The Art of Art protection

There are professions in which people being hired are not well- skilled due to the nature of the job not requiring special qualifications. However, this is unprofessional; no matter what's the type of the job people should be rensponsible and skilled to the point the customer is leaving totally pleased.

Art storage is a service that requires a lot of care and attention to details although one could think ''it's just storaging''. When people refer to an art storage business they expect to see high quality of service, know-how skills, and responsibility.

Mind's Eye is a company running by people who believe that storaging, protecting and caring about people's valuables is as much important as the moment when the artist creates a work of art. Art storage is one of their services and part of it is protecting and maintaining valuables by utilizing the most innovative protection techniques.

Part of Mind's Eye success is laying on staff training so as to keep its people educated and trained to the highest point. By re-investing in training they achieve a high level of customer satisfaction and a 'carry on' in valuable knowledge. Besides, it's very important that they know how to create and control the proper conditions to meet customer's specifications by working on a case-to-case basis.

These people know how to approach art and make it carry on.

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DJ Emok is Crossing Borders

DJ Emok needs no introduction in the world of progressive trance. His long career has established him as a top DJ and producer. Famous for his DJ sets as much as his productions with Phony Orphans and his A&R work with Iboga records. Emok is more likely to be pushing up the envelope, promoting new music than repeating himself and his loyal fans have taken notice over the years.

Crossing Borders is a double CD from Wakyo records that celebrates his career over the years. The first part is compiled with individual songs whilst the second CD is revealing some of the mix-magic Emok has created again and again over the years.

From the beaches of Byron Bay and wilderness of Brazil to the planes of Mexico and vast South Africa, the Copenhagen based DJ has been touring the continents bringing the new sound to party goers and music fans worldwide.

Crossing Borders is a reflection of this journey into innovation, music restlessness and his eclectic taste that marks yet again another compilation.

Thank you for the experiences.

Mashtronic meet Emok in Portugal Flow

Under the wings of Flow records and Nova Deluxe on the 6th of October 2006 in the Nuts Club, Mashtronic (Bedrock, mashtronicmusic.com) are going to appear live for the first time in Portugal.

The host DJ Pena has another trick up his sleeve this time. Phony Orphant and Iboga records manager DJ Emok (Iboga dk | Flow pt).

Don't miss it if you are around Portugal or can travel there.

Progressive ZOOM

If you are looking for a cool progressive and minimal trance line up this summer try the open air ZOOM festival in Winterthur Töss, Switzerland.
The party starts at the 12th of August and features some of the best names in the scene.

Live artists include Ticon from Digital Structures, D-Nox and Beckers, Andre Absolut, Solead and V-Tunes from Domo.
Some great DJs playing this year so make sure you catch Plusquam prog legend Mapusa Mapusa, Beckers, Steve Active, Meta, Shimono, B52 and many others.

Have fun!

Freq goes sub with Iboga

Freq always had the talent of raising a few eyebrows with his music and production quality. So it comes of no surprise to see him delivering yet another high quality album.
Iboga who managed to snatch him early on, present his latest album Gosub 20.

The album kicks off with Brazil (brush mix) which is slow, calm and smooth, like a starter. Space Noodle progresses into more familiar upbeat patterns next. The familiar Freq leads are in action here.
Silent Circuits follows to lift the mood by starting to explore a more sophisticated sound with the leads and the beats in sync.
Byte Me is more aggressive (as the title suggests) and introduces a galloping bassline with some familiar trance elements.
Stone Shaker keeps up the pace with hard hats and tight percussion. There is a night feel slowly creeping in.
Beatstreet a personal favourite comes next. High energy progressive music with fresh sound ideas, strong kick with matching bassline and cool effects sweeping in and out. Best track by far.
What A Feeling? keeps the pace with some more fresh progressive melodies and the bass dragging along a great beat. Getting closer to progressive house here.
Singularity (Part 2) fails to impress as much but is still a well structured and cleanly produced art piece.
The album finishes with the ambient Aisha. Atmospheric music, to relax the brain with eclectic calming waves of sound.

Overall this is a good album. It would be even better if it maintained the levels of Beatstreet and What A Feeling?, that really demonstrate Freq’s ability to morph and change his sound.

Thanks Iboga.

Minimal Criminal Rio

If you are looking for some cool unreleased minimal trance check out Mininal Criminal. Rio de Janeiro based Dj's Valerio Zhyin and Bruno Echoes have interesting things to say with their music. Also try to find some of their latest releases on Zenon and Cosmin Consiracy records. This is fresh and well produced minimal progressive psy-trance.

Track previews

• Holy Macro
• Leprechaun Lexicon

More here.

Headstick serves Progressive Greek Gourmet

Stronger than ever before Headstick records is back with an all Greek progressive trance dish. Served on the rocks or straight on the beat, this compilation will please even the most demanding ears.

There is an electro influence throughout the CD starting with the patiently powerful Stereo Glass by 9West. The textures are complex but the progression piping hot with a sweaty club atmosphere. Not much sauce as the chef would have ordered.
Right next Dima challenge your taste buds with Head On, a slightly darker, dragging rhythm that implodes into a classic prog trance tune.

Well known Drone delve deep in their progressive side with Hanging Out At Night. Drone really know how to cook a great track and this is no exception. Electro influenced with a fat creamed up bassline and lots of spice on top.
The first collaboration sees the working of In A Dood Mood between Damod and Vagua. A patient affair with a steady build up to gourmet heaven.
Things go even more eclectic with the addition of Gio Red preparing Agressive. This a dish served cold in the morning with lots of smiles and anthemic feelings in the air.
Midnight Pulse have Resolve boiling in your ears. Another progressive track that keeps you dancing throughout the morning leaving you hungry for more.

If deep erotic melodies are your thing, Kijj by Neomatic does not dissapoint. It has that unmistakable Ibiza feel combined with a stripped down energetic beat and uplifting percussion.
The progressive trance maestro is back Searching. Vagua deliver an extremely pleasing sound straight from the oven. Some of the best the Greek cuisine has to offer. The style is fat bass and strong rhythms with the melodies torturing your soul and swinging body.
Some great music here and the last track from Atropa titled Wanga Tanga is cooking. A little more laid back than the other tunes in this compilation but still sounds passionate and resourceful enough to take you on a final journey.

If Heastick did restaurants I would be a regular, this is for sure, but most importanlty the label manages to discover the most talented chefs in the Hellenic progressive trance scene with worldwide appeal.

Guys the service was great but you forgot the tzatziki.


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Progressive Techno Trance

Rewired by Jester records redefines progressive techno trance as we know it. Minimalistic hard beats with dark undertones and euphoric melodies.

Canadian Jester's DJ Clown presents a blend of techno-trance artists from the well known Three Point Turn, Authentic and Spirallianz to talents such as DJ Preach, Nuclear Ramjet, Kali Frogz, Triac, Tao, Metalogic, Hidra, Toltech and Axiomata.

Tho dark melodic anthems stand out. Les 3 Machines from Authentic loops into a deep techno-trance spiral with the melody reminding of Carl Cox's darkest hours and BP Talk from Spirallianz with its utopian soundscapes and new age acid house influence.

Costa Neo Zoolander

Ricky 'Can Costa' Ryan is without doubt one of the shining progressive house stars to come out of Argentina this year. Another great release with VapouRise.

The original mix is strong, clear and damn funky. The production booming and shining. Fantastic track!
The B-side belongs to Shafunkers that give Can Costa the deep and melodic progressive treatment. Maybe even better than the original.

This 12' leaves you begging for more.

Elias Tzikas Deep Records

Deep Records presents She's Scared EP from Elias Tzikas, a progressive trance artist from Thessaloniki, Greece.

The EP features three tracks with a minimalist but melodic approach that dominates the Greek progressive scene. The title track She's Scared stands out with its melodic textures and soft beat. Saved has a solid bass with the percussion and trance sounds melting on top. Early Grave (strange choice of title) is a chunky retro affair. The deep drive and dreamy melody dress this slow atmospheric builder.

Job well done, Elias. Looking forward to the next one!

Igneous Skips the Insect

"Igneous" Chris has released music on most major record labels and travelled the globe. With this album he celebrates 10 years in music production with his best personal work to date, titled 'Skip Insect'. After the debut 'Encephalophagus' followed by 'Skint' this third album is taking his sound to further depths of a heavily rhythmic and esoteric trip.

The magic of Igneous (previously known as Igneous Sauria) is revealed in the repetitive percussive textures, the deeply atmospheric sounds and a tribal struggle with the forces of progressive psychedelia.
Be prepared to be surprised. The more you listen to this album, the more you realize that there is more to this unique blend of psychedelic music.

The sounds are eclectic and the beats commanding. The production quality evolves from crystal clear into booming with deep dark basslines surrounding your ears, placing Igneous in the avant-garde of trance producers.
There is always a fine line between deep and dark and this new album never crosses it. The sound is thoughtful, skeptical and some times even philosophical. An intellectual rhythm pattern that keeps you dancing.

Skip Insect opens with a retro feel and reminds of the earlier Igneous Sauria. Stripped down with a jungle feel marks the turn to a more persistent and powerful progressive beat.

Amphibian gets things going with its imposing atmosphere and dramatic build up. This is a new sound for the night time and it kicks butt.

Dr Evil is another steady slow build up. The percussion is smashing the bass heavy core and the sounds keep adding to infinity.

Just get out is a more outgoing affair and here things get really deep with the fat bassline dominating.

Multispin is another classic Igneous work of art. The spiral is never ending. Sounds rotate around a solid bass in a twisting and twirling deep meditation mode.

Tb1 is a deeper journey and here Chris reaches his most esoteric side. There is something so honest about this track. In the deep dark tribal moments we don't feel alone, the sound is our friend.

Stay with Us (Fool mix) seduces the listener into an addictive sound structure. There are no limits here, voices from the deepest corners of the brain with no beginnings and no ends.

Stacked heads towards a morning progressive feel taking the listener away from the night in minimal style.

Baking Powder is perhaps the weakest link here and although a great chill out finish, such a track does not fit well with the highly innovative and fresh kicking sound in the rest of this record.

If you think that this is just another prog trance record then think again, or better listen again.
This new album by trance pioneer Chris Tatitzikidis aka Igneous is one of those releases that you cannot ignore.

Trance Inception

Groove Control records has released a progressive tech-trance compilation titled Inception.

Lots of fantastic tracks here, well written and properly built in true deep progressive fashion. Solid grooves Go Swiftly from Brisker and Magitman followed by Sharon and Robert's minimal atmospheric Desire.
A more percussive galloping Flame on Fire declare that Science is God with Pharam & Dominic Plaza going deeper, minimal and subliminal just Once.
After all that the Tone is set even darker by Snake Sedrick only to be confirmed by Shuma's Technology.
Brisker and Magitman return with a strong remix on a Andre Absolut track called ElevenT1.
But try to Hold On until the end because Groove Control save a great progressive anthem for the finish. Manuel Duego delivers a phat and phunky tune that fits anywhere, anytime.

If you like deep and minimal, this is the one!