Done moving, back in business

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here. Thing is I’ve been a full time student (and still is) at BGU, so I didn’t have much time to take care of stuff, and whatever time I had left went into managing Cronomi Records. I also moved house, now living in my very own place where my studio is now located – and you can see some pics over here.

Next year in school isn’t as hard as the previous ones – so this means I will write some more music. There is a new track in the making actually as I write this. Hopefully I’m not too rusty and it will actually sound good.

I would also like to remind you all that Cronomi’s releases are getting rave reviews worldwide, and you should surely check them out, if you haven’t done so. Psychedelic trance at its best!

New tracks on download section

Just added 3 tracks to the download section.

The first one is Break Out Series – my attept at electro prog. Turned out preety well I think.

Second is a live remix to Unknowledged Knowledge (Original on Ektoplazm). Unfortunately the live performance never materialized, but the mix is ready nonetheless. Better than the original, IMHO.

Third is a remix to Psilodump’s excellent Rethought7.

Links:
Felis – Break Out Series (8:38) | mp3 (14.5MB) | flac (56.0MB)
Felis – Unknowledged Knowledge (Live Mix) (7:31) | mp3 (13.3MB) | flac (49.7MB)
Psilodump – Rethought7 (Subra Remix) (8:14) | mp3 (15.0MB) | flac (57.0MB)

2 new Felis tracks now available!

For those of you who have been wondering what’s up with my Felis project, I’m happy to tell you that 2 tracks are now available.

The first track is called Unknowledge Knowledge, and you can download it for free! It’s on a new compilation by Ektoplazm, called Organic Circuitry:

Ektoplazm is proud to present Organic Circuitry, our first official compilation release. Compiled by DJ Basilisk, Organic Circuitry features an eclectic assortment of songs contributed by friends and allies around the world, many of whom have already appeared in the free music section of the Ektoplazm web site. Conceived as a celebration of the vibrant diversity of the global psychedelic trance underground, Organic Circuitry features an exotic blend of new school Goa trance, fat and funky full-on, pumping progressive, and deeply enchanting downtempo. Although differing in their approach, the songs of Organic Circuitry are united in their common emphasis on the power of melody to convey ideas and emotions. Every track shimmers with colour and light—fantastic stories waiting to be told. To ensure a professional level of quality, Organic Circuitry has been mastered by Colin Bennun @ the Stooodio, Bristol, UK, and features cover artwork by Paul Zulauf.

The second track is a collboration with Mish-Kah called Block The Stock. You can get it on the new compilation from the Australian label Bio-Sine Records:

Primordial is the hotly anticipated second compilation from Australian label, Biosine Records. After the success of their first release ‘Cloud Catcher’, label owners, foot-e and Jules searched long and hard for tracks that pleased their ears and minds. The result is Primordial which clearly defines the labels intent to release quality psychedelic minimal/progressive which leans towards the darker side. Devoid of cheese, the tracks go from eerie night time atmospheres with time and space to thumpin’ daytime chunk.

With some surprise additions to the tracklist that include a minimal mind twister from the Artifakt, and an eerie, psychedelic moody stomper from Kluster’s side project with friend dj EgoT, Cause and Effect. Also included are some editions from prog heavyweights such as Sensient, Behind Blue Eyes, Minimal Criminal, Autonomech and keeping with Biosine’s ethic of releasing new and upcoming quality artists, monster tracks from Zenon’s new find One Tasty Morsel and a tech-trance stomper from Israel’s Felis and Mish-kah, all sweetly topped and tailed by more down tempo from Bent Intent and Superfluous Nipple. With a minimal of fluff this release goes about it’s business of bringing staunch minimal/progressive to the outdoor party dancefloor as well as providing a CD that can be enjoyed from start to finish.

Cronomi Records and Freshly Cut Tomato update

Good news! Freshly Cut Tomato will be a full scale release with proper distribution.  More info should be available soon at http://cronomi.com (still empty though).

Cosmic Silence had some problems providing his track for the mastering, so it will be replaced by a track from Radical Distortion which is equally good.

One more thing – I’ve changed the host for this website, so if you experience any broken links or errors, let me know and I’ll fix it. Happy 2008!

Cronomi Records – Freshly Cut Tomato

In an effort to contribute what I can to the tiny goa trance scene (which is just one label releasing music on physical media) I decided to make an experiment and try to release my very own compilation of new school goa trance.

For this reason and I am creating “Cronomi Records“, which will be my own label, if you can call it like that. This is by no means an effort to start a professional label with all things involved in such a thing. This will be a very small “music releasing project” concentrating on small-scale editions of albums and compilations and online releases.

The first release is a compilation called “Freshly Cut Tomato“. This compilation includes tracks from both known and unknown artists, as well as two tracks which I was personally involved in (one remix and one collaboration). I tried to cover all aspects of modern new school goa, with influences from all genres such as minimal, progressive, darkpsy, fullon and more. Yet they are all connected by being psychedelic and emotional goa trance tracks made from the heart. The tracklist is as following:

1. Pandemonium! – A Mad Scientists Night (Subra vs Felis Remix)
2. Anakoluth - Orbiting The Earth
3. Jikkenteki With 11 - Super Power Mustard
4. Alt Anesis and 5Meo-Geo – Ficus
5. Subra & Har-El Prusky – Freakagnux
7. K.O.B. – Pitch & Chips (A Fairytale About A Chip)
6. Merr0w - Pixelized Sight
8. Cosmic Silence – Dark Nebula
9. Astrancer - Ashram

This compilation will be professionaly mastered by Colin OOOD and will include artwork desiged by Basilisk of Ektoplazm. It will be available as a 50 copy limited edition CD (not because I want it to be super exclusive but because I have limited financial resources) or a digital download in both WAV and MP3 formats.

Audio samples of the tracks and a preview of the artwork will be available in the coming month, so watch this space for updates!

Gallery is open

I added some stuff into the Gallery section of the website. Go take a look!

Remix projects and more

I have a lot of remixes coming soon, both in the Subra and the Felis styles. Expect remixes to tracks by Voice of Cod, Psilodump, Jikkenteki, Unconscious Collective, Pandemonium and some more surprises. Additional projects include a vocal track (or two), a collaboration with Harel of California Sunshine and Adrenalin Drum and and a new freestyle track, influenced by Finland’s circus-trance style.

A few studio upgrades are underway as well mainly in the recording and monitoring sections. Expect even better sounding productions in the near future.

MOTU UltraLite Firmware Update 1.1.5 – CPU Not Valid

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Logo

There is a new logo for the website (look up!), thanks to the wrdesign. Check out some of his works here:
http://wickedrealitydesign.deviantart.com/