PODCAST
Basilisk
by Basilisk
Basilisk is a veteran multi-genre DJ, co-founder of the psychedelic techno label @Techgnosis-Records alongside @benramamusic, founder of the iconic @Ektoplazm free music portal and label group (including Ektoplazm, Drumlore, and Omnitropic), lossless audio enthusiast, and dedicated archivist and electronic music curator. Originally hailing from Toronto, Canada, he is now based in Taipei, Taiwan.Psytrance, techno, electro, house, trance, acid, breaks, bass, IDM, ambient—you name it, I probably spin it. My mixes fluidly combine different genres into harmonic journeys that defy convention. I encourage you to browse around and get lost in some of the many sonic microcosms I have meticulously curated over the years. Nearly all mixes posted here are available for download on my homepage.I am open to invitations to provide guest mixes in a variety of styles as long as the details are interesting. Drop me a line if you have more reach than I do, just be sure to articulate your concept!Prope
Episodes
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Transmissions From Shambhala [Goa Trance 1994–1996]
DJ Basilisk rewinds the tape to the Golden Age of Goa trance with Transmissions From Shambhala, a three-hour odyssey sculpted entirely from tracks produced between 1994 and 1996. These 37 selections chart a course through the work of sonic trailblazers---those analog alchemists who, armed with...
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Transmissions From Elysium [Classic Mid-90s Trance / Progressive / Goa / IDM]
DJ Basilisk revisits the halcyon vibes of mid-90s trance on Transmissions From Elysium, a 2 hour journey through dreamy, progressive, and euphoric soundscapes from a lost age of innocence. For this 7th retrospective mix in the Transmissions series the focus is deep, driving, and emotive trance…
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Silicon Overmind 7 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance]
DJ Basilisk delves deeper into psychedelic techno on SILICON OVERMIND 7, part of an ongoing series of mixes exploring the contours of the hypnotic and mechanistic underground from all directions. Clocking in at two and a half hours in length, this highly polished exercise in ritual machine music...
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Esoteric Expanse 8 [Goa Trance / Psytrance / Progressive Trance / Nu-Rave / Breaks / Dub / Ambient]
Step into the beyond with ESOTERIC EXPANSE 8, the latest entry in DJ Basilisk's ongoing series of long-form, world-building mixes. The saga continues with 66 selections spanning nearly five hours of airtime and an overwhelming emphasis on the cosmic and otherworldly sounds of new school Goa…
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Transmissions From Meropis [Goa Trance / Psytrance / Minimal Psytrance 1998–2001]
DJ Basilisk rewinds the tape to profile the shifting sound of psychedelic trance on the cusp of the new millennium with TRANSMISSIONS FROM MEROPIS. Featuring 32 tracks released between 1998 and 2001, this embryonic cocktail captures a global movement in flux, as technological change ushered in a...
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Silicon Overmind 6 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance / Progressive House / Dub Techno]
DJ Basilisk probes the hypnotic depths of psychedelic techno on SILICON OVERMIND 6, the latest in his signature series situating the style in a wider context. From a murky and cavernous beginning this mix steadily builds tension, digging deep into mechanical grooves and sinister atmospheres....
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Silicon Overmind 5 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance / Progressive House / Dub Techno]
DJ Basilisk channels subliminal signals from the electronic noosphere on SILICON OVERMIND 5, the latest edition of his signature psychedelic techno mix series. On this outing we are treated to an expert blend of deep, dubby, and psychedelic techno bleeding into minimal and progressive psytrance,...
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Transmissions From Avalon [Goa Trance / Progressive Trance / Ambient Techno / IDM / Electronica]
TRANSMISSIONS FROM AVALON is an epic return to the halcyon sound of the early 1990s, meticulously curated and sublimely mixed by DJ Basilisk. This 4 hour journey features tracks produced up until 1996, building from moody ambient, scintillating IDM, and hypnotic techno into acidic and full-on Goa...
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Silicon Overmind 4 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance / Progressive House / Dub Techno]
DJ Basilisk returns to his signature psychedelic techno mix series with SILICON OVERMIND 4, further expanding his broad definition of the style with selections from across a vast spectrum of sound. Minimal and dub techno accrete around a solid core of dark and progressive psytrance, with…
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Transmissions From Lyonesse [Goa Trance / Classic Trance / IDM / Ambient Techno / Electronica]
DJ Basilisk returns to the ecstatic idealism of the early 1990s on TRANSMISSIONS FROM LYONESSE, the latest in an ongoing series of concept mixes documenting electronic music subcultures of the past. This time around the journey leads from scintillating ambient techno arpeggios and idyllic IDM to...
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Intangible Frontiers 2 [Psybient / Dub Techno / Dark Disco / Progressive House / Balearic Breaks]
Basilisk casts a wide net on INTANGIBLE FRONTIERS 2, his latest mix exploring the borderlands of musical subcultures at the deeper end of the electronic music spectrum, from 100 to 125 BPM. Blurring the boundaries between dub techno, dark disco, EBM, worldbeat, progressive trance, afro-house,...
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Esoteric Expanse 7 [Progressive Trance / Dub Techno / Electro / Breaks / Ambient]
DJ Basilisk unveils ESOTERIC EXPANSE 7, the seventh entry in an ongoing series of ambitious long-form mixes dedicated to sonic world-building. This time around we're riding a comet from the coldest reaches of the outer solar system into the white-hot glare of the sun and back again, trailing ice...
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Intangible Frontiers 1 [Dark Disco / Progressive House / Dub Techno / Electro / Balearic Breaks]
Basilisk channels a sense of curiosity, wanderlust, and transcendence on INTANGIBLE FRONTIERS 1, the first in a new mix series dedicated to sonic world-building at the deeper end of the electronic music spectrum. Rather than focus on one specific genre, this mix explores the borderlands of style,...
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Silicon Overmind 3 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance / Progressive Trance / Electro]
DJ Basilisk quickens the pace on SILICON OVERMIND 3, the third in a series of mixes dedicated pushing the boundaries of psychedelic techno ever outward. Blasting through 25 tracks in just under 80 minutes, this hyper-kinetic journey through sound features selections from across a vast spectrum of...
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Intangible Frontiers 3 [Ambient / IDM / Melodic House / Nu-Disco / Dub Techno / Deep Trance]
INTANGIBLE FRONTIERS 3 originally premiered as RESILIENCE on Psybient.org Podcast 44 (@gagarinproject). My intention with this guest mix for Psybient.org is two-fold: to expand the horizons of what we consider "psychedelic downtempo" by exploring a wide range of adjacent and compatible styles of...
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Esoteric Expanse 6 [Electro / Darkpsy / Forest / Twilight / Psytrance / Full-On / Goa Trance]
DJ Basilisk charts a course to the outer reaches of space and sound with ESOTERIC EXPANSE 6, the sixth in an ambitious series of mixes devoted to sonic world-building and cross-genre experimentation. This epic journey spans more than 4 hours and features 62 tracks ranging from the abyssal depths…
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Esoteric Expanse 5 [Cosmic Disco / Acid House / Progressive Trance / Dub Techno / IDM]
ESOTERIC EXPANSE 5 is the fifth entry in DJ Basilisk’s Esoteric Expanse series, an ambitious series of long-form mixes dedicated to sonic world-building and cross-genre experimentation. Four hours and 70 meticulously curated selections await, opening with a hypnotic blend of ambient, downtempo,...
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Transmissions From Valhalla [Classic Y2K-Era Minimal Psytrance / Progressive Psytrance / Techtrance]
DJ Basilisk revisits the classic psytrance sound on Transmissions From Valhalla, a monumental 4+ hour journey featuring more than 60 tracks released between 1997 and 2005. This time around the focus is mainly on the many permutations of the “minimal wave” that swept through the scene in the early...
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Ybyzär 19 [Classic French Techtrance / Full-On / Progressive Psytrance]
Basilisk pays tribute to the early millennial sound of French psytrance, techtrance, and progressive on Ybyzär 19 (@ybyzar), a guest mix commissioned by @me_diafan and broadcast on the Nantes-based @radiody10 in June 2022. This concept mix focuses on the “French touch” of psytrance, with...
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Esoteric Expanse 4 [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive Psytrance / Electro / IDM / Breaks]
Basilisk embarks on another epic mission into the outer reaches of sound with ESOTERIC EXPANSE 4, 76 tracks and nearly five hours of cutting edge techno, psytrance, electro, downtempo, and ambient. The fourth chapter of the Expanse Cycle spans a vast spectrum of contemporary electronic music…
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Transmissions From Hyperborea [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive House / Minimal Techno / Neotrance]
Basilisk explores the secret origins of the modern psychedelic techno movement on TRANSMISSIONS FROM HYPERBOREA. This mix is a cross-genre period piece set in the transitional year of 2010, when tech house, neotrance, minimal techno, and progressive psytrance collided and merged to form something...
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Evaporate 32 [Deep House / Dub Techno / Melodic Techno]
DJ Basilisk explores many shades of deep house, melodic and dub techno, and leftfield dance music in this meticulously-curated guest mix for the Taipei-based Evaporate crew. Although rooted in the psytrance scene, Basilisk is a true sonic chameleon, traversing an immense range of styles and...
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Silicon Overmind 2 [Psychedelic Techno / Minimal Psytrance / Techno / Dub Techno / Breaks]
DJ Basilisk ranges widely on SILICON OVERMIND 2, the second edition of a mix series exploring the many permutations of psychedelic techno and beyond. Embark upon a grand tour of many different moods and styles, from midtempo breaks and dub techno to minimal and progressive psytrance. This study…
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Prototypes 3 [Classic Progressive House]
Prototypes 3 continues DJ Basilisk's retrospective exploration of classic progressive house and trance from the early years of the new millennium. Originally recorded live in a club in October 2019, this raw and unscripted set features an enticing blend of well-known hits and hidden gems.…
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Digital Diamonds Podcast 35 [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive Psytrance / Minimal Psytrance]
Basilisk is a veteran DJ, label owner, and music publisher from Canada now residing in Taiwan. Widely known for his tireless efforts to champion netlabel content through the Ektoplazm distribution portal, he also dedicates himself to mastery of the mixing arts. Here he turns his attention to the...
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Uroboros 1 (Part 2) [Breaks / Electro / IDM / Downtempo / Psy Dub / Ambient]
DJ Basilisk presents UROBOROS 1, an extraordinary journey through underground electronic music of the last decade. Featuring more than 130 tracks and clocking in at slightly more than 8 hours in length, this unusually ambitious mix spans an immense range of styles and approaches. An emphasis on...
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Uroboros 1 (Part 1) [Progressive House / Psytrance / Techno / IDM / Electro / Breaks / Ambient]
DJ Basilisk presents UROBOROS 1, an extraordinary journey through underground electronic music of the last decade. Featuring more than 130 tracks and clocking in at slightly more than 8 hours in length, this unusually ambitious mix spans an immense range of styles and approaches. An emphasis on...
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Esoteric Expanse 1 [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive House / Electro / IDM / Ambient]
DJ Basilisk emerges from a long period of esoteric theorizing, conceptual regeneration, and diligent crate-digging to present Hermetic Expanse, a five-hour odyssey into hypnotic realms of underground electronic music. Originally conceived as a vehicle for showcasing the sound of Techgnosis…
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Re:Generate 2011 [Classic Sunday Morning Goa Trance]
This set was recorded live at Re:Generate, the name chosen by the Om Reunion Project to set the mood for their summer solstice gathering in 2011. I was scheduled to play on Sunday morning at the Moon Bass stage, a great little setup in a forest clearing on a beautiful piece of land in Southern...
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Blacklight Metropolis [Goa Trance / Dark Psytrance Circa 1997]
Blacklight Metropolis is Basilisk’s contribution to the fifth edition of Global Goa Party, a virtual event organized by Marsh at the Goatranch to simulate an entire night of music from the early years of the psychedelic trance movement. This time around the year is 1997 and the golden age of Goa...
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Prototypes 2 [Classic Progressive House]
Basilisk returns with Prototypes 2, the second edition of a new mix series probing the depths of progressive trance history in a live setting. Expect to hear a smoothly mixed selection of classic tunes from the intersection of progressive house, progressive trance, and progressive psytrance at…
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Prototypes 1 [Classic Progressive House]
Prototypes 1 is a retrospective journey into classic progressive house and trance from the early years of the new millennium. Basilisk is more widely known for mixing various forms of psytrance but also enjoys sharing diverse selections from many other styles of electronic dance music. Here he is...
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Concrete Dreams [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive Psytrance]
DJ Basilisk’s Concrete Dreams showcases the contemporary psychedelic techno sound of Techgnosis Records, Digital Diamonds, Blind Arc, and friends. Deep, pumping beats, edgy bass lines, and dark, bewitching atmospheres can be heard throughout the mix. TRACK LIST Ben Rama – VALIS [Digital Diamonds]...
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Earthfest 2015 [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive Psytrance]
DJ Basilisk serves up a sizzling blend of neotrance, melodic techno, and progressive psytrance with Earthfest 2015, recorded live in the mountains of central Taiwan. This set showcases a lot of material from the Ektoplazm web site, particularly from the Digital Diamonds netlabel, as well as three...
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Reunion [Deep House / Melodic House / Progressive House / Progressive Trance]
DJ Basilisk presents Reunion, a three hour studio mix based on his homecoming set at Solstice 2015, a unique community gathering in middle Ontario. Time slots at this event are typically limited to one hour, a thorny challenge given his usual propensity for long-form programming. After returning...
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Spacecamp Psyfari 2014 [Darkpsy / Full-On / Psytrance / Goa Trance]
This set was recorded live at Spacecamp Psyfari in Iowa, USA, on the morning of August 24th, 2014, featuring 100% Creative Commons-licensed music from Ektoplazm. I began at sunrise, transitioning from a night of hard and heavy hi-tech into full-on psychedelic morning trance by the very end,...
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The Colours of Ektoplazm [Downtempo / Psy Dub / Deep Trance / Breaks / Ambient]
Basilisk proudly presents The Colours of Ektoplazm, a 5-hour, 69-track midtempo and downtempo odyssey featuring 100% Creative Commons licensed content released through the Ektoplazm free music portal. This mix explores the incredible diversity of Ektoplazm’s electronic music catalogue, shifting...
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In Exile [Classic Goa Trance 1993–1996]
In Exile is a special mix composed by Basilisk for Global Goa Party 2, a virtual party organized by Marsh at the Goat Ranch, a flashpoint for old school Goa trance fandom. The concept is simple enough: gather up a bunch of seasoned old school veterans and have them mix up a full night of music…
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Circadian Rhythms [Midtempo Goa Trance Classics From the 1990s]
Circadian Rhythms is a meditation on the passage of time and an exercise in musical archeology. Mixing live on four decks, Basilisk skillfully blends some of the finest mid-tempo Goa trance classics of the 1990s with dub techno, deep trance, progressive house, psychedelic breakbeats. Holding…
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All Stars 2011 [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive House / Progressive Trance]
This set was recorded live at All Stars 2011, a festival held near Fenelon Falls, Ontario, on August 28th, 2011. My time slot was in the late morning, sometime close to noon, and there was a curious haze all around, for we were situated beneath the outflow clouds of the deadly but distant…
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Moonshadow [Dark Psytrance / Goa Trance Circa 1999]
Moonshadow is a classic psytrance mix originally composed for the Global Goa Party, a virtual event conceived to “create the soundtrack for a full night (and morning) of old-school Goa trance by ten DJs from all over the world.” The rules were simple: record a mix with music that would have been...
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Eclipse 2009 [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive House / Progressive Psytrance]
This set was recorded live at Eclipse 2009, a psytrance festival held at the Bonnet Rouge campground in Ste-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau, Québec. My time slot was 9pm to 11pm on Friday, the opening night. Since people were just arriving I opted to play a deep and driving blend of techno and progressive...
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Darkrave vs Panic [Darkpsy / Twilight / Full-On Psytrance Circa 2009]
This set was recorded live at Darkrave vs Panic, a special one-off event held on the 2009 May long weekend in Toronto, Canada. My mission was to showcase the hard and nasty side of psychedelic trance often referred to as “darkpsy”, a style that is not often heard on Toronto dance floors. I try to...
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Dreamcatcher [Psychedelic Techno / Progressive Psytrance Circa 2008]
This set was recorded live at the Om Reunion Project’s winter solstice celebration, Dreamcatcher, held on December 19th, 2008, in Toronto, Canada. The style is a frosty blend of progressive house, psychedelic techno, and deep trance influences, mixed and arranged on CD decks by DJ Basilisk. The...
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Harvest 2006 [Progressive House / Progressive Psytrance / Electro House]
This is the live recording of my set at Harvest 2006. I was opening the trance tent at 9:00 pm on the night of the festival so my intention was to get things started right, beginning with an old favourite from 1992. From there the set develops into progressive house and trance territory, keeping…
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Octopus Marmalade [Progressive Psytrance Circa 2006]
Octopus Marmalade is an exploration of the light and funky side of progressive psychedelic trance. These tracks were chosen for their intricate rhythmic programming, deep and groovy bass lines, warm summer melodies, and laid-back atmospheres. Instead of being a peak-time party mix, this one is...
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Heliocentric [Full-On Psytrance / Progressive Psytrance Circa 2006]
Heliocentric is the sound of summer: sixteen upbeat tracks smoothly mixed into a journey that softly builds from thoughtful grooves toward an energetic peak. The introduction is purposefully sedate, though Cosma’s song rapidly catalyses the emotional power of the developing storyline. The mix…
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Mystic Revelation [Dark Psytrance / Full-On Psytrance Circa 2005]
Mystic Revelation is a curious blend of contrasts, uniting the forces of dark and light in a driven melodic journey. Ninja’s Showtime kicks it off, immediately involving the listener in a deep fusion of full-on energy and balanced atmospheric sounds. The slightly Gothic character of the mix…
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Replicant Redux [Minimal Psytrance / Progressive Psytrance Circa 2005]
Replicant Redux is a tribute to the grim futuristic mood of tech noir, an artistic style of literature and film best known from the movie Blade Runner. The flow of the set is programmed like a descent into dark realms of the imagination, beginning with a series of synthetic progressive grooves....
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Nocturnal Wanderlust [Progressive Psytrance Circa 2005]
Nocturnal Wanderlust is a thoughtfully orchestrated journey through the deeper realms of psychedelic trance with special emphasis on showcasing a smooth and sublime progressive style. Conceptually, the story line unfolds as a descent into the inner world of dreams, reaching a hypnotic state of...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Basilisk is a veteran multi-genre DJ, co-founder of the psychedelic techno label @Techgnosis-Records alongside @benramamusic, founder of the iconic @Ektoplazm free music portal and label group (including Ektoplazm, Drumlore, and Omnitropic), lossless audio enthusiast, and dedicated archivist and electronic music curator. Originally hailing from Toronto, Canada, he is now based in Taipei, Taiwan.Psytrance, techno, electro, house, trance, acid, breaks, bass, IDM, ambient—you name it, I probably spin it. My mixes fluidly combine different genres into harmonic journeys that defy convention. I encourage you to browse around and get lost in some of the many sonic microcosms I have meticulously curated over the years. Nearly all mixes posted here are available for download on my homepage.I am open to invitations to provide guest mixes in a variety of styles as long as the details are interesting. Drop me a line if you have more reach than I do, just be sure to articulate your concept!Prope
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