 11231, Tel: 718-797-3007, Web: web thehookmusic. com, Email: info at thehookmusic. com info at 6362MetaForce. net !!! Please BLESS this party with your GOOD VIBES, KILLER ENERGY and STOMPING FEET!! bOM BHOLENATH!! 6362MetaForce Family ***** web 6362Meta Force.net :: On-line Store only one month away!!! – Leather bags, jewelry, and music gaLoRE!!!!
the dark killer stuff is the reason I went. bass goin up up up and down down down twas quite a workout orestis knew how to work the PA properly; it wasn’t too loud when I got there for his set. …but I always bring earplugs just in case the DJs get too enthusiastic with the volume knob; you can actually hear more detail with them on when PAs get worked beyond their capacity. Wow !!!!! Orestis was unbelievable! Fria was out of control! What a great party all the way — well run, the sound was powerful, great artists. I’m floored and inspired. Warm thanks to everybody involved who made this one of the best parties I have been to in a long time!!! the sound was great, clear and strong, the venue was chill with no hassles, and the music… holy shit the music… orestis’ set was an astounding treat, real artistry and subtlety, huge power, deep moods, and great connection to the crowd. but even if he hadn’t been there, it would have still been a killer party, because tachyon, vish, and fria all delivered outstanding sets. I had such a great time! So many new faces and it was great to see so many old friends and students crawling out of the woodwork after finals. Vish played an awesome set and Orestis was simply amazing. I would hope to hear him again in the states soon because he really had a nice sound. It was nice to finally meet Fria and see her perform(I just hope you don’t disappear on us!) Sound was amazing but a bit too powerful for my dainty ears. I would really love to hear such a sound system in the forest, resonating through the trees or across a field. besides earplugs at parties ARE a good investment. Hope to see the flea market again. There was some really nice stuff out there especially the message chair, ahhhhh! I can’t even remember the last time I went to a party that was that good – thank you!!!!!!!!!! The sound was just booming and the venue was off the hook (hehe)! Up until now I haven’t favored the darker psy but now I can’t get enough! Thank you Metaforce, I’m counting the days ’til the next one – gwyn I also thank Orestes for his powerful and very enjoyable performance. I think I am known though in New York as Fria’s biggest fan! She played as if she were saving the planet from an oncoming asteroid and the only force strong to stop it would be music that would be so mathematically complex and mysterious that it would disintegrate it before it hit earth! Fria, You are the Michelangelo, Dostoevsky, Michael Jordan, Buddha, Tchaikovski, Mozart, etc…. of the Psytrance scene oh, I just wanted to add one thing before this thread passes into obscurity. now, I may have totally imagined this, in which case, ignore it and I’m dumb and don’t hate me too much, but I think I didn’t. I think orestis lowered the levels slightly before his set. not only was this the right decision, in terms of how loud (though clear) the speakers were, but it also shows great confidence, and I respect it on both levels. just another reason why this party went off so well. I think it’d be great if DJs made a habit of standing in the crowd and thinking to themselves where they’d like the volume to be before they started. jus’ sayin’. cheers.

May 25 Friday
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May 26 Saturday
Gaian Mind – A DECADE OF DANCE – Atlantic City
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10-Year Anniversary! – Join us as we celebrate the first 10 years of GAIAN MIND with a full 9-hours of Transcendental Dance! Special Guest: PSYMMETRIX (PharPsyde Records – UK) Psymmetrix are 27-year-old Alastair Crowther and 30-year-old Richie (Asimilon) Elmes, both Yellow Star Geminis from the South East of England, and they have been tearing apart the London squat and party scene and after headlining the Liquid stage at the Glade festival last year these two have developed quite a following. They have been writing music together now for one and a half years, after initially deciding to formulate a back-2-back set in December 2004, their conflicting styles brought about the synthesis of a new collaboration, that month they furiously created their first 7 tracks which met with great success at their d Liquid Connective Trance Room December 31st 2004 and its been onwards-and-upwards ever since. They bring 18 years of a love of trance music and dancefloor mayhem to their live sets, which are getting rave reviews wherever they are given the opportunity to unleash their unique brand of full-power psychedelic having-it dancefloor pounders!!! Look out for upcoming releases from Psymmetrix on PharPsyde Records, Wild Things Records, Acidance Records and Do of Records! web psymmetrix.co.uk Plus: MUKTI (TDC – NYC) ALLEN 2012 (Gaian Mind – Tampa Bay) EGBOT (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) MESCALINIUM (Gaia n Mind / PSI – Philadelphia) Outdoor Chillout w/: PEDRO (Reality Engine / Interchill Records – NYC) TRITTON (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) DEET (Gaia n Mind – Philadelphia) ANDREW LIGHT (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) FRACTAL PHONO (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) SOLOMOON (Metameme / Onetribe / Esoteric G en Denver) Deco: GAIAN MIND Saturday, May 26th, 11pm – 8 am $15 21+ w/ ID (24-hour liquor license) 10west 10 West Bar & Lounge 10 West White Horse Pike, Galloway, NJ 08205 609-652-2400 web 10westnj Only 5 minutes from the beach and casinos! Join us on the beach on Sunday morning!
amazing night!!! really loved all the music I listened, chill out and psytrance! so good to be commemorating this anniversary with the Gaian Mind family!!! I will miss all of you a lot this summer! cant believe I wont be at GMSF… namaste!

May 26 Saturday
Ayahuasca Workshop
Isolated beach, Brooklyn.Studying the craft of the original recipe.With assistance from a Brazillienne.May 26, noon – late Applicants are prescreened.$75. Limited availability of 12 spaces. .

June 2007

June 1 Friday
Psyforia Boston
Outdoors – SOT (T.O.U.C.H. Samadhi – Chicago) : Kicking off our first outdoor of the season with his signature cutting-edge full-on sound! 10pm – 2am 18 + $5 donation – funded by your donations! For directions and info visit: web sonicbeating.org/directions (outdoors weather permitting) ** PSYFORIA T-SHIRTS ** available at the door for $15 * Girl’s & Boy’s Styl es *

June 2 Saturday
up Psy-Homies? Happy memorial day! I haven’t heard any reports on the weekend s events up here in the northeast, although one said GM’s 10th was good but no details…I am doing this calendar early so we can stay ahead and go full steam not full-on… It looks pretty dead up here in the NE this coming weekend, I take that back there is a Psyforia in Boston, MA…well what can we do…well the Canadians seem to be on top of their game Ticon!!! O Be careful who u love they might love you back- Kamal “In Trance We Trust” – ? If it’s in space and all is lost – A million shattered pieces, Then let it be, I’ll tell you things you won’t believe – I’ll tell you anyway, I’ll be released”

June 2 Saturday
PSI – Full Moon fever – Psymmetrix in the Pine Barrens
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Proof that pages and pages of comments and reviewed aren’t necessary for the best parties.

June 6 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Minimal & Progressive party Resident DJs: Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Yugo (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY.

June 8 Friday
GAIAN MIND PHILLY
Philadelphia’s Premier Psytrance Party! GAIAN MIND SUMMER FESTIVAL Pre-Party! Plus SHAPESTATIC Record Release Party! FREE CD for the first 100 people! Special Guest: SOLOMOON (Metameme / Onetribe / Esoteric Gen – Denver) Solomoon’s world was completely transformed in 1993 when he fatefully discovered the global movement of Goa-trance. He immediately knew this music was a timeless language that transcended not only musical genres, but also cultures and the delicate timeline of humanity. He began spinning in 1994, born from Unity Tribe and a co-founder of the psy-collective Esoteric Gen in Fayetteville, Arkansas, later helping found Metameme and OneTribe Productions in Denver, Colorado. From Burning Man and across the US to Cape Town, South Africa, and Goa, India he has enjoyed sharing this ancient ritual of trance-dance with nomads from around the globe. Combining intelligent melodies with primal rhythms staying true to the organic, tribal, psychedelic-outdoor sounds of Goa-trance, he uses this artistic medium of sound as a spiritual path for transcendentalism. http://www.metameme.org Resident DJ: EG~BOT (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) Downtempo Lounge with: KILOWATTS (Artificial Music Machine – Philadelphia) FRACTAL PHONO (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) Deco: GAIAN MIND Friday, June 8th, 2007 9pm – 2am $10 cover (Includes FREE SHAPESTATIC CD for the first 100 people!) 21+ w/ ID Ulana’s Bainbridge Street & Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA (one block south of South Street) GAIAN MIND PHILLY – Second Friday of Every Month @ Ulana’s!

June 9 Saturday
28thday – Inflorescence
Photos – Lauryn – Orbicles
Trance open-air Abundant sunshine! This weekend we leave the city behind, dancing with crisp grass underfoot as a warm and benevolent sun shines down. Check that weather report! And in the unlikely event of rain, we’ll have the dance floor covered by an 815-square-foot covered geodesic dome! ADDED: Karmakanik! None of us heard Pat Karmakanik throw down a positively banging prog set last weekend, but if we had we’d probably use it as fodder to excite you about his upcoming set at Inflo. Gates open 2PM Saturday. Bring your tents, camping gear, chairs, food, drink, and whatever other accouterments you need for an extended journey. We’ll begin with chillout music a bit later on Saturday afternoon, then start up the trance at 11PM. The official lineup ends at 11AM, but even that won’t be the end… expect to stay until Sunday afternoon. Musical lineup: BRAINCELL (Glowing Flame | Rastaliens, Switzerland) LIVE + DJ AGALACTIA (Aleph Zero, Israel) ETIENNE (Psybooty | Seizure Lab, SF) LIVE Hugh S (28thday, NYC) OLD-SKOOL GOA MORNING SET!! LAURYN (Peak Records | 28thday, NYC) KARMAKANIK (Gaian Mind | PSI, Philadelphia) MAYUR (Spectra, NYC) TONY UNORTHODOX (28thday, NYC) Visuals by: Etienne (Psybooty | Seizure Lab, SF) Alchemism (28thday, NYC) Psynvironment by: Waking Dream (Montreal) Dan (Zometool Inc., NYC) Tesseract (28thday, NYC) unorthodomes ltd Explorations of multidimensional geometric forms with: Dan (Zometool Inc., NYC)

June 15 Friday
North American schedule Namaste and Greetings!!! Wow is all I can say, all of us that were at this weekend’s 28thday party had a great experience on this private property, pond included with frogs! The dome kicked ass too! I was especially happy because the most beautiful girl in my whole world was there to share I t with me and the rest of us, God bless u and thank you Christina! 🙂 Kudos to Eco-Jeff n Tony, Scott, Theo, Ron, Steve, Zara, Lauren R. DJ Laure n, Fig & the other talent and anyone else not mentioned! 🙂 Looks quiet this weekend, but next week is Gaian Mind, I hope everybody has fun there too! For great summer festival guide on the internet please see my friends page: di.onys.us/2007-festival-guide/ Peace n Love from Kama

June 15 Friday
Caffe Novecento upstairs, FREE 343 west broadway as we get together for good times, fine beats, smiles and what not 😀 on the decks Leshiy Slepako E arthian (b-day set) 10pm-4am FREE .DJearthian .myspace/animaltek mo’tracksanimaltek.net

June 15 Friday
Alladin – Pre-festival Party
Club EXIT! Line up: First time in USA! TIMELOCK LIVE (BNE Records) IL ZION LIVE (Orb Records/Alladin) IL CRIS (Alladin) NYC/MEX SINPATEX (Alladin) NYC/IL ELNADIV (Alladin/Orb Rec ) NYC/IL Deco by: Alladin Deco Team Visual by: SERGE (Alladin) NYC Doo rs open at 10pm 18 to enter/21 to drink with pic ID Admission: $25 before 12am, $30 after Location: CLUB EXIT 147 Greenpoint Ave. Brooklyn NY
good space and great vibes it was great to see all my Japanese friends and meet many new faces.. left early but heard a great set by babla and chris and whoever played after him. many hugs No words for you Cris, the best time, the best place, the best set, and of course the vibe that you know how to transmit. Thank you mi vida and Thanks for all the other Djs, and Babla, great music! Lokey Nice warm-up party before the summer festivals. Who was that Junya/Eskimo look-a-like who was not on the lineup? Played some sweet tracks! BTW, Babla with his pumping track selection should be closing the party not opening it.

June 20 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire Lounge
Weekly Minimal & Progressive party Guest DJ: -Tony Unorthodox(28thday/NYC) Resident DJs: -Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) -Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) -T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) -Yugo (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York, NY. Direction: By Subway F, V to 2nd Ave.

June 21 Thursday
Introducing Trance Teamspeak! I made a new on all the time voice server for trance music fans and discussion. A 24 party people line. There are several voice channels such as Psychedelic Christians, Organizers, Music Reviews, and NYCParty Line Its all free, you just need a mike/headset Its on all the time at my house, so if you need to reach me, do it on Trance Teamspeak 1. Buy a mike/headset for $20 at Radio Shack. Bluetooth sets are good too. 2. Download Ventrilo for free at: web ventrilo/ (web ventrilo/) 3. Open the program, create New Enter here: For Server IP/HOSTNAME, enter ” nissan2.nrgservers.net” For Server Port, enter “3517” Password: none 4. Yer in! I made a new on a ll the time voice server for trance music fans and discussion. A 24 party people line. There are several voice channels such as Psychedelic Christians, Organizers, Music Reviews, and NYCParty Line

June 21-24 Summer Solstice
Gaian Mind Summer Festival
Photos – Orbicles – Lauryn – Eddie – GM – Vastafari – Steven – Paramnesia – Sci Trancer 7
Presenting the 6th Annual Four Quarters, Central Pennsylvania, USA Join us for four days and three nights of Transcendental Dance in the open air 96 truly, a magical event which has quickly become an annual summer tradition for the global Trance Tribes! Now in its sixth year, the Gaian Mind Summer Festival has hosted world-class international talent from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, plus the finest regional talent in the USA, becoming a destination for hundreds of dancers from all over the world. The gathering includes a full weekend of spiritual dancing, tribal drumming, lectures and workshops, yoga, sweat lodge, swimming, relaxation, and much more in a sacred, sylvan sanctuary that only Four Quarters can provide. Stone Circle Stage: Psytrance & Progressive Trance AMD (Nano Records 96 UK) Live! First North American appearance! Presenting AMD, the Psytrance super-group consisting of the two solo artists APHID MOON and DICKSTER. With their complementary production skills and a shared love of full-on music, they make a formidable force taking Psytrance to a new and exciting place, delivering nothing but floor-fillers with huge, multi-layered tracks that keeping building and peaking! Having already rocked dancefloors in Brazil, Japan, Europe, and the UK in support of their debut album, “Big Fish,” we are fortunate to have them for their first USA appearance! Get ready all you lovers of dance! DICKSTER / DICK TREVOR (Nano Records 96 UK) Live & DJ sets! We are truly honored to host a Psytrance legend! DICK TREVOR has been at the forefront of the Psytrance scene since its conception responsible for seminal acts such as GREEN NUNS OF THE REVOLUTION, BUMBLING LOONS, SLINKY NUNS, INFERNAL MACHINE, TRICKSTER, BISTO BOYS, GREEN OMS, JUMANJI, and currently with DICKSTER and AMD. With unrivaled production talent, and countless release s to his name, experience what an undeniably experienced artist can do to a dancefloor! APHID MOON (Nano Records 96 UK) Live! First North American appearance! Over the last decade, APHID MOON has released on countless Psytrance labels and played numerous parties and festivals in Japan, Israel, South Africa, Brazil, Europe, and the UK. His hard-driving and infectious dance sound made of clear grooves and intense psychedelics stands out of the league of full-on you know already. His music is sharp and toxic enough to expand your borders of dance experience – demanding your energy to create the dancefloor’s collective. This is Psychedelic Trance! HUMAN BLU E (Transient Records 96 Sweden) Live! It’s been eight, long years since H UMAN BLUE first played in Philadelphia for GAIAN MIND, and in that time, he’s been busy both touring around the globe and producing lots of tracks 96 testing and perfecting his signature sound consisting of delicately structured soundscapes, and harmonies backed up with a chunky groove. HUMAN BLUE has released five albums in his career so far, with a sixth album slated for this summer, and he’s been licensed to no less then 80 (!) compilations, as well as releasing a number of 12″ vinyl releases. Prepare yourself for what is sure to be a most memorable morning session! LOOPUS IN FAB ULA (Fabula Records 96 Italy) Live! We are happy to welcome back LOOPUS I N FABULA, who made a remarkable surprise appearance at GMSF2004. With three albums to his name, he has established a reputation for the “funkadelic ” sound; a mixture of mind-twisting Psytrance and funky Disco sounds. Hav ing played almost every corner of the world, LOOPUS has developed and perfected a blended, live + DJ set with a special task: slowly bringing the dancefloor into a relaxed, happy, funky atmosphere full of laughs and funny s miles! YAB-YUM / GASPARD / AJJA (Peak Records 96 Switzerland) Live & DJ sets! Trance & Downtempo sets! First North American appearance! AJJA and GASPARD, two musicians, two sets of creative energy, influenced by each other and fusing into a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. As co-founders of Switzerland’s Peak Records, they have their fingers on the pulse of the full-power, nighttime sounds. Get ready for a colorful nighttime journey filled with futuristic freakiness a swirling carousel of loops and rhythms, spastic elastic sounds and funky leads, balanced by rolling bass-lines and powerful kicks! We proudly present the North American debut of YAB-YUM! PHUTUREPRIMITIVE / TELEPATHIK (Liquid Records 96 Portla nd, OR) Live & DJ! Downtempo & Trance sets! PHUTUREPRIMITIVE has become a top artist in the Downtempo/Psy-Chill music scene, performing throughout the United States and Europe with his fusion of organic and synthetic elements. Musically ranging from atmospheric downbeat and Drum ‘n’ Bass patterns, to ethnic breaks, vocals and percussions, to dub and beyond creating a landscape of aural texture. For a Psytrance project, TELEPATHIK is diverse in its sound, sometimes leaning towards a more progressive groove, sometimes melodic, while other times diving straight into a full-on driving frenzy always shifting and changing into new sounds and themes. This I s dance music that takes both your mind and body on a journey! LEILA DJ ( Dragonfly Records 96 UK) As a veteran of the early Goa scene and the UK’s free party culture, Leila has played at festivals across Europe, Mexico, B razil, and Zambia, including twice at Samothraki. Her tunes are plucked from a spectrum of psychedelia, never too progressive or minimalist. Leila seduces with her insistent grooves, funky basslines, and multi-layered melodies, often harboring a hard-edged, spring-loaded bite! She may be a waif, but this little lady sure packs a punch! SHAPESTATIC (TOUCH Samadhi / Gaian Mind 96 Asheville, NC) Live! Debut album available out now! M-FIE LD vs. D-SPACE (PsyBooty Records / Soul Trance Records 96 USA) ALLEN2012 ( Gaian Mind 96 Tampa Bay) PRIMORDIAL OOZE (Divine Balance Records 96 Chic ago) Live! EITAN-SAN (Gaian Mind / Brain Busters 96 Japan) FACEHEAD (Anomalistic Records / Geomagnetic / 96 Lancaster) Live! EGBOT (Gaian Mind 96 Philadelphia) SOLOMOON (Metameme / OneTribe / Esoteric Gen 96 Denver, CO) KARMAKANIK (Gaian Mind / PSI 96 Philadelphia) BRANDON ADAMS (Dreamcatcher – NYC) North Crook Stage: Downtempo & Ambient KILOWATTS (Artificial Music Machine 96 Philadelphia) Live! ALIGNING MINDS (88 – Baltimo e) Live! GRAINS OF SOUND (Divine Balance Records 96 Baltimore) Live! BUDDHA BOMB (OneTribe / KGNU Radio / Gypsie Nation / Family Productions – Boulder, CO) DEET (Gaian Mind 96 Philadelphia) AMMON EP (Sonic Beating / Soul Trance Records 96 Boston) E.L.F. ARROW / SILIC8 (Space Dub Vibrations – CO) Live & DJ sets! NOD (TOUCH Samadhi / Those People 96 Asheville, NC) STEVE -O / DEDO (GoaBabies / Spectra / Gaian Mind – Rincon, PR) BEN LIGHT-O-MATIC (Light-O-Matic / PSI 96 NYC) DAN COVAN (NYC) FRACTAL PHONO (Gaian Mind 96 Philadelphia) MONO MONO (Gaian Mind / Soular Records / Divine Balance R ecords / Kyma Stream – Philadelphia) MALACHI (Goahead Productions 96 Akro n, OH) ORBICLES (Gaian Mind 96 Philadelphia) IDUNA (TOUCH Samadhi 96 Ashe ville, NC) TRITTON (Gaian Mind 96 Philadelphia) CORAL (TOUCH Samadhi 96 NYC) QANE (Allentown) BOTTOM DWELLERS (Four Quarters – Baltimore) ALIEN AMB ASSADOR (COSM 96 NYC) BLUE LOTUS (OneTribe – CO) MAYUR (Spectra Production s – NYC) (Artists change. Please check our website for additi onal information & updates: web gaian-mind/gmsf2k7 ) Visual Artis ts: OPTICAL DELUSION (NYC) VIDEOLICIOUS (EarthDance 96 NYC / SF / Denmar k) EGNOGRA (Shaman Films Media – / Mexico) EXERIS (Divine Bal ance Records – Baltimore) PETER PARKER (Parkerism 96 Philadelphia) Deco Artists: MIZUE KATAOKA (Japan) ANYA (Metaphor Productions 96 CO) SONIC B EATING (Boston) STEVE-O (GoaBabies / Spectra / Gaian Mind) 96 Rincon, PR) GAIAN MIND Featuring: Exclusive Speaking Engagement by Author DANIEL PI NCHBECK (2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl – NYC) Opening & Closing Ceremonies by TRIBAL BUTTERFLY (FL) & SEPHIROTH DANCE (OneTribe – CO) Dance Performance by SEPHIROTH DANCE (OneTribe – CO) Sound Installation by SONIC BEATING (Boston) Plus: Fire Performance Drum Workshops Lectures & Workshops Psychedelic Cinema Community Altar Tickets: Advanced – $110 (until Sund ay, June 10th) At the Gate – $135* (Thursday, June 21st – Sunday, June 24th ) *Cash or Credit Card only 96 no Personal Checks. Children under 16 admit ted FREE with parent or legal guardian. Optional Meal Plans with the STARVI N’ ARTIST CAFE are available. Payment: Credit Card (VISA/MC) payments – contact Four Quarters at 1-(814) 784-3075 or pay online at web 4qf.org. M oney Orders or Personal Checks – payable to: “Gaian Mind” c/o Four Quarters 190 Walker Lane, Artemas, PA 17211, USA. Admission Includes: FREE 24 -Hour Coffee/Tea Service by COFFEE DRAGONS Merchant Village & KINDERTRIBE Children’s Area Morning & Evening Yoga Sessions Healing Arts & Massage Daily Sweat Lodges Nightly Drum Circles Riverside Swimming Spacious Campgrounds Hot Showers & Flush Toilets FREE Drinking Water FREE & Secure Main Parking Dates: Thursday, June 21st to Sunday, June 24th, Gates open on Thursday at noon – Drum Circle at dusk. Amplified music starts on Friday at 1 0:00am. Camping for early arrivals and late departures is available at an additional fee. Location: FOUR QUARTERS – An InterFaith Sanctuary of Earth Religion, Artemas, Pennsylvania, USA Directions & Camp Policy: web 4q f.org Additional Information: web gaian-mind FOUR QUARTERS Registration and Rumor Control: 1-(814) 784-3075 Questions & Concerns can be addressed to info at gaian-mind or megalith at 4qf.org. FOUR QUARTERS is GREE N. Leave No Trace. See you at the Stones!
It was a fucking blast. I was right in front of the stage all the time dancing. I cant understand where did I get so much energy from. I dont do nuthing to stimulate me but the music they played was fucking out of the world and hit my mind and I danced continously for 2 days. People had good vibes with eachother smilling faces. The Dance circle was the play ground for people like me who became kids without remembering anything they were just dancing. Love & Peace IcycoiL I went! What an incredible experience . . . Fantastic to reconnect with so many friends I had not seen in years! Did not see one person who looked like they were not having fun. Saturday night the music was ridiculously good . It was dark but not in an evil way. SUPER PSYCHEDELIA! I felt like I was having an out of body experience. I especially loved the music by whomever played before Yab Yum, but I also enjoyed Yab Yum’s live set (again dark and psychedelic without sounding evil). AMD played a fun booty shakin’ set in the morning – very fun and groovaliciously bassy. Not sure who continued DJing after Laila (Laila, who did a wonderful job of taking us through Saturday morning) but he was cranking it out! Was it one of the guys from AMD? Dick Trevor (before Laila, after AMD) played a true to style Dick Trevor set. It was a lot of fun to listen to as he is truely a master at what he does. I feel so spoiled now! Free coffee/tea 24/7. NICE bathrooms with a never ending supply of toilet paper. Running water. What more can a woman ask for? The chillout was the NICEST chillout I have ever seen at any festival/party hands down. I think my mouth dropped to the floor when we first drove past it on our way in Friday. Didn’t get to spend as much time in chillout world as I would have liked – I kept running into people I couldn’t wait to reconnect with, as well as meet for the first time! Such beautiful people at this festival. I feel like we all could have started our own fashion magazine this weekend! . We camped at Member’s Camp due to a lack of space, and I am so glad we did! It was so peaceful and serene down there. Not to mention a lot more space! Was an inner battle climbing up and down the “thigh burning hill” all weekend, especially in the dark! Note to self; bring a flashlight next year! Can’t wait until next year. THANK YOU to everyone who made, and continues to make this magical event happen!!!!!!!!!!!! Well…I was having a very good time until Saturday morning sometime during Human Blue’s set. I’m not going to go into too many details but basically I drank a bunch of rum then had a couple shots of jager and before I knew it, I was passed out in front of my tent. When I woke up it was sometime in the early afternoon then I ended up throwing up for about 15 hours. I deeply apologize to the people who had to hear me do all that. My friends and camping neighbors were really helpful and nice which was greatly appreciated. My husband was pretty upset with me (and I think he still is) for my actions. He told me that I am to never touch any alcohol again. And I don’t ever want to. all I can say is wow!!!! this was my 2nd Gaian Mind Festy and it was awesome!!! We camped right on next to the ambient stage for some awesome non-stop chill beats! Deco was out of control on both stages! Great dancefloor energy! and yab-yum’s set ripped my mind apart, one of the best live sets I’ve heard in a while, eitan-san played a great set as well with one particularly trippy song in the middle that made his whole set. The vibe was great I had a great relaxing weekend, seeing many good friends and meeting some new interesting people. The land also makes this festival what it is, it is a beautiful spot in the woods, with not too much sun! Thanks Gaian Mind and 4 Quarter!! see you all next year! here was really no way the sound could have been louder given the noise constraints…that being said, I was very happy with the sound…clean and clear as was mentioned, loud and full enough to feel and could end the night without ringing ears. Moving on, the festival was damn near perfect. Big thanks to everyone @ Gaian Mind for their professional effort. Music was on point pretty much the whole time, and I liked how the “headliners” were split up between both nights. Aphid Moon/AMD/Dickster was the absolute highlight for me, and Human Blue provided a great nostalgic set. The only drawbacks I can think of were the lack of food and some actions of the 4Q staff. Looking forward to the next one, but if there isn’t, I’d say things ended on the best note possible! My first Gaian MInd FEst, and I loved it, nice people, beautiful location and setup. loved the fact that there was no music during the day, and everyone could relax. must say I was a little upset about parking and the food situation, $35 dollars to park by the main stage is rediculous if the tickets were $135 already,also the meal plan? all that together is like over $200 dollars way to much money for this festival. all that shoul;d have been included , or atleast parking. who pays to park? I think there was no food sold purposly so people would buy these meal plans, kinda pissed. but over all nice time , thanx everyone at 4q and Gaian Mind crew The quality of the sound on the main floor was inversely proportional to the cost of the event. GMSF charges one of the highest entry fees among psy festivals in the entire world (in total, per # of nights, and # of artists) and yet the sound was very disappointing. Who could appreciate Yub Yum, when the chatter of the crowd was almost louder than the music? On the positive side, the food with the meal plan was mostly good (but pricey), the toilets were cleaned daily and supplied with toilet paper. Recycling! All these things were good and an improvement over last year, but we came for the music… I wouldn’t mistake quality vs. quantity… K. Soze is right about finding the right spots on the dancefloor, as well. of course all of us would like more dB’s to pound our eardrums… — but for anyone who has not yet realized, the careful control of levels (even going so far as to compensate for thermal effects upon sound as the temperature changes throughout the night), as well as the phase cancellation technique demonstrated by nick’s diagram are the only things keeping the local authorities from pulling the plug on the music altogether. thanks for a great festy, Kri and I enjoyed playing, although unfortunately I was pretty much completely taken over by a stomach-bug from Saturday night until sometime yesterday… eek! first of all….. THANK YOU SO MUCH to Gaian Mind and those who treated us with great kindness from four quarters…. It’s their fucking home, and as I understand, they intend to keep it as beautiful as it is for many generations, we were their guests, and we had to play by their very reasonable rules….. that aside, open container restrictions SUCK lol The music….holy shnikes…. the darkness was SUPERB (yabyyum’s live pa, anyone??? OUCH) and loopus in fabula played the absolute funniest, funkiest music mine ears hath ever heard, the Nano boys brought Sunday to church, and Leila DJ…..she is an inspiration on a lot of levels and could have danced forEVER if I didn’t have a life to return to here in arkansas…. Ok I am finally back from the post-festival wrap up and there is much chatter on the forums! Eg-bot and I were the first there and nearly the very last to leave, and I must say that this past week and a half of my life was awesome!!!! Great people, music, vibes, weather etc. I am glad to see that so many people have such strong feelings about so many topics regarding this festy. I guess we made an impression. Though I believe some points have been focused on a little to heavily. SOUND: Four Quarters has strict volume constraints placed on them by both their neighbors and municipalities. The sound level of the main dance floor has been acurately measured with professional equipment and has stayed at the same exact level for the past 3 years ( within 2 dB ). the Sonic Beating crew continues to provide Gaian Mind with the sound system because of the QUALITY of service they deliver. This is a professional company with many years of sound reinforcement experience. FEES: there seemed to be some confusion about some of the fees Everyone with access to the internet had the same opportunity to purchase the early bird tickets from the Gaian Mind website www.gaian-mind.com for roughly $85, then the price went up a month later to (I believe) $110 and again at the gate, the tix were $135. well 85 bux for 4 days of camping on Four Quarters land with clean, hot showers, clean flush toilets, and almost 50 DJ/live acts strategically sequenced throughout those four days, with world class deco and workshops scheduled I can see how that is unreasonable……. $21.25 a day for camping fees, world class tunes, and a place to get a hot shower after dancing. jeeeeeeez how can I pay my mortgage after that!?!?!?!? Parking was FREE in the parking area, there were parking permits sold for designated areas, but main parking was always free (to my knowledge) The four quarters meal plan provided fresh, healthy food for about 8 dollars a meal ( where everyone was welcome to enjoy a second serving after firsts were served ) or you could purchase an individual meal for $10. This sounds very fair to me. believe me, if it could be free – IT WOULD be free if it could be louder – IT WOULD be louder if it could be prefect weather – IT WOULD prefect weather My closest friends and I have worked very hard for a very long time to bring this festival to life year after year and it seems to continually get smoother. A large part of me IS this festival. I only wish to accomidate as many people as possible wile operating within reasonable paramaters. I hope not to “pick any scabs” or respark the fire of debate with anything I have mentioned earlier in this post. I feel that some posts on this thread may be misleading to individuals who did not have the opportunity to experience this truly remarkable event for themselves. I personally want to thank everyone who came, and everyone who contributed. It all makes a difference. I will see you in the stones next year Rory Fractal Phono Rory put it all very well, but I would like to elaborate on a couple of points. to the people complaining about paying $135: gimme a break! everybody had 2 weeks to purchase early bird tix for $85 (a $50 discount), and nearly 3 months to purchase advance tix for $110 (a $25 discount). If you got stuck paying the full door price, you have only yourself to blame. Why do organizers generally charge more at the gate? Basically it has to do with cash flow, logistics, and the time value of money. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_value_of_money http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_flow Essentially, the more people buy advance tickets, the more accurate an idea the organizers have of how many will be attending, and the more positive cash flow they have to cover festival expenses up front. Parking is and has always been free in the main parking area. Four Quarters (NOT Gaian Mind) charges an extra fee for “car camping” for several reasons, a) to discourage people from driving cars around the campsites, b) to save the limited camping space for actual campers, not their vehicles. All the extra camping fees, meal plans, etc. are assessed by Four Quarters and go directly to them. Complaining to Gaian Mind about it is like complaining to your boss that your paycheck is less than it should be because the government took out taxes. -yab yum liveset closely followed by primordial ooze had the best sets imo! aphid moon was good also, but the 6 hours got to be too much considering him and dick treavor and amd all have the same style… a good chance to sit down mostly… loopus was fun as usual… also enjoyed telepathik aka rain! though I think he may be better in the morning/afternoon though… -as far as DJ sets go, solomoon ripped it as usual! the rest we slept thru hehehe -leila DJ has mad staying power and very consistent style … basically so consistent that it became boring… I think to carry thru til 6pm it would have been great to hear something fresh toward the end. hmm, it would have been nice to have DJ gaspard take us into the afternoon!! – blah blah blah volume is always an issue at 4qf and I think you dont know how good you have it considering the mad scientists running the sound. it was honestly a bit louder than it should have been a few times! -the chill sound was nice thanks to il bastardo for bringing his new QSCs – and a double thanks to Steve O for asking me to fill in his DJ set! good thing I came prepared… to those who danced during sat 7-9 am in the chillout, thanks! -kilowatts had great sounds in the chillout… everyone else sounded good from my camp! – ill be bringing all my own food next year I just dont think the meal plan is good enough to warrant paying 10$ a plate. not to mention the 2 hours when the meal is available is not enough time to get there and eat sometimes, and honestly the good stuff is gone well before the meal is “over”… my only complaint! -as far as the cost of the ticket… if you must complain about the gate price, buy a presale. nuff said. -thanks to everyone who bought a tshirt! – I also enjoyed the opening and closing ceremonies, it was good to have some fresh energy from colorado leading the movement! -it was great to see all the familiar faces and all the new ones! what a great tribe we have! Major props and mad love for the Gaian Mind crew. Once again another nearly flawless festival that I can think of nothing short of Christmas. This year the festival seemed a bit more calm and chill this year but I still had a fRiCkiN blast!!!! It was so nice to meet up with friends from the NE area, see people that I run into once a year, every year and meet some amazing new people and see new faces. This year I think I was able to reap the more spiritual benefits of the festival and the land we stomped on. For the most part I enjoyed the artists but I enjoyed the music during the day more than at night. Friday night was impossible with the cold, I was frozen on the end of a stick until morning. I was unaware of Loopus’ funky soul-trance style but It was just the bounce I needed. Maybe I’m the only one who feels this way but I was not into Yab-Yum’s set Maybe I was expecting something else but it was far too minimal for me. The base lines were really dark and trippy but I didn’t hear much else and wasn’t able to get “into” it. It was Aphid-Dickster-Moon that brought me around and I enjoyed Dj Leila’s festival ending Marathon. This year I actually forced myself to go to the chill-out area at night and it’s a whole different world down there. It’s really magical and almost like a UV lit fairy-tale!! The music was suprizingly good as well. Only suprizing to me though. As for the sound, I thought it was lower than in the past but it was still clear, I don’t think it was muffled or anything. I was a bit sceptical of the sound lay-out aaanndddd kind of remained so afterwards. It was previously mentioned that the sound was better from a distance and I got the same feeling. During Eg-bot’s set I was at my camp bouncing around the campfire and said duh-I’ll go bounce on the dancefloor but when I got there some of the sounds I was previously hearing weren’t there anymore. How does that work? I don’t have a problem with the door price, there was a nice cheap pre-sale offered in advance. I decided to pay for in-camp parking over the nice-free parking because I wanted to. I always bring my own food just because I enjoy the freedom of cooking what, when, and how I want. Also I like that we pay our money and OPTIONAL fees and see things springing up like those awesome toilets. I liked not being greeted by a mound of diahrea(sp) everytime I went to tinkle. There is also talk of in camp internet and reception for next year, good stuff folks. My only gripe is with the Four Quarters Staff. I heard and even witnessed some pretty upsetting stuff about how the staff were treating people. Acting like TOTAL PRICKS for no reason, picking arguements, enforcing sudden and inconsistent regulations, giving false information and making nasty comments. I understand it is their home and they call the final shots but from what I understand(correct me if I’m wrong) they make a BUTTLOAD of money off of us SO I have a very BIG problem with handing my bux over to someone who is going to treat me like crap! Four Quarters has found a place in my heart but if our presence is THAT much of a problem then they shouldn’t have us there OR they could at least fake thier sincerity until we leave. With that said, What are the dates for next year? ust got back this afternoon to hot sticky Tokyo after a looong flight on the very half-assed Delta Airline. Jet-lagged, body aching, and still feeling elated. I had the best time I can remember ever having at the Gaian Mind festival. Pulling it together without some of our key players from previous years presented us with a challenge right from the get-go that was at times overwhelming to think about before we got to get started… but everybody stepped up and we managed to throw it all together with even a few upgrades like making the stage bigger, all the while singing “pretty good now, yup alright!” and with minimum frustration in the process. And learning from last year, the stage was well prepared for heavy rain… which never came!!! Then the party… I especially loved Primordial Ooze, YY, and Eg-Bot’s sets… and it was my first time hearing Facehead and I enjoyed it. Solomoon rocked the Sat. morning sunrise, and Shapestatic’s set was also a nice groovy balance treading between minimal and old-school Goa with lots of subtle psychedelic sounds. I got to enjoy Saturday daytime too without being too tired, for the first time Saw many old and new friends, walked around, even got a chance to sit in on Daniel Pinchbeck’s talk, which I enjoyed very much… I hope he can keep coming back. Dancing with everyone on Sunday morning was just incredible. I enjoyed meeting so many awesome people and reconnecting with old friends… I had the biggest smile on my face the entire time and couldn’t wipe it off even if I did want to try… actually I did try a couple of times and then just decided to leave it alone I may be biased about the deco, but I do think Mimi outdid herself yet again. Yeah, that was her all week on the top rung of the huge ladder that takes at least two people to move, with one foot on the top rung and the other wrapped around a tree while tying something up above her head. And popping all those extra blacklights up on Sat. night that were perfectly placed, without even creating a slight disturbance on the dancefloor to do it… wow! The chillout was fantastic… pristine sound, great music, a whole big playground… all the artists came together to create such an awesome space. Peter Parker provided a really nice space on the covered stage with mattresses and projections. …and I got to see my brother, whom I have not seen in over 2 years. It’s hard when we all live so far away from each other, but he made it happen, had a great time, and hopped freight trains back to Florida. So I have tons of gratitude to everyone who came, danced, had good conversations and shared moments on the dancefloor, played, and helped to create some magic that will long be remembered. I feel so lucky to be a small part of it. Finally, I can’t express enough what it meant to dance with Ananda, Shanti, Allen and Melanie in the Stone Circle! For me, that’s what the whole thing was about this year. I had a fantastic time at the festival. Yeah, the sound was low, but still crystal clear throughout the nights. Was alright with me, especially when Yab-Yum’s music unexpectedly snatched me directly out of my body, only to return a couple hours later refreshed – if not a bit disoriented. Primordial Ooze, and Shapestatic – two incredible North American acts that are going to go very far. I’m just now getting to listen to Shapestatic’s new album on the new GM imprint, and it’s by far some of the cleanest, most satisfying aural assaults I’ve heard. Slick. And even slicker – proper use of teh 303. Was excellent to see Eitan again, and to hear what sounds Japan has provided him. Was also excellent to hear Chuck’s material in 6.1 fashion. Aligning Minds drenched the North Crook stage with some great sounds, as did Phuture Primitive. I heard Blue Spectral Monkey did an unexpected set, but I was unfortunately elsewhere at the time. Thanks to everyone who came to hear my set, and thanks to Anand, who handled the mic with his rock-solid lyrical cyphering. It was awesome to see the power of the human voice in action at the festival, speaking of consciousness and other gaian-friendly things. I’m also glad I got to bang some new Skeetaz material during the 2nd half of my set, rudely defying the definition of ‘chill-out’. Thanks for a great time – everyone! Love, Jamie Best festival that I’ve attended in the states… what makes it so special is the constant vibe and the symbiotic relationship attendees have with this amazing venue. The music was top notch from beginning to end. Normally I’d review each artist that I heard but this festival was more than just artists putting on a show. Special mention for Yab-Yum though… was a dream to catch that live set. The visual aspect was phenomenal : the installation outside the psy-theatre was one of the coolest manmade objects at a party. Some peeps asked me about the deal with the sound. Well, if you came to this festival just for the sound then it would probably be worth complaining about. almost everyone who was there though seemed to be there for “Gaian Mind” as a whole which is something very different from just another psytrance party. this event seems to include the best of what the US has adds to the global psychedelic scene. am hooked and will be back for this every year that I can. thank you to all the Sunday morning trance dancers… been waiting to exprience that kind of floor for the longest time.
Since coming to Gaian Mind ’06, I was fortunate enough to visit a few festivals around the world. Gaian Mind, while nice, compared poorly with other events in terms of logistics. Most other psy festivals are “leave-no-trace”, but the interpretation of the term was different; there it meant: – Frequent and frequently emptied garbage receptacles (organized by the festival or venue), – Clean, looked after toilets with toilet paper and hand sanitizer, – Ample supply or filtered potable water (reduces waste of plastic bottles), and – On-site sorting of recyclables. Also the choice and quality of food was quite a bit better elsewhere, even in the so called third world countries. Gaian Mind is one of the more expensive festivals (in terms of the entry fee) around the world. It is understandable if you can’t compete with Europe for talent (another post on that), but at least the logistics should justify the higher fee that we have to bear here. Thanks. P.S. Also, the trees provide plenty of shade, but alone are inadequate in sheltering from rain.

June 27 Wednesday
Activate at Sapphire
Weekly Minimal & Progressive party (Wed.) Guest DJ: -Coral (Touch Samadhi/NYC presented by Dekompression) Resident DJs: -Shunny (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) -Sew (Mad Elephant/NYC/JP) -T.T.X. (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) -Yugo (X Kaihatsu/NYC/JP) Time: 10:00pm-4:00am Admission: FREE Venue Address: “Sapphire Lounge” 249 Eldridge Street, between Houston and Stanton New York

One of our trancers and the CIA Metal Mark is the Mark Lorenz, son of Marita of the Cannes award-winner film Dear Fidel His mom, whose parents were a starlet and an SS officer and was raped by a GI in a concentration camp, became a ward of the US gov’t and was hired to kill Castro; they made her abort her child with him. She married her gov’t contact., Mark’s father. Mark has driven speakers for bridge parties and is a stalwart trance warrior. He supports his mother now being an all-purpose aquarium man. If you have The Trancers Guide to the Galaxy uses his headshot for mine in the credits,. Funny.

June 29 Friday
prOjeCTIOn eRrOdeD sPecTRal iMPRinT dAtA ForEst at Pine Barrens
(Full M0on) “sHamaNIc BraIN bRanCH tANGle”ThEse GatheRings Will All tAke plAce in The sAcred voRtex oF thE pINE bArrens. TwiSted Sonic triNity trAnquILIty. EvolVe mangLed, dArk purple cLUsters of three Way diAganaL shaPesHifiTiNg neuRal hoNeycoMbs. Splitting into the Fragments of sonic spagetti, The sOund of ouR cREamY Phase sPlit cHakra miRRorwork sPlits thriCe, and again each cHunk splIts into threes of threes oF thRees of tREEs of THeSe thREes. TileD viSUal COrteX warped rAptuRe wRaped in eNdleS gEnetiC fLUx. BlenDing maD hALLuciNOGeniC plAnt VAPOr inTo thE cREvicEs of oUR rEvoLVing tiMEleSs coNTInuUm. DriPPing coSmic pOWwOws aLLign in cOILing sYmetRical sYncronicITy, anD bliSsfuLL psyCHic turBulenCe. The dusTy dAnce GrounDs of inTErplaNeTAry spAce sHake wiThe evEry oOzinG puLSe aS liFormS and AnciEnt viSIons coLide wiTH smeAred reCepTOrs wiiiiDe opEn. PrepAre foR siCk sPLinTEry coSMic biRth…can’t wait to look forward to remembering about seeing you back in this sacred sanctuar
Keep this information away from police people. Remember, this is a habitat for many lifeforms. Bring them lots of love.Be prepared to camp. Bring necessities (ie. food, water, mind gear etc.).Be kind to our universe- do not leave trash or cigarette butts at this sacred place.

2007 Fall & Winter – 2008