Ektoplazm is the world’s #1 source for free and legal psychedelic trance downloads. Founded in 2001 by DJ Basilisk, Ektoplazm has become a highly successful free music portal and netlabel family. Initially chartered to spread awareness of psytrance culture throughout Canada and the United States, Ektoplazm now has a global presence with fans and allies distributed all around the world.

Following the immense growth of the Ektoplazm distribution platform, DJ Basilisk established the Ektoplazm netlabel in 2008, aiming to promote unconventional talent with a professional approach to releasing free music in MP3, FLAC, and WAV format. The label has no defining sound; instead, it is dedicated to showcasing the range and diversity of the global psychedelic trance movement, always with an ear for quality.

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The term progressive refers to a number of different aspects of electronic dance music. In a technical sense, the word progressive suggests deep rhythms, slow-burning arrangements, hazy atmospheres, and a subtle approach to composition. Progressive can also mean cutting edge, fashionable, or “forward thinking.” It is a slippery concept, always changing. I tend to fall back on the more technical definition of the word progressive–a consequence, perhaps, of paying little attention to passing dance floor fashions. The whole DJ world is so concerned with immediacy, gaining access to unreleased music, and caning the hell out of hot tracks before anyone else does–but this is not a game I play. I prefer to enjoy quality music and share my findings with others who might be interested. On that note, I have compiled a list of twenty progressive tunes that have been in heavy rotation here at Ektoplazm. These selections range from the deeper end of psytrance to progressive house and minimal techno territory, or whatever you want to call it. To me, this is progressive music–and it is much more fun to blend it all together rather than separate the strains. Without further ado, here are my recommendations for October (with links to release information on Discogs):

Behind Blue Eyes & Krusseldorf – The World Is Our Oyster [Iboga Records]
Duca – Snowman [Tribal Vision Records]
Fuzzion – Free Tibet [Boshke Beats]
Gregor Tresher – A Thousand Nights (Extrawelt Remix) [Great Stuff Recordings]
Human Traffic – Laughing Guys With Tits (Lish Remix) [Blue Tunes Recordings]
Kasey Taylor – Trapped (Dousk Remix) [Iboga Records]
Kino Oko – Remedy Express [Tribal Vision Records]
La Baaz – Trinity [Echoes Records]
Midi Miliz – Phenomena (Atmos Remix) [Horns & Hoofs]
Morax – Out Of The Blue (Perfect Stranger Remix) [Spiral Trax]
Nano Mechanic – Encounter [Flow Records]
Özgür Can – The Distance (AGS Remix) [Save Me Records]
Pion – Busted [Ultra Groove Records]
Psysex – Birth Of A Pitched Wave [HOMmega Productions]
Robert Babicz – Dark Flower (Joris Voorn’s Magnolia Remix) [Audiomatique Recordings]
RPO vs David Weed – Plovdiv [Open Records]
Tegma – What Time Is Up? (A Tribute To The KLF) [Tribal Vision Records]
True Lies – Whisper (Fiord Remix) [Blue Tunes Recordings]
X-Dream – Building No. 7 [Boshke Beats]
Zen Mechanics – Ground Control V2 [Neurobiotic Records]

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