Insomnia Records Series

DJ Sunshine interview on Ozorian Prophet
https://ozorianprophet.eu/uncategorized/let-it-be-like-that-interview-w-dj-sunshine/

Presenting the very first edition of the oldest active Russian psytrance label Insomnia Records’ bimonthly series is one of the most notable members of the Russian scene since the early 2000’s, none other than KOSTA a.k.a. DJ SUNSHINE.

DJ Sunshine (Kostas) got influenced with psychedelic trance music and started to play dj-sets in 2003. Since 2005 he was running the label and promo group Technical Freaks, making parties in Russia, Moscow Region and released an album of well known russian artist – Furious.
Some events were produced together with the long time established label Insomnia Records and since 2009 Sunshine is a label manager, DJ, party organizer of Insomnia and represent the label worldwide. Kostas has performed at the most well known russian festivals and also played in India, Germany, Czech Republic, Croatia, Bulgaria, Ukraine and other countries around the globe.

Music from Sunshine is not funky morning tunes as you can think regarding the nickname. Usually it is deep groovy night forest stories provided with special psychedelic energy. Communicating with many artists around the globe Sunshine is playing lots of new trippy stories exclusively, trying to catch the true spirit of underground.

Together with DJ Becar (the founder of Insomnia Records) in 2014 Kostas has compiled VA – Crast Test, and during the year of 2016 he is preparing a brand new compilation which will be out in autumn.

DJ Sunshine
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kostakisunshine
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kostakisunshine

Insomnia Records
Bandcamp: https://insomnia-records.bandcamp.com/
Website: http://www.insomnia-records.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

DJ SUNSHINE | Insomnia Records Series #1 | 15/09/2016

Insomnia Records’ series is back w/ Russian duo PROPAGUL.

Propagul is the project of two talented musicians from Russia, Moscow (Evgeniy and Maxim). Both started their musical experience long time ago and step by step were developing their skills in making tunes as well as djing on different parties and festivals. Evgeniy and Maxim started their psychedelic journey as two separate projects Kiru and Maximus, made lots of tunes and released many tracks on different labels such as DARK recs, Triplag music, Blitz Studios, made solo and split albums. After some years of working under solo projects they meet each other in the scene and decided to make collaborated project named PROPAGUL – its mainly forest vibes style expressing some life experience. Now guys are doing some stuff for different labels such as Digital Shiva Power, Mighty Quinn and preparing an album for Insomnia records as well as doing some collaboration with other musicians all around the world. PROPAGUL project performs in Russia ,CIS and European countries at the moment.

Propagul
SC: https://soundcloud.com/propagul

Insomnia Records
BC: https://insomnia-records.bandcamp.com/
WEB: http://www.insomnia-records.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS
SC: https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

PROPAGUL | Insomnia Records Series #2 | 15/11/2016

On the 3rd episode of Insomnia Records’ series will be presented by ALREADY MAGED.

“For your attention, a unique psychedelic audio variation, an experiment in percussion poetry, midnight saurcery and melodies all together, in a spontanious fairy-flow, painted by frequency brushes, and twisted in brain dance…
To all sacramental listners and brave coincidancers, I want to present my recorded set
from the label, which first discovered and supported me as an artist, and I am very grateful for that!

In this mix you’ll hear several recently published as well as previously released tracks, mixed with other music themes for fun, and variety of samples from the upcoming album, which will be released in 2017 at Moonkoradji records.

Enjoy and boom boom! ”

Already Maged

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magedalready
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/alreadymaged

Insomnia Records

Bandcamp: https://insomnia-records.bandcamp.com/
Website: http://www.insomnia-records.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

ALREADY MAGED | Insomnia Records Series #3 | 04/12/2017

On the 4th episode of Insomnia Records series will be presented by DJ BECAR.

Vadim Becar, the founder and creator of Insomnia Records began his trance music journey in 1995.
Started to collect tracks he shortly became one of the biggest collectors of psychedelic trance music in Russia.
From 2000 Becar visited Goa every year, where he tried himself as a dj.
Totally made up his mind which direction in the psytrance music to follow, in 2002 Becar established his label Insomnia Records  to promote this kind of music.
Since that moment Becar started to release albums of psytrance producers from the global scene, and compilations which became popular worldwide. He have compiled v/a Potatogun, v/a Invisible Incursion, v/a Tomatogun, v/a In da Blood, v/a Crash Test (together with dj Sunshine) and v/a Serial Killers.
At the same time he presented new label music in his dj-sets all around the world, in: Russia, Goa, Thailand, Ukraine, Belgium, Netherlands, Japan and more.
Apart from the label management Vadim is constantly working as a party organizer.
For now Insomnia Records, headed by Becar published lots of conceptual releases, made huge volume of parties with unique musical lineups.
One of the leading promo organizations in Russia brought to their parties a lot of psytrance masters from all around the world.
Every year from 2003 till now Becar is also organizing Insomnia Trance Culture Festival where international musicians are performing most actual sets of the modern psytrance music.

Insomnia Records
FB: https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

Bandcamp
Website
Facebook
SoundCloud

DJ BECAR | Insomnia Records Series #4 | 21/03/2017

Insomnia Records series’ next episode will be presented by Greece producer Mario Sounoglu a.k.a. MAKUMBA.

Mario Sounoglou is the Mind behind the Kokobloko, Darkshire and Makumba projects. Born and living in Athens, Greece since December 1984. Studied Computer Science in Lamia, Central Greece, then switched to Computer Animation to get his Msc Degree in Kent, UK.
Mario discovered Psychedelic Trance in early 2000 by enjoying music in Festivals and bit later Djing privately. In August 2004, Mario gets his first steps into production. At same time, Mario meets Viktor Zolotarenko in a visit to Greece and his Music Conception and Style is what influenced him to the most. His first release come out with Zolod Parasense/Terminator at Vertigo Records on 2005. Next releases follow in labels such as Discovalley Records, Tantrumm, Manic Dragon, Drop Out Productions, Mighty Quinn, Trishula, Foot Stomping Records..In 2006 the Kokobloko Project initiates it s Experiments (along with Gregorio Materia Increada/Gr.) Later on due to life complications he proceeds solo to the Kokobloko Project. His Debut Album ‘Darkshire & Amigos ‘Break Down’ comes in June 2009 in Helicon Sound System Records. Later this year follows his Split Album ‘Distorted Shire’ along with Nelsun ‘Mind Distortion System in Lycantrop Records. Meanwhile collaborations appear with Kolya Furious/Crazy Astronaut in Kolya ‘s Album Renegade in Osom Music and with Farebi Jalebi in Parvati Records. In Summer 2010 some more Releases come in Labels such as Pukkawallah (Japan), Lycantrop Records, Deviant Force Records (Germany). At Mid Autumn 2011, Mario established his own Music Label ‘Future Tribe Office’. In 2012 Future Tribe Office releases the debut Kokobloko & Friendz ‘ Pobeg V Budushee album. Later on this year Discovalley Records releases his last work of Darkshire Project , the ‘Path of Memories’ album.

At Autumn 2013 he launch his new project ‘Makumba’, evolution of Darkshire sound with it s Debut EP ‘Drawn to life’. He performed numerous times across Europe in Russia, Germany, Italy, France, UK, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Rebublic, Greece and Abroad Europe, in Japan, Brazil, India, Nepal. In September 2014 he releases the second full length Kokobloko album ‘FutureProof’ through Future Tribe Office’. In February 2015 A Collaboration with Matteo Radice from Italy leads to their collaborative ‘Brain Board’ Album Release also on F.T.O. The second Makumba EP “Spirit Matters” has been released on Insomnia records in December 2015 and since that moment Mario represents the label worldwide as a part of insomnian collective.

Insomnia Records
Bandcamp: https://insomnia-records.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

Makumba
https://www.facebook.com/DarkshireKokobloko/

MAKUMBA | Insomnia Records Series #5 | 16/05/2017

Insomnia Records series’ continues with CHROMATEC.

Responsible for this project is Flo from Munich, Germany. Back in the year 1993, he get in touch with electronic music for the first time. A few years later he began playing techno @ parties around Munich.
In 2006 he started producing his own music. After discovered psychedelic music in summer 2009 while visiting some festivals with friends who introduced him to the psychedelic culture, he experimented with this kind of sound and decided to focus completely on psychedelic music production.
His sound nowadays could be categorized as deep and atmospheric nighttime music, defined by deep basses, complex rhythms and abstract soundscapes.
He released tracks on labels like Deviant Force Records, Insomnia Records, Alice-D
Insomnia Records on Bandcamp | Facebook | SoundCloud

Chromatec
Facebook: https://soundcloud.com/chromatec
Bandcamp: https://chromatec.bandcamp.com/

Insomnia Records
Home: https://insomnia-records.bandcamp.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/

CHROMATEC | Insomnia Records Series #6 | 18/07/2017

Don’t miss the next episode of Insomnia Records series with SAIKOZAURUS.

The man behind Saikozaurus is Daniil from Ukraine. He made his first touch with electronic music when in the age of 15 he bumped into Man with No Name album “Earth Moving the Sun” which inspired him to dive into the world of psychedelic trance. In 2001 he started djing.
During 2003, Daniil started to produce his own sonar codes, taking up a role of an energy conductor, giving it form which can be acceptable by earth inhabitants. His main idea about this scene: vibrations define the depth of trance. Knowledge and experience define the quality of its sound.
These magical sounds travel into each cell of the body, illuminating the soul and resonating energy to earth and its inhabitants to move to the next level of consciousness. Like ancient cosmic tribe traveling through the worlds glorifying the art of dance and creation. Trance is the language of God and Love is the must important message around it.

Insomnia Records
Bandcamp: https://insomnia-records.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records
Home: http://insomnia-records.com/

Saikozaurus: https://soundcloud.com/saikozaurus
Tursiopsis: https://soundcloud.com/tursiopsis

SAIKOZAURUS | Insomnia Records Series #7 | 19/09/2017

Insomnia Records series is back with DJ ANDRE ALJAZEERA.

..a long time ago in a Russian psygalaxy far, far away was detected a pioneer and ardent activist of night soundscape.
His interstellar ship has been based in the epicenter of Russian space ñ Moscow, where were realized plenty of parties by his sensitive board.

In 2012 the Andre?s trajectory intersected the Insomnia Records path, merged together and became one family.

Being the refurbished C-3PO ver.7.2 with precise musical selection his DJ sets are charged with hypnotic leads,organic tunes and wobbling baseline, that save people and restore freedom to the galaxy of the dancefloor.

Insomnia Records on Bandcamp | Facebook | SoundCloud
http://www.insomnia-records.com/
https://insomnia-records.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

Andre Aljazeera on Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/andre_aljazeera

ANDRE ALJAZEERA | Insomnia Records Series #8 | 21/11/2017

Don’t miss Patgap Music owners, WEEJOONZ’s guest mix on the first 2018 edition ofInsomnia Records series.

WeEjoOnz is a Moscow based saikodelic project founded in 2008 by Alex(aka Phagos Sonus) & Yury (aka Fugu Cans). After many years of friendship and mind tweaking guys started to retranslate their visions of life into different soundshapes. As a label owners of Patgap Music WeEjoOnz released their first EP Implosion Switch in 2016, besides numerous single tracks were released on well-known labels like: Medulla Oblongata, Lycantrop, Random, Treetrolla, and of course Insomnia.

Weejoonz | Patgap Music
https://www.facebook.com/Weejoonz/
https://www.facebook.com/patgap.official/

Insomnia Records on Bandcamp | Facebook | SoundCloud
http://www.insomnia-records.com/
https://insomnia-records.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com
https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

WEEJOONZ | Insomnia Records Series #9 | 16/01/2018

Next up on Insomnia Records series is Greek producer, KAOS, who has released his long-awaited first album “Students Of Anthropology” in February.

Dimitris Papapavlos aka Kaos is a psychedelic trance music producer born in Greece.Motivated and inspired by the psychedelic trance parties and culture sincethe middle 90’s,he started exploring the world of computer music in 2004.His first track as Kaos was released in 2008 by Goanmantra records. In 2012 Goanmantra records released a collaboration album of Kaos and Stranger “Strange Kaos – Above the World”, and in 2018 Insomnia records released the first solo album of Kaos ” Students of Anthropology”.More of the music labels featuring Kaos tracks are :Discovalley rec., Parvati rec., Agartha rec., Omveda rec., Temple Twister rec., Seraaphaana rec., Alice-D rec. and others.Kaos appears also in collaborations with artists like Stranger (as Strange Kaos),Polyphonia (as Polykaos) and more.

Kaos on Facebook | Soundcloud
https://www.facebook.com/kaos.artist.page/
https://soundcloud.com/dimitris-kaos

Insomnia Records on Bandcamp | Facebook | SoundCloud
http://www.insomnia-records.com/
https://insomnia-records.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

KAOS | Insomnia Records Series #10 | 20/03/2018

Don't miss this exclusive set by KRAFT on the next edition of Insomnia Records series.

Pavel Kraft started playing as a techno dj in 1995, after visiting Holy Places of India, he decided to try himself in a studio as a musician and producer. Since 2006 Kraft is the founder and owner of Russian label Organic Alchemy records, also he is a constant part of a DJ team in Insomnia records during his musical journey.

Insomnia Records on Bandcamp | Facebook | SoundCloud
http://www.insomnia-records.com/
https://insomnia-records.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

KRAFT | Insomnia Records Series #11 | 15/05/0218

Don't miss the newest episode of Insomnia Records series with METAPHYZ.

Metaphyz is Bat's project. Since his childhood, he's amazed by electronic music.
The project is born from the experiment of different textures.
After a huge exploration of a large spectrum of frequencies, he found himself in the psychedelic trance music. From his soul to your ears, Metaphyz make you dive in the meanders of his mind.
You can choose how to get there, but you have to be aware: This field is full of tricks,
creatures and string energies. Enjoy the trip.

Metaphyz on Facebook / Soundcloud
https://www.facebook.com/MetaphyzMusic/
https://soundcloud.com/metaphyz

Insomnia Records on Bandcamp | Facebook | SoundCloud
http://www.insomnia-records.com/
https://insomnia-records.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

METAPHYZ | Insomnia Records Series #12 | 17/06/2018

Komarchiki was interested and inspired by the psychedelic culture in the middle of 2002. He began to play DJ sets in 2005, used to play at many clubs, festivals and  open air parties aroudn the world. He plays mostly forest and night psychedelic trance, each and every one of his sets evokes strong spiritual trips and is always very unique. You can always expect Komarchiki to pump out pure intelligent psychedelic ma

Komarchiki on Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/komarchiki

Insomnia Records on Bandcamp | Facebook | SoundCloud
http://www.insomnia-records.com/
https://insomnia-records.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

KOMARCHIKI | Insomnia Records Series #13 | 18/09/2018

Insomnia Records series continues with MAPA PANDIGA’s set.

Mapa Pandiga (Translated as Smart Bear) is the project of a talented musician from Russia, Moscow (Maksim Khapaev). Maksim started his musical experience in 2008 when he was developing the skills in making his own musical style, at the time of writing psychedelic music, Maksim participated in many joint projects (Maximus, Axulixamus, Propagul) made lots of tunes and released many of tracks on different labels such as Parvati records, DSP, Another Dimension Music, DARK recs, Triplag music, Blitz Studios, made solo albums and split. After some years of working in project PROPAGUL its mainly forest vibes style expressing some life experience and thoughts and emotions connected with our earth and nature, decided to start a solo project Mapa Pandiga, signed by Insomnia Records.

Mapa Pandiga on Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/mapapandiga

MAPA PANDIGA | Insomnia Records Series #14 | 19/02/2019

Check out the new Insomnia Records series episode with DIGITAL ABSTRACT.

The next Insomnia label podcast will be a presentation of a freshly squeezed album Digital Abstract – Vortex of Infinite Night by the greek artist Lefteris Leontiadis.
Lefteris is a new producer of the good old greek psytrance school giving it a new fresh wave of inspiration and energy.
The album consists of several solo tracks and collaboration with other well know artists.
Each track of this talented artist is a unique psychedelic trip full of deep stories and mystycal atmospheres.
We strongly believe that puting this album loud in your speakers will be a perfect musical experience giving your mind a ticket to the outer space.
The album has been mastered by La at his fully equipped and modern Sonik Scizzor studio in Chennai, India.

Digital Abstract on Facebook | SoundCloud
https://www.facebook.com/Digit4lAbstr4ct/
https://soundcloud.com/digital-abstract-music

Insomnia Records on Facebook | SoundCloud
https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

DIGITAL ABSTRACT | Insomnia Records Series #15 | 21/05/2019

This time KULU presents for the audience a mix of new and old tracks which were released by Insomnia Records in the past years.

The man behind Kulu project is Dimitri K. from Thessaloniki, Greece.
He fell into music at a young age, had influences from multiple music styles and scenes.
Around 1996 he starts mixing psytrance, and appears already in parties, which definitely makes him one of the oldest DJs of the scene here.

Later on he becomes also a significant producer, renowned for his participation in Metallaxis, a project anybody will remember, which was formed by Romolo (Polyphonia) and him around the year 2003.

Finally, in the year 2005, some of his solo releases are published and the Kulu project is official productionwise.

He has a long story behind him, he also travelled and played abroad a lot.
Some of his important performances include Boom festival, Forgotten Ritual and Psycrowdelica, but also a big variety of parties nationally and internationally.

Kulu on Facebook | Soundcloud
https://www.facebook.com/dimitri.kulu
https://soundcloud.com/dimitri-kulu

Insomnia Records on Facebook | SoundCloud
https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

KULU | Insomnia Records Series #16 | 23/07/2019

Up next on Insomnia Records is PROPAGUL.

Since the beginning Propagul was the project of two talented musicians from Russia, Moscow (Evgeniy and Maxim). Since last two years Evgeniy is doing a solo work on the project and now he is coming back to RadiOzora with a brand new dj-set of crispy and crunchy forest psychedelic music. Currently Evgeniy concentrates on the upcoming album for Insomnia Records which he is constantly making along with some compilation releases and collaboration projects. The mix contains fresh unreleased dancefloor grooves written and produced by Evgeniy Kirushin (Propagul), Oleg Myr, Michael Pankov (Mik-Ha), Waldeinsamkeit and Arcturians.

Propagul on Facebook | SoundCloud
https://www.facebook.com/eugene.kiryushin
https://soundcloud.com/propagul

Insomnia Records on Facebook | SoundCloud
https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

PROPAGUL | Insomnia Records Series #17 | 24/09/2019

Here is the brand new episode of Insomnia Records series.

As you might know already from previous label broadcasing, Mario Sounoglou from Greece is the Mind behind the Kokobloko, Darkshire and Makumba projects.

This time he is back on RadiOzora with a brand new Makumba mix consisting of his solo production and special collaborative tracks with LULiO from Brazil which will be out on 20th November on Insomnia Records EP Makumba & LULiO – Manda Abraco. Manda abraco means “send hugs” in Portuguese, so far we are sending to the listeners our best regards with fresh, powerful and crunchy Makumba music.

Makumba on Facebook | Soundcloud
http://www.facebook.com/DarkshireKokobloko/
https://soundcloud.com/makumbaproject

Insomnia Records on Facebook | Soundcloud
https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

MAKUMBA | Insomnia Records Series #18 | 19/11/2019

Up next on Insomnia RecordS series is LULiO.

LULiO is the harmonic bond between brothers Luciano (Dundoo) and Julio (Sr Tune) from São Roque, Brazil.
This time for Insomnia Records Series they bring a lot of fresh music from them, some with friends and together with Makumba, their debut joint album is getting tendered, so get ready for weird sports.

Insomnia Records on Facebook | SoundCloud
https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

LULIO | Insomnia Records Series #19 | 24/01/2020

Check out SPECTRALVIEWER‘s mix in Insomnia Records series.

Spectralviewer is the project of darkpsy and forest created by Tiago Andre that took place in the year 2011. His first contact with the psychedelic music was in 2000 with 10 years of age, and since then he was amazed by its magic and its power. Later he began to produce its first tracks and since then it has evolved until reaching the perfect tunes and the necessary components to create his own style. His music consists of strong basslines and dark environments that lead the listener through a wonderful psychadelic journey. He has already released some tracks in some compilations with several artists and hopes to continue to evolve and transmit his message through his sounds.

Spectralviewer on SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/spectralviewer

Insomnia Records on Facebook | SoundCloud
https://www.facebook.com/INSOMNIA-RECORDS-271472994936/
https://soundcloud.com/insomnia_records

SPECTRALVIEWER | Insomnia Records Series #20 | 17/03/2020

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