Recently I've been getting mails from ppl asking what's up with my supposed gig at the Indian Spirit festival.
Just to inform you; I'm NOT playing there.

But this doesn't stop the organizers from making false advertisement by keeping my name listed on their website and forums.
Same goes for Sun Control Species (who they never even contacted!).

They decided to take me off the line-up a long time ago because (in their words) "the graphic designer forgot to put my name on the flyer".

Ever since we heard this lame ass excuse, me and Iboga management have made many attempts to contact them and try to take my name off their website,
or at least announce that I'm cancelled, but they simply ignore our mails.

I didn't expect this idiotic, disrespectfull and unprofessional behaviour from a festival like Indian/No Spirit.

Hi folks it's finally out!

Hope you dig it and looking forward to your comments!

Much love

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promo text:

With under his belt a string of critically acclaimed tracks and remixes on a wide range of top labels, and performances at some of the biggest festivals worldwide; such as Boom, Universo Paralello, Glade and Sonica; Zen Mechanics has created quite a stir.

Neurobiotic records is pleased to bring his debut album 'Holy Cities'; one of this year's most highly anticipated releases. Brimming with deep massive grooves, hypnotic geometric riffs and vast futuristic soundscapes; all merged into a sound that reaches peaks of ethereal epicness and has proven to tantalize many of the world's most switched-on dancefloors.

The crystalline production, mastering by Cass (who worked for Björk and Ministry of Sound) and stunning artwork courtesy of Android, render this album a modern Trance classic.

available at:

http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/neu/neu1cd022.html

http://arabesque.co.uk

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/308966-01.htm

http://psybuy.org/

http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=7194

Ola boys & girls I've just returned from a month in Brazil and about to embark on new adventures in Oz. Will be staying there till april (promoters take note).

Universo Paralello festival was arguably the best NYE party in, like...EVER! It was a fullon alien disco out there under the coconut trees. Heaps of respect and love to the whole Universo family for making this all possible. They have a vision and passion for creating the ultimate Psychedelic festival, and this year it reached perfection. The chillout never looked that good and especially the Goa stage was an amazing addition...like stepping through a rift in time & space and being transported back to a Goa party in its peak days. Kudos to Dickster & Atmos for providing yours truly the best dancefloor experience since...??

Other highlights: Gaudi (warming up for NYE), Tetrameth (toying with our heads & hips), Logica (the project of Dj's Alok & Bhaskar, the 16 yr old wonderboys with their debut live performance), Allaby, Flip Flop, Laughing Budha, Shane Gobi, Ace Ventura, Dickster, the DJ who's name I forgot (something dub?) who kept me locked in the chillout for hours while I had business somewhere else. Also kudos to fellow Dutchies Back to Mars, Riches & Rebelix! Sadly I missed: Perfect Stranger, The first stone, Tristan, Etnica and too much at the Alternative stage. I heard from reliable sources that Edo, James Munro and John's (Flip flop) minimal set were a hoot.

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Also my sincere apologies to the ppl who came to see me at the Soulvibes NYE party in Vitoria and found out i was not there, and most of all the organizers. Due to miscommunications with the head of transport, I missed the bus from the festival to the airport and so my flight to Vitoria.

I promise to make it up to all the ppl who were harmed in any way by this situation.

Moving on to the next subject: yes, my album WILL come out....soonish. Can't say exactly which date, but it has been finished and is about to be mastered. For those who still care about this stuff: the artwork and sleeve design are almost done and look simply stunning.

Also there's a Zen Mechanics remix album in the pipeline for later this year, meaning other artists remixing my tunes. Some of my tracks are in the capable hands of: Ace Ventura (already hammering his remix of Holy Cities in his recent livesets), Logica, Allaby, Dickster, The First Stone, Behind Blue Eyes, Flip Flop, Headroom & E-jekt.

And better late than never: a happy new year to all u disco pixies out there. May it be full of Love, Laughter, Prosperity and an abundance of amazing music, art & parties!

Much love,

Wouter

November charts:

1 Allaby - Rainmaker
2 Zen Mechanics & DJ Saaf - Strange news from another star
3 Ace Ventura & Intelabeam - Guilty pleasures
4 Zen Mechanics & Allaby - Immerse
5 Perfect Stranger & Sunseek - Eyes wide open
6 Liftshift - New dawn
7 Dickster & Tron - NN
8 Maelstrom & Nyquist - chapster (Perfect Stranger remix)
9 Alchemix - What is reality
10 Commercial Hippies - the 7th fold

I'm very excited to announce that the project my ambient/experimental project Transmissions in Bloom has been signed to renowned label Aleph Zero (home of artists such as Shulman, Bluetech and Omnimotion).

An album can be expected next year...

Just a quick update

Zen Mechanics track Voodoo Bytes and Vurt (remixed by Sinewave) are being released soon on Neurobiotic's new comp. Neurology 2.

Full tracklist:

1 2Hi – Into the future
2 PTX - Conflict
3 Joti Sidhu – Distorted reality (live mix)
4 Flip flop – Cheque one
5 Psychaos – Party animals
6 Zen Mechanics – Vurt (Sinewave remix)
7 Polaris – Straight ahead
8 The commercial hippies – The 7th fold
9 Zen Mechanics – Voodoo bytes
10 Alchemix – What is reality

Furthermore as Citizen I did a collaboration with Dutch artist C-Jay (wellknown in the Progressive scene from various releases on labels such as Plastic Park, Vapour & Cyber rec (www.myspace.com/cjaysessions). It turned out to become quite an epic crossover monster track and got signed by Flow records for Digital release. Release date still unknown. We're currently working on more material...

Also an older track from my ambient project Transmissions in Bloom got picked for an upcoming CD compiled by ambient maestro Solar Fields on Swedish label Spiral Trax.

My album release is postponed to February...sorry to keep u waiting, but your patience will be rewarded 8)

Much love