What's the perfect music for modern trance dance ceremonies of the 21st century? Obviously there's no simple answer to this question. Fast, hard rhythms and cascades of spaced-out sound effects prove to be an excellent medium for journeys to Inner Space. However, mellow grooves and dreamy melodies work just as fine to make the feet moving and the mind drifting away to alien worlds. That's why Black Out Records is not about a particular style, a particular genre. It's about deep, psychedelic sound – in all its synapse-tickling variety.

Label founder DJ Psycko has witnessed the musical evolution of the scene since 2000, both as an eager party freak and as a passionate DJ. During all these years he has seen the change of the psychedelic seasons, new subgenres popping up, trends coming and going. In face of this dynamic development he never restricted himself to a particular style. That's why his brainchild Black Out Music, born in 2015, is meant to be a universal interface between Trance freaks and producers. The sound of the label oscillates around psychedelic deepness – 'Electronic Trance' would probably be the best description, as this term says everything and nothing.

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Was ist die beste Musik für die modernen Trance-Tanz Zeremonien des 21. Jahrhunderts? Eine eindeutige Antwort darauf gibt es nicht. Schnelle, harte Rhythmen und weltfremde Soundeffekt-Kaskaden eigenen sich hervorragend für Reisen in den Inneren Kosmos. Aber mit entspannten, groovigen Klängen und verträumten Melodien lässt sich ebenfalls großes Kopfkino herbei zaubern. Aus genau diesem Grund geht es bei Black Out Records nicht um ein bestimmtes Genre, einen bestimmten Stil. Es handelt sich vielmehr um ein Open Source Projekt für deepen, psychedelischen Sound in all seiner synapsenkitzelnden Vielfalt.

Schon seit 2000 beobachtet Labelgründer DJ Psycko das musikalische Szenegeschehen mit ungebrochener Begeisterung – auf der Tanze und hinterm Mischpult. Im Laufe der Jahre hat er erlebt, wie neue Subgenres entstanden sind, wie Trends kamen und gingen. Auf einen bestimmten Style festlegen konnte er sich angesichts dieser Tatsache nie. Deshalb versteht sich das 2015 ins Leben gerufene Black Out Records auch eher als universelle Schnittstelle zwischen Trance-Freaks und Produzenten. Erlaubt ist alles, was aufgrund von psychedelischem Tiefgang Spaß macht. Deshalb spricht er auch gerne von 'Electronic Trance' – ein Begriff, der auf wunderbare Weise alles und nichts sagt.


Since 2009 Skuzzo has dedicated himself to pushing psychedelic trance to the very edges of dark experimentation. Harnessing genre-defying powers, Skuzzo has carved out a unique niche at the intersection of Hi-tech and Psycore, birthing a unique creation which has been dubbed by his fans: Hi-Core.

From slow and swampy beats, to the energetic and experimental, Skuzzo's live sets bring a unique full spectrum experience capable of stirring up a high-energy dancefloor ritual.

Embraced by DJs worldwide, Skuzzo has garnered praise from icons like Goa Gil, establishing himself as a driving force in the psychedelic trance community. Currently signed to Starseed Psytrance and Psybertribe Records, Skuzzo has also left his mark on labels such as Anomalistic, Pelorum Records, and Phrenetic Tales, releasing tracks that continue to trailblaze new realms of sonic creativity.

Trance Psyberia is a psychedelic trance project originally from Russia, currently based in Los Angeles, California. 

Since 2014 we are on a mission to expand horizons of listeners of electronic music by adding psychedelic flavor to it.

Basically it boils down to one simple goal:

"The main purpose of Trance Psyberia is to show people how different Psytrance can be."

Subterranean Dwellers (USA)

Welcome to the realm of sonic darkness. We are Subterranean Dwellers, an underground powerhouse devoted to unleashing the raw, hypnotic energy of darkpsy upon the world. Delve deep into the abyss with us as we traverse the uncharted territories of twisted soundscapes and mind-altering frequencies.

Established in 2016, Subterranean Dwellers has become a sanctuary for auditory explorers seeking to immerse themselves in the depths of psychedelic madness. We curate and release cutting-edge darkpsy, pushing the boundaries of sound to create an otherworldly experience that will ignite your senses and transport you to the furthest corners of your consciousness.

Our rosters are a gathering of enigmatic and boundary-pushing artists who defy convention, bringing forth their unique sonic tapestries of twisted melodies, pulsating rhythms, and haunting atmospheres. Each release is a meticulously crafted masterpiece, designed to captivate and bewitch the listener, blurring the lines between reality and the ethereal realms.

Join our shadowy tribe and embark on a journey through the twisted corridors of the mind. Immerse yourself in the occult frequencies that pulse through our releases, invoking a deep connection to the primal forces that dwell within. Discover the unexplored, the mysterious, and the profound as we unravel the secrets of the darkpsy universe.

Subterranean Dwellers is here to guide you through the labyrinthine soundscapes, where shadows dance and minds expand. Explore the depths of our catalog, connect with fellow seekers, and be part of a community that thrives on the unconventional, the experimental, and the extraordinary.


“The perfect environment runs through the sweat and smiles of the dance floor.” - Unknown

South California DJ and producer
Playing techno, hitech psy and DnB
"d8rium" is pronounced as "deuterium"

For bookings contact: lauren.banks@subdotmission.com

dela Moon is a resident and organizer of the Moontribe Collective, whose legendary full moon gatherings have long been at the core of Southern California’s underground electronic music scene. Her fiery sets under the full moon birthed a new generation of dnb-lovers and cemented her place in SoCal’s dnb scene. She is renowned for her multi-genre range which bridges the dnb, bass music, techno, and festival scenes. Drawing these progressive influences into each environment she faces, her sets are infused with energy and raw emotion that surpasses the thresholds of any single genre. 

dela has original music on Play Me Records, Street Ritual, The Rust Music, Wormhole Music Group, Digital Structures, Soupherb Records, Muti Music, 40oz Records, The Gradient Perspective, Momentive Recordings, Desert Trax, Inquiry Records, Archon Records, High Vibe Records, Ball of Waxx, Shivlink Records, and Soulfood Music. 

Over the years, she’s played at at renowned events such as Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, Nocturnal Wonderland, Bassrush, and Lightning in a Bottle in Southern California, Symbiosis, Serenity Gathering, and the Untz Festival in Northern California, the Oregon Eclipse Festival, Okeechobeee Festival in Florida, Shambhala Music Festival in Canada, Fusion Festival in Germany, Rainbow Serpent, Earth Frequency, & Dragon Dreaming festivals in Australia, Boom Festival in Portugal, Ozora Festival in Hungary, Modem Festival & Outlook Festival in Croatia, Noisily Festival in the UK, PsyFi in the Netherlands, Tribal Gathering in Panama, The Great Convergence in Egypt, and with other Southern California crews like Psytribe, Terrakroma, Incognito, Compound, 6AM, Subtract Music, Synaptik Events, and Momentive. 

She has shared the stage artists such as Chase & Status, Alix Perez, Spectrasoul, dBridge, Sam Binga, Skeptical, Fixate, Reid Speed, Sicaria, Kumarion, Bachelors of Science, Fracture, Homemade Weapons, Kursa, S.Murk, Reso, Shield, The Librarian, DJ Madd, Gerra & Stone, Ulterior Motive, G Jones, Tsuruda, Mad Zach, Charlesthfirst, kLL sMTH, Veil, A Hundred Drums, Desert Dwellers, Random Rab, Phutureprimitive, Kaya Project, Gumi, Hullabalo0, Duffrey, Beat Kitty, Bayawaka, Tommy Four Seven, Drumcell, Joel Mull, Secret Cinema, Kevin Saunderson, Truncate, and Developer.  

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