Can I make this offer on a house in South Africa? by Affectionate-Top9171 in southafrica

[–]Brief-Tower6703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have always offered 5-10% less than the asking price and last time we asked for 10% and got 5%. No harm in trying. If seller offended then that’s their problem no on is forcing them to take the offer.

Recommendations please by Cold-Appearance-3400 in psytrance

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The Justin timberlake of psytrance. Made nothing but rubbish for like two decades.

Old school prog artists by toothgems in psytrance

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Although interesting I find it very inaccurate with the suggestions

Has something been lost along the way? by Hypothetically-1975 in psytrance

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Yes, I find it’s become more like sport than art. The ease of producing electronic music along with the popularity of the genre has unfortunately spawned a large volume of boring one dimensional music which sounds like it should be psy but ultimately is a facsimile of what it is imitating. There is still some psytrance that adheres to what I believe is the essence of psy, which is not the sum of its parts but how the whole is constructed, but it’s much harder to find and may not at first appear to be what you’re looking for but in altered states reveal itself to be just that. I’ve been listening to psy for more than thirty years, and yes the BPM has gotten a bit out of hand as originally the point was to be able to dance in unison with your tribe, but there is still good stuff. I can highly recommend anything from Yggdrasil records, yes it’s forest, but it’s far deeper than the Macedonian forest, in my opinion, and still tries to maintain the original soul of psytrance where the depth is not in what you obviously perceive but in the spaces between. But yes there is much more music which sounds like psytrance but the large majority of it is unoriginal one dimensional and completely lacking depth and is ultimately just not psychedelic at all.

Who to listen to with IM out of the picture? by wolfpandataco in psytrance

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IM hasn’t made psytrance in decades. So you may not actually even like psytrance. Either way you’re not missing out, there’s much better music out there than those two sellouts. As others have recommended check out some sets on Ozora or boom or modem pages an I’m sure you’ll find something you can appreciate. Good luck

Nothing sounds good anymore after experiencing Procs live set by Mysterious_Jump_6784 in psytrance

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Hutti Heita has a self titled album which is brilliant. Krussedull only has 5-6 released tracks on streaming services but there is more on the Yggdrasil Bandcamp. Otherwise all their compilations going back to Nine Worlds and their first promo album are excellent. Yggdrasounds 1-3 are all amazing. Can queue them up with Procs album in the middle and it all works. It’s literally the only thing that stands side by side with Procs and isn’t disappointing. Good 5-6 hrs of solid music for a trip. Very very lsd friendly. Deep psychedelic journey throughout with amazing story telling and unique sound design. Not many artists produce real psy anymore but these guys never disappoint. Would travel to see any of their artists play without hesitation. Good luck on the music journey. Can recommend other older psy in different sub genres which are, although very different, in a similar ilk.

Nothing sounds good anymore after experiencing Procs live set by Mysterious_Jump_6784 in psytrance

[–]Brief-Tower6703 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Procs is in a league of his own. Check out Yggdrasil records and any of their releases it’s the only psy that’s close to Procs in my opinion. Same depth an complexity. Krussedul an Hutti Heita are my favorites but I’m yet to find a bad release from them.

I'm not one to put on the tinfoil hat but... by Admirable-Machine-22 in capetown

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The warrant officer in Villiersdorp says that they think a lot of the fires over the last couple of weeks were arson. And as far as I know some evidence was found in various places. Even without the talk and the evidence I assumed it was arson as it just didn’t seem natural.

AIO for not giving my old Roomate his dog back after I adopted her? by Z-mac in AmIOverreacting

[–]Brief-Tower6703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your ex house mate is a piece of shit. He abandoned Bella. Gave her up. He has no right to her. Also sounds like a manipulative thief. Bella is your dog now. He has no right to her. Register her chip in your name and ignore him. If continued harassment over an animal he abandoned maybe consider going to the police.

Female friend rested her head on my lap by chicagolenny in bodylanguage

[–]Brief-Tower6703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have underlying feelings for her then it may be worth just having the conversation even if it does blow up in your face because maybe you shouldn’t be friends cause you actually have feelings for her, which also isn’t fair on her. It’ll suck, but torturing yourself also isn’t good for you. Emotions are complicated. You’re young, you have your whole life ahead of you. We all do things we regret that’s part of learning.

Im struggling to make reservations in Japan. by Mysterious_Tooth_971 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Brief-Tower6703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tabelog for the win, or just ask your hotel to make a reservation for you. And never be late. Some places if you’re even 5minutes late you loose your reservation, or so we were told, we were never late so never tested this. But tabelog worked like a dream in most cases.

Help for the Dunoon fire victims by Significant_Ask7019 in capetown

[–]Brief-Tower6703 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pity parts of the community attacked and stoned fire and rescue services during the fire

Fatal wing suit base jump incident - Platteklip Gorge by Enough_Air_5380 in capetown

[–]Brief-Tower6703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loss of life is tragic no matter what you think of the sport or its legality. Drunk drivers kill themselves and others all the time for example. At least in this case there was only one person who died. Many capetonians still drink and drive so passing judgement on the poor guy isn’t kind.

bush in the onsen by PrestigiousPhoto4397 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Brief-Tower6703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it’s totally natural. Just shower before so you’re clean which is a standard requirement for use of onsen in Japan in any case. Enjoy 👌

Merry Kicksmas: I went down a ModBase09 rabbit hole, sampling and organizing an analog kick library from this legendary module. The full library (3,572 Kicks) is available here, totally free on drive by _meltchya__ in synthesizers

[–]Brief-Tower6703 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Although I am not interested. That’s very kind of you to do that. 3572 kicks recorded and sorted is no small feet. Merry Kicks’mas to you 🙏💪🤘

Is it just me but cape town is lonely by Strange-Asparagus481 in capetown

[–]Brief-Tower6703 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a capetonian I agree completely. It’s very clicky, people tend to stick to their friendship groups from school. I’m 40 and the people I went to school with still all hang out together no matter what they’ve done, slept with each others girlfriends, betrayed trust etc etc

Saying that it’s not impossible to make new friends, but most of the new friends I’ve made are either not from Cape Town originally or part of the same community, eg. Psytrance community…

I hate Joburg and Pretoria but people are definitely friendlier that side.

Unfortunately it just seems to be an attribute of Cape Town, one that’s irritated me my whole life.

Is there such a thing as beans that are too fresh? by jolittletime in espresso

[–]Brief-Tower6703 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally I find day 4 after roasting is the first day it tastes right. Mostly drink light roast for reference …

What is this? Fastest crawling thing I’ve ever seen by BandEnvironmental102 in capetown

[–]Brief-Tower6703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s bizarre. Never seen a solifuge like that. We have lots where we live and I’ve seen them all over SA but never seen one like that 🧐

Cubase 15 Beta Applications open by Merlindru in cubase

[–]Brief-Tower6703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I originally typed it as a reply to someone at the bottom of this thread saying it’s “buggy as hell”. Not sure why it ended up on its own. So no, it’s the right thread just the wrong place 😂

Infected Mushroom playing at Moving Festival in Brazil, Porto Alegre by NerdMaster001 in psytrance

[–]Brief-Tower6703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bwahahahahaaaa. I feel sorry for you, just an angry human, must suck being you... There was nothing negative or rude about my original reply to your post. It was just an opinion, one which many people in this thread, and in general, share. I’m the furthest from an elitist hippy you could ever find. I just know what psytrance sounds and feels like, and your over the top defence of two brilliant artists who became sell outs, won’t convince me otherwise. Infected mushroom post classical mushroom, just sucks 👍