Release: VA - First Contact compiled by Ionkhe and Cosmic Conexion
World Wide Release: 5th December 2025

Promo: 
Phonix Records is happy to end the year on a powerful note with a monster compilation - our last release for 2025, put together by amigos Ionkhe (Ivan Lugo/Mexico) and Cosmic Conexion (Josue Mares Beccerra/Mexico). We are beyond excited to share the vision of “First Contact”.

With this compilation, Phonix Records continues to expand its sound palette into the realms of new age twilight energies, groovy and powerful stories from other worlds designed to make dancefloors move. The release starts with Kobre (Andrés Abarca/Mexico) and the fittingly titled “Sic Parvis Magna”. A slowly evolving full on groover to jump start things… greatness from humble beginnings indeed. Taking a more sharp-edged tone is Dagar (Gerardo Diaz/Mexico) with “Psynapse Protocol” - a healthy dose of classic night full-on energies. Pristine mechanical mayhem laced with the right amount of melodies make this destined to be a planetary favorite. 

Starting the psychedelic chapter for this voyage into the unknown is the psychedelically inclined groover from Lante (Lucas Pariente/Argentina) with “Instant Lunch”. A glorious squelcher of a beast, a perfect setup for what follows. The no non-sense groover “Jungle” by Kalicell (Ismael Pérez/Mexico) is a dancefloor marauder of epic proportions, moving from strength to strength. Not to be outdone are Noise Wares (Ismael Rodriguez/Mexico) with their story of “Creation is the Reaction”. A fast paced tune that winds itself around tightly honed grooves and acid leads that only push one way… onward and upward. Reaching the pinnacle of resonance are Ionkhe & Artificial Concepts (Mauricio Enrique Coronel/Mexico) with the fastest track of the release - “Hacked Realities”. True to its nature, this track glitches in and out of dimensional sync - a full on blast from another dimension.

Leading up to the final chapter of the release - Olokun (Maikas Rizo/Mexcio) & Shakti Muni (Mexico) start things off with “Carribean Groove”. A uniquely funky and jazzy full powered track perfect for a dancefloor stomp. Olokun continues forward with another funky and fun chunky monster that helps slow things down towards the final story on the release. Ionkhe joins the frey again with amigo Space Ape (Robin Levin/ Sweden) in tow - to end the release, with the epic, funny and somehow downright serious story that is… Nunya Business. 

A shout out to Homegrown Mastering (Mexico) for the impeccable mastering, Ionkhe for pulling double duties on graphics design along with assembling this fine release with amigo Cosmic Conexion.

Enough said - its time… Take us to your sound systems, it’s time to make “First Contact”.

TRACKLIST: 
Kobre - Sic Parvis Magna 147 BPM
Dagar - Psynapse Protocol 148 BPM 
Lante - Instant Lunch 150 BPM
Kalicell - Jungle 149 BPM
Noise Wares - Creation is the Reaction 152BPM
Ionkhe & Artificial Concepts - Hacked Reality 156 BPM
Olokun vs Shakti Muni - Caribbean Groove 150 BPM
Olokun - Intelegencia Artesanal 150 BPM
Space Ape & Ionkhe - Nunya Business 150 BPM

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In 2010, Paulo Etnarama was inspired to support fresh up and coming psytrance producers acts in twilight psytrance, and thus Phonix Records was born in London. Later that year he found his partner in crime - Ishikawa, a fellow traveler in the cosmos who shared the same vision. Together they worked tirelessly with the aim of providing sonic scientists and wizards the means to be heard by audiences galaxy wide.

Fast-forward 3 years to 2013, Etnarama goes on sabbatical and Ishikawa takes the reigns to manage the label. Since then - Phonix Records has now branched from its home in the UK with representation across USA, Portugal, and South Africa. Over 15 years and over 50 releases, they have released fresh releases featuring all the flavors of the twilight spectrum. Today they proudly support an ever-growing roster of new and established producers from across the globe including France, South Africa, Mexico, Portugal and Canada.

Focusing completely on the music for the twilight hours, Phonix Records has constantly been pushing to release nothing but the very best in super powered, hyper charged, 100% unadulterated twilight psytrance! They strive to leave their mark on the psytrance scene as a serious label known to support the music they love.

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