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'''AbleNET''' is an [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] network. It was founded, May 2001, by [[AfterNET]] Co-Founder and long-time Admin Anthony Sanchez and several others from that network. The network was set up primarily as a chat network for friends, and as a response to growing disillusionment with the policies of some of the [[AfterNET]] administrators. Several users from AbleNET were involved in the creation of [[AfterNET]]; some even tracing their usage back to [[TheNET]] and [[InnerNET]].

AbleNET is a small network with an average of 150-300 users online at any given time. The [[Undernet]]-compatible [[IRCu]] [[Daemon (computer software)|daemon]] software is used on the servers. [[IRC_Services|Channel services]] are provided using [[srvx]]; the user authentication service is named AuthServ and the channel service is named X.

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|stylistic_origins=[[Psychedelic trance]], [[Dark electro]], [[Harsh noise]], [[Neue Deutsche Härte]]

|cultural_origins=Mid [[1990s]]; [[Russia]], [[Germany]], Early [[2000s]]; [[South Africa]], [[Israel]]

|instruments= Various [[software synthesizers]], [[Roland TB-303]] ,[[Roland TR-909]], [[music sequencer|Sequencer]], [[Sampler (musical instrument)|Sampler]], [[Audio filter|Filtered]] [[Human voice|vocals]]

|popularity=Especially among psytrance and [[darkwave]] fans

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|regional_scenes=[[German dark]] – [[Russian dark]] – [[#South African|South African dark]]

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AbleNET is noted for its distinct lack of [[IRCOp]]s, instead using various services to control the flow of network stability and activity. Additionally, the Network is noted for its high standards of access, regarding the limit of multiple connections and unverifiable "bots".

'''Dark psytrance''' (also '''dark psy''', '''night trance''', '''horror trance''', '''killer psy''' or simply '''dark''') is a form of darker and distorted [[psychedelic trance]] music made mostly in [[Russia]] and [[Germany]], as well as other countries worldwide. The music is considered to be less popular than mainstream [[melodic psytrance]].

The network can be reached using irc.ablenet.org.

Unlike [[trance music|trance]] genres that are considered to be "commercial", dark psytrance does not generally use [[human voice|vocals]], though there is use of [[sampling (music)|sampling]]. The atmosphere and theme of the tracks often resemble genres like [[darkcore]] and [[cybergrind]], and generally draw influences from the [[heavy metal]] culture.

== Historical Timeline ==

==Notable artists==

* May 2001, AbleNET is born and has served as a meeting place for chatters ever since.

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* May 2003, with the looming threat of the [http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[e-mail] Fizzer Worm] AbleNET joins with a vast collection of [[IRC]] networks and news communities to form [http://www.irc-unity.org/ IRC-Unity]<ref>http://www.irc-unity.org/</ref>.

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* December 2005, AbleNET becomes the first IRC Network to offer "blogging" to their community.

*[[Xenomorph (musician)|Xenomorph]]

== Founder ==

*[[Psykovsky]]

Anthony Sanchez has been using and administering IRC Networks since 1995, starting as an IRCop with InnerNET subsequently [[NewNET]] during it's founding year. Later he went on to Admin servers for [[TheNET]], [[AfterNET]] and finally AbleNET.

*[[Kindzadza]]

*[[CPC (music)|CPC]]

Anthony was, coincidentally, the first to publish the story of the raid on and subsequent shutdown of the popular [[Lineage II]] private server, L2Extreme, on the AbleNET website.<ref>http://anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/l2extreme_fbi_shutdown</ref>

*[[Osom]] (trio consisting Psykovsky, Kindzadza and CPC)

*[[Highko]]

*[[Cosmo (music)|Cosmo]]

*[[Highcosmos]] (duo consisting Cosmo and Highko)

*[[Para Halu]]

*[[Penta (music)|Penta]]

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*[[Blisargon Demogorgon]]

*[[Derango]]

*[[Ghreg on Earth]]

*[[Entropy (music)|Entropy]]

*[[Electrypnose]]

*[[Naked Tourist]]

*[[Fungus Funk]]

*[[Furious (music)]]

*[[Terranoize]]

*[[Dark Soho]]

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== External links ==

==Notable record labels==

* [http://www.ablenet.org/ AbleNET IRC Website]

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* [http://wiki.ablenet.org/wiki/SRVX SRVX Help Files & Command List]

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* [http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Chat/IRC/Networks/A/ Google Directory]

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* [http://searchirc.com/network/AbleNET Search Irc]

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* [http://irc.netsplit.de/networks/details.php?net=AbleNET NetSplit.de]

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* [http://www.srvx.net/ SRVX IRC Services]

* [http://irc-unity.org/]

== References ==

*[http://www.doofrecords.net/ Doof Records]

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*[http://www.parvati-records.com/ Parvati Records]

*Vertigo Records

*[http://www.noise-poison.com/ Noise Poison Records]

*Insomania Records

*Deja Vu Records

*[http://www.tantrummrecords.com/ Tantrumm Records]

*[http://www.shamanfilms.net/ Shaman Films Records]

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==South African==

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'''South African psytrance''' (commonly referred as just '''SA''') is a form of darker psytrance music that started and is produced mostly in [[South Africa]]. Unlike the Russian dark, South African dark is more rhythmic, melodic and danceable, yet keeps the nasty-like attitude. The music is also influenced by [[melodic psytrance]] and [[Kwaito]]. In dark psytrance [[compilation album]]s, It is not uncommon to see South African psytrance tracks, or [[musical ensemble]]s of dark psytrance musicians with South African psytrance musicians, and vice versa. Also, there are artists such as [[Shift (musician)|Shift]] (Chris Hoy from [[Johannesburg]]) that combine their music with dark, or releasing tracks along with with dark musicians (such as [[Azax Syndrome]]). The South African sound is not made by South African musicians only, for example the [[Israel]]i duo [[Abomination (group)|Abomination]], the only non-South African musicians signed in [[Nexus Media]], [[Cape Town]] based [[record label]].

Perhaps the first South African psytrance compilation album is [http://www.discogs.com/release/584335 ''Mideranged''] released in [[1999 in music|1999]]. However it is only in the early 2000s when the first wave of South African psytrance musical movement started. Compilations such as [http://www.discogs.com/release/330381 ''Africa In Trance''], [http://www.discogs.com/release/67746 ''Alien Safari''] and [http://www.discogs.com/release/234162 ''Encryption''] in [[2002 in music|2002]] established the South African sound and were the first exposal to artists like Artifakt, Damage, Phyx, Random L, Rinkadnik, Shift and Xatrik; who were basically the first wave of South African psytrance.

====Notable active artists====

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*[[Artifakt (musician)|Artifakt]]

*[[Brethern]] (Phyx and Tickets, brothers in real life)

*[[Broken Toy]]

*[[Frozen Ghost (musician)|Frozen Ghost]]

*[[Hydraglyph]]

*[[Lost N Found]]

*[[Phyx]]

*[[Pitch Hikers]] (Shift and Slug, bombast of [[Beat Hackers]])

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*[[Rinkadink]]

*[[Shift (musician)|Shift]]

*[[Slug (musician)|Slug]]

*[[SWORN]]

*[[Tickets (musician)|Tickets]]

*[[Twisted System]]

*[[Xatrik]]

*[[Zion Linguist]]

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===Notable record labels===

*[http://www.afrogalactic-records.co.za/ Afrogalactic Records]

*[http://www.nanorecords.co.uk/ Nano Records]

*[http://www.nexus-media.co.za/ Nexus Media]

*[http://www.timecode.co.za/ Timecode Records]

==See also==

*[[Dark music]]

*[[Musique concrète]]

==External links==

*{{ru icon}} [http://www.psychedelic.ru/music/ Psychedelic.ru]

*{{en icon}} [http://forum.isratrance.com/viewforum.php/forum/13/ Russian psytrance forum]

*{{en icon}} [http://forum.isratrance.com/viewforum.php/forum/44 German psytrance forum]

*{{en icon}} [http://forum.isratrance.com/viewforum.php/forum/35 South African psytrance forum]

*{{en icon}} [http://www.3am.co.za South African psytrance information portal with music, gallery and profiles]

*{{en icon}} [http://www.bomelakiesie.co.za South African psytrance community forum]

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