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13
Mar

Entry #4: Spork – Welcome to the 20th Century

The fourth submission for the Hunab-ku Magik Mix Contest is a dandy, put together by the gracious host of the long-running-once-dead-now-resurrected international 604 list, Spork! Read more »

28
Feb
Marsh - Hop Sauce

Hop Sauce

The first non-trance mix to appear on the Goat Ranch, this one is a laid-back, head-noddin’, cocktail-sippin’, BBQ-havin’, col’ chillin’ instrumental hip-hop & trip-hop mix full of free tracks from a variety of netlabels. Read more »

23
Feb

Entry #3: DJ Nonsense – Ancient Mechanisms

The third entry into the Hunab-ku Magik Mix Contest is one that I’m particularly excited about. Not only was the submission itself flawless, but DJ Nonsense’s mix truly speaks to the spirit of this competition. Read more »

14
Feb

Entry #1: Myrath – Psynamite

OK folks, here it is – the first official entry for the Hunab-ku Majik Mix Contest! This one is from Myrath, a well-mixed set of some great classics and a few killer tracks I haven’t heard. Read more »

31
Jan

Orders from Captain Zeep

While we’re waiting for the Hunab-ku Majik Mixes to start streaming in, I thought it prudent to cleanse the palate with a minimal-psy mix, preparing the brain with some space and structure in anticipation of the psychedelic onslaught I hope to see arriving in my Inbox soon! Read more »

28
Dec

Hunab-Ku Magik Mix Contest – Q&A

I’m seeing a lot of interest in the contest (woohoo!) and have received quite a few questions. Where appropriate, I’ve updated the original post, but I thought a Q&A page would also be good. I’ll add questions and answers to this post as I receive them.

Q: Is this a joke? Or are you going to sell our mixes?

A: Nope, no joke at all, and I would never sell your mixes. I am truly just interested in generating some excitement in some of the DJs and collectors of old-school Goa, and hopefully getting some of these people to put together some really top-notch, creative, well thought-out Goa trance mixes. Read more »

27
Dec

Hunab-Ku Magik Mix Contest

Welcome, all, to the Hunab-Ku Magik Mix Contest!

Here you’ll find everything you need to know about how to win a free, original copy of Hunab-Ku’s Magik Universe!

The collectors among you will recognize this CD as one of the rarest and most highly sought-after albums of the old-school Goa trance genre. While this CD would fetch a pretty penny on eBay or the Discogs Marketplace, I am more interested in getting some great mixes out of you old-school collectors and DJs! Read more »

20
Nov

Twisty, Toasty, and Warm: Analog

An analog double-whammy, Analogisomer is an analog synth-laden old-school Goa set consisting 100% of vinyl singles, vintage 1994-1996. Read more »

31
Oct

Eallra Hālgena ǣfen (or, a spooky Halloween mix)

Originally assembled for my good friend James, I feel this mix to be quite appropriate for a Halloween Goat Ranch post. Read more »

12
Oct

Koxopod!

In the first edition of the Audio Dictionary For Music Geeks, the entry for “psychedelic trance” contains only one word: Koxbox. In the second edition they clarified things a bit by adding another: Psychopod. Read more »