Kurbeats - Phony Pony

This is by far my favourite-track on the album Folktronica released last year. It´s very mellow, relaxed and moody, well, at least at the start. It also has a small repetitive melody that adds that extra touch to the whole musical recipe.Two thumbs up

Kurbeats are Mathias Erikson and Andreas Lingbrad both from Gothenburg, Sweden. They first met at some rave parties in the end of the 90´s. Their musical vision, already from the start was to mix electronic music and Scandinavian folk music. They started out under the name Yggdrasil and released an album called Prose Edda. Mathias also makes music under the name M.E.E.O releasing an album on Demon Teain 2008, whilst Andreas has two solo projects: Pallida - making an hybrid of trance & techno, and Paul Harbour - focusing on a fusion of breakbeats, jazz and chillout.

http://kurbeats.com/ 

https://soundcloud.com/kurbeats 

http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/kurbeats-folktronica 

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Calamus - Darkness Drops (Skogarna Remix)

Fuck me this track just kicks so much ass! Can´t stop listening, arrrrgh. Give me massive speakers in a summer forest, now! Ohh, and the track is part of the compilation Ukranian Dimension which is available for free through Ektoplazm. Go get it now!

http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/ukranian-dimension

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Bluetech - Dreaming Into Being

I really like this dreamy, floating ambient album by Bluetech. It is so soothing and relaxing and it invites the listener to a very nice spacy ambience and really affects the state of mind. This is the kind of music that makes me remember why I love music and how powerful it can be. It reminds me a little bit of the releases Bluetech had under his real name Evan Bartholomew on Somnia Records. Just listen and relax!

"´Dreaming Into Being' is an exploration of expanded states of being. There is another world—both contained within our own and simultaneously surrounding us, like the germinating seed within a shell and the rarified atmosphere at higher altitudes. It is a place where the foundational structures of myth take shape, where the lovers, the dearly departed, the dream keepers, the sages and guides all reside, patiently waiting for us to discover them and share breath again."

http://www.bluetechonline.com/

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Va - Hidden Codes

I´m apparently very late discovering this compilation since it was released already in July 2013. This work of art is filled with scratchy, twisted psychedelic sounds leaning towards the dark/forest genres. It was compiled by Tkalii and released on Digital Yonkis records, and my favourite tracks are the ones by Witch Freak, Smoke Ship, Yara and the below track - a LAB rmx of Malice in Wonderland.

Digital Yonkis Records was founded by the combined efforts of musicians Luciano Cisternas (MOAIACT), Tomi (ZLOTT) & Felipe Undurraga (GESH) with the support from Gabriel Gomez (Gao), the label is an artists and friendship community, in which new and old talents are gathered with the aim to express, share and create a unique music style.

http://digitalyonkisrec.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-codes-compiled-by-tkalii
http://www.digitalyonkis.com/

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Va - Nova Natura 4

The first part of this series released way back in 2005, was my first contact with many of the artists that has made beautiful contributions to the melodic chill scene, artists such as Zero Cult, Sideliner, D.Batistatos and Cydelix. And for a few years I bought a lot of the stuff being released, enjoying the signature sound of Cosmicleaf a lot. The last physical cd was released in around 2009, and I thought the label had disappeared. Not until last year I realised it just gone digital. Anyway this fourth instalment of Nova Natura continues in the same vibe as the previous releases and personally I think it reaches the same quality. You should definitely check it out if you like dreamy, spacey, floating melodic chill and downbeat. Favourite tracks so far are by Zen Garden, Sideliner and J.P. Illusion.

http://www.cosmicleaf.com/en/index.php

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Vertical - Vertical EP

Vertical is Joonas Lehtinen from Tampere, Finland. He releases his music on the Danish psy label Parvati Records. This track is part of the Vertical EP just recently coming out, and it is high-quality rolling forest that really hits that sweet spot. The best part is that the whole EP is available for free through the Parvati website (if you are a registered user), and trough Vertical´s personal Soundcloud page.

Vertical has always been into electronic music and around 1997 he started to experiment with compositions of his own. Even though his first contact with Goa trance was in 1996, it wasn´t until 2001 through various music that he got interested in to the world of psytrance. Attending his first psyparty in 2002 was a defining point for his relationship to the scene and music. He gets his inspiration from parties and everyday life, nature, space and the music is a mixture of funny and serious, mind and dancefloor friendly psytrance. 

https://soundcloud.com/vertical_parvati 

http://parvati-records.com/ 

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