Interview and lecture Archives | 2016 No. 4

In the newest Spoken Words showcase, the team of StreamPunk are leading radiOzora listeners into the deepest realms of freakness.

Cherry Blossom @ Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Cherry-Blossom-The-Sick-Chick-115509308474267/?fref=ts

Freak Fusion Cabaret @ Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/FreakFusion/

StreamPunk Radioshow Vol.3 – FAR AWAY | 27/09/2016

radiOzora warmly welcomes Zenon Records on board. The first episode of the Berlin-based label will be performed by Florian MSK releasing his debut full length album “Resonances Tourmentees Du Comte De L Aubeon” in November 2016.

A main stay of our Small Talk Series…Without limits, merging elements of techno, minimal, hypnotic and psychedelic. A massive hybrid genre projecting darkness only measurable on richter scale magnitude. Pounding the dance floor swiftly and mercilessly. Bombing it with frenzied rhythmics. Aggressive and repetitive, almost like mental blitzkrieg. Stuff that grabs you from the guts without noise or sanguine saturation and always without boundaries.

Zenon Records:
http://zenonrecords.com

Florian MSK:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/FlorianMSK666/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/florian-msk

Interview with FLORIAN MSK | Zenon Records Series Vol.1 | 19/10/2016

Laci Papp aka. Subotage, label head and founder and 9b0, label artist are joining us for a track-studded talk live from the studio on Tuesday to present Selected Sounds’ second release and their very first V/A, Budapest Selected-The urban sound of Budapest in 2016.

On the 16th of September, Selected Sounds took a huge step forward as a record label releasing its first compilation Budapest Selected. The artists featured on the collection include iamyank, Volkova Sisters, mïus, 9b0, yvein monq and surfalone, which in itself already promises a wide spectrum of sounds.
Selected Sounds’s first release was iamyank’s full length, titled Hiraeth so it came naturally to include the artist that is so important for the label on Budapest Selected as well. Silence Pt. 2, a song written specifically for this compilation, is the continuation of one of Hiraeth’s songs which showcases iamyank’s wonderfully airy, narrative-driven style.

Another song uniquely composed for Budapest Selected is by yvein monq aka Gryllus Ábris, who is also the graphic designer of NVC and Selected Sounds. MOM is a robust footwork song hiding under a pitch-black hoodie that will never disappoint.

Mystique is also an important feature in Volkova Sisters’s Taksony, where Berger Dalma’s singular voice is paired with acoustic guitars, organic synth sounds and intimate field recordings. The trio reached new heights in its career by completing its first album, Blood Shapes This Faith.

Surfalone is a new project that debuts with its first song on Budapest Selected. Halszív goes back to the generation’s teenage years and reshapes a song by cult Hungarian indie-rock band Kispál és a Borz released in 1992. The cover version keeps the original’s main characteristics and recontextualizes it with electropop tools and Döbrös Laura’s singing.

Precious Moments, a song by mïus also represents a similar style, although with much less typically Hungarian features. It is definitely one of the most promising singles of the year, graced by Hegyi Dóri’s enchanting vocals.

9b0’s Through is a masterfully sculpted, engaging song giving us a first look into the world of Eleven, the artist’s second album that is about to be released in November on Selected Sounds.

The six-track-long release will offer a high-definition snapshot of the artists close to Selected Sounds as well as the creative scene of the city while it also outlines the label’s ambitious future plans. Keep an eye on Selected Sounds to find out about future releases. The compilation will be out on Beatport, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Deezer & pendrive.

Selected Sounds: https://selectedsounds.hu/
Beatporthttps://www.beatport.com/label/selected-sounds-label/56297
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selectedsounds

Tracklist:


1. 9b0 – Through (Original Mix)
2. mïus – Precious Moments (Original Mix) ft. Dóri Hegyi
3. iamyank – Silence Pt. 2 (Original Mix)
4. yvein monq – MOM (Original Mix)
5. Volkova Sisters – Taksony (Original Mix)
6. surfalone – Halszív (Original Mix) ft. Laura Döbrösi

SELECTED SOUNDS – Budapest Selected | Album Presentation | 18/10/2016

Mike Stellar, promoter, DJ and a man of many artistic tastes and musical flavors is presenting his Stellar Regions showcase series on the Chill Channel: “Stellar Regions represents every month the diversity of my music taste and discoveries. Second hour is always given to a guest mix to showcase talents I come across.

After 2 years playing and feeling the vibes of Ozora, it’s a true delight to be able to share monthly with you all a bit of what i’m digging. It is also a tribute to all the lovely beings I met at Dragon Nest.

Autumn and rain arrived to Lisbon after along summer. The mood of the music follow these feelings of the grey shades taking over the city. On the menu a mix of jazz, trip-hop, ambient, folk, deep house and dubby techno. Enjoy!

For the second hour, the first guest mix comes from Porto. Local hero WAG is serious about his music and a must for all who appreciate delicate and yet intricate electronic music.”

Looking for the perfect beat, this how you can define Mike Stellar’s mission. Without confining to any particular style you can hear on his sets an explosive mix of bass, nu-jazz, breakbeat, deep-house, detroit techno, afrobeat and funk. What unites all this is Groove.
Since 1996 he’s been one the driving forces on the quality music scene in Portugal. First as a promoter, and later caught in the addiction of vinyl. Since then he was of the groundbreaking promoters & dj in Portugal, first with some legendary drum&bass parties in Lisbon and then moving to the jazznotjazz scene since 1999, introducing to Portugal people like Jazzanova, Gilles Peterson, Rainer Truby, Nicola Conte, The Amalgamation of Soundz, King Britt, Koop, Kyoto Jazz Massive, and many, many others. In the past years, guests like Mosca, Actress, Pariah, Nickodemus, Quantic, Pablo Valentino, Floating Points, Agoria, Julio Bashmore, amongst many others.

He keeps a good flow of guests coming over balancing the classic with brand new flavours.

He’s part of the ed Bull Music Academy portuguese team since 2004, where’s his responsible for all bookings and events RBMA related.

Music consultant for the only portuguese 2 michelin star chef, José Avillez, taking care of all music and sound related issues for his 7 restaurants in Lisbon and Porto. The star is of course Belcanto (77th on the Pellegno 2016 list).

Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/mikestellar/
SoundCloud: @mike-stellar

MIKE STELLAR presents Stellar Regions #1 | Interview | 26/10/2016

DJ GOVINDA of the Believe crew is joining us on air again with some goodness for this 3-in-1 feature show presenting Believe Lab’s newest release, the Jungle Calling compilation, and bringing us news of this last summer season and the upcoming one in Goa, topped with a special mix to wet your appetites.

Govinda is an Italian dj and psytrance party organizer. Born in 1986 to parents who had been traveling for many years, he grew up living in Goa experiencing its magic and freaky context from an early age. His first party in 1999 brought a full understanding of the Goa reality with its emphasis on freedom, and manifested his attraction to trance music. He started collecting music and playing it, at first with a Minidisc player and later with CDJs. In 2002, Govinda played his first dj set in the well-known Ninebar in Goa, thus marking the beginning of his dj career. He instantaneously loved the feeling of enjoyment he could provide through music and the palpable interconnection that forms on a dancefloor. After a practice season, he was soon playing in the main legendary party spots in Goa: Discovalley, Paradiso, Primrose, Monkey Valley, Hilltop and many more. In 2005, he was signed to Spun records (the GMS label). Two years later, he went on his first international tour where he played along artists such as GMS, Pixel, Alien Project, Spacecat, Domestic, Perplex and Psysex, in Thailand, Nepal, Goa as well as several European countries. During the Goa season of 2007/2008, Govinda started following a different vibe and looking for a more psychedelic sound that would best fit his personality. At the time, Phatmatix, Digital Talk and Concept were his favorite artists. At the Mountain Madness Festival in Nepal of 2008, he played a set right before Ajja and fell in love with his sound. The meeting also started a connection with Peak Records, which later led to Govinda being signed on as a label dj. While frequently performing at Goan hotspots such as Club Westend, Hilltop, Ninebar and Shivavalley, he created with a group of friends the NightRainbow Project, a Goa-based party organization responsible for more than ten parties in the first season of its existence. The sum of all his experiences finally took the the shape of the organization/label Believe Lab, founded by him and a few other fellas. Today Govinda and Believe Lab have been an important operator in international festivals in Italy, as Blackmoon Festival, Sonica. Believe Lab actively organized its own festival, 7 Chakras, where Govinda and his crew finally have the chance to promote positive messages as environmental awareness and self respect to people through music. His musical journey is not over yet and his dj sets are just fitting more and more any kind of psychedelic dancefloor.

DJ Govinda
FB: https://www.facebook.com/DJ-Govinda-136067163144890/?fref=ts
SC: https://soundcloud.com/dj-govinda-believe

Believe: https://www.facebook.com/believelab/?fref=ts

VA - Jungle Calling: http://believelab.org/music/?lang=en

Interview with GOVINDA | Jungle Calling - Album Presentation | 26/10/2016

This all new radioshow Maharetta Records‘ series on the Trance channel is kicking off by label runner Zac Lee a.k.a. DJ NEUTRON.

UK Based DJ, Zac Lee known as Neutron, Began his journey Into the world of music from the day he was born, with the help from highly Influential parents, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple and Pink Floyd, James Brown, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, where all familiar records whilst growing up. This undoubtedly contributed towards the enthusiasm and obsession Zac carries with him today. By around the age of 8 years old, he managed to cobble together his first pair of belt driven turntables. Falling apart and weighted with a penny, this was where he very slowly experimented with different types of electronic music.  Today, that same meticulous taste and Instant recognition for a great record has lead him to become the manager for successful Psychedelic Trance label, Maharetta Records, where he continues to look for and push Inspiring, Innovative music.  With one foot firmly In the past, Zac’s trance roots extend back to the days of Dragonfly Records, T.IP, Flying Rhino and early Nano Records sound, and still holds a small record collection of the very same music that originally captivated him, all those years ago.

Neutron:
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/neutron1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neutronmusic1/?fref=ts

Maharetta Records:
http://maharettarecords.com/

Interview with DJ NEUTRON |  Maharetta Records Series #1 | 26/10/2016

In the next edition of Nano Records series Leon ‘Avalon‘ and Joe ‘Sonic Species‘ FUTURE FREQUENCY are joining us to present their all-new full debut album coming out on the 7th November.

Future Frequency is the new UK Progressive project of Avalon and Sonic Species. Busting onto the scene with their hit track Naked, Stoned and Exhaulted (with Zen Mechanics), and their first EP – Transmission – Future Frequency are now set to release their debut album on Nano Records! Featuring their own remixes of hit tracks by Vini Vici, Liquid Soul, Astrix, Captain Hook and Ace Ventura, the album will also showcase many original Future Frequency tracks as well as a collaboration with Vertical Mode. With the recently released hit single from the album; ‘King Of The Swing’ heating things up, the album is now set to blast !

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FutureFreq/?fref=ts
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/future-frequency

Nano Records:
https://www.facebook.com/nanorecords/?fref=ts

Interview with FUTURE FREQUENCY | Nano Records Series Vol.26 | 05/11/2016

Before the 2nd edition of the Labirhythm party series kicks off, Swiss artist producer Ralph K. a.k.a. Solar Spectrum a.k.a. Unknown Reality a.k.a. Brainalien a.k.a. BRAINCELL is joining us for a pre-party mood maker live from the studio from 8pm CET.

Braincell @ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Braincellstudio

Interview with BRAINCELL - Before Party | Labirhythm Radio Show Special | 04/11/2016

We're continuing the Sofa Beats cruise with a truly versatile artist, producer and true musical innovator, one of the greats of our scene, Mr GAUDI, joining us for a few words and much more music in this edition.

Gaudi’s innovative approach to live performance and versatility as a producer has kept him at the forefront of his field throughout a notable and prolific career. His music is stylistically hard to pin down as he is an artist in constant evolution. His musical exploration, over the last 30 years in the industry, has however seen him foray into punk, new wave, dub and reggae, world, experimental electronica and ‘stuff that rocks dancefloors’.. he has however got deep roots, which run like a vein throughout his music, and they are in the big basslines and spacious soundscapes of dub and the anarchic sonic potential of the world of electronic music… where anything’s possible.
A full time internationally touring solo artist, a studio producer in demand and a respected musical innovator. He’s had chart hits, gold discs and awards & nominations for his work; he has released 14 solo albums, more than 250 productions and 110 remixes to his name and his tracks feature on more than 120 compilations… There is however no resting on laurels for this London-based, international bass man.

Sofa Betas
WEB: http://sofabeats.com/#/

Gaudi:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/gaudimusic/
WEB: http://www.gaudimusic.com/

Interview with GAUDI | Sofa Beats Series #11 | 09/11/2016

Before performing the first of his two performances – chill set on Friday and trance project on Saturday at this 2-day-long Avatar Events party, Magnus Birgersson of the one and only Ultimae Records‘ SOLAR FIELDS is joining us live from the studio to get us in the right mood for celebrating.

Solar Fields @ FB: https://www.facebook.com/solarfields

Ultimae Records WEB: http://ultimae.com/

Avatar Events @ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Avatar.Events

SOLAR FIELDS | Before Party | 11/11/2016

Nothing as exciting as presenting a new project and a debut album all at once, this time from Ozric Tentacles’ Hungarian drummer Balázs Szende a.k.a. RasaSound and ‘Beginnings’ “where strings and drums meet samples and synths in a unique psychedelic union”.

If you like your music Twisted in the Strangeitude and offering a Divine Moment of Truth, then check out RasaSound where strings and drums meet samples and synths in a unique psychedelic union.
Drawing inspiration from bands such as Ozric Tentacles, Shpongle and Ott, acclaimed drummer, Balázs Szende began his passion project six years ago.

After two years of experimenting, which resulted in a 4-track EP, RasaSound was put on the back burner when Balázs was invited play drums for one of his favourite bands, UK psychedelic giant, Ozric Tentacles.

Since then he’s played hundreds of gigs with the Ozrics, across over Europe and the US, where the band is now based, playing in front of thousands of people including iconic festival dates, like Glastonbury, Boomtown and O.Z.O.R.A.

But Balázs was always drawn back to his labour of love, and in 2014, between tours, he started working on RasaSound again, creating the tracks, recording and mixing the 45-minute album – including five new songs plus three from the original EP. The album, appropriately titled, Beginnings, will be released in 2016.

Balázs said: “I had a lot of help from people to make this album happen, so I’d like to thank you all – Viktor, Oli, Roland, Levi, Ivy, Tamas, Gyuri, Ozrics, Jasper (Fruit Salad Lights), Barry and my family. I hope this music can bring a little sunshine into people’s lives.”

Website: http://rasasound.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rasasound/

Interview with RASASOUND – Beginnings | Album Presentation | 18/11/2016

Before performing on Avatar Events‘ party, Johannes Hedberg and Daniel Segerstad of the gorgeous (CARBON BASED LIFEFORMS are joining us live from the studio to get us in the right mood for celebrating. In particular we are delighted that after our great talk last year, Daniel is visiting us in the studio again.

CBL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carbonbasedlifeforms

Avatare Events Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Avatar.Events

CARBON BASED LIFEFORMS | Before Party | 02/12/2016

This next special edition of 24/7 Records series features Serbian duo MAKIDA, joining us for a talk about their all-new album The Fractal Phenomena and presenting a teaser set as well.

Makida are Milos Modrinic (a.k.a. Copycat and member of Sideform project) and Nikola Peric (a.k.a. Essex), both from Belgrade, Serbia. These two producers met at audio-engineering school in 2006 and with mutual music interests finally started to produce together in 2013. Their music can be described as pure psychedelic trance with driving bass-lines, screaming leads and atmospheric textures followed by strong groove and rhythm, which combined together create the trademark style of MAKIDA. In 2014 they joined 24/7 records by releasing their debut EP called “Knowledge” and in November same year, Nikola and Milos released their first full length album “Measure of Reality”.
Many other release followed such as “Realm Of Intelligence” and “Temple Of Elohi” EPs, singles, remixes etc.
In December 2016 their second studio album goes out, “The Fractal Phenomena” and becomes instant hit around the world.
Makida’s fan base is getting bigger and stronger every day and their music is reaching top spots on PsyTrance charts with every new release.

Makida
Facebook: www.facebook.com/makida.official
SoundCloud: @makida-official

24-7 Records
www.facebook.com/24.7recs

Interview with MAKIDA | 24/7 Records Series Vol.24 | 15/12/2016

Joining us again with great news and a teaser set of his new compilation Vesuvius out on December 19, and some exciting news about Sonica Festival 2017, we welcome back DJ GINO SONICA.

Gino Sonica presents << VESUVIUS >> VA compilation
It took a longer time to get it complete and I’ve been selecting tunes for the whole summer 2016 to reach the result i was looking for: “blasting psytrance” expressing the real power of nature, as well as the power of a Vulcan, so conceptually close to the power of Shiva God, cyclically destructing and recreating life.

Vesuvius is the name of the Vulcan in Napoli, my native land. It is the first thing I look at every morning out of my window when I wake up and it became the source of my inspiration for collecting the music I currently like and play in my djset around the world.

As all people living here at the bottom of Vesuvius, who developed special chromosomes to face difficulties of everyday life, aware that everything may instantly disappear in case of eruption, in the same way I felt a very deep connection with our local nature for having been able to overcome all the challenges of my professional growth, in a country where nothing is easy and where human and cultural values are often used as marketing tools rather than being spread and shared as real living practices.

I strongly thank all artists involved in this project who confirmed once again the trust on my attitudes and appreciating my musical vision as Dj and more as psychedelic music chronic maniac.

All the physical copies are out with a biodegradable digi-sleeve according to Sonica Festival’sustainable activities in order to reduce the production and the consume of the plastic.

Enjoy Vesuvius!
100% pure blasting psytrance.

Sonica Festival 2017
http://www.sonica-dance-festival.eu/
Facebook Event
https://www.facebook.com/events/1728063544130953/
Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/sonicadancefestival/
SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/sonicarecordings01

Interview with GINO SONICA | VESUVIUS - Album Presentation | 17/12/2016

Belgian psychedelic label GreenTree Records (formerly GanjaTree Records) debuts on Thursday nite on the Trance channel.

Music has always been my passion. I started out as a DJ way back in 1995, playing a whole range of electronic styles on vinyl and switched later to CD and digital when the technology got on point. Today, over 20 years later, Psytrance and downtempo are both my signature Foose sounds. Ever since I started out, I’ve enjoyed playing in front of an audience. Which is exactly what I did and has already brought me in many corners of the world: Belgium, Curaçao, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunesia, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
I was blessed to have performed at big time events & festivals such as: Solareclipse 2005, Eargasm, Fractal Gate, Sonica, Tree Of Life, Lost Theory, Waldfrieden Hai in Den Mai, MCF 2012, Human Evolution, Psy-Boutique etc.

Over the years I had the pleasure to share line-ups with some of the biggest names out there such as :Avalon, Tristan, Tron, Burn In Noise, Ozric Tentacles, Sphongle, Zion Train, Hallucinogen, A Guy Called Gerald, Cosmosis, Etnica, Infected Mushroom, Materia, Brainiac, Attik, Ital, Psymmetrix, and many many many more.

My first compilation “Cultivation” was released in 2012, a double-disc album with both psy and chill. In December 2015, I made the “Harvest” compilation, as being 50% of the GoAthletes project. My next solo Foose compilation is forseen for spring 2017.

Amidst all this musical madness, I’ve decided in 2005 to start up my own label and so realize a life- long dream: GanjaTree Recs, which has been rebranded into GreenTree Recs, late 2013. AT GreenTree, we focus on releasing psy and chill/downtempo/psybient from as well upcoming talents and world-class top artists on both CD and digital media.

Foose
FB: www.facebook.com/Foose.ganjatree
MC: www.mixcloud.com/Foose_GanjaTree/

Green Tree Records:
FB: www.facebook.com/GreenTree.Records
BP: pro.beatport.com/label/greentree-records/27991

GreenTree Records presents FOOSE - Interview | 22/12/2016

On Saturday afternoon our guests are the two Mexican heroes behind Kupuri Music, ISHDUB & ANIMALIEN. They are introducing the label via an interview followed by a chill and a trance mix.

Animalien:
FB: www.facebook.com/animalient/

Ishdub
FB: www.facebook.com/ishdubmusic/

Kupuri Music
FB: www.facebook.com/Kupuri.music/
BC: kupuri.bandcamp.com/

Kupuri Music presents ANIMALIEN & ISHDUB - Interview | 24/12/2016

On the last Friday evening of 2016 our focus will be on SANATHANA.

SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/sanathana
Sanathana Music Page Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sanathana.psy
Samana Records Page Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/SamanaRecords

Interview with SANATHANA | In Focus | 30/12/2016

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