Unreleased Goa Records is very proud to introduce Man inA Room, a talented project from the United Kingdom, and his mindblowing album
‘Darker Themes With A Goan Twist’. Stuart Christie was into music from an early
age: he learned how to play a keyboard and a piano (by looking at his sister
who had piano lessons), progressed to create his own compositions of various
genres, and discovered sequencing. In the late 80's, when rave was in full
swing, he was fascinated by electronic music and started composing dance,
house, and techno tracks. In 1994, he discovered Goa Trance through parties he
attended in Tyssen Studios and Abbot Street in Dalston, London, where he
developed a love for this music and went on to create his own tracks of this
style. In December 1995, he went to India for Christmas, spending his time
around the Vagator area in Goa, and attending parties at Disco Valley and
Bamboo Forest. He stayed there six months in total traveling around the
country. Upon his return to the UK in mid-1996, he dedicated his time to
producing Goa Trance honing his skills along the way. He returned to India in
January 1997 to travel for another three months in places he previously missed.
Stuart’s musical influences encompass a wide range ofgenres, however acts such as Hallucinogen, The Infinity Project, ManMadeMan,
Green Nuns Of The Revolution, Alien Project, and Infected Mushroom, and labels
such as TIP, Twisted, Dragonfly, Flying Rhino, Platipus, and Hook Recordings,
were instrumental in shaping his own distinct style. Typically, Stuart's tracks
have very few samples amidst multiple sounds that build an all-around rhythmic
trance sound that flows in numerous directions. Massive beats are layered with
a repetitive techno bassline and grinding acid riffs flange and modulate into
an orgy of twisted transcendental delight.In December 1997, Stuart submitted a demo tape titled‘Darker EP’ to UK-based Future Music magazine, which contained the first 4
tracks of the present album. A lengthy article, that praised Stuart’s talent,
was in particular dedicated to ‘Early Sun’. The track was described by the
magazine as ‘a tripped-out acid trance soundscape, very much in the Goa mould,
with a very Eastern flavour which smacks something like Hallucinogen’. It was
also featured in the magazine’s CD compilation together with other readers'
demos.‘Darker Themes With A Goan Twist’ has been conceived asan extension of this original demo EP. It includes 9 spectacular melodic Goa
Trance pieces produced between 1994 and 1998. The first six tracks were
originally recorded on a Tascam DA30 DAT, and the rest originate from a
cassette source. The majority of them were produced with the following gear: Atari ST running C-lab NotatorSansui MX-12 mixer Korg M1 keyboard Yamaha SY22 keyboard Roland U-220 module Yamaha A3000 sampler Yamaha ProMix 01 Akai S3000XL Alesis micro & midiverb A couple of tracks were recorded at different studioswith slightly different equipment, such as Akai s1000, EMU, and some random
synths.Stuart never performed live at any official events,except for an infamous local party. He used to play only for himself and his
friends, being literally a ‘man creating music in a room’. An aortic aneurysm
in March 2000 prematurely ended his prolific writing period, as it greatly
affected his ability to play and, to some extent, to create.Unreleased Goa Records is particularly happy to payhomage to this artist’s outstanding musical heritage that fortunately survived
for nearly three decades and is now officially available for everyone.Exclusively available on Bandcamp are five additionaltracks, produced around the same period, extracted from the artist’s cassettes. Tracklist: 01. Power02. Centrifuge 03. Tyssen Valley 04. Early Sun 05. Fine Thing 06. Synthadelica 07. Hypnosis 08. Drop One 09. Skiptrip Bonus Tracks:10. The Thing11. Tweaker 12. Melody13. Open Your Psy14. Psy Mee Credits: All tracks written and produced by: Stuart ChristieMastered by: Federico DraekeAudio restoration for tracks 7-14 by: Federico Draeke Painting by: Stuart ChristieArtwork [Lettering]: Federico DraekeExecutive producers: Vas Cosmogenesis, Federico Draeke Catalogue number: UGR 046Available now on Bandcamp: https://unreleasedgoarecords.bandcamp.com/album/darker-themes-with-a-goan-twist
‘Darker Themes With A Goan Twist’. Stuart Christie was into music from an early
age: he learned how to play a keyboard and a piano (by looking at his sister
who had piano lessons), progressed to create his own compositions of various
genres, and discovered sequencing. In the late 80's, when rave was in full
swing, he was fascinated by electronic music and started composing dance,
house, and techno tracks. In 1994, he discovered Goa Trance through parties he
attended in Tyssen Studios and Abbot Street in Dalston, London, where he
developed a love for this music and went on to create his own tracks of this
style. In December 1995, he went to India for Christmas, spending his time
around the Vagator area in Goa, and attending parties at Disco Valley and
Bamboo Forest. He stayed there six months in total traveling around the
country. Upon his return to the UK in mid-1996, he dedicated his time to
producing Goa Trance honing his skills along the way. He returned to India in
January 1997 to travel for another three months in places he previously missed.
Stuart’s musical influences encompass a wide range ofgenres, however acts such as Hallucinogen, The Infinity Project, ManMadeMan,
Green Nuns Of The Revolution, Alien Project, and Infected Mushroom, and labels
such as TIP, Twisted, Dragonfly, Flying Rhino, Platipus, and Hook Recordings,
were instrumental in shaping his own distinct style. Typically, Stuart's tracks
have very few samples amidst multiple sounds that build an all-around rhythmic
trance sound that flows in numerous directions. Massive beats are layered with
a repetitive techno bassline and grinding acid riffs flange and modulate into
an orgy of twisted transcendental delight.In December 1997, Stuart submitted a demo tape titled‘Darker EP’ to UK-based Future Music magazine, which contained the first 4
tracks of the present album. A lengthy article, that praised Stuart’s talent,
was in particular dedicated to ‘Early Sun’. The track was described by the
magazine as ‘a tripped-out acid trance soundscape, very much in the Goa mould,
with a very Eastern flavour which smacks something like Hallucinogen’. It was
also featured in the magazine’s CD compilation together with other readers'
demos.‘Darker Themes With A Goan Twist’ has been conceived asan extension of this original demo EP. It includes 9 spectacular melodic Goa
Trance pieces produced between 1994 and 1998. The first six tracks were
originally recorded on a Tascam DA30 DAT, and the rest originate from a
cassette source. The majority of them were produced with the following gear: Atari ST running C-lab NotatorSansui MX-12 mixer Korg M1 keyboard Yamaha SY22 keyboard Roland U-220 module Yamaha A3000 sampler Yamaha ProMix 01 Akai S3000XL Alesis micro & midiverb A couple of tracks were recorded at different studioswith slightly different equipment, such as Akai s1000, EMU, and some random
synths.Stuart never performed live at any official events,except for an infamous local party. He used to play only for himself and his
friends, being literally a ‘man creating music in a room’. An aortic aneurysm
in March 2000 prematurely ended his prolific writing period, as it greatly
affected his ability to play and, to some extent, to create.Unreleased Goa Records is particularly happy to payhomage to this artist’s outstanding musical heritage that fortunately survived
for nearly three decades and is now officially available for everyone.Exclusively available on Bandcamp are five additionaltracks, produced around the same period, extracted from the artist’s cassettes. Tracklist: 01. Power02. Centrifuge 03. Tyssen Valley 04. Early Sun 05. Fine Thing 06. Synthadelica 07. Hypnosis 08. Drop One 09. Skiptrip Bonus Tracks:10. The Thing11. Tweaker 12. Melody13. Open Your Psy14. Psy Mee Credits: All tracks written and produced by: Stuart ChristieMastered by: Federico DraekeAudio restoration for tracks 7-14 by: Federico Draeke Painting by: Stuart ChristieArtwork [Lettering]: Federico DraekeExecutive producers: Vas Cosmogenesis, Federico Draeke Catalogue number: UGR 046Available now on Bandcamp: https://unreleasedgoarecords.bandcamp.com/album/darker-themes-with-a-goan-twist