Title : Pag Asa
Label : Phonix Records 
Cat no. : PHODIGI008
Format : Digital download  
Release Date: 21st March, 2014 (JunoDownload 2 Week Exclusive)
World Wide Release: 4th April, 2014
Track 1 Mastered by Dash Hawkins @ Glitch Studio, South Africa
Track 2 Mastered by Ady Connor @ TRK Studios, United Kingdom
Track 8 Mastered by Dale Byl @ DB Mastering, South Africa
All other tracks mastered by Alon Laifer @ Orca Studio, Israel

Artwork by Etnarama

Promo:

In November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines. The super typhoon caused unimaginable loss of life and the displacement of more than 4 million people. We at Phonix Records believe that the relief efforts there are a cause worthy of our support.  Thus the story of ‘Pag Asa’ – the Filipino word for hope – came into being. Hope is the central idea of our release as all proceeds from sales will be donated to children’s charity – World Vision – focusing on relief efforts in the Philippines. Artists from all over the world have joined us to help bring this vision to reality. The end result is a compilation encompassing some of the freshest acts in the twilight psytrance genre. 

To start things off we have rising talent Glitch, from South Africa, who introduces us to the surreal ‘Karma Bonus’ – an understanding of how human elements interact, showing how one good turn deserves another. Following him is the French genius Brain Driver's epic, ‘The Box’, a story of twists and turns, a box full of surprises. Bringing us back to reality, Remove instills a sense of calm madness through the ancient elemental technique – ‘Be Water’. To take things deeper, Catarsis – the deadly duo of X-Side and System Sequence from Mexico – take listeners on a ‘Twisted’ trip through an alternate dimension, the lull before the storm that is South African scientist Sonic Assault’s ‘Edge of Sanity’. The talented Hysteria then sets off on a melodic journey, describing the wonders of our universe and how its vastness can still fit into ‘Just One Cap’. Keeping the high energy levels going are beat hackers Distant Touch and Fright Rate who tell the disjointed tale of the ‘Hillbilly Stripper’. Disoriented and still reeling from the pumping endorphins, South African duo Disco Volante (Critical Mass and Risky Business) take over your lost mind, after all the old saying does say ‘Finders Keepers’. The final chapter of our journey by System Sequence - ‘Pag  Asa’ encapsulates all we wish to say through this album, and leaves us with the message of hope, with the music giving us the strength to get back up after the psychedelic maelstrom and rebuild. A special thanks to Orca aka Alon Laifer, the Israeli twilight master – for his impeccable mastering for a majority of this release.

This is a release for those who enjoy energetic, powerful twilight psytrance and believe in the healing power of music. Above all this release is intended for those who like us believe in the message of hope – that we as human beings can come together to help the unfortunate in their time of need. To learn more about World Vision and donate directly to their relief efforts in the Philippines, please visit:

http://www.worldvision.org.uk/ways-give/make-donation/philippines-typhoon-appeal/

TRACKLIST:
1.	Glitch – Karma Bonus 144 BPM
Written and Produced by Dash Hawkins at Glitch Studio, South Africa

2.	Brain Driver – The Box 145 BPM
Written and Produced by Sylvain Cornut at Brain Driver Studio, France

3.	Remove – Be Water (Fictional Characters Part 2) 146 BPM
Written and Produced by Antonio Portilla at Remove Studio, Mexico

4.	Catarsis – Twisted  145 BPM
Written and Produced by Mario Funes and Jose Luis Cruz Vera at System Sequence and X-Side Studios, Mexico

5.	Sonic Assault – Edge of Sanity 147 BPM
Written and Produced by Pierre Le Roux at Sonic Assault Studio, South Africa

6.	Hysteria – Just One Cap 148 BPM
Written and Produced by William Langroudi at Hysteria Studio, South Africa

7.	Distant Touch vs Fright Rate – Hillbilly Stripper (Distant Touch Edit) 148 BPM
Written and Produced by Seth Human and Ashley MacLaughlin at Fright Rate and Distant Touch Studios, South Africa

8.	Disco Volante – Finders Keepers 146 BPM
Written and Produced by Daniel Honor and Alexander Inggs at Disco Volante Studios, South Africa

9.	System Sequence – Pag Asa 145 BPM
Written and Produced by Mario Funes at System Sequence Studio, Mexico

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http://www.beatport.com/label/phonix-records/21766

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http://www.junodownload.com/products/pag-asa/2431887-02/

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http://www.audiojelly.com/labels/phonix-records/13262

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Brain Driver – The Box

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Sylvain Cornut aka Brain Driver discovered electronic music in 1995 when he attended his first rave in the south of France. He was immediately attracted to this world and after attending many more parties, he bought his first turntables in 1997. He performed at many free parties and nightclubs and in 2001 decided to try his hand at creating his own tracks under various pseudonyms.

In 2004 he attended his first psytrance party, which was a true musical shock for him, and to this day this music and its raw power have definitely changed his life. 
In 2006, he felt the call to create psytrance and Brain Driver was born. Since then he has played at numerous parties alongside great artists such as Talamasca, Absolum, Phatmatix, Hyper Frequencies, Geko, Freeze, Artsense, Double R.E.L, Highko, Laughing Buddha, Dick Trevor, Funky Dragon, Illiuchina , Biokinetix to name a few.

He has over the years released various tracks with the likes of Fractal Records, Dropland Recordings, Hadra Records, Terrorlab Industries, Nexus Media, Kaos Krew Records, Mechanik Records, Phonix Records and more... 

2015 saw the release of Sleepless Patterns Part 1 on Fractal Records – the first part of his album which is to be released over a period of time on 3 separate digital E.P’s and thereafter as a full CD album. 

2016 promises to be an exciting year with the release of Sleepless Patterns Part 2, a versus EP and various remixes and single tracks planned.

Brain Driver is an experienced and talented artist who is guaranteed to please the hearts and minds of any dance floor.

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.

I can't write and neither can you read, if you can I am in trouble..

Dash Glitch, The solo Psy-Trance project of Dash Hawkins, first came out in early 2008 with his one-of-a-kind signature blend of underground beats, drawing influence from all aspects of music. He was quickly recognized for his unique style and began making waves in the scene, and playing alongside some of Cape Town's finest.

Glitch was exposed to an analog synth at a very tender age and has been obsessed with sound ever since, going on to study Audio Engineering at Cape Audio College. This armed him with the tools needed to craft his own unique sonic arsenal. His style showcases hard, rolling Bass-lines, hard-hitting, driving percussion blended with psychedelic, robotic leads and spacious pads and FX.

Having played at various parties such as Origin, NYE Rezonance, Earthdance, Wacky Woods, Mindmelt, Glitch definately knows what it takes to get the dancefloor messy, this is a live-act not to be missed.

Brain Driver – The Box

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