The story behind 8ternal Beings
8ternal Beings is a collaborative Psytrance project by Tristan Cooke (Tristan) and Regan Tacon (Regan Nano). NANO Records introduced the project with the debut single Maxwell's Dem0n on 11 June 2025, followed by Rules Of L1fe on 31 October 2025.
The project centres on heavy-groove, night-time psychedelia and tribal energy. On 3 July 2026 NANO released the debut album 8ternity In An Hour, with Cooke and Tacon credited as the principal writers/producers across the project. 8ternal Beings documents a contemporary NANO Records collaboration between long-standing Psytrance artist Tristan and label boss/producer Regan. It is significant here as a distinct shared studio sound with its own singles and debut album, not merely as an occasional co-credit.
Active in 2026, with the debut album 8ternity In An Hour released in July 2026. Regan Tacon is a member of 8ternal Beings alongside Tristan.
Origins of 8ternal Beings
Collaboration between long-time NANO associates Tristan Cooke and Regan Tacon, built from years of friendship and dancefloor experience. The exact formation date before the first release is unclear.
Early career
Maxwell's Dem0n, released by NANO Records on 11 June 2025, was presented as the debut single.
How the career developed
A second single, Rules Of L1fe, followed in October 2025, leading into the July 2026 debut album 8ternity In An Hour.
8ternal Beings sound
Psytrance with heavy-groove, nocturnal and tribal psychedelic emphasis. NANO describes the project as night-time psychedelia rather than assigning it a narrower formal subgenre.
Place in psytrance history
8ternal Beings documents a contemporary NANO Records collaboration between long-standing Psytrance artist Tristan and label boss/producer Regan. It is significant here as a distinct shared studio sound with its own singles and debut album, not merely as an occasional co-credit.
Connections and influence
Related artists, labels and topics: Tristan; NANO Records; Psytrance. Regan Tacon is a member of 8ternal Beings alongside Tristan.
8ternal Beings today
Active in 2026, with the debut album 8ternity In An Hour released in July 2026.
Selected releases in the archive
Festival connections
Boom Festival
Founded in Portugal in 1997 as a Goa Trance gathering, Boom Festival evolved into a major multidisciplinary psychedelic culture festival based at Boomland near Idanha-a-Nova.
Related projects and collaborations
Artists with overlapping styles
Avalon
Leon Kane’s UK psytrance project, known for driving Full-On production, extensive collaborations and a central role in the modern NANO Records network.
Dickster
Dick Trevor’s long-running UK psytrance project, rooted in the original British Goa scene and known for acid-rich, groove-heavy production.
Fearsome Engine
UK Psytrance collaboration of Tristan Cooke and Laughing Buddha/Jeremy van Kampen, launched with releases on NANO Records in 2009.
Flying Sorcerers
UK Psytrance project of Hypnocoustics/Joe Studt and Aphid Moon/Jules Hamer, active within the NANO Records network.
Mandala
Mandala is the Psytrance project of UK producer Angus Young, a long-time underground psychedelic-scene participant whose modern NANO catalogue combines organic grooves, positive themes and dancefloor-focused psychedelia.
Sonic Species
Joe Markendale’s UK psytrance project, evolving from an original duo into a solo-led act spanning progressive and high-energy psychedelic trance.