PROFILE

Avatar Records was established in the spring of 1997, after Avichay Avigal came back from a seasonal visit in India. Then he left BNE, where he was A&R and production manager. He joined forces with Peter Eibenschutz, a well known veteran and appreciated figure in the local and international scene, who has been pulling the strings from the back stage. The two had been organizing and promoting indoor and outdoor parties and events in Israel and Europe since the early party days, and were the main members of "Habrit" party organization, with its leading massive line of underground parties. From the very first release ("Ama Zone" by Asia 2001), there was an impact that brought Sony Music Asia to release the album, making it the first psytrance album to be released in major Asian countries. Avatar’s goal is to bring music to all layers of society and not only to trance and techno listeners. This is the reason why it does not focus on a narrow music direction, but together with that the general concept is electronica. Avatar is mainly focusing on exploring new sounds and new talents from around the globe, as well as releasing original material by well established names. Avatar is operating in collaboration with NMC Music Ltd., the largest domestic company in Israel, representatives of Sony, EMI, 3MV, Perfecto, Zomba and Mute. Avatar’s musical concept is to produce top quality high-tech music from around the world, ignoring artist’s religion, orientation or race.

REVIEW

Avatar is unquestionably one of the best labels in the psychedelic trance history. This is the only label at the present time that is systematically re-releasing in its "pro file" series classical goa/psytrance (sometimes ambient) albums that aren't available now from its first sources; sometimes these editions contains a bonus track (see f.e. Orion - "Futuristic Poetry", Sandman - "Witchcraft") or even the whole new disc (see: Elysium - "Dance For The Celestial Beings (Special Edition)"). In its series of compilations called "Retrodelic Vibes" Avatar also brings the best vibes from the oldschool goa. Thanks to these two reasons this label is unique and definetely worth to check it out. From the other side, musical spectrum of "normal" CDs from Avatar is vast: this Israeli label presents all kinds of sound without progressive ones. What about quality of the "normal" releases? It's various: CD can be totally bad (Psychoz - "Psychoz"), other time can be simply marvelous (Lumen - "Esperanto"). It's also important to said that nearly always we can find in the release a sticker with the cover image of the album.

DISCOGRAPHY

#AVA 001 Asia 2001 - Ama Zone (CD, Album)
#AVA 002 VA - Forest Of The Saints (CD)
#AVA 003 Electric Universe - Blue Planet (CD, Album)
#AVA 004 Asia 2001 - Dreamland (CD, Album)
#AVA 005 Toi Doi - Technologic (CD, Album)
#AVA 006 VA - Aviation (Terminal 1) (CD)
#AVA 007 Dreamfish - Dreamfish (CD, Album)
#AVA 009 Asia 2001 - Abduction (CD, Album)
#AVA 010 X-Dream - We Created Our Own Happiness (CD, Album)
#AVA 011 VA - Retrodelic Vibes (CD)
#AVA 012 Psychoz - Psychoz (CD, Album)
#AVA 013 Elysium Project - Regenerated (CD, Album)
#AVA 014 Synchro - Born In California (CD, Album)
#AVA 015 Total Eclipse - Violent Relaxation (2xCD, Album)
#AVA 016 Lumen - Esperanto (CD, Album)
#AVA 017 Cydonia - In Fear Of A Red Planet (CD, Album)
#AVA 018 VA - Towards The One (CD)
#AVA 019 Thomas Leer - Conversation Peace (CD, Album)
#AVA 020 The Nommos - Digitaria (CD, Album)
#AVA 021 The Infinity Project - Mystical Experiences (CD, Album)
#AVA 022 Jupiter 8000 - Twisted Bliss (CD, Album)
#AVA 023 Reflex - Guide By Time (CD, Album)
#AVA 024 Prana - Geomantik (CD, Album)
#AVA 025 Indoor - Progressive Trance (CD, Album)
#AVA 026 VA - Retrodelic Vibes 2 (CD)
#AVA 027 Sandman - Witchcraft (CD, Album)
#AVA 028 Orion - Futuristic Poetry (CD, Album)
#AVA 029 VA - Karmageddon (CD)
#AVA 030 Asia 2001 - Amnesia (2xCD, Album)
#AVA 031 Nimba - Elements (CD, Album)
#AVA 032 Echo System - Headland (CD, Album)
#AVA 033 VA - Deck Wizards 4 - Kosmokrator (CD)
#AVA 034 Elysium - Dance For The Celestial Beings (Special Edition) (2xCD, Album)
#AVA 035 Growling Mad Scientists - Chaos Laboratory (CD, Album)
#AVA 036 VA - Terminal 2 (CD)
#AVA 037 Hux Flux - Cryptic Crunch (CD, Album)
#AVA 038 VA - The Riddle Of Santa Catherina (CD)
#AVA 039 The Nommos - Primal Meltdown (CD, Album)
#AVAS 040 VA - Cafe Goa - Shanti Chillout (CD)
#AVA 041 VA - Retrodelic Vibes 3 (CD)
#AVA 042 VA - Worldbridger - Mixed By Goa Gil (CD)
#AVA 043 VA - Nightvision (CD)



Asia 2001 - Ama Zone
(Avatar - 1998) #AVA 001

01. Red Horizones
02. Bais 51
03. Antartica
04. Full Moon Project
05. Ama Zone
06. Super JV
07. Visitors
08. Zeta Reticulli (Jarod Mix)
09. Vertige (Paradiso Mix)



VA - Forest Of The Saints
(Avatar - 1998) #AVA 002

01. Goa Gil - Aum (Intro)
02. Avatar - Kabal
03. Slide - 2274
04. Bamboo Forest - Sadhu
05. Infected Mushroom - Psycho
06. Toi Doi - Particule
07. Section X - Teleport
08. ManMadeMan - Radar
09. Electric Universe - Cold Fire
10. Elixir - Furious
11. The Nommos - Djembe (Rough Mix)



Electric Universe - Blue Planet
(Avatar - 1999) #AVA 003

01. Fly
02. Compressor
03. Renania
04. Meteor
05. Rock Da House
06. The Tribal Session
07. Magnetic Field
08. The Space Dimension
09. Lovescience
10. Journey Into Outer Space



Asia 2001 - Dreamland
(Avatar - 2000) #AVA 004

01. Orion In Maroc
02. After 2001 (Loren X Remix)
03. The Last Survivors
04. 1666 (Loren X Remix)
05. Majestic 12
06. Anafuzz
07. Profetic
08. We Are Not Alone
09. Girl From Acropolis
10. Black Sun
11. Dreamland



Toi Doi - Technologic
(Avatar - 2000) #AVA 005

01. Star Shoot Trippers
02. D'eden Space
03. Replicant
04. Enfants Sacres
05. Ze Cosmos Trips
06. Spiral Dive
07. Nuage D'encens
08. Up Days
09. D-Liss



VA - Aviation (Terminal 1)
(Avatar - 2001) #AVA 006

01. Cosmosis - The Cave Of Medusa
02. Three-State Logic - Chromium Dioxide (Synchro Remix)
03. RL - Flush Gordon
04. Toi Doi - Replicant
05. ManMadeMan - Deliverance
06. Parasense - Kopeika
07. Gorlation Corporation - Shell
08. Avatar - Sanghi Jetti
09. Voodoo People - Arrival



Dreamfish - Dreamfish
(Avatar - 2001) #AVA 007

01. School Of Fish
02. Hymn
03. Fishology
04. Under Water



Asia 2001 - Abduction
(Avatar - 2001) #AVA 009

01. X-Ray
02. Paris - New York
03. Scream
04. Light On L.A.
05. Planet Gonzo
06. Tunnel
07. Abduction
08. Blond Girls
09. Seven Times
10. Paradise Planet
11. 2666



X-dream - We Created Our Own Happiness
(Avatar - 2001) #AVA 010

01. Screw (The Truth)
02. Do You Believe
03. The Second Room (A-Trip)
04. Zebra
05. Relaxed Vortex
06. Our Own Happiness
07. Eleven
08. Aurorix



VA - Retrodelic Vibes
(Avatar - 2002) #AVA 011

01. Earth Nation - Green Sky Is Red
02. X-dream - Do You Believe
03. Spectral - Celtic Alchemy
04. ManMadeMan - Angel Hair
05. Electric Universe - Meteor
06. Asia 2001 - The Prayer
07. Adrenalin Drum - The Magician
08. Indoor - Sweet Coming Home
09. Chi-A.D. - Liquid Neon Sky
10. Earth Nation - Elucidate



Psychoz - Psychoz
(Avatar - 2002) #AVA 012

01. Industrial Mind
02. Blah Blah
03. Acid Rain
04. Swansong
05. New Form
06. The Merge
07. Hanky Panky
08. One Drop Or Two
09. Waves
10. Sawagat 2005
11. Tribal Tribal



Elysium Project - Regenerated
(Avatar - 2002) #AVA 013

01. Liquid Overture
02. 94rpm (Continous)
03. Dust
04. Keep It Cool (2002 Remix)
05. Retro Song
06. Peace And Love
07. Utterances From The North
08. Pure



Synchro - Born In California
(Avatar - 2002) #AVA 014

01. Born In California
02. Atomik
03. Refrigerated
04. Kiss This
05. 2 Kool 4 Skool
06. Tiny Tablet
07. Big Bongos
08. Small Bongos
09. External



Total Eclipse - Violent Relaxation
(Avatar - 2003) #AVA 015

CD 1
01. Virtual Terminal Energised
02. Area 51
03. The Furnace
04. Teknophobia
05. Chaotic Circus
06. Absolute Zero
07. Pulsar Glitch
08. Space Clinic
09. Blue Galaxie

CD 2
01. Espanolizer
02. The Pendulum
03. Black Body Radiation
04. Diamond Ring Effect
05. Time Drops
06. 51 Pegasus
07. Gravity Mirage



Lumen - Esperanto
(Avatar - 2003) #AVA 016

01. Automata
02. In The Air
03. Ayin
04. Never Forget
05. Hold On
06. Purple Bubbles In The Stratophere
07. Under/Over
08. Yantra
09. XXXY*2 = H2O



Cydonia - In Fear Of A Red Planet
(Avatar - 2003) #AVA 017

01. Haunted World
02. Why?
03. Columbian Necktie
04. Cactus
05. Mindhunter
06. Animal People
07. Freakshow
08. Lightning Rods
09. Narco Nympho



VA - Towards The One
(Avatar - 2003) #AVA 018

01. Goa Gil - Invocation
02. Hyper Frequencies - Brother
03. Dark Nebula - Biopharm
04. Digital Talk - Xtreme Process
05. Parasense - Ritual Of Drugs
06. Penta - Butter
07. Fungus Funk - Duck The Mechwarrior
08. Neuromotor - El Guarrero Primitivo
09. The Nommos - Here He Comes
10. Crazy Lions Cult - No Name



Thomas Leer - Conversation Peace
(Avatar - 2003) #AVA 019

01. Your Dream Or Mine
02. Somnatic
03. Dream 2
04. Glimmer
05. Gulf Breeze
06. Sad Telepath
07. Weazy Baby
08. Indoor Forests
09. Miss Berlin
10. Freidrich Strasse
11. Crash Aesthetic Reclyner
12. Drowzy Space
13. Somnatic (Bonus Mix)



The Nommos - Digitaria
(Avatar - 2004) #AVA 020

01. Mountains Of The Moon
02. Cosmic Cycles
03. Ritual Mechanics
04. The Mask
05. Breath Thru It
06. Here He Comes (New Edit)
07. Spiralspheres
08. Life Is A Dance
09. The River



The Infinity Project - Mystical Experiences
(Avatar - 2004) #AVA 021

01. When Sound Becomes Colour
02. Mystical Experiences
03. The Answer
04. High Insert
05. Morfioso
06. Flute Line
07. Flying
08. Blue Aura
09. Alien Patrol
10. Under The Overtones
11. Blue Aura (Weird Meeting)



Jupiter 8000 - Twisted Bliss
(Avatar - 2004) #AVA 022

01. Cylent Storm
02. 101 And Still Alive
03. Dust To Dawn
04. The Memory
05. Atem (Remix)
06. Break The Law
07. Inside
08. Bit Fire
09. New Moon
10. Rubber Dub



Reflex - Guide By Time
(Avatar - 2004) #AVA 023

01. Sky Fall Planet
02. Loop Control
03. Pitch Reef
04. Flip D.B.
05. Guide By Time
06. Individual Moment
07. Lesto Mutation
08. Until Day
09. Trouble Mind
10. Different Expanded Space



Prana - Geomantik
(Avatar - 2004) #AVA 024

01. Geomantik (Featuring Merv From Eat Static On Re-Psycle Frequency)
02. Alien Pets
03. Primal Orbit
04. Boundless
05. Scarab (Snake Thing Remix)
06. Scarab (Green Nuns Of The Revolution Remix)
07. Starchild (Total Eclipse Remix)
08. Kiba (Tristan And Process Remix)
09. Taiyo (Chakra Remix)



Indoor - Progressive Trance
(Avatar - 2004) #AVA 025

01. Vertigo
02. Mad Horizon
03. Amora
04. Naxus
05. Sweet Coming Home
06. Sid
07. The Key
08. Camel
09. Shiva



VA - Retrodelic Vibes 2
(Avatar - 2005) #AVA 026

01. Masaray - Time Traveller Of Trance
02. Doof - Let's Turn On
03. Cydonia - Shambala
04. Electric Universe - Luna Overdrive
05. Psychaos - Spacial Distortion
06. Kopfuss Resonator And DJ Jorg - Whipbird
07. Space Tribe - The Great Spirit (Hallucinogen Remix)
08. Talking Souls - Karma 209
09. Witchcraft - Witchcraft Magic
10. Man With No Name - Sly-Ed



Sandman - Witchcraft
(Avatar - 2005) #AVA 027

01. Perfect Stranger
02. Flight Or Fight
03. Turtle Beach
04. Ghostrider (Time Tunnel Remix)
05. Shockwave
06. Nostradamus (The Prophecy Remix)
07. Bad News (New Way)
08. Mushroom Symphony
09. Faith



Orion - Futuristic Poetry
(Avatar - 2005) #AVA 028

01. Nazca Spider
02. The Source
03. Rooster
04. Funkadelic
05. Caracol
06. Akeru
07. The Source (Elysium Remix)
08. Highway
09. The 8th



VA - Karmageddon
(Avatar - 2005) #AVA 029

01. Goa Gil - Aum
02. The Nommos - In The Shadow
03. Dominator - Battle Angel
04. Kindzadza - Kamakazi
05. Matutero - Pure Evil
06. Ocelot - BigBamBoom
07. Dylalien - If I Only Had A Brain
08. Quasar - Glossalalia
09. Savage Scream - Black Dawn
10. Freaking On The Path - Cacao In For 6 1/2
11. Goa Gil - Closing Prayer



Asia 2001 - Amnesia
(Avatar - 2005) #AVA 030

CD 1
01. Orion 2 (Corcovado Mix)
02. Vertige (Goa Gil Burning Man Mix)
03. Rakshas
04. Psychadelia
05. Bengali
06. Eolis
07. Caribbean Night
08. Reykjavik
09. Sherkan 2
10. Dreamland (Space Cat Mix)

CD 2
01. Nomads Of The Future
02. Dawn To Dusk
03. Strange World
04. Life Storm
05. Lokayatikas
06. Hallu Practical
07. 303 Keops
08. Juno Transportation
09. Lunar Attraction
10. Ra
11. Epilogue



Nimba - Elements
(Avatar - 2005) #AVA 031

01. Earth Beat
02. Water Of Life
03. Feed The Fire
04. Blown Away
05. Dream Space



Echo System - Headland
(Avatar - 2005) #AVA 032

01. Biosphoressence
02. Jahna (The Vast World)
03. Drum Fish
04. Shimmer
05. Hydrophonics
06. Mystic Ships
07. Chant 96 (The Dome Of Light)
08. Modulator
09. Ish



VA - Deck Wizards 4 - Kosmokrator
(Avatar - 2005) #AVA 033

01. The Infinity Project - Phosphoressence (Doors Of Perception Mix)
02. K.U.R.O. - Thunderstorm
03. Shakta And Ping Pong - Between The Nothing
04. Sephalopod - Option Paralysis
05. Deviant Electronics - Oxygen Cult
06. Growling Mad Scientists - Rollercoaster
07. The Nommos - Po Tolo (B Sirius Mix)
08. MFG - Alternate Dimension
09. Dimension 5 - Iron Sun
10. Shakta - Lepton Head (Deedrah Remix)



Elysium - Dance For The Celestial Beings (Special Edition)
(Avatar - 2005) #AVA 034

CD 1 - Dance For The Celestial Beings
01. Elysium
02. Aliens
03. A Journey Into The Complex Brain
04. Dance For The Celestial Beings
05. Keep It Cool
06. Illusive World
07. Interpretation Of Dreams (Ethnic Mix)
08. Ride The Snake

CD 2 - Bonus Disc
01. Munks
02. Trancelestial Psychobabas
03. Ethniclastic
04. Skydive
05. A Journey Into The Complex Brain (Extended)
06. Thunder
07. Yemaya



Growling Mad Scientists - Chaos Laboratory
(Avatar - 2006) #AVA 035

01. The Crow
02. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep
03. Jaws
04. Houston We Have A Problem
05. The Last Block
06. I'll Be Back
07. Red Light
08. La Raga
09. The Crow (Remix)
10. Hashimoto



VA - Terminal 2
(Avatar - 2006) #AVA 036

01. AstroPilot - Out Body Experience
02. Becoming Intense - Dangerous
03. Quantum - Stress Machine
04. Becoming Intense - The Scapeline
05. Manmademan - Side Chain
06. Audio Cactus - BC
07. AstroPilot - Guards Of Time
08. Reflex - Space Id1
09. Prahlad - Meditation
10. Elysium - The Light



Hux Flux - Cryptic Crunch
(Avatar - 2006) #AVA 037

01. Calculus
02. Tripple Nipple
03. Nemo
04. Experimenting With Potions
05. Cryptic Crunch
06. Short Circuit
07. Elixir
08. Alkaloid
09. Nervoservo



VA - The Riddle Of Santa Catherina
(Avatar - 2006) #AVA 038

01. Irina Mikhailova - Mori Moma
02. Irina And Todd Dereye (Toires Frisco Remix)
03. Nimba - Intoxicated Nomads
04. Ocelot - Riddles In The Stone
05. AstroPilot - Yasmin
06. AstroPilot - Son Of The Sky
07. Aquila - Evolution
08. Total Eclipse - Moonlight
09. 12 Tribes - The Gathering



The Nommos - Primal Meltdown
(Avatar - 2006) #AVA 039

01. Shamans Laugh
02. Dance Or Die
03. Dark Tunnel (Birthday Blues)
04. Magma
05. The Forest Never Sleeps
06. Iboga
07. Djembe Folie
08. San Dance
09. Blood Sacrifice



VA - Cafe Goa - Shanti Chillout
(Avatar - 2006) #AVAS 040

01. Angel Tears - Conjuring Rain
02. Mere Mortals - Aloft
03. Space Cat And Oforia Breath
04. Aqualia - Prayer Song
05. Opus III - Alzir (AstroPilot Remix)
06. Kej - Distance
07. Prahlad - Sundram
08. Sri Hari - Damodarastaka
09. Kej - Yeh Duniya
10. Steve Dragon - Nag Champa
11. Panda's Dream - Forget Your Troubles



VA - Retrodelic Vibes 3
(Avatar - 2007) #AVA 041

01. Sheyba - Into The 4th Dimension
02. Infected Mushroom - Devil (Remix)
03. Astral Projection - Another World
04. Etnica - Tribute
05. Blue Planet Corporation - Xoco
06. Oforia - Timelessness
07. Pleiadians - Alcyone
08. The Nommos - Amma
09. Space Cat Vs. Elysium - Funky



VA - Worldbridger - Mixed By Goa Gil
(Avatar - 2007) #AVA 042

01. Goa Gil - Aum
02. Horror Place - The Search For Truth
03. Orestis - Contact With Peace
04. The Nommos - Between Worlds
05. Polyphonia - Challo
06. Kindzadza - 9 Energy Transformers
07. Stranger - The Worldbridger
08. Freaks Of Nature - White Grizzley
09. Savage Scream - Shadow Walker
10. Kulu - Virtual Revolution
11. Cosmo Vs. Cerebral Factory - Reality Hackers
12. Sonic Scizzor - Nature's Roar
13. Goa Gil - Tomorrow's World



VA - Nightvision
(Avatar - 2007) #AVA 043

01. Becoming Intense - Near Extinction
02. Toi Doi - Contact
03. oCeLoT - 41 Hz
04. Parus Vs. oCeLoT - CircuitBreaker
05. Becoming Intense - Memento Part One
06. Overdream - The Common Sense
07. oCeLoT - Accelerator
08. The Nommos - Tam Tam Magique
09. Overdream - Shadow Theater
10. Psychoz - Man Creature