This weeks show is a superb dark atmospheric set from Labyrinth, one part of the psychedelic collective known as Pangea Productions. Labyrinth formed Pagnea with co-founder Kameleon in 2000. As well as producing music ranging from psychedelic to techno and tech house, Pagnea have played out at events across North America and Europe. In 2007 they formed their own label Pure Perception Records.

Watch out for a future set from Kameleon :)

Track listing:

dark melodic psy trance
Touch Samadhi Equinox Festival - 2009
01. Aes Dana - Signs
02. Atriohm - Close to Nowhere
03. Hoodwink - Digital Rip
04. Ajja - Lingus Khan
05. Atriohm - Hybrid Synthesis
06. Becoming.Intense - Near Extinction
07. Scorb - Tundra
08. Dissociactive - Meteor Rain
09. Tranzlation - Shaman's Cry
10. Norwindia - Raggsokk
11. Overdream - Extraterrestrial Travellers
12. Aes Dana - Signs

Labyrinth's bio:

"Greetings, My name is Elliott Vaughn, dj/producer/bassist representing Pangea Productions / Pure Perception Records, The Malah. I have been a musician most of my life playing the piano and bass guitar at a young age. In the summer of 1999 I was blown away by my first outdoor psy trance experience in the appalachian mountains. Ever since, I have been djing and producing psychedelic, progressive, tribal, and minimal sounds. Giving much passion and energy into each mix, telling a story and using the power of music to lift the mind, body, and spirit. I feel very blessed to have the oportunity to create and perfrom music that I love. Through music and art we can lift each other up and help each other realise that we are all connected and live in harmony with God, our Father, the Great Spirit, the Universal Consciousness. Along with Kameleon, we formed the collective Pangea Productions in 2000, and our record label Pure Perception Records in 2007. We have been blessed to work with some of our favorite producers from around the world releasing various froms of underground dance music. We also create tribal psy progressive under the name 'Bioluminescense', And bouncy techno/tech house under the name 'Life N Limbo'. We have had the opportunity to play at many events across North America in Atlanta, Montreal, NYC, California, Asheville as well as playing the Arcadia Festival 2008 in France. We have also held a residency on internet radio site DI.fm for the progressive channel and the psy/goa channel. Be on the look out for future mixes, releases, and events. "A Labyrinth has only one path, which leads the seeker to the center and back out again." peace, light, praise, love .."

http://www.pangeaproductions.org/

This month's bonus set is from Whirling Dervish (aka Lee Sexton). Lee is based in Dundee, Scotland and had been playing out his own style of bouncy energetic psytrance for many years in Scottish clubs and via the internet with Newtech Pirates.

Hope you enjoy this set which Lee performed live for December's Headroom in Inverness.

Whirling Dervish details:

http://www.facebook.com/lee.sexton

http://www.myspace.com/djwhirlingdervish

Ushering in a spirit of positivity and meditation for the approaching new year, Back To Goa presents a brand new mix of chilled ambient breaks mixed by Aurora :)

May the new year bring you peace, happiness and enlightenment.....

Another bonus set this time from Scotland's Cryolab (aka Bradley Richards). Cryolab is an up and coming DJ/producer residing in east lothian. His production and mixing take in influences from hardstyle, techno and psytrance. Enjoy his mix :)

About Cryolab
This is my new project called Cryolab,its the brain child of all the musical ideas i have had over the pass few years and its proving to be one of my more intresting projects thus far. Basicly I was intreduced to electronic music at a young age and was inspired to go foth and create to speak. I draw a lot of my insparation from from sci-fi and horror movies, my music is mainly influnced but feeling and mood so I try put as much in to it as i can. I'm not trying to stick to any particular genre or sub-genre of music so it is what it is basicly just raw electronic music.

www.myspace.com/cryolab  

1)Menog-Kinho's Hallucination

2)Rubix Qube-Enter The Dojo

3)Basic-Sync

4)Puzzle vs.Mad Maxx-Save The World

5)Menog-Emotions

6)Mahmundra-Plastico

7)Infected Mushroom-Dracul

8)Vibe Tribe- Spun

An exclusive bonus set this month from one half of the duo known as MINIMAL CRIMINAL! Currently based in Malta, Valerio Zhyin presents a killer mix of druggy prog and dark & twisted psy.

Full track listings:

1. Cause & Effect-stoflk stiflk
2. Minimal Criminal- crimson executioner
3. Onionbrain vs Zartrox- read and loaded
4. Grouch- pyramid schemev 5. Dopped- mundo estranho
6. Opsy- commit charge(Minimal Criminal remix)
7. Minimal Criminal- red mongolian deathworm
8. Hedonix- sixth circuit semantics
9. Product Placement- the distortionist
10. Moses- trukket i lyden(Cujorius One remix)

Minimal Criminal artist's Bio:

Since 2007, Zhyin has been working on the material for the Minimal Criminal debut album,which will be called "Minimus Maleficarum". Sometime in 2009 this CD will be released by Cosmic Conspiracy records (New Zealand).

Minimal Criminal make tracks in a variety of styles, borrowing elements from minimal techno/house, progressive trance and electro and incorporating them into the base Minimal Criminal sound. Most tracks have a dark vibe while some tracks display more light, though always deep and hypnotic. The bpms of the tunes also vary, ranging from 125 to 140.

The Minimal Criminal story goes back to the year 2003 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, when Zhyin and Echoes decided to create a project inspired by their favorite artists at the time such as Sensient, Krumelur, Cujorius One, etc. Their first release was in 2005 with the track, "Reefer and Barbeque" on the "Intelligent Manipulation" compilation CD from Zenon records(Australia), which was a collaboration with Swedish sonic weirdo act, Krumelur. Since then,they've had tracks released by labels such as Cosmic Conspiracy records, Halu Beats (Hungary), and Pure Perception records (U.S.A).

2009 will be a good year for Minimal Criminal for several reasons. Firstly, since the two members can operate the project simultaneously in two parts of the world, the Minimal Criminal sound can spread farther.

Secondly, because more and more labels are interested in releasing their tunes, therefore there should be a good handful of releases that year. Eventhough Minimal Criminal has a more underground appeal due to their unconventional sound, there is more demand now more than ever for minimal and dark progressive music. Minimal styles from techno to trance are very popular now and Minimal Criminal fully embraces those sounds.

Contact Details:

www.minimal-criminal.com

Another month another great bonus set contributor on Back To Goa.  This time we present a special live set from Trance Conspiracy in Germany by DJ/producer 'aodioiboa'.

A resident of Leipzig, aodioiboa has been producing and DJ'ing for several years in the psychedelic trance scene, playing at parties across Europe and in places as far flung as the Acores islands.  As a producer he has a wide focus, producing everything from druggy ambient dub to full-on 150 bpm psychedelic stormers.  His track 'Moonpierz' became an instant hit in 2007 appearing in the excellent Motion Sensor compilation from Sonic Motion.  Other notable releases were 'Jarring' and a remix of anne clarks  'closed circuit' on the mushroom compilation.

Since then aodioiboa has ramped up his production output considerably and will soon be releasing a brand new album showcasing his most recent works. 

aodioiboa contact details:

www.aodioiboa.de
http://www.myspace.com/aodioiboa

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If you have a killer psychedelic mix you'd like aired on the show please get in touch with Aurora on backtogoa.contact@googlemail.com.

For more news on the show and details of upcoming shows check out: www.northsoundscape.com

peace, Aurora

Time for a change of pace!

Over the last few months Back To Goa has showcased some fantastic minimal and progressive artists with great bonus sets from New Age Hippies and Radioactive Cake. This month Back To Goa's AURORA would like to rebalance proceedings with an explosive full power dark psy mix!

**Zen Detonator 2**

Track Listings

1. Doing Wrong - Safi Connection
2. Fear of Spirals - Scorb and Deviant Species
3. Downturn - Penta
4. Morning Storm - Dragon
5. Chapora - Dark Elf
6. End of Machine Age - Far East Ghost
7. Life Extension - Enichkin
8. Ice Wind - Savage Scream
9. Hunted Heretic - Orestis
10. Spiritual War - Polyphonia
11. Sound Impact - Polyphonia
12. Hard Task - Becoming Intense and Pharmacore
13. Cruical Night - Fatal Discord

mixed by Dj Aurora (Scotland) 11/10/2009

peace and positive vibes

Back To Goa presents another bonus set from a great DJ/producer, Radioactive Cake. This set is a real dark and twisted treat, traversing everything from minmal glitchy psy to dark hypnotic prog. Enjoy!

Artist's own bio:

Radioactive.Cake, real name Robert Hundt, is a Berlin based producer of intelligent psygressive trance music with a touch of wilderness, dark fx and a carrot...from outer space! He produces a more minimal and darker form of progressive psytrance.

The Cake's intention is to surpass boundaries and establish a sound that is different from what is heard all too often.

His first musical steps were taken in 1999 when discovering the software "Audiomulch" and learning about structure and composition of electronic sounds, effects and track arrangements. But the Cake's knowledge and studio equipment took a continual advancement and will continue to do so. Robert is not only producing music, he also plays livesets and mixes music as dj, and has done so for over 8 years now.

Radioactive.Cake
"Boogie Beats UK"
"Funtazula Net UK/Israel"
"Prog On Syndicate Berlin"
wwww.myspace.com/radioactivecake"

Track Listing:

#1 "Merkaba - Thirteenth Step"
#2 "Sensient - Chambers"
#3 "One Tasty Morsel - Holdit"
#4 "Minimal Criminal & Krumelur - Reefer and Barbecue"
#5 "Shadow FX - Dr. Elephant"
#6 "Phat Kontrollerz - C1"
#7 "Tetrameth - Psychological Pyrotechnics"
#8 "Autonomech - Forest"
#9 "Hypogeo - Global Noose"
#10 "Tristan Boyle - Into My Spiral Arms"

IF you're a DJ/producer/promoter with a passion for the psytrance scene and have a killer mix please contact AURORA at backtogoa.contact@googlemail or leave a message at Back To Goa's portal www.northsoundscape.com

peace, Aurora

Back To Goa podcast presents another Bonus Set, this time from Marco Koeller and Michael Schalo who are better known as the NEW AGE HIPPIES. Special thanks to Marco for granting Back To Goa the privilege of hosting this great progressive mix!

Artist Bio:

The Project "New Age Hippies" was founded in 2001 by Marco Koeller and Michael Schalo. New Age Hippies stands for Psychedelic and Progressive Trance without meeting any given category to close. After the Debut-Release "Sunshine & Rock'n'Roll" was released on NovaTekk (D), there have been several Follow-Ups on international Samplers followed by international Live-Gigs. In 2005, Michael decided to leave the Project for Family care. In 2006, the 2nd Album by New Age Hippies was released, as well as the first Album of the B-Side-Project "Smooth". After lots of Live-Gigs and DJ-Sets, in 2008, the 2nd Album by Smooth was released with great success on Vertikal Records.

http://www.myspace.com/newagehippiespsytrance

New label news:

"Hi Aurora,

end of the month we'll start our netlabel cyan, here's the url for that :

http://www.cyan-music.com

keep on that real nice work !!!

best wishes from cologne, germany
marco and jana"

Track Listing:

01 Intro (NAH Time Vaporizer)
02 Vibrasphere - Time Shifter
03 Jerome Isma Ae - Phantom (Instrumental Mix)
04 Olav Schueller - Track 7
05 Ryan Halifax - Clementine
06 Olav Schueller - Track 2
07 Infusion - Love and Imitation
08 Peter Gun - Shit and Sound
09 Thomas Penton - Sinners Kitchen (Original Mix)
10 Groove Foundation - That Feeling
11 Thomas Penton - El Ritmo (Original Mix)
12 Adam K and Soha - Twillight
13 Smooth - The Closure Effect
14 Bart van Wissen - Contraband
15 Emok vs Ndsa - Harbour Candy
16 D-Nox and Beckers - One Shot
17 Forza - Rollover
18 Audio Junkies - Something 4 your Mind
19 Ned Shepard - A fine Balance (Jerome Isma Ae Remix)
20 New Age Hippies - Vectron (Original Mix)
21 Smooth - Summer Beat
22 Smooth - Screaming Stars

Mixed by M.Kˆller / M.Fricke (14-11-2008)

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If you have a killer psychedelic mix for Back To Goa's bonus slots please contact myself, Aurora, on myspace or email the show directly:

www.northsoundscape.com (redirects to myspace portal)

backtogoa.contact@googlemail.com

peace,

AURORA (Scotland)

Welcome to another episode of Back To Goa!

This month sees a slight change to format with a much more techy minimal/prog psy set. If you enjoy this style of build up set please leave us some feedback. If not don't worry, normal format will resume next month :)

Here's the track listing (as usual please support these great artists by buying their records):

Circade - Vibrasphere remix - Antix
Ice Crystals - Original mix - Moses
Prepare - New Age Hippies
Exit Night - Bug Party
Bitch - RPO remix
Pina Colada - Original mix - Stratil
Leapy Loops - Sensient
Gluffsing the Pop - Procs
Inhuman - Sensient
Zoltan - Solistic
Shli Online - SHLI

Many thanks for listening, peace

AURORA

www.northsoundscape.com

email: backtogoa.contact@googlemail.com