- Maitreya festival-Carisbrook (VIC) AUSTRALIA

Maitreya Festival 2012
International Music Lineup
Featuring Sonic Mandalas By...

LIQUID ACE (ISRAEL/SWITZERLAND)

What cosmic terms could be conjured to describe the coming together of the two biggest masses of trance energy in the universe today....All we can say is good things come to those who wait! Having only played on a couple of occasions together, Ace Ventura and Liquid Soul combine to take you on a very special journey into the outer realms of the techno sphere and beyond! Waves of sonic bass lines, seamless synthesisers, and up lifting groove, allow the experience of blissful connection to the music, nature, and those special people you will dance with! A true delight for anyone who has listened to either of these musicians over the past 10 years! This is something you will not want to miss out on.
http://soundcloud.com/liquid-ace

LIQUID SOUL (SWITZERLAND)

Progressive trance at its absolute pumping best! Playing the biggest sets, at the biggest events around the globe, Liquid Soul knows how to own a dance floor and turn party people crazy with the flick of a switch! Huge squelchy synths, pounding bass lines, a catalogue of dance floor killers, and a new album being released the week of Maitreya Festival, meant Liquid Soul was a must have for our 2012 trance floor session!
http://soundcloud.com/liquid-soul

ACE VENTURA (ISRAEL)

In 2010 at Maitreya Festival, Ace Ventura played in the middle of a mini cyclone, the most intense part of the worst storm in 100 years, creating one of the most energetic dance floor experiences ever witnessed! Ace Ventura's music and intent allowed for a true peak experience which resonated out into the cosmos from the hearts of those who took part. This is what great music and outdoor festivals are all about! Join us for a re-birth in 2012!
http://soundcloud.com/schatsi

E.S.P. (GERMANY/UK)

Electric Space Phenomena have been witnessed from the earth since the beginning of time. Carrying immense power and encoded information in their energetic fields, mystery schools, nomads and scientists have been trying to unlock their secrets and real power for centuries.... At Maitreya 2012 you can experience it live! Launch off into a world just beyond our own on a magic psychedelic carpet ride, swerving, rolling, dropping, squeezing, and deep into the pulsating heart of the phenomena!

ELECTRIC UNIVERSE (GERMANY)

GOA Trance legends Electric Universe return to Australia to help us rediscover the spirit of psychedelic parties! Since 1991 Electric Universes releases and sets have been dedicated to the endless spirals of love. These come from the hearts of those that dance in ecstatic celebration to their tunes under the sun and stars with their brother and sisters around the globe. Squiggles upon squiggles, circles within spinning circles, sonic geometry of the highest possibilities all atop a trance beat kicking you where it matters!
www.electricuniverse.de

THE RIDDLER/TALPA (SERBIA)

Serbian production mastermind Goran Juric unleashes everything from house music, to tech trance, progressive, psy, night time tunes and beyond. The Riddler project is pushing all the right buttons with crowds around the world at the moment, even being voted one of the most wanted acts for Rainbow Serpent 2012. The set promises everything you didn't expect you would be dancing to, from upbeat to down tempo, from careless sun shiny grooves, to serious interlocking introspective journeys of the virtual world!
http://soundcloud.com/theriddler
http://soundcloud.com/talpator

LAUGHING BUDDHA (U.K.)

Laughing Buddha is one of the original psy masters of the early goa scene explosion! Beginning the Cosmosis project will Bilbo Bagginz in 1994, laughing buddha broke off to create his own brews for cosmic journeys. In 2011 laughing Buddha is part of the nano records stable, a feature of major euro festivals, and a collaborator with the biggest artists in the scene. Full power uk psy thump for a trip down the rabbit hole and back! Serious dance floor session ahead!
http://myspace.com/laughing_buddha

FUNK TRUCK (ISRAEL)

Melodic funky progressive beats from the land of Israel! Releases on IONO Records have rocked dance floors around the universe, and been remixed by some of the biggest artists in the scene. Expect big bouncy bass lines, strange noises, massif melody, and a really fun trippy dance floor experience. First time in Australia with brand new tunes for Maitreya 2012!
http://soundcloud.com/funktruckmusic

FLEGMA (SERBIA)

Dalibor from Belgrade, Serbia, is co founder of Tesseract Studio, and also has releases on IONO, Spin Twist, Blue Tunes and Plusquam Records. Deep progressive baselines and melodic synth leads characterise the Flegma project, and are reflected in his multiple aliases with his label partners. Get ready for an amazing dance floor and cosmic experience and expect the most solid of sessions as Flegma touches down in Australia for the very first time!
http://soundcloud.com/oflegmao

ZYCE (SERBIA)

Zyce is big bass, floating groove, progressive music for serious dance floor sessions! One of the founders of the Tesseract Studio record label from Serbia, Zyce brings incredible experience in production which shines through in his music. Look out for a huge psychedelic stomp as Zyce lays down his own tunes as well as huge collaborations with his label partners from Tesseract Studios.
http://soundcloud.com/zyce

NERSO (SERBIA)

Nerso is from Belgrade, Serbia. He hits the Land of Oz for the very first time at Maitreya 2012! Up-tempo progressive trance with a psychedelic groove which is perfect for nighttimes or a sunshine stomp. Nerso will thump out multiple sets from his extensive range of quality psychedelia, delivering satisfaction for discerning dance floor freaks and fraggles alike!
http://soundcloud.com/nerso

ZEN MECHANICS (HOLLAND)

Dutch wiz kid Zen Mechanics represents the Iboga Records stable, and his own style of melodic psy prog. One of the most in demand artists at psychedelic festivals around the globe, Zen Mechanics is no stranger to big dance floors, or Australia, where he has uplifted crowds at Rainbow Serpent, Maitreya and others. Expect another huge main stage set from Zen Mechanics in 2012.
http://soundcloud.com/zenmechanics

EAT STATIC (U.K.)

Merv Pepler is a space brother like no other!
Formed in 1989, Eat Static was always intended as a live techno band. They appeared 3 times at the legendary Rage nights in the U.K. in the early 1990's playing alongside Carl Cox, Fabio and Grooverider as well as playing sets at the early incarnations of Universe and Tribal Gathering.Demand has never let up for the formidable alien driven psychedelic techno and breaks of the Eat Static live sets! Currently working on their 14th studio album Eat Static also chose 11/11/11 as the re-release date of their Alien Artifacts album on CD.
After a 22 year adventure into time-bending alien sonics and auditory space travel, Merv has promised that "none of this music shall be predictable or following any commercial trends!" and "Experimentation equals progress..."
Don't miss this mindblowing beat freak at Maitreya 2012!
http://www.eatstatic.co.uk

MOTION DRIVE (SWITZERLAND)

IONO Records neuronaught Motion Drive from Switzerland really knows how to twist a groove and make you move! His debut album 'Into The Dirt' was a journey into the possibilities of sound and mind, coming out with a masterpiece creation.
Playing to crowds at Ozora, Boom, Voov, Fusion, Universo Parellelo, and everywhere in between, Motion Drive is long overdue in Australia on a big festival stage!
http://soundcloud.com/motion-drive

ANTIX/FIORD (NEW ZEALAND)

Cosmic brothers Barton and Hayden Strom from New Zealand create flawlessly smooth progressive tech melodies that set dance floors alight across the globe!
Antix will lay down another 3 hour groove session in the sun at Maitreya 2012! Always a surprise, always slick with the electronic tricks, and always a not to miss part of the Maitreya Festival!
http://soundcloud.com/antixmusic

MENTAL BROADCAST (BRAZIL)

Mental Broadcast- Acid drenched full power dance floor psytrance like it should be! Hailing from the south of Brazil Mental Broadcast is an up and coming psy wizard spinning his special magic on party people around the globe.
Performances at the major European festivals this year, and releases on 24/7 and recently Spun Records give Mental Broadcast huge credit to bring on his first time in Australia.
http://soundcloud.com/mentalbroadcast

GROUCH (NEW ZEALAND)

Oscar Allison, creates music igniting elevated states of ecstatic dance. Having a soul rooted connection to his homeland of Aotearoa, New Zealand, and natural ninja skills in percussion, Grouch shares a unique voice with technically minded and sounded productions.
Creating a hybrid of psygressive, dub, and techno a force field of fresh swamp stomp is delivered in his album "Further" (UP records, 2011), which has captivated movers and groovers around the world.
The Grouch experience is an intricately,profound and cheeky amalgamation of minimal phat stomping baselines creating passion, and transforming the dance floor to higher levels of groove.
http://soundcloud.com/grouchnz

CHROMATONE (USA)

Chromatone is L. Hoffman, a San Francisco native who has been producing electronic music for well over a decade. Working as a professional audio consultant, producer, and mastering engineer for many labels with a growing list of clients.

A local favorite of SF, Chromatone has surprised countless audiences around the globe, with his buoyant energy, brilliant beats, and positive vibes.

Highlights include: Surround Sound Live at Burning Man Festivals 2003+05, Symbiosis 2006+7, and Boom Festivals 2004+06 Portugal, Full Moon Germany 2005+6+8, ZOOM 2004 and Time Gate 2007 Switzerland, and many other appearances during a near constant 2 year tour in Europe.
www.nanorecords.co.uk/artists/chromatone.php

+ MORE TBA
Along with local Bands & DJ's - funkin it up to a mix of PsyTrance, Progressive, Techno, DnB, Dubstep, Chillout, A bit of stuff in between, and some weird new stuff we haven't even named yet!!

check: www.maitreyafestival.com
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