Mark your calendars; the inaugural Gelatinous Beats event has been rescheduled and relocated! Originally planned as a Hallowe’en event in Guelph, Cerebral Vortex will now take place on November 14th in Toronto to accommodate an extended set by Ocelot at the DLM dance studio. Ocelot is a charismatic figure in the psychedelic underground; this is a great opportunity to hear some bleeding edge material from one of the genre’s most idiosyncratic producers.

I will also be performing at this event as the promoters have asked me to prepare a special old school Goa trance set for the morning hours. Expect to hear a dazzling assortment of classics from Psychopod, Dimension 5, Transwave, Pleiadians, Koxbox, Prana, and other artists from the golden age (1994 to 1999). If anyone has any special requests I’ll see if I can incorporate them into my set! Be sure to stick around…

This one is going to be one big psychedelic whirlwind.

Gelatinous Beats would like to present…

Cerebral Vortex: a journey into the deepest crypts of your psyche

featuring…

OCELOT-LIVE!!!! (Zaikadelic Records) extended set
+
Chill set
Aaron Peacock is a highly accomplished multi-talented producer based out of Portugal. Having now released five albums, his music is always bringing psychedelic trance to new territories. Whether it’s hard pounding night time psychedelia, blissful morning music, or funky tripped out progressive, Aaron is able to keep your head spinning. His sets have been heard around the globe at some of psy’s biggest events such as the legendary Full Moon Festival and BOOM
Check some of his music here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NcakCpZcGg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52j9PzSdT4E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Kg_UfT91E

Also featuring
Basilisk (ektoplazm)- special classic goa set
Grotesque Contraption Live! (Gelatinous Beats)
Nocturnal Beasts Live! (Gelatinous Beats)
Sidra (Gelatinous Beats, Outworld Resistance)
Enerjex
Machinelf (oya collective)

Chill stage:
Ocelot live!
Gnosys
Frozen Aura Live!
Mod Zu live!+dj set

Visual art:
Neil Gibson
Saccidananda
The contraption

price: 20$ at the door
Location: DLM dance studio, 1610, bloor street west
Start:Friday, nov 14th, 10 pm
End: Saturday, 7:30 am or later

R.O.A.R.
There will be no alcohol sold at this event

Facebook invite.

Here is a creepy little video for Kino Oko’s Dead Birds In The Sky, originally released on the album Lost Entertainment in 2005 (Flash required):

Cosmic Flower Records has recently released their latest project, Cosmos, a 22 track MP3 compilation featuring material from Jikkenteki, Cybernetika, SatanicElectro, Skyhighatrist, and many other new artists.

Nitzhonot netlabel Eutuchia returns with another MP3-only compilation this week: Trance Karahana. Eutuchia specialize in “victory trance,” a somewhat obscure sub-variant of psytrance that emerged from Israel and Greece in the mid-nineties. Nitzhonot is characterized by a lot of melody, big climaxes, and zippy laser-like kick drums–an acquired taste, for sure.

Insane Chaos Circuit Records, a new darkpsy netlabel on the scene, has recently released their debut compilation: Mind Loopers. With names like Psychoz, Cosmic Iron, Jyro, and Battlefield, expect to hear some rough and aggressive night-time noises. Lossless files are available but you might want to scope out the promotional thread on Isratrance to figure out what to grab.

Finally, a few more poorly promoted promos have been circulating on Isratrance: a somewhat GMS-like full-on album by Static Nation (MP3), an 8-track promo album from Terranoise (WAV), and a 4-track EP of high-BPM darkpsy from Ankur (FLAC).

I would like to present a new project I have been working on; a vast archive of (mostly psytrance) releases that I personally recommend: DJ Basilisk’s Essential Selections. Please read the introduction; it explains a lot about my intentions. In a nutshell, this little project provides a “big picture” overview of psytrance history as told by the releases themselves and according to my personal taste. It isn’t meant to be an authoritative guide… but given the scope, it should provide some insight into how the music has changed over time, among other things. Drop in and have a look!