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A South African dude, an artist and free thinker. What's new? I'm stable but fucked at the same time, I'm impulsive. I'll try any thing once, twice if I like it... and when I get excited, should I scream or have an orgasmn? This blog is my pure rant, getting the shit off my chest. It's really masturbation for my mind, take it or leave it!
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Psytrance |
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| July 21, 2006 |
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Psychedelic trance, often referred to as psytrance, is a form of electronic music that developed from Goa trance in the early 1990s when it first began hitting the mainstream. In some psychedelic trance circles and online communities, 'Psychedelic' is the preferred name for the genre as it provides an umbrella term for the many divergent styles including Goa, full on, dark, prog and suomi. Referring to it as "psychedelic" also distinguishes the style from the 'clubbier' type of trance music and reinforces the roots of Goa trance in the psychedelic community. Psychedelic trance generally has a fast tempo, in the range 135 to 150 BPM but has developed into numerous different styles within the genre all with their own range of tempos. The emphasis in psychedelic trance is placed strongly on purely synthesized timbres in terms of programming and lead melodies. The original Goa trance was often made with popular Modular synthesizers and hardware samplers, but the preference in Psychedelic trance has moved to sample manipulation and storage in VST and AU software sampler applications. The use of analog synthesizers for sound synthesis has given way to digital "virtual analog" instruments like the Nord Lead, Access Virus, Korg MS-2000, Roland JP-8000 and computer VST and AU plugins like Native Instruments Reaktor. These are usually controlled by MIDI sequencers within Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) applications.
Psychedelic trance is most popular in the UK, Israel, Portugal, Mexico, Germany, Japan, Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Belgium, Serbia, Macedonia, Netherlands, the Nordic countries and India. The genre is not as well known outside its scene as uplifting or progressive is.
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THE GREAT ESCAPE II |
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| July 20, 2006 |
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Red Eye Productions
THE GREAT ESCAPE II
Outdoor Dance Festival
23, 24, 25 September 2006
(tribal, progressive & psychedelic)
FEATURING:
AFTIFAKT (Timecode Records)
LIVE ACT:
INSANEACYDE
(Amoeba Records)
AMOEBA
(Amoeba Records)
INFERNAL
DROID (Amoeba Records)
SENSE
(Amoeba Records)
ORGANOIZE
(Red Eye Productions)
COLD PROJECT
(Red Eye Productions)
SOLID
SYSTEM (Teknotribes)
ANTI (Teknotribe)
360 (Glo-Tech Africa)
DJ LINE UP:
MIKEY DREDD (Afreekan)
KILLER B (Amoeba Records)
SMURF (Amoeba Records)
PARALLAX (Amoeba Records)
DIGITAL DREAM (DV8 / Blackfeet)
NICK GRATER (Teknotribe)
GWEN C (Red Eye, Submission)
MARTIAN (Red Eye Productions)
VIRGEARTH (Red Eye, Cape Town)
VERN (Red Eye Productions)
GEM 37 (Red Eye Productions)
ELI (Red Eye Productions)
TRIP (Psychotic Productions)
GANJAI (Psychotic Productions)
G WIZARD (Red Eye Productions)
THUNDERDRUM
AND GUESTS
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PERFORMERS:
GREEN AFRICA PARTY (Organic
Band)
FIREFLY TECHNICHS (Fire Dancers)
AZANIAN FLAMES (Break Dancers)
RUMOUR (Drum Ensamble)
CHILL ZONE:
SPINOUT (www.spinout.org.za)
UV BACKDROPS:
ARTECAPE (www.artescape.co.za)
FACILITIES:
Free shady camping, flushing toilets, showers, licenced bar, chill areas,
eye candy visuals, uv decor, scenic views
R150 for Weekend
0r R130 Pre-sale
for presale tickets contact 083 961 4840
Gates open on Saturday 1PM
Music starts at sunset
REMEMBER ! Monday is a public holiday
VENUE:
PEBBLE ROCK RACNH - Bronhorstspruit
DIRECTIONS
TO VENUE:
Go along the N1 towards Pretoria, take the N1 Pietersburg
split towards Pretoria East. Take the N4 turnoff to Witbank, there is
a R17 toll fee on this stretch of highway. Go past the first (R568) Bronkhorstspruit
West, Kempton Park (R25) Industria off ramp and take the next (R42) Bronkhorstspruit
East, Groblersdal, Delmas off ramp – you will see the Buddhist temple
on the right hand side of the highway before the off ramp. Turn left and
go over the robot and go over the 4 way stop street, travel until you
see signs to turn right to Vlakfontein (signs to Ezemvelo), go along dirt
road for 3,5km and turn right, travel 2 km and turn left into Pebble Rock
RANCH , Party time
INFORMATION:
INFO LINE: 083 961 4849
EMAIL: info@redeyeproductions.co.za
WEBSITES:
www.redeyeproductions.co.za
www.timecode.co.za
www.teknotribe.co.za
www.bomelakiesie.co.za
www.3am.co.za
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EARTHDANCE 2005 Johannesburg South Africa |
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GLOBAL DANCE PARTY FOR PLANETARY PEACE
16 SEPTEMBER 2006
Honouring the Wisdomof the Elders
THE WORLDS LARGEST DANCE PARTY FOR PEACE
On September 16, 2006, over 200 000 people in more than 200 cities and 50 nations will come together for the 10th annual Earthdance celebration. Independent Earthdance events in venues around the planet join in celebrating life and love in this global dance event. Together we unite in a common vision for a peaceful and harmonious future on planet Earth
HOLISTIC AND DANCE FESTIVAL
Diverse exhibitions & stands, drumming, performances, food and kiddies entertainment followed by bands and featuring SA’s top DJ’s -
>> Global linkup at 2am SA time.
DANCE ARENA: DJ LINE UP
This year we host a specially selected line up that includedes JHB hardest working DJ's and producers, giving back to the scene once again out of true passion and movitated love for what they do and the people they do it with. Earthdance celebrates everything they do to promote and expose the music they love.
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Official Announcement from Adobe |
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| July 18, 2006 |
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House Backs Crackdown on Gambling on Internet |
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| July 12, 2006 |
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By KATE PHILLIPS
Published: July 12, 2006
WASHINGTON, July 11 — With bipartisan support and the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal haunting Republican efforts to pass antigambling legislation, the House approved a crackdown on Internet wagering that would ban not only sports bets but also online poker and other games that have become increasingly popular.
Voting 317 to 93, the House approved a bill that would make it illegal for financial institutions or intermediaries to process payments to offshore casinos through bettors’ electronic funds, checks, debits and other e-wallet transactions. In addition, the bill updates the Wire Act of 1961, which forbade the transmission of betting over telephone lines, to specifically outlaw online gambling through any communication network. Criminal penalties would increase to a maximum of five years in prison, from two years.
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