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Malachyte
Paavo Stubstad was born in Ojai, CA in 1985. From an early age he was encouraged to expand his mind musically; he began piano lessons at the age of 5 and violin lessons at the age of 8. After starting high school, it became too overwhelming to focus on his musical training as well as his studies, so he quit his music lessons altogether. However, the absence of official music teachers didn’t stop him from constantly experimenting on the piano and keyboard; before long he was coming up with compositions on his own. In 2002, Paavo attended a boarding school in the UK. During his spare time he experimented with the sequencer FruityLoops 3.0 (Now FL Studio 7) on his laptop. In the beginning it was just fun experimenting with the software’s capabilities, but before long he began taking his music composition more seriously. A friend suggested the artist name “Ignite”. As Ignite, he focused on melodic and progressive Trance, as well as some ambient and break-beat compositions. The Ignite project lasted from 2002 until spring 2007. During that time two full length albums were released; The Mad Notes and Nocturne, as well as an EP titled Cryptic Power EP. The spring of 2007 brought about change for Paavo and he decided the Ignite alias no longer fit him. Thus, Malachyte was born. The Malachyte project focuses on the spiritual elements of Goa Trance, the haunting sound of Forest Trance and the uplifting beat of Psy-Trance, while still staying true to Paavo’s melodic style. Later the same year, the idea to start a music label emerged.
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Top Five Tracks: 1. Artifact303 - Trip To The Sun 2. Khetzal - Listening Winds 3. Lost Buddha - Southern Oracle 4. Ka-Sol - Schlumpen 5. Talpa - My Kingdom
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Novacron
Troy Anderson was born on December 28th, 1984, and resides in Oak View, California. In 2001, while still in high school, Troy would spend his spare time throwing together hip-hop beats on his computer, and eventually he began a project with his friend Kyle under the group name, Ill Duce. By 2005, they had put together a full album: Illectrifying. After releasing the album, Troy realized that hip-hop wasn’t his true calling, and he began experimenting with various styles of electronic music. Shortly thereafter, he became close friends with Paavo Stubstad (Malachyte/Ignite), and they wrote an experimental Trance song together titled Toxic Bass for Paavo’s second Ignite album, Nocturne. Realizing that his true passion was Psychedelic Trance, Troy began to familiarize himself with as many different artists and styles as he could. He became particularly inspired by the work of Astral Projection, and his inspiration grew to a higher level after attending an out-door PsyTribe event in southern California. In 2007, Troy and the other two founders of Trip Euphoria Records (Jenn Predmore and Paavo Stubstad) were deeply influenced by how Suntrip Records and Metapsychic Records were bringing back classic melodic psychedelic Trance. Inspired by this, along with their own passion for unique and creative psychedelic music, the three of them to created the label, Trip Euphoria Records. Troy is currently working on his first Novacron album, Renew The Moment. |
Top Five Tracks:
1. Astral Projection - Nilaya 2. Filteria - Tiny Universe 3. Pleiadians - Asterope 4. Power Source - Orient Express 5. Afgin - Old Is Gold |
