Building on years of success with the minimal psytrance project Paste, Patrick Sonderegger founded La Baaz as his solo project in 2002. Over the last five years, Patrick has developed a deep and hypnotic style of progressive dance music that has resulted in cutting edge releases on labels such as Plusquam, Flow, Cold Groove, Echoes, Candy Flip, Aeon, Fat Form, and Soul Tribe. Tracks such as Bodyloation, Virtual Halloween, and Asirion typify the La Baaz aesthetic–they are eerie, mesmerizing, and extremely well-produced.

Recently I conducted an interview with Patrick via email to find out more about the La Baaz project. Snf hrtr it id…

First of all, what is your background in music production, and what sort of philosophy governs your creative efforts?

Ever since I was young, music has been something very important for me. In my teenage years I was a singer in a heavy metal band and played many concerts in Switzerland. When I bought my first C64 (and later, an Amiga) I also tried to do my own music. Later I discovered techno and trance music and became a DJ. With Stefan I formed the duo Paste where we were producing and getting attention very fast. To do my own tracks I founded the project La Baaz in 2002. I always get inspiration from other artists and music in general, but my goal is to make my own unique sound.

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Plan B – Toronto
Shakti Collective – Toronto

Virtual Light – Ottawa – LIVE!
Geomagnetic.tv

His sets have been known to send dance floors to other planets and back and his unique style of uplifting full on psychdedlic trance is nothing short of amazing!

Clone – Ottawa – LIVE!
Tundra Records

Clone will be gracing us with some of the best true psytrance. Clone has been enlightening dance floors with his unique brand psy. He fuses the best in old skool and new styles to forge his own sound.

Shipwreck – Ottawa – LIVE!
FAK – Freak Addiction Krew

Ship will be opening the night with his first live show at Ritual Nights. This promises to be a mind altering experience.

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Limited Capacity

LOCATION: Eri Cafe – 953 Somerset Street West, OTTAWA

$10 in Advance – koda@ebanflo.com
$15 at door, $10 with Charitable food donation for Food Bank

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SYNAPTIC IMPLOSION

Hujaboy – (TIP Records, HOMmega – Israel) – Live!

Hujaboy is Nir shoshani, born 1975 in Jerusalem Israel. Since 1996 Hujaboy has been playing as a dj and producing music under various names, releasing tracks on all respected Trance labels worldwide. When he was a Hujababy (before becoming a hujaboy) he was a lead singer in two death metal bands. After discovering electronic music in 1992 at an underground “acid’ party in the woods, he fell in love with the genre. In 1996 he came back from goa and decided to start making music. He formed Gorlation Corporation with Assaf Dor and released tracks on various compilations. In 2000 the duo spilt up and Nir went on his solo project Hujaboy. Since then Hujaboy has released 4 albums and many track on all the respected labels. and is currently working with Tip world records. Hujaboy’s music can defined as groovey psytrance with a dark edge.

Hujaboy’s new album ‘Black Belt’ is contemporary, cutting edge Psy Tech Trance. Mature, tough, tight, groovy music with edge and energy. No cheese, just direct, effective, modern day Psy electronica.

Clone (Tundra Records, Geomagnetic.tv Records – Ottawa) – Live!
Sinister Warlocks (Gelatinous Beatz, Guelph) – Live!
Stargazer (Outworld Resistance, Guelph) -
Sound Breakers (Psychedelic Connections – Toronto) – Live!
Ron Havok (Oya Collective – Peterborough)

Chill / Electro room:
Dharma Lab (Buffalo) – Live PA!
LEX (Legion of Green Men, Interchill. Post Contemporary – Toronto)
Gnosys (Oya Collective – Peterborough)
DJ Pressure (Outworld Resistance – Guelph)
DJ D.T.M. – Operators of Overload
DJ Paul EB
Nocturnal Beasts Vs. The Crystaline Entity (Outworld Resistance – Guelph)

Deco by Guelph and Oya Collective

The Reverb Night Club & Holy Joe’s
651 Queen Street West
Toronto

Tickets: $20 in advanced, more at the door.
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Tickets available:
Shakedown (Kitchener)
Bassline Records (Guelph)
Shanti Baba (Toronto)
Intergalactic Trading Company (Peterborough)
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The Dutch producer Lorenzo Zoeter revolutionized the use of breakbeat rhythms in psychedelic trance with his work as Sibilant and Metal Spark. His efforts helped to propel breakbeat-laden psytrance to the forefront of the international movement by late 1997.

In the mid-nineties, the legendary Mazzo nightclub in Amsterdam founded several spin-off labels to showcase a diverse array of electronic music styles. Formed in 1995, the M-Track imprint was chartered to release trance and techno records–many of which were written by local artists such as Synchro and Cwithe. Shortly after the formation of the label, Mazzo resident DJ Lucas released a CD mix entitled The Gathering Volume One. This marks the debut of Lorenzo Zoeter, the influential producer behind Sibilant–his solo project–and Metal Spark, a project formed alongside Lucas Mees (DJ Lucas) and Patrice Van Den Berg (Syrinx) in 1996. Zoeter’s appearance on the scene coincides with a sharp increase in the complexity and artistic maturity of the nascent Dutch “break-trance” movement. In essence, Zoeter acted as a catalyst–the cutting-edge sound he pioneered soon spread to other Dutch producers, infusing their work with a newfound artistic legitimacy that led to international recognition.

Lorenzo Zoeter’s influence can be traced back to the release of Screecher Creature in 1996. Originally released on a vinyl single from Symbiosis Records, Screecher Creature is the finest early example of Zoeter’s futuristic “cyberdelic” style. It begins with the otherworldly resonance of a synthesized cyborg voice, firmly establishing a sense of the alien that pervades much of his work. Intricate breakbeat rhythms soon flow like black liquid chrome beneath the jagged movement of tortured metallic leads and shrieking industrial noises. The effect is one of dystopian dread punctuated with devious mirth. In this sense, Screecher Creature is completely at odds with the “shanti vibes” and positive themes that dominated trance in 1996.

Zoeter disappeared from the trance scene by 1999 and has not been heard from since. Perhaps as a result of such a long absence, his impact on the development of psychedelic trance is seldom recognized. Nevertheless, Lorenzo’s productions as Sibilant and Metal Spark remain among the most highly advanced psychedelic breakbeat songs ever made.

Listen to Sibilant’s Screecher Creature (Flash required):

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If you wish to procure a copy for yourself, Screecher Creature can be found on a number of CDs, all of them relatively rare: Advanced Technologies Of Amsterdam, the Funk compilation from Symbiosis, and Proper Filth, Sibilant’s full-length album from 1998.

This is the second in a series of articles designed to profile the songs that shaped psychedelic trance history. Stay tuned for more!