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Global Trance Domination Project

karmavsDogma
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Posted : Sep 27, 2006 06:58
Nick, I think that what you're looking to build isn't a community, but rather a network. Here's the difference. Community implies allegiance, network implies connection.

I'd love to see a global network of psytrance fans who are available to help set up/break down gear, scout locations, promote parties, etc. I think that too many people who go to parties think "I can't DJ or play any music, so there's not much I can do to help." Fuck that. Hand out some flyers, hype up the parties among your friends, offer rides to strangers, etc.


These are the kinds of things that can be accomplished much better in a network setting than a community. A network will also allow for more flexibility among disparate groups. You can have a much smaller community inside this network that will share the common goals you have stated. However, if you really want to make this a global thing, call it a network so people don't feel an automatic pressure to belong and/or conform. The Global Trance Network. That sounds a lot better.           "Every generation needs a new revolution." ~Thomas Jefferson
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nicksynergy

Started Topics :  6
Posts :  274
Posted : Sep 27, 2006 07:02
I would like to make the following announcement:

I have just purchased the following two domains for the mission I have in mind (which I will make clear to you all in time):

globaltrancenetwork.org
globaltrancenetwork.net

I have registered and purchased them from the following company:

Intercosmos Media Group, Inc.,
DBA DirectNIC
650 Poydras Street, Suite 1150
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
+1 (504) 679-5170 telephone
+1 (504) 566-0484 fax
09/26/2006 22:32:11

I will be tapping into friends I have in the computer security industry to ensure that these sites are protected from perpetrators, spies, and threats both foreign and domestic. If anyone else out there in the computer security industry wishes to lend assistance, I will NOT turn it down.

The interesting thing about THIS company is that they are based in New Orleans. They were THERE through Hurricane Katrina. They control/run/host about 3% (so I understand) of the sites on the internet. During the hurricane/flood, while the city and its people and its infrastructure were torn apart, this company kept humming along and kept its datacenter running - not ONE serious outage through the whole thing. They suffered much stress, heartache, misunderstanding (and perhaps even some harrassment) at the hands of law enforcement, military types, inept government officials, etc, all while trying to do their job (someone send these people a thank-you note, won't you).

Now, the proof I offer (which I may have an exaggerated memory of) of this heartache that DirectNIC suffered is/was captured here (and possibly on another site they setup): http://interdictor.livejournal.com/

So, in the honor of Trance Trooperism, and knowing that the 3% of the internet these guys have MAY and probably DOES contain some TRANCE-related websites, I deem them honorary TRANCE Troopers, or at least REAL TROOPERS for having endured what they did to do what they had to do, which was keep their company running with little/no downtime (there might have been some, will someone excuse me if my memory is even a bit fuzzy)?

I hereby pay them money to purchase space to honor Trance Troopers I know of, which include the Mistresses of Evil (which I wrongly snapped at/insulted, but will try to make it up to), and Mr. Catalyx, who has been to an Overmind Works party and demonstrated real trooperism in flying out from LA to be there, and even being understanding when we did not honor his request to play some insane dark trance at 8 or 9 in the morning because the mercury in this desert was rising and we had to pack up and go home. Aaron, THANK you for executing trooperism in being there for our gathering. Sincerely.

MOE, Penta, Parus, and all the rest are hereby also nominated to be Trance Troopers for throwing their OWN dark trance party on the night of the biggest trance festival on the west coast - that shows dedication. I apologize again profusely to them and wish to express my commitment to them and to Aaron to "Consider (fully) where other people are coming from" and NOT (irrationally) dismissing their choices that don't agree with mine. I AM a flexible man who can see others' viewpoints (and DO).

Actions do speak louder than words, and I do hope my actions will speak loudly and proudly in the name of all that is good in Trance Trooperism and other concepts I wish to celebrate. I make mistakes. Other people do to. I don't blame people for their mistakes, but I do ask that they pay for them (myself included).

That is all for the moment.
nicksynergy

Started Topics :  6
Posts :  274
Posted : Sep 27, 2006 07:02
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 06:58, karmavsDogma wrote:
Nick, I think that what you're looking to build isn't a community, but rather a network. Here's the difference. Community implies allegiance, network implies connection.

I'd love to see a global network of psytrance fans who are available to help set up/break down gear, scout locations, promote parties, etc. I think that too many people who go to parties think "I can't DJ or play any music, so there's not much I can do to help." Fuck that. Hand out some flyers, hype up the parties among your friends, offer rides to strangers, etc.


These are the kinds of things that can be accomplished much better in a network setting than a community. A network will also allow for more flexibility among disparate groups. You can have a much smaller community inside this network that will share the common goals you have stated. However, if you really want to make this a global thing, call it a network so people don't feel an automatic pressure to belong and/or conform. The Global Trance Network. That sounds a lot better.


That's a good point, sir. See above/below.
~m~


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Posts :  115
Posted : Sep 27, 2006 07:31
What!?

Aaron Catalyx asking for some "insane dark trance" at 8 or 9 in the morning?

No way! I just can't believe that!

Had Aaron been hanging out near puddles of magic potion or something?

nicksynergy

Started Topics :  6
Posts :  274
Posted : Sep 27, 2006 10:36
ANOTHER thing I'd like to offer Mistress of Evil (and I think/hope my crew will agree with me here) as condolence for what I've said and how it may have offended - COME PLAY OUR HALLOWEEN DARK PSY party next year! We'll make it happen! We'll kick you some cash to make it worthwhile - make it budget-reasonable. We've actually talked a lot about getting MOE out here and how to afford it. Well, we are now on the cusp of being able to offer that! Do you MOE folks want to do that? We want you to do that and have for some time! We have Ghreg here this year and a full lineup, but can we make it happen for you next year? Well, *I* think we can! Wanna plan it out?

I direct a spokesperson from MOE to contact me so I can offer an apology, an accord, a declaration of misunderstanding, and a friendly ear to help MOE achieve some of their goals, especially if those include playing in my neck of the woods. So, call me, won't you? I won't insult you.

The reason behind my comment was pretty much to wonder why all those people weren't out there at Angel's Camp with us, dancing up a shitstorm, why they bothered to do what they did, what inspired it, and why they chose it. Maybe they're fortunate enough to live in San Francisco and they can go see Simon Posford and X-Dream anytime they want. I heard it was because a bunch of the darkpsy people BOYCOTTED Symbiosis this year because not enough of them were booked.

That's their prerogative, and I won't hate on anyone who boycotts (do it myself occasionally but try not to and to always give people a chance). But really - BOO HOO. Maybe the GoaPlay people had something VERY specific in mind for their lineup this year. It certainly appears so, and it appears that they were VERY successful in making it happen the way they wanted it to. Cheers GoaPlay!

If MOE boycotts us for a rather flippant but inquisitive comment I made, or decides it is not in their interest to play in Arizona, or for any reason DOESN'T want to do it, no problem. We'll probably still attend a MOE show in the future. We'll probably still buy music from them and from Penta and friends. We can play the Halloween party ourselves or offer time to other folks in the darkpsy community. No one in Overmind Works will hate anyone in MOE for it - PROMISE.

I'm just trying to help people out where I can here. I really am. I hope some of you out there can see that by now. I am trying to offer OMW services and airtime in Arizona to people in the United States and beyond, but especially in our neighboring California. People have to want that, and if they don't, that's ok. I'm just trying to build the community in MY area up to be larger, in the same way that established groups in California and beyond have done, and to GIVE something back to all you fine folks, and to offer you the opportunity to come play somewhere you haven't played - without having to do any of the Trance Trooping/coordinating/money spending/etc that you normally have to do to MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. If we can pay you, we'll pay you. If we can't, we will cover your travel expenses and give you the full warmth of our hospitality and good treatment. If for some illogical reason we couldn't do that, we'd put it on hold until sometime we could.

This family, community, whatever hippy-sounding concept I named it, which I wish to build - is just a network/association of individuals who may have a lot of really different ideas and philosophies, but this common bonding thread I wish to see between them is simply less caring about politics such as who plays after who and who books who and who boycotts who and when, and more caring about politics such as who gets all kinds of federal dollars to spend on surveillance of people in the Counter Culture/Trance Scene/Vibrant Community of Creative Souls/Freedom-Loving Americans, who gets money for SWAT teams and paramilitary units to raid peoples' homes and peoples' parties because they don't have enough terrorists and hostage takers to chase, who gets money to build databases on all of us, who sells them to the government (Pizza Hut), and who gets money to tax us all to hell for the purpose of paying for our own destruction, which I am tired of.

My concept of "family" has largely been constructed from friends. People in my life I care about and who care about me are my family, in essense, and are so because of shared values and interests - at least enough of them to have some kind of bond. Not blood or otherly-defined relatives who you don't get along with and have little in common with. So, the "global family/community" I am talking about here are free associations of men and women who have a common purpose, common values, common interests, or at least enough of these to get along with each other. I think the different tribes within the psytrance scene can find enough common values to rally round a cause as common as Trance Freedom and the continued right to be a Trance Trooper capable of Trance Domination on Planet Earth without opposition from The Man. I'm going to have to re-address Tyler here: We ARE at War. At war with the concepts of the War On Fun and the War On Drugs and the War On "Terror" which seems to define such acts as being openly concerned about the state of this country and its Constitution, or any open resistance/dissent toward any governmental agency/agenda.

If we are not at War with this, then I suggest we declare war. A war of ideas, featuring the sharing of them and the sharing of common values and interests. A war ultimately against the War on Fun that is being waged around us, regardless of the method of fun or the magnitude.

I know this one is a rant, but I hope it's coherent, and I just don't want to see helicopters and SWAT and military men come in with helicopters and guns and tazers and dogs and sticks, just because there happened to be trance domination going on below. The domination I speak of and call for is of the SYSTEM. I want to see all those talented artists, movers, and shakers avoiding as many taxes as possible and using their brains and their hearts to outsmart The Man and perhaps take him down a peg or three. I don't want to see it get to the point where nuclear weapons are deployed on Iran, the Middle East is fucked, and any of our friends in Israel see any of that fallout.

One last note - during the course of the Symbiosis gathering, Treva accused me of being a Care Bear. I dubbed myself "Sir Care-A-Lot" because I do. A lot. I want to help. I want to make things better - in the trance scene and in the world.
nicksynergy

Started Topics :  6
Posts :  274
Posted : Sep 27, 2006 10:37
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 07:31, ~m~ wrote:
What!?

Aaron Catalyx asking for some "insane dark trance" at 8 or 9 in the morning?

No way! I just can't believe that!

Had Aaron been hanging out near puddles of magic potion or something?


Dunno... Let him tell you.
nicksynergy

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Posts :  274
Posted : Sep 27, 2006 10:38
One more thing - this, from Karma's signature: "Every generation needs a new revolution." ~Thomas Jefferson

WE NEED ONE.
Quasga
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Posted : Sep 27, 2006 11:06
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 05:24, Catalyx wrote:
nick, i'm glad to hear you had an incredible time and awakening at symbiosis but i urge you to balance this sudden influx of inspired energy to better focus it on feasible goals rather than ecstatic dreams of global unity, or "trance domination" as you phrase it....while our overall scene does have a strong sense of family, it's composed of many many smaller groups with their own interests that often differ too much for real collaboration....the music has diversified in so many ways this last decade it's amazing all the genres are still called psytrance and brought together for events with artists as distant from each other as Infected Mushroom and Kindzadza....that shows organizers are indeed attempting to preserve and strengthen what community there is but by no means will everyone band around the rallying cry of one person or group....not to say you shouldn't share your dreams and build support to help manifest them, just realize you must earn the respect of others before they'll join a collective effort....that won't come by breathlessly declaring how wonderful they are or laying out a vague master plan of ideas and goals we've all heard before when you hardly explain how any of it will actually be accomplished....if you're not high then you certainly do a good impression of someone blissed out on pills who can't understand why everyone doesn't feel the same....try considering where other people are coming from and certainly don't dismiss their choices that don't agree with yours...





*Very* well put.

What is mind blowing for me is that someone could attend an event with an astounding chillout lineup like that and come back as unchilled as this.

Seriously, Nick, listen to Catalyx. Humble words.

Peace,
Q
nicksynergy

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Posts :  274
Posted : Sep 27, 2006 11:11
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 11:06, Quasga wrote:
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 05:24, Catalyx wrote:
nick, i'm glad to hear you had an incredible time and awakening at symbiosis but i urge you to balance this sudden influx of inspired energy to better focus it on feasible goals rather than ecstatic dreams of global unity, or "trance domination" as you phrase it....while our overall scene does have a strong sense of family, it's composed of many many smaller groups with their own interests that often differ too much for real collaboration....the music has diversified in so many ways this last decade it's amazing all the genres are still called psytrance and brought together for events with artists as distant from each other as Infected Mushroom and Kindzadza....that shows organizers are indeed attempting to preserve and strengthen what community there is but by no means will everyone band around the rallying cry of one person or group....not to say you shouldn't share your dreams and build support to help manifest them, just realize you must earn the respect of others before they'll join a collective effort....that won't come by breathlessly declaring how wonderful they are or laying out a vague master plan of ideas and goals we've all heard before when you hardly explain how any of it will actually be accomplished....if you're not high then you certainly do a good impression of someone blissed out on pills who can't understand why everyone doesn't feel the same....try considering where other people are coming from and certainly don't dismiss their choices that don't agree with yours...





*Very* well put.

What is mind blowing for me is that someone could attend an event with an astounding chillout lineup like that and come back as unchilled as this.

Seriously, Nick, listen to Catalyx. Humble words.

Peace,
Q


I am listening to him, and you, and everyone who would care to give me feedback on this. Can't you tell?
nicksynergy

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Posts :  274
Posted : Sep 27, 2006 11:14
Oh, and Tyler, I'm chilled. Haven't you heard of a concept called Violent Relaxation? I was chilled way out on Sunday and then some shit happened with people around me not truly understanding what's going on (and saying some VERY insulting, off-base, unfounded things which offended me deeply - but I forgave them immediately) and how I didn't lose my head but found it and made it work again, and then a bunch of people online not understanding it either, and it's been hard to make them understand. But I'll keep on working at it. We can have the mods rename this the "insane" Nick Synergy Thread, if it might please everyone.
Catalyx
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Posted : Sep 27, 2006 14:30
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 10:37, nicksynergy wrote:
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 07:31, ~m~ wrote:
What!?

Aaron Catalyx asking for some "insane dark trance" at 8 or 9 in the morning?

No way! I just can't believe that!

Had Aaron been hanging out near puddles of magic potion or something?


Dunno... Let him tell you.



he'll find it harder to believe i was actually having a glorious time dancing with a beauty to dustin's fantastic downbeat morning set and can't remember asking for darkness or saying much of anything for a few hours....methinks the half quart of tea i drank had something to do with it...
PsyCore


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Posts :  499
Posted : Sep 27, 2006 18:25
Yeah, antioxidants will do that to ya, Aaron.
nicksynergy

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Posted : Sep 27, 2006 21:02
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 14:30, Catalyx wrote:
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 10:37, nicksynergy wrote:
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 07:31, ~m~ wrote:
What!?

Aaron Catalyx asking for some "insane dark trance" at 8 or 9 in the morning?

No way! I just can't believe that!

Had Aaron been hanging out near puddles of magic potion or something?


Dunno... Let him tell you.



he'll find it harder to believe i was actually having a glorious time dancing with a beauty to dustin's fantastic downbeat morning set and can't remember asking for darkness or saying much of anything for a few hours....methinks the half quart of tea i drank had something to do with it...


I KNOW you were having a glorious time. I saw you. It does my heart good to know you would even characterize the good time you had as glorious. You DID ask to play some darkpsy in the morning. Dustin and I were not in agreement. BUT - I do think I would, very much, like to have you come and play some darkpsy at NIGHT for us sometime. What do you say. Would you LIKE that? Do you think I am too much of a prick to come and play for, when I would welcome you with open arms?

I hope things are well with you, sir.
son of psy


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Posts :  57
Posted : Sep 27, 2006 22:50
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 05:24, Catalyx wrote:
nick, i'm glad to hear you had an incredible time and awakening at symbiosis but i urge you to balance this sudden influx of inspired energy to better focus it on feasible goals rather than ecstatic dreams of global unity, or "trance domination" as you phrase it....while our overall scene does have a strong sense of family, it's composed of many many smaller groups with their own interests...



fuckin a! now that thats said i think its all really fantastic this idea/future plan of "global domination", but this is in no way a new idea. unity is the ultimate sense of this trance world and what you are talking about has been in my dreams for a long time, unfortunatly i feel it will stay there. you must start with baby steps dont be thinking of mass production before you have produced a prototype. in the mean while count me in of course when the meeting of the minds has gathered at some (hopefully) huge, free, spectacular party, i hope to be seated at the table with all the artist involved.           --><--IT IS EXTREMLY ADDICTIVE CONTENT, THE START OF A NEW BEGINING---><---
nicksynergy

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Posts :  274
Posted : Sep 27, 2006 23:11
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 22:50, son of psy wrote:
Quote:

On 2006-09-27 05:24, Catalyx wrote:
nick, i'm glad to hear you had an incredible time and awakening at symbiosis but i urge you to balance this sudden influx of inspired energy to better focus it on feasible goals rather than ecstatic dreams of global unity, or "trance domination" as you phrase it....while our overall scene does have a strong sense of family, it's composed of many many smaller groups with their own interests...



fuckin a! now that thats said i think its all really fantastic this idea/future plan of "global domination", but this is in no way a new idea. unity is the ultimate sense of this trance world and what you are talking about has been in my dreams for a long time, unfortunatly i feel it will stay there. you must start with baby steps dont be thinking of mass production before you have produced a prototype. in the mean while count me in of course when the meeting of the minds has gathered at some (hopefully) huge, free, spectacular party, i hope to be seated at the table with all the artist involved.


Well, obviously there's a LOT of skepticism I'm going to have to overcome here. I never claimed to have a new idea or that I won't have to make baby steps or anything like that. It is for the fact that this sense of "unity" or what I'd call "common purpose" is in your head and mine that I started all this and started to rally the troops and get them motivated to think about and believe in this.

Are we clear? If not, I will continue my efforts to make myself clear and to make it all clear for those who want to see.

Thank you.
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