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

01. [00:00:00] Astral Projection - Zero (1997)
02. [00:05:30] Disco Volante - Forbidden (1996)
03. [00:11:47] Slide - First Contact (1996)
04. [00:17:31] Astral Projection - Kabalah (New Age Mix) (1997)
05. [00:25:44] Radiation - Socaine (1997)
06. [00:31:39] Slide - Alien Hitmen (1997)
07. [00:38:12] Cosmosis - Sanyacid (1996)
08. [00:45:19] Fahrenheit - Panacea (The Transient Mix) (1995)
09. [00:50:29] Butler And Wilson - Submission (1996)
10. [00:54:47] Fahrenheit - Panacea (Cosmosis Remix) (1995)
11. [01:01:55] Disco Volante - Moonraker (Man With No Name Remix) (1995)
12. [01:07:21] Cosmosis - Gift Of The Gods (1996)
13. [01:14:26] Cosmosis - Key To The Innerverse (1996)
14. [01:20:57] Nemesis - Snake Dance (1997)
15. [01:26:35] Cosmosis - Deus (Agnostic Mix) (1995)
16. [01:32:45] Radiotrance - Vostok 5 (1997)
17. [01:39:44] Cosmosis - The Outer Limits (1997)
18. [01:47:11] Electric Universe - Online Information (1996)
19. [01:51:05] Hypnosys - Fantasian (1997)
20. [01:57:35] UX - Pure Intellect (1996)
21. [02:05:01] Blue Planet Corporation - Antidote (Pleiadians Remix) (1996)
22. [02:13:49] Christof & DJ Mael - KLM (1997)
23. [02:20:54] Astral Projection - Mahadeva (1996 Remix) (1996)
24. [02:27:33] Cosmosis - Cannabanoid (1995)
25. [02:34:47] Cosmosis - Psychofunk (1997)
26. [02:40:32] Power Source - Tinkerball (1996)
27. [02:47:05] Cosmosis - Emanations (1996)

[Goa Trance] Essential Guide To Transient Records (1995-1997)

Hallucinogen - Karahana Remix

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.

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

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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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]

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.

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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]

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]

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]

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]

Chronosphere & Mahaya -Substance (Original Mix)

I'm proud to present the dj set I played on sunday the 14th of september near Leuven. I was supposed to close the mainstage but due to circounstances, I had to modify a bit my set. Here's the "complete" version:

Asmik - Space Panic
Fiery Dawn - Enceladus (first contact)
Ephedra - Beyond Spaces
Goasia - Alien's Ultimatum
Mindsphere - The Outer Limits
Clementz - Old Fashion
Artifact 303 - In Your Mind (Nova Fractal remix)
Ephedra & Imba - Savannah Monk Trail
Denshi Danshi - Solar Flare
Power Source - New Sparks (Space Cat edit)
Astral Projection - Into The Void
Oforia - Corona
J.I.S. - Verdell In Space
Centrava Project - Long Way
Yahel - Machina
Man With No Name - Own The World (Atlantis remix)
Tomoccomo - Subcounscious Effect
Mini Spacer - Wants And Dreams
Goantum Fantay - Kaleidothrope
Crossing Mind - Iridium Zone
M-Run - A Trip To Andromeda
NTO & Sofiane Pamart - Invisible (Piano version)


Dj Kuririn: United Spirits 3 (reworked - dj set)

“Void Sequence” explores the darker edges of Techno, where rhythm dissolves into space and sound becomes architecture. Each track unfolds like a digital ritual — minimal, hypnotic, and endlessly evolving — pulling listeners into the gravity of its pulse.

Driven by precision-engineered percussion, deep sub-bass, and evolving textures, the album blurs the line between movement and meditation. It’s music built for late-night corridors, empty highways, and the echoing heart of the underground.

Void Sequence is not just a collection of tracks — it’s a journey through silence, structure, and the infinite loop of rhythm itself.

Feel My Bass

For the the gals and geezers and lovers of true Suomi Sound, Hippie Killer Productions presents Anima Animus with his debut album Vicious Drinker. Giving homage to the spugedelic ways of Finnish hippies and their alcohol induced left hand tantra in the album name, with Vicious Drinker Anima Animus takes us to a rollercoaster through forest sound to Suomi psychedelia and modern times Goa Trance. Open your third ear and take in the hurling and twisting melodies and basslines and crispy wheezing soundscapes!

Vicious Drinker

Anima Animus - Vicious Drinker

oldschool goatrance set , Koxbox style . 
made for a dear friend

Always

Gruuvit Muuvit -live @ bar Soho, Porvoo, Finland 03.03.2012
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Gruuvit Muuvit Live - 2012-03-03 - Bar Soho, Porvoo, Fin

Retrospective performance from Battle of the Future Buddhas. Performed between 05:00am and 07:00am on the 26th of August 2017.

Tracklist:
1. Neuroglider
2. Life in the Trenches of Hyperspace - Into the Brain remix
3. Leave the World Behind
4. pH+ueKKed
5. Leave the World Behind
6. It's Spooky Out There
7. Noisy Matter
8. AM Radio
9. Filoti
10. Tranceportamental
11. Vibrasphere - Roadtrain BOTFB remix
12. Babes and Babas
13. This Side Up
14. Here Comes the Sun V3
15. Mr Fantastic
16. Lord of the Dance
17. Domestic Bliss 2015 edit
18. extra: The Infinite Process

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Battle of the Future Buddhas Producer Set at ZNA Gathering 2017

Retro Dj  set (1995-1998)  live Recording
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GOA GIG (Retro Dj set 1995-1998)

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

Transmissions From Shambhala [Goa Trance 1994–1996]

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