Music for me is the second nature. When I was young I started to listened different types of the ’80 years, being slowly attracted through electronic area with an unstoppable force.
The first strong influences were KLF, The Prodigy, The Shamen,Speedy J,Dance 2 Trance ,Jam & Spoon,Biosphere and are many to add. Easy, I entered slowly in ’95 years, in the goa trance area, which has marked me, still remaining an addict of the type. Here I can say about a lot of names, like: Mfg,Astral Projection,Oforia,Shakta,Pleiadians,Infinity Project,The Deviant,Cosmosis.
Around year 1997 I started to mix the music, which fascinated me on different underground parties, year when I made a dj mix, for the listeners of this type of music, “Music for the Highlands”, and mix that I added on the Unifan radio, if I am not mistaken.
Also a powerful impact was the moment when I met Hypno(Suufi Astrolab) in a live studio, Studio Martin; we continued a lot of parties together and meetings with friends.
I remember with pleasure of goa trance sets on vinyl at Web from Hypno and sometimes Dj Vasile, from who I can say that is a real inspiration.
Another good party was in year 1998, on my birthday. I made a video clip, which I hope one day to publish and to show that there was something before year 2000 in Romania.
The first official party, together with my friends from Spacesheep, was in 2003 at Ocna Sibiului, where we played music together with Atma & R–Tur ,E-Mantra,Hypno, people who are still my friends and I would like to thank them, and they are still remain pylons of Romanian psychedelic music.
In 2004 I played at the first Transylvania Calling Festival, which was a beautiful experience, for all the participants; then there were different parties in some locations, clubs and in free nature. The most important I would l like to recollect: Aural Perception, Rebirth Festival Wind, Earth, Fire, Water, Iarmaroc Festival, Forest Vibes Festival and Return To Goa Festival , where I am also coordinator and initiator of the concept.
Now my goal in on ambient area of psychedelic, which means a lot of ways of psychill to triball dub and eastern grooves, area in which I have started to work as a producer, making small steps but with a beautiful light because of the new energy that surrounded us.
As actual labels I appreciate Ultimae, Dakini, in chill area and in psy area I would say Wildthings and Nano.
I see myself through years passing by, which they come in the middle of this beautiful story, which I hope, will last forever. For me the music is the inner voice of the man, which it will raise in the primary condition.
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