How to dance psytrance
Top 20 Fullon Dance Floor Hits, Vol. 1 from Geomagnetic on Beatport
- Release Date 2020-01-17
- Label Geomagnetic
- Catalog GEO004
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- Release Date 2020-01-17
- Label Geomagnetic
- Catalog GEO004
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Psychic Modulation Original Mix
California Sunshine, Har-El
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Cosmology Original Mix
Kin3tic
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Aum Original Mix
Brainless
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Action Reaction Original Mix
Biokinetix
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Of Your Original Mix
Alter3d Perception
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Atomic Universe Original Mix
SIXSENSE
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Mystic Land Original Mix
Morrisound
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Freezing Rain Original Mix
Duall
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Reunions Unite In Psychedelic Dance Original Mix
Material Music
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Psychedelic Experience Original Mix
Alien Life
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Argmented Reality Original Mix
Goa Luni
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In A State Of Trance Original Mix
Human Intelligence
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Artificial Dream Original Mix
High Thetic
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Mi Sol Original Mix
Humanology
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Equation Theory Original Mix
Lastfloor
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Life Original Mix
Nxa
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Eternite Original Mix
Basso
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Big Stone Original Mix
Adrenalin Drum
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Synethesis Original Mix
Cosmic Bros
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Angular Movement Original Mix
Acid Syndrome
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DMT
Kickflip
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Entombed
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Digital Shiva
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Psytrance Guide
Also known as: Uptempo Psy, UK Psy, Classic
BPM range:
145
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148
BPM range: 145—148
Psychedelic is probably the most iconic subgenre of Psytrance music, with driving basslines and futuristic sounds often created using FM synthesis. Pioneered by the London-based labels like Alchemy, Flying Rhino and TIP Records, among the others, this subgenre has also become known as the UK Psy.
Tristan & Aardvarkk — Daws Of Perception (Imagine Mars & Volcano Remix)
Mad Tribe — Tuned In Perfectly (Original Mix)
Djantrix & Spirit Architect — Experimental Virus (Original Mix)
Dust & Lunatica — Hippie Shaker (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Ajja, Avalon, Burn In Noise, Electric Universe, Laughing Buddha, Mad Tribe, Tristan
Notable labels
Alchemy Records, BMSS Records, Bom Shanka Music, Digital Om Productions, Grasshopper Records, Looney Moon Records, Nano Records, TIP Records
Also known as: Psy-Trance, Classy, 140-BPM-Psy
BPM range:
138
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142
BPM range: 138—142
This subgenre organically fits between Progressive Psy and the classic Psychedelic in the BPM range, combining the best elements of these two.
It is arguably the most common Psytrance subgenre now that sounds on the festivals all over the world, and in fact, if you hear the word “Psytrance”, it’s most likely referred to this particular subgenre.
Note: read why author prefers to call these tracks Psytrance and not Progressive Psy in the blog.
Daniel Lesden — Structured Chaos (Original Mix)
Nertum — Metaphysics Energy (Original Mix)
Outsiders & Sonic Species — Who We Are (Original Mix)
Vertical Mode — Time Machine (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Artificials, E-Clip, Lifeforms, Outsiders, Relativ, Sonic Species, StarLab, Vertical Mode
Notable labels
Digital Om Productions, HOMmega Productions, Profound Records, Sacred Technology, TechSafari Records, Transcape Records
Also known as: Psy-Prog, Progressive
BPM range:
134
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138
BPM range: 134—138
Emerging in the mid 00’s in Europe, Progressive Psy has quickly expanded to become one of the most common Psytrance subgenres.
And it’s very diverse too, featuring a quite wide range of vibes. Progressive Psy doesn’t utilise one particular type of sound, but rather focuses on the groove, the flow, and how it progresses over time.
Vibrasphere — Morning Breeze (Original Mix)
Protonica — Floating Point (Original Mix)
Phaxe — Disturbed (Original Mix)
Mindwave — 24 Hours (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Ace Ventura, Atacama, Human Blue, Liquid Soul, Mindwave, Protonica, Vibrasphere, Zyce
Notable labels
Digital Nature Records, Iono Music, TesseracTstudio, Sourcecode Transmissions, Yellow Sunshine Explosion
Also known as: Minimal, Deep Psychedelic, Zenonesque
BPM range:
130
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135
BPM range: 130—135
Although this subgenre might be formally called Progressive, it’s typically slower, deeper and less melodic than the Progressive Psy we know today.
Tracks of this subgenre build-up slowly, allowing artists to focus more on things like reverb tails, delay effects, little percussion tricks, and other subtle details.
Note: probably, Dark Progressive aka Zenonesque and Psygressive will be separated in the future version of this guide. Please read more in the blog.
Beat Bizarre — Blown To Smithereens (Original Mix)
Son Kite — Eye See You (Original Mix)
Subliminal Codes — In the Now (Original Mix)
Dreamstalker — 25 Changes (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Atmos, Beat Bizarre, Krumelur, Perfect Stranger, Son Kite, Sensient
Notable labels
Echoes Records, Plusquam Records, Uxmal Records, Zenon Records
Also known as: Triplets, Ethnic Psy
BPM range:
136
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140
BPM range: 136—140
Pioneered by Juno Reactor and then recently popularised by Vini Vici, Tribal Psy utilises triplets bassline pattern along with some ethnic drums and vocal samples.
Some producers overused triplets so much in the recent years, so at some point, having a triplet drop is almost considered as a cliché.
Juno Reactor — Conga Fury (Ace Ventura Remix)
Vini Vici — The Tribe (Original Mix)
Space Hypnose — King Of Elephants (Original Mix)
Omiki & Planet 6 — Troya (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Berg, Juno Reactor, Loud, Omiki, Pop Art, Planet 6, Pura Vida, Vini Vici
Notable labels
Blue Tunes Records, Bounce Recordings, Mainstage Records, X7M Records
Also known as: The Offbeat, Progressive Trance, Hamburg Psy
BPM range:
134
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140
BPM range: 134—140
The Offbeat Psy uses a specific bassline pattern at which a single bass note hits between four-on-the-floor kick drums, hence the name.
It is originated from Hamburg, Germany, in the late 00’s. Tracks in this subgenre often include sampled speech samples processed with the gate or sidechain effects.
Vaishiyas — Axon & John (Original Mix)
Interactive Noise — Temptation (Original Mix)
Symphonix — Hit And Run (Ticon Remix)
Dj Fabio & Moon — Emotionally Unplugged (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Audiomatic, Fabio & Moon, Interactive Noise, Neelix, Unseen Dimensions, Vaishiyas
Notable labels
432 Records, Audioload Music, Spin Twist Records
Also known as: Psychedelic Techno, Psytek
BPM range:
128
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140
BPM range: 128—140
As the title suggests, this subgenre is a blend of Psytrance and Techno that combines various elements from these two.
And since both Psytrance and Techno can vary in tempo and vibe, there are pretty much no boundaries to this subgenre too: it can go from deep and minimal to hard and rough.
John 00 Fleming — Tik Tok (Part 1)
MVMB — Who We Are (Original Mix)
Ectima — Taken (Original Mix)
Psychosonic — Now Or Never (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Cybered, Freedom Fighters, Hedustma, Ectima, John 00 Fleming, Midimiliz, MVMB, Opsy, Tegma
Notable labels
JOOF Recordings, Horns And Hoofs Entertainment, Iboga Records, Soundmute Recordings
Also known as: Uplifting Psy
BPM range:
138
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BPM range: 138—140
Psy Tech-Trance is a product of a clash between Psytrance and a regular Trance worlds.
Tracks in this subgenre typically have the Psy bassline, longer uplifting breakdowns, and acidic riffs at the climax. Although some devoted psytrance fans don’t accept this subgenre as a part of the Psy scene and culture, it grows pretty rapidly, especially in the US.
Simon Patterson — Smack (Waio Remix)
Christopher Lawrence & No Comment — Horizon (Original Mix)
Sean Tyas — Matter Of Time (Original Mix)
Sam Jones — Charlie Charlie (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Christopher Lawrence, Harmonic Rush, Jordan Suckley, Sean Tyas, Simon Patterson
Notable labels
Damaged Records, Mental Asylum Records, Perfecto Fluoro, Pharmacy Music, The VII Crew
Also known as: Psychedelic Breaks, Psy Tech-Funk, Broken Beats
BPM range:
130
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138
BPM range: 130—138
Psybreaks is a relatively new subgenre that emerged in the last 00’s.
It combines heavy Psytrance bassline and squelch sounds with a Breaks rhythm, classic Electro snares, and sometimes even Industrial scrapes.
Hedflux & Grouch — Lumination (Original Mix)
Beatman and Ludmilla — Moldova (Original Mix)
MartOpetEr — Brain Hacker (Original Mix)
Marv-In-Blue — Phaze 3 (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Bad Tango, Beatman and Ludmila, Blazer, Broken Eye, Headflux, MartOpetEr
Notable labels
Broken Robot Recordings, Luminus Music, Neom Recordings, VIM Records
Also known as: Commercial Psy, Pop Psy
BPM range:
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BPM range: 130—138
This isn’t quite a subgenre, but rather consequences of when Psytrance artists go mainstream: it often includes vocals and cheesy melodies to appeal to a broader audience.
Although these tracks are typically labelled in stores as “Psytrance”, let’s be clear about it: it’s not Psytrance, really.
Neelix — People (Dragon Edit)
Carnage & Timmy Trumpet — PSY or DIE (Extended Mix)
Morten Granau & Phaxe — Lost (Original Mix)
Day.Din — Breaking Dread (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Coming Soon, Day.Din, Ranji, Morten Granau, Yahel
Notable labels
Armada, Spin Twist Records, Spinnin' Records, Who's Afraid of 138
Also known as: Goa, 604 Psy
BPM range:
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BPM range: 135—150
Goa Trance is the ancestor of all Psytrance music as a whole we know today.
Formed in the 80’s in Goa, India, by the modern hippies of that time, Goa Trance got its global recognition in the mid 90’s. Goa Trance is considered as “organic”, that is to say, it does not have the typical “metallic” sounds of electronic music and often presents an oriental aesthetics in its melodies, mostly with Indian consonance, as well as various tribal elements from the Indian culture such as references to the Buddhist or Hinduist mythology and mysticism. Although Goa Trance is considered as an oldschool genre now, some artists and labels are still releasing it, referring to it as a New School or Neogoa.
Oforia — Oasis (Original Mix)
Artifact303 — Feelings (Original Mix)
Radical Distortion — Psychedelic Dreams (Original Mix)
Filteria — Ultimator! (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Asia 2001, Astral Projection, Artifact303, Filteria, Hallucinogen, Man With No Name, Miranda, Ovnimoon, Toi Doi, Transwave
Notable labels
Flying Rhino Records, MDMA Records, Suntrip Records, Timewarp, Twisted Records
Also known as: Uplifting Goa, Morning Goa Trance
BPM range:
145
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160
BPM range: 145—160
Nitzhonot is a subgenre that formed from the classic Goa Trance in the mid 90’s in Israel, and it literally means “victories” in Hebrew.
It is typically faster than Goa Trance, with high-pitched kick drums and fast-paced oriental melodies. And just like Goa Trance, Nitzhonot considered an underground subgenre among Psytrance as a whole, which is an underground style itself.
Goalien — Psychedelic Dilemma (Original Mix)
Nova Fractal — Perception (Original Mix)
Agneton — Eden Ahead (Original Mix)
Cyan — A New Galaxy (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Agneton, Cyan, Eyal Barkan, Goalien, Shivax
Notable labels
Ezel-Ebed Records, Krembo Records, Phototropic Records, Sita Records
Also known as: Morning Fullon, Israeli Full-on
BPM range:
140
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148
BPM range: 140—148
Full-on is a dynamic, playful, and musical subgenre of Psytrance that appeals to a broader audience because of its positive vibe.
Unlike of a typical straight Psytrance bassline pattern, the Full-on basssline plays on various notes across few octaves, creating a special rhythm and melody that way. The period of 2004–2009 is considered as the “golden age” of Full-on, before Progressive Psy took over the global Psy scene.
DigiCult — Cosmic Company (Original Mix)
Electro Sun & System Nipel — We Can Dance (Original Mix)
Alternative Control — HAARP (Original Mix)
Sundose — In The Music (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Astrix, Bizzare Contact, Electro Sun, Ephedrix, DigiCult, System Nipel, Sesto Sento, Wizzy Noise
Notable labels
Agitato Records, Dacru Records, Mainstage Records, United Beats Records, Utopia Records
Also known as: Twilight, South African Full-on
BPM range:
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BPM range: 145—150
Night Full-on is the evil twin of Full-on: it has the same fast-paced bass and leads but with a darker vibe and twisted, synthetic sounds.
On the festivals, Twilight Psy typically sound during the night-time, hence the name.
Note: probably, Night Full-on and Twilight will be separated in the future version of this guide. Please read more in the blog.
CPU — Processing Unit (Original Mix)
Azax Syndrom — Flawless Victory (Original Mix)
Alienn — Goodfellas (Original Mix)
Absolum & Outer Signal — Get Up Now (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Absolum, Brainwash, CPU, Ex-Gen, Outer Signal, Scorb, Pitch Hikers, Shift, Stereopanic
Notable labels
3D Vision, Hypergate Records, Lysergic Records, Nexus Media, Nutek Records, Mechanik Records
Also known as: Cyberdelic, Alien Psy
BPM range:
140
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155
BPM range: 140—155
Dark Psy name speaks for itself.
This subgenre is dark, cold, and themed with a horror special effects. Sometimes it’s called Cyberdelic, which stands for “cybernetic + psychedelic”, due to a massive amount of artificial sounds, lasers, and other alien sounds. Many Dark Psy producers are hailing from Russia, so you might see this genre referred as a Russian style.
Sychotria & Fungoloyds - Alien Fashion (Original Mix)
Fungus Funk - Duck The Mechwarrior (Original Mix)
Blisargon & Demogorgon - Space Invaders (Original Mix)
Arjuna & Atriohm - The Drunken Orchestra (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Fungus Funk, Goa Gil, Kindzadza, Ocelot, Penta, Savage Scream, Zik Matutero
Notable labels
Bhooteshwara Records, DejaVu Records, Discovalley Records, Parvati Records, Vertigo Records, Zaikadelic Records
Also known as: Forest Psychedelic, Scandinavian Dark Psy
BPM range:
150
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160
BPM range: 150—160
Forest Psy is very similar to Dark Psy in many ways, but it’s less robotic-themed and focuses more on the ambient noises, nature atmosphere, and the spooky sounds you would hear in a dark psychedelic forest.
Filled with swarming and teeming effects, it is also slightly faster than Dark Psy and arranged in a straightforward manner, almost with no breakdowns and beat interruptions.
Helan & Halvan - Gnomen (Original Mix)
Skydda Skogen - Oneiro (Original Mix)
Maniac Bubbles - Maniacs On The Run (Original Mix)
Distorted Goblin - Reborn (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Atriohm, Baba Yaga, Deep Brian From Bosis, Distorted Goblin, Taigan Sunsen
Notable labels
Digital Shiva Power, Parvati Records, Sonic Chakras Records, Yggdrasil Records
Also known as: Hitek Psy, Psycore
BPM range:
170
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230
BPM range: 170—230
Hi-Tech is a Psytrance style strongly influenced by Dark Psytrance, Psycore, and Full-On.
It is characterized by a synthetic aesthetic pushed to the extreme. In terms of tempo, Hi-Tech vary from 150 BPM to over 200 BPM, making it and Psycore the fastest Psychedelic Trance styles. Unlike Psycore, Hi-Tech can present an absence of atmosphere in favor of a non-regular melodic structure. In addition, Hi-Tech is generally the least predictable and constant of all Psychedelic Trance styles.
Note: in the future version of this guide, Hi-Tech and Psycore will be separated. Please read more in the blog.
Gorump Peyya - You Can Go All To Hell (Original Mix)
Crazy Astronaut & OxiDaksi — Psy Fi (2015)
Spákum Hupákum — Wings Of Stones (Original Mix)
Extraterrestrial — Space Lab Drops (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Crazy Astronaut, Junx Punx, Gorump Peyya, Psykovsky, Torog, Yaminahua
Notable labels
2to6 Records, Alice-D Records, Popol Vuh Records, Osom Music
Also known as: Suomisaundi, Finnish Psy
BPM range:
135
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145
BPM range: 135—145
Originated from Finland, Suomi is probably the most free-form subgenre of Psychedelic music allowing artists to go wild and experiment both musically and production-wise.
Suomisaundi tracks are usually very melodic, including heavy influences from early Goa, tribal beats and Acid Trance tracks, as well as funky guitar and keyboard loops and sounds from or reminiscent of 80’s.
Puoskari — Far From Home (Original Mix)
Aavepyörä — Unessaelämä (Original Mix)
Salakavala — Pigfoot (Original Mix)
James Reipas — Käpälämäki (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Aavepyörä, James Reipas, Puoskari, Salakavala, Texas Faggott, Troll Scientists
Notable labels
Exogenic Records, Random Records, Sonic Dragon, Ultiva Records
Also known as: Psybient, Psychedelic Chillout, Downtempo Psy
BPM range:
90
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120
BPM range: 90—120
Psychill is a downtempo genre that often seeks to reach a state of deep relaxation, close to meditation and lucid dreaming.
It utilises various elements of Goa Trance and Psychedelic music in general, and typically has a classic Goa kick drum, 303’s sounds, and lush atmospheric pads.
Astronaut Ape — High Above The Clouds (Original Mix)
Flucturion 2.0 — Pro Temporo (Original Mix)
Man With No Name — Azymuth (Original Mix)
Gyrro — From Metariel (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Alwoods, Asura, Astronaut Ape, Cloower Wooma, E-Mantra, Lemonchill, Tarac, Twin Shape
Notable labels
Altar Records, Desert Trax, Microcosmos Records, Mindspring Music, Ultimae Records
Also known as: Chill, Ambient, Downtempo
BPM range:
80
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110
BPM range: 80—110
Chillout music is very similar to Psychill but less psychedelic influenced.
Formally speaking, Chillout is a subgenre of electronic music in general, not Psytrance in particular. However, historically it has a deep connection to the Psy scene and today you can hear many Chillout artists playing at the Psytrance festivals.
Vibrasphere — Breathing Place (Original Mix)
Suduaya — Cellular Memory (Original Mix)
Carbon Based Lifeforms — Set Theory (Original Mix)
Sysyphe — Magic Wedding (Original Mix)
Notable artists
Carbon Based Lifeforms, Kyoto, Side Liner, Suduaya, Sysyphe, Vibrasphere
Notable labels
Altar Records, Cosmicleaf Records, Hadra Records, Microcosmos Records, Ultimae Records
Goa-trance.
Musical enlightenment Goa-trance
Known to science is such a kind of trance as goa-trance, also known as psi-trance. This is beach dance music with an oriental flavor. In terms of sound, it is at best similar to a pop-symphony orchestra that has decided to play a cheerful industrial - a consequence of the fact that industrial bands have slipped en masse into a trance.
Goa is a resort on the west coast of India. From the point of view of the vast majority of Hindus, Goa is a hotbed of crime and debauchery. The authorities are trying in every possible way to poison the lives of wild tourists and put an end to rampant drug addiction and naked swimming.
The most famous attraction in Goa, apart from the sea, drugs and the Wednesday flea market, is, of course, the night parties. Acid House came here in 1988, brought by European tourists. In parallel with the boom around trance in Europe, its specific goa variety arose.
Dancing begins at sunset and continues until dawn.
Loud music is played, usually from a cassette recorder; Indian holidaymakers and local residents suffer greatly from this roar. During the party, you can buy spirits, lemonade, tea and, of course, ecstasy, LSD and marijuana. The ultraviolet lamps are on, so that all white garments begin to glow with a chemical violet light. Enthusiasts paint themselves with luminescent paints. The largest beach dance takes place around Christmas. It attracts up to twenty thousand people.
Many vacationers believe that Goa trance is just like that and they do it on the beach in Goa. In beach sheds, they only multiply cassettes, which are then sold to tourists at a flea market.
Actually, it is not so important what exactly happens in Goa. In Europe, in the mid-90s, Goa parties were held both on the slopes of the Alps and in concrete Hamburg cellars. The fashion for these parties is long gone. One could learn about holding such parties from colorful posters, on which something Indian was always present - most often the god Ganesha - he has an elephant's head, it is impossible to confuse.
CDs with goa trance were also decorated in space-Indian style: many stars, clouds, lotus flowers, incomprehensible stains of a sugary-chemical color and on top of all this - Ganesha or his friend Krishna playing the flute. Inside there could be soapy synth spills, and rather perky hardcore, and speeches by Bhagwan or Hare Krishna songs overlaid on a rhythm machine, and just joyful dance music without much fanfare.
Fans of this product are often called neo-hippies. They themselves agree that they are striving to expand their consciousness, to know the truth and overcome the boundaries of their Self, which confuses the media a lot, who are accustomed to accusing techno youth of lack of spirituality, callousness and lack of any position.
Goa trance fanatics are abnormally joyful, optimistic and positive thinking people. In their worldview, they are very similar to members of some non-dangerous sect with an eastern bias. Many of them are former metalheads and hard techno fans, according to the touching autobiographies they post online.
All of them are sure that with the help of goa trance enlightenment came to them, they feed their mind with goa trance, like nectar.
Many of them believe that goa trance itself is so strong that it does not need any drug reinforcement, that is, music works better than any drug. One often comes across the statement that while dancing, they literally see the music - and this is without drugs. Some, however, do not hide the fact that ecstasy and LSD enhance the rosy impression.
Techno-trance
Techno-trance In the summer of 1992, the word "trance" suddenly entered the mainstream. Trance began to be called melodic electronic music, which did not hit on the head like stupid techno, but entailed. The rhythm became very light, and the general atmosphere became airy and transparent. If tight sound
Goa-trance
goa-trance Known to science is such a kind of trance as goa-trance, also known as psi-trance.
This is beach dance music with an oriental flavor. In terms of sound, at best, it is similar to a pop-symphony orchestra that has decided to play a cheerful industrial - a consequence of that
Nu-trance
Nu-trance Every summer, British club magazines such as Muzik, Mixmag or DJ begin to assure that trance and the fashion to dance in the bosom of nature - on the grass and on the sand - are back; it seems that otherwise the proletarian youth will go to Ibiza without any pleasure. And every autumn -
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Typical psy-trance album cover: Infected Mushroom - Classical Mushroom
Psychedelic trance , aka " psytrance ", aka " psy-trance ", aka " psychedelic trance " (" saikidelic-"), aka "
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sai-”), also known as “ psy ”, (eng. psychedelic trance , psytrance ) is a direction in electronic music that separated from goa trance in the mid-1990s.
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The main elements of the culture of psy-trance and goa-trance are the same. To create them, the same inventory is used, concerts (parties, raves) are held according to similar schemes, fans of both genres are popularly called “trancers”, they have the same attributes: “acid” colors and patterns, “ॐ” signs, etc. .
The main difference, as the name suggests, is the musical emphasis on "psychedelia", while the central theme of goa trance is traditionally rhythm and dance. Psy-trance is subdivided into numerous sub-genres, oriented towards either the "hard" side (en:dark psy) or the "soft" side (suomisaundi). To date, the most "mainstream" has become the so-called "full-on", which, as a rule, is built according to certain rhythmic rules, is quite harmonious and melodic and suits most fans of the genre.
It should be noted that modern music, especially electronic music, is generally difficult to classify, and different groups of people often have different ideas about its subspecies. This is especially true for trance, as it is probably the most diverse of their genres.
Demographics
Psy-trance is most popular in Western Europe, Scandinavia and Israel, in recent years its popularity has been growing in Japan, Eastern Europe and the CIS, Latin America, Australia, and South Africa. Concerts, including quite large events in clubs (“indoors”) or outdoors (“openairs”), gather hundreds and thousands of people. [1] Events usually take place at night, although there are festivals lasting several days.
The territory of the Khan-Altai trance festival, August 2008
Israeli musicians are by far the world's leading producers of this music, with Astrix being the most typical. In addition to Israeli and Western European projects, bands from such countries as Greece (Wizzy Noise, Ion), Russia (en: Kindzadza, SunRise Brothers, Fungus Funk, Neospherix Pro, G-Light, Transdriver, Z-Cat, Manifold, Sulima, Khooman), Ukraine (en:SynSUN, Zymosis), Serbia (Alternative Control), South Africa (Protoculture, en:Rinkadink), Mexico (Lamat), Brazil (Audio X), etc.
The popular Israeli project Infected Mushroom, as well as the popular British one [2], can also be referred to the psytrance style, although the work of these bands cannot be described as any one particular style.
At the time of its peak, psychedelic trance clips and compositions could be seen and heard on such popular channels and radio stations as MTV, VIVA TV, BBC, etc. Today, by the standards of most music media, the music of this genre is considered irrelevant and almost does not sound on television and radio. This, among other things, is facilitated by numerous references to hallucinogenic drugs, found in one form or another in many albums and compositions. Other popular topics are esotericism, cosmology, consciousness.
Dark in Russia
In Russia, the so-called "full-on" in terms of the level of popularization and the number of fan masses is rapidly approaching. dark psy (“dark trance” or simply “dark”) is an experimental direction of psychedelic trance, the hallmarks of which are gloomy infernal aesthetics in the traditions of hardcore (Hard Core), high BPM (148-170), extremely dense, almost uninterrupted bass line , lack of melodies, as well as saturation with all sorts of effects, noises, samples from horror films and screams.
Ideas lying in dark trance combine aspects of psychedelic, using psychedelia as an aesthetic. This can be seen by reading the titles of releases, tracks and their design. Some of the brightest representatives of "dark trance" in Russia are such names as Kindzadza, Psykovsky, Furious, Cpc, Psychorobo25, Jesus Freak, Sunshine, Becar.
Large trance events are necessarily equipped with a “dark dance floor” for especially energetic dances: the dance floor for “ordinary” dances in this case is called “main” (eng. main - “main”). The standard style for the main is supposed to be full-on, but oftentimes DJs on the main, accustomed to intense stimulating rhythms, slide into the same dark, which can be difficult for long-term perception for the full-on fans gathered on the main. Salvation has to be sought in the "chillout" - a zone of relaxing psychedelic music, the absence of which at a normal trance event is considered bad manners.
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