ESOTERIC EXPANSE is a series of ambitious and immersive cross-genre mixes exploring a vast range of styles, usually centered on a particular vibe but extending far beyond that. Each mix in this series bubbles up from silence, slowly builds into dance floor beats, and gradually comes down and returns to the void.

Esoteric Expanse: Sonic World-Building Exercises

TRANSMISSIONS FROM UTOPIA is a series of retro-futuristic mixes inaugurated by DJ Basilisk in 2022. Every mix in this series explores period of electronic music history, typically around the turn of the millennium, with extra attention directed toward lesser known or appreciated styles and movements. Length varies according to the trajectory of each mix.

Requests for this series are welcome! Currently I'm working on mixes documenting: West Coast progressive house, breaks, and "desert trance" of the 1990s; New Beat and the precursors of Goa trance from 1993 and earlier; a remake (or reinterpretation) of Paul Oakenfold's infamous "Goa Mix"; a return to the quirk minimal techno sound of the 2000s; and several more...

Transmissions From Utopia: Retro-Futuristic Explorations of Vanished Musical Movements

INTANGIBLE FRONTIERS is a series of deep diving mixes exploring points of contact across the boundaries of musical subcultures. Plumbing the depths of underground electronic music for uncommon selections with a wide range of influences, hovering somewhere between the Sunday morning dance floor and the chill dome. Smooth journeys into sound...

Intangible Frontiers: Deeper Journeys Across the Boundaries Between Genres

SILICON OVERMIND is a series of contemporary mixes exploring the many permutations of psychedelic techno, loosely centered on the sound of Techgnosis Records. Every mix is crafted with my broad definition of "psychedelic techno" in mind, curating material from far beyond the traditional borders of the style. These mixes are generally under three hours in length.

Note: the first six in the series previously debuted as guest mixes on various channels, as noted in the description of each mix.

Silicon Overmind: Psychedelic Techno from the Borderlands

Basilisk is a veteran DJ, label owner, and music publisher from Canada now residing in Taiwan. Widely known for his tireless efforts to champion netlabel content through the Ektoplazm distribution portal, he also dedicates himself to mastery of the mixing arts. Here he turns his attention to the vast catalogue of gleaming gems released by Digital Diamonds (@digital-diamonds-netlabel), a pioneering label he has proudly supported since its inception in 2006. With his trademark use of smooth, harmonic transitions, DJ Basilisk employs 100% Digital Diamonds content to guide the listener on one possible journey into the many worlds of psychedelic techno.

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https://www.mixcloud.com/Basilisk/digital-diamonds-podcast-35-hq/

FULL INFO/DOWNLOAD ✨
https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/digital-diamonds-podcast-35/

ORIGINAL PREMIERE:
https://soundcloud.com/digital-diamonds-netlabel/digitaldiamonds-podcast-035-by-dj-basilisk

TRACK LIST
Spintribe - Zephyr (LAVR Remix) [Digital Diamonds] (2020)
Piece of Acid - Yellow Flower [Digital Diamonds] (2020)
Alic - Ostkreuz (Trilingo Remix) [Digital Diamonds] (2016)
Simmetune - Endless Moments (Ben Rama Remix) [Digital Diamonds] (2017)
Osiris4 - Dark Wood [Digital Diamonds] (2020)
Jitter - Funkee Shit [Digital Diamonds] (2013)
Luis M - Basslien [Digital Diamonds] (2016)
Trilingo - Kalix [Digital Diamonds] (2015)
Bratenschneider - Means You [Digital Diamonds] (2018)
Aleckat - Dusty [Digital Diamonds] (2019)
David Laake - Ibland [Digital Diamonds] (2009)
Troy Polygon - Der Rote Stier [Digital Diamonds] (2015)
Excizen - Enerthorpe [Digital Diamonds] (2013)
Javiis - Nightmare [Digital Diamonds] (2019)
Dark Design - Caipora (Unknown Concept Remix) [Digital Diamonds] (2020)
Lampé - Crystal Cave [Digital Diamonds] (2018)
Javiis - Reality (Monococ Remix) [Digital Diamonds] (2020)
Hynamo - New Monsoon [Digital Diamonds] (2020)
Flembaz - Distronancias [Digital Diamonds] (2019)
KUNI - Strange But Not a Stranger [Digital Diamonds] (2019)
Sonic Jay - Alula [Digital Diamonds] (2020)
Multi Tul - Hot Signal [Digital Diamonds] (2021)
Spintribe - Oizo [Digital Diamonds] (2020)

Digital Diamonds Podcast 35

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Digital Diamonds Podcast 35 [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive Psytrance / Minimal Psytrance]

This is my DJ edit of the Eitan Reiter (@eitanreiter) remix of Psika by Dusty Kid (@dusty-little-kid) released on Digital Structures (@digital-structures). The original was a mainstay of my sets in the late 2000s so I'm happy to have a new version to play out.

I rearranged the structure of the song, placing the middle sequence first, restored some elements of the original track released in 2007 (including that big bass-heavy breakdown), applied some effects to mask transitions, and made the lead-out a little more DJ-friendly. 

Produced with Ableton Live for my mix, Radiant Expanse:
https://soundcloud.com/djbasilisk/radiant-expanse

Buy the track this edit is based on:
https://digitalstructures.bandcamp.com/album/eitan-reiter-remixes
https://www.beatport.com/release/eitan-reiter-remixes/3206222

Follow Digital Structures:
SoundCloud: @digital-structures
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DigitalStructures
Beatport: www.beatport.com/label/digital-structures/1455
BandCamp: www.digitalstructures.bandcamp.com

Posted with permission of the label for demo purposes only, no download available.

Dusty Kid - Psika (Eitan Reiter Remix / DJ Basilisk Edit)

DJ Basilisk captures the halcyon morning sound of outdoor festival season with ESOTERIC EXPANSE 2, an extended four hour mix rooted in the deeper end of progressive psytrance. Expect a playful and free-spirited blend of styles featuring several permutations of progressive house, dream trance, and dub techno, with just enough midtempo breakbeat and spaced-out ambient to provide a sublime introduction and soft landing. DJ Basilisk also delivers on the promise of harmonic mixing with smooth transitions, seamlessly layering rhythm and melody to obscure where one track ends and the next begins. Prepare to kick up some dust and bask in the warmth of the rising sun as the story unfolds!

This mix is dedicated to everyone around the world missing out on festival season throughout these pandemic years. Hopefully we'll all be together again soon! Shout out to all the summer festivals that inspired my development as a DJ and music fan: Harvest Festival, Om Reunion Project, All Stars, Shambhala, Eclipse, WEMF, Spacecamp Psyfari, Sacred Earth, and Earthfest.

Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, May 2021.

Recorded using Traktor 3, a Korg Nanokontrol, and an Allen & Heath Xone:K2.

Mastered in Ableton Live using TDR Nova and LoudMax. Assembled and timestamped in Audacity.

Originally premiered on @radiozora as "Radiant Flux": https://soundcloud.com/radiozora/dj-basilisk-radiant-flux-streaming-copy

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https://www.mixcloud.com/Basilisk/radiant-expanse-hq/

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https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/esoteric-expanse-2/

Esoteric Expanse 2

Esoteric Expanse 2 [Progressive House / Progressive Psytrance / Dub Techno / Breaks / Ambient]

DJ Basilisk invites you to explore the ornate musical microcosm of ESOTERIC EXPANSE 3, an extended four hour mix blending acid house, dark disco, synthwave, leftfield techno, midtempo breaks, balearic beat, IDM, and deep ambient. Conceived as an experiment in timelessness, this forward-thinking yet nostalgic journey into sound features 77 tracks chosen for their idiosyncratic character and analog ethos. Global cultures collide and imagined geographies collapse as the story unfolds, catapulting the listener from the mirror-shaded nightclubs of the 1980s to the shifting sands of ancient Mesopotamia and back again, with countless side quests along the way. Despite the unabashed rawness of many of these selections, Basilisk's smooth and harmonic mixing style prevails, adeptly fusing every track into a seamless whole.

Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, June 2021.

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Style: acid house, dark disco, leftfield techno, and a healthy serving of midtempo breaks and psychoactive ambient to warm you up and cool you down.

Featuring tracks by: Autechre, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Yello, O Yuki Conjugate, Birds Ov Paradise, Meat Beat Manifesto, Holeg Spies, Acid Arab, Nadia Struiwigh, Djedjotronic, Lokier, Enzo Elia & Aldebaran, Echonomist, Zakir, Tornado Wallace, I:Cube, Jenia Tarsol & Jinga, Saschienne, Marvin & Guy, Musumeci & Phunkadelica, Zombies in Miami, Cowboy Rhythmbox, Red Axes, Fairmont, Steve Moore, Marcus Worgull, Redrago, Khidja, Achterbahn D'Amour, Daniel Avery, nthng, Octo Octa, Clarian, Iori, Wata Igarashi, Function, Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons, The Analog Session, Adam Port, Brassica, Manor House Boyz, Ed Dix, Legowelt, Bawrut, Simple Symmetry, Dusty Kid, Area Forty_One, Henry Saiz, Dorisburg, Shit Robot, Benedikt Frey, Oceanvs Orientalis, Yong Jai Kim, Sebastian Mullaert, John Talabot, The Irresistible Force, Petar Dundov, Bicep, Desolate, Voiski, Noah Pred, State Azure, Mind Over MIDI, and The Future Sound of London (among others).

Esoteric Expanse 3

Esoteric Expanse 3 [Dark Disco / Acid House / Leftfield Techno / Balearic Breaks]

DJ Basilisk's SILICON OVERMIND 1 is the first in a new series of mixes exploring the many permutations of psychedelic techno and adjacent styles of underground electronic music. This epic 3-hour journey slowly rises from the dark depths to cycle through a wide variety of hypnotic and futuristic sounds, all revolving around several selections from Techgnosis Records, the label he co-founded alongside Ben Rama in 2015. Expect to hear rumbling bass, cybernetic beats, spellbinding melodies, cinematic atmospheres, and intricate rhythmic programming as the story unfolds. DJ Basilisk's signature smooth and harmonic mixing is also evident, and his skillful use of three decks allows for intriguing reconfigurations of source material. Strap yourself in and prepare for a wild ride through the misty borderlands of techno, psytrance, progressive house, and IDM!

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https://www.mixcloud.com/Basilisk/silicon-overmind-1/

INTERVIEW (中文)
https://www.facebook.com/twtechno/posts/2312033405594664

FULL INFO/DOWNLOAD ✨
https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/silicon-overmind-1/

NOTE: this mix originally premiered as Taiwan Techno Podcast 224. Here's the interview conducted for the debut...

◢ Taiwan Techno Podcast 224 ◣
◢ Guest: Basilisk ◣
◢ DJ Q&A ◣
■ 是什麼啟發你成為 DJ？
□ 我一直對電音很有熱情，成為 DJ 就是與人們分享熱情最棒的方式。身為 DJ，我們的工作是找歌排歌，替別人省去麻煩。我們可以盡情的在音樂世界中漫遊探索，尋找珍寶，帶給大眾。
■ 請介紹對你的音樂風格影響最大的人事物。
□ 我的音樂根源是上世紀 90 年代的 Psytrance 場景，因此我最早的影響來自 Koxbox、The Infinity Project、 Astral Projection 與 Man With No Name。至於 Techno 與 House，我最早是在 2000 年代晚期在多倫多受 Noah Pred 的影響，不久後還去底特律的 Movement Electronic Music Festival 朝聖。
直到近年，我在台北的 Korner 接觸各式各樣前衛的地下音樂，這些音樂讓我眼界大開。以上影響共同塑造了我的個人風格，讓我有能力結合多元類型，在舞池中召喚創新迷幻的體驗。
■ 請簡單介紹你為 Taiwan Techno Podcast 製作的混音。
□ 這是個混合多種 Techno 類型的史詩旅程，但主要焦點是來自廠牌「Techgnosis Records」的 Psychedelic Techno，我在 2015 年與 Ben Rama 共同創立了這個廠牌。Psychedelic Techno 是 Psychedelic Trance 與 Techno 的混合體，黑暗而充滿未來感，聲響新潮且為舞池而生。在台灣放這個類型的 DJ 並不多，所以我覺得能與這裡的愛樂同好們分享它會很有趣，但當然也想藉此找到原本就知道這個類型的同好。
■ 你的 DJ 名「Basilisk」指的是一種有毒的奇幻生物，請問為何會用這個字呢？
□ 與 Basilisk 相關的傳說很多，但最經典的說法是把牠描述成巨大的蜥蜴，擁有能將人類石化的魔咒凝視。選這個字當 DJ 名說來有點諷刺，因為身為 DJ 我們的目標剛好相反，是要讓舞客在舞池中狂舞。所以我並非想讓舞客變成石頭，而是用音樂讓舞客感覺被”Stoned”。
■ 你住在台灣多久了？為何會想待在台灣？
□ 從 2013 年起我就經常造訪台灣，但直到近年才決定待下來。這裡的日常生活真的很方便，擁有世界級的捷運，人民友善好客。我生性好奇，對台灣的歷史、文化與地理有無止盡的求知慾，這裡也總讓我感到興味盎然。台灣的地下電音場景充滿潛力，我希望未來能在這裡多貢獻一份心力。
■ 你有很多關於台灣廢墟的攝影作品，它們不但特別也很有名。為何你會想專注在這個主題上？
□ 除了遺跡與廢墟的視覺美學外，廢棄場所能向我們透露社會經濟的貧富發展軌跡，這讓我很著迷。我有一個這方面的計畫，是著眼在台灣的老戲院。每個戲院都附著了它周邊社群的故事，有些故事精彩無比。舉例來說，台東縣有許多戲院出現在橫貫公路建設期間，由政府的建設計畫帶來許多老兵之後。當這些建設計畫大功告成，居民離開，這些戲院就被棄置了。我經營了主題部落格「Spectral Codex」，與大家分享這些點滴。
■ 對你來說音樂是什麼？
□ 音樂有重塑意識的力量，它能將你傳送到世界的各個角落。我把自己視為領航員，在聲音的海洋上繪製出航行圖，帶領舞客進入前往遙遠異國的奇幻之旅

Style: psychedelic techno, acid techno, progressive techno, minimal psytrance, progressive house, midtempo breaks, IDM, ambient. A few of the artists featured here: Akkord, Forest Drive West, Orphx, Rrose, Triangle Eyes, Delta Funktionen, Sam Waller, Spektre, The Delta, Scalameriya, VSK, Boris Brejcha, Ken Zo, Aleckat, Electrypnose, Cybered, Excizen, Peter Groskreutz, Luis M, Maceo Plex, Petar Dundov, Dubfire, Guy J, Moscoman, Butch, JASSS, and many more.

Silicon Overmind 1 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance / Progressive House / IDM]

DJ Basilisk ranges widely on SILICON OVERMIND 2, the second edition of a mix series exploring the many permutations of psychedelic techno and beyond. Embark upon a grand tour of many different moods and styles, from midtempo breaks and dub techno to minimal and progressive psytrance. This study in contrasts showcases Basilisk's smooth and harmonic mixing style as well as several tracks from Techgnosis Records, the psychedelic techno label he co-founded alongside Ben Rama in 2015. Ultimately the aim is to induce a hypnotic and, at times, euphoric effect, always with an ear for the transformative power of sound!

Style: psychedelic techno, techno, dub techno, progressive psytrance, minimal psytrance, midtempo breaks, IDM, etc. 29 tracks in 100 minutes ranging from 110 to 132 BPM!

Note: this mix was originally posted as Electric Soul Radio 14.

HQ STREAM ON MIXCLOUD 🔊
https://www.mixcloud.com/Basilisk/silicon-overmind-2/

INTERVIEW
https://www.electricsoul.com/magazine/intertwining-styles-dj-basilisk-of-taiwan

FULL INFO/DOWNLOAD ✨
https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/silicon-overmind-2/

Artists: Hiro Kone, Nicola Cruz, Benji Vaughan, Stefan Gubatz, Orphx, Simian Mobile Disco, Audion, Quantaloop, Luis M, Trilingo, Redshift, Kliment, Rødhåd, Extrawelt, Cybered, Robert Elster, Solid Snake, Mr. Ho, Pariah, Roza Terenzi, Earth Trax, Synkro, and more.

Labels: Techgnosis Records, Zenon Records, Klasse Wrecks, Cocoon Recordings, Horns and Hoofs Entertainment, Phantasy Sound, Twisted Records, Shall Not Fade, Dystopian, etc.

Silicon Overmind 2 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance / Techno / Dub Techno / Breaks]

An extensive edit of a Kris Needs remix of Bob & Ian's "Purpuss", originally released on Vivatonal in 1993. I cut all of the more rave-oriented elements and kept all the hypnotic, Goa trance-adjacent parts, adding drum and atmosphere fills and re-arranging the breakdown, intro, and outro to make it easier to mix. Kept all those cat yowls and bass-heavy purring though 😻

Produced with Ableton Live. Lightly remastered. 142 BPM.

Part of an ongoing project cataloguing the "proto-Goa" sound of the pre-1995 period.

Purpuss Edit (1993)

Basilisk explores the secret origins of the modern psychedelic techno movement on TRANSMISSIONS FROM HYPERBOREA. This mix is a cross-genre period piece set in the transitional year of 2010, when tech house, neotrance, minimal techno, and progressive psytrance collided and merged to form something vibrant and new. It was an era marked by the infiltration of underground club culture into the open air psytrance festival circuit; dance floors were awash in white noise, rapt with sizzling electric leads, and worked into a frenzy by big swinging beats. Basilisk's growing involvement in this emerging fusion was formalized by the establishment of Drumlore, a Canadian netlabel and event series organized alongside DJ Lexicon, in 2009. This, in turn, lay the groundwork for Techgnosis Records, one of the leading psychedelic techno labels of the 2020s. And so this mix also asks: what is a movement without history? Where do we find our roots?

Plenty of the tracks featured in this mix are now unavailable, deleted from whatever digital download platform originally carried them, sometimes nearly vanishing without a trace. Others are old dance floor stalwarts you will almost certainly recognize if you were raving back in 2010.

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Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, May 2022. Recorded on three decks using Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol and an Allen & Heath Xone:K2. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax.

Cover image: William Bradford's "An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay", 1871.

Featuring tracks by Voodeax, Onur Özer, Sian, Minilogue, Anna (AKA Boris Brejcha), Antix, D-Nox & Beckers, Butch, Spektre, Dubfire, Henry Saiz, KiloWatts, Fairmont, Guy J, Robert Babicz, Marc Romboy, Gui Boratto, Extrawelt, James Holden, and many more.

Transmissions From Hyperborea [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive House / Minimal Techno / Neotrance]

INTANGIBLE FRONTIERS 3 originally premiered as RESILIENCE on Psybient.org Podcast 44 (@gagarinproject). My intention with this guest mix for Psybient.org is two-fold: to expand the horizons of what we consider "psychedelic downtempo" by exploring a wide range of adjacent and compatible styles of electronic music; and to demonstrate advanced mixing techniques in a chill out set, where many DJs just make brief transitions between tracks.

This mix contains multitudes: ambient and modular dreamscapes, bucolic IDM and futuristic electro breaks, quirky nu-disco workouts, deep and organic house and trance, bubbling acid experiments, shimmering slabs of dub techno, and more than a few references to the origins of psychedelic trance culture on the beaches of South and Southeast Asia. A careful selection of harmonically compatible source material allows for long, layered transitions, sometimes with three or four tracks playing simultaneously. Ideally this creates a sort of auditory illusion where tracks meld together and time collapses, making it effortless to lose yourself in this musical microcosm. Finally, on an emotional level, this mix is often more hopeful and perhaps even inspirational, though it is not without melancholy and sadness at times, a reflection of the global zeitgeist.

Dedicated to the resilience of the Ukrainian people.

ORIGINAL PREMIERE 🥑
https://soundcloud.com/gagarinproject/psybient-org-podcast-ep44

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https://www.mixcloud.com/Basilisk/intangible-frontiers-3/

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https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/intangible-frontiers-3/

Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, in June 2022. Recorded on three decks using Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax.

Featuring music by Max Cooper, Alva Noto, Loscil, State Azure, Drew McDowall, Hiro Kone, Aes Dana, MikTek, VC-118A, Dust-e-1, Kalson, Simone Bauer, Roza Terenzi, Datawave, Rambal Cochet, Lokier, Volta Cab, Skelesys, Mungolian Jetset, Desert Dwellers, Chris IDH, Octal Industries, Tornado Wallace, Khun Fluff, Full Circle, Ground, Mogambo, Primal Code, Conforce, The Higher Intelligence Agency, Blue Planet Corporation, Padmasana, Babe Roots, One Arc Degree, Mr. Cloudy, Krusseldorf, Martin Nonstatic, Bola, and many more!

Intangible Frontiers 3 [Ambient / IDM / Melodic House / Nu-Disco / Dub Techno / Deep Trance]

Basilisk returns with TRANSMISSIONS FROM ARCADIA, a 4-hour odyssey into deep and progressive forms of house, techno, and trance embedded within a hazy cocoon of broken beats, IDM, downtempo, and ambient, all from around the turn of the millennium. This exercise in genre-fluid nostalgia emphasizes rhythm over melody, avoiding monotony by rotating between diverse yet complimentary sounds intended for the dirty warehouse, summer festival, upscale club, or smoke-filled lounge.

Rave nostalgia is alive and well these days, but most people lavish their attention on the primordial aesthetics and waveforms of the early 1990s. Far less critical attention has been directed on the diversifying sounds of the early 2000s, when digital workstations transformed electronic music production and new movements proliferated throughout global dance culture. This mix aims to connect some of the dots, bridging gaps between contemporaneous scenes that might not have seen much crossover when this music was gleaming and new.

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https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/transmissions-from-arcadia/

Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, June 2022. Recorded on three decks using Traktor 3 and a Korg Nanokontrol. Mastered in Ableton Live with LoudMax. Several custom edits were made exclusively for this mix. Cover image: Thomas Cole's The Arcadian or Pastoral State, 1834.

Featuring tracks by Monolake, Swayzak, Aril Brikha, Victor Calderone, Marco Carola, SBK, Phony Orphants, FREq, Atmos, S>Range, L.S.G., Art of Trance, Shpongle, Sander Kleinenberg, Man With No Name, Oxia, The Timewriter, Thievery Corporation, Enigma, Adham Shaikh, and many more (nearly 70 in all).

Transmissions From Arcadia [Classic Progressive House / Techno / Progressive Psytrance / Trance]

Basilisk embarks on another epic mission into the outer reaches of sound with ESOTERIC EXPANSE 4, 76 tracks and nearly five hours of cutting edge techno, psytrance, electro, downtempo, and ambient. The fourth chapter of the Expanse Cycle spans a vast spectrum of contemporary electronic music styles unified by an emphasis on sleek and futuristic atmospheres, slow-burning builds, and taciturn tendencies. Despite the minimalistic focus there are also period of intense heat as the pressure rises, particularly when reaching the pumping psychedelic core of the mix. Overall the vibe is as ornate and majestic as the ringed world referenced in the title, and there's ample time to visit many of its disparate and ethereal moons.

HQ STREAM ON MIXCLOUD 🔊
https://www.mixcloud.com/Basilisk/saturnine-expanse-hq/

FULL INFO/DOWNLOAD ✨
https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/esoteric-expanse-4/

Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, July 2022. Recorded on three decks using Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax.

Featuring music by Ness, Sciama, Robert Leiner, Konduku, Monoloc, VSK, Joachim Spieth, Hiver, Conforce, Wata Igarashi, Kangding Ray, Jorum (Dorisburg & Sebastian Mullaert), Inigo Kennedy, Wrong Assessment, Hemka, Cleric, K.U.R.O., Robert Hood, Excizen, Sensient, Xompax, Airi, Perfect Stranger, Supergroover, Electrypnose, Cylon, Critical Choice, Zyce & Sub6, Skizologic & Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Artifact303, The Digital Blonde, Wizack Twizack, Dekel, Captain Hook, Gorovich, Sansibar, Reptant, Sepehr, Richard Devine, Volruptus, Sync 24, Lisene, Datawave, James Shinra, Special Request, Roel Funcken, Deadbeat & Om Unit, Forest West Drive, Mike Schommer, The Black Dog, Leafar Legov, Feral, Object, Lorn, Erot & Aes Dana, Lauge, and Daniel Avery, among many others.

Esoteric Expanse 4

Esoteric Expanse 4 [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive Psytrance / Electro / IDM / Breaks]

DJ Basilisk revisits the classic psytrance sound on Transmissions From Valhalla, a monumental 4+ hour journey featuring more than 60 tracks released between 1997 and 2005. This time around the focus is mainly on the many permutations of the “minimal wave” that swept through the scene in the early years of the new millennium. Expect to hear a wide variety of hypnotic atmospheres, quirky rhythms, and brutal beats as the pressure builds toward a raging full-on mind-bending climax. The return path explores the deeper and more sublime side of progressive psytrance before unraveling with shimmering breakbeats and dubbed-out electronica.

HQ STREAM ON MIXCLOUD 🔊
https://www.mixcloud.com/Basilisk/transmissions-from-valhalla-hq/

FULL INFO/DOWNLOAD ✨
https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/transmissions-from-valhalla/

Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, July 2022. Recorded using Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax. Several custom edits and refixes were made especially for this mix.

Cover image: Karl L. Prinz's "Auf Walhall", 1911.

Featuring tracks by Juno Reactor, Prisoners of the Sun, Necton, Beat Bizarre, Planet B.E.N., Lish, Cosma, BLT, Nuclear Ramjet, Droidlock, Tetraktys, Opsis, The Delta, Sensient, Nerve (M.O.S.), Midi Miliz, Cujorius One, Hujaboy, PPS Project, Three Point Turn, Wizzy Noise, 12 Moons, Setherian, Exanimo, Human Blue, Meller, Mitsumoto, Charm, Speedy J, Deviant Species, Joti Sidhu, Four Carry Nuts, Parasense, Shift, Aphid Moon, Logic Bomb, Prometheus, Tristan, S>Range, Haldolium, Magnetrixx, Ticon, Green House Effect (Sandman), Atmos, Damon Wild, Saafi Brothers, The Orb, and The Future Sound of London.

Transmissions From Valhalla [Classic Y2K-Era Minimal Psytrance / Progressive Psytrance / Techtrance]

ESOTERIC EXPANSE 5 is the fifth entry in DJ Basilisk’s Esoteric Expanse series, an ambitious series of long-form mixes dedicated to sonic world-building and cross-genre experimentation. Four hours and 70 meticulously curated selections await, opening with a hypnotic blend of ambient, downtempo, IDM, electro, and breaks before widening horizons with cosmic disco, acid house, progressive trance, and dub techno, always with a psychedelic touch. There is an earthy and organic aesthetic to many of these selections, wispy echoes of the starlit dance floors and resplendent chill domes of some counter-clock world orbiting on the far side of the sun. Expect to hear genres blended, melodies harmonized, and beats matched as extended, layered mixing transforms diverse source material into a seamless oneness.

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Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, and Vancouver, Canada, in August and September 2022. Recorded on three decks using Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax.

Featuring music by O Yuki Conjugate, Perel, Hiro Kone, Khidja, The Dude of Stratosphear, Radial Gaze, Knopha, Balam, Upercent, Curses, Aera, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Sebastian Mazel, The Hacker, Ambien Baby, Adam Port, Third Son & Darlyn Vlys, dreamAwaken & O.Chelly, Wata Igarashi, Daniel Avery, Gabe Gurnsey, Lauer, Fairmont, Cooper Saver, Red Axes, Bicep, Hardfloor, Nick Höppner & Gonno, Simple Symmetry, Bliss Inc., Emi Galvan, Petar Dundov, Guy J, Mogambo, Ex-Terrestrial, Octo Octa, Lost Desert & Lee Burridge, Mathimidori, Unknown Cause, Om Unit, Andrew Weatherall, Thomas Fehlmann, Roza Terenzi, Bunzinelli, Bluetech, Sven Weisemann, Simone Bauer, Island People, Plaster, Yves De Mey, Richard Devine, Epsilove, Vector Trancer, and Javier Marimon, among many others.

Esoteric Expanse 5

Esoteric Expanse 5 [Cosmic Disco / Acid House / Progressive Trance / Dub Techno / IDM]

DJ Basilisk charts a course to the outer reaches of space and sound with ESOTERIC EXPANSE 6, the sixth in an ambitious series of mixes devoted to sonic world-building and cross-genre experimentation. This epic journey spans more than 4 hours and features 62 tracks ranging from the abyssal depths of ambient to high octane psychedelic trance. Abstract and glitchy IDM set the mood, evolving into cybernetic electro and modular techno as the pace quickens, eventually breaking through to mind-melting darkpsy and the eerie gloom of forest music. Engines reverse after reaching a peak at 155 BPM, beginning a tumultuous descent through bewitching twilight, energetic full-on, and new school Goa trance, finally grounding out with wispy traces of tech house and dub techno, experimental bass music, and ice-cold ambient.

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Conceived, designed, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, and Vancouver, Canada, from August to October 2022. Recorded with Traktor 3 and a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax.

Featuring music by Versalife, Vril & Rødhåd, 214, Reptant, Volruptus, Sansibar, Blawan, Electrypnose, Kalumet, Disobedient Perception, Third Eye of Monkey, Mapa Pandiga & Nicr, Babagoon, Kluster, Ghostscent & Inzect, Nobot, Dark Elf, Purist, Cyk & Gahara, Psique & MPF, Ataro & Mysterion, Digitalist & Sator Arepo, Gappeq, Tromo, Anarkick, Yerba Divina, Ion Vader, Trold & Teorema, Dimmitrion, Ajja, Wizack Twizack, Solitary Shell, Spectra Sonics, Electric Universe, Power Source, Cosmic Dimension, Hypnoxock, K.O.B., Globox, Roy Sasson, Elysium, Roza Terenzi, Pitch Black, Soela, Cristian Vogel, Objekt, VC-118A, and Answer Code Request, among many others.

Esoteric Expanse 6

Esoteric Expanse 6 [Electro / Darkpsy / Forest / Twilight / Psytrance / Full-On / Goa Trance]

Basilisk channels a sense of curiosity, wanderlust, and transcendence on INTANGIBLE FRONTIERS 1, the first in a new mix series dedicated to sonic world-building at the deeper end of the electronic music spectrum. Rather than focus on one specific genre, this mix explores the borderlands of style, where music cultures meet, interface, and exchange ideas. Gathering source material from across these intangible frontiers, Basilisk smoothly blends dark disco, cosmic house, progressive trance, dub techno, midtempo breaks, electro, and new age ambient, always with a dreamy, psychedelic touch. The resulting two hour mix is a complete journey into sound, promising transportation to distant realms of the imagination and back again.

Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Vancouver, Canada, November 2022.

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TRACK LIST
YUF-O - Do You Ever D​.​R​.​E​.​A​.​M of Flying? [Superconscious Records] (2021)
Yair Etziony – Commonplace [Seasides On Postcards] (2020)
Maara - Splash On Mi [NAFF] (2021)
Benedikt Frey - Lucid Dream [Permanent Vacation] (2016)
Khidja - Pinnacles [Hivern Discs] (2016)
Tronik Youth - Splinter in the Minds Eye (Los Lopez Remix) [Nein Records] (2017)
Ko Shin Moon & Simple Symmetry - Halay (Cornelius Doctor Lonley Mix) [Hard Fist] (2018)
Sababa 5 & Yurika - Nasnusa (Kino Todo & Danelz Remix) [Multi Culti] (2022)
Ondo Fudd - Joyride to My Inside [The Trilogy Tapes] (2019)
Acid Hamam & Nasiri - Black Harmala Disko Club (Cornelius Doctor & Tushen Raï Remix) [Tom Tom Disco] (2019)
EdOne - Surrrealism (Murat Uncuoglu Remix) [Surrrealism] (2021)
CannaKid - Synth Train (CannaKid 2020 Edit) [Aboriginal] (2020)
Omri Smadar - Talk [Motordiscs] (2022)
Rafa'EL - Shelter [Mango Alley] (2020)
Radial Gaze - Fama Bokeh [Esthetique Records] (2019)
Lunar Plane - Jackal [Stil vor Talent] (2019)
Garry Todd - Wait For Me (Dubspeeka Remix) [Knee Deep In Sound] (2018)
Dan Goul - Hollow Meadow [Berg Audio] (2019)
Vern - Levant [Joule Imprint] (2019)
Space Scavengers - Candlenine [Cold Tear Records] (2018)
Fille V - Raindance (Vitaly Shturm Broken Beats Remix) [Clinique Recordings] (2017)
Biesmans - Trains, Planes & Automobiles (Fideles Remix) [Watergate Records] (2021)
Aslak & Sachrias feat. Saroa - Crescent (Spin Science Liquatech Mix) [Oh! Records Stockholm] (2017)
Lou Karsh - Lifeforms [X-Kalay] (2020)
MetaComplex - Blue Light District [MetaComplex] (2019)
Wa Wu We - In the Presence of the Sun [Hypnus Records] (2020)
Emerson, Digweed & Muir - Fanfare (Stelios Vassiloudis Ambient Mix) [Bedrock Records] (2017)
School of Crystal Healing - Influx [Troll N' Roll Records] (2016)

Intangible Frontiers 1 [Dark Disco / Progressive House / Dub Techno / Electro / Balearic Breaks]

DJ Basilisk quickens the pace on SILICON OVERMIND 3, the third in a series of mixes dedicated pushing the boundaries of psychedelic techno ever outward. Blasting through 25 tracks in just under 80 minutes, this hyper-kinetic journey through sound features selections from across a vast spectrum of underground sources, all smoothly layered and blended with an ear for harmonics and interlocking transitions. Expect to hear punishing industrial breakbeats, warbling acid lines, punchy mechanical beats, hypnotic atmospheres, and memorable melodies as the mood progresses from gritty minimalism to misty-eyed morning trance and beyond.

Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Vancouver, Canada, November 2022. A one hour cut previously premiered as _The Psytech Observer 001_, part of a new show by Anyer Quantum (@anyer_quantum) on DHRK Radio (@dark-sonik).

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PART 2 BY ANYER QUANTUM 🗿
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TRACK LIST
Plaster - Unicore (Parts 1-2) [Kvitnu] (2015)
Maenad Veyl - Like a Locust [VEYL] (2019)
Eric Copeland - 321 Contact (Lokier Remix) [DFA] (2019)
Tristan Arp - Coil [Human Pitch] (2019)
Styx - Hin-C [Shipwrec] (2016)
Electric Rescue - Opened Hands [Bedrock Digital] (2012)
Rrose - Waterfall (Birth) [Eaux] (2013)
Extrawelt - Silly Idol [Cocoon Recordings] (2017)
Lampé - In The Woods [Digital Diamonds] (2018)
Boris Brejcha & Victor Ruiz & Alex Stein - SAW [Boris Brejcha] (2015)
Oliver Koletzki - Iyéwaye (Hatzler Remix) [Stil vor Talent] (2015)
Oryza - Vertigo (Sonic Jay Remix) [Techgnosis Records] (2022)
First Orgasm - Fireal [24h Records] (2016)
Born Sleepy - One Time [TIP Records] (2014)
Strontium Dogs - Strontium Spacecar [Iboga Records] (2018)
Adam Pits - Solar Wave [Haŵs] (2021)
Hammer & James Shinra - Navigator [Permanent Vacation] (2020)
Octo Octa - River [Fabric] (2020)
Nathan Micay - Moon Scepter Elimination [LuckyMe] (2019)
Sansibar - P-64 Surround [Altered States Tapes] (2018)
Christopher Ledger - Omni DX [Dial] (2020)
Synkro & Michael Red - Smoke Mountain (Eli Muro Remix) [low indigo] (2017)
Steve Rutter - Decliner Box [FireScope] (2017)
Central Industrial - Implant [Auxiliary] (2013)
Plaster - The Climbers [Kvitnu] (2018)

Silicon Overmind 3 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance / Progressive Trance / Electro]

DJ Basilisk returns to his signature psychedelic techno mix series with SILICON OVERMIND 4, further expanding his broad definition of the style with selections from across a vast spectrum of sound. Minimal and dub techno accrete around a solid core of dark and progressive psytrance, with occasional references to tech house and classic trance. Combining these disparate elements into a cohesive whole, Basilisk harnesses the understated power of smooth harmonic mixing to build tension, charting a spiral motion through different moods to ensure this becomes a true journey into sound.

Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, January 2023. 

Note: this mix originally premiered on @SUBTRAIL as Trail Cast 57.

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TRACK LIST
Birds Ov Paradise - Anton [Hypnus Records] (2022)
Tomas Rubeck - FM2 [Animal Farm] (2014)
9beats - Phreatic Eruption [Annulled Music] (2019)
Nick Robson - Diving Bell [Lucidflow Records] (2012)
K.U.R.O. & Takagi - Xooim [Boshke Beats Records] (2020)
Mehia - Witjastiefe (Trilingo Remix) [Techgnosis Records] (2018)
Khainz - Tilted Towers [Yoshitoshi Recordings] (2019)
EEEMUS - Didge (MYDÄ Remix) [Techgnosis Records] (2019)
Lampé - From The Ocean [Digital Diamonds] (2018)
First Orgasm - Insula [24h Records] (2019)
Rrose - Omertà (Version) [Eaux] (2016)
Motionen - Dialogue [Ascetic Limited] (2017)
Deepnotic - Different Language [Zenon Records] (2018)
Luis M - Bush Owl (Trilingo Remix) [IbogaTech] (2021)
Aleckat - Rockos Basilisk [Techgnosis Records] (2021)
Noaria - Solstice [Harthouse] (2018)
Dax J - New Beginnings [Affin LTD] (2013)
Hynamo - Artemis [Techgnosis Records] (2023)
OOOD - Bioluminescence [Iboga Records] (2021)
Boris Brejcha - Heaven Trip [Ultra Music] (2020)
Sonic Jay - The Other Realm [Techgnosis Records] (2020)
Miles From Mars - Civilizations [Digital Structures] (2020)
Chris Llopis - Thyme [Cyclic Records] (2015)
John Tejada - Paroxetine Dreams [Touched Music] (2020)
Birds Ov Paradise - Ale [Hypnus Records] (2022)

Silicon Overmind 4 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance / Progressive House / Dub Techno]

DJ Basilisk channels subliminal signals from the electronic noosphere on SILICON OVERMIND 5, the latest edition of his signature psychedelic techno mix series. On this outing we are treated to an expert blend of deep, dubby, and psychedelic techno bleeding into minimal and progressive psytrance, with five selections apiece from both Digital Diamonds and Techgnosis Records. This mix is an experiment in running the tape backwards, moving from light into darkness and back again, carrying the listener through inner worlds of thought and sensation. Subtle transitions and attention to harmonic theory create an illusion of seemingly endless evolution, as one track vanishes into the next in a dreamy, formless haze, while slow and deliberate tension-building invariably leads to cathartic release.

Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, January 2023. Commissioned by Digital Diamonds (@digital-diamonds-netlabel) for their show on @Radiozora.

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TRACK LIST
The Future Sound of London - Mind Function Wave [FSOLdigital] (2021)
Jonquera - Bénédictin [Bamboo Shows] (2020)
aspect. - Hk. (Dub) [Archives] (2015)
Spintribe - Phantoms [Digital Diamonds] (2019)
Anii - Working The Root [Kompakt] (2018)
Delta Funktionen - Hurt Me [Radio Matrix] (2015)
Zeta Reticula - Maqaram [1605 Music Therapy] (2015)
Skydel - Puzzle [Digital Diamonds] (2022)
Antix - Desert Point [Iboga Records] (2015)
Tripswitch - Big Time Line [Iboga Records] (2016)
dreamAwaken & Solid Snake - Juno [Sprout] (2019)
Ben Rama - Xander [Techgnosis Records] (2017)
Unknown Concept - Oblivion [Digital Diamonds] (2019)
Trilingo - Luzoba (Flembaz Remix) [Techgnosis Records] (2015)
Hynamo - Challenger [Techgnosis Records] (2023)
Allan Pillai & Delix - Get Off My Lawn (Oryza Remix) [Techgnosis Records] (2022)
Peter Groskreutz - Vanish [Alula Tunes] (2019)
Luis M - Anomalie [IbogaTech] (2019)
Quantaloop - Expanding Elephants [Zenon Records] (2018)
Flembaz - Dogs & Hoofs (Anyer Quantum Remix) [Flow Records] (2022)
Code Therapy - Scape From Reality (L-Xir Remix) [Digital Diamonds] (2019)
Sonic Jay & Dee - Grid [Digital Diamonds] (2022)
Union Jack & Terra Ferma - Medusa [Platipus Music] (2019)
Electrypose - Untying Knots [Digital Structures] (2021)
Ken Zo - Kesem [Techgnosis Records] (2018)
Alexi Delano - Close To Three [All Day I Dream] (2015)
Rhauder - Focus Jam [Polymorph] (2012)
Helly Larson - Homebase [MANDMS Music] (2015)
Shaun Reeves - Lucy Sky Diamond [Visionquest] (2021)
Pitch Black - Circuit Bent [Dubmission Records] (2016)

Silicon Overmind 5 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance / Progressive House / Dub Techno]

Basilisk casts a wide net on INTANGIBLE FRONTIERS 2, his latest mix exploring the borderlands of musical subcultures at the deeper end of the electronic music spectrum, from 100 to 125 BPM. Blurring the boundaries between dub techno, dark disco, EBM, worldbeat, progressive trance, afro-house, balearic breaks, chill out, and new age ambient, this mix features a dazzling assortment of 46 selections you would never hear combined by anyone else. As always, smooth harmonic mixing and diligent post-production ensure a seamless, high-quality journey into hypnotic and entactogenic worlds of sound.

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Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, February 2023. Recorded with Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax.

Featuring music by Sciama, Salamanda, Call Super, State Azure, MantisMash, Reptant, Die Orangen, Omar Joesoef, Aurora Halal, Rødhåd, Raudive, Acid Arab, Ed Dix, Bang Bao Boyz, Bufi, Que Sakomoto+NT, Fairmont, Voiski, Helly Larson, Sabo & Amine K, D-Nox & Beckers, Larse, Kaya Project, Marc Romboy, Qik, Ewake, Eternal Basement, Havantepe, Extrawelt, Lake People, Roza Terenzi, Enzo Elia, Hibernation, Tipper, Wolf Tech, Illuminus, I Awake, and Island People among many others.

Intangible Frontiers 2 [Psybient / Dub Techno / Dark Disco / Progressive House / Balearic Breaks]

DJ Basilisk returns to the ecstatic idealism of the early 1990s on TRANSMISSIONS FROM LYONESSE, the latest in an ongoing series of concept mixes documenting electronic music subcultures of the past. This time around the journey leads from scintillating ambient techno arpeggios and idyllic IDM to the raging heights of full-on Goa trance (and back again). Ultimately the aim is to capture some of the magic of the outdoor festival experience circa 1996, particularly in the UK and continental Europe. Many of these tracks are rough around the edges, and several have been lightly edited and remastered exclusively for this mix.

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Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, March 2023. Recorded using Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax. Several custom edits were made especially for this mix.

Cover image: Clarkson Frederick Stanfield's "Mount St Michael, Cornwall", 1830.

Featuring tracks by Speedy J, Reload & E621, Holy Ghost, DJ Cosmix & Etnica, Sonic Sufi, Prana, Morphem, X-Dream, Tristan, Eat Static, Underhead, Inscape, Radiotrance, Third Man, The Source Experience, Musicology, and Pentatonik, among many others.

Transmissions From Lyonesse [Goa Trance / Classic Trance / IDM / Ambient Techno / Electronica]

DJ Basilisk probes the hypnotic depths of psychedelic techno on SILICON OVERMIND 6, the latest in his signature series situating the style in a wider context. From a murky and cavernous beginning this mix steadily builds tension, digging deep into mechanical grooves and sinister atmospheres. Reaching a muscular and energetic peak in the very center, the mood gradually transforms into something brighter and more playful, drifting into a long, dreamy comedown and a return to mortal realms. As always, Basilisk's attention to detail and mastery of harmonic mixing ensures sublime transitions; tracks merge into one another, producing a sensation of endless movement until the very last beat drops.

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Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, February 2023. Commissioned by Techgnosis Records (@techgnosis-records) for their monthly Techgnosis Sessions show.

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TRACK LIST
Onon - Ontro [Webuildmachines] (2015)
Multicast Dynamics - Outer Envelopes (VC-118A Reshape) [Denovali Records] (2018)
Alva Noto - Uni Normal [Noton] (2018)
Neinzer - Rassalin [Where To Now?] (2020)
Konduku - Ayva [Nous'klaer Audio] (2020)
Tomi Fuko - Polonium [Annulled] (2020)
Yotam Avni - Shtok [Stroboscopic Artefacts] (2016)
Rrose - Incisors [Eaux] (2018)
ASC - Ground Tracer [HORO] (2017)
Phantom Tail - Kerkos [Zenon Records] (2020)
Aerodrömme - Agoraphobia [Techgnosis Records] (2014)
David Kras - Silent Hill [Katayy Records] (2020)
Excizen - Light Block [Horns and Hoofs Entertainment] (2012)
Scalameriya & Forest People - Devicta [Planet Rhythm Records] (2012)
Tom Hutt - Shinobi [Natura Viva] (2018)
Lewis. - Special Delivery (RNDM. Remix) [AlpaKa MuziK] (2020)
Sourone - Domesticated Delusions (Tystix Remix) [Our Minds Music] (2017)
Unknown Concept - The Flow State (South Zone Remix) [Techgnosis Records] (2021)
Multi Tul - Analysis-Paralysis [Techgnosis Records] (2023)
Neurodriver & Oversoul - Innerspace [IbogaTech] (2018)
Maksim Dark - Never Look Down (Gabriel Moraes Remix) [Stone Seed] (2020)
MNGRM - Red Planet [Techgnosis Records] (2017)
Cybered - Wild Tuba [Horns and Hoofs Entertainment] (2014)
Ben Rama - Rooftop Hopping (Nozem Remix) [Techgnosis Records] (2016)
OOOD - Esoterica [Iboga Records] (2021)
Gunnar Haslam - Sirenik [Delsin] (2016)
Aurora Halal - Eternal Blue [Mutual Dreaming Recordings] (2019)
The MFA - Oranges and Lemons (Extrawelt Remix) [Traum Schallplatten] (2021)
Anyer Quantum - Phantasmagoria [Sounds of Earth] (2023)
Zen Racoon - Novotov (Vagator Mix) [Iboga Records] (2017)
Käse Kochen - Asteroid in Orbit (Jossie Telch Remix) [Bassic Records] (2020)
Executive Producer & Augustine Wrong - Visceral (Yuli Fershtat & Treavor Moontribe Remix) [Dreaming Awake Records] (2021)
Axon - Epitome [Techgnosis Records] (2019)
Stan Kolev - Ukiyo [Outta Limits] (2019)
Desert Dwellers - Longing For Home (Uone Remix) [Dreaming Awake Records / Golden Dragon] (2020)
Unknown Cause - Lone Flow [Tie & Tail] (2013)
Ignition Coil & Jan F. - Arrival [Ignition Coil] (2022)
PatriceVanDenBerg - Sun Passage [Traum Schallplatten] (2019)
Birds Ov Paradise - Ironroot [Hypnus Records] (2018)
DT-90 - E-R-P Paradox [Archives] (2015)
Luigi Tozzi - Salina [Hypnus Records] (2021)
Forest On Stasys - Dos Auras [Accents Records] (2020)
Valanx - Chasm [diametric.] (2013)

Silicon Overmind 6 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance / Progressive House / Dub Techno]

TRANSMISSIONS FROM AVALON is an epic return to the halcyon sound of the early 1990s, meticulously curated and sublimely mixed by DJ Basilisk. This 4 hour journey features tracks produced up until 1996, building from moody ambient, scintillating IDM, and hypnotic techno into acidic and full-on Goa trance, culminating at 150 BPM. Descending from the heights, the mood becomes more tribalistic and transcendent, thickening the vibe with various permutations of progressive trance and euphoric house before unwinding with hazy breakbeats and soothing drones.

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Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, May 2023. Recorded using Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax. More than a dozen custom edits were crafted especially for this mix.

Cover image: Conway Castle, North Wales, J. M. W. Turner, 1798.

Featuring tracks by Humate & Rabbit in the Moon, Spacetime Continuum, Autechre, Cari Lekebusch, Vinyl Blair, Cherry Bomb, YMO, The Infinity Project, Nüw Idol, Nervasystem, Hallucinogen, Doof, Cosmosis, Lunar Asylum, Prana, Green Nuns of the Revolution, Deviant Electronics, X-Dream, Medicine Drum, Shiva Chandra, Etnica, Pascal F.E.O.S., Oliver Lieb, Juno Reactor, Banco de Gaia, Link, RAC, Velocette, Time Modem, O Yuki Conjugate, and Global Communication, among many others.

Transmissions From Avalon

Transmissions From Avalon [Goa Trance / Progressive Trance / Ambient Techno / IDM / Electronica]

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Cybernetika - Stinger

DJ Basilisk rewinds the tape to profile the shifting sound of psychedelic trance on the cusp of the new millennium with TRANSMISSIONS FROM MEROPIS. Featuring 32 tracks released between 1998 and 2001, this embryonic cocktail captures a global movement in flux, as technological change ushered in a new era of experimentation, and the golden age of Goa trance came to a catastrophic end. Many strands of modern psytrance that would emerge from these tumultuous times can be heard here: the gritty rawness and anarchic dissonance of the emerging minimal wave; early hints of what would evolve into darkpsy and forest music; ecstatic, fist-pumping precursors to full-on psytrance; more stripped-down progressive beats with ample groove and swagger; and an enchanting trace of what would become psy dub. Where were you in Y2K?

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Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, November 2023. Recorded using Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax. Several custom edits were crafted for this mix.

Cover image: Terror Antiquus, Léon Bakst, 1908.

Featuring tracks by Black Lung, Synchro, D.I.M.O., Magus, Codex, Noma, Spiral Active Project, Yumade, Lunar Plexus, Parasense, Sensphere, Psychaos, Tarsis, Oforia, Bypass Unit, Tim Schuldt, Pigs in Space, Jaïa, Logic Bomb, Children of Paradise, Orion, Shakta, 12 Moons, Eternal Basement, Chi-A.D., Passenger, Astral Projection, Blue Planet Corporation, Saafi Brothers, Kit Clayton, üNN, and Shpongle.

Transmissions From Meropis

Transmissions From Meropis [Goa Trance / Psytrance / Minimal Psytrance 1998–2001]

Step into the beyond with ESOTERIC EXPANSE 8, the latest entry in DJ Basilisk's ongoing series of long-form, world-building mixes. The saga continues with 66 selections spanning nearly five hours of airtime and an overwhelming emphasis on the cosmic and otherworldly sounds of new school Goa trance. Pushing the boundaries of the movement to the far frontiers, the journey also touches on hedonic rave nostalgia, bubbling breakbeats, droning dub, and evocative ambient soundscapes. Take the plunge and prepare to lose yourself in this intricate sonic labyrinth!

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Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, December 2023. Recorded using Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax.

Featuring tracks by A Sagittariun, Tadan, Sunju Hargun, Vaporized, Mr. Free, HLLW, Bliss Inc., Dekel, Nervasystem, Jikooha, K.U.R.O., Filteria, Artifact303, Trinodia, Amygdala, Mindsphere, Centavra Project, Artha, Liquid Flow, Celestial Intelligence, Laughing Skull, Clementz, Khetzal, Omnivox, MFG, Ovnimoon, John 00 Fleming, Human Blue, Robert Elster, Alex Kassian, Art of Trance, Petar Dundov, Guy J, Bufiman, Birds Ov Paradise, Konduku, Afriqua, Lakker, Second Storey, The Higher Intelligence Agency, Plaster, Sraunus, Wanderwelle, and Abul Mogard, among many others.

Esoteric Expanse 8

Esoteric Expanse 8 [Goa Trance / Psytrance / Progressive Trance / Nu-Rave / Breaks / Dub / Ambient]

DJ Basilisk delves deeper into psychedelic techno on SILICON OVERMIND 7, part of an ongoing series of mixes exploring the contours of the hypnotic and mechanistic underground from all directions. Clocking in at two and a half hours in length, this highly polished exercise in ritual machine music mainly draws from the hazy hinterlands of techno, with only around a dozen selections from the outer periphery of psychedelic trance culture. While the focus of this mix is mainly on the more minimalistic side of things, the last third of the mix is dreamy and transcendent, providing a sense of catharsis after the long journey through darkness.

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Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, December 2023. Recorded using Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax.

Featuring tracks by Cosey Fanni Tutti, Javier Marimon, Monolake, Luigi Tozzi, K.U.R.O., Orphx, Rrose, Wata Igarashi, Anders Hellberg, Trevino, Deepchild, Andreas Florin, Inigo Kennedy, Bass To Pain Converter, David Kras, Ewake, Giorgio Gigli, VSK, C-System, Cosmin TRG, Tadeo, Kliment, Grub, Aerodrömme, Flembaz, OOOD, Phase Difference, Hitoshi Watanabe, Laurent Garnier, Simian Mobile Disco, Answer Code Request, A Sagittariun, Hiver, Octual, Minilogue, Unknown Cause, Kuba, and Ambientium.

Silicon Overmind 7

Silicon Overmind 7 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance]

DJ Basilisk revisits the halcyon vibes of mid-90s trance on Transmissions From Elysium, a 2 hour journey through dreamy, progressive, and euphoric soundscapes from a lost age of innocence. For this 7th retrospective mix in the Transmissions series the focus is deep, driving, and emotive trance with occasional forays into techno, IDM, and breaks, all released between 1992 and 1997. Expect some well-worn classics as well as hidden gems, all carefully chosen to capture the carefree optimism of that vanished era.

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Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, April 2024. Recorded using Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax. Several custom edits were crafted for this mix.

Cover image: Elisium, Léon Bakst, 1906.

Featuring tracks by Yum Yum, Doug Laurent, Sandoz, Eat Static, Aura, Trancesetters, Leftfield, Dave Angel, Exit EEE, Antiloop, Paul van Dyk, Digital Sun, Blue Planet Corporation, Quietman, L.S.G., The Light, Endora, Way Out West, Innersphere, and The Unlimited Dream Company, among many others.

Transmissions From Elysium

Transmissions From Elysium [Classic Mid-90s Trance / Progressive / Goa / IDM]

Taken from the album, COLOSSUS, available for free download from Ektoplazm: http://www.ektoplazm.com/2011/cybernetika-colossus

Cybernetika - Ghost Of Midas

DJ Basilisk rewinds the tape to the Golden Age of Goa trance with Transmissions From Shambhala, a three-hour odyssey sculpted entirely from tracks produced between 1994 and 1996. These 37 selections chart a course through the work of sonic trailblazers---those analog alchemists who, armed with their rudimentary machines and an experimental zeal, tapped into uncharted dimensions of sound and transformation.

Expect mystic energy, spine-tingling melodies, swirling acid lines, and blissful atmospheres, all swirling together in hypnotic fashion. While deeply rooted in the Goa trance tradition, the journey occasionally ventures into neighboring realms of progressive and uplifting trance. Every layer is harmonically tuned and expertly blended, ensuring a smooth, immersive ride.

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Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, January 2025. Recorded on three decks using Traktor 3 with a Korg Nanokontrol. Post-processed with Audacity, Ableton Live 11, and LoudMax.

Cover image: Four Mandalas of the Vajravali Cycle, Ewam Choden Monastery, 1429-1456; courtesy of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art.

Featuring tracks by Juno Reactor, Deviant Electronics, MFG, Asia 2001, Etnica, Prana, Amanite FX, Total Eclipse, Astral Projection, Green Nuns of the Revolution, Moonweed, Dimension 5, Transwave, Power Source, Blue Planet Corporation, Shakta, Multiplex, Jaïa, Union Jack, Electric Universe, Doof, Man With No Name, The Infinity Project, Morphem, Clanger, Vincent De Moor, and many more.

Transmissions From Shambhala [Goa Trance 1994–1996]

Moonshadow is a classic psytrance mix originally composed for the Global Goa Party, a virtual event conceived to “create the soundtrack for a full night (and morning) of old-school Goa trance by ten DJs from all over the world.” The rules were simple: record a mix with music that would have been heard on the dance floor in 1999. I snapped up the 12:30 to 2:00am time slot and spent weeks scouring my collection for the right stuff to hasten the journey into darkness and lunacy. Naturally, this exercise aroused great nostalgia for my own initiation into psytrance culture sometime in 1997 or 1998. Since many of my earliest memories of partying in Toronto were formed at events thrown by the Moonshadow collective I decided to dedicate this mix to DJ Dam, Cyber G, Yohimbe, John Dee, and everyone else who was there in the beginning.

TRACK LIST
Tim Schuldt – Absurd [Aurinko Records]
Cydonia – Cactus [Blue Room Released]
Semsis – Heroes & Madmen [Atomic Records]
X-Dream – Psychomachine [Blue Room Released]
Tarsis – Atomic Children (Remix) [Spirit Zone Recordings]
Spiral Active Project & DJ Goblin – Grounded [Krembo Records]
Mino – 2000 Compatible [Phantasm Records]
Astronomikx – After Life [Flying Rhino Records]
Haldolium – Pi-Symptom [Free Form Records]
Etnica – Mind Altering Drugs [Spirit Zone Recordings]
XV Kilist – Gummi [Spiral Trax]
Growling Mad Scientists – Tentacles of a Jellyfish [TIP Records]
Hux Flux – Idiot [Transient Records]
Koxbox – Life is a Gas (X-Dream Remix) [Blue Room Released]
Children of the Doc – Impossible Vortex [HOM-Mega Productions]
Deedrah – Signé Furax [Question Mark ?ecords]
Infected Mushroom – Return of the Shadows [YoYo Records]
The Delta – Travelling at the Speed of Thought [Blue Room Released]
Growling Mad Scientists – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [TIP Records]
Sandman – End of the World [HOM-Mega Productions]

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Moonshadow

Moonshadow [Dark Psytrance / Goa Trance Circa 1999]

In Exile is a special mix composed by Basilisk for Global Goa Party 2, a virtual party organized by Marsh at the Goat Ranch, a flashpoint for old school Goa trance fandom. The concept is simple enough: gather up a bunch of seasoned old school veterans and have them mix up a full night of music just as if it were some point in the not-so-distant past. The first event—for which I produced Moonshadow—landed us 1999.

This time we travel back to the year 1996, smack dab in the middle of the Golden Age of Goa trance. Bill Clinton is in the White House, Boris Yeltsin is in the Kremlin, the reigning human chess champion is defeated by a computer for the first time, and tantalizing evidence of life on other worlds captures headlines around the world. I am merely 15 years old, not yet fully initiated into the world of psychedelic trance, although the groundwork is already laid by my adolescent fascination with industrial music, cyberpunk fiction, and early dial-up BBSes. One of the aims of the Global Goa Party project is to provide an experience for those of us who did not have the good fortune to attend psytrance parties back in the day—myself included! (I first heard DJ Nivoc play Goa trance in April of 1996 but had no idea what was going on at the time.) For the 2:00am to 3:30am time slot I did my best to build from a hypnotizing introduction to a seething, storming climax, taking care to end on a high note.

TRACK LIST
The Infinity Project feat. Paul Jackson – Cybertropic [TIP Records] (1995)
Voodoo People – Drop the Bomb (Hint) [TIP Records] (1995)
Slinky Wizard – Wizard [Flying Rhino Records] (1994)
Koxbox – Loads of Flow (Cwithe’s Molecular Mix) [Harthouse] (1995)
Rotortype – I Come in Peace (Hint) [Planet Rhythm Records] (1995)
Etnica – Astral Way [Blue Room Released] (1995)
N.D.M.A. – Vitan (Hint) [Sub Terranean] (1996)
Morphem – Magma [Tunnel Records] (1996)
Cygnus X – Kinderlied (Hint) [Eye Q Records] (1995)
Crop Circles – Full Mental Jackpot [Auracle Records] (1996)
Hallucinogen – Soothsayer (The Lysurgeon Warning Remix feat. Raja Ram & DJ Andre) [TIP Records] (1996)
Phreaky – Tornado [Dragonfly Records] (1996)
Four Carry Nuts – Weird Egg [3rd Ear] (1996)
Green House Effect (Sandman) – Spawn [Melodia Records] (1995)
Cydonia – Screaming Darkness [Blue Room Released] (1996)
Transwave – The Rezwalker (Black Thunder Mix) [Matsuri Productions] (1995)
UX – Life Support Technology [Dragonfly Records] (1996)
Koxbox – Stratosfear [Blue Room Released] (1996)
Hallucinogen – Trancespotter [Flying Rhino Records] (1996)
X-Dream – Panic in Paradise [TIP Records] (1996)
Deviant Electronics – Catharsis [Helix Records] (1997)
Cosmosis – Howling at the Moon [Transient Records] (1996)
Laughing Buddha – Karma [TIP Records] (1997)
Infernal Machine – The Loin King [Twisted Records] (1996)
Paragliders – Paraglide [Superstition Records] (1993)

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In Exile

In Exile [Classic Goa Trance 1993–1996]

Blacklight Metropolis is Basilisk’s contribution to the fifth edition of Global Goa Party, a virtual event organized by Marsh at the Goatranch to simulate an entire night of music from the early years of the psychedelic trance movement. This time around the year is 1997 and the golden age of Goa trance is in full swing, blasting revellers into limitless dimensions of sound with scintillating kaleidoscopic sounds and twisted techno-shamanistic rhythms. Reprising the nocturnal explorations of Moonshadow and In Exile, this expertly mixed collection of mind-bending classics explores the darker side of the genre while journeying through the deepest part of night from 1:30 to 3:30am.

TRACK LIST
Slinky Wizard – Sacred Fist [Flying Rhino Records] (1997)
Orion – Caracol (Hint) [Symbiosis Records] (1997)
Factor – Pol Zirkular [21:3 Records] (1997)
Man of the Last 3rd – Mystery of Imagination [POF Music] (1997)
Juno Reactor – Kaguya Hime (Hint) [Blue Room Released] (1997)
Xenomorph – Telepathic Combat [Koyote Records] (1997)
Cari Lekebusch – Attitydsknäckaren (Hint) [H. Productions] (1997)
The Deviant – Dawn on Epsilon [TIP Records] (1997)
The Infinity Project – Mindboggler (Part 2) [TIP Records] (1997)
Adam Beyer – Compressed (Hint) [Drumcode] (1997)
Synchro – Human Oscillator [TIP Records] (1997)
Orichalcum – The Egg (Hint) [TIP Records] (1997)
Psychopod – Out of Your Mind [TIP Records] (1997)
Prana – Scarab (Snake Thing Remix) (Hint) [Matsuri Productions] (1997)
The Infinity Project – Hyperactive (Acid Rockers Remix) [TIP Records] (1997)
Z – Uncle Mavis (Hint) [TIP Records] (1997)
Menis – Fluff Killer [Koyote Records] (1997)
Xenomorph – Neurotoxin [Koyote Records] (1997)
Slide – Waking Up to Chaos [Transient Records] (1996)
Orion – Akeru [Symbiosis Records] (1997)
Koxbox – Life Is… [Blue Room Released] (1997)
Disco Volante – Chameleon (UX Remix) [Transient Records] (1996)
Kopfuss Resonator & DJ Jörg – Whipbird (Original Mix) [Nephilim Records] (1997)
Darshan – Tranceformation [Flying Rhino Records] (1997)
The Visitors – Tiny Little Engines [Psy-Harmonics] (1996)
Syb Unity Nettwerk – Space Puppy [Flying Rhino Records] (1997)
Sandman – Natural Born Killer [TIP Records] (1997)
Darshan – Duck [Phantasm Records] (1997)
Koxbox – Electronic Brainwash [Blue Room Released] (1997)
Hallucinogen – Gamma Goblins (Part 2) [Twisted Records] (1997)
Cydonia – The Kiddy [Blue Room Released] (1997)
Prana – Scarab (Green Nuns of the Revolution Remix) [Matsuri Productions] (1997)
Doof – Weird Karma [TIP Records] (1996)
Darshan – Mind Merge [Flying Rhino Records] (1997)
Hallucinogen – Space Pussy [Twisted Records] (1996)
Juno Reactor – Conga Fury [Blue Room Released] (1997)

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Blacklight Metropolis

Blacklight Metropolis [Goa Trance / Dark Psytrance Circa 1997]

Basilisk proudly presents The Colours of Ektoplazm, a 5-hour, 69-track midtempo and downtempo odyssey featuring 100% Creative Commons licensed content released through the Ektoplazm free music portal. This mix explores the incredible diversity of Ektoplazm’s electronic music catalogue, shifting seamlessly between intricate breakbeat patterns and pulsating four-by-four rhythms, touching on all points of the sonic spectrum from deep trance and psy dub to psybreaks, glitch, IDM, and beatless ambient.

TRACK LIST
Lauge – Snowflake (Oxya Remix) [Neurotrance Records]
Brujo’s Bowl – Brujo’s Drift [Arkona Creation]
Integer – Ventilation (Operon Remix) [Golden Orb Records]
SeaMoon – Purple Juice [Chillbasement]
Spectrum Vision – Sympotronic [Sentimony Records]
Crossing Mind – The Last Breath [Underground Alien Factory Records]
Phone Booth Robbers – DRTFM [Omnitropic]
Radioactive Sandwich – Mango [Omnitropic]
Easily Embarrassed – Little Match Sister [EE Records]
Perfect Blind – Syncope (Remastered) [Ektoplazm]
Harmonic Frequency – Fractions of Time [Psyderweb Records]
Globular – This, Here, Now [Omnitropic]
Kaminanda – Temple of De’Light
Tentura – Aurora [Sentimony Records]
Specialmind – Soul Language [Sentimony Records]
Specialmind – The Missing Particle [Sentimony Records]
EurythmY – Not a Love Song
Messy Mass vs Baba Gnohm – Yes, I Like Shawarma (Remastered)
Phsiris – Spooky Seamen
Midiskibis – Searching For Pnakotic Manuscripts [Freudian Slip Records]
Parus – Afterlife [Silent Existence]
Mindex feat. Spinner – Across the Universe [Time Resonance Music]
Hypnagog – Still Dreaming [UP Records]
Spectrum Vision – Electro System [Sentimony Records]
Sephira – Learning to Walk [Merkaba Records]
Kurbeats – Sub Serum [Event Horizon]
Ecometric – Dub Molecule [PsyberTribe Records]
Hypnagog – Ontologicality [UP Records]
Phobosphere – Serious Vacation [Ektoplazm]
Raparuma – Three Worlds [Infinity Loop Music]
Etnoscope – Freedom [Ektoplazm & Panzar Produktionz]
Globular – Nahajai
Radioactive Sandwich – Drip Drop [Neurotrance Records]
Wolfen Technologies – River Magic [Triple Drop Productions]
Kurbeats – Lemming Leisures [Event Horizon]
Supersillyus – Interabang
Globular – C-Happy [Gliese 581C]
Xpirimint – Rain Dance [Neurotrance Records]
Kaminanda – Subterranean Fountain
Radioactive Sandwich – Sigogglin [Omnitropic]
Maharishi – Call of the Ancients [Space Baby Records & OUIM.net]
Lunar Dawn – Blessings From Irij (Perfect Blind Remix) [Neogoa]
IooN – Aes Drama [Psyderweb Records]
By The Rain – Occulting Lights [Astronautic Records]
Soulacybin – Soldier of Dub [Psyderweb Records]
Tara Putra – Dubland Coastline [Gliese 581C]
Hello Mellow – A Passage in Time [Gliese 581C]
Wolfen Technologies – Caveman [Triple Drop Productions]
Beatroots – Drawing Straws [Triple Drop Productions]
Wolfen Technologies – Senses
SourOne – Beyond the Beyond [Glitchy.Tonic.Records]
Sigil – Materialism [Glitchy.Tonic.Records]
Globular – To the Other Side of Fractal Phase Space [Omnitropic]
Supersillyus – Collide-O-Scope
Itsu – Monsoon
Brujo’s Bowl – Realization Dub [Arkona Creation]
Quanta – The Passage [Enig’matik Records]
Zebbler Encanti Experience – Psychic Projections (Bogtrotter Remix) [Gravitas Recordings]
Lunar Vegetarian – Phoenix Down [Purple Hexagon Records]
Quanta – Recept [Enig’matik Records]
Phone Booth Robbers – Dangerous Creatures [Omnitropic]
Globular – Dance of the Logarithm
Lauge & Baba Gnohm – Southern Hemisphere [Soundmute Recordings]
Easily Embarrassed – Nothing But Spirit [EE Records]
Interconnekted – Mystical Consciousness
Supersillyus – Palindromeda
Hinkstep – Moonwalk on Mushroom Street [Omnitropic]
NeiRula – Approaching to Pulsar [Sentimony Records]
Phobium – Crossing the Heliopause [Omnitropic]

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The Colours of Ektoplazm

The Colours of Ektoplazm [Downtempo / Psy Dub / Deep Trance / Breaks / Ambient]

This set was recorded live at All Stars 2011, a festival held near Fenelon Falls, Ontario, on August 28th, 2011. My time slot was in the late morning, sometime close to noon, and there was a curious haze all around, for we were situated beneath the outflow clouds of the deadly but distant Hurricane Irene. Unscripted as always, the set unfolded with a sublime blend of dreamy psychedelic techno and progressive trance.

TRACK LIST
Extrawelt – Yummy Unbroken [Boxer Recordings]
Max Cooper – Solace [Traum Schallplatten]
Sebastian Mullaert – Voices Around the Fire (Buenos Aires Edit) [Mule Electronic]
Daniel Mehlhart – Deep Crazy Synth (Minilogue’s “Dismantling the Storm” Mix) [Wir]
Muzarco – Red Streams [Punch Music]
Aril Brikha – Glaciär / For Minou [Art of Vengeance]
Ryan Davis – Loophole [Traum Schallplatten]
Oliver Schories – Black Rain [Parquet Recordings]
Monaque – ID (Marc Marzenit Remix) [microCastle]
Sivesgaard – Unorthodox (Oliver Schories Remix) [Parquet Recordings]
Carl Craig – At Les (Christian Smith’s “Tronic Treatment” Mix) [Tronic]
Vibrasphere – Purple [Tribal Vision Records]
Philip Michael Andersson & Miquell Santos – Endless (Guy J Remix) [Faith Music]
Cid Inc. – Spacegulls (Henry Saiz’s “Sirens Call” Mix) [Afterglow]
Daniel Mehes – Sparkling Depth [Flow Records]
Hot Chip – I Feel Better (Max Cooper Remix) [Flash Recordings]
Cid Inc. & Egostereo – Tokai [Mcgroove Records]
Microtrauma – Outcry [Traum Schallplatten]
Solee – Legends [Parquet Recordings]
Ian O’Donovan – Aurora Borealis (Henry Saiz 70’s Remix) [Bedrock Records]
Damabiah – Irminsul, Le Pilier Du Monde [Natura Sonoris]
Antix – Manta [Iboga Records]
Extrawelt – Too Confuzzled [Ideal Audio]

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All Stars 2011

All Stars 2011 [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive House / Progressive Trance]

DJ Basilisk presents Reunion, a three hour studio mix based on his homecoming set at Solstice 2015, a unique community gathering in middle Ontario. Time slots at this event are typically limited to one hour, a thorny challenge given his usual propensity for long-form programming. After returning from the event DJ Basilisk reconstructed the set from memory, blending new selections with old favourites and letting the set sprawl without concern for time constraints. This is what he would have liked to have shared: a free-wheeling journey through deep, dark, and sensual house, techno, and trance for the witching hour.

TRACK LIST
01. Roi Okev & Hakimonu - Changes [Balance Music]
02. Chaim - Underwater [Visionquest]
03. Auk - Afraid To Fly [Thoughtless Music]
04. Dusky - Every Day (Laura Jones Remix) [Dogmatik Records]
05. Wolfgang Haffner - Bing (Acid Mondays Remix) [Rockets & Ponies]
06. Tim Green - Humming Syrup [Cocoon Recordings]
07. Maceo Plex & Maars feat. Florence Bird - Going Back (Dub) [Ellum]
08. Murat Uncuoglu & Alican - Flex [Get Physical Music]
09. Tuccillo - Inside Out... [Get Physical Music]
10. Ripperton - Wet Dreams [Cocoon Recordings]
11. Mind Against - Ceremonial [Life and Death]
12. Extrawelt - Phoebe [Cocoon Recordings]
13. Alessio Mereu - Parallel Universe [Poker Flat Recordings]
14. Subb-An & Tom Trago feat. Seth Troxler - Time [Visionquest]
15. Odd Parents - Teach the Wind [Ellum]
16. Minilogue - Let Life Dance Thru You (Microtrauma Remix) [Traum Schallplatten]
17. Fiord & Tim Richards & Joel Armstrong - Kopi Hitam [Flow Vinyl]
18. Booka Shade & M.A.N.D.Y. - Home (Monaque Remix) [Get Physical Music]
19. Saschienne - Unknown (Dixon Mix) [Kompakt]
20. Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Lapacha (Original Live Mix) [Musik Gewinnt Freunde]
21. Manuel Tur - Agrefena [Freerange Records]
22. Benoit & Sergio - Where the Freaks Have No Name [Visionquest]
23. Butch & C. Vogt - The Infamous (Robytek vs Shield Re-Edit) [Rebirth]
24. Matthew Dekay & Lee Burridge - Holding On [All Day I Dream]
25. Hot Since 82 - Don't Be Afraid [Noir Music]
26. Solee - Flashbob [Parquet Recordings]
27. The Drifter - Blocks [Maeve]
28. REbEL - Triangles [Last Night on Earth]
29. Maxxi Soundsystem & Thrilogy - 300 Vows (Bells & Whistles Remix) [Om Records]
30. Daniel Dexter - Who Knows Motor City [Poker Flat Recordings]
31. Carl Craig & Green Velvet - Murder of the Innocent [Relief]
32. Whomi - Near Walls [Parquet Recordings]
33. DJ Tennis - Anatomy (North Lake Remix) [Life and Death]
34. Henry Saiz - I Can Feel It Coming [Last Night on Earth]
35. Damabiah - Indien [Natura Sonoris]
36. Dominik Eulberg - Islandmuschel 400 [Traum Schallplatten]
37. Fairmont - They Live in the Moon [Traum Schallplatten]
38. Hunter/Game - Black Hills [Last Night on Earth]
39. Kellerkind - Move Me [Stil vor Talent]
40. Gardens of God - Fen [BOSO]
41. The xx - Reunion (Edu Imbernón Remix) [Young Turks]

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Reunion

Reunion [Deep House / Melodic House / Progressive House / Progressive Trance]

DJ Basilisk emerges from a long period of esoteric theorizing, conceptual regeneration, and diligent crate-digging to present Hermetic Expanse, a five-hour odyssey into hypnotic realms of underground electronic music. Originally conceived as a vehicle for showcasing the sound of Techgnosis Records (@techgnosis-records), the label he co-founded alongside Ben Rama (@benramamusic) in 2015, this mix features ten of his personal favorites from the label's burgeoning catalog. Situating the Techgnosis vibe in a wider context, this mix also features numerous selections from Digital Diamonds, Digital Structures, Horns and Hoofs Entertainment, Anarkick Records, IbogaTech, Boshke Beats, Zenon Records, and other fellow travellers of the psychedelic techno and minimal psytrance movements. The central core of the mix, a three-hour dance floor workout, was released as Techgnosis Sessions 024, but this full-length and uncut version features an additional two hours of melancholic electro, intricate and effusive IDM, experimental breakbeat techno, and dark ambient. 

Conceived, arranged, recorded, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan. Photo by Brian Wiemer.

ORIGINAL PREMIERE (3 HOUR VERSION)
https://soundcloud.com/techgnosis-records/techgnosis-sessions-24-dj-basilisk

MIXCLOUD HQ 🔊
https://www.mixcloud.com/Basilisk/hermetic-expanse-hq/

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Esoteric Expanse 1

Esoteric Expanse 1 [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive House / Electro / IDM / Ambient]

Basilisk is a veteran multi-genre DJ, co-founder of the psychedelic techno label @Techgnosis-Records alongside @benramamusic, founder of the iconic @Ektoplazm free music portal and label group (including Ektoplazm, Drumlore, and Omnitropic), lossless audio enthusiast, and dedicated archivist and electronic music curator. Originally hailing from Toronto, Canada, he is now based in Taipei, Taiwan.

Psytrance, techno, electro, house, trance, acid, breaks, bass, IDM, ambient—you name it, I probably spin it. My mixes fluidly combine different genres into harmonic journeys that defy convention. I encourage you to browse around and get lost in some of the many sonic microcosms I have meticulously curated over the years. Nearly all mixes posted here are available for download on my homepage.

I am open to invitations to provide guest mixes in a variety of styles as long as the details are interesting. Drop me a line if you have more reach than I do, just be sure to articulate your concept!

Properly mastered promos are welcome. Also accepting professional demos for my work with Ektoplazm and Techgnosis.

For bookings, demos, and other inquiries, email me at: basilisk(at)ektoplazm.com

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