God Within (Scott Hardkiss) - Crucial Introspection Parts One And Two

God Within (Scott Hardkiss) - Crucial Introspection Parts One And Two (EP) (Sunburn Records, SPF 19006, Lightyear Entertainment, 54296-2, 1999) (FLAC)

1 Infinitely Gentle Blows (Infinite Aural Hallucination Remix)
2 Why, Why, Why? (Olympic Terrorist Original Mix)
3 Indian Summer
4 Why, Why, Why? (Technosoul Remix)


I really dug this single.  Had a lot of songs that worked well together when I was starting my DJ ways.  Each track holds up on their own, easily.  I acknowledge, it's not as good as Raincry.  That track is goldenrod. And will command a bajillion dollars.  I have the mp3's.  I'm good.  This is more fulfilling, to me.  The cover definitely sums the more summery vibe.  These are very good tracks.  And the first ones I think of when I think of God Within.  And, if Scott comes to your town, go see him.  Fucking cool dude and knows what he's doing behind the decks.  Check it!

General Statement

So, I got those three groupings (Excursions, Feed Your Head, and Freaky Chakra) posted in the past month.  In the next week or two I'm going to post a group of singles/eps from the 90's that I always dug.  And then, I was thinking about putting some old Spacetime Continuum stuff.  Some more comps.  I have a bunch of the Hardkiss brothers albums/singles/mixes including some rare stuff that will go over well here I think.

People seem to be digging the flacs.  That's cool.  Let me know if the rip was shitty or something.  I'm new at ripping to the flac.  And you guys are pretty good at letting me know if links go bad, so thanks.

Freaky Chakra - Moonroof Operator

Freaky Chakra - Moonroof Operator (Run Records, RUN 33785, 2003) (FLAC)

01 Come Back Here

02 Automat

03 Sean Q6 – Out in the Shed (Freaky Chakra Mix)

04 Glimmer of Dope Theme 3

05 Distance

06 Get Up, Get It

07 Desire

08 Sincere

09 Off On One

10 Western

11 Just Because You Can (Vocals by Deepher Love)

Didn't realize this was still in Draft mode.  Here is his latest.  It has a great remix of a Sean Cusick track.

Freaky Chakra blows my mind with his deep orchestration of samples and beats. For an electronic album it is deeply organic. Definitely a master of technique who rises above his tools. True musicianship that packs an emotional punch. Must-hear!

Freaky Chakra - Blacklight Fantasy

Freaky Chakra - Blacklight Fantasy (Astralwerks, ASW 6232-2, 1998) (FLAC)

01 Downspace

02 Automatic

03 What?

04 Thing

05 Fascist Funk

06 Vector Head

07 Living In The Future

08 Dreams

09 Year 2000

10 Hyperspace

11 Platform

12 Blacklight Fantasy

i'll post review later

Freaky Chakra Vs. Single Cell Orchestra

Freaky Chakra Vs. Single Cell Orchestra - Freaky Chakra Vs. Single Cell Orchestra (Astralwerks, ASW 6166-2, 1996) (FLAC)

01 Freaky Chakra Vs. Single Cell Orchestra – Intro 

02 Freaky Chakra – Lurking 

03 Single Cell Orchestra – Piledriver 

04 Freaky Chakra – Trepidations In Love 

05 Single Cell Orchestra – I Want To Fall 

06 Freaky Chakra – Wishfullness 

07 Single Cell Orchestra – Trying To Find You 

08 Freaky Chakra – Anthem Of The Forgotten 

09 Single Cell Orchestra – The Way

A storming breakbeat battle, with SCO's Miguel Fierro going head-to-head with friend and colleague Daum Bentley of Freaky Chakra. Old-school up-tempo electro-funk is the call of the day for much of this disc, which was inspired by a series of live improvisations the two performed in 1995 and '96.

Freaky Chakra - Budded On Earth To Bloom In Heaven

Freaky Chakra - Budded On Earth To Bloom In Heaven (Maxi-Single) (Astralwerks, ASW 6151-2, 1995) (FLAC)

01 Budded on Earth to Bloom in Heaven (Vocals by Toni Halliday) (Not Underground/Alternative Radio Edit)

02 First, Last, Always

03 It's All Good

04 Post-Neo Ambient Jungle Potpourri

05 Budded on Earth to Bloom in Heaven (Vocals by Toni Halliday) (Remix by Single Cell Orchestra)

06 Instrumentally Yours

Freaky Chakra - Lowdown Motivator

Freaky Chakra - Lowdown Motivator (Astralwerks, ASW 6133-2, 1995) (FLAC)

01 Multiphasic Invoculator

02 Big Aura

03 Budded On Earth To Bloom In Heaven (Vocals by Toni Halliday)

04 Goodbye

05 Peace Fixation (Trance Mix)

06 Tra Vigne

07 Halucifuge (Blind Dive)

08 Lightdarklight

In about 1992 I discovered the band Curve.  I loved them.  The raw emotion of Toni Halliday and the crazy heavy sounds from Dean Garcia.   Their Doppelgänger  album was truly amazing.  I saw them live on that tour.  I had read that Toni had guest vocal'd on a bunch of stuff, so I started tracking the releases down (such as Leftfield's influential debut).  Freaky Chakra was on the list, so I picked up this cd.  It was in line with some of the other music I was buying at the time (still is, really).  I was discovering early trance.  Toni did a great track with Paul Van Dyk called Words (For Love).  So, this release ranges from ambient to techno.  I'll track down a proper review.  But I'm gonna post all the Freaky Chakra I have, because the world isn't posting flac versions of him for some reason.

Oh, I forgot to tell this story...  probably 10 years ago I made a roadtrip from Seattle to Portland to see Sean Cusick play one night, and I met with a great online buddy of mine there.  He asked me if I knew who Freaky Chakra was, and I said of course.  He asked me, "Do you want to meet him?"  And I was like, "Umm, yeah, okay!"  So we walk up to this guy, and my buddy says "This is Daum Fucking Bentley!!"  I was slightly starstruck, cuz what do you say after that introduction.  But he was a cool dude and l saw him play a few times after that date.  Genuinely nice dude.  But as a result, I will always think of Freaky Chakra as Daum Fucking Bentley.  

Lowdown Motivator album by Freaky Chakra was released Mar 28, 1995 on the Astralwerks (Record Label) label. Lowdown Motivator occasionally moves closer to the rich, diverse eco-tapestry of Future Sound of London's Lifeforms than the work of Bentley's compatriots around San Francisco. Despite the ambient leanings, earthy beats are never far behind on the album, and Bentley has good instincts when it comes to constructing and mixing rhythms around his effects. ~ John Bush 

Alternative Press (8/95, p. 110) - "San Francisco's Freaky Chakra (Daum Bentley to his family) has woven a near-seamless skein of dance-trance razzmatazz.... The greatness of LOWDOWN MOTIVATOR never lets up." 

Option (7-8/95, p. 107) - "... Bentley is taking electronic music to new places, and is an artist all technophiles should keep an eye on... "

Various - Feed Your Head 3

Various - Feed Your Head 3- Accelerating The Alpha Rhythms (Planet Dog, BARK CD 022, 1996) (FLAC)

01 Evolver - The Journey
02 Prism - Rain
03 Solar Budd - Blue Digital
04 Fathers Of Watt - Funky Stew
05 Starseeds, The - Parallel Life
06 Phreaky - Blob
07 Waterland - Waterland
08 Bolo - No Faith
09 Freed - Machine Man Part 2
10 Feel - Askari
11 Starseeds, The - Heavensairportcoffeeshoprestaurant

Various - Feed Your Head 2

Various - Feed Your Head 2 (Planet Dog, BARK CD 007, 1994) (FLAC)


01 Makyo - Dakini (Sky Dancer Mix)
02 Code - Parsifal
03 Optic Eye - Anacoluthon
04 Inner Space - Warrior
05 Children Of The Bong - Symbol I
06 Drum Club, The - Boom Mantra (Sea Full Of Stars Mix)
07 Spooky - Schmoo Dub (Remix by Underworld)
08 Alien Progeny - Sadhana
09 Opik - Traveling Without Moving
10 Path - Pleasant (Journey)
11 Astralasia - Ignarus (Loonar Poona)

Various - Feed Your Head

Various - Feed Your Head (Planet Dog, BARK CD 002, 1993) (FLAC)

01 Astralasia – Twilight Whirl
02 Drum Club, The – Furry Meadows (Dogstar Mix)
03 Eat Static – Kothluwalawa
04 Banco De Gaia – Qurna (Haj Ali's Birthday Mix)
05 Pressure Of Speech – Surveillance
06 Optic Eye – Blue Dreamers
07 Knights Of The Occasional Table, The – Rain
08 Tuu – One Thousand Years
09 System 7 – Habibi (The Camel Mix by Miquette Giraudy)
10 Nodens Ictus – Plurlngrium
11 Ullulators, The – "...And Hardly Any Ears!"