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Plazmalab’s Psytrance point of view - 10 iconic psychedelic trance tracks

16 March, 2023

Plazmalab has been around for quite a while now – for over two decades we have been dwelling in gatherings and festivals around the world, getting inspired by every artistic aspect which exists in the global psychedelic scene. Whether it’s the amazing decorations, art installations, visual projections, performances, and of course – getting blown away and expanding our hearts and souls by pure psychedelic music of some of the best artists in the scene - which made us and the whole dance floor tremble in a flowing, wavy and united rhythm all at once. Over the years, Some tracks got the impact of a classic electronic masterpiece – Every time, Simply EVERY TIME they were played, the vibration would shift into a very specific portal of a familiar dimension that yet, showed a new resonance with the dance floor – something that is uniquely magical to some very specific tracks. So here are 10 iconic psytrance tracks that got the lab’s third eye throughout the years. Prana – Alien pets The Legendary Prana - An electronic music trio made by Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Nick Taylor and Andy Guthrie. “Alien Pets” is a track from one of the most pioneer albums ‘Geomantik’’ Which was first released back in 1997, Through the scene conductive label Matsuri Records. This track is surely a high speed vision – with an old school stomach punching kick, crunchy fast bassline that literally speaks, and sound designs that were extremely rare at the time – pure explorative expression which created this masterpiece that we know as ‘Alien Pets’ Click here to listen Hallucinogen – Jiggle Of The Sphinx Another pure masterpiece, Coming from the brain of the one and only audio alchemist – Simon Posford. ‘Jiggle Of The Sphinx’ is a track from Posford’s 2nd album – The Lone Deranger, which was released in 1997 and until this day is one of the most impacting trance albums ever created. With high level engineering and production, sounds that scream, talk, laugh and whispers at you all at the same time – being escorted by a psychedelic orchestra of kick, snare and bassline, ‘The Jiggle Of The Sphinx’ Is sure an influential – and isn’t going anywhere. Click here to listen Ubar Tmar – Flying Saucer Landing One of Japan’s most obvious psychedelic aliens is Ubar Tmar. Him and Tsuyoshi Suzuki had joined hands in various tracks and are pretty much responsible to the beginning of the Japanese trance production. ‘Flying Saucer Landing’ is a track from Ubar Tmar’s album ‘Prophecy’ – which was first released on ‘Dancing Mountain Records, Back in 1996.A pure alien landing – An encounter with the higher beings and deeper massages – with a total Japanese freakiness. Click here to listen Parasonix – Warp Phase A duo project by Nick taylor and Sean Candy which are the naughty professors that created this track. Sweeping goa vibes, alongside wild Australian attitude – combined into a groovy breaking loose track that has a big role in the development of the contemporary trance music that we know today. ‘Warp Phase’ was released on the album ‘The Wizardy Of Oz’, also back in 1996 through Psy Harmonics Record label. Click here to listen X-Dream – Our Own Happiness The 90’s were truly magical, regarding to the beginning of what we know today as Goa trance. It reached globally extremely fast and revealed so many talented artists, Which ‘X dream’ are sure one of the most outstanding duo that was in the psytrance spotlight in that time. Released through Tunnel records, ‘We created our own happiness’ was an album everyone was expecting for. A big oiled psychedelic machine that came to purely spill her guts on us and see what will be the outcomes. Click here to listen   Shpongle (Raja Ram & Simon Posford) – Diving Moments of Truth Even though this is not a Psytrance track, ‘Divine moments of truth’, taken from the album “Are you Shpongled?” that was released in 1997, is one of Shpongle’s most iconic tracks which amazed the global psychedelic music scene. This whole album and specifically this track was something completely new to everyone. Millions of people got their mind set changed because of this track, artists and producers got inspired by it and ever since it came out – endless versions of remixes were born. For those of you who have been living in outer space for the last 20 years, Shpongle is a duo made by Raja Ram & Simon Posford. Click here to listen Juan Verdera – Spiritual Healing Well.. When it comes to expressing an emotional process through music – nothing really can go wrong. An emotional ride into the listener’s heart and letting him expose everything he has inside – true freedom. ‘Spiritual Healing’ came out on 1998 and did exactly that. Some of us in the lab are ling time players in the festivals scene and we have to admit that no matter what, This track was, is and will be a true classic that will always carry a message of love and would make thousands of people dance at the same time. Click here to listen Astrix – Life System When Astrix released his first debut album “Eye To Eye” in Hommega records back in 2002, Something different was making its way extremely fast into the psychedelic scene. A pioneer which made the psytrance scene tremble with one album, and the rest is history. The first track ‘Life system’, swept millions of minds and bodies since then. And by that, staying strong in the list of the lab’s iconic tracks. Click here to listen Ace ventura – Serenity Now Remember the first of September 2007? The day Where the psychedelic scene got to experience Ace Ventura for the first time with his debut refreshing album ‘Rebirth’. ‘Serenity now’ is the 1st track after the intro – And sure does gave the world the feeling of “we don’t know what we’re dealing with here”, Exactly as is says on the track itself. A new vibration of psychedelic trance that to this day remains a masterpiece which inspired many producers that we know today, to follow the style and start progressing towards conquering dance floors. Click here to listen Captain Hook & Freedom Fighters - Marshmallows “You may even feel like you’re walking on marshmallows” – A sentence that will forever be engraved in the core of the global psychedelic scene. ‘Marshmallows’ made an immediate impact and got everyone totally mind blown. To this day, This track is still being played and when it does – you can’t ignore the funny and nostalgic vibe it always managed to spread around. Released on Captain hook’s debut album “Human Design” in 2011 Click here to listen So, Here are 10 iconic psytrance tracks that got the lab’s minds and hearts, To be honest there are way more that are spreading on a time scale from the early 90s’ to this day. But no doubt that these ones are sure to remember – given the fact that they were amazing escorts and inspiration throughout our process of making artwear. Take some time for yourself – click on those links we've put under each and enjoy the ride. And while you’re at it, We invite you to take a tour on our website and check out our new collections of shirts, pants, hoodies, jumpers, and many more artwear for you to look and find exactly what you need. So till the next time, Keep it musical :)

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Plazmalab festival guide - 5 best psychedelic festivals in U.S.A

13 March, 2023

When it comes to art, Plazmalab is a all over the place -  From massive stages decorations to art installations, digital designs, prints, clothes and tiny art accessories. With the being said, There is one thing the lab cannot pass the day without - Yes, We are talking about MUSIC. Music has the power to change perspectives, mindsets, has the potential to release the human being from his daily distractions and simply make him feel more calm, charged, relaxed and ALIVE. In this article we are going to share with you all, What we think are the top 5 psychedelic festivals in the U.S.A which you must read about - and hopefully participate in at least one of them just to understand what we are talking about here. So let's go, shall we? Oregon Eclipse Festival - Snake valley, Oregon One of the biggest psychedelic events the u.s.a have ever felt and seen. A secluded farm deep Oregon’s Snake River valley which hosts a venue for a festival rich with high quality science, writers, explorers and music artists. Massive stages, endless genres of music and workshops, coming to bring the people together in a big wide venue. Oregon Eclipse has Trance, Glitch, Downtempo, Psydub, Bass music and many more electronic music styles to enter your mind and free your soul 🙂 Lightning In A Bottle Festival - California A unique experience which goes beyond any other ordinary music festival. Lightning in a bottle is a magical event which opens a big portal that gives a chance to feel and explore, to dance, have fun, enrich and inspire, learn and of course - let go. A wild festival that grows and shifts every year, accepting both old and new friends coming together to celebrate life and love. Sonic Bloom Festival - Colorado Somewhere deep in the Colorado mountains and wilderness - The hummingbird ranch resides and hosts Sonic Bloom Festival since 2015. This festival is all about opening up, having the best times, connecting deeper to the self and expanding it to other human beings, laughing, feeling free and of course - DANCING Sonic Bloom festival offers a wide venue of art, workshops, healing zones and crazy diverse musical lineups. Burning Man Festival - Nevada Deep in the Nevada desert - A massive gathering takes place each year - Bringing people together in order to have an amazing dusty time with mega structures, statues, installments and decoration. A non-money festival where everything is based on sharing, trading and helping each other out without any kind of financial currency. Endless camps with different types of music are scattered all around this temporary mega city - which in the end, a MASSIVE wooden man statue is being burned down to the ground - to remind us all where we came from - and where we are going back to 🙂 Red rocks park and Amphitheater - Colorado. Although it’s not an actual festival, Red Rocks is one of the most well known and biggest music venues, where so many artists have spread their message from this enormous stage. Kalya Scintilla, Tipper, Detox Unit, Resonant language and Drrtywulvz are just a tiny part of the endless list of psychedelic music artists that played there.  The atmosphere is magical, ancient and empowering, giving human beings a taste of a beautiful, intense, psychedelic and mind blowing musical experience deep in the wild nature.   So, If you’re reading this and got interested in these events - make sure you do that and getting yourself a ticket.  Most chances that you will bump into some of  the lab's jackets, shirts, hoodies and many more - since our lovely friends are representatives with our nomad shop.  The lab wishes you a safe journey and full universal blessings on your way to one of these festivals, or maybe all of them :)  One love 

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Alien Art - the new psychedelic musical vision by Ace Ventura & Captain Hook

01 February, 2023

Plazmalab is a total freak of art - Whether it’s fashion, Architecture, Digital art, And of course - Music 🙂 Throughout our travels on this amazing earth, bouncing from one continent to another, exploring the musical events and festivals that humanity has to offer -  we surely got to experience a whole bunch of amazingly talented creatures which spread out their vibration and allowed people to connect to themselves in unimaginable ways. Some of these artists are true long time devoted players in the psychedelic scene and have a wide significant stand on the evolution of psychedelic music as we know it.  In this article we will talk about two aliens in a human costume which are giving their messages for over 20 years, Each with his one genius project - That decided to join forces not in a collaboration - But in a full project which will provide the psychedelic humanity a new wide path for self exploration through music 🙂 Yoni Oshrat aka Ace Ventura One of the most leading artists on the psychedelic scene. Whether it’s his stunning dj capabilities or his original live sets, Ace Ventura keeps conquering charts and dance floors in every possible platform and festival around the world. With his leading sounds and mind lifting beats and melodies - Ace ventura is a project which leaves a significant mark wherever he’s playing, time after time - since the early 2000. Reshef harari aka Captain Hook Another top and highly well known artist that has been cruising the world as the musical captain with his psychedelic trance ship for a very long time. Captain Hook is a frequency shifter, literally playing around and creating new shapes and forms of sound with his unique engineer capabilities. With endless releases, collaborations, remixes and compilations, He always manages to stay evolutionary, new and progressive, opening people’s hearts and minds. Both of these guys have a deep and massive impact on the world with their individual projects, Now let's take a deep dive into their united vision. If you don’t know it by now, here’s your perfect chance to get familiar with their new project - Alien Art The only true way to accurately describe what these guys are able to do together in a music studio is to listen to their creations. But just to let you all know - That from the Plazmalab’s point of view - We’re talking about a very special project. Moving tribal rhythms combined with deep sounds and melodies, keeping the pure loyalty to the source while moving forward with futuristic sound engineering, “Alien Art” literally feels like an organism which came from another dimension  and landed straight into our reality in order to make a psychedelic musical difference. Both Yoni and Reshef are devoted explorers of time and space through music and in this project they surely managed to achieve a significant ancient futuristic musical journey. So, The lab highly recommends these guys. And from close and personal friendship throughout so many years, We are honored to have them around, supporting the lab’s vision and spreading it along with their musical voyages. Take some time to yourself - put your speakers on high volume and play some Alien Art music.  And while you're at it - Feel free to enter to our online website - We have an abundant collection of new shirts, tops, pants, jackets, coats, accessories and many more Plazmalab goodies for you all to check out.  

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