From Friday July 23rd to Sunday July 25th PsyColonia is organizing an open air event near the city of Cologne in Germany. The party goes under the name of Happy Hippie Birthday Open Air 2nd Part. They have invited Sufi to come and present his live act. More information is available on this goabase link.

The Ghent city festival is coming up fast now. So also the Freestyle sessions are coming up. Friday July 16th we have the kick off for 11 consecutive nights. All info can be found on www.dacru.be/freestyle.

Thursday July 22nd F.F.T will be performing for the first time in France. The event 'Macro Space' is presented by Morphonic Records and will take place at Batofar, a boat in the capital of France, Paris. Other artists on the line-up include the live acts Shagma and Kinesis and dj's such as Salva, Toltek and more. For more info you can visit www.morphonic-records.com.

This coming weekend, from Friday July 9th to Sunday July 11th, the Sanctuary vs Shishu festival will take place somewhere in the western part of Flanders in Belgium. The event details have changed a bit from the original plan, but it still promises to be quite the enjoyable happening. Chronos will be playing a live act alongside mostly oldschool oriented artists.

Also this coming weekend, from Friday July 9th to Sunday July 11th, the Rhakti Dei festival is happening in the old zoo in Doornzele, a town near the city of Ghent in Belgium. Oonah is representing Dacru Records alongside a long list of artists, some of which are Etnica, Juno Reactor, Total Eclipse, Dino Psaras, Ocelot, Neuromotor, Krome Angels and many more. More info can be found on this goabase link.

After a one year pause the Full Moon festival is back in full force. This year it will happen from July 21st to 28th at the old airbase in Wittstock at about an hour drive from Berlin in Germany. Plenty of Dacru action on the impressive line-up: DigiCult, Ephedrix and Aquila are all playing on Saturday July 24th. Other sounding names on the line-up are Talamasca, Vibe Tribe, Perplex, Mekkanikka, Burn In Noise, Headroom, Avalon, Ital, Ticon, S-Range, Fatali, X-Noize and many more. There will also be a special Parvati Records stage to celebrate the 10 years of existence of this label.

For full info you should have a look at www.fullmoon-festival.com.

A busy weekend is coming up for Dacru artists. Also Ephedrix is playing on Saturday July 3rd. They are travelling to Billund in Denmark to perform at the Liquid Sounds event. The event will also see the première of the Jochem Peterson dj set!

This coming weekend, on Saturday July 3rd, Oonah will be playing at Karmageddon. This party takes place in Ghent, Belgium. The all Belgian line-up offers different psychedelic subgenres. The entrance is free donation and all profits will go to a good cause in Kathmandu (check www.shangrilahome.be). Have a look at the flyer for more info.

In the weekend of July 2nd to 4th Sufi will be playing at the Symmetry festival which is taking place in Norfolk, UK. The line-up looks pretty good with other artists being Talamasca, OOOD, Laughing Buddha, Azax Syndrome, M-Theory, Dejavoo, Mr. Youth and many more. For full festival info you can have a look at the website www.symmetryfestival.co.uk or click the flyer and poster below to enlarge them.

Friday July 2nd there will be a cosy in- & outdoor festival at Schietgang in Hoboken, near Antwerp, Belgium. The party is titled Psychedelic Circus meets Phat Planet and some of the main attractions on the line-up are Chronos live act and Oonah dj set. You can have a look at the flyer to see what else is on offer. Or click here to go to the party info at goabase.

Friday June 25th Lamat is playing his live act at the THX electronic club in Celaya, a city in the state of Guanajuato in Mexico.

A Fourth and last volume of the Dacru Selection series released at Beatport through Midijum Records includes music by Alternative Control, Ephedrix and Nemesis. To check out the full tracklist and buy some tracks you can click here.

The 2010 edition of the famous Fusion festival in Lärz, Germany is taking place in a week: from July 24th to 27th. All tickets have already been sold out for months. For the lucky ones who have a ticket: you will be able to see two Dacru dj's in action at the trance stage. DJ Oonah will represent Belgium and DJ Kristian is there from the UK. For more information on the festival you can visit www.fusion-festival.de.

Friday June 25th is the kick off date for the Chronos and Hessell Europe summer tour. This will happen at the SummerPsy 2010 party presented by PsySociety in Denmark. Next to the Mexican acts also DJ Oonah will play a set. For all three it will be the very first performence in a Scandinavian country! For more information on the rest of the line-up you can have a look at the flyer.

Saturday June 19th DigiCult will be playing in Italy once more. This time the party is 'La Notte Delle Streghe', an open air event near Venice. For more info and full line-up you can visit the event at goabase.de.

Saturday & Sunday June 19th & 20th it is time for the Mechanical Evolution party in Puebla, Mexico. Intelligence will be playing a live act at the psytrance stage, while there will also be a stage for the lower bpm's. Have a look at the flyer for more information.

To bring you some non-dacru related news: our friends from the Israeli DNA project have just released a 4th studio album. 'Fear of the Dark' is a remix special including some of the finest names of the psychedelic trance scene. For more information you can check the press releases below and even the promotional video. Enjoy!





Promotional video at YouTube: click here.

The album at Psyshop: click here.

DNA myspace page: click here.

Saturday June 12th is the date for the 'Eclectic Time Disorder' party. It will take place in one of the nicer regions of this globe: Los Cabos, the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Dacru is represented on the line-up by Mexicans Chronos and Hessell.

Saturday June 12th Alternative Control will be playing in Mexico once more. At 'The Way To Awakening' in Mexico City they will star alongside artists as Electro Sun, Last Men Standing, Freaked Frequency, Aquatica and more.
Alternative Control could be available in Mexico for a couple of extra weeks, in case you are interested in a booking then just write to bookings@dacru.be.

Midijum Records have released a third volume of the Dacru Selection at Beatport. It is out since May 14th. Click here to go directly to the release's page.

Tracklist

 

01. DIGICULT - STAR TRAVEL
02. PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT - THE GLOOPY GUMGUM SONG
03. SLUG - PRESSURE
04. LOST & FOUND - SLAVEDRIVER
05. EPHEDRIX - FAR AWAY (DNA RMX)
06. STALKER - MANDRAGORA FILIPINA (F.F.T REMIX)
07. CONCEPT - LEGALIZE
08. AQUILA - DE-EVOLUTION
09. SCORB vs BOLT - RESTIMULATED REMIX
10. F.F.T - NEXUS 836

This Friday May 28th Oonah will be playing a dj set at Foro38 in Morelia, Mexico. Don't miss it!

From Friday May 28th to Sunday May 30th the Spacedivers open air event is happening near the city of Graz in Austria. On the line-up we find some Dacru artists: Aquila & Bonas (for the first time in Austria!) and Sufi will be bringing their sets. For more information on the event you can always click here.

Saturday May 22nd Aquila will be playing a live act at the Durum Deluxe II party aka Pita's birthday party. This event will take place in Ghent, Belgium. There will be 2 area's, but also a limited amount of space. To find out where it will be, contact Pita! ;-)

Saturday May 29th Lamat and F.F.T are playing at the Element Distortion party in Mexico. The event will happen in Cholula, a town in state of Puebla. For more information on the full line-up and such you can have a peak at the flyer.

The next upcoming event for Dacru is a special one! During the Ghent city festival we will enjoy daily free electronic sessions. The venue is the 'Rabot', a historic monument where we have held some nights before. This time there will be 11 consecutive evenings in different music styles hosted by various Ghent based organisations. More info is available at www.dacru.be/freestyle (from July 1st this link will be filled with all you need to know). For now you can already have a look at the flyer to see the line-up for each evening.

Here is the program for all the days from friday July 16th to monday July 26th:



DAY 0 :: Red bull elektropedia - Dance, Disco, House, New Beat
DAY 1 :: El Futuro Recordings - House
DAY 2 :: Sanctuary - Oldschool Psytrance
DAY 3 :: Mental Gymnastics - From Full-on to Oldschool Psytrance
DAY 4 :: Minimanimal - Minimal
DAY 5 :: Steam - Drum'n'bass
DAY 6 :: Vibes in Progress & Ishtar - Progressive, Minimal, Techhouse
DAY 7 :: Bugklinik - Elektro, Acid
DAY 8 :: Progressive Reaction - Progressive Psytrance
DAY 9 :: Warriorz - Dubstep
DAY 10 :: Dacru Records - Full-on Psytrance

Saturday May 22nd DigiCult will be playing at the 'Springstorm' party organized by Bass Island. The venue of the event is a castle in the town of Leiben in Austria. There will be 5 different stages including drum 'n' bass, tekno, electronics, chill out and of course psytrance. This last stage is headlined by DigiCult. For more info you can visit www.bassisland.at.

Saturday May 15th is the date for the Time Sphere party in Xalapa, a city in the the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Main selling points on the line-up is a nice bundle of Dacru artists: Chronos live, Intelligence live and Hessell dj set. For further information on the event you can enlarge the flyer.

A very nice upcoming event for Ephedrix is the Psyrockers event in Buenos Aires. The enchanting capital of Argentina will welcome Ephedrix for the first time to the country. The name of the event is 'Acid Party' and will happen on Monday May 24th (the 25th is a national holiday in Argentina). Also worth mentionning is the venue where it will all take place: an old church that is serving as a bowling alley these days. For more info have a look at the flyer.

Edit: click here for a promotional video.

Saturday May 8th the Trancesitions crew is presenting the 'Under Pressure' party in Mexico City. They have invited Mexico's number 1, Lamat, to come and play his live act. For more information you can have a look at the flyer.

Saturday May 8th Ephedrix will be playing a very first gig in Brazil. The occasion is the Smile open air '3 Years' celebration in Sumaré, a smaller city near Sao Paulo. For some more info on the event you can have a look at the flyer.



Ephedrix will be available in Brazil for bookings up until June 20th. For inquiries you can mail to bookings@dacru.be.
Also the progressive house side project Jochem Peterson is available for dj set.

More info about other bookings is coming soon...

Friday April 30th Lamat will be playing his live act at the infamous Foro 38 in his hometown of Morelia, the capital of Mexican state Michoacán.

In the coming months some Dacru artists will be available in Mexico for bookings.

 

DJ Oonah will be there from May 19th to June 5th and available for bookings with transport from Mexico City.

 

Alternative Control have a booking in Mexico City on June 12th and will be around in Mexico for two weekends after that. Both live act and dj set are available with transport for 1 person from the capital. During the tour the new album 'Alternating Current' will be presented to the Mexican crowd!

Drop an e-mail at bookings@dacru.be for booking inquiries.

Saturday May 1st Chronos and Hessell will be playing live and dj at the Acid Colors 3 party in Puebla, Mexico. If you are a Poblano, then don't miss the opportunity to go and see them!

Saturday May 1st DJ Chakras & Kagdila Records are organizing the Dimensional beachparty in the Belgian costal town of Zeebrugge. The line-up is looking pretty good and offers various styles of psytrance. Some of the artist names include Goasia, Liquid Flow, Vox, Psychoz, Agneton vs Chakras, Foose & Leech, Domi Re and to top it all off: DigiCult! For more information one can visit www.kagdilarecords.com.

We are about to kick off another Japan tour. During the first weeks of April DigiCult, Ephedrix and Nemesis will be touring the land of the rising sun. This is where the Japanese crowd will be able to catch them:

Saturday April 3rd - TPE open air @ Yamanashi



Friday April 9th - Club Cube 326 @ Tokyo



Saturday April 10th - Hysteria presents Dance Energy 2010 @ Nagoya



Sunday April 11th - Club Neo @ Osaka



Monday April 12th - Club Axxcis @ Shibuya (Tokyo)



Friday April 16th - Club M's @ Shinjuku (Tokyo)



Saturday April 17th - Club Cosvina @ Fussa (Tokyo)

Saturday April 17th Chronos and Hessell are playing at the Trip Formation 2 party in Abasolo, a small town in Mexican state Guanajuato. Have a look at the flyer for more information.

The second volume of the Dacru Selection has been released at Beatport through Midijum Records. Visit the Beatport website to get your hands on the goodies if you shouldn't already have them. The release date was March 19th.

Tracklist

01. KRUNCH - NEVER END 2009
02. U-RECKEN - STOP TIME
03. FREAKULIZER - RADIOSHOW
04. DIGICULT VS FATALI - THE RETURN (ALPHA F RMX)
05. LIFE EXTENSION - ELECTRIC BODY
06. TALAMASCA FEAT. NOMAD - THE AWAKENING (EPHEDRIX RMX)
07. ELECTRO SUN - NO SENSES RMX
08. AQUILA - GAIN CONTROL
09. CHROMOSOME - SOLSTICE DELUXE
10. BAMBOO FOREST - VOYAGER (SOLAR SYSTEM RMX)

A new release for Lamat, dating from last month already, is the track 'Spiritual NRG'. This cooperation track between Lamat and Crying Freemen had already been released earlier in the full album of this French project. The Montemapu compilation is compiled by Chilean artist Ovnimoon and released in Ovnimoon records. Montemapu is perhaps the biggest psytrance festival in Chile and Lamat played there back in 2008.

Release info

Compiled by Ovnimoon

To celebrate the festival for all our friends around the world we decided to make a compilation of music featuring artists who played at the festival and also supporters of the cause.

The CDs are compiled by our friend and local Chile based producer, Ovnimoon who has released four amazing albums plus four memorable compilations and numerous great singles on many of the leading label's compilations such as Iboga, Moist, Goa Records, Geomagnetic, Iono, YSE and more! His experience and style as both a DJ and a professional Trance/Downtempo producer combine to allow him to cultivate a sound beyond the standard Dance floor fodder most DJs look for.

Now you can play tracks never before available chosen by this veteran Goa-trance wizard from Chile. Ovnimoon Records is a new label founded in 2010 based in Chile. As an independent sub-label of Goa Records Ovnimoon is the visionary producer whose name sake the label was based upon. All the music released with this imprint has passed his approval as true high quality gems of psychedelic goa trance. Expect only the top shelf selections worthy of the best collections and praised by the most noteworthy DJs in the world. Goa Records is now a well established label founded in 2006 based in California/USA. Focused on finding the very best of the worlds leading psy-trance and goa-trance hits and compiling these into a highly commercialized package suitable for mainstream distribution outlets.

Expect a steady stream of high quality, cutting edge releases from this already amazingly popular new label.

Tracklist

01. OVNIMOON - SANDAL WATER (ZYCE & FLEGMA RMX)
02. PRAGMATIX - HOLOGRAPHIC SPHERES
03. MOAIACT - REGRESO
04. XPIRAL - ASTROLINGUISTICS
05. SUN PROJECT - A HARD RIDE (DJ ASTRALEX & ROOMNOISE RMX)
06. ITAL - KUKULCAN
07. MAN MACHINE FEAT. SONIC ENTITY
08. AINUR - DETERMINISM THEORY
09. ZYBEX - PLAYING WITH SPHERES
10. CRYING FREEMEN & LAMAT - SPIRITUAL NRG
11. MINDWAVE - CHOICE OF MIND
12. THE FIRST STONE - ROBOT
13. MAN MACHINE - THROUGH THE MATTER
14. TERRA - MANGUE CREATURES
15. SENSITIVE VS RED SUN - SPUN
16. FARBO - TRAVELLING WITHOUT MOVING
17. VIA AXIS - THE BEYOND WITHIN
18. DNA - PSYCONNECTION
19. WIZACK TWIZACK - LUCKY STRIKE RMX
20. OVNIMOON - MAGICAL VISIONS (NEW MIX)

A last minute booking for Chronos and Hessell will take them to Ciudad Juárez tomorrow, Friday March 26th. The Psytek crew is throwing another gig in Club Altitude in this city on the northern border of Mexico.

A compilation video turned up of the Nova's Incident 2008 edition. Just click here to have a look. Thanks to Philocotof for the upload!

Friday April 16th Alternative Control are going play a live and dj set at the Dreamland III party in Graz, Austria. They will present their upcoming album 'Alternating Current' which will be out before summer! More info on the event is just a click away.

From April 1st to 4th Massive Trance is organizing the fifth edition of the Beach festival in Puerto Vallarta on the pacific coast of Mexico. They are kicking of on Thursday with a special night including Tiesto on the line-up! Then in the weekend it is time for some proper psychedelic trance with artists as Protoculture, Atomic Pulse, Time Lock, Cyber Cartel, X-Noize, Ultravoice, System Nipel and many others. DJ Hessell is representing Dacru Records with a dj set. For more info you can try www.proyectogdl.com.

Saturday March 27th there will be a big event in Serbia's capital Belgrade. The Krome Angels are stiking down with their Behind The Mask world tour 2010 and also Alternative Control will do a set at the event. For all info you can visit www.behindthemask.co.rs, the event website prepared by organizer Ultragroove Events.

See the MTV commercial!

Friday March 19th is the date for the DeepBlueSea 6th Anniversary party in Kiel. It will be the first time for Aquila and Bonas to play in this northern region of Germany, close to Denmark. For more information on the event you can have a look at this link. They are filling the timetable from 1 to 4 in the night, party prime time!

Saturday March 20th there will be another huge Massive Trance event in Guadalajara, Mexico. At Equinoxio 8 the Mexican crowd can warm its ears to the sounds of Space Cat, Talamasca, Visual Paradox, Perplex, Audiotec and many others. Also Chronos will be performing! For more info on the event you can use this link.

Friday March 19th Ephedrix will be playing in Leeds. UK crew Illuminaughty have invited them to 'Dance or Die', their first event in the city of Leeds. So far the crew was only known for their quality events in Machester. Full event info can be found on the flyer or on www.illuminaughty.co.uk.

Alternative Control will be visiting Portugal once more. The date is Saturday March 6th and the name of the party is 'Kin & The 4 Elements 2010'. It will take place on Tejo beach near Lisbon. It promises to be quite the event with G.M.S., Azax Syndrom, Pena, ... being other the names on the line-up. For more info have a click here.

A new, all Dacru, compilation has been released by our friends at Midijum Records as a Beatport exlcusive. In this 'Dacru Selection Vol.1' some of the best tracks we have released so far are offered for digital download. Find the tracks at www.beatport.com. A second volume will be released in about 1,5 months.

Dacru Selection Vol.1

01. DIGICULT VS U-RECKEN - DAYS IN SPACE
02. SILICON SOUND - PURE REALITY (EPHEDRIX RMX)
03. PERPLEX - ON TOP
04. DIGICULT VS FATALI - THE RETURN
05. PROTOCULTURE - MAGNETIK (EPHEDRIX RMX)
06. DIDRAPEST - KALIMERO
07. GATAKA & APOCALYPSE & GILIX - IN MY MIND (DNA RMX)
08. AQUILA - UNCONTROLLED
09. AQUILA VS CHRONOS - FUERZA
10. LAMAT VS SMOSH - THE O.Z.

A three week Europe tour is about to kick off for Lamat and F.F.T. Here is some more info on the planned events.

Saturday February 20th - Galaxien Music Zauber

-> Wuppertal - Germany
-> Lamat, F.F.T & Ephedrix

Wednesday February 24th - Freaky Fiction @ Europa
-> Lisbon - Portugal

-> F.F.T



Friday February 26th - Alien Invasion
-> near Faro - Portugal
-> Lamat & F.F.T



Saturday February 27th - Sanctuary
-> Ghent - Belgium
-> Lamat



Saturday March 6th - Twisted Extractions

-> Rotterdam - The Netherlands
-> Lamat



Promoters still interested in a free date can drop an e-mail at bookings@dacru.be.

Saturday February 27th is the date for a next Trance Orient Express party in the legendary church at the Ruigoord domain just outside Amsterdam, the capital of The Netherlands. For this occasion Dacru is sending in the Sufi live act, accompanied by the Oonah & Bonas dj set. These last ones will be presenting the Essentials mix at the event and if you arrive early then you can also get your hands on a free copy! Party starts at 23h.

The Panta Rhei organisation is having a 'revenge party' for their Lucis Springel Ding that got cancelled in the very last minute last year. They will make it in a club in the city of Thal in Switzerland. Next to Ephedrix they also invited ITP from Israel once more. Further party info can be found on this goabase link.

Dates have been confirmed for an upcoming Brazil Tour for Ephedrix. The live act will be available for Brazil and the whole of South America from May 6th to June 21st. The main base will be the city of Sao Paulo.
Also the Dacru Records label management is available and open for any kind of meetings, talks, cooperations, ....
Please contact us at bookings@dacru.be for info and booking inquieries.

A new Japan tour is planned for the first three weeks of April 2010!

Available artists are
* DigiCult live act
* Ephedrix live act
* Nemesis dj set

For info and bookings mail to bookings@dacru.be.

Already confirmed dates contain some goodies! More info soon...

This coming weekend Ephedrix will be playing two gigs in Turkey. It will be the first time any of our Belgian artists is going to this country that is relatively new to the psytrance scene. Both events are organised by the BPM crew.

Friday February 12th : Beat Psy Minutes @ Izmir



Saturday February 13th : Beat Psy Minutes @ Istanbul

Friday February 12th F.F.T is playing at the THX Club in Celaya, Mexico. The party is named Subsonika and the live act will be backed up by dj sets from Imix and DSP. For more info you can enlarge the flyer.

Friday February 12th is the date for DigiCult, Aquila and Nemesis to pay at Carneval in Trance. That's a two day event organized by Listen&Enjoy and Luna Club in Cologne, Germany. For more information you can have a look at the flyer or click here for the goabase party details.

In a last minute setup DigiCult and Nemesis will be playing at a club in Delhi tonight. The gig in India's capital is organized by our friends from Namaha records.

The weekend from February 5th to 7th is the time for the Chakra View festival in India. The location is set in the beautiful jungle of Agonda near to the finest beaches of Goa. DigiCult and Nemesis will be performing in India for the first time, conquering a new country for Dacru! The festival is looking good with different stages, other activities, performances and plenty of attention for the ecological needs. And of course a fine line-up including also Atomic Pulse, Z-Machine, Slider, Sungirl and many more.
For additional info you can use the promoter's website at www.inspirals.in.

The Essentials release is continuing on its strong promo run. The Mexican magazine on electronic music and alternative lifestyle Trance It is giving it some attention in their latest edition. They even set up a competition to win a few copies. See below to visually grasp what it's all about.

p.5 : cd's to win



p.9 : los discos



You can download the whole magazine in pdf format for free on this link.

Dacru Records will be presented at China's most important online radio that is dedicated to electronic music. Go to www.udancecn.com. We will get a full two hours during the Magic Garden Concept show. They will talk about the label, the artists, play some single tracks and also the Essentials mix will be aired in full. It will be on air on Shanghai time, that is Belgian (Central European) time minus 7 hours. Below is some more info about the exact times. Thursday should be the first chance to catch the show. We have also included the info in Chinese for all our Chinese visitors. A number, we are sure, that runs into the thousands :)

The local Belgian radio station Crazy FM will be airing Essentials Vol.1 mixed by Dj's Oonah & Bonas on Sunday January 31st. You can hear it between 23h and midnight Belgian time during the program 'Underground Alert' hosted by DJ Domi Rè. That's at 105.7 FM for Ghent and 105.2 FM for Eeklo.

Saturday February 6th is the day of the Stop The Time party, organized by the Solar Force crew. From Dacru Records they have invited two live acts: Chronos and Intelligence. Main act at the party will be Basic from top Israeli label BNE. The place to be is Mexico's capital, Mexico City.

Saturday January 30th will be a busy day for our Mexican artists. Also Hessell got himself a gig for this date. He will play a dj set at the Perfect Beginning 2 party in Morelia, Mexico. Other artists on the line-up there include Gataka, Electro Sun and Spade. For mor information you can also visit this link.

Saturday January 30th the Thompson Collective organizes another event in León, Mexico. The party is named Fly With Me II and special invitee is Marcos who will bring both his live projects Lamat and F.F.T. Have a look at the flyer for more information.

In about a month's time we welcome Marcos in Europe with both his projects: Lamat and F.F.T. He will be around for a three weekend tour from February 19th to March 8th. Confirmed gigs so far include:

20/02 - Galaxien Music Zauber - Wuppertal, Germany (Lamat & F.F.T)

24/02 - Freaky Fiction @ Europa - Lisbon, Portugal (F.F.T)
26/02 - Alien Invasion - Faro, Portugal (Lamat & F.F.T)

27/02 - Sanctuary - Ghent, Belgium (Lamat)

06/03 - Twisted Extractions - Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Lamat)
 

A few dates are still open, if you'd be interested to bring Marcos to your event, then just drop an e-mail at bookings@dacru.be and we'll be happy to sort things out.

Saturday January 30th is the time for a new Tierra Magica festival, a continuation of this previously legendary festival series in Mexico. It will take place somewhere in the center of the country, not too far from capital Mexico City. Intelligence will represent Dacru Records on the line-up. Other artist names include Total Eclipse, Antix, Bliss, Ecliptic, Fatali, Freakulizer, Headroom and many more. For full info you can visit www.festivaltierramagica.com.

Our UK resident and label dj, Kristian, is going to release a second full album with his project Dejavoo. 'The Remixes' will feature to nobody's surprise plenty of remixes. Amongst many other fine tracks, also DigiCult's track'Out of this World' was remixed by Dejavoo. The album will be out in March on Transient Records. Read below for more info in their own words:

Dejavoo 2nd album .The Remixes out very soon

Friday January 22nd DigiCult, Sufi and Nemesis are playing at the Digitale Reise party in Wuppertal, Germany. The event is organized by Derbuntekreis and for full info you can visit this goabase link.

The first new set of pictures in the gallery is of the Odyssee 2010 NYE event in Berlin, Germany where DigiCult and Ephedrix played. It is also the last set of pictures that has been uploaded in the '2009' folder.

During the weekend of January 9th & 10th the Muzza crew is organizing the Turnabout festival in Mexico City, Mexico. It looks like it will be a great way to kick in the 2010. On the line-up we see Chronos representing Dacru Records and other tasty names include Black & White, Dynamic, Exotic, Jey & Ex, Attik and many more. For further information you can have a look at the flyer or visit www.muzza-productions.com.

Saturday January 16th Intelligence will be playing at 'The Harekrishna Waves' near Mexico City, Mexico. This event is organized by Synthetic Music and Spiral Fun. Other artists on the line-up, which is 100% Mexican, include Attik, Nanotech, In Lak Ech, Kira, Israel and many more. Have a look at the flyer for more information.

This coming Friday, December 18th, is the date for 8 Years Dacru. You can expect a showcase with some fine dj's in a historic monument close to the city center of our hometown Ghent. The name of the place is Rabot and is located right next to the tram stop with the same name. Entrance is free, but you can always show your support by getting some tasty cd's from our record shop! Everybody is welcome starting from 16h in the afternoon!
See you then and there!

Saturday December 26th the Psytown crew is organizing a Christmas Special party near Antwerp in Belgium. They have invited DJ Oonah to come and play a set. Another fine opportunity for him to present 'Essentials Vol.1', which will be released just 2 days earlier.

Tomorrow, Friday December 11th, Sufi will be playing in our home city of Ghent in Belgium. The name of the party is 'Eranae butterfly dance party'. Other artists on the line-up are Arjuna, Gnome vs Sjama'dan, Alfa Toe and more. The entrance is free contribution. The venue is 'Zaal Rector'.

New Year's Eve is coming up and in good tradition many exiting events are organized around the world. Also some of the Dacru artists will get into the action at NYE. Here's an overview:

Alternative Control @ SilverShiva - Vienna, Austria
with Hujaboy, Midimal, Combinations, ...



DigiCult & Ephedrix @ Odyssee 2010 - Berlin, Germany
with S-Range, Electric Universe, Hyperion, ...



Sufi @ Back To The Future - Zandvliet, Belgium
with Norion, Ramses, Strophoria, ...

Saturday December 19th Massive Trance organises the Juguetrance event in Guadalajara, Mexico. At the event toys will be collected to present children in need with a Christmas gift! And a line-up of fine artists will participate in the good vibes. From Dacru we have Intelligence and from other corners of the world there are Psysex, Fatali, Cyrus The Virus, InterSys, Goblin, Dr. Hoffman, Dudek and many more. For more info you can visit www.massivetrance.com.mx.

Friday December 18th we are celebrating 8 Years Dacru! Like last year we will be doing this with a showcase at Rabot, a historic monument in our home city Ghent in Belgium. At the event 'Essentials Vol.1 mixed by Oonah & Bonas' will be presented. On the line-up: Nemesis, Arjuna, Gnome & Sjama'dan and of course Oonah & Bonas. You can always send an e-mail to info@dacru.be for information, reservation or invitation.

Friday December 11th Intelligence will be playing at the Under The Moon event in Mexico City, Mexico. For full info on the event you can enlarge the flyer.

Radio79 is the first online radio in India providing a psychedelic trance music stream. In their schedule they reserved a slot for Dacru Records. Every Friday from 7 to 8 pm you will be able to listen tracks released at our label. For further info and to tune in visit www.radio79.com.

Saturday November 28th DigiCult and Nemesis will be playing at an event in Billund, Denmark.

The newest YSE compilation 'Goa Neo full On & Progressive Trance Vol.7' means a new licensing from the Aquila full album 'Gain Control'. This time the track 'Electronic Ocean' has been chosen. Thanks to Dr. Changra for compiling.

 

Release info

Dj Dr. Changra, also Label Dj of Iono Music, serves a pumping and energetic mix of Progressive Trance to full on Psychedelic mayhem. The track list includes only the best of the best featuring Talamasca XSI, Polaris, Tikals as well as brand new floor fillers such as Suntree, Ritmo, Aquila and Bitkit.

Tracklist

01. INVISIBLE REALITY - SIMPLICITY
02. PROGENITOR - TYPICAL HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
03. LIQUID SOUL - PROPHECY (ZYCE AND FLEGMA RMX)
04. TIME IN MOTION - COLOUR
05. OCEAN AND DISPLAY - KASTEFA BEACH
06. KLOPFGEISTER - DIRTY SANTA
07. DAYDIN AND FABIO - ALL 4 YOU
08. SUNTREE - WHITE NIGHTS
09. MUTE - SPACE AND TIME (RITMO RMX)
10. TALAMASCA & XSI - TRIBALAGAN
11. AQUILA - ELECTRONIC OCEAN
12. POLARIS - AFTERGLOW
13. SANGEET - ACID BASE CLUSTER
14. TIKAL - SPACESHIP
15. BITKIT VS. SAIGON - SHADOWHUNTER
16. BOUNDER - TO GET INTO THE NERVE
17. VIBE TRIBE - LOUD AND CLEAR (SUNDOSE RMX)
18. ITAL - PURE AIR

Saturday December 5th DJ Hessell will be playing a dj set in one of Mexico's nicest places, Palenque. The event 'Music & Freedom' is organized by Sound&Beat and on the line-up we also see Han Solo. For full info have a look at the flyer.

Today, Saturday November 21st, Chronos and Hessell are playing at the Acid Minds event in Zamora, Mexico. For full info have a look at the flyer.

One day after Ephedrix is playing in Morelia, Lamat will be presenting his live act in his city. The occasion is the Moon Walkers party presenting a pure Mexican line-up. For all info you can enlarge the flyer.

In February 2010 (from the 11th onwards) Marcos will be out of Mexico. He is coming to Europe to finalize two full albums for his projects Lamat and F.F.T. During this time he will be available for bookings. If you are a European promoter and interested in inviting him, then you can drop an e-mail at bookings@dacru.be.
He will already be presenting the new albums during the live set!

To keep you posted about the upcoming release schedule at Dacru Records:

December 2009 : VA - Essentials Vol.1 mixed by Oonah & Bonas

a very first mixed compilation containing some of Dacru's finest released tracks

 

February 2010 : Alternative Control - Alternating Current

the second full album from our Serbian friends

 

March 2010 : F.F.T - 3rd full album

 

May 2010 : Lamat - 4th full album

 

And further into next year you can also expect new full albums for Chronos, DigiCult, Sufi, Aquila and a new chapter in the Orientation compilations.

And no worries, we'll keep you posted as soon as more news pops ups!

Ephedrix will be touring Mexico once more. This time a two weekends mini tour is planned for the first two weeks of November. Four weekend nights that have all been filled with gigs where Ephedrix will promote the new album Expander to the Mexican crowd.

This is the tour schedule:

06/11 - Club Altitude - Cd. Juárez
07/11 - Pax & Flora festival - near Tepic
13/11 - Foro 38 - Morelia
14/11 - Matsuwua - Monterrey

Friday November 6th
@ Club Altitude - Cd. Juárez
-> Also Chronos & Hessell will be performing at this gig!



Saturday November 7th
@ Pax & Flora festival - near Tepic
-> Also Hessell will be performing at this gig!



Friday November 13th
@ Foro 38 - Morelia



Saturday November 14th
@ Matsuwua open air - Monterrey

Saturday November 14th Sufi will be appearing in London for the third time already. Seems like the hip crowd in UK's capital can dig his sound! This time the Psy-Mela crew invites him to play at the 'One Soul' event at Fire, near Parry Station. Other acts on the line-up include Atma, EVP, Spinal Chord and many more spread over 3 areas: psychedelic, progressive and chillout. Visitors will also be treated very well on the visual side of things with decorations by Global Village Productions and Psychedemon and visuals by Psytwin. For more information you can have a look at the flyer or visit www.psymela.com.

Saturday November 7th a label party for the French label Hadra Records is organized in the town of Elewijt, close to Mechelen, in Belgium. The party is named Hadracadabra in accordance with the compilation series by Hadra. On the line-up of course plenty of Hadra artists: Shotu (who will be presenting his new album), D_Root, Driss and Kokmok. A special guest is E.V.P. from the UK and also Nemesis from Dacru Records is invited to bring his dj set. For more information you can enlarge the flyer.

Ephedrix will also present their new album in Germany and they will do so on Friday October 30th. This day the Terra Nova party in Kiel will bring them to northern Germany for the first time. For more information on the event you can enlarge the flyer.

Saturday October 24th our friends from Morphonic Records are organising the Morphing Night event in a cooperation with Oreades at Glaz'Art in Paris, the capital of France. They have prepared a very nice line-up with Ephedrix presenting their new album to the French crowd. Other names include Antagon, Huicholity, Secret Vibes, Biokinetix, Binin, Lotus and more. For full info have a look at the flyer!

The topic title says it all. This weekend, Saturday October 17th, Chronos and Hessell will be playing in the city of Aguascalientes in their home country Mexico. They have been invited there by the Psylosofia crew. For more info you can enlarge the flyer.

Lamat will be going to Japan once more. This time he's invited by TPE for a special Halloween tour. A few gigs have been set up:

Friday October 30th - Psychedelic Halloween @ Osaka



Saturday October 31st - TPE's Halloween Party 2009 @ Tokyo



Monday November 2nd - Club Section Utsunomiya @ Tokyo

Here are some videos of the Ephedrix release party with Talamasca from a couple of weekends ago in Brussels, Belgium. They have quite good sound and are an excellent way to see or re-live the atmosphere. Thanks to Smokonut for the upload!

Ephedrix : video 1

Aquila : video 1

Talamasca : video 1, video 2 & video 3

Dacru Records' most recent release, the second Ephedrix full album 'Expander', is out since a couple of weeks and if you still don't have your copy, then here are some places where you can get your hands on it:

Internet CD shops:

WIRIKUTA

SAIKOSOUNDS

BEATSPACE

PSYSHOP

Digital download sites:

DACRU MP3 DOWNLOAD SHOP (best prices on the net!)

CYTOPIA

TRANCELOAD

Friday October 16th Ephedrix and Aquila are playing live acts at Vice Versa party in Denmark. The venue is Diskotek O'Malley's in the city of Galten. For more info you can have a look at the flyer.
Ephedrix already played there about a year ago, for Aquila it will be the first time in Denmark!

This coming weekend, Saturday October 10th, Lamat will be playing his live act in Abasolo, a town in Mexican state Guanajauato. The party, organized by Kayab Records, is named Moonrise Tribe. For more info you can look at the flyer or click this link.

Good news for all the Dacru fanatics in India! For the first time some Dacru artists will be going to this beautiful country to perform in front of the Indian crowd. The honor is reserved for the DigiCult live act and Nemesis dj set. Both will be available from January 28th to February 8th 2010, so booking opportunity is limited to only 2 weekends! If you would be interested to organise something with them, then you can get in touch at bookings@dacru.be.

Also for this track from the Expander album a video has been added to YouTube. Click here to have a look! Again the images come from the Ephedrix visuals set!

Saturday October 17th DigiCult is playing close their home town of Ghent in Belgium! A nice opportunity for the fans to catch them close to home. The party is named Sanctuary, other artists on the line-up include dj's Anoebis, Israfel, Javi, Gnome vs Aikke and Psycat & In2now.

This coming Friday, September 25th, we will celebrate the release of the new Ephedrix album with a big party in Brussels. Headliner of the evening is the legendary Talamasca! The party can also count with splendid decorations and amazing visuals. For full party info such as line-up, road description and all of that you can visit the party info page by clicking here.

Less than a week now before the release of the Expander album! We are setting up some tours and events for Ephedrix to go present their new album to the world.

 

European gigs

25/09 - Ephedrix release party... with Talamasca - Brussels, Belgium
(official release party!)
16/10 - Vice Versa - Galten, Denmark
24/10 - Morphing Night - Paris, France
30/10 - Terra Nova - Kiel, Germany

Mexico tour

A small Mexico tour is confirmed from November 4th to 16th.
Bookings are in progress.

With just over one week to go before the release of the second Ephedrix album 'Expander' we have upped some tracks in various ways for you, to already get into the album's atmosphere.

In our trackplayer you can find 3 tracks

* Ephedrix - Evolving Moods (Chronos remix)
* Protoculture - Magnetik (Ephedrix remix)

The remix to Silicon Sound's track can also be download for free in 320kbps rate!! Find it in the download section of this website.

And this track has also been used in a promotional video for YouTube. The video is made up of visuals by Ephedrix. They bring this as an extra feature: specially designed visuals to accompany the live act! Click here to see the video.
Soon it will also be availble in our download section.

A new booking for Lamat will lead him to the city of Puebla in Mexico. Tonight, Friday September 11th, he will perform there at an event named Tonos Galacticos. For more info on the party you can have a look at the flyer.

Saturday September 19th is the date for the Psymex party in Villahermosa, the capital of Mexican state Tabasco. Lamat is invited by the Energy crew to play his live act. For more info have a look at the flyer.

Saturday & Sunday September 19th & 20th there will be a next edition of the T.P.E. open air festival. The event is happening at the Takagawa Space Camp near Tokyo in Japan. On the line-up two live acts by Dacru: DigiCult and Chronos. And also two dj sets: Nemesis and Hessell. Furthermore the line-up is completed with Japanese djs, a few familiar sounding names might be Tokage, Yoshidance and Sari. Take a look at the flyer for more information.

Monday September 21st Chronos is playing a live act in Japan's second city, Osaka. The crowd at Club Neo won't only hear the live act, but Hessell is also taking care of a dj set to please people's ears. The party is organized by the Neurosounds crew. Drop in if you are in the neighbourhood! More info here.

Saturday September 12th it is time for another edition of Eargasm open air. In tradition this event will happen at a nice field somewhere in the country side near the city of Leuven in Belgium. DJ Oonah will represent Dacru Records on the line-up next to artists as Afgin, Haltya, Bitkit, Lurk, R'Deem, Kairon and many more, spread over 3 areas: psychedelic madness, minimal progressive tech-house and a chill-out zone. For full info you can visit www.eargasm.info.

This coming weekend, August 29th & 30th, it is time again for the Nova's Incident open air in the most amazing location of our small country Belgium.

 

This is the full address for the event:

Rue de Bonalfa
Vielsalm

Located somewhere in between Liège (Belgium), Aachen (Germany), Maastricht (The Netherlands) and Luxembourg.

For full party info you can visit the party page by clicking here or just click the flyer below!

See you all there this weekend!

A nice set of pictures from the past Aurora festival have been uploaded to this website. You can find them in the gallery. Dacru Records was well represented at this Greek event with DigiCult, Ephedrix and Chronos playing there on Saturday during the daytime. You can catch some videos of their sets at YouTube.

DigiCult : video 1 & video 2

Ephedrix : video 1, video 2, video 3 & video 4

Chronos : video 1

Friday September 25th we are celebrating the new Ephedrix album 'Expander' with the official release party in the capital of Belgium: Brussels. On the line-up we see, of course, Ephedrix and a special guest coming over from France the legendary Talamasca! The night is completed with Aquila, Sufi, Oonah, Insula vs Sunstra and Ramses. There will also be plenty of visuals brought to you by CampAttack from The Netherlands and Ephedrix will make their special visuals set during their live act for the first time at a Dacru event! For full info you can visit the party info page by clicking here. You can get your hands on the new album at a very special discount price that night!

A new Ephedrix full album, named 'Expander', is ready and eagerly awaiting its release date: September 24th 2009...

Tracklist

01. SILICON SOUND - PURE REALITY (EPHEDRIX RMX)
02. AQUILA - ALICE (EPHEDRIX RMX)
03. EPHEDRIX - FAR AWAY (DNA RMX)
04. ELECTRO SUN VS BRAIN DAMAGE - HYPNOTIC VOICES (EPHEDRIX RMX)
05. EPHEDRIX VS OONAH - SPACE & TIME
06. EPHEDRIX - EVOLVING MOODS (CHRONOS RMX)
07. TALAMASCA FEAT. NOMAD - THE AWAKENING (EPHEDRIX RMX)
08. EPHEDRIX VS AQUILA - 10 MILES OUT (LAMAT RMX)
09. PROTOCULTURE - MAGNETIK (EPHEDRIX RMX)

Release info

'Expander' is the second full album for Ephedrix. After releasing their debut album with dacru in 2008 the Belgian duo is now back with this remix special. Remixes made by and for Ephedrix confirming their place in the contemporary psychedelic scene. Some of the finest artists around the globe have contributed: Silicon Sound, Protoculture, Talamasca, Chronos, DNA, Aquila, Electro Sun and more. All tracks breathe the true Ephedrix spirit of playful melodic and driving beats. Having built a reputation throughout the years with their energetic live act, this energy will also be felt in the new tracks. Built for your pleasure, this release will take its rightful place in your collection.

Saturday September 5th Lamat will be playing in his home country Mexico. After a European tour he's invited by the Spöthaus crew to play at the Connection Party in Colima.

At YouTube two videos of the DigiCult dj set at the past Ozora festival in Hungary have turned up. Check them out!

video 1 & video 2

The Freedom Power festival of last week in Moscow, Russia turned out to be a nice event. The live acts by Lamat, Ephedrix and F.F.T were very much appreciated by the Russian crowd. You can see some pictures in the gallery. Some videos can be found at YouTube, below are direct links.

Lamat : video 1 & video 2

Ephedrix : video 1 & video 2

Sunday August 23rd the Aquila guys are organising a small and cosy open air gathering to spend your lazy Sunday afternoon, from 14h till midnight. The party got the name 'Afternoon in Trance' and is happening at Bar Motard, Vaarstraat 4 in Kaprijke. That's in the province of Oost-Vlaanderen in Belgium. The line-up consits of Aquila (live), Sufi (live), Ishtar, R'Deem and Bonas & friends. And the best news of all, it's free entrance!

Another track from the Aquila full album Gain Control has been licensed by Yellow Sunshine Explosion for their compilation Goa Trance Vol.11. Another released filled with some of the most tasty names of the scene. See all the release information below. And keep your eyes open for more future licensings of the Aquila album!

Tracklist


Release info

Compiled by DJ Tulla.

The GOA Trance Series is the ultimate ticket through the world of psychedelic music culture, representing all shapes and forms this genre has to offer.

Again, GO Trance VOL.11 has been compiled by DJ Tulla, one of the most respected DJs in Germany, with over 140 minutes of sheer psychedelic madness!

This Volume is boasting with Top acts like: Ace Ventura, Krome Angels, U-Recken, TalamascaXSI and Day Din plus much more!

Release date

August 12th 2009

Nova's Incident VIII open air 2009 will happen August 29th and 30th. The concept is known: 28 hours of cosy party time in an amazing location in the most beautiful part of Belgium, close to Liége, Aachen (Germany), Maastricht (The Netherlands) and Luxembourg. We have a main open air area offering mainly full on and oldschool goatrance, an indoor bunker area with progressive powered by Purple Snow and a chill out presented by Mindmelt. Some of the main line-up attractions are Khetzal, Kristian, Loop Generation and a big chunk of Dacru artists like DigiCult, Ephedrix, Aquila, Chronos, Sufi and more. For all info you can visit the party info page. See you there!

Chronos have released another track. 8 Bit Player came out in a new compilation 'Solar Species' by Namaha Records from India. The release date was July 17th. Check below for all the release information.

Tracklist

01. STRANGE PLANET - SILICON CHIP
02. CHRONOS - 8 BIT PLAYER
03. DISTURBIA - ORIENTAL ERROR
04. ANILL - ELEKTRO BANDIT
05. PSYLOCIBE PROJECT & D-MANIAC - IT WILL NOT STOP
06. GETAFIX - ROLLIN STONED
07. MYRAH - VIRUS
08. DRAGON BOYZ - DISTORTED MIND
09. BROKEN BEAT & ELECTRONIC CONCEPT - NIGHTMARE
10. FRACTAL SOUND & MIND CONTROLLER - COMMON SENSE

Release info

Namaha Records proudly presents a showcase of our full-on sonic engineers who have designed a sunrise unlike any other, 'V/A Solar Species' (compiled by Sahil).

We are proud to present to you our label artists from across the world: India, Portugal, Mexico, Spain, Greece, Australia, Brazil, Denmark and Pakistan. This CD features global full on trance, with each artist bringing individual styles and creating dance floor blasters. The focus has been on quality and ideas, and the result is fresh melodies, tight bass lines and solid production.

Hand picked, home grown and ready to create dance floor quakes, the music featured is non stop melodic and packed with energy. From the mountains of Denmark and Greece to the beaches of Brazil, India and Mexico, the tribes dance to the rising sun and this a tribute to our global ritual.

'We are the solar species, the warriors of the sun and this is the soundtrack of our quest.'

This is the Namaha Experience!

The first weekend of September, from the 4th to the 6th is reserved for the Roenaissance festival in Italy! Also last year Dacru was represented at this amazing spot in the Alps near Bolzano and this year we are back with a nearly complete label presentation. Check their myspace for some impressions and if any way you can, then this festival is a must-attend! :)

The famous Ozora festival in Hungary has reached it's 10th anniversary. And for the first time they will enjoy some Dacru input with a special and exclusive DigiCult dj set! Which you can catch on the sunday morning after the Protoculture live act. Also DJ Kristian will be playing a dj set. For all festival info you can visit their website at www.ozorafest.hu. The dates to keep in mind are August 11th to 16th.
The list of performing artists is long, but to give you an impression of some of the names you can expect: Electric Universe, Hallucinogen, Jaia, Juno Reactor, Logic Bomb, Man With No Name, Shpongle, Son Kite, Silicon Sound, Talamasca, Transwave and many many others.

The Aurora festival has only arrived at their second edition this year, but still it is rapidly becoming one of Europe's nicest events to look forward to. How else could it be with a line-up like that! No list of names here because it would just be too long, you can check it for yourself at their webpage www.aurorafestival.gr. Among the artists we can spot three Dacru names with DigiCult and Chronos visiting Greece for the first time and Ephedrix for the second time. The dates for this one are from August 19th to 24th.

Two videos from our event this past weekend have been added to our YouTube page. It's not much, but at least you can get an idea of what was going on at 'The Mexican Connection'.

 

Click the artist name to go and see the video or click the image to go to our YouTube page.

DigiCult & Han Solo

The French duo Crying Freemen, consisting of Dj's Salva & Naya, have released their debut full album 'Digital Guardians'. The release was a fact on August 5th and is coming forth from the Geomagnetic TV label from the USA. The second track of the album is featuring Lamat and got the name 'Spiritual Energy'.

Some Dacru artists got mentionned in the Mushroom Magazine, edition April/May 2009. Enlarge the thumbs below to read.

At page 12 there are some words on the latest Morphonic Records release: the compilation Psychofluid Vol.3. This compilation features music by Lamat, Ephedrix and Chronos.



At page 15 Dj Toltek, the Morphonic Records label head, has his current top 10. In this chart we see tracks by Sufi vs DigiCult, Lamat and Ephedrix.

This Saturday August 1st 'The Mexican Connection' party is taking place in Brussels. For all info click here to go to the party info page!

Saturday August 8th the Diamond People are presenting the Freedom Power festival in Moscow, Russia. At this huge open air event plenty of Dacru talent on the line-up: Lamat, Ephedrix and F.F.T! Other artists on the line-up include Vibe Tribe, Dali, Goasia, MFG, DJ Pioner and more. Have a look at the flyer for full info's.

This past weekend a good part of Dacru's Mexican artists were playing the Trance Orient Express party at the famous church of Ruigoord in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The place got packed and the atmosphere was excellent! A bunch of pictures have been uploaded and can be found in the gallery. The videos can be found on Dacru's YouTube account. For direct links, see below.

Lamat : part 1 & part 2
Chronos : part 1 & part 2
Intelligence : part 1 & part 2
Hessell : part 1

A nice compilation video with Lamat's track Fearless as soundtrack can be seen by clicking here.

The Freedom festival in Portugal is coming up again. This year it is taking place from August 6th to 10th, bringing 5 days of blasting psytrance music. From the Dacru side the Alternative Control performence can be seen at the festival. Some other names on the line-up include Silicon Sound, Talamasca vs XSI, Protoculture, Astrix, Logic Bomb, Vibe Tribe, Eskimo, Prometeus, Dino Psaras, Hilight Tribe, Ace Ventua and many many more. For full festival info you can visit www.freedom-festival.eu.

The 'Psychedelic Traveller' magazine is the follow up to the late Trancers Guide To The Galaxy. It still offers a description of the trance scene in many different countries around the globe. For more details and to read the full text on each country you can visit their website at www.psychedelic-traveller.net. Below you can see and read the pages from Belgium (with mention of Dacru Records, DigiCult, Ephedrix, Sufi and Aquila) and Mexico (where of course one of Mexico's finest, Lamat, had to be mentionned).

Belgium



Mexico

This coming Saturday, July 25th, Dacru's 'Mexican connection' will be playing in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Lamat, Chronos, Intelligence and Han Solo will be playing live, Hessell a dj set. The event is Trance Orient Express in the famous old church at Ruigoord, the alternative artists commune.

Dacru Records' most recent release, Orientation Vol.5, is out and if you still don't have your copy, then here are some places where you can get your hands on it:

Internet CD shops:


SAIKOSOUNDS

BEATSPACE

TEKNASIA

PSYSHOP

Digital download sites:

DACRU MP3 DOWNLOAD SHOP (best prices on the net!)

CYTOPIA

TRANCELOAD

July 15th the Portuguese psytrance label Midwaystation Records has released their compilation 'Syntonized Fields'. First track of that compilation: DigiCult - Last Warning. For more info you can read below.

VA - Syntonized Fields - Midwaystation Records

Tracklist


Release info

Midwaystation Records is proud to present its first compilation named Syntonized Fields. Carefully selected to bring back that sintonized feeling wich used to gather people in celebrations in the begining of trance's scene. The lable presents 9 unrealeased and high quality tracks developed by skilled producers, and invites you to travel with it to a journey back to the source. Enjoy!

The next Dacru event is coming soon: Saturday August 1st. During 'The Mexican Connection' we will present all our Mexican aritsts to the Belgian crowd. You can see the following artists from the land of the Aztecs: Lamat (live), F.F.T (live), Chronos (live), Intelligence (live), Han Solo (live & dj) and Hessell (dj). From the Belgian side you can see DigiCult (live) and Oonah (dj) play. The venue for this event is the KultuurKaffee VUB in our nation's capital Brussels (remember the Headroom party!).
Because we want everybody to enjoy the party we have a special entry price of only 6 euro! Not too bad for all those live acts coming all the way from Mexico. And as last time you can also now expect a very very nice soundsystem! For the full party info, including ways to reach the venue, you can have a look at the party info page.