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July 2008

July 2 Wednesday
NAIAD DAIAD
Hear ye, Hear ye, all ye shamefully debauched denizens of New Yorke City! We, the progenitors of the elecktonickal/musickal life-form known as NAIAD DAIAD do hereby cordially invite you to witness the premier NYC showcasing of said creation (NAIAD DAIAD) this coming Woden’s Day at the charming public house known colloquially as “Mehanata Bulgarian Bar” at 113 Ludlow St, East Village, Manhattan, New Yorke, New Yorke. The performance commences at 8:30 PM and not a moment later!!! Following said performance, the Spectralescently talented CONSIDER THE SOURCE will begin their three-week residency, with the party being finished off by worldbeat DJ Sabine of BROOKLYN MECCA! There should be much eating of meat, guzzling of beer, smoking of HOOKAHS (!) and stomping of FEET!!!! We truly hope to see you out there! -Cooper & Brandon Official Flyer: APOCRYPHON PRODUCTIONS and REALITY SANDWICH present: COME TOGETHER pan-cultural worldbeat mashup Every weds. at Mehanata Bulgarian Bar THIS WEEK: JULY 2nd Live Performances by 8:30PM NAIAD DAIAD (myspace. com/naiaddaiad) Experimental Electronic Aquatic Dub Worldbeat Utilizing a MIDI/electric guitar, hardware synthesizers, two laptops, electronic and acoustic percussion and anything else they get their hands on, NAIAD DAIAD craft eclectic, freewheeling, effortlessly funky, wildly psychedelic music. Come early and bring your dancing shoes! 10:30PM
CONSIDER THE SOURCE Residency – July 2, 9 and 16th Psychedelic World Metal (myspace. com/considerthemusic) “This white-hot trio uses Middle Eastern motifs as a launching pad for maniacal electric jams that suggest they’ve just come back from Iraq and can’t wait to demonstrate what exhilaration amid chaos sounds like.” Howard Madel – NEW YORK PRESS Followed by Worldbeat Dance Party w/DJ Sabine of BROOKLYN MECCA (myspace. com/Brooklynmecca) Hosted by Akim Funk Buddha Doors 8pm $5 before 11pm $10 after Mehanata Bulgarian Bar 113 Ludlow btw. Rivington and Delancey www. mehanata. com myspace. com/mehanata

July 3 Thursday
Activate
Plexus (Mnus), Vadim (Less) DJ set at Identity (downstairs) on 7/3 (Thu.) activate presents…minimal – tech-house – deep house event EVERY THURSDAY!!! 7/3/(thur.) Guest DJs: Plexus (Mnus) web youtube/watch?vB1PpvvnPbiY Vadim (Less) web myspace/comtak Resident DJs: -Yugo -Tsutomu -Hisaki Place: Identity (downstairs) at 511 East 6th st. (btw/ave. A & B) New York, NY. Time: 10pm – ??? Admission: Free Contact:activateNYC at gmail

July 4 Friday
Psycheground
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100th Anniversary For this special occasion, we’ve invited a couple special guests, each making their long-overdue NY debut… KONFLUX (Psytribe, Phar Psyde – Los Angeles) LIVE Konflux is a solo project of the US based DJ and producer Vasily M. Born and raised in Russia he relocated to the states in 2001. Living in Los Angeles and frequenting he soon gained recognition within the local psytrance communities. Having over ten years of experience in producing multifarious styles of electronic dance music, Vasily began making psytrance in 2004. A light-hearted, elegant, yet pounding and groovy style can be roughly described as “a blend of Light Night and Heavy Morning Psychedelic Music”. Rock, Jazz, [Happy] Hardcore, Drum’n’Bass, Techno and House have all made significant contributions to his style. Konflux has spun across the United States alongside a multitude of international acts, participating in major events like Gaian Mind in Pennsylvania and Burning Man in Nevada. Konflux has become “live-actable” after debuting in the fall of 2006 in the California desert. Konflux has a tune released on UK’s Phar Psyde and there are a couple of more coming out on Namaha, Looney Moon and Doof Records. He also has a currently inactive collaboration project Jetlux with the LA-based producer Jeto, with releases on Divine Balance Records from Chicago and on Mumbai based Sonic Tantra. WICHDOKTA (Phoenix Family, Geomagnetic – San Francisco) DJ SET The Wichdokta began DJing in ’96 and formed the FULL CIRCLE COLLECTIVE in Mendo, Nothern Cali. In ’97 he began throwing the infamous gathering called “GEMINI” that was held on the majestic Eel River. In ‘2000 he met up with Dr. Spook and created the loving PHOENIX FAMILY COLLECTIVE. He also runs the sound company FULL CIRCLE PRODUCTIONS. As a promoter and gathering thrower, he knows what gets the people going. The Wichdokta’s sets are something of a spectacle to witness…his amazing energy and sinister music go hand in hand to give you the ride of your life on the dancefloor. Hailed as one of the top DJ’S in San Fran-psycho, he has played with the best in the industry; Neuromotor, Rastaliens, Alien Project, Mr. Peculiar, Miraculix, Lemurians, Deviant Species, Scorb, CPU, Sirius Issness, Earthling, Xenomorph, Highko and many many more. ” +PLUS+ DJ Sets by… Luis Campos (Dreamcatcher, Alladin Group – Brazil/NY) vs. Brandon Adams (Dreamcatcher – NY) and Tony Unorthodox (28th Day – NY) Visual Projections by Gui”Aum”Etrix Deco by Dreamcatcher + more TBA Party from 10pm to 5am 21+ with ID $15 with RSVP by 5 p.m. July 4 (email psycheground at yahoo) $20 at the door Sullivan Room, Manhattanweb konflux.org/ web geomagnetic.tv/artists/wichdokta web sullivanroom ‘
Thanks for all the kind words everyone, I had a lot of fun @ the show. I got there halfway through Tony’s set, good Progressive PsyTech/Electro. Thick basslines with intelligent melodies. Cnt/Alt/Dlt has a unique S.African sound. Very dynamic and full power. The crowd was filling up the place at this time. Then Konflux came on and delivered Alien information through his marvelous music. The crowd was going wild. Then when I was up, I had a sound problem for the first 4 songs ( the sound man couldn’t figure out how to make the fader work ) plus a sound signal problem I had to figure out on channel 3, but was off and running once the bugs were gone.

July 4-6
Psyowa Expedition
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July 5 Saturday
Infected Mushroom

July 10-13 Thursday-Sunday
Orb Festival at ECHO LAKE
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We are happy to officially announce ORB Festival 2008, July 10th -13th! at The New Echo Lake: 185 Echo Lake Lane, Afton, NY The time has come to go outdoors for the second year’s gathering to celebrate the purity of nature and music, in a beautiful resort with a magical forest hugging a peaceful wide lake. Get away from your daily routine to a well-produced festival with great vibes, happy people, and an unforgettable adventure. Motivated by the purity of nature and music, originating the culture of awareness and appreciation, Orb Festival builds a village to celebrate life. This year’s festival will feature a selection of the best electronic music: Full-on, progressive, dark, electro, and chill-out music crafted by the world’s top artists and producers. ORB Festival is the biggest electronic music gathering on the east coast and this year it will be bigger than ever!! The Festival will take place in “The New Echo Lake” (AKA Echo lake) Afton NY. A beautiful campground, two and a half hours away from Manhattan featuring plenty of parking space, a well-maintained camping site, hot showers, clean restrooms, and economy cabins available for rental. ORB festival will host two stages with top of the line sound systems, workshops, drums circles, fire performances, backdrops & structure decorations, visual art, yoga, 24 hours active chai shops, delicious organic food, body painting, bars & vendors market, several designated public camping tents, fishing, boating, swimming, horseback riding, and LOTS MORE!!! ORB Music Performances ATOMICULTURE LIVE (BNE Records, South Africa) ATOMIC PULSE (B.N.E Records, Israel) PROTOCULT URE (B.N.E Records, South Africa) ETNICA (Etnicanet Records, Ibiza, Spain) ZION (Orb Records, Alladin Group, Israel/USA) DEVIANT SPECIES (Ambivalent R ecords, London, UK) ANDROMEDA (Dream Vision Records, Sweden) CHROMOSOME (Dr eam Vision Records, Sweden) HUX FLUX (Spiral Trax Records, Sweden) ABOMINA LAB (Dark Records, EN SOF, Portugal) U-RECKEN (Doo flex Records, Israel) WIZACK TWIZACK (Hypnotica Records, Sweden) YONI (H.O. F, Israel) ORBIT aka ELNADIV (Orb Records, Alladin Group, NYC/Israel) ONNOM ON (Gaian Mind, Soular Records, Philadelphia) KNO-B (Orb Records, Alladin group, Japan) PHATMIND (Alladin Group, Israel/Russia) ENERTOPIA (Alladin Gro up, Israel) BARAKUDA (Psytribe, Los Angeles/Greece) BRANDON ADAMS (Dreamcat cher, NYC) KEN (Dreamcatcher, Alladin Group, NYC/Japan) LUIS (Dreamcatcher, Alladin Group, Brazil/NYC) BABLA (Alladin Group, Kagdila Records, India) D J MOE:T (Osaka Japan) DR. SPOOK (Geomagnetic Records, San Francisco) ROE RE VOLUTION (South Florida Psytrance, Miami/Israel) LAURYN vs EGBOT (Gaian Mi nd, PSI, 28th Day, Philadelphia) MUKTISVARA (TDC, Lycantrop Rec, Russia/NYC ) KARMANANIK (Gaian Mind, PSI, Philadelphia) WICHDOKTA (Phoenix Family/Geom agnetic Records, San Francisco) QUIVERING VIRGIN aka ANDREW (Blacklight Act ivists, Toronto) SKETI AKA BRETT HAWES (Igoyai Rec, South Africa/Canada) DJ RAFAEL (Soul Sounds, Brazil/Boston) CHILL OUT/ELECTRO SHAPESTATIC (Gaian Mind, TOUCH Samadhi, Asheville, NC, USA) ZION CHILL ROOM (ORB Records/All adin Group, USA/Israel) STEVE-O (GoaBabies, Spectra, Gaian Mind, NYC/Puerto Rico) GRAINS OF SOUND (AlterCulture Records, Baltimore, USA) MAURIZIO BAG OTI (Etnicanet Records, Ibiza, Spain) ILLUMINUS (Spiral Trax Records, Swede n) KIFE (Omnitribe, Russia/NYC) NAGUALI (TDC Lycantrop Rec Russia/NYC) ANIM ALTEK (Omnitribe, Russia/NYC) SUNIL (Alladin Group, Malaysia/India) RAY BRI ONES (PG Records, Brazil/NYC) TONI UNORTHODOX (28thday, NYC) Deco by: JUL IEN SEYER (Pixie Dust, Canada, Montreal) SEVERYN (Alladin Group, NYC) STEVE -O (GoaBabies, Spectra, Gaian Mind, NYC/PR) Alladin & ORB Deco Team& And More TBA!!! Visuals By: DR SPOOK (Geomagnetrix Records ) SERGE (Alladin Group, NYC) SEVERYN (Alladin Group, NYC) EXERIS (d, Trancemotion, Alla din Group, NYC/Baltimore) And More TBA!!! Advance Tickets : First 100 Tickets $105 300 Tickets at $120 $135 till july 9th Buy Tickets at: web OrbFes tival For paper tickets Call (1917) 569-1177 ***Gates Open on July 1 0, Thu at 12 pm until Sunday at 3 pm, July 13. For directions, rideshares, camping tips and location map go to: web OrbFestival This one for sure will be another unforgettable gathering!!! So prepare your camping gear and mark your calendars! Rain or Shine Event! See you all there! Peace Love & Light ‘n Trance Orb Crew by Alladin Group Vendors: If you feel that your merchandise can be sold to our crowd and it is a demographic that interest s your company’s promotion, it will be a great opportunity for you to take part of this event. Please email us at orbfestival at Gmail with the subject Vendors. Volunteers: If you think you can contribute in any way and would like to be a part of ORB 2008! We need good responsible individuals to work and we need all the hands that we can get! Please email us at orbfestival at gmail with the subject volunteers.

July 10 Thursday
Activate at Identity
(downstairs) minimal – tech house event Resident DJs: -Yugo -Tsutomu -Hisaki Place: Identity (downstairs) at 511 East 6th st. (btw/ave. A & B) New York, NY. Time: 10pm – ??? Admission: Free Contact:activateNYC at gmail

July 11 Friday
World Bridge III Deerfields NC
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July 12 Saturday
Psy Trance Party In Central Pennsylvania
I was able to talk the Owner of the Coliseum into letting me have a Psy Trance party in the Owners suite of his building, It can hold about 50-80 people so it’s an intimate setting. Party starts at 8 and ends when the place closes at 2, there will be an afterparty announced at the party. So here it is. THABIOUS (Psyraiders- Allentown PA) Thabious has been in the trance scene since the late 1990s and has been a positive influence on everyone he meets. He has been brushing up his DJ skills for a few years now and has recently begun to spin outside of his home and in local bars, and outside gatherings. Be prepared for his twisted sounds, and the energy he brings. WILD WES (Psyraiders – Allentown PA) Wes is also new to the scene but not new to Djing. He has teamed up with THABIOUS to create the project Psyraiders. Wes has a tendency to make your heart jump out of your chest during his sets, and always brings a good vibe to the party. aLSO SPECIAL GUEST DJ Berzerker. here is the link for address http://www.coliseumfun.com hope to see you there.

July 17 Thursday
Psycheground
Photos – Orbicles – Luis
MAX EARWORM LIVE, WICHDOKTA and more
EARWORMl EarWorm is the psy project of Max Meshiv born in 1986. He was infected by the psychedelic trance virus at a young age in Israel…and now resides in NYC to infect others. Around 2002 he and his older brother Noam started to work on music together on a computer-based music software… It was more of an experimental stage and development. What started as a hobby eventually took on a more serious path, which also brought in lots of magical and mysterious experiences along with it. That mixed with an explosion of inspiration and…BooM! the EarWorm project was born. The project in itself is aimed towards wizardly magical futuristic nighttime-twilight psychedelic frequencies….Tune in to the frequency of everywhere and now-here and get earwormed…soon on dancefloors near you! and DJ Sets by: WICHDOKTA (Phoenix Family, Geomagnetic – San Francisco) KEN (Dreamcatcher NYC) LUCINA (Dreamcatcher NYC) Deco by Dreamcatcher Party from 10pm to 4am 21+ with ID $5 at the door Location: Sullivan Room, Manhattan, New York City 218 Sullivan St
Another amazing night at the Sullivan room with that kick-ass bassy sound system! I enjoyed playing for you all after that groovy set Luis played and then Ken kicked it into high gear and then Max came out with his killer set and rich taking it home !!! Great music all around – thanks for everyone coming out to support – Gwyn I wanna thank all who came and, again made this night really special. Gwin and ken played beautifully then max is without a doubt one of the best DJ/producers in America, his set was something of amazing and finally wichdokta.. man it was a pleasure having you there twice, you have one of the most flawless mixing and best track selection I’ve ever seen, thank you and I really hope to have you again very soon

July 26 Saturday
PSI in the Pine Barrens
Photos – Eddie – Orbicles

July 31 Thursday
PSYCHEGROUND
join us for another great night of psytrance at the amazing Sullivan Room. this week’s lineup: DJ RAFAEL (Soul Sounds, Brazil/Boston) BABLA (Alladin Group, Kagdila Records, India) LUIS CAMPOS(Dreamcatcher, Alladin Group, Brazil/NYC) deco by Dream catcher’s COME EARLY TO GET 2 FOR 1 DRINK SPECIALS UNTIL ELEVEN!!!! From 10pm to 4am 21+ with ID $5 cover Sullivan Room, Manhattan, New York City 218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and West 3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave) Subway: A, B, C, D, E, F, or V trains to “W 4 St – Wash Sq” -1217530963:49739 Psycheground invites you all to join us for another great night of psytrance at the amazing Sullivan Room. this week’s lineup: DJ RAFAEL (Soul Sounds, Brazil/Boston) BABLA (Alladin Group, Kagdila Records, India) LUIS CAMPOS (Dreamcatcher, Alladin Group, Brazil/NYC)
totally a nice transition from Luis to babla to Rafael, the changes in sets was really fun to dance to. psycheground is def. gonna my indoor chillout spot if we keep having these awesome artists on set.

July 31 Thursday
Psycheground

August 2008

August 1 Sunday
Activate
Identity featured by Vadim (Less), Juan Gaviria (Phono) 8/1/(FRI.) Guest DJs: -Vadim (Less) web myspace/comtak -Juan Gaviria (Phono) profile.myspace/index.cfm?fuseactionuser.viewprofile&friendid118592040 Resident DJs: -Yugo -Tsutomu -Hisaki Place: Identity (downstairs) at 511 East 6th st. (btw/ave. A & B) New York, NY. Time: 10pm – late Admission: Free

August 2 Saturday
Awakening in Baltimore
Chris Exeris used to do video at Goa Trash – he’s in Baltimore atm with a great new gig with major ppl Exeris A W A K E N I N G Saturday, Aug 2nd at The Depot, 21+, $5, 9pm-2am DJs and UV reactive deco by: Molecular Synaptic Guru (Richmond, VA) Exeris (AlterCulture Records – NYC/Baltimore) Jay Selway (Iboga Records, Konvocation – Baltimore) With a DJ career extending more than a decade, Jay has held residencies at major clubs including Cubik/Buzz at Nation (DC), Sonar (MD) and Five (DC). Having organized countless one-off events and club nights, he was also responsible for kick-starting the underground trance scene in the DC/Baltimore area. He’s also headlined alongside world-renowned DJs and live acts, and has been featured on radio shows such as The Essential Mix on Radio One, John 00 Fleming’s Global Trance Grooves, The Move on XM Radio, and Digitally Imported Radio. Jay also produces ‘The Static Channel’ his monthly radio show on di.fm . With releases on Iboga, Pharmacy Music, Propulsion, Soular Records, and JOOF Recordings, 2006 was a break out year for this American producer. Jay has remixed Christopher Lawrence, John ’00’ Fleming, Astrix, Wizzy Noise, and Hujaboy. His tracks have been featured on The Essential Mix by Christopher Lawrence-the, #4 rated DJ in the world. Christopher not only selected Jay’s remix of “Fused” for his Gatecrasher “Live in Moscow” mix CD but also his remix of “Rasa Lila.” “Fused,” deemed “Single of the Month” in IDJ magazine, – also hit the Beatport top seller chart, and remaining in the top 10 for more than six weeks. Jay also forms half of the group Zero Divide, with his musical partner, John C. Their hard-edged progressive sound has received world-class support from DJs like Christopher Lawrence, Paul van Dyk, John ’00’ Fleming, Nicholas Bennison, John O Bir, John Askew, and others. The Depot, 1728 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201 phone: 41 (club has air conditioning and cheap drinks!) for more info, directions, e

August 7 Thursday
Alexis’ birthday at Karma
1nce DJs, open decks 1st b etween 3rd and 4th street Free, smoking permitted, ID 21+ a must

August 9 Saturday
Psylab
onight at sullivan hall 11pm $10 Dj tucci Digital frontier Psylab

August 15 Is NYC Alive?
yeah, 28thday is still around. We’re working on a park party for our three year anniversary, though it is too early to post details (we’re not sure we’re going to get the permit yet, etc). However, let me say this; the last few events that 28thday has done has featured a strong effort by a small group of assholes to get us in trouble. I’ve caught people openly drinking at park parties, bringing beer into our loft parties (the venue for our nye event got fined due to beer bottles that the police found around our bar, and we weren’t serving beer), and in general not respecting the things that we ask people to do to make our lives easier as promoters. Following the catastrophic financial loss that was NYE for us, we had people demanding their money back; one group showed up at my APARTMENT post-event and threatened me. When we try to throw presale only events or ask people not to bring or openly drink alcohol, we don’t do so because we’re on a power trip… we do so because we don’t want to get fined by the police. people ignoring our requests and making our lives harder while we’re spending time and money to throw quality underground events, especially free events, really saps my energy and makes it much harder for me to justify the time 28thday puts into these events. I catch the same people making my life harder every event we throw, and it’s really made throwing the free park events I used to love doing leave a sour taste in my mouth. Don’t get me wrong… there are lots of people out there who have gone above and beyond to help us do what we do, and we love you guys. It’s just unfortunate that there are people on both sides of the divide in that regard. – Theo

August 16 Saturday
So I ended up all the way in Newark, NJ for the Seeds party at around 12.30 to find that decor was still being put up; party was supposed to start at 11pm???
the two DJ’s that I came to see i.e Brandon and Luis were not there- were they ever confirmed? I was later told that Luis wouldn’t be playing- no mention of this on the site.there were probably 15-20ppl at the place! the place was soo nice and there was so much potential for an amazing party!I would really like to hear from the orgz about what was the deal with this party?

August 22 Sunday
Activate
(Animaltek/Treibstoff/WIR/NYC) on 8/22 (FRI) Activate presents… 8/22/(FRI.) Guest DJ: -DJ O (Animaltek/Treibstoff/WIR/NYC) web myspace/animaltek Resident DJs: -Yugo -Tsutomu -Hisaki web myspace/activateny Admission: FREE Place: ‘Identity (downstairs)’ 511 E6th st. btw/ave. A & B, New York, NY Time: 10pm-4am

August 23 Saturday
GAIAN MIND PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia’s Premier psytrance Party! Special Guest: ARAHAT (PsyCircle Records, San Diego) Live/DJ Set Co-founder of PsyCircle Records and owner of PsyCircle Studios, Tom has been scrambling brains for 12 years with masterful mixes of twisted, groovy, powerful night time psytrance under the moniker DJ Hidro-ponik. He recently began channeling his own frequencies as Arahat and in collaborations like Arabali (with Mubali), Monks of Madness (with Bodhisattva 13:20), Brains (with Bodhi and Mubali) and coming soon with Limbertimbre, and Glyph. His live/DJ emanations will send you on a trip through unreal dimensions of aural psychedelia. Get ready for a wild mesh of psycho-fried nighttime desert dreams. FRACTAL PHONO (Gaian Mind/Goa Home, Philadelphia) LAURYN & EG~BOT (Peak Records/Gaian Mind/28th Day/PSI, Philadelphia) Downtempo Lounge with OPENSOURCECODE (Independent, New York) Live/DJ Set ROAN (The Soma Collective, Philadelphia) TRITTON & DEET (Gaian Mind, Philadelphia) Deco: GAIAN MIND Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 9pm – 2am $5 cover 21+ w/ ID ZOT 122 Lombard Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 (267) 639-3260
After all the fuss, I just could not resist taking a ride down to Philly for this one… I was feeling a little stressed out and I was up for ample helping of both negligence and irresponsibility. Or, failing that, beer, music, and pretty girls. This usually adds up to the same thing Well, this event did not fail to deliver! For once, truth in advertising… I met up with my cohorts for the evening, onTonca and Neph.. and we braved the screaming Chinese ladies and got onto our bus for the ride of shame.. New York to Philly, Chinatown Bus style. Of course, the bus left late. but our driver broke several laws of physics and at least a few laws of New Jersey, discovering a new subatomic particle, two black holes and many potholes along the way.. getting us to Zot just as things were starting to heat up. Out on the sidewalk, I immediately spied several familiar and friendly faces including two friends from Connecticut! But alas, Mark was not one of them. Neph had brought artwork for the chillout, so we got upstairs and went right to work, helping her put her fluoro flowers and pinwheels around the room. Chay was there and had already put up some of his always-excellent work so it was quite a nice effect in total. I saw some of his work in the main room as well, along with a very nice array of Mizue’s work. The music in the chillout throughout the night was excellent. I am sorry to say I don’t remember everyone who played in there, but the music was very good. I enjoyed the set of a reddish haired guy from Brooklyn who I hadn’t really met before for some reasons. I think he was opensourcecode. Jamie Kilowatts was also great as usual but I won’t say that because I hear he is modest Step two was to get into the main room and catch some of Fractal Phono’s (Rory) set, which had a fairly packed dancefloor going even though it was still early. I also took this time to enjoy my first beer of the evening, a delicious framboise lambic. YUM! Delicious, I will never enjoy Lindemans quite so much since I have had this stuff. I am spoiled now Did I mention that this place has hundreds of different beers, both bottle and tap? Rory’s set spanned a bunch of subgenres, all good tracks, and the dance floor was starting to really move. Next up was Arahat, and I was really eager to hear his set because he was cut off abruptly on his first or second track at our New Year’s Eve party, when the very fine NYPD came to protect and serve us. Well, it was very good! Somewhat dark, somewhat tweaky.. but not too dark and not too tweaky.. but just really trippy with enough drive and groove to keep the floor really packed and happy. And it was nice to see Arahat again, he is really a cool guy. One of these days I will get my ass to SF. I got myself another beer, I didn’t know any of the beers they had on tap because I am a beer ignoramus, and I could not find The staff Gaian Beer Experts, Dave or Lauryn, to help me choose, and Pat was still in Portugal.. so I just went eenie-meenie-miney-moe. Just like that, really. It was delicious. Did I mention that this place has great beer? Also, pretty girls were in abundance. Some of them even seemed happy to see me So at that point, the evening had fulfilled its promise.. but irresponsibly, we kept GOING… Last but never least, we got a full-on tag set from Lauryn and Eggbot, some nice old tracks, some nice newer tracks.. all of them bangin’.. which had the place going like crazy. Nobody wanted to stop. The usual Pennsylvania witching hour is 2AM, but in a true negligent fashion, we went until 3AM.. the owner of this new spot loves psytrance, it’s much nicer than at Ulanas… It was really a great party.. great music, beautifully decorated, nice atmosphere, really great crowd of people. A real family feeling and not one bad interaction the whole night. It is so nice to see this much energy go into a party that can’t go all night.. but everyone comes out early and really makes a night of it, so you really feel like you’ve been to an EVENT! Totally worth the bus ride. But ultimately it had to end.. so at 3AM we sadly packed the deco.. and left.. to go to the AFTERPARTY! The afterparty was at the “Awesome House”, and really, I did not understand why they call it that, because I had never been there. But really, it is a fucking awesome house. It’s awesome. I kept saying awesome, at least three times an hour the whole rest of the night, and all through the next day, except when I was sleeping on their quite awesome sofa in the awesome living room. I cut it down to twice an hour for sleeping… Until Neph and I got on the bus Sunday evening, still saying awesome quite a lot all the way back to NYC. For all I know she is still saying “awesome”. Anyway, we got a ride to an awesome house, were greeted by many awesome people. I then went down to the awesome basement and DJ’d for a couple of hours while awesome people danced. Which was awesome fun. In the morning, someone took the sound system out to the back yard. The back yard is awesome. We played with the awesome dogs, we went on the awesome roof, they fed us awesome food, made us awesome drinks. I took an awesome shower in their awesome abundant hot water and went out for an awesome breakfast. I had many awesome conversations, heard awesome music. There was awesome beer, and oh yes.. awesome pretty girls We spent an awesome night, morning, afternoon… Finally, I had to tear myself away and go home We took a taxi, then the Chinatown bus. We were stuck in traffic, which was not awesome. But the bus did not catch on fire, we did not make any unexplained detour into Brooklyn to drop off Chinese illegal aliens. Or just aliens. We arrived back in NYC safe and sound, which was very awesome. Took an awesome cab back to my awesome apartment, fed my awesome cat, fell into my awesome bed (I specifically had put clean linens on just before I left) and slept. It was awesome. I’ll see you there next month. Awesomely, negligently, irresponsibly yours, -Ben (light-o-matic/PSI) aka Hypnotoad http://lightomatic.com/ haha!! killer memory bodhi, that was my Ether Dreams mix, I was still playing Goa on vinyl back then with some acid trance thrown in for variety. ahh, the memories. all this stuff was just called Goa before psytrance, dark psy, light psy, fluffy psy proggy, minimal or full-on created flame wars on internet forums. It made buying records much more efficient too, LOL!!! man, that was some fun!!! Zot has probably one of the best beer selections I have ever seen. Egbot’s sound system was crisp and clear, the deco was very nice, and the chill area was top notch as well. hopefully, some pics will be posted, my cell camera doesn’t work too well in darkness so I couldn’t get any sweet shots. your speakerhugger track killed it mubz thank you to egbot, all of the other DJ’s, bernard at Zot for hookin up the bacon-infused Vodka shots, the crowd for rockin out to my tunes, and Lauryn the b-day girl. I’m having a blast out here, anybody that rolls through Philly should definitely schedule it around their next event. for sure! the very first second I met Tom at the door was greeted with amazing vibes and could feel the making of a great night of trance dance. Top-notch psychedelica, just the music I like to travel too … wow the music was such a rush and the happy smiling faces bouncing on the floor added to the energy that makes Gaian Mind parties so wonderful. The chill room looked fantastic and tho I didn’t stay there for long enjoyed parts of OpenSourceCode’s set Also big thanks to Tritton was having everyone over for the after-party !! such good times dancing to more music and seeing the sunrise from the rooftop of awesome house I forgot to mention the afterparty at “awesome house” was superb fun. great gang of people in a very cool townhome with a lush, green backyard complete with a fire pit, flowers, and a nice comfy patch of grass. then there’s the basement stacked with killer deco and DJ rig. ben light-o-matic rocked some super morning tunes for a few hours that really helped keep everybody awake for the morning chill-out. I will be in Massachusetts through Christmas and new years, let me know if anything goes off in Philly because I wont’ be too far for a train ride. All sets were great, Zot is a good choice and the best Cod Fish dish I ever had, and of course best selection of Belgium beers. I also enjoy the acid groove set in chillout room around 2am to close (been a long time not to hear that tasty dessert)… Tom, thanks for the “grabs”! I just realized I never wrote anything about this party! KILLER KILLER TIME! I had a blast playing the (beautiful) chill room, It was a treat to meet and hear Tom do his thing (twice!) and the Awesome house was, well, Awesome! I really enjoyed the late afternoon dub session, and I hope y’all did, too….! It was such a pleasure to come and be a part of it, and I’ll be there for the next one, no doubt about it! Thanks to Lauryn & Dave, Keith & Beth, Jamie for putting up with my drunken adulation and all the dancers! see you soon, Philly! -Cooper

August 31 Sunday
Activate
Jelani Lounge Labor day weekend minimal madness… We’ll bring one of the finest DJs from Boston. Heis also a label DJ of Airdrop records which is one of the most forward-thinking and rising minimal label owned by ArgentinaProducer/DJ Face Miusic Sender! web myspace/airdroprecords activate residents from Japan… Yugo, Tsutomu, Hisaki. myspace/activateny DJ Yugo August ’08 promo mix web megaupload/?d1YK9BW9G DJ Hisaki August ’08 promo mix web megaupload/?dINR6CMF6 $5 all night at Jelani Lounge 507 Waverly ave. Brooklyn, NY 11238 10pm-4am Contact: activateNYC at gmail

August 27-September 3
Burning Man: American Dream

September 2008

September 7 Sunday
Reality Engine fundraiser email Dear Friends, As you may or may not know, Matyas Kelemen suffered a severe neck injury last month. After completing work on an Alex Grey event in L.A., while swimming at the beach, Matyas was slammed into the ocean’s rocks head-on and broke his neck. Thanks to many extraordinary factors, his life was saved and he is now in a neurological rehabilitation center at UCLA Hospital. Being left with limited motor skills in his right hand, working with traditional DJ equipment will be extremely difficult. In order to continue his work as an audio-visual producer and performer, he will require the aid of a touch screen midi interface. We would like to ask for help in the form of a $50 donation in order to make it possible for Matyas to continue with his career. We would also like to thank everyone for all the love, energy, and support during these hard times. Reality Engine is the audio-visual project of Luis Campos and Matyas Kelemen. Please check back soon for the launch of the new website and monthly iTunes podcast. Please click on the link below to make a donation: Please forward this letter to anyone you think would be willing to help…

September 1 Friday
Psybotik X! – Devolution
Flip-FLop Animaltek Electrik Dave Dittmer and others
I’m amazed that there is/was no discussion thread for this. Pretty great event! Flip Flop played a fantastic set.. actually several. Everyone else was really good too. The location and the people were the best. Thanks again to Psybotik for all their efforts and for including me in this great event. Thanks to the hookah lounge and chai shop for saving my hungry and thirsty self. And thanks to Neal (PSI) for getting me there.  moof!

September 13 Saturday
28th Day – Trinity
Trinity + Church! Come celebrate three years of 28thday and the arrival of beautiful fall weather this Saturday at Brooklyn’s Kaiser Park! We’re bringing only a finite amount of food, so don’t waste time getting your ass to Kaiser if you wanna get your drink on and your snack on.  Tony Unorthodox kicks off the afternoon with impeccable beats to clean us up and dirty us down, followed by Lauryn channeling her groove into a rare old-skool progressive set!  Next up, Captain Hypnotoad sends us all to walk the Planck length, and Hugh S digs deep into his crate to unearth those tracks you didn’t even know you forgot to remember.  We’re also bringing out way more sound than we’ve ever brought out to the park, and will be rocking rain or shine with high-grade 4-point audio. And rounding off the weekend, on Sunday web musicislove.net/church Church crew throws caution to the wind and opens wide the doors of Love for a *free* session of Church! The moon is full and summer sets; everyone is invited for the descent into the lodge to help stir up some of that old-time religion. We set it off family with a residents-only throwdown of significance.  Haj, Mikio and Nyxyss feat. evocative violinist Hannah Thiem set the tone for the first in a run of six consecutive Sunday evenings at Love this fall. Phat beats. Mad vibe. September 13, 28thday – TRINITY the web 28thday/events/trinity/28thday 3-Year Anniversary Park Party + BBQ ! at web NYCgovparks.org/parks/kaiserpark/Kaiser Park, Coney Island featuring: class”orangeHugh S (28thday, NYC) LAURYN (Peak Records | 28thday, Philly) HYPNOTOAD ( web lightomaticlight-o-matic | PSI, NYC) TONY UNORTHODOX (28thday, NYC) sound by Icarus Facundia and light-o-matic decor & interactive psytructures by Neff (NephilNine, NYC) free food & drink! burgers & vegan burgers renegade grilling welcome! iced chai and exotic fruit juice by bioLu(minescence) Leon S. Kaiser Park Saturday September 13 noon – 6pm free, all ages
update September 13, 28thday – TRINITY the 28thday 3-Year Anniversary Park Party + BBQ! at Kaiser Park, Coney Island Local legend Hugh S joins the lineup! 28thday’s top sleeper agent, Hugh emerges once again to distill his mammoth psytrance collection and knowledge into a rocking, celebratory set. All info at web 28thday/events/trinityweb 28thday .
Thanks to all who came out to Trinity! There’s a gallery is now updated with pix and video from this event, as well as new slides from Heliopause and the Wild Things soiree with Gaian Mind. The fundamentals of our sonic economy remain strong this weekend, as the fall season of Church continues. For Haji’s birthday and fall rising we bring you a very live Church session. Sub Swara, Freek Factory and Nyxyss the branches of Haji’s musical tree appear together for the first time, with further family support from SF’s lovely DJ Shawna and Dub War’s Dave Q. The moon wanes halfly and the earth will rumble… web musicislove.net/september21 CHURCH at Love Sunday, September 21 179 MacDougal St at 8th St New York City 8pm – 2am $10 at the door web 28thdayweb 28thday web psynyweb psyny
review of 28th Day’s Trinity event
It’s cheesy to start off reviews with exclamation point-ending sentences, but what a killer party out at Coney Island celebrating the 28th Day third anniversary on Saturday afternoon! First off, what an awesome venue! (OK, two in a row that’s way over the line. I’ll stop now). Nestled in a corner of the park with superb natural acoustics provided by a short hillside toward which the stage was pointed, the mixing tent was backed by a fence about three feet high behind which were the sidewalk and street. Thus, the sound was well-contained inside the little corner of the park we occupied but still audible a good distance away. The incredible sound was provided by both front and delay-aDJusted rear speaker pairs, along with what appeared to be 8000 watts of subwoofers. The quality of the sound in the dance space rivaled some of the best clubs I’ve been in crisp, clean, not too loud, and coming at you from all sides. Kudos to Icarus Facundia and Ben light-o-matic for providing it. Delicious barbecue was presided over by Ron and Scott. Their burgers, accompanied with excellent chips, condiments, and iced chai from bio-Lu offered perfect sustenance for dancing through what turned out to be a rather sultry, late summer Saturday afternoon. The music all day long was fantastic starting with Tony Unorthodox’s excellent, though abbreviated opener. I always enjoy Tony’s taste in tracks and mixing skills and Saturday was no exception he had me moving my feet early on and they kept moving right on through pretty much all of Lauryn’s excellent set of faster progressive psy selections. She ramped up the intensity a bit toward the end, just right for Hypnotoad to make a seamless transition. Ben upped the tempo and the tweak-age, giving the now-sizable audience a barrage of well-mixed squelchy psychedelic throttlers which I thoroughly enjoyed. I only stopped dancing briefly to greet friends who had made a late arrival and prepare for my turn on the decks. As far as my set goes, I will leave the review to someone else more qualified and only say that I hope folks enjoyed it as much as I did playing it. It was a real treat to drop some of my favorite new tunes out loud for such excellent folks in such a great setting. The real highlight was when a good number of local kids showed up and threw down on the dance floor with the trance regulars. The energy they brought was incredible. The last beats of my closing track dropped just under the 6:30pm mark accorded by the much-inspected parks permit that Theo and the crew had to repeatedly present to police and parks department officials throughout the course of the day. To the credit of everyone in charge, the event proceeded unhindered from start to finish and the crazy kids were able to enjoy a nice day of music outside under the trees. My deepest gratitude goes out to everyone at 28th Day and their affiliates who made the day sound, look, and taste as good as it did, and to all the party people who came out and shared their summer day with us. It was an honor to take part in such a well-organized event with such fun folks and it reminds me once again why I spin these tunes in the first place.
Hugh Sharpe: Those who ventured out to Kaiser Park in Coney Island this sultry September Saturday afternoon were in for a real treat. Tucked away in a corner of the park with the DJ stage facing away from the street and apartment buildings across from it, the party area was surrounded by a small hillock just behind the treeline which provided both a nice location to view the festivities (and the bay behind it) and a natural acoustic barrier to contain the sound. On that point, the sound in the dance area was simply incredible. Fo ur-corner stereo speakers and a plentiful number of subwoofers blanketed the dance zone with crisp, clear sound that rivals some of the best night clubs. Trance always sounds better outside and it was a real joy to have a sound system capable of projecting it nicely over the entire space (and a little beyond).
All the sets that day were enjoyable and well-tuned to the setting. Tony Unorthodox got off to a late start but his set was completely the way to kick off the festivities. Tony dropped his usual choice blend o f electro and progressive sounds with precision and got me on my feet early, despite my efforts to rest after pumping up that giant yellow inflatable ball thingy. I kept dancing through nearly all of Lauryn’s set, stopping only to grab a burger for sustenance. Thanks to Ron and Scott’s expert grilling skills, the party was well-supplied with excellent veggie and beef burgers, a choice selection of fixin’s and chips, topped off by excellent iced chai courtesy of bio-Lu. Free music and free food. Outside in a city park. Legit (just ask any of the half dozen or so cops and park officials who stopped by to investigate the goings-on only to leave satisfied every time when Theo or Scott presented them with the permit). Who could ask for more?
Lauryn’s set was followed seamlessly by Ben’s, who offered us a sweet blend of Ay psy tunes with an added squelch factor, all nicely mixed and crowd motivators. I only stopped dancing during his set to run off to the porta-john and to greet friends who had arrived and help them set up a picnic blanket on the hillock. I hopped on the decks just after 4:30 and played until the party closed at 6:30. I tried my hand at dropping a blend of progressive-inflected psytrance, with a little dose of tech house and prog house to give the set a bit of variety. After a few sketchy and downright regrettable mixes (wait ’til you hear the recordings soon to appear on the site) I got more comfortable with the sound behind the decks and started hearing my cues better. Those back speakers were a bit of a challenge if the monitor was too quiet, and once those got taken down during my set (they were going off to supply sound at the pine barrens party that night) my mix es got tighter, as well. Despite a few crunchy mixes, the small crowd seemed pretty much into what I was dropping, and even some local kids got in on the action and filled the dance area from
around the middle of my set to the end. I always love it when people who have never really heard trance a re-exposed to it and check it out and it was one of the most enjoyable time s for me as a DJ having those ids out there dancing it up to these crazy tunes. The party wrapped up right at 6:30 and a spotty rain started falling at around the same time. The people who came out seemed to have a really nice time and everybody gave off a great vibe with a surplus of smiles and good cheer.
That said, I was a bit surprised at how few people came out, though. I think there might have been 50 to 70 people and a good portion were involved in the production itself. Not bad, but for a free daytime event, with free food no less, it seems that it should have attracted more f folks. Granted the Minitek festival was coinciding on Coney that same weekend, but the price point and target audience for that was a bit different, t o say the least. Anyway, if you dig listening to trance outside and hear about one of these 28th Day park events, do your best to check it out. Thes e guys definitely love what they’re doing and the music they present and it shows in their production values and dedication.

September 13 Saturday
Im in this film playing a brainmachine mad scientist go see it
My film LUCKY DAYS at The Coney Island Film Festival! Two Weeks from Today My Feature Directorial Debut LUCKY DAYS (Co-Directed, Written by, and Starring my sister Angelica Torn) will have it’s East Coast Premiere at The Coney Island Film Festival! The showing is on Saturday, September 27, 2008, 3pm, at The Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave. at W.12th St. It’s amazing to show the film in the very place it was filmed. LUCKY DAYS is a Coney Island Film down to its bones. Reserve tickets now, for we are sure to sell out For tickets and information, click this link: web coneyislandfilmfestival/programs08/program4 (web coneyislandfilmfestival/programs08/program4 ) tony.torn at verizon.net T o: tony.torn at verizon.net Sent: 9/13/A.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: My film LUCKY DAYS at The Coney Island Film Festival! Two Weeks from Today Directorial Debut LUCKY DAYS (Co-Directed, Written by, and Starring my sister Angelica Torn) will have it’s East Coast Premiere at The Coney Island Film Festival! The showing is on Saturday, September 27, 2 008, 3pm, at The Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave. at W.12th St. It’s amazing to show the film in the very place it was filmed. LUCKY DAYS is a Coney Island Film down to its bones. or we are sure to sell out

September 18 Thursday
Freakz Reunion at Pyramid
Hello! After a wonderful and full power Amerikan trip, I stop in NYC before returning to Japan, and I am Feeling like NYC needs a good dose of a psychedelic party! So THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, me and my Japanese bro Fumi-san decided to make a small private gig to enjoy fresh sounds from around and drink up some good cold beers!!! All welcome to come and enjoy! Details: Location: Pyramid Club BASEMENT Ave.A between 6th and 7th Street. NEW YORK Admission fee: $5 (this is the entrance fee to get into the club and since we have this place for free, I wanna do it free but the owner of the Pyramid will take the money for entrance.) DJ’s: DJ Ben Light-O-Matic – DJ FUMI – DJ NIKI – and more TBA. Plan: Full Power psychedelia from 10pm – 4 am. See you there in Manhattan. BooM! Niki.
Wow, so much fun! Thanks to everyone who came out. Much thanks to Niki, to Fumi for organizing everything, to Uta and Kelly for the art, to Mark for driving me with the sound system, To YogiBogeyBox for the blacklight, and to everyone who helped carry stuff up and down the stairs… MOOF! -Ben

September 19-21 Friday – Sunday
T.O.U.C.H. Samadhi – Equinox – 5th Annual Arts & Music Festival 
The T.O.U.C.H. Samadhi 5th Annual Arts and Music Festival: Equinox Sept. 19-21, 2008 @ Deerfields in NC Main stage: Scorb [United Kingdom] Trick Music, Last Possible Solution *LIVE Random [San Francisco, CA] geomagnetic/vaporent *LIVE Primordial Ooze [chicawaukee, WI/IL] kabrathor *LIVE Virtual Light [ottawa, Canada] geomagnetic *LIVE Clone [ottawa, Canada] tundrarecords.org *LIVE Shapestatic [NC/TN] touch samadhi *LIVE Dragon [pensacola FL] dharmaharmony *LIVE Bioluminescense [greenville SC] pure perception records *LIVE Kri [Asheville NC] touch samadhi Moksa [atlanta GA] altpsy Wichdokta [San Francisco, CA] geomagnetic Kameleon & Labyrinth [greenville SC] pangea Productions Koji [charlotte NC] singlecell Oso [athens GA] touch samadhi KT [chicago IL] touch samadhi Iduna [Asheville NC] touch samadhi Medisin vs Cinder [NC/GA] touch samadhi / ATLpsy 2nd stage: The Malah [greenville, SC] themalah.com *LIVE Yoko K [washington, DC] asahra music *LIVE* Aquarium [greenville, SC] myspace.com/aqauarium *LIVE Aligning Minds [washington, DC] native state / aleph zero *LIVE Silver Machine [Asheville, NC] myspace.com/silvermachine11 *LIVE Naiad-Daiad [NYC / greenville, SC] myspace.com/naiaddaiad *LIVE Primordial Ooze [chicagowaukee] divine balance / kabrathor *LIVE Logos [Asheville, NC] logosmusic.net / icreateiam.com *LIVE Quetzatl [Asheville, NC] waveform modulations / heterodox *LIVE Opensourcecode [NYC] myspace.com/opensourcecode Kameleon & Labyrinth [greenville, SC] pangea Productions Xist [Asheville, NC] alientechnology NOD [Asheville, NC] ATLpsy / touch samadhi Shad [nashville, TN] touch samadhi D.Raigosa & Klaws [greenville, SC] pangea Productions Oso [athens, GA] touch samadhi / ATLPsy Senjya [winston salem, NC] Panties the Clown [greenville, NC] ATLPsy / psybertribe Iduna [Asheville, NC] touch samadhi Alex [knoxville, TN] ATLPsy / LoopD / touch samadhi The Fuzz [winston salem, NC] touch samadhi Medisin [Asheville, NC] Asheville full moon / touch samadhi Psyoptic Mindstimuli: Devotee & The Fuzz [Winston Salem NC] touch samadhi Projected Visuals: Night Light Riders & Psyonic Workshops: Bellydance Yoga Tai Chi Time and Space Theories BRING EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SURVIVE COMFORTABLY FOR 3 DAYS IN THE WILDERNESS. Ins/Outs are highly discouraged and reserved for emergencies. BRING YOUR OWN WATER, 2 gallons a day is suggested. What else to bring: flashlights, floats for the lakes, mtn. bikes… Fires will only be allowed in designated fire circles. NO DOGS !!!!! You will not be allowed in. Pirate sound-systems are not allowed! *Visit us online for additional details, full schedule of events and workshops, complete list of vendors and future updates! 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. Gate opens Friday at Noon! 18 and up! kids under 14 are loved, cherished and free with guardian! Pre-registered by September 8: $55 at the Gate: $70 full name of attendees required with registration pay with Paypal.com: touch.samadhi@gmail.com info: touch.samadhi@gmail.com location: http://www.deerfields.com main website: http://www.touchsamadhi.com Interested Vendors contact krisamadhi@gmail.com
Hello all What a wonderful weekend we all had! Nothing but the best people and high energy on the dance floor. I would like to thank all the people who drove down and danced with us, even though gas prices were so high. It was good to see all of our friends enjoying themselves and meeting new people from far and wide. My thanks go out to everyone that made it, without you this event wouldn’t happen. Thanks to all that helped work and kept everything running smoothly! Thanks to: The Ladies for ritual, Twarpd for opening the weekend, Labyrinth/Kameleon for playing a banging set!!, Cinder for exploring new areas, Dragon for banging his best, Primordial Ooze release an album everyone is waiting!, Oso for playing what he wanted too, Koji for ruling the morning, Mel for yoga, Quetzal/Shad for linking minds in space, Nicole/Emily for tuning the bodies, Moksa for keeping it deep like he does best, KT for opening up sat and kicking it off TS style, Wichdoktor for being who he is and always delivering the best music at any time, Scorb for being the best artist we have had yet!, Random for his great music and filling in for Virtual light. To all the chill stage artists even though they were not all chill (changing name of the stage next year) I didn’t make t down to catch any of the acts there but I heard nothing but good things about you all! Thanks to our gate workers who do such a good job, to our security for being chill, and all our helpers with odds and ends. Thank you all for helping us make this the best end of the year open-air festival!! You all make it happen!. See you all soon and if not we will see you next year!!! Far and away the best dance floor I have seen in Asheville in ages. We rocked till the sun came up and then even later. Shout out to Moksa who really blew up the dance floor, I haven’t danced so hard in such a long freaking time. Oso thanks for a great set, especially rocking out some peak records style, loved it! Your chill out was fantastic as well. Cinder, great job trying a new style but keeping your own personal touches, really enjoyed it. Richard, great to see you play at a middle of the night time slot, you certainly brought the energy and your track selection was mindbogglingly fun and moving, you are always a joy to have in Asheville. Scorb, you freaking tore it up, started off slow but solid and drew me into it slowly and methodically really psychedelic and unique style, great stuff. Ross your set(s) were a beautiful and moving way to bring in the sunrise. JJ and Kri and Shapestatic, congrats on rocking a dance floor till the end, what a beautiful way to close out the weekend. Ooze your chillout set really rocked, a super original and creative style I loved it, same with the mainstage though I missed part of it. Hmm. surprised no one mentioned this yet, one of my favorite sets of the weekend was Nod’s “Donstep!”, waking up to a crowded chill-out dance floor was great. Don is the reason I ever gave dubstep a chance and his sets just keep getting better and better. Thanks to all the people of TS who made this event work. And last but not least, thanks to all the beautiful dancers and people who attended this event, truly one for the record books, I had a blast. Tons of new faces, lots of non-locals, and every single person I met was absolutely wonderful. Can’t wait for the next one. Wow, just… wow. This has to be one of the richest experiences for me to date. The set-up went smoothly, the vibes gelled rose and popped, the dancefloor stomped. And (can I express this enough?) the campers were extremely responsible and conscious of the land. Clean-up this year was a breeze with only a few campsites leaving cigarette butts and litter about. Deerfields remarked several times on how much they like our events – and that is entirely thanks to YOU. Thanks from one of the guys walking around with a trash bag picking up the few bottles and butts, and thanks from Deerfields for knowing how to respect the land. That little bit of effort you all put into packing out your trash, to pocketing your cigarettes, to trying to be low impact – it really eases the workload on us after the party has ended. We left the land cleaner than when we came. So again, thank you so much. I couldn’t be prouder of you all, and can’t wait to do it again next year. -Fuzz BIG thanks to all the Touch Samadhi crew that made this happen, it was a pleasure to be a part of something organized so well, everything went sooo smooth. I think its getting better and better each year. thanks to God for such amazing weather to enjoy this festival. nice tunes from lots of folks!! twarped, cinder, primordial ooze, the malah, NOD!! (sounded really cool with the sun out), klaws, silver machines, scorb, random!!, and kris set at the end all sounded very proper. moksa and dokta…. I was DJing on the 2nd stage and missed your sets but I heard they were smoking, always nice to chill with you guys though. it was a lot of fun to throw down some darker tunes as well! and yes we should change the name of the chill stage to dub/chill/jam/dstep/minimal/techno/progressive stage;) nice to meet so many cool folks from up north, glad you guys made the trek down, I hope you found a place to stay Sunday night.. next year I think it should go from Thursday night to Monday morning…so people coming from far away will be able to relax more.. it doesn’t surprise me that people coming to this land for the first time feel the magic here. I feel very fortunate to live so close to a festival and crew with such pure intentions. I hope some pictures show up…our sets should be up fairly soon. see everyone next year! peace Kameleon big boom to touch samadhi for another incredible stomp in the mountains. and thank you for bringing scorb!! damn, I’ve been a fan of his music for a while now but I was still blown away by his set. he’s taking his music to another level, deep, dark, and mysterious, almost had a medieval vibe to it. the sounds were warm and the sequencing was very intelligent and reserved, letting each track creep up slowly, getting into your mind and body. then hearing random after that, great energy, really enjoyed the darker twilight melodic tracks, and the sequencing of his music is just insane, very musical and technical at the same time, all while watching the sunrise with the fog churning out of the lake behind the main stage, quite an experience Friday night was a blast too, great sounds all night and good energy on the dancefloor. and a big shout to don for a slamming nod set Saturday, that primus rmx was on point. and thank you to everyone for bringing the good vibes, these weekends always go by too quickly, should dance for four days next year! Hot damn…what a weekend! Thanks to everyone in the Touch Samadhi family who makes this event possible each year (missed you Monkey…wish you could have been here with us). I am incredibly grateful to be a part of it all. Big thanks to the folks who came out from all over the place to support the cause (we had such a great turnout from Atlanta too!). It was definitely the most rocking crowd I have seen in Asheville perhaps ever (?). It certainly felt that way. Thanks to all the Producers and DJs for the wonderful and varied music. Thanks for the positive comments on my set. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did performing. I love festivals like this where there is something for everyone to enjoy!!! Do we really have to wait until next year for the next one!?!?! I’m ready to get down this weekend!!!! ” What a blessing of Gods was this Annual T>O>U>C>H SAMADHI 5th Festival in North Carolina! This land is indeed a holy one. In the setting of beautiful mountains full of apple orchards, lakes and ponds found its place one of the memorable events of my entire life! From the moment you get here, you know that there will be no bad vibes, only the best ones, and you will be surrounded by REAL people who dig very real music. This music has no limit, the only one is the sky:) That is how I can introduce TRANCE music to the lost souls who never discovered the beauty of this genre. The lineup was huge, all artists were surprising and quite original, blasting their music over huge fields full of happy people. It is trance music, great artists, and people that make it possible. The difference you see at festivals like that vs the “drinking party crap sort of festivals” is that you can never see, I mean NEVER anyone experiencing negativity, rude and unpleasant attitude, not even mentioning any fights. And people, oh all these people who make an effort to travel for more than 12 hours and even 24 hours by cars to make it so they can enjoy, truly enjoy themselves, make these festivals possible, give, give, give and give! 2 nights and 3 days of the most memorable events, it is so little and so much. We had fantastic fire dancers performing their show, we have heard many great names, we have met face to face with people I had a strong urge to meet! I have brought more than 7 CDs from various musicians. On my way home to Atlanta when I hit the point called Homie, I started crying, thinking how I much I will be missing these people, Asheville, my new friends, and eternity of holy trance sound. I have taken a very important decision to move to Asheville in the very near future. This is my new Goal to be with people that I truly love, bring positive vibes, facilitate any healing process by giving, giving, giving without wanting anything in return. I was blessed to participate in the best Kundalini workshop of my life as well lead by this very light girl from Asheville. I have traded messages with one more angel, who’s name is Moly McClellan from Georgia. I have met sweet Courtney Leppi, Heart and Cameron, Vince, Lora and Elena, 3 Erics and so many more people whose names I can’t recall now but who will always be staying my heart. There is nothing more rewarding than sharing happy experiences with like-minded people who are not made of $ signs and fake values and beliefs that mass media and politics are poisoning our minds with! Long live the TRANCE, long live the PSY, long live this glory of trance culture, and you all be blessed because you can glance at it if you are lucky enough if you haven’t already got this concept of pure love towards each other and true devotion to psy music. I have found my new home in Asheville, I have found where my soul is again Thank you to Kri, TOUCH SAMADHI for making this Festival possible. Thank you all who performed and enjoyed it together in North Carolina. IN TRANCE WE TRUST…. ” Wow .. what an awesome reunion! Awesome sound and deco with a stellar line-up of talent. I just wish it could last about a week! haha ~ I really liked the having the sound system on the ground in that spot in front of the stage .. the positioning had a direct impact on the dance floor and really channeled the energy well. I regret missing so many sets but after a 10-hour drive to the site and preparing for a 10-hour drive back Sunday to be at work by 7am Monday, even I had to catch a nap somewhere in the mix ! I could still keep the beat in my translucent state for the most part though.. The sets I did hear were perfect for that time of day and night… Cinder, Medisin, Moksa, Primordial Ooze, KT, Moksa, Witchdokta – very refreshing! .. and of course our guest of honor – SCORB ! I wasn’t prepared for the “Phatness” that he layed on us with his new live set ! Dropping remixes and originals with he and Deviant Species ( Squid Inc http://www.myspace.com/squidincorporated ), he and Concept (Prism, and he and NRS (RAM)! Scorb is truly a modern master composer and producer which has definitely had an impact on myself and my electronic music-loving friends! wow, what a festival. I feel I am so blessed to experience such a festival. Honestly speaking, after so many festivals, this was the one I enjoyed the most. everything was so perfect, from the location, music, organization, people, vibe, deco, energy on the dance floor and basically everything—–just perfect. Music: all the DJ are to be blamed for splattering my brains all over the place. scott u totally destroyed me early morning, what a twisted set. Richard, dude hands down, u got some kind to energy, have yet to see a DJ jumping n dancing, communicating with the crowd so freaking well, what a set u played. scorb, listening to ur sound was something out of this world, wat a time I had just hanging round by the fire n listening, it was like every track was taking me some weird place. Random the daylight, the sunshine n ur powerful tracks kept a smile on my face and feet stomping all the way till Kri finished it off. After a long time I heard some good-ol-Goa style pumping twisted music. hands down to all the other Dj’s for doing such a great job, u guys are the best. The people were so down to earth n humble haven’t seen a crowd like this, everyone was so helpful, giving, smiling. I feel so fortunate that I came across some really great people, and the interesting conversations. I really hope to see each one of you’ll again next year. Location as usual was beautiful, truly deerfields is magical….there is something about that place. again I want to thank the organizers for truly giving me something so beautiful, I feel so blessed. it was worth the 13 hour drive frm NYC, & hell yeah I am coming back. thank you guys again for making the last outdoor of the year so memorable. c all u guys next year. Well… what a way to end the summer! Thanks to everyone that made this possible. This fest has always stood above every other North American one in my eyes because of both the pure essence of nature in which it takes place and the positive spirit of just about everyone who comes! However, I have to say that the festival ended on quite a sour note… though I must emphasize it was not in any way due to the organizers but rather our unkindly hosts. As we all have to learn to take the good with the bad, fortunately the good undeniably offset the bad to make this a wonderful experience. However…. the bad may be enough to keep me and my friends away from Deerfields forever. And I hope all trancers that travel long distances to enjoy Deerfields take note. First the good. Big up to Kri for all the preparation, organization, and execution that made this fest enjoyable, relaxing, and blissful from beginning to end. Dragon — you rocked our worlds as you always did, and whoa! what a set Primordial laid out! (too bad I missed the set at the chill….but you got to sleep sometime and you’ll always miss at least one!). And can’t forget Oso who followed up with an outstanding morning set on Sat. However, in contrast to the outstanding music, amazing and inspiring people from all around, and solid organization, I was extremely disappointed with the attitude and treatment of the Deerfields land owners and hosts. As way of background, we came down from New York – me and a group of friends as we always have for the last four years. Deerfields has always been our favorite location of all of up and down the east coast… from Pow Wow to Ka-Pow through to Reunion (and of course we can’t forget the successive World Bridges and Goa Gil annuals as well!) The nature at Deerfields really is a power all unto itself and the experiences we have had–whether in the acoustics of the open fields, escaping in the trails up in the hills, or soaking up the sun in the apple orchard–are unparalleled. As a result, we have always come down with the utmost respect to the hosts who have allowed us on their land and reverence of the endless power of nature that abounds there. Unfortunately, however, that respect is in no way reciprocated. True, it has become obvious to me over the years how poorly some visitors take care of the land–not recycling, abandoning trash next to trees as if they were trash cans, or tossing cigarette butts on the ground like it was Yankee stadium. So to one extent, I understand the resentment and condescension the Deerfields owners and “hosts” shed on the “weekend warriors of trance” who come to their beautiful land and expect everyone else to clean up after them. Nevertheless, it is also very apparent to me that not everyone there disrespects nature in this way and some–if not most–equally cherish it as much as the owners themselves do. As a result, I found it entirely, undeniably, and irrevocably unACCEPTable that no matter who you were, no matter how respectful you were to the owners and their land, and no matter what your predicament– every visitor and guest to the festival (and to Deerfields) was kicked off the land at 5pm sharp on Sunday. To be fair, I recognize that this was stated on the flyer and told to everyone upon entry. But it seems to fly entirely in the face of the spirit and attitude that brings everyone to their land to enjoy the freedom of nature in the first place! What freedom of spirit and nature are the owners themselves manifesting by selfishly taking “our” rent money for the weekend and tossing us out on our asses and disposing of us when it is all done! Especially when you take into account that on other days (when there is no festival) Deerfields can be used as a campground for other campers for a nominal fee of $10. But suddenly our $10 was not acceptable…despite the fact that we were already there and settled into the nature, despite the fact that we kept our site spotless and trash-free, and despite the fact that we opened our arms with hospitality to some of the people that worked there and offered them a freshly-cooked meal with our own food! The fact that our group had either driven 16 hours or spent $400 to fly down there and had nowhere to go to that night made no difference. The fact that our camp was already set up and we were forced to break down and find another place to sleep at sundown on Sunday in the middle of our “trip” was irrelevant to them. The fact that the owners even led us on until early in the afternoon on Sunday that we might be able to stay the night (which incidentally we have been able to each of the last four years) didn’t matter! Well, with that response, I see now how the Deerfields people are. I see how “spiritual” and close to nature they really are. And I see how wanted us “outsiders” are. And while I love this festival, I sincerely appreciate Kri (and I can’t forget Monkey!!) and what he has down this year (and over the years), I must say that I (and most of the group that came with me from the tri-state area) are never coming down to Deerfields again if we are to be treated in this fashion. So not to leave on too sour a note. I thank Kri and the Touch Samadhi crew whole-heartedly for making this event happen. But I implore them to have a word with the Deerfields people about how to treat their guests and make sure the entire weekend stay (even if it lasts until Monday morning) on their wonderful land can be enjoyed and appreciated to the fullest extent deserved. Because if we are to be treated like mindless cattle who bought tickets to a show and have to be physically removed when the curtains fall, then it entirely defeats the purpose of making such a long trek to enjoy not just a festival but the incomparable and lovely nature at Deerfields in the first place. This attitude contradicts the freedom of spirit so dear to most true people in trance, and I hope the Deerfields owners don’t get away with such deplorable treatment ever again in the future. Because if they do, I can be sure I and my friends will not be there again to take part. Again, I want to emphasize this is in no way a reflection of the festival itself, the Touch Samadhi organizers, and Kri. Despite my harsh words, I truly hope we are able to bounce to the reverberating bass lines in the open air together once again….

September 20 Saturday
Four Year Anniversary at Cosm NYC
The night goes until 4am with psytrance, dub, breaks, and minimal techno.
All to fuel live painting, dance, and ritual performanceRaw food, organic teas and fruit bar.

September 20 Saturday
Gaian Mind Philadelphia
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GAIAN MIND PHILADELPHIA – Saturday, September 20th, 2008, Philadelphia Philadelphia’s Premier psytrance Party! Resident DJ – KARMAKANIK (Gaian Mind / PSI – Philadelphia) Mastermind behind the legendary Philadelphia Shamanista Initiative (PSI) and a DJ of unmatched skill, Pat has rocked dancefloors across the country with both full-on and progressive psychedelic sounds. After six years collecting music and honing his skills in NYC, Pat has returned to his hometown of Philadelphia to help take Philly trance to the next level. A true veteran of the psychedelic scene with an ear for tunes that clean one’s head and compel the body to dance, Pat’s versatility, seamless mixing technique, and energetic track selection have combined to make him a crowd favorite. Smooth yet crunchy, raw yet refined, psychedelicious and immensely satisfying. The Sound of the Philly Underground! DEET (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) LAURYN & EG~BOT (Peak Records/Gaian Mind/28th Day/PSI, Philadelphia) Downtempo Lounge with: ORBICLES (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) ANDREW LIGHT (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia) TYLER SCAIFFE (Maoz Beats – Philadelphia) Deco: GAIAN MIND Saturday, September 20th, 2008 9pm – 2am $5 cover 21+ w/ ID ZOT 122 Lombard Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 (267) 639-3260

September 24 Thursday
A party at the Pyramid
With: Pinky and The Brain, aka Mukti (TDC) and Eli Burmin (Desiderata) Fumi (YogeyBogeyBox) Hypnotoad (light-o-matic / PSI) Art by Luna Technical Support by Light-O-Matic It’s cheap, easy and fun.. and who doesn’t love cheap, easy and fun?? So help us get this last-minute word out, tell your friends. Thanks! Thursday (tomorrow) 9/24 @ Pyramid. 101 Avenue A @ E7th, NYC. $5
That was fun Thanks go to: Mukti for a crazy set! And to Luna for art that keeps getting more amazing. To everyone who came and especially everyone who helped set up and take down. And of course to Fumi who made it happen. Watch out, we will do another one next month -Ben aka Hypnotoad (light-o-matic / PSI)

September 25-27 Saturday
Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics
Going on now Judson Memorial Church in Washington Square Park in New York City horizonsNYC.org CONFERENCE AGENDA Friday, September 19, 8pm-midnight – Horizons Opening Reception and Art Party Saturday, September 20, 10am – CONVOCATION – 10:15-11:00 – author Daniel Pinchbeck – The Future of Psychedelics 11:00 -11:45 – author Allan Hunt Badiner – Catching the Buzz: ds or Dharma? 11:45-12:30 – Screening: Postmodern Times psychedelic interviews 12:3UNCH BREAK 2:15-3:00 – author Robert Forte – Psychedelic ds and th e Religious Experience: The Politics of methodology 3:0 Pharmacologist and medicinal chemist David Nichols, Ph.D. – I! s There a Renaissance in Psychedelic Research and How Did it Happen? 3:45-4:30 – psychologist/ pharmacologist Roland Griffiths, Ph.D. – Psilocybin Occasions Mystical-Typ e Experiences Having Sustained Personal Meaning and Spiritual Significance 4:3erapist Dimitri Mobengo Mugianis – Ibogaine Healing in America and Gabon: A Contrast in World View and Public Policy 5:15-6:00 – psychoanalyst Dan Merkur – The Social Location of Psychedelic Mysticism 6:00 -6:45 – chemist Sasha Shulgin, Ph.D. and therapist Ann Shulgin – Q&A with the pioneering psychopharmacologist, and his wife 6:45-7:30 – Psyche and D elia – Reading from a new opera on the history of psychedelics Sunday, September 21, 1:30pm – RECONVENE 1:45-2:30 – artists Alex and Allyson Grey – Psychedelic Families: What Do We Tell the Children? 2:3rtist Alex Grey – Contemporary Visionary Culture 3:15-4:00 – 3! -D filmmakers Sean Helfritsch & Isaiah Saxon – Psilocybin, Experiential Art, and the Language of Forms 4:0PS founder Rick Doblin, Ph.D. – Mainstreaming Psychedelic Medicine: Patience is the Fastest Way 4:45-5:30 – Clust erBuster founder Bob Wold – Cluster Headache and Psilocybin: A New Medication on the Horizon 5:3JOURN Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics September 19 – 21 Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 web horizonsNYC

September 28 Sunday
Juno Reactor
Blender Theater at Gramercy, 127 E 23RD ST, New York, NY Full Price Tickets $25
not good…….. I went for it, it was like a joke…….some rock band shittt………. I thought it would be good…….some random DJ’s opened it with some progressive, hip hop shit……. electro dance pop I dont even know what to call it….then came juno’s good stage show, but not good muzikkkkk…..bOm. hope to see some more dark artist come to NYC

October 2008

Spotify launched

October 2 Thursday
Psycheground at Sullivan Room
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Psycheground celebrates Liza & Carol’s birthdays bash!!! All proceedings from the cover charge will be donated to Matyas who is in a journey to recovery from a severe accident. May all healing vibes be with you! Featuring Knob (Alladin Group NYC/Japan) NYC) DJ Elnadiv (Alladin Group NYC/Israel) DJ Luziunm (Dreamcatc her/ NYC/Brazil) 10pm – 4am Sullivan Room, Manhattan, New York Cit y 218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and West 3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave) Subway: A, B, C, D, E, F, or V trains to “W 4 St – Wash Sq” 21+ wi th ID $5 cover charge Here is a web sullivanroom web myspace/psycheground web myspace/earwormtrax web myspace.co m/alladinproject Psycheg forum. Isratrance/images/smiles/17.gif” All proceedings from th e cover charge will be donated to Matyas who is in a journey to recovery fr tp://forum. Isratrance/images/smiles/iconsmile.gif” B e/images/smiles/DJ.gif DJ Luziunm (Dreamcatcher/ NYC/Brazil) IMG smiles/drive.gif Sullivan Room, Manhattan, New York City 218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and West 3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave) B RSubway: A, B, C, D, E, F, or V trains to “W 4 St – Wash Sq” 21+ with ID $5 cover charge
… unbelievable fun!!!!! amazing party ) Prishvin mess woww guys wowww..still a bit speechless.. thank you Ross- crazzieeeeee set –madness from start to end especially one track towards the end…aiee aieee. thank you Thank you thank you thank you to everyone. Will miss you guys dearly… see you soon )Phasephour was awesome, the first DJ was really awesome too, hope to see her in NYC again sometime.

October 4 Saturday
Yogibogeybox at Hello Brooklyn (Their First Event)
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Gataka Live, Daksinamurti, Earworm Live, Cris, Luis Campos, Progress Live, Phatmind
HELLO NEW YORK, WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES TO THE TRANCE COMMUNITY WITH A WONDERFUL TREAT AND WISH OUR CLOSE FRIEND A POSITIVE RETURN TO ZION GATAKA LIVE (Phonocol, Israel) In his very first appearance in New York Gataka, Matan Kadosh, is considered by many to be one of the leading artists of modern-day psytrance. Matan started playing psytrance at the age of 15 and has immense experience under his belt. During the years he had collaborated, remixed and remixed by with various artists like GMS, Infected Mushroom, Space Cat, CPU, Silicon Sound, Protoculture and many many more… Bringing his unique style and his funky powerful trance drive Gataka will be sending to the dancefloor electrifying vibes. We are honored to have the opportunity to host one of the great artists of our day in our debut party. http://www.myspace.com/gatakamusic Daksinamurti (Nexus/Shiva Space, Germany) First New York appearance Dj Daksinamurti is Till K. From Marburg/ Germany. In his sets he prefers twilight styled / Night Full ON. He also has a weakness for good produced non cheesy morning music…Daksinamurti has performed at some of the worlds biggest festival including Freedom festival Ominfestival and Fullmoon festival. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=107691898 Earworm LIVE (3D vision, NYC) EarWorm is the music project of Max Meshiv, born in 1986. He was infected by the psychedelic trance virus at a young age in Israel, now he resides in NYC to infect others. Max has a great sense for producing powerful music with a groove, which is being rewarded with releases in the worlds top labels. We are very excited to hear his new material in a LIVE set. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=109230595 Cris (YogiBogeyBox, Mexico/NYC) At the age of 16, Cristian Ledezma was exposed to electronic music and ever since he is been dedicated to the progressive & and psytrance style. His sets are uplifting and energizing. This Mexico native, has been taking the US East Coast by storm. Cris is working on his first music project. Phatmind (YogiBogeyBox, NYC) Born in a land far far away, this unusually large-headed dude will bless you wicked sound. Progress LIVE (NYC) Yuriy Vaskevich is a discoverer of musical dreamscapes. His immense musical background is not to be missed. He pushes the limits of psychedelic experimental music and reached sounds that are progressively unique. We assure you that if you have not heard Yuriy before you will go back to your computers to have another listen. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929101131/http://www. Iprogress.us/ OTHER WONDERFUL ARTISTS TO JOIN THE LINEUP!!! The Hook 18 Commerce street Brooklyn, NY http://www.thehookmusic.com/ This amazing venue with YUMMMY sound will provide us with two floors of music as well as an outdoor patio to take a breather (very short one at that ). While the Red Hook does not have subways running through its underground yet, there are other options. The B61 bus, which travels express from Williamsburg and downtown BK drops you off one block from the venue. The F train Carroll street stop drops you a short 10 minute walk from The Hook. There is plenty of parking space
It was awesome to see all my old friends- made it even more special. Thanks so much for coming out -kisses! Music wise— hmmmm other than max and daksi the rest was unfortunately too cheesy for my taste The headline act —-disappointing to say the least. yuske ur set downstairs was kick ass Fumi- heard bits and pieces of ur set- sorry to have missed it! max: one wild ride it was ! daksi : WOw! u seriously broke it down! Amazing track selection that took me on an incredible journey. Thanks for coming down ƒº till next time…. xoxoxo Thanks YBB for a great party!!! I had fun Everything seemed to go nice and smoothly. The deco looked wonderful! I just couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that I was leaving a trance party while it was still dark outside -no fault of the organizers but I hope this isn’t a bad omen for the trance scene… Got there late and caught Daski’s set- Awesome fucking tunes, the last 40min literally made me feel like a puppet incapable of doing anything other than madly dancing. Gataka….meh, S’ok. The sound system hurt my ears a bit but next time I’ll bring my earplugs. Great to see friends and old faces popping out of the wood-work but I don’t know if anyone else got that almost club Spirit type of vibe from the general crowd. Good work Yogi- certainly looking forward to more! tony exciter, excellent video edits, u caught the great essence of the party on vid. made it to the party when max was closing in, missed most of his set but still enjoyed it. loved cris’s energy and the crowd loved him but the music wasn’t much of my taste. for me the real party began with dak’s EXCELLENT sounds ! I was stuck in the front and refused to step off until he finished! now I regret missing out on his set in Iowa I’ve heard alot of Gataka’s tracks b4 but nvr saw him live and was excited too and I wasn’t disappointed. his ground-shaking calls was beautiful to me at most points , even though I don’t fancy full-on that much. great party and excellent energy in the frontttt as usual! u guys rockkk!!! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS EVENT AS SPECIAL AS IT WAS!!! THE VIBES WERE UNBELIEVABLE! special thanks to everyone who helped set the place up and running! Sue, the deco was great, we’ll make it even better next time!Tony, the video is wonderful! Ben, thanks for the support and trust! Everyone who came early in the day and stayed late into the morning, this party happened thanks to you!! Matan, you are a special person, I hope to work with you again. Till, you destroyed the dancefloor and I thank you for blessing NY with your sound. Max, the set was unbelievable and cris, as you promised that was full power! well done! Fumi, thanks for the huge help all day! Yuske and Yurka, Sorry I didnt get to catch your sets, look forward to hearing them next time! Most importantely, thanks to everyone who showed up to support the scene, we look forward to make quality parties that will get us all jumping and smiling again! Much love!! Wow what can I say late but never too late to comment ! Was a great party !!! Had a great time ! Was nice to see lots of familiar faces and good friends.. Venue-wise I really liked the little outdoor smoking place.. especially if it’s a more liberal outdoor place dancefloor was well sized and full of lots of smiley to fill it !! Music-wise I really enjoyed Max’s set definitely one of our best talents in the states.. and he showed it once again… Chris had a good set too, music-wise track selecting was not my taste but very nice energy and mixing. Daksi.. hmm lol.. where to start.. unbelievable music ! was really nice to ear some nexus media new material and brought forth all together by no better man to do it then him ! I loved his DJ set was the climax of the night for sure. No disrespect to Gataka as a person or artist.. musically just not my cup of tea had some moments where it seemed like old sesto sento stuff.. then broke into a more commercial vibe…downstairs was great at the time. All in all great party ! farewell to Kobi was great to meet you. Hope you have nothing but luck. Hope to see all you gools and goblins on Halloween !! BooM !and the cab fare to the venue ranges from 8 from BK to 12 from Manhattan.

Sun, 12 Oct Most quiet year of psytrance in New York Had to be said. Thanks to all who are still doing it!

October 18 Saturday
Alladin Project – Deviant species
Live Squid Inc Live Sat Oct 18 [Psy collective Deviant species Live Squid Inc Live Psy collective 248 West 14th St btw 7th -8th Ave New York NY Next door to club plum Music by: Deviant species Live Ambivalent Rec UK Squid Inc Live (Ambivalent Rec) UK Kno-B (Alladin Group ) Japan Brandon Adams (Dreamcatcher) NYC Elnadiv (Alladin Group) NYC/Israel Vj by: Serge (Alladin Group) NYC Deco by: Severyn NYC Cost: $25. First 50 people will get a free ambivalent Records original CD 21+ with pic ID Door opens at 10 pm 248 West 14th St btw 7th -8th

October 19
Rebecca Patience Roman
Great adventures in Psychedelica Okay, for all you wondering where Rebecca is. After Boom Festival, dusty Morocco, the Spanish hotsprings, and the Scottish highlands I’m now in London!
Still on the road but now a bit stationary staying at Greg Sams house www.gregorysams or www.chaos-works, Greg invented the veggie burger, he was in omananda’s film liquid crystal vision(www.liquidcrystalvision ) dancing in a wheelchair.
Before arriving in England we visited Jeremy from Liquid Records www.liquid-records and Al from Psymettrix www.psymmetrix.co.uk . Truly
A real psychedelic experience and on-going. Now in London meeting and hanging with past and present masters. Had no idea this city is so full of such greats.
Next will be a friend of a friend:
www.matrixmasters /pn/speakers/FraserClark-bio.html there’s an upcoming benefit for Fraser in London on Nov 13th at Heaven, I’ll have a link to it soon.
Anyone visiting London soon or already here let’s hook up! Give me a ring on my English cell 07980694436 or skype me: pattience is my user name.
Cup of teeing,
Rebecca

October 25 Saturday
Burning Man Decompression
Psybotik – Circus Debauchery at The Flying Laboratory
Hi Guys, Sorry for the late notice on this but could you post this to your lists, etc? Many thanks in advance. Stop by for a healthy serving of dirty beats. Thanks, Erica Come one come all, Step right up…Psyb otik – Circus Debauchery at The Flying Laboratory NYC Decompression Saturday October 25th, 4pm-4am DJs Jeff (BRC) – Minimal tech P ito (Biatch Corp) – Minimal Techno, Dub Techno and Tech-House Giovanni (Bi atch Corp)- Techno and Breaks Karraskilla (Biatch Corp) – ranges from Electro House, Electro Techno, and Techno too. Leonard Boltz (BRC)- Jumpy, funky, vocal breaks Gabriel vs Electrik (Psybotik) – Electro House, Breaks, Techno Dysform (Phoenix Circle) – Psytrance Stas Hi-Fi (Omnitribe) – Psytrance Rev Dr Shamus (BRC) – Psytrance Electrik (Psybotik) – Psytrance Dave Dittmer (Sonic Beating) – Psytrance Gabriel (Psybotik) – Dark Psy VJs nas hamasha Jeff Biatch Corp DE3MON Deco and UV Dance Enclosure Psybotik et al. Sound Icarus Facundia, Elf Communique and Psybotik Location on the tarmac at TC01 – Space Odyssey near Arbor Animus: at Aviator Sports in Flo yd Bennett Field Brooklyn, NY Go to web NYCdecompression.org (web NYCdecompression.org/) for tickets but hurry because they stop sell ing tomorrow (Friday) at noon and none will be sold at the gate! Also c heck out NYCdecompression.org/ (NYCdecompression.org/) W day-of-event/projeWday-of-ev for details about other stages and projects.
fun party. inside was kinda dumb tho. Just b4 I left I went back in and everyone was like sleeping on the floor.

October 30 Thursday
Psycheground at Sullivan Room
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Get ready for Halloween with a special progressive/full-on night featuring special DJ sets by: NOMOS (Zenon Records, Australia/Israel) Currently based in NYC, is the Zenon Records representation in Israel. He specializes in the Zenon style of dark mystical minimal to grinding, experimental progressive. Some of his favorite acts include Krumelur, Sensient, Cujorius One, Mantik, Opsis, and Igneous Sauria to name a few. He has performed in the UK, Australia, India, and of course Israel, supporting many fine acts including Sun Control Species, Perfect Stranger, Ticon Pena, Koxbox, Hujaboy, and many more. Lately, Nomolos has been exploring Dubstep, and the more abstract sides of the Minimal Techno world and is incorporating these fresh sounds into his DJ sets enhancing these deep musical journeys. CTRL+ALT+DEL ( Nexus Media, India/USA)RICARDO MODERNO (Brazil) 10pm – 4am Sullivan Room, Manhattan, New York City 218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and West 3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave) Subway: A, B, C, D, E, F, or V trains to “W 4 St – Wash Sq” 21 + with ID $5 cover charge Here is a maps.y web sullivanroom web myspace/psycheground PSYCHEGROUND get’s ready for halloween with a special progressive / fullon night featuring special DJ sets by: NOMOLOS (Zenon Records, Australia/Israel) CTRL+ALT+DEL ( N exus Media, India/USA) RICARDO MODERNO (Brazil)
nomolos’ selection is the trance! deep acid and heavy rave. a nice alternative to the hyped up full on partay music for da kidz, and the dark oppressive sounds for the psyche goth.
Hot party! Hot deco! Hot people! Hot vibes! Hot color! Congrats, Luis and everyone involved with keeping the hottest party in NYC alive and well! NYC you rock! I love you! Nancy

October 31 Friday
R3PSYCHLE – HALLOWEEN PSYCHEDELIC TRANCE PARTY
Spectra/LAB/Tryambaka/Earworm/Xama Cirkus Greetings Intergalact ic Fluoro Funksters. We are a group of friends who love Psychedelic Trance and we love to PARTY!!! We are dedicated to bringing quality Psychedelic Trance music, and Psychedelic Environments To the New York &am East Coast PsyFamily. A Psychedelic Trance gathering, Featuring 5 headliners, encompassing a wide range of psychedelic trance frequencies(genres/styles) We hope that you all are as excited as we are about this massive line up: Spectra LIVE! (Crystal Matrix yambaka LIVE! (Spectral Records, Bhooteshwara Rec, Portugal) LAB L IVE! (En Sof, Portugal) XaMC3A3 CirKus DJ SET! (Trishula Rec, Psybaba Rec, Akuntsu Rec, Portugal) Deco and Psychedelicious environment by: web fluorobotanics/web fluorobotanics The location we will be using for this party is a cozy yet spacious loft Refuge which is located at 1532 Decatur ST, Queens, NY 11385 . For a map of the location, and directions to and from : 18+ To Enter / 21+ To Drink 10 pm 7:30 am At the door tickets (OCTOBER 31st) $40(with costume) or $45(costume-less)
A HUGE Thank You to all who are making this party happen, AND all the people who are helping us out by buying advanced tickets(you have no idea how much it helps to make the party better), Thank you, everyone, It’s going to be VERY SPECIAL!!! ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT! @ 800Deathsticks & anyone else who may think its too pricy…. : Please understand why the price is what it is.This isn’t the place and there’s no reason for me to start stressing about the budget of this gathering, and the reasons for the ticket prices.I think you all should see for yourself and understand what the reasons are. I’m just gonna make a quick comparison: All of us pay about $20-$30 to see one international artist, who will play a live OR a DJ set.Same Local DJ’s(i don’t mean any disrespect we have some awesome DJ’s here and I hope to hear them all playing at our gatherings as well).We get the same backdrops and banners and deco at every party…Should I go on??? At this party were bringing you 5 HEADLINERS(4 live performances,3 first USA and new york appearances),an amazing deco artist from Czech republic, a very kool cozy private location…$45 is a treat for this kind of a gathering…(need I remind u that on dates like Halloween and nye venues are more expensive then any other time?)You can always buy an advanced ticket and save yourself $10 if 45 is too much! Please understand where this is coming from,i am truly not trying to disrespect anyone or come off as nasty or anything, but PROPER/QUALITY events require a lot of LOVE, good vibes, hard work, dedication, and the main thing which is funds. In today’s world, and especially in places like new york, everything is about money.Especially for venue owners!!! OOOOW! I’soooo glad I made it to the party! Music was powerful all the way. Deco… AWESOME! Very sharp and took me somewhere very far. Great vibes all around. And surely the perfect venue for an indoor party. At work after the party, I was completely dead and useless… That’s a good sign of the fact that I had a blast at the party! hehehe But one sad thing for me was… I didn’t see the Green Man on the floor! lol @ Francisco (Spectra) Was glad to see you, man. (I’ll talk to you, Paulo, next time for sure. ) I’ll definitely see you guys someday soon at the “Turbulence New York Edition” or in Japan with Tohru and Nozomi! Or… maybe in Portugal??? Crossing fingers… @ All the freaks on the floor Thanks for bringing your beautiful energy to the party. Without it, I wouldn’t have enjoyed the party this much. and finally, @ Noam Thanks for all the energy and hard work you put to make this beautiful party happen. It was definitely one of the best indoor parties I’ve ever been to, brother! You did it!!! Can’t wait for the next one! -Ichiro HOLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! till yesterday I could only say WOW …………. I’m still at a loss for words but I’m going to try… After a VERYyyyyyyyyyyyyyy long time I left the party with a massive smile on my face feeling not only fantastic but extremely positive! THANK YOU Noam & max and everyone else involved for putting this massive massive project together and executing it so well! you have set the bar so high right now for parties in NYC because this is how it should be done! you have definitely recycled the energy in the psy scene. Thank you. To the DJ’s : madness!! I walked in at 11pm and couldnt stop dancing till 8pm. the progression of music from when I heard xama to the end with max again was perfect- POWERFUL music. I really enjoyed all of the DJ’s sets and I think they all delivered amazing intelligent sets. after max’s live set I thought I had no energy left in me but Spectra came on and that was such a powerful morning set with the sun coming up that I suddenly has this burst of energy to continue to the end thank you x100 to all the DJ’s for your music. The deco- amazingggggggggggggggggggg…woweeeeee woweeeeeeeee I like! ‘some seriously beautiful esp. when the sun hit the main piece behind the DJ console. OH sweeet lord….what a sight! thank you lucas. The sound system – finally someone got it right with making sure the sound was top-notch….thanks guys. The place was super cool too with the rooftop …..an amazing find!! Raffi- thank you sooooooooo much for the chai at the end yummmy!! the crowd was amazing fun and so were the costumes thank you all for your positive energy… to all my friends who came- as always so good to see u and dance with all of you! all the best for all ur future ventures. lots of love, kisses and good energy from one FUCKING HAPPY trancer now we know what it is all about trick crying for. ego taste. well, I myself first have a deep heavy trip experience when listening to dark psytrance in 1995. music brought by Atilla from Kurdistan and his friend Venus from Berlin. At that time many other acts was playing what they called Goa style (psytrance with melodic Indian melody). 1998 I moved to US and trying to find the scene. Found Synthetic Sadhus a year after. Since then I was enjoying every different kind of psy-music from progressive, chill-out, dub, full-on, etc until I stumble into a darker full-on taste by shift and Sub6 etc, at that time. Day by day looking and discovering a darker (in a creative way) music by more performance. I was enjoying it (since had good enough of heavy trance melody from my tribe since my childhood). So there I become dark music listener, fans of some artist, making the music, involve with the scenes, and weaving a friendship with the musician, organizer, record owners and those fans. I even say that I will never look back. Well, I was wrong. The bad thing is, I should have not involved in it but just dance. However, the involvement has opened my eyes wider into what is this dark psytrance all about. Again, I don’t against the creativity of it at all but the concept and their culture (either the artist aware of it or not) of it is just a mind fuck. So I know most of the name explained above by trick and many others, They know me too. I listened to their trax to the ends and their ideas. I study the personality. I found most of them have childhood abuse issues that they end up snorting cocaine because they cannot practice violence as revenge (well it’s “illegal” to do violent but what about crack?). At the stage of their greed, fear and productivity, they snort cokes (includes many other organizers {not limited to other psytrance genres} but most of my knowledge is in dark “full power” psytrance). Overall they do a great development of egos. Many of them even still owe me a ca$h and apologies. Since all of these experiences, the dark psytrance turn my appreciation down. So too bad Trick cannot bring those artist for free, but I have an idea for you and the use of your cozy apartment. Just find a “FREE CARRIER” from Columbia to bring a decent quality powder to serve your audience and their dances experience and turn on your TripLag Radio to replace those Psytrance Celebrities cost. That will save you bugs and make sure you have some cash and extra lines for them in case they want their money back. – Daya So, I didn’t arrive at this party (from Philly) until close to 3:00 (thanks to a two-hour hold-up on the Tri-Boro bridge). But once I walked in I was immediately dazzled by the amazing deco. Also, the venue was just the perfect size; small enough to keep everyone close, but large enough for you to back up and take a breather without getting stomped upon. And I will have to agree that the vibe of this party was the best I’ve felt in an NYC indoor since Pondscum in Nov ’06. There were none of the divisive/aggressive vibes that I frequently feel where partying with the NY folks. I give kudos to Noam for a well-produced event. Sure, some of the music wasn’t really my bag; but I used that time to enjoy the brisk evening and the wonderful view on the roof. And I have to admit that I saw many familiar faces from different “cliques” smiling and getting down on the dance floor for the duration of the event together, virtually hand-in-hand as a close-knit trance scene should be. It was like a breath of fresh air for the NYC scene. And of course, the Philly vibe can never be duplicated… But I have to say that I am now much more motivated to go and party indoors with all you big city folk at the next possible opportunity. Also, cheers to Max for putting together a great live set. It was the musical highlight of the evening for me. It was very danceable while still psychedelic, with no cheese included. Much love to the NYC crew. I hope all the parties this year will have such a friendly and loving vibe.

October 31 Friday
CoSM Demons & Deities Masquerade
A Mystical Evening of Visionary Art, Music, and Dance at CoSM Feature Presentation at 8pm by Alex and Allyson Grey on the Mysteries and Celebrations of Death, Spirits, and the Great Beyond. CoSMosis 10pm-4am PSYLAB (5-pc live electronic, Boston, Psy-Tech) REALITY ENGINE (NY, LA, Sao Paulo; Minimal Tech House) KOZ (NLightN, LA, Electro-Funk) MIKEO (Freek Factory, NYC, Psy-Breaks) MicroCoSM: DJ CLOUD (Dark Ambient) OPTICAL DRAGON HANNAH THIEM (Ethereal Eastern Solo Violin) STEVE ROURKE (Cosmic Guitar) Live Painting by Alex and Allyson Grey 8pm – 4am, $40 Tickets available at web cosm.org (web cosm.org/) 542 W. 27th St, 4th Fl, NYC 10001 212.564.4253

November 2008

November 1
Alladinproject Psy collective Halloween with Time lock
Time Lock Li ve BNE Rec Israel Audiopathik Live Acidance Rec Mexico Kno-B vs Elnadi v (Alladin Group )Israel-Japan Tony Unorthodox (28thday ) NYC Vj by: Serge (Alladin Group) NYC Deco by: Severyn NYC Admission at the door $30 $5 off if u Mention Tripout New york at the door 21+ with pic ID Door opens at 10 pm 244 West 14th St btw 7th -8th Ave New York NY Next door to club plumb the entrance is normal building entrance not a club entrance next door to subway sandwich store See u all at the dance floor with costumes and smiles Subways L/ A/C/E trains to 14THST & 8t h AVE 1/2/3/ trains to 14TH ST & 7TH AVE (walk one block) F/V/ trains to 14TH ST& 6TH AVE (walk two blocks ) N/R to 14th st (transfers to the L or walk a few blocks) web psycollective web alladinproje ct.net

November 7 Friday
Vitamin B at G-Spot
Brooklyn’s breakbeat and electro monthly. If you’ve felt that irresistible drive to dance to any of Tony’s numerous sets at trance parties and festivals, be there on Friday as the next generation of his sound takes shape and he throws down an unmistakable mandate for groove onto the floor of none other than Grand Space! November 7, Vitamin B at G-Spot (formerly Grand Space) featuring: LB3 (hypnotarium | nucleus, NYC) Tony Unorthodox (28thday, NYC) Tarquin (Vitamin B | Kostume Kult, NYC) Tektite (Vitamin B | Kostume Kult, NYC) Cecil Grey (Knights of Pan | Vitamin B, NYC) 2000 square foot dance floor spin-jam-friendly rooftop garden and positive vibes fire and silk performances BYO 21+ G-Spot 778 Bergen St, Brooklyn 11pm – 4am $10 admission For directions and more information, visit: web vitaminbreaks web 28thday

November 7 Friday
Archaic Vision Newark NJ
Archaic Vision SEED Cultivating Visionary Exploration 239 Washington Street, Newark NJ 07102 www.newarkseed.com 917-607-4440 seedgallery@mac.com The magic of the archaic mythos is revived through psychedelic multimedia. A night of video art screenings and music. Smoking Mirrors by Domino @ 10PM High Hopes by Yuri Alves/Dreamplay @ 10:20PM Positive Programming by Elliot Edge @ 11PM Careful as Eugene by Syd Strangelove @ 11:15PM Crystallized Thoughtforms, Endarkened, and the premiere of FALX by Kaliptus @ 11:40PM Psychedelic Death Vomit by Yoshi Sodioka @ 12PM then the Archaic Revival VJ crew Music: DJ L’ement – local tribal/dubstep champion !! Junglez -Drum ‘n bass, jungle Loudzoo- psytrance, Goa Tangled Lysergic Puddles on Celestial Threads- psytrance, Goa Doors open at 8PM, screenings start at 10PM, after-party til 6AM. $5 If you are interested in screening something at this or a future video event, get in touch with Kaliptus; www.myspace.com/kaliptusarts

November 8 Saturday
Activate
Christopher Manik a.k.a. chatterbox (Autist./Harthouse) -diss0nance (unfoundsound/Phonocult) Resident: Yugo, TTX, Hisaki 11pm-8am $10 all night *BYOB (We don’t serve any alcohol!) “G-Spot” (decent loft space with a huge rooftop!) 778 Bergen st.

November 8 Saturday
Awakening Baltimore
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November 13 Thursday
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King released

November 15 Saturday
YogiBogeyBox
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Same great place as Halloween web yogibogeybox.org Hello New York! After a very successful first gathering YogiBogeyBox is proud to host some of our favorite artists. Please come and support the scene! We do hope this stretches a smile on your face… KOXBOX Live (Twisted Records/ Ibiza/Denmark) Formed in Copenhagen early in the ’90s, Koxbox made some of the first moves toward the psychedelic trance sound that became a standard later in the decade. The duo was formed by Frank E (aka Frank Madsen) and Peter Candy, who first met back in 1980 while playing in rock bands around Copenhage n. Even though the KoxBox evolution has taken many twists and turns, one thing stayed constant: the music is of unimaginable quality and they can surely be called legends in our scene. We are very excited to host one of the only artists that have constantly elevated their music to be on top of the psychedelic trance scene. Ocelot Live (Vertigo Records/ Portugal) oCeLoT a ka Aaron Peacock is based in Portugal after many years in San Fran. Aaron produces high-impact psychedelic trance, sometimes deviating into fresh morning Goa style creating music for your nonstop dancing, listening pleasure. While producing since 1993, the oCeLoT project began in the year 2000 and has been heard on 5 continents in forests, on beaches, on mountains, in club s, warehouses, in fields, and just about anywhere a trance party has been held. Frank’E DJ Set (Twisted Records/ Ibiza/Denmark) By the words of the DJ, get ready for a “KILLER” DJ set by the mastermind of KoxBox. Ocelot chill set (Vertigo Records/ Portugal) We are treated by this multi-talented artist to a couple of hours of on the chill stage that will surely have you levitating.. Isvara DJ Set-(Mighty Quinn/ Lycantrop Rec)[Russia / NYC] It is a joy to have one of the leading artists on the east coast. With his animal instincts and his innate musical talent, this set is surely going to pack a punch into the lineup. The dark night tunes will surely set your mind to an unforgettable voyage. Progress Live (YogiBogeyBox/ NYC) Yuriy Vaskevi ch is a discoverer of musical dreamscapes. His immense musical background Is not to be missed. He pushes the limits of psychedelic experimental music and reached sounds that are progressively unique. By popular demand, we bring back Yuriy. We assure you that if you have not heard Yuriy before you will go back to your computers to have another listen. DJ K E N (Dreamcatcher / Psychollective, NYC / JP) K e N’s Psytrance style can be described as Fu ll-On that is neither too bright or too dark. Yet, powerful with a message, his infectious sounds make you smile & dance 🙂 He plays for the love of the music and the people. Always evolving, and trying to further define that special moment, to make the crowd feel special on the dance floor. – – – – – – special decor & interactive psytructures by Neff (NephilNine) & Uta New and Unique visuals for your party from Serge !!!! Be ready for a special visually stimulating atmosphere – – – – – – Refuge 1532 Decatur St Queens, NY We will host this amazing event at a cozy yet spacious loft, with some killer sound :). By Subway: Take the L train to the Halsey Station. Exit near the Halsey and Wyckoff Ave exit. Walk east on Wyckoff towards George St. Turn right onto Decatur St, and proceed to 1532 Decatur St. The location I s approximately 5 minutes away from the subway stop. +NY+1138 – – – – – – – – We will make it our mission to make out parties affordable for everyone.Simply write us at yogibogeybox at gmail. For any additional questions call us at (631)943-1339 . doors will open at 11 with the party going until 8 am We hope to see you all there!!! As always bring your beautiful smiles Thank you everyone for making these events possible!!! BOOOoooMM
this party was indeed powerful ! got in to see Isvara killin it … perfect start with the perfect tunes to set the cruise …. then it was time for Ocelot madness …. brilliant music just the way I like it ! waves and waves of psychedelica pouring … so much of those twisted tunes that would not let u settle down but just keep dancing inside out !!! was fun dancing to Kox Box’s set … good energy on the floor and superb morning colors from the rooftop Ocelot’s chill set was indeed special … such good transition from night to morning aah jus loved it … big ups to the team for setting this up and big boom to the artists and all my friends that made for a special night … of what I heard about the next party from these guys and the artists they gonna bring in jus can’t wait haha I had a great time, Isvara made my night, but not disappointed by anyone (loved Ocelot’s groovy tunes and KoxBox’s energized set was nice). I was a little weary of the crowd at times, but I guess this can be expected with such a large turnout. One thing that really caught my attention while waiting for the bathroom was this animation on the screen. It was during KoxBox, with a huge guy dancing, and behind him was a skinny guy on the screen reacting to the bigger one. It was really awesome, and fit the track perfectly (especially when the skinny guy was being shot/pinned to the wall). I hope people know what I’m talking about… But yes, it was a very good time. Thank you, everybody! Thanks for the party YBB! Excellent job on the organization, deco, sound, etc. Koxbox was the highlight for me and I enjoyed Ocelots set. Too bad I missed Fumi and Ken’s set, heard it was also sweet. The sound distribution was much better for this venue this time around, I felt like the music was just as loud in the back as in the front. I also enjoyed the chill set at the end of the party, for some reason, it made for nice wind-down and socializing moments with everyone. Some people have their doubts but so far I like this venue and hope to go back there again. Feels a bit “old school”. Oh, and BIG thanks to those handing out the fruit and chai! I miss that at parties. this party was absolutely Killer… Thanks, YBB for a superb party…The visuals and lighting were great…. KoXbox made my night..there came a point when I thought he was Jesus Christ..ha ha ha.. I Loved Dj Ken’s set too…and the rest of the lineup were awesome too… oh yeah and those watermelons were soooooooo goooooodd… This was a great warm-up for my trip to Goa, India next month…thanks again… Peace.Love.Unity.Respect – – Calvin I had no idea they were giving chai and fruits, damn I needa stop dancing and quench myself once in a while! YogiBogeyBox, all I can say is: I agree that the music system was excellent, I was able to dance all the way in the back feeling like the music was right in front of me. The deco was excellent, the lights and the fog really put the icing on the cake though. everyone’s set was so good, far from disappointing, but I absolutely positively enjoyed Isvara and ocelot to the bone! I knew they were crazy but not thisss crzy wohoo! I also loved the feeling of the sun peering in as koxbox took us higher and higher… ending the morning with ocelot’s soothing chill.u guys had a great turnout in this party, house full. thanks again YBB for my 9 hours of full-power stomping, what a treat! know what you mean. I think the venue is tied in with the Outlaw crew, and they always have sketchy characters at their parties. But I don’t think there were any major problems with anyone, right? I know someone got caught trying to steal deco, which is really lame, and some stuff got broken. But that’ll happen at such a large party. Overall it was an awesome party, and this city needs more like that! It had more of a “rave” feeling than a psytrance party because it was so diverse, but it was still AWESOME! It’s too bad the Canadians didn’t make it out. They always bring such beauty and awesome energy to the dance floor! Thanks YBB!!!! This party was good. My experience was not great, which is just my subjective opinion… Deco – Maybe it was just because the deco at the repsychle party was so outrageous, but I truly felt the deco was sparing to say the least. The artwork itself was intricate and well painted, however, the layout and dispersion were poor. This refuge venue is a great place, and as we can recall from the initial pictures posted the venue can either be left as a shanty looking building or utilized for creating sensational environs. The light, and fog machines and some pretty interesting visuals gave the venue a clublike feel and constituted the rest of the deco. I personally find the obnoxious lights and sobering fog to be a nuisance. Music – I arrived during isvara’s set, which was surprisingly the most enjoyable set of the night. Isvara astonished me with an unusually funky, groovy, set contrasting his usual more atmospheric sets. The track selection was a combo of fresh familiar tracks, a few oldie but goodies, and some unreleased killas; the flow, and structure of Isvaras set was top-notch full powa supurb. Ocelot – WHen I saw ocelot at grand space he played a wonderful live set followed by the most perfectly equed DJ set I have ever heard, so granted my expectations were high. But geez was I disappointed by his set. On the dancefloor I only heard unreleased material that sounded um, to be nice, not carefully composed. And the dancefloor reflected ocelots dissonant melodies as the jumping and dancing turned into swaying and nodding. The sound quality was excellent despite the almost ungroovable tracks. Koxbox began his set with a flabergastingly bootyshaking DJ set. I was anticipating a much fluffier set based on his releases and myspace. And then I left before I had the chance to hear anyone else… Good Job YBB on your second party. Awesome start, Still plenty of room for improvements, but with an open mind to criticism and change I am confident YBB will continue to rock our socks off. Can’t wait for thanksgiving at refuge and upcoming ybb parties. Hello trance family, What a night/morning… It took us three days to recuperate… We have a lot of people to thank for a great event. The deco was a lot of work on the parts of many people, so a huge thanks to Sue for many sleepless nights & the creative mind of Uta. Many thanks to Mio, Timmy, Andrew, Fumi, Adam, and his family and Ben for the help. Not to forget the new visuals on serge that put a smile on our faces throughout the night. Mashka, we hope to see your fire dancing in the near future. The music was top notch from all the artists and it was nice to see Isvara, Ken and Progress putting on sets that really put the NY DJs In a positive light. Many thanks to Frank E, who was barely standing on his feet and only 20 joints would keep him playing. Its not easy battling a cold while playing for 3 hours. Ocelot as well did not disappoint with a wonderful chill set to take us into the late morning hours. There are surely many things that could be done better and could be taken into consideration for future parties, but overall we loved the energy! Most importantly, thanks you the entire community for coming out. It feels great to see a full house in the NY psy scene its very refreshing and it gives a lot of energy for the production of future events. We were hoping to see the Canadian crew but I guess we will have to wait until a future party. Please write us for any comments or ideas, we love to work together with everyone who has the energy to contribute to our community! yogibogeybox@gmail.com Much Love, YogiBogeyBox Crew Thank you YBB for throwing a fun party! NYC needs the variety and we are definitely getting it with a lot of new orgz doing bigger better things…….. I didn’t really care much for the fog machine and lasers as well but that’s me…I’m an oldie The vibe was a bit different and a lot of drunk men all over……. did feel more like a rave scene I felt like the vibe and energy, in the beginning, was amazing and slowly as the crowd grew bigger it just got a bit weird for me- but then again I’m an old foggy I was looking fwd to this party but was a bit disappointed by both the music and the vibe – again this is just my opinion! A LOT of people!!! It was packed packed packed! My fav set definitely was isivara…amazing! Ken and Fumi – soooooooo good to see Japanese power rock the loft!:) Missed Ocelots chill set which I hear was awesome as well… The best for me as always was to see a ton of olddddd friends who came from far & close Love u guys- u know who u r ! Misha and gang good luck with everything!! ( and hopefully, you’ll get me to make chai for ur next banger as well I traveled 5 hours to get to this party and its the first proper trance party I have been to since Gaian Mind, so needless to say I was pumped. I came mostly for Ocelot. I agree that compared to his set at Grand space a year earlier things have changed. I think his music is getting really hypnotic, hence the swaying and nodding, not the jumping and rocking of typical FULL POWA music. He recently said somewhere that he is trying to push some musical boundaries and then find a beat in there somewhere. Contrast that with KOXBOX who really surprised me and glued me to the dance floor. His music is really focused on rhythm and plays a lot with funky break patterns and build-ups and such. To me they have different approaches to Psychedelic Music. My suggestions would be to but more Progressive and Minimal, maybe Psychedelic Breaks in the first part of the night and then move to the real trance stuff. I love trance but variety keeps the atmosphere fresh and vibes fresher. Chill out at the end really was a good Choice. I slept on a couch out for like an hour and then woke up as the chill came on and it was really beautiful… everywhere. Lasers and Fog Suck. It definitely had a rave feel a bit, but you know it’s like the scenes are too small not to have some intermixing. Projections were phenomenal. Respect YOGI BBOx! This location is really badass. I am hoping there will be more to come in the same place. The view from the roof was so surreal with all the heavy machinery in the industrial back yards, definitely contributing to the overall mood. If I can’t get sunshine and nature then fuck it, something like this is equally intricate. The visuals were, oh my god, no words, very involving but I wouldn’t say the same for the deco. The crowd was good but I felt a mixed vibe …it would be better not to comment such touchy subject but I wish people would you know…give more. As the weather is getting colder and colder the orgs should really consider making some kind of coat check or an area where people could leave their stuff. Now the music part. Satisfactory sound system. I don’t know how it was last time and I was worried a little bit about that, but I was proven wrong because the sound was just crisp. No complaints. Iswara kicked ass. If I’m not wrong, I hear a lot of his own production which was really interesting, crazy triangular sounds and wicked samples from movies or whatever he used. Just too many breaks and some of them were too long. I wonder what happened to Muktiswara!!?!? I think I recalled a track or two from that project. I missed most of Koxbox’s set :/ I had to dedicate my humanity to a friend in need. Can’t wait for the next party.

November 19 Wednesday
Rooms for rent, 20 min from Manhattan 2nd floor, Bushwick, in major hip party area. Closet, wood floors, window to street. $650 100 sq feet Close to delis, grocery store park. Smal ler room, windowless. $350 60 sq feet 2 blocks from L train Jefferson Street. I month deposit needed. Rooms available now. 347 404 5606

November 20 Thursday
SLIP at Sullivan Room
An evening of pumping Brazilian flavored minimal, tech-house and tribal beats, beautiful people, and relaxed vibes. Featuring residents Luis Campos and Matyas (a.k.a. Reality Engine) on the decks. This edition sees Ray Briones and Nikki McNally joining in on the fun… web myspace/realityengineav web myspace/DJraybriones us.myspace/nikimcnally 218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and W 3rd Sts) Greenwich Village 212-252-2151 Subway: A, C, E, B, D, F, V to W 4th St web sullivanroom 21+ with ID $10 cover charge $5 on list Please respond to this email to be added to the guest list.

November 22 Saturday
Psybotik 28th Day Contracosmos
An evening of psytrance, progressive, electro-house, breaks, and techno at a NEW undisclosed and spacious virgin venue in East Williamsburg! featuring: KARASH (2TO6, France) HELIOS (Geomagnetic, SF) TONY UNORTHODOX (28thday, NYC) ELECTRIK (Psybotik, NYC) DAVE DITTMER (Sonic Beating, Boston) GABRIEL (Psybotik, NYC) FRACTAL PHONO (Gaian Mind, Philly) Visuals by: Helios (Geomagnetic) Serge (Alladin) nashamasha (Psybotik) D3M0N (Psybotik) Decor by Psybotik Performance by Masae Sound by Icarus & light-o-matic November 22, 11:00pm & 6:30am East Williamsburg $15 advance / $25 door web 28thday/events/contracosmosAdvance tickets available from 28thday. Venue will be revealed upon purchasing your ticket online. Space permitting, we will announce the venue to the general public 24 hours before the event. web 28thdayweb 28thday web psybotik psyny
I got there during the end of Electrik’s set which was pretty banging, and at first had me worried that it was Karash’s and that I had missed most of it. Then Helios came on, I generally enjoyed most of his music but it wasn’t really my cup of tea. Afterward was Karash who totally ripped it, but unfortunately during his set, some black dude in a red stony brook seawolves t-shirt groped my girlfriend and got in my face threatening to “smack me” after I backed him off of her. This all happened in the center of the dancefloor, and the fucking guy actually continued causing trouble and commotion later on when he saw me in the smoking area. After informing Mr Ben LightOmatic of this, he assured me that he(the perpetrator) was an “okay guy” and that everything is fine. I found this quite unsettling and for his own sake and the safety of trance parties in general, I hope he doesn’t show up at any future parties or makes some serious effort to change his behavior and attitude. The Deco was very nice quality-wise but lacking quantity-wise especially for such a big place. The place is spacious and has a lot of potential. Some seating arrangements would be great for the future. As we were about to leave, we were asked not to due to police presence outside. A few minutes later the sound was significantly turned down. We were in a rush to leave so I did not find out the why/what of the situation, or how it was resolved. All in all, great party, thank you 28thday + Psybotik! ust got back to San Francisco and a computer, and boy oh boy was that a fun time! I was super stoked to play in NYC and to help de-virginize a sick new venue. NYC you cats are lucky as hell! There just aren’t indoor spots like that in CA anymore. Musically, the party had a really great flow. The energy level & response from the crowd was very high, almost palpable.. Lots of smiling faces beaming energy all-around For such a HUGE space, the deco was off the hook! They did a great job of making you feel enclosed in some sort of Alien Landing bay, with strange colored green walls that made all the video being projected wash out into streams of scattered light. downstairs there was an indoor smoking area near the restrooms for people to lounge in.. no outdoor smoking here.. you’d be turned into a popsicle with the 26* degree weather! Karash played a kickin 2hr set (i think) which was lighter and more full force than I expected. Quite a treat to hear “Dark” music that still has a chunky bass sound to Go with all the high pitched acid squiggz that usually constitute this sound. Mad props to the 28th day & Psybotik Crews for pulling this all together despite adversity, shifting venues, and reconfiguring sound systems.. Had I not known what was going on behind the scenes I would have never known how much work and at what length they went to make this an Awesome event. BRAVO!

November 23 Sunday
Gaian Mind

November 29 Saturday
REPSYCHLE at Refuge
Special Live Set! After working as a Headliner Mastering Engineer for t he one of the most hed his own psychedelic trance label NUTEK in 2006. Currently residing in Amsterdam, Holland, his quest for the new sounds has even become more active lately. He has already secured his status in the scene by producing 2 legendary albums with his dark full-on style. With his 3rd album, DISCODELIC, he successfully set himself the new direction E28093 Disco Psychedelic. His label NUTEK along with his diverse musical talent and unique style has become easily recognizable and fully penetrated into every nook and corner of the psychedelic trance world. His latest album, EAT IT! proves the fact that he is definitely one of the most cutting-edge and quality track makers today. He never stops; he keeps evolving. He has just announced that he will launch 3 projects with totally different styles: considered as one of his trademarks, Disco Psychedelic CPU, chic and minimal electro project Beatkrush, and the most anticipated dark full-on project that he’s ready to unleash t his time CPU on ACID!!! His ever-growing psychedelic world will be fully unfolded in the unexplored realm between 146 to 162 BPM. No doubt that CPU on ACID will become a legend among psy-world travelers always craving for the fresh sounds!!! web myspace/therealcpu) KONFLUX vs. COGNOSCENT I (California Russia/Japan) – Special Live Set! Konflux is a solo project of the DJ and producer Vasily M. Born and raised in Russia he now resides in Los Angeles, California. Having over ten years of experiencing producing multifarious styles of electronic dance music Vasily began making psytrance in 2004. A light-hearted, elegant, yet pounding and groovy style can be roughly described as “a blend of Light Night and Heavy Morning Psychedelic Music”. Konflux has spun across the states alongside a multitude of international acts, participating in major events like Gaia n Mind in Pennsylvania and Burning Man in Nevada, Boom Festival Radio in Portugal, and countless California outdoor gatherings. Vasily has released tracks on compilations from such labels as Phar Psyde (UK), Doof (Israel), Pixan (Italy). web konfluxmusic.net (web konfluxmusic .net/), web myspace/konfluxpsy (web myspace/konf luxpsy) Dai N. comes from the country of the Rising Sun and knows well how to bring fresh energy to the dancefloor, utilizing his ability to pick out just the right tracks and create an animated story. His psychedelic party experience started at when he was a teenager in Japan. Eight years ago Dai launched his career as a DJ. After moving to Southern California he quickly joined the local underground psytrance movement and became an active member of a Los Angeles-based collective Psytribe, without which he cannot imagine his DJ career. He has played at numerous parties across the US, as well as Mexico and Japan. Dai started producing music under the name Cognoscenti in 2005. He is focusing on creating intelligent and twisted psytrance, releasing on Psycircle Records. web myspace.co m/psydai (web myspace/psydai) Recently the boys joined forces to demonstrate what the real West Coast flavor is all about. Through their carefully crafted live set they communicate with the Earthlings in a language easily understood by minds and bodies alike. NOMOLOS (Zenon Re cords, Australia/Israel) – DJ Set! Currently based in NYC, is the Zenon Records representation in Israel. He specializes in the Zenon style of dark mystical minimal to grinding, experimental progressive. Some of his favorite acts include Krumleur, Sensient, Cujorius One, Mantik, Opsis and Igneous Sauria to name a few. He has performed in the UK, Australia, India a nd of course Israel, supporting many fine acts including Sun Control Species, Perfect Stranger, Ticon, Pena, Koxbox, Hujaboy and many more. Lately Nomolos has been exploring Dubstep, and the more abstract sides of the Minimal Techno world and is incorporating these fresh sounds in to his DJ sets enhancing these deep musical journeys. web myspace/theno molos (web myspace/thenomolos) 718718456 Brandon Adams (Dream Catcher, NYC) – DJ Set! PsyOps (CrookedRecords, Philadelphia, US) – D j Set! Jonathan Yeminy AKA PsyOps discovered trance in India when he stumbled u[pon amazing psychedelic sounds at a beach in the south of India on Christmas eve, 2002. Soon after, he rerouted his trip through Goa where he caught a severe case of the psytrance bug. Since then, he’s helped throw some of the most killer parties ion the East coast of the US and South Africa. He’s part of the Noisy Radicals collective, which is Noise Poison Records, FreeRadical Records, Bom Shanka Music, and his own Crooked Records, whose first VA Release is coming soon. He spins the newest, most cutting edge, full power music he can find that’s sure to take you on a turbo-powered musical adventure. web crooked-records (web .crooked-records/) Fluorescent Psychedelic Backdrops & paintings by : “CALAQUENDI” Calaquendi is a small artist collective located in the Austrian countryside. From the heart of Europe, the collective spread their work all over the world. During the last years calaquendi did a lot of party deco and become well known for their nice fluo paintings and string artworks. web calaquendiart/ (web calaquendiart/) Additional decor & interactive psytructures by Neff (NephilNine). Lo cation : Refuge at 1532 Decatur st, Queens, NYC. 18 to enter 21 to drink! Admission $35 at door, Advanced tickets $30(until nov 28th)Advanced tickets can be purchased at web r3psychle.org (web r3psychle.or g/) (will be updated any day now…) Or contact us at r3psychle at gmail For any questions? Call us at 917 438 880 4 More info and details tba. We hope to see everyone there, please come and support the scene with your beautiful smiles & energy. Saturday, November 29 th, NYC… REPSYCHLE delivers you a diverse and psychedelicio Switzerland) – Special Live Set!

December 2008

December 4 Thursday
UNIFED VIBES:. free party
There will be psytrance at this party !!!!!!! 8pm-4am 21+ Line up: Eshin – jump-up Bigears – ragga-jungle John Dough – acid techno Amok – breaks Primate – tribal psytrance Loud Zoo – tribal psytrance Bitmode – analog electronics Madnum Darxyde – raggae 2 for 1 drinks!!! beer, vodka, & wine from 8-10pm !!! FREE !!! at porch 115 ave C NYC 10009 please b ring canned food to donate to web foodnotbombs.to web unifiedvibes jungleriddims renegadevirus porchNYC ext .:UNIFIED VIBES:. Free Party Thur Dec 4th NYC

December 10 Wednesday
Dec Old timers back in town this month – David and Vitalek -David from Hungary (Mathis’ brother; Mathias survived his SCUBA accident on the West Coast, and is recovering) trancemuter at yahoo -Vitalek from Omnitribe back from India Welcome back guys!

December 12 Friday
Alladin Project
Return to Club Exit!!!!! World-class lineup as usual… welcome back El Nadiv! Get $5 off Alladin Project if you say “Trip Out New York” at the door Alladin group parties are back for monthly events at Club Exit, The venue has been renovated and additional sound has been added. Get ready for a worm winter sounds with amazing decoration and top-notch music by world-class producers and DJ’s that will make this experience unforgettable Our first party will be on Friday, December 12 so mark your calendars. Main floor l web myspace/psyabomination (web myspace/psyabomination) GHREG ON EARTH (Echo VortexE28093USP) SF web myspace/ghregonearth (web myspace/ghregonearth) Vision) NYC web myspace/earwormtrax (web myspace/e arwormtrax) SKETI (Blacklight Activists) Canada web myspace /bushtelegraph (web myspace/bushtelegraph) ORBIT aka Elnadiv vs Kno-B (Alladin group) Israel-Japan RAFAEL (Soul Sounds) Brazil/Boston Electro Room: RAY BRIONES, Brazil OMER BARNEA, Israel And more to be announced Decoration: Backdrops by; NEIL GIBSON (Blacklight Activists) Toronto Canada web myspace/neilgibson81 (web my space/neilgibson81) Spandex & Structures by Ocular Delight http ://web dividemysky/oculardelight (web dividemysky/ocularde light) /Alladin Deco Team alladinproject.net/gallery/displayima (alladinproject.net/gallery/displayimag 18 to enter 21 to drink with valid ID Doors open 10 pm E28093 6 am $25 in advance at web alladinproject.net (web alladinproject.net/) $35 at the door CLUB EXIT 147 GREENPOINT AVE. BROOKLYN, NY 11222 Our next party will be at take plac e at Club Exit on January 16 2009 Alladin Group / Orb Festival Phone: 19 17-569-1177 1917-554-6574 alladinproject at yahoo web alladinproject.net web OrbFestival
The party itself was ok, but the $35 dollar entrance was a complete RIP OFF considering Abomination played a 100% FAKE Set. Standing behind him for 20 minutes this was completely obvious, he had Cubase showing the same screen(and not in play mode) the entire time, the laptop was not being used, and even the 2nd CDJ wasn’t used at all. So there you have it, a pre-mixed CD played through one CDJ. Press play and go. FUCKING LAME. The worst part about it was that he PRETENDED he was doing shit like glancing over on his laptop and pretending to press buttons/moving the mouse. Even Lamer. Incredibly disappointing, people are paying $30-35 to watch Abomination wave his arms around after glancing at his non-playing Cubase screen and touching a non-functional knob? Next time just ask him to send this same cd he was playing and Joe Fucking Schmoe can press the play button. Maybe you can hire a hot-ass stripper to do the dancing instead. Just an idea. Other than that, the Deco was wonderful, and Ghreg and the rest of the DJ’s delivered powerful sets. Too bad the seemingly absent-minded organizers cut him short. The whole lineup was a fucking mess, why was Earworm (same label as Abomination) opening the party? The turnout was 50% local alcoholic Polish hooligans. People I can personally do without, and I think most trancers would agree with me. All in all, I had a pretty good time, but some of the things I described above are mad fucked up. I hope the promoters will attempt to prevent such fake acts in the future. “The turnout was 50% local alcoholic Polish hooligans.” haha they had their club under renovation for months what would you expect. LOL cheerio ell u asked for an explanation so u will get it first of all the cd that the guy saw playing was a backup cd the volume in the mixer was down we do this because if our laptop fails we don’t want to destroy the party second we usually do a full live act with synths and all but at that party that wasn’t possible because we didn’t have one and its not our responsibility to provide it hopefully this will explain to u guys what really happen keep on partying saar abomination

December 13 Saturday
GAIAN MIND PHILADELPHIA
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Philadelphia’s Premier psytrance Party! Special Guest CHRISTER (Shiva Space Technology/Mechanik, Norway/Mexico) Christer started his career in 1996 working as a light technician at major clubs and underground parties in Norway. 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. Before relocating to Mexico in 2006, Christer helped throw the successful psyparties “Limboland” in Norway. He is a label DJ for Shiva Space Technology and Mechanik Records and released the compilation “Mental Displacement” on Shiva Space Technology in March 2006. Christer has earned himself the reputation of being a versatile DJ, his sets provide the audience with a wide and exciting array of psychedelic trance with one main intention: to make people dance. Prepare for a twisting journey through psychedelia. EG~BOT & LAURYN (Peak Records/Gaian Mind, Philadelphia) FRACTAL PHONO (Gaian Mind, Philadelphia) Downtempo Lounge with: TONY UNORTHODOX (28th Day, NYC) TRITTON (Gaian Mind, PHL) DEET (Gaian Mind, PHL) Deco: TBA Saturday, December 13th, 2008 9pm – 2am $5 cover 21+ w/ ID ZOT 122 Lombard Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 (267) 639-3260
Just Added! Deco: SEVERYN, NYC We are honored to have Severyn’s art transforming the upstairs at ZOT this month!
great party!! really enjoyed Christer’s tunes, and ben played an awesome closing set even if it got cut a little short Rory had some nice minimal stompiness to open the night and Keith’s techy chill music was most welcome.

December 19 Friday
Drugs without drugs, available to us if we get the right promoters on “the Bus” 20 free promo emails to any1 who brings these guys from Israel…

Kinda recent. Idk how I missed them in past 2 years. Primal, Ur-Trance. This is what I always wanted trance to be. I get weird l/K flashbacks just watching it, making me feel like a wormhole into the 22nd century is developing. Blows every1 else in psytrance away. This is what a party should be. She gets into a weird summoning seance style trance after 2 hours of the diDJ. And probably without the aid of chillum – considering circular breathing on a diDJ is very taxing on lung capacity. ds without ds. We are not worthy. Or are we? BOOKEM DANO! ps couldn’t find their contact info after 10 minutes of browsing. Any1 got their info or know them (some of you prob. do) TY Mio for bringing this to my attention. …also any1 know any1 doing the Armenian Duduk with trance? Any1 know any1 who plays the Duduk? I think its a vastly unexplored instrumentation for psytrance. Here’s a track that Peter Gabriel did with max effect in Scorcese’s Last Temptation of Christ The mournful, soulful sound IS Armenia and the world of 3000 years ago. It is an instrument of virtual time travel. Off to Texas after taking my Malamute to the snows today. See y’all New Years!

Liquid Crystal Vision, on youtube tried a while back, wasn’t on then. It is now. Required viewing for any self-respected trance head. Fin de siecle, anno acidomini circa 2000. Part 2 is out there but I couldn’t find it in 5 min of browsing.
Yoga as a weapon I’ve had this DVD for years, showed anyone who was prostate in my abode, its now on youtube. This is an old documentary from National Geographic, 2 Brit brothers who had a long 10-year tour on Indonesia. This particular scenario blew my mind open in 2000. As an atheist, I still believe it. A friend who traveled with Hoffman gave me this. In return I gave him the french psychedelic western Renegade and Joseph Cambell’s Sukavati, which he helped disseminate (sic?) through the global psy intelligenstia.cemailfooterNO62)  2020 Note: this was faked
Come see the original nigga of psytrance … now that I got your attention… Seriously Mubali is tha shiznit. After his last show he passed out at 55 Lex and I felt bad no groupies tried to lay him. Sorta. We experienced a technical error today which may have prevented you from accessing the Mubali presales. It’s now fixed, and we’ve extended presales until 5PM Saturday, although they may still sell out prior to then. Sorry for any inconvenience! Thanks! -28thday & Icarus Clarification There’s two events. 1 tonight I got was canceled due to snow 1 rescheduled by 28th Day. Any updates tonight ill post.

December 25 Thursday
Psycheground at Sullivan Room
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Come and celebrate Christmas full-on style @ Sullivan Room, NYC’s best sound system and fully renovated!!!!!!! featuring live and DJ sets by Daksinamurti (Shiva Space Technology/Nexus Media) Dj Daksinamurti is Till Kuhn from Marburg/ Germany. In his sets he prefers twilight styled / Night Full ON. But he also has a weakness for good produced non-cheesy morning music and chill out … In 2005 he joined Shiva Space Technology. From 2006-2008 he was A&R for the India based label Rudraksh Records and in the end of 2007 he joined the South African label “Nexus Media”… http://www.nexus-media.co.za Noam Rubinstein (nractiv / Minengine / fuzzy nugget NYC) LIVE Noam Rubinstein is a local video games professional who has been writing, recording and performing electronic music for over ten years. Known for his legendary psychedelic sight and sound collaborations at MindEngine, Noam will be joining us tonight for a rare live performance and a very special DJ set. Ctrl+Alt+Del ( Nexus Media, India/USA) Live Luziunm (Dreamcatcher, Brazil) Live Luis & Matyas (Reality Engine / Dreamcatcher / Alladin Group) Deco by the Dreamcatchers 10pm – 4am Sullivan Room, Manhattan, New York City 218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and West 3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave)
wowee, what a turnout! wonderful to see a huge crowd celebrating christmas together, makes it all worthwhile. psycheground never seems to disappoint, the music system is so good, u cant seem to even sit down to rest. got inside in the middle of Noam’s set, I think everyone did a good job. ea for the Desi Turnout I had almost 25 friends with me. They are not much into trance but trust me they were up on their feet all night dancing crazy. At the end of the day all of them were really happy to be there and see the energy. Great Set by Alt Ctrl Del it was full energy and Dakshi as always rocks………….. Killer gig keep it rolling please dont stop!

December 25 Thursday
PsyYule Seed Gallery, Newark NJ 11PM-6AM
PsyYule Seed Gallery 239 Washington St., Newark NJ 07102 (917) 607-4440 seedgallery@mac.com DJ Lineup: Akin………11pm Kamal (LOTUS)……12:45 Mistress Jade………2:30 Iko………….4:15 Visuals by Archaic Revival Deco by Bio Luminescence $10 before midnight $15 after.

December 26 Friday
Ott
Highline Ballroom starts @ 1AM Doors open @ 12:00 AM, Midnight Tickets $20.00 in advance $25.00 day of show.

December 31 Wednesday
Alladin Project – Psycollective NYE
PSYCOTIC MICRO LIVE D-TACK LIVE LIVE WISTERIA LIVE and more Psy collective New Years’ psytrance Party Wednesday D ec 31st We are pleased to invite you to celebrate the New Year in a loft-type space high ceiling good sound killer deco and friendly staff in t he lower east side Manhattan. Decoration: Line Up: PSYCHOTIC MICRO Liv e Israel web myspace/thepsychoticmicro D-TEK Live Maia records Mexico web myspace/musicdtek WISTERIA Live web myspace. com/wisteria2misteria And more to be announced. Backdrop SEVERYN NYC Spandex & Structures by: Ocular Delight web dividemysky/ocularde light Alladin Deco Team alladinproject.net/gallery/displayimage.php? 18 to enter 21 to drink with valid ID Doors open 10 pm 96 6 am $40 in advance at web psycollective $50 at the door Location: The backlot 107 Suffolk St New York NY 10002 (Between Delancey and Rivington) Street Map: Directions: By Subway: F. J. M. Z To Delancey St web psycollective web al ladinproject.net

December 31 Wednesday
Repsychle New Year’s Eve Gathering with Random & Mubali
TripOutNY Discount! Repsychle invites you on a passage through time. Permit the melody of the hypnotic realm to unravel your mind from the year elapsed, and unearth your spirit in the new age of psychedelic revolution.
HELLO BK(THE HOOK) Main Stage: RANDOM (Geomagnetic.tv – San Fra nsisco) – Live! web myspace/randompsy MUBALI (Trishula Records, CA) LIVE! web myspace/mubalitrax DAKSINAMURTI (Shiva Space Technology/Nexus Media – Germany) – DJ Set web myspace/daksi SPYROS (Psytribe – Los Ang eles) – DJ Set web psytribe/artists – NYC) – DJ Set! web myspace/earwormtrax BRANDON ADAMS (Dreamcatcher – NYC) – DJ Set! profile.myspace/index.cfm Green Apples (New Jersey/Ne w Castle UK) – DJ Set! 2nd STAGE/PROGRESSIVE/ELECTRO/CHILL-OUT REALITY EN GINE (Reality Engine / Dreamcatcher – Brazil/NYC) web myspace/realityen gineav DJ O (Animaltek/Treibstoff 96 NYC) – Live & DJ Set! animaltek.net web myspace/animaltek DJ KIFE (Omnitribe 96 NYC) – DJ Set! web myspace/DJkife DJ VITALIK (Omnitribe 96 NYC) – DJ Set! DJ ANDREY K (Polar Light 96 NYC) – DJ Set! Fluorescent Paintings and backdrops by Daya (Blacksheephybrid – Indonesia/Philadelphia) blacksheephybrid.deviantart/ www.myspace/matajiwa State of The Art String Deco by Marria & Dave (Son ic Beating 96 Boston) Additional DE9cor and interactive psystructures by Neff(Nephilnine 96 NYC) Visual Projections By Guillaum Clave Hello BK formerly The Hook 18 Commerce street Brooklyn, NY web thehookmusi c/ For your convenience we will have a shuttle making runs from the Sm ith/9 Sts F and G train stops to the Venue!!!!! directions: web thehookmus ic/directions Admission is $60(at the door), or $50(just say Tri pOutNY at the door) And advanced tickets will be $40(until 12.30.08) Advanced tickets are available at web r3psychle.org/ or simply write us at r3psychle at gmail For any additional questions call us at 1-917-438-8804 or contact us via r3psychle at gmail Doors will open at 9:00 PM. me. Permit the melody of the hypnotic realm to unravel your mind from the year elapsed, and unearth your spirit in the new age of psychedelic revolution. NEW YEARS EVE 12/31/08 Wednesday at HELLO BK(THE HOOK) Mai n Stage: RANDOM (Geomagnetic.tv – San Fransisco) – Live! web myspace/randompsy MUBALI (Trishula Records, CA) LIVE! web myspace /mubalitrax DAKSINAMURTI (Shiva Space Technology/Nexus Media – Germany) – DJ Set web myspace/daksi SPYROS (Psytribe – Los Ang cordings – NYC) – DJ Set! web myspace/earwormtrax BRANDON ADA MS (Dreamcatcher – NYC) – DJ Set! profile.myspace/index.cfm Green Apples (New Jersey/New Castle UK) – DJ Set! 2nd STAGE/PROGRESSIVE/ELECTRO/CHILL-OUT REALITY ENGINE (Reality Engine / Dreamcatcher – Brazil/NYC) web myspace/realityengineav DJ O (Animaltek /Treibstoff 96 NYC) – Live & DJ Set! animaltek.net web myspace. com/animaltek DJ KIFE (Omnitribe 96 NYC) – DJ Set! web myspace.c om/DJkife DJ VITALIK (Omnitribe 96 NYC) – DJ Set! DJ ANDREY K (Polar Light 96 NYC) – DJ Set! Fluorescent Paintings and backdrop s by Daya (Blacksheephybrid – Indonesia/Philadelphia) blacksheephybrid.deviantart/ web myspace/matajiwa State of The Art String Deco by Marria & Dave (Sonic Beating 96 Boston) Additional DE9cor and interactive psystructures by Neff(Nephilnine 96 NYC) Visual Projections By Guillaum Clave Hello BK formerly The Hook 18 Commerce street Brooklyn, NY web thehookmusic/ For your convenience we will have a shuttle making runs from the Smith/9 Sts F and G train stops to the Venue!!!!! directions: web thehookmusic /directions Admission is $60(at the door), or $50(just say TripOutNY at the door) And advanced tickets will be $40(until 12.30. 08) Advanced tickets are available at web r3psychle.org/ or simply write us at r3psychle at gmail For any additional questions call us at 1-917-438-8804 or contact us via r3psychle at gmail Doors will open at 9:00 PM.
wow! the party was wonderful, thanks to everyone who helped put this thing together! The deco was amazing, the theme of like distant landscapes made the dancefloor just a wonderful place. there wasn’t a patch of wall that had didn’t have a tapestry on it. it’s also really nice to see that people are bringing more international deco artists to NYC. it really does wonders for the vibe of the party. speaking of vibes.. the party was awesome. PsyOps played an amazing set as usual probably my favorite set, heard some really good tracks. Konflux and Cognoscenti were great a lot darker than I had expected and I was very very happy about that! Their sound was crisp and clear and that’s what I love about live sets, so props to you guys and thanks for coming out from Cali… there are really some wonderful artists from Cali that we need to see more of in NYC, and the crowd just ate it up! Brandon Adams was great too got there in the middle of his set. CPU on Acid was not really my cup of tea.. the beginning of his set was a little too poppy for me, kinda sounded like benny bennasi – satisfaction.. but after that, his set got a lot better.. crowd ate that up too! Earworm – wonderful as always! always a pleasure to hear his sets! it’s nice to hear some twilight in the morning! All in all it was a sick party! Thank you Thank you Thank you! I dragged my friend from Vermont for her first party and forced her to come and she had a great time, which made my time even better to see a first-timer wiling out! hehe Amazing deco!!! It was the best that I’ve seen for the last parties at the Refuge! It was also a good idea to put two visual projectors on the walls. I’ve spent there not so many time, but I was very happy to see all of you guys again! It looks like some ppl are lil`bit tired about Refuge cuz of the 3rd huge event in the same place… but anyway I wish a lot of good vibes to Repsychle family, cuz these guys are showing really strong psychedelic conception at the parties. Here is some photoZZZ: http://tonyexciter.gallery.ru/ See U all on December 5th at the Hook! Deco was insane – completely transformed Refuge. PsyOps was the most ridiculous set of the night for me. Very very powerful. Konflux vs. Cognoscenti played a very groovy-ish set, I enjoyed it very much. CPU on Acid was a lot different than I thought he would be, and I couldn’t really get into it (although the end of his set had some tunes that I enjoyed). Earworm’s set was very nice – I always love his track selection and he really keeps the energy going. walked in when Nomolos was playing some really nice groovy beats … was a nice warm-up set and I was AMAZED by the deco !!! the artwork was indeed beautiful with trippy details making the dancefloor area look like a wonderland also the visuals were nicely setup. Brandom Adams’ set was just incredible .. such fresh sounds and excellent mixing skills got the energy rising in me to go full power for PsyOps set !! tracks played by Jon were really intense like swords flying thru space making you do nothing but just dance and smile … great energy on the floor at this time Konflux and Dai were awesome too however the sound at the back was kinda weird with the speaker popping in and out … but still didn’t stop anyone from grooving to the beats. CPU was not really what I liked when he started his set but it was a good time to take a break and meet people and share the vibes I did like him towards the end. Earworm was next and wow all of a sudden it all sounded crisp and clear! good sounds and happy dancing again big boom to the organizers for setting this up! good to see you Noam and nuthing but great vibes from u man Due to an unavoidable voyage to grab “supplies” and taking an alternate route to the venue through Brooklyn; I didn’t arrive until shortly after 3:00. Unfortunately, I arrived right at the end of PsyOps’ set; but what I heard got my feet stomping right away. Great tunes as always, and I suspect there were some unreleased goodies in there as well. Konflux and Dai had me really enjoying my “voyage”, with swirling and morphing sounds that went very well with the textured deco and my moiré patterns. From what I remember it seemed slightly dark, minus the machine gun beat but had some groovy elements at times. I think I also remember hearing one track with some intricate percussion that sounded almost like live drums sampled. Definitely some psychedelic stuff with NO CHEESE. CPU’s live set banished me and many others to the roof, but that was just fine because I needed a break anyway. Noam and the crew are always friendly and personable, and they made me feel welcome. Deco was unbelievable, and I hope this starts a trend with orgs to bring in international deco as well as headliners. In regards to PsyOps, I am really bummed that I missed most of this set. @Orgs, please book PsyOps to play around NY or Philly again soon! Maybe ZoT? Hows this sound… Arahat, PsyOps, Unwashed Tomatoes, Egbert and Lauryn, and Earworm. Tom will be in town and everyone else is local. Maybe a house-party near the holidays? Just a thought. All in all, cool party. I will definitely be back! was truly spectacular and quite mind-blowing, the likes of which NY has been sorely missing for quite some time now. Really added that necessary dimension of an environment you could easily lose yourself in. Other orgs, please take note if you haven’t already! Jonathans set was mostly comprised of very excellent crispity crunchity acidated full powah music, resonant leads, percussive momentum (not machine gun stuff though by a long shot), and swirling vortexi of sounds that wrapped you in trance. Vasiliy and Dai took the stage with some music that was perfect for my taste, just the right dosage and intensity of mayhem combined with real proper groove and a lil funkiness thrown in to keep you on your toes. Next came CPU, which I must say I too had to run to the roof at the beginning of, and enjoyed the sunrise and bud with sum buddies…To me, when he started, it was crystal clear and ultra-professional production of super poppy tunes, almost no longer resembling anything psychedelic. I have heard some music like this, called “universal breaks”, which to my ear incorporates global pop music through electronica. The kind of music that you say to yourself “where do I know this from” since it is something eerily familiar yet reinvented and reformed enough to be something completely different. It has been said that true creativity is merely properly cloaking your source…So there were lots of familiar melodies from pop music, with clubby beats, I think I heard the south park theme song reinvented… neither psychedelic nor trance, at least to my ears and brain, but a lot of people seemed to enjoy it and the floor was groovin. More like pop disco to me, This set started off as CPU on Pop Rocks and Pepsi. Somehow, by the time I came back downstairs, the set had progressed and the music evolved into a whole nother animal, the crowd was digging along to some real dancefloor-oriented proper psytrance. Sammy was able to easily and effortlessly demonstrate an evolution of psytrance and full-spectrum ability to produce all manner, shape and size of psychedelic music. The latter portion really blew my mind to bits, especially in relation to how it started and then progressed, if you wanna talk about telling a story, this man is surely a master Bard and psychedelic poet, a master craftsman. Kudos Sammy! Next came Max Earworm, what can I say about this rising young talent except he seems to outdo himself time after time. The man has found his groove and is happy to spread the love through reinvention of said groove with bountiful blessings of aural wizardy, he played some consistently real proper and tasty morning psytrance… Thanks for the tremendous effort that went into producing this, it showed and somehow topped Halloween! Thanks to all attendees for your beautiful energy and warm vibes!!!The overall vibe was spectacular and couldn’t help but feel at home, fam!! Thanx a million!!! Keep ’em comin guys! this was a total banger. I had never been to the refuge before, and I really liked the space. comfortable environment, pretty friendly staff, etc. it’s weird to think people might be tired of it as tony said, after just 3 parties. places like the hook and exit are a lot less cool and have been used many more times! I guess some people are getting spoiled getting back to the party, the deco was done right…intricate glowing tapestries depicting dreamlike environments, and geometric structures around the dancefloor. the music was top notch all night. hard and psychedelic, but not dark. the early part of CPU’s set also didn’t do it for me, but he made up for it in the second half. apparently, he only had a handful of CPU on Acid tracks, which he built up to. I left in the morning with the same warm glow I used to get from going out back in the day. this is how parties should be done around here! thanks to the r3psychle crew for all their hard work and good energy Great Party! 1st Class all the way – Music + Deco! Some really refined Swiss Treats! Especially enjoyed CPU on Acid – rare performance for this artist. Of course, I was on the floor from the moment I arrived until long after the music stopped. No complaints. Thanks Again for a TOP-NOTCH production! Please keep these events coming!!! ~AKABAK

Free New year’s Eve afterparty by Psybotik!! Psybotik will be throwing a FREE NYE afterparty this year. Just a small token of appreciation for all the support we had during our first year. We’ll start soon after our friends around the city finish their fun. Due to the nature of the space, you have to be on the guest list to get in. venue will be disclosed a few days before. We will say that it’s in the east village. blue will be throwing a FREE NYE afterparty this year. Just a small token of appreciation for all the support we had during our first year. We’ll start soon after our friends around the city finish their style nature of the space, you have to be on the guest list to get in. The location will be disclosed a few days before. We will say that it’s in the east village.

2009