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Brainiac re-emerges with an amazing new track, taking his unique psychedelic trance to new heights. 'Peakers' is a powerful tune combining rolling basslines, intelligently arranged leads & effects, alongside soothing sound scapes. Polished off with top shelf production that melts through the speaker into the ear. The end result is a mind blowing blaster that has become a firm favorite from the 24/7 arsenal, delivering to dance floors each and every occasion.

Peakers

Biggest thanks & deepest gratitude to our teams for dedication and love. Respect to all the lovely people involved in these moments that took place in Germany. 🇩🇪 ✫
See a short clip of the atmosphere that night: https://bit.ly/2JiAlzp

Tracklist:
1.Lyktum - Mindfulness
2.Lyktum & Ital - Elevacion
3.Lyktum - Breakthrough
4.Lyktum - Sacred Plants (Spectra Sonics Remix)
5.Lyktum - Vibracije
6.Lyktum - Amazonaya
7.Lyktum - Nirvana Reach
8.Lyktum & Spiritual Mode - Primordial Spiral
9.Lyktum & Ovnimoon - Spiritual Illumination
10.Lyktum & Zarma - Abduction

Lyktum at Fusion Festival 2019

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LYKTUM @ Fusion Festival (Germany 2019)

:: Tracklist ::

Tristate & Atacama – Black Moon (TechSafari)
Protonica & Ticon – Departure (Iboga)
Bitmonx – Erdbeer Kixi (Captain Hook Remix) (Iboga)
Aioaska – Epic Story (Tristate Remix (Flow Ev Records)
Ilai – Imagination (Tesseract)
Ticon – Mirage (Iboga)
Atacama – The Ghost Of Sagittarius (Digital Om)
Jakaan – Vibrations (Spiral Traxx)
Atacama – Even Flow (Digital Om)
Hatikwa – Sin City (Atacama Remix)(Xonica)

Atacama @ Radiozora 25/09/2019 (Digital Om Productions Series Vol. 53)

Hello night peoples! 

we just uploaded our DJ Set from the last gig at Panta Rhei.

Panta Rhei is one of Berlins finest underground psychedelic trance and techno party series that takes place at a secret location in Berlin.

Unfortunately, the club has to close the doors in summer because of the expansion of unnecessary commercial buildings.

However, if you like to check out our last set at this wonderful location! 

Atacama wants to thank Angela and Stefan very much for all the great moments we had together!

01 Liftshift & Divination - Inside You (Zero One Records)
02 Alienatic - Let’s Get High (Digital Om)
03 Outsiders & Liquid Soul - Life Frequency (Sacred Technology)
04 BPM - The Power (BMSS Records)
05 Kali & Lifeforms - Crash And Burn (Digital Om)
06 Outsiders - Completely Different (Djantrix & Spirit Architect Rmx) (Sacred Technology)
07 BPM - Ignition Sequence (BMSS Records)
08 Ticon - Tripicon (Iboga)
09 Neuroplasm - Luminescent (24/7 Records)
10 Kanobi - Voidwalker (TechSafari)
11 Stryker & Starlab - Ilbechin (Digital Om)
12 Maitika - Feel The Future (Digital Om)
13 Aioaska - Epic Story (Tristate Rmx) (Flow EV Records)
14 Relativ - Hallucination (Digital Om)
15 Protonica & Ticon - Departure (Iboga)
16 E-Clip Capital Distress (Techyon Rmx) (Iono)
17 Relativ - Tomorrow Lasts Forever (Out Of Range Rmx) (Digital Om)
18 Neuroplasm - Strange Data (24/7 Records)
19 Maitika - Cross The Border (Digital Om)
20 Lupin - Domo (Maitika Rmx) (Digital Om)
21 Antinomy - A New Dawn (Iboga)
22 Volcano & Sonic Species - What Is Life (Sacred Technology)
23 Liftshift & Ajja - Deepwater (Zero One Records)

Atacama - Somewhere In Berlin

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This set is a celebration to my new co-operation with Patronus records
Thank you SiD @sidofficial for giving me the chance.

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Tracklist:
SiD - Swing Thing
Psilocyburns - Witcher
Doom's & Earthworm - Storm Breaker
Dekiñ & Shadow Hills - Secret Planet	
Groove Hunter & Diksha - BUT 
Gabaascape and Zaiklophobia - Classical Composition
Jumpstreet & Vertical - Squeeze It
Gabaascape and Zaiklophobia - Clear The Throat	
Alkemÿst & Yabba Dabba - Changa's Children
Andromed & Siloka - Overheating System 	
Breathead vs Jhesha - The First Decree	
Satya - Pedition Of Dreams
Siloka & Andromed - Track ID 
Eden Lake vs Breaking Noise - Atomic Supermen

Dj PHASE1 - Patronus Records Promo (Night Psy 150-154 bpm)

Full V.A: https://subconsciencerecords.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-synapse

Sub.Conscience Records est heureux de vous présenter sa nouvelle compilation où la techno est mise à l’honneur.

La Synapse est cet espace où l’échange devient possible, où le message nerveux transite et permet l’apparition de mouvements, d’émotions, de sensations… La musique est semblable en ce point où le musicien devient émetteur et l’auditeur récepteur. Les échanges et les connexions se font, en émerge chez l’un et chez l’autre une modification de l’état, le nouveau apparaît alors que rien de visible ne l’a été.

Retrouvez la vision des artistes du label qui explorent les différentes facettes de la psy-techno et qui nous montrent qu’il y a encore et toujours des choses à découvrir dans ce style si vaste.

Like and Share ! Merci pour votre soutient !

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Sub.Conscience Records is glad to introduce its new V.A, in wich Techno hold a place of honour.

The Synapse is the space where the exchange becomes possible, where the nerve message passes and allows the appearance of movements, émotions and feelings...
Music is alike in a sence, the musician becomes the source and the listener the receiver. During the exchange and the connexions a modification of the state of mind arise in both of them. Something new and invisible has appeared.

In this V.A you'll find the visions of some of the artists involve in our label. It explores the many sides of Psy-Techno and brings us to ligth that there is still many things that we have yet to discover in this broad style.

Like and Share ! Thanks for your support !

Synapse

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N'GwA - Balthi Kara

Welcome to our Patronus Podcast, where you can find your ear candy for your next hour. We want to give a chance toevery dj arround the world. If u want to be part of it contact us via:
team.patronusrecords@gmail.com

This hour is made from our brand new label Dj Phase1, from denmark
https://soundcloud.com/phase1dk

-TRACKLIST-
Mental Broadcast - Tripping balls	
Jumpstreet - Walking Bass Evolution	
Pollyfonika - Acid Delirium (Barak Remix)	
Psiked'eliah, Saikro - Best Trip Boys	
Earthworm - Sic Mundus Creatus Est	
Delirium Tremens & Kusabi - Super Powerful Blabla Technology	
Gino & Yabba Dabba - Coconut Modulation	
Yab Yum - Orgones (Fungus Funk Remix)	
Shred'er - Triple Karmeliet	
Ninesense & Delirium Tremens - Exhale	
Doom's - Brain Driver	
Soundscape - Wave Propagation	
Fungus Funk & Assioma - Fractal Funk	
Xpiral & Whiptungue - Perpendiculare Distortion

PATRONUS ROCKS

Patronus Podcast #1 - Dj PHASE1

Welcome to our Patronus Podcast, where you can find your ear candy for your next hour. We want to give a chance to every dj/Djane arround the world. If u want to be part of it contact us via:
team.patronusrecords@gmail.com

Hyper vibration is a project by Mahyar shiri born at 25 April 1992 in Iran . The project is electronic music in psytrance style. I started listening to psychedelic music since 2012 & since 2015 I play music at parties and events.

@hypervibration

-TRACKLIST-

Render & Shenanigan - Tiny World
Radikal Moodz & Shenanigan - The Doppler Effect 
Pasa - Permanent Holiday 
Trip shift -aliens land
Render & Gandhabba - Can't Remember
Veheme & Andromed - Norwegian Omelet
Wood Warden - Utopsy
Cosmic illusion -Fire in the whole
Aknoyd - Sprite & Codeine 
Rezonant - Proper Dose

PATRONUS ROCKS

Patronus Podcast #2 - Hyper Vibration

Dear fellow creatures, in these ambivalent times full of change and uncertainty, we are facing new states of our everyday modes that are asking us to adopt likewise measures. We are undergoing social distancing in order to unite in a common cause, we are undergoing inactivity in order to take action, and we are forgetting our differences in order to remember that we are all connected in a circle much larger than we can possibly grasp.

Aligning to this global situation, we have made a small attempt to reach out to all of you. We feel that we need to impose some special measures and in the same ambivalent manner we decided that a strict Forestdelic curfew needs to be announced all over your speakers. Everyday from 21:00 CET there will be a new recorded set from one of our native artists on our Soundcloud page for about an hour of positivity, joy and inspiration, and when movement in the area of fear, panic and despair will be strictly forbidden. All the rest of your daily time we kindly ask from everyone to be conscious, disciplined and caring for one another and exercise the general guidelines active in your respective areas.

Forestdelic Curfew〔Part 8〕◉ Dj OAK TALES ◉

Yabba Dabba Hippy Mafia (2019 Version)

Greek duo, INGRAINED INSTINCTS is back on Sangoma series with a new set, filled with tracks from their new album, Invent The Future and other fresh tunes as well.

Ingrained Instincts is a unique project consisting of Tilemachos Vlachos, and Dafy Deliangelos, originally from Greece, but residing in London. Both have shared the same passion for Psychedelic music since their very early days. They met in 2001, formed a project together, and started to develop a different sound, but one totally sympathetic to the scene, and yet wholly psychedelic, and funky!
After many years of experimentation, the Ingrained Instincts project was born in 2014. Their sound could be described as an amalgamation of many variations which don’t fit in one box – definitely different and organic sounding. For their production they use analogue as well as digital hardware, and are building their own modular system. Tilemachos also has a downtempo project called “Escape Velocity”, with releases on Spiral Trax, Sonic Loom and Eardream Music amongst other labels. Ingrained Instincts so far released on TIP Records, Nano Records, Goa Productions, Blacklite Records, BMSS and are now signed with Sangoma Records. Although Ingrained Instincts is a relatively new project they have been busy touring around the globe and have performed live at some of the biggest festivals of the Psytrance scene such as Boom, Ozora, Sonica, Antaris, FreeEarth, Kosmos and many others…
This is one project you have to keep an ear out for, because before you know it you’ll be dancing away. Uncontrollably! It’s infectious.

Ingrained Instincts on Facebook | Soundcloud
https://www.facebook.com/IngrainedInstincts/
https://soundcloud.com/ingrained-instincts

Sangoma Records on Facebook | Soundcloud
https://www.facebook.com/sangomarecords/
https://soundcloud.com/sangoma-recs

INGRAINED INSTINCTS | Sangoma Records Series Vol. 55 | 01/04/2020

Ubuntu

Aranya | Continuity (Out on Brahmasutra Records)

Welcome to our Patronus Podcast, where you can find your ear candy for your next hour. We want to give a chance toevery dj arround the world. If u want to be part of it contact us via:
team.patronusrecords@gmail.com

Mysticophonia is Borislav Vasilev, borned in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in 1995. His first contact with the Psytrance was at the age of 17 in Thessaloniki, Greece and he immediately fell in love with the power of this music.
After many years of partying, dancing and listening to the biggest names on the psychedelic scene live, he started DJing in 2018 and became a member of Omnisonic Productions BG. 
His style is tripping from Groovy and Funky Twillight to Night Psychedelic.

https://www.facebook.com/mysticophonia
https://www.soundcloud.com/mysticophonia

-TRACKLIST-

Shred'er & Render - The Fact 
Endeavour & Radikal Moodz - Fire M
Jumpstreet & Endeavour - Souvenir 
Earthworm & Radikal Moodz & Shred'er - The Mosquito 
Whiptongue & Axial Tilt -Berimbas 
Dust & Lunatica - Hippie Shaker ( Mutaliens Rmx)
Fibonaccid's - Rhythmically Shaping Air 
Doom's & Yabba Dabba - LFO for Pillow
Ingrained Instincts - Invent the Future 
Rugrats & SiD - Gizzle Shizzle 
Jumpstreet - Disfunktion
SiD - Swing Thing

PATRONUS ROCKS

Patronus Podcast #6 - Mysticophonia

Here's the liveset i did during the lockdown. I plugged all my synths to be able to play them on top of my music and it was actually pretty fun. 

This one is filled with unreleased track and i hope you'll enjoy it as much as i did <3 <3 <3

Tracklist : 

Z3nkai vs Shenanigan - Mirrors (Unrlsd)
Z3nkai vs Module Virus - (out on Z3nkai and Friends)
Z3nbugs (Mental Bugs Vs Z3nkai) - Unknown Mutations (unrlsd)
Z3nkai - Smooth Motion (Out Soon on Va Dream Machine) 
Z3nbugs - Liquid Sky (Unrlsd)
Z3nkai - Tide of Time (out on kunalaya productions)
Z3nkai vs Mental Bugs - Lifeforms (out on VA purple shamans)
Z3nbugs - Natural Selection (unrlsd)
Z3nbugs vs Eden Lake - No Hangover (unrlsd)

LIVE @ #Stay Home (Full liveset with synths)

FULL EP HERE
▶️ bit.ly/374mo3s

👑 The little Prince of the label surprises us again with his last two tracks with groovy sounds and techno, psytechno styles.
▶️ From Dusk Till Dawn"
▶️ The Animal

2 resolutely dancefloor oriented creations, which will make you stomp your feet without concession !

Hadra Records is proud to present the new EP of its flagship artist OddWave. After a year 2019 and a beginning 2020 filled with bookings, notably at Universo Paralello, Ozora, Noisily, Tribe of Frog, etc.

The little Prince of the label surprises us again with his last two tracks with groovy sounds and techno, psytechno styles."From Dusk Till Dawn&" &"The Animal" two resolutely dancefloor oriented creations, which will make you stomp your feet without concession !

OddWave - The Animal

Check out this exclusive set by Argentinian PsynOpticz Records artist, LANTE!

Lante is the psychedelic music project from Lucas Pariente, an emerging producer from the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.He was introduced to music when he was a child, playing different instruments. His musical influences came from thrash metal , punk, hardcore, to rap, nowadays listening more musical expression, like jazz, and afrobeats. He started producing psytrance at the age of 19, after he discovered the scene two years before. His good friend Daniel Pulvirenti a.k.a Kovik, who taught him the essentials of what psychedelic music is and how to create it on ableton.
His project seeks his expression in musical complexity, Surfing in psychedelic atmospheres, synthesis and fast rhythms that exceed 140 bpm. Lante seeks expression in the complexities of sound by experimenting with new frequencies, and together with other friendly producers he manages to capture a deep and wide sound that will undoubtedly make you think and feel music differently.

LANTE on Facebook | Soundcloud
https://www.facebook.com/lantelive/
https://soundcloud.com/lantelive

LANTE | Psynopticz Records presents | 13/06/2020

Mesdames & Messieurs !

C'est avec grand plaisir que nous vous annonçons la sortie de mon premier Ep !

"Les sept péchés capitaux concentrent et nourrissent toutes les formes du péché et les mille et une déclinaisons du mal à l’œuvre. Ils sont les maladies de l’âme."

"Full Of Sins" est un diptyque groovy, sensuel et résolument psychédélique composé afin de nous amener vers l'expiation de nos pêchés les plus secrets, en y faisant face et d'en déceler les ressorts les plus intimes. Le paradoxe du plaisir et du vice arrivera à son paroxysme le 8 Aout 2020 !

Préparez vous, la lune et le soleil arrivent au point culminant de leur rencontre ... !

Artwork by : Espepelen
Mastering by : Oddwave Studio

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Ladies and gentlemen!

It is with great pleasure that we announce the release of my first EP!

"The seven deadly sins concentrate and nourish all forms of sin and the thousand and one variations of evil at work. They are diseases of the soul."

"Full Of Sins" is a groovy, sensual and resolutely psychedelic diptych composed to lead us towards the expiation of our most secret sins, by facing them and detecting their most intimate springs. The paradox of pleasure and vice will reach its climax on August 8, 2020!

Prepare yourself, the moon and the sun arrive at the climax of their meeting ...!

Work from: Espepelen
Mastering by: Oddwave Studio

Eklips - Full Of Sins (PREVIEW)

Ayzha Nyree x No Guidance Remix

Kicking off this OVNI series is label boss, French producer, ANGRY LUNA aka. LUNARAVE  for a short retro futuristic talk before the two one-hour showcase mixes he made for radiozora.

AngrY LunA is a Heavy Psytrance style Epic melodies, high-tech Fxs and blasting Rythms on fast bpm (160 to 230) ... Keep all from Lunarave's universe but definitely more... angry !

Cosmos, travel, time and History, symbolic notions Lunarave wants to share through his musical universe. In 2004, within the Psynap's crew and later in 2006, on Hadra Records, Lunarave starts introducing his very own style and touch. After 2 album release with great succes on Hadra records, In 2012, he met Neokontrol and together they founded OVNI Records. Now working on side projects such as LovPacT, or AngrY LunA, the hi-tech side project, stay tuned and have taste of his latest production at his next appearance !

Listen to the interview here:
https://soundcloud.com/radiozora/lunarave-inter

Angry Luna on Facebook | Soundcloud
https://www.facebook.com/angry.lunarave/
http://www.soundcloud.com/angryluna

LunaRave on Facebook | Soundcloud
https://www.facebook.com/lunarave.official/
http://soundcloud.com/lunarave

LUNARAVE / ANGRY LUNA | OVNI Records series #1 | 07/08/2020

Melange (Patronus Records) is a psytrance project of Kliment Lajkoski from Macedonia.
His style can be described as a fusion of groovy forest and high energy night time psy.
In November 2019 he released his first VA compilation called Gloom Drifters.

Exclusive Podcast #022 | with MELANGE (Patronus Records)

Episode 18 featuring our dear friend https://soundcloud.com/hypervibration 

Follow Hyper Vibration
https://www.facebook.com/HyperVibrationPatronus/

Ibidelyc & Friends 18 - Hyper Vibration(dj) - Patronus Records / Paranormal Records

Next up in the @State Alchemy "Patronus Records Series" we have the live act of Mirror Engine, conducted by Mihel Kreiliger from Switzerland. A relatively new edition to the Patronus team, having been signed on in January of this year. Mirror Engine already has a 6 track EP along with a Single and collaboration track out with the label!  This act is described as a stream for sculpting auditive landscapes and emotions, no boundaries, just expressions representing a mirror reflecting its creator’s soul. 
Expect a full power set of dark psychedelic rhythms and grooves, alongside some extremely foresty atmospheres, taking you to the unknown and back!

Tracklist:
Mirror Engine - Double Helix
Mirror Engine - Non Serviam
Mirror Engine - Repeat After Me
Mirror Engine - Both Worlds
Mirror Engine - Spirit Of The Woods (unreleased)
Mirror Engine - Fever Dream (unreleased)
Mirror Engine - Ocean Of Mist
Mirror Engine - Sweet Agony
Mirror Engine - Bluescreen Boy
Mirror Engine - Goat Head 
Mirror Engine - Twin Mirror

Support the Artist:
https://soundcloud.com/mirrorengine
https://mirrorengine.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/patronusrecords
https://patronusrecords.bandcamp.com/

State Alchemy presents: MIRROR ENGINE - PATRONUS RECORDS

Welcome to our Patronus Podcast, where you can find your ear candy for your next hour. We want to give a chance to every dj/Djane arround the world. If u want to be part of it contact us via:
team.patronusrecords@gmail.com

Sel7am is the new sideproject from our wizard Yaroc and Ceed is the new sideproject from Xed. Full Power groove with minimal sounddesign. Stay tuned for more tunes of those two talented wizards!

PATRONUS ROCKS

PATRONUS ROCKS

Patronus Podcast #21 - Ceed & Sel7am

Welcome to our new series, PsynOpticz Elements, where we will be featuring DJs & producers from around the world that make up our beloved psychedelic scene. With so much to share, lets get going with our first "Element", Phase1 from Denmark. 

Phase1 is a full-power, night-time psychedelic Dj that is creating waves with his driving style. He recently put together his first compilation for his home label, Patronus Records, a relatively new label on the scene that has been releasing some quality psychedelic. A label worth following. Here is his exclusive dj set, turn it up loud & be taken on a journey!

FOLLOW PHASE1 ::
www.facebook.com/DjPHASE1DK
www.soundcloud.com/phase1dk
www.instagram.com/phase1dj

FOLLOW PATRONUS RECORDS ::
www.facebook.com/patronusrecords
www.soundcloud.com/patronusrecords


TRACKLIST ::
01 / Kryptone - Freaky Circule (Bom Shanka Music)
02 / Rafyx - Space Cake (Reversible Records)	
03 / Plasticity - Headball (Bom Shanka Music)
04 / Hyperdrine - Fridge Magnets (Wildthings Records)	
05 / Aknoyd vs. Axial Tilt vs. Insolente - Chacruna (StoneHead Records)	
06 / Drip Drop - Blast Your Mind (Harmonia Records)	
07 / Ingrained Instincts & Endeavour - High Enough (GoaProductions)
08 / Shadow Shaman - Gruntosaurus (Fantazma RMX) (Forestdelic Records)	
09 / Vhorus - Electric Glitches (StoneHead Records)	
10 / Gabb - Fat Slicer (Woo-Dog Recordings)	
11 / Diksha - Materialized Message (Sangoma Records)	
12 / Cosmic Illusion - Nuts Cracker (PsynOpticz Records)	
13 / Siloka - Owl Ride (StoneHead Records)	
14 / Kusmu - Stuck in a Box (GoaProductions)	
15 / Z3nbugs vs Eden Lake - No Hangover (Digital Shamans Records)	
16 / Earthworm - Blast (GoaProductions)	
17 / Noise Wares - Lysergic Modulation (GoaProductions)	
18 / Creepy Deep - Big Tchocos (Samaa Records)	
19 / Telepathy - Syzygy (Replicant Records)

PSYNOPTICZ ELEMENTS

PHASE1 | DK (Patronus Records) :: PsynOpticz "ELEMENTS" Series #001

Creator of world quality events and purveyor of universal quality music, PsynOpticz is a forced to be reckoned with. A haven for the like minded and a hub of creativity, it has embraced all aspects of psy-culture. PsynOpticz has it's roots deep in mother Africa but has found it's home in hearts and dancefloors worldwide. 

The concept of PsynOpticz was seeded in the thriving Cape Town indoor scene in 2006, where it flourished, providing the CT masses with cream of the crop local and international talent on a weekly basis. These events quickly gained an ardent following and were renowned for their stellar lineups, immersive psychedelic decor and energising vibe! 

With this experience and ever growing support, it became inevitable that PsynOpticz branch out into the outdoors, providing South Africa with it's staple annual event, Jungala Festival.

It has its own special flavour and design, with the goal to create an all encompassing experience that removes you from the mundane and transports you to an interactive psychedelic wonderland, a completely synergistic and harmonious journey from beginning to end. These festival hosts fresh talent as well as headliners, both homegrown and from around the globe, establishing the network that would eventually culminate in the evolution of PsynOpticz from event organiser to a record label.

The mastermind behind PsynOpticz, Calvin aka SwiTcHcaChe, has developed a keen ear for prospective acts, being both organiser as well a DJ. By committing to bringing out new and exciting acts to Cape Town, he uncovered many artists that share his love for non-generic and energetic psychedelic music, and his desire grew to expose this incredible music to the unsuspecting psy masses. Currently, the PsynOpticz stable is represented by artists from around the globe, each bringing their own unique approach and sound to the psychedelic world stage.

The driving force behind PsynOpticz is their ignitable passion and deep love of the culture and music. The label grows from strength to strength daily, fueled by the positive response and endless smiles experienced on a PsynOpticz dance-floor, or anywhere the music is played and enjoyed.

See the full artist gig listing here ::
http://gigs.gigatools.com/g/PsynOpticz