DJ Basilisk - Esoteric Expanse 8

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Step into the beyond with Esoteric Expanse 8, the latest entry in DJ Basilisk’s ongoing series of long-form, world-building mixes. The saga continues with 66 selections spanning nearly five hours of airtime and an overwhelming emphasis on the cosmic and otherworldly sounds of new school Goa trance. Pushing the boundaries of the movement to the far frontiers, this journey also touches on hedonic rave nostalgia, bubbling breakbeats, droning dub, and evocative ambient soundscapes. Take the plunge and prepare to lose yourself in an intricate sonic labyrinth!

Track Listing

  1. 01 Abadir - @trition Yerevan Tapes, 2019
  2. 02 Priori - Tech Ne NAFF, 2019
  3. 03 A Sagittariun - Floating On Salt Water Elastic Dreams, 2017
  4. 04 Ersatz Olfolks - Gamma Aquarii Arts, 2018
  5. 05 Current Obsession - Flip It Butter Sessions, 2020
  6. 06 Tadan - Goahead Electric Shapes, 2021
  7. 07 Kosh - In A Maze (Electro Edit) Casa Voyager, 2019
  8. 08 Giorgio Celeste & The Cobra - Acid Forest S.O.N.S / Terkaarg Forges, 2020
  9. 09 Sunju Hargun - Pigeon Attack Sunju Hargun, 2021
  10. 10 Vaporized - Silverbox The Hypnotic LFO Room, 2021
  11. 11 Mr. Free - OUH V.A.L.I.S. Records, 2019
  12. 12 HLLW - Gykoro UTE.REC, 2020
  13. 13 Match Box - Vantage Point (Bliss Inc. Remix) Goddezz, 2023
  14. 14 Dekel - Ancient Future Stereo Society, 2021
  15. 15 Nervasystem - Myriad Lifeform Nervasystem, 2015
  16. 16 Jikooha - Ecco Weed Matsuri Digital / Panorama Records, 2017
  17. 17 Maan - Garden With Flowers of Crazy Colors Neogoa, 2020
  18. 18 K.U.R.O. - Push Psyristor Trax, 2012
  19. 19 Filteria feat. Ukiro - Filternaut Suntrip Records, 2022
  20. 20 Artifact303 - Secret Space Global Sect Music, 2021
  21. 21 Prana - Alien Pets (Trinodia Remix) Suntrip Records, 2015
  22. 22 Amygdala - Mindsweeper Ektoplazm, 2012
  23. 23 Hisia - Black Mountain Goa Madness Records, 2017
  24. 24 Mindsphere - Chosen One Ezel-Ebed Records / Goalogique Records, 2013
  25. 25 Centavra Project - Galactic System Global Sect Music, 2015
  26. 26 Artha - Astral Body Cronomi Records, 2009
  27. 27 Liquid Flow - Tribal Vision Kagdila Records / Dimensional Records, 2009
  28. 28 Hypnagogia - Secrets of the Mind Dimensional Records, 2011
  29. 29 Celestial Intelligence - Psychic Transference Suntrip Records, 2019
  30. 30 Trinodia vs JudaiKa - Enlightened Moon Ovnimoon Records, 2013
  31. 31 Laughing Skull - Skull Candies Aswad Collective, 2023
  32. 32 Clementz - Pernille Timewarp, 2018
  33. 33 Arcane Voice - Infinite Amount of Energy Goa Madness Records, 2015
  34. 34 Khetzal - Rosin Memories Suntrip Records, 2010
  35. 35 Omnivox - Spatial Encoder Goa Madness Records, 2018
  36. 36 MFG - Global Light (Retro Version) Suntrip Records, 2020
  37. 37 Artifact303 - Tropical Sunset (Trance Dance Remix) Global Sect Music, 2015
  38. 38 Access & You feat. Ovnimoon - Violeta Lost Language, 2015
  39. 39 John 00 Fleming & Lyctum - Colliding Galaxies Joof Recordings, 2013
  40. 40 Human Blue - Accessoire Joof Recordings, 2014
  41. 41 Robert Elster - Recrystallization Joof Mantra, 2016
  42. 42 Clint - Alpine Breaks (Alex Kassian Remix) Slowciety, 2022
  43. 43 Art of Trance - Humans Platipus Music, 2014
  44. 44 Extrawelt - Titelheld (Petar Dundov Remix) Cocoon Recordings, 2011
  45. 45 Guy J - West On Mars Bedrock Records, 2017
  46. 46 EOO - Peace & Tranquility Radiant Love, 2021
  47. 47 Lemme Kno - 1234567 Unthank, 2016
  48. 48 Bufiman - Sara Sara Dekmantel, 2020
  49. 49 Birds Ov Paradise - Bosse Manjumasi, 2020
  50. 50 Konduku - Gris vs Beyaz Küp Nous'klaer Audio, 2018
  51. 51 Jichael Mackson - Sugar Hill Mountain Musique Risquée, 2010
  52. 52 Afriqua - Harken Mayak, 2016
  53. 53 Jens Tozzberg - Baritum Fachwerk, 2016
  54. 54 Lakker - Pylon R & S Records, 2015
  55. 55 Inner8 - Exploitation Undogmatisch, 2015
  56. 56 Second Storey - Margosa Heights Houndstooth, 2014
  57. 57 Temple Rat - The Garden of Earthly Delights (The Higher Intelligence Agency Remix) Siamese Twins Records, 2023
  58. 58 Plaster - Ox Plaster, 2018
  59. 59 Ligovskoï - G.Y. (In Aeternam Vale Remix) Dement3d Records, 2014
  60. 60 Beat Pharmacy - Cape May Ultimae Records, 2017
  61. 61 Sraunus - November Sraunus, 2018
  62. 62 Valanx - Impending Doom diametric., 2013
  63. 63 DoM - Satellite Symphony (Stefan Anion Edit) Silk Music Publishing, 2012
  64. 64 Wanderwelle - Death at the Helm A Strangely Isolated Place, 2020
  65. 65 Sciama - Ys Auxiliary, 2021
  66. 66 Abul Mogard - Black Dust Ecstatic, 2021

Notes

  • Conceived, designed, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, December 2023.
  • Recorded in several sessions using Traktor 3 and a Korg Nanokontrol.
  • Post-processed in Ableton Live using TDR Nova and LoudMax; wave surgery conducted with Audacity.
  • Artwork by Basilisk featuring public domain imagery by Tanaka Juuyoh.
  • Conceptually this mix grew out of an interest in blending new school Goa trance with compatible sounds from outside the confines of the psytrance scene. The sequence from Acid Forest to Ancient Future is the seed around which the rest of the mix accreted.
  • Generally I was interested in curating material with more of an analog sound design. Plenty of these tracks were made with actual hardware, not just a digital workstation.
  • I consciously avoided including many remixes of classic tracks from the golden age of Goa trance, and apart from MFG, Vaporized (better known as Elysium), John 00 Fleming, and Human Blue, there are hardly any artists from the 1990s represented here. I was interested in seeing if the new generation of artists could challenge the power of memory and nostalgia.
  • For some strange reason I never really appreciated Mindsphere, but Chosen One grew on me so much that it might be the highlight of the mix for me.
  • Myriad Lifeform was lightly edited to fit this mix. Did I mention the analog sound design? Something was a little out of sync in the latter half of the track.
  • Amygdala’s Mindsweeper remains a strong personal favorite, and I’m glad to find an opportunity to include it alongside more contemporary material. Artha’s Astral Body was also a huge hit on Ektoplazm back in the day, and still sounds great.
  • Secrets of the Mind contains a rather cool sample from Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), “the mind is a labyrinth, ladies and gentlemen, a puzzle…”
  • Human Blue’s Accessoire is perhaps his last released track, but from what I read on the artist’s SoundCloud page, it was record long before 2014.
  • You may know Robert Elster from his work as Vibrasphere. He’s still producing a ton of great tunes under his real name!
  • 1234567 is in 7/4 time (or something along those lines anyway), making it rather tricky to transition into and out of, but it felt like the right choice as the heavier beats gave way to breakbeat experimentation.
  • BPM journey: opens at 120, climbs to 147, and descends to approximately 105 before transitioning to entirely beatless.
  • Dedicated to Wayland. May your soul spiral on to infinity.

Series: Esoteric Expanse

Esoteric Expanse is a series of long-form mixes exploring diverse styles centered on individual musical worlds, but also including other sounds in their outer haloes. Every mix in this series is programmed with long introductions and comedowns, building from silence and eventually returning to the void.

  1. Esoteric Expanse 1
  2. Esoteric Expanse 2
  3. Esoteric Expanse 3
  4. Esoteric Expanse 4
  5. Esoteric Expanse 5
  6. Esoteric Expanse 6
  7. Esoteric Expanse 7
  8. Esoteric Expanse 8

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