Psicotropicodelia Music [Netlabel]

So what's the deal on this PSICOTROPICODELIA thing?

P.M. is an open-minded Brazil-based netlabel, coordinated by AlienAqtor & FLANICX, which also aggregates online radio/ podcasts, digital art & video.

At the start, mp3 compilations were periodically published, containing independant electronic productions - with due authorization of the musicmakers. There's always an emphasis on brazilian scene (with at least some 2/3 of the tracks), but also counting on really special international artists. Thus, They worked as a presentation of various styles and musical trends which give "shape" to the Psicotropicodelia concept.

Since october 2007, Mp3 EPs and mini-albuns from individual artists started being published. Beyond that, the compilations will now go for a more conceptual side, heading closer to media and artforms other than pure music: video, cinema, digital & visual arts, performances, etc; stimulating collaborations between brazilian and foreign artists.

We celebrate here the union of independant artists from transcontinental scenes - creating the electronic music from the 21st century - through complex sound & vision landscapes.

May 2008: 1 Year of Pure Schizosonic Vibes!

Psicotropicodelia music celebrated it’s 1st birthday last May 5! The first ten releases have defied labels and narrow minds with a multi-cultural mix of styles and sounds from over 50 artists worldwide.

Some of the key releases have been the compilations (Psicotropicodelia music Vol 1-3) and the soundtrack to Rod Brandão’s movie "Era dos Mortos" which generated about 16,000 hits on its two sections. But the "solo" works - album, eps and mixtape - also contributed with quality n' unexpected takes on e-music.

We now have profiles hosted on the sites listed down below. If you already use them or not come and check us out: Onvibes, LastFM, Jamendo, etc. Also the Youtube group is well worth checking for various videos from related artists.

Cheers to all the ones "spreading the disease" ;]: supporters and friends to our initiative!

PSICOTROPICODELIA MUSIC [netlabel] links:

CONTATO [contact]: melrah.records@gmail

MUSIC Releases:

Mostly known as Reverse Tunes , Manormouse is the more chilled-out musical personality of Bruno Tozzini , producer and cultural disseminator which already made history in São Paulo state [Brazil] with deceased TEMP organization.

The Manormouse project started in 2006, in a period of 3 months of homey reclusion exclusively for musicmaking. "I had just quit a job and wanted to take a relaxing break from the noisy stuff i'd been playing and had no patience to go making breakcore sounds. I've even made 1 track in the style , but nothing after that; I been dealing with all the songs in this album since that time and could just finish them now. Apart from 'Low on Ice' , which entered tracklisting as a bonus: because it's one i haven't worked upon anymore, so it's got a rawer side, you can check it hasn't the sound quality of the others. But I like it.", that's how Bruno defines the EP concept; a twisted mix of dub, triphop and downtempo.

Final master work was in charge of Raul Retrigger , breakcore's top producer and friend, adding extra weight to the production. Sleeve's Artwork was done by Bruno himself, based on a photo taken by his wife Roberta Van De Velde.

The item's title is taken from a text about some psychedelic 60s band , where it said one of the members 'had never fully recovered' from LSD's excess usage. And this is the central idea on the EP: after you listen it, your neurons will stay boiling and never be the same again.

Formats/Options:

MANORMOUSE - Never Fully Recovered EP (PTDM012)
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This is one more highly "visual"/conceptual/cinematic work which enters our catalogue: Rodrigo Florentino aka "Nox Thirty" , presents - over 6 tracks - sounds plenty of poetry, atmosphere, pulsation, mistery and details.

In a bit more than fifty minutes, with almost no pause, the listener is taken to an atmosphere of feelings in constant mutation, reaching extremities: from serenity to desperation, from solitude to anger; sometimes in the same track.

Incidental music speaking: VACULO composes the soundtrack to a short movie: "Escuridão" [translates as "Darkness"], the resulting documentary of a workshop produced by Juca Mencacci, through Oficina Cultural Regional "Grande Otelo" ["Grande Otelo" Regional Cultural Workshop], in Sorocaba city [SP, Brazil]. Relax, wear your phones and enter the world of n0x3o .

Formats/Options:

n0x3o - VACULO album (PTDM011)
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With this EP we kickstart the RPTDM series [it reads Re-Releases Psicotropicodelia Music], with material which was previously published - independentent or through other netlabels - with eventual bonus tracks, videos and extras.

Unfactory is a music project which looks expression at eighties gothic music, but under total influence of current techno and industrial cultures, mixing distorted guitars, sinthesizers, experimental elements and lyrics with a "romantic lliterature approach". On their videos you can also check an electrifyin' live energy.

"She Bleeds EP" , for its references and undeniable creativity, brought an 'modernized oldschool' side to the Psicotropicodelia . Opening and closing the playlist with surprising cover versions (Depeche Mode and Smashing Pumpkins), and keeping a 1st class production on the overall; we guarantee you won't forget these tracks that soon.

Formats/Options:

UNFACTORY - She Bleeds EP (RPTDM001)
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To each new release, a new "break" upon previsibility: We present The 3rd album from the hip hop duo composed by Arthur Moura and Wallace Carvalho .

Coming from Niteroi (Arthur) and Sao Goncalo (Wallace), both cities in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil; they follow on "Previa do Amanha" (it reads as "Preview of Tomorrow") with their own "rhythm and poetry" touch: bases which sound like a brazilian version of artists such as DJ Shadow and Nightmares on Wax (confirm it on the INSTRUMENTAL VERSION ) and (portuguese) lyrics/vocals which sit inbetween deeply artistic and good insights upon daily life.

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FLUXO - Prévia do Amanhã album (PTDM010)
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Jay Sosa , with his The InHuman Project , mixes references as diverse as: synth-driven soundtracks, the most experimental side of industrial music, 90s breakbeats/downtempo, fractured n' multilayered beats/ noises and fx's from IDM/ Noise scenes, electronic crossover rock'n'roll and even the current 00s electrotechno.

The video for "Nihilist 1978" , done by Jay himself, comes as a bonus and brings more impact to this great track: "carpentesque" synths, a strong groove and sonic textures which get glued to the braincells ;].

Formats/Options:

THE INHUMAN PROJECT - The Inhuman Project EP (PTDM009)
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"Organismus Palhaçus" (it reads as "Clown Organisms") is the third release from ZandoZ Corp. project, which has previously launched - through Le Château Des Rêves netlabel - "Ergot" EP on 2006 and "Frankensteitizations Vol.1" remixes collection on 2007; for tracks of artists such as Empusae , Retrigger and Laibach . Zandoz also took part - with exclusive tracks - on some compilations: the three volumes of "Psicotropicodelia Music" and the north-american "Vague Machinery" .

The project's musical purpose is to create a new scene in the imagination of the listener, therefore it is best checkin' it with closed eyes and loud & clear sound. Created and produced by Adriano Machado, it has influences from alternative and experimental e-music.

Formats/Options:

ZandoZ Corp. - Organismus Palhaçus EP (PTDM008)
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HERE

With music released through various labels: Imp Records , Wrong Music , Logos Prod , Psychorock ; FENSHU is a french dj and producer from the most authorial kind: stimulating emotional frequencies to build a kind of post electronica flirting with lo-fi sound of old entertainment video games and noises ...
The album: "Leftover Extensions" is the first full artist album on the label, also available through Wrong Lab [the "free mp3" side of Wrong Music label, from "Breakcore freak" SHITMAT ].

These "Extensions" show themselves as an exercise in abstract, dense and emotional kaleidoscopic music: tracks which can transport you to a place in your mind where beautiful and dirty, melodic and noisy visuals juxtapose themselves!

Formats/Options:

FENSHU - Leftover Extensions (PTDM007)
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HERE

The 3rd volume for the compilations @ Psicotropicodelia Music comes with full power !!! This time we have it divided in two parts, composed of 38 tracks:
PSICOTROPIC
=
electropunk + breaks + techno + industrial + breakcore + noise/idm.
+
SONICODELIC
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soundtrack + ambient + dubstep + idm/glitch + hip hop + vgm + minimal

Filled with artists/bands/producers from underground electronica, in its widest range of fusions & genres, represented by: Brazil, France, England, Russian Federation, Spain, Netherlands, U.S.A. and Belgium.

The netlabel, on each published release, celebrates an outstanding new collaboration beyond the musical content: Vol. 3 counts on the designer Nicola Red for the artwork and adds 3 other "visual set" ideas from DGW (Devil's Graphic Works) crew - which had already been responsible for the art on previous volume - generating then 4 different layouts for the listener's choice!

Formats/Options:

Various Artists - PSICOTROPICODELIA MUSIC VOL 3 (PTDM006)
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'Eletrônica do Brasil' Mixtape is the result of a research for bands/artists at the most diverse realms of Brazilian Electronic Music. Nearly 80% of the related tracks were obtained from FiberOnline portal.

It stands out for the extremely creative/daring set of tracks - one of the bases for the psicotropicodelia "pseudo-label" - which ranges: hard breaks , industrial , dubstep , downtempo , idm/breaks fusions with 'choro' and ska/rock, post-rock n' ambient ; and is one more item @ P. M. daring narrow minds.

Taste then this release and appreciate the new MPB // PBM [Música Psicotropicodélica Brasileira // Psychotropicdelic Brazilian Music] ..o/

tracklist:

01 Francisco Petrônio - O Baile Da Saudade Marche o 3x4 ( ZandoZ Corp. Rmx)
02 Alienaqtor - Core ao Cubo ( J0shua B.i.m. Mashes Cubes Rmx)
03 Retrigger - Reckless Driving Is Not a Sin
04 Fragmented - Bass Face (Inverno Mix 1)
05 AD Agnelli Denuzzo - Get Down
06 Pill - Fearless
07 Ladies First - Experimentais
08 Tara Code - Oração Ao Poderoso St. Expedito
09 Lavoura - Sussuarana Lo-Fi Adventures (Apolo9/Cibelle Remixed)
10 Dois Mil Anos Para Isso - Quando Tudo Anda Correndo Bem
11 Tranquera - Hold
12 Semisericórdia - ...Que Eu Quero Descer
13 M-ut - Mountains I Like
14 Eulália - Amálgama

Formats/Options:

FLANICX - 'Eletrônica do Brasil' MixtapeED1 (PTDMIX001)
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How could we define these sounds? Imagine a mix of sophisticated/lush pop music [Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, Björk] with glitchy and skilled mixing/edition work [similar to labels like Ninja Tune, Rephlex, 4ad].

A lot of vocal samples and exotic timbres permeate these tunes, carrying us through multiple instant trips: hard to describe, easier "visualizing" it by repeated listens! Have fun with the exclusive surreal sounds of the Poetize Code §8=B!

Formats/Options:

THE POETIZE CODE - Extra-Cultura EP (PTDM005)
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HERE

Mario Cavalcanti - who also was on Volume 2 compilation with the hard-hitting "Haunted" track - publishes his first EP as PILL .

An strategically calculated work for giving the listener the sensation of being in the middle of a battlefield [or could it be an ultra-secret mission?] with bombings, gusts of machine guns and explosions.

- The idea of creating a simple collection of tracks suitable for multiplayer strategy games was born some years ago, when I first played Yuri's Revenge of Command & Conquer series. At the time, I remember that I was fascinated with its music, partially composed by breakbeats, samples and a soldiers' march vibe. Then I decided to make some sounds inspired by the game, with proper elements of Pill project - says Mario.

Formats/Options:

PILL - MU.S.GA [Music for Strategy Games] EP (PTDM004)
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Psicotropicodelia Music/ Melrah Records and Caboco Exporádico Movies are proud to present: The O.S.T. to ERA DOS MORTOS (ERA OF THE DEAD) zombie movie [PTDM003]
Composed by the artists: AlienAqtor , Disorder of Rage (DxOxRx) , Flanicx and the movie's director ; with an emphasis on suspense, ambiences, experimentalism & lots of tension, and ranges from idm to metalcore!

Split into 2 Parts: first one with original tunes and the second with re-editions, versions and a detailed work of collage done by Rodrigo, the director.

So we'd like you to absorb these sounds, get into the zombies and chaotic environment (by also watching the movie) and dive deep on all our ideas and projects!

Formats/Options:

ERA DOS MORTOS (ERA OF THE DEAD) movie Full Soundtrack
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HERE

Following with the Psicotropicodelia Music netlabel, CORE³ netradio show & Melrah Records presents the compilation:

Second Volume goes on with the open-minded flow, but now opens a wider selection of artists/projects/producers n' styles: 12 brazilian productions (with artists from Belo Horizonte, Campos, Fortaleza, Recife, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo) & 6 international mates (Belgium, Bulgaria, U.S.A., France, England and Uruguai).

The sequence was planned for always keeping things interesting and "plenty of fun", with a detailed work of mixing and crossfading in most of the tracks' transitions.

Artwork For Download (Download da Arte Gráfica)

Formats/Options:

..abstract | acid | ambient | concrete | downtempo | drum & bass | dubstep | electro | ethnic | experimental | glitch | hard breakz | idm | industrial | rhythmic noise | soundtracky | ..

PSICOTROPICODELIA MUSIC VOL 2
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HERE

Since saturday 05.05 its available the first release - for FREE DOWNLOAD - with artists that were always on the playlists for the CORE³ radio , through the new Psicotropicodelia Music netlabel !

Representing the underground electronic sounds of Brazil, featuring some internacional guests, with the following options:

..experimental | industrial | chiptune | breakcore | electro | rhythmic noise | glitch | techno | ambient | idm | abstract | soundtracky..

PSICOTROPICODELIA MUSIC VOL 1
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HERE