Goa Gil ..... dj sets !!

On 2006-04-09 22:58, filter wrote:
id like to say a few words about this

i heard about goa gil and was always inspired by the pictures i saw from him, a huge smile in his face, his dreadlocks, the way he dresses, very spiritual and full of nice vibes

he was in argentina in december 2005, we knew he liked dark music, but we were not prepared to what was going to happen. basically the party started with some tunes of nimba, nice music and a nice warmup, and then came goa gil.

wow, thats the word and the expressions our faces had throught all the set. it was 21 hours of madness, absolute madness, from horrible full on sets in all our parties, to 21 hours of the most psychedleic music i ever listened to my life. since 2002 that i didnt feel trance as psychedelic, and with his set i couldnt believe it, i remember trying to twist my body to match the sounds and fx comig out of the speakers, i remember not feeling human at all heheh, it was incredible, a lot of music i didnt know and the guy just standing there, dancing and smiling, destroying the dancefloor.

for me the best part was seeing that goa gil realized that no matter how much you expand your limits, no matter how much you take it to the extreme, you can always take it, you can always go deeper, not even the sun stopped his crazy music, he kept on dancing, moving his dreadlocks and playing with the ego and minds of all the crowd. he understood perfectly that no matter how much you shoot to the mind, you can still take it. bear in mind that here in argentina its was almost the first time night time psytrance was played, so people didnt know it, and they really didnt know what to do. it was surprising that everyone who was there had a strong opinion about his set, no matter if it was good or bad, everyone had to say something about it hehhe. he did not go unnoticed, he really started a new trend in night music here and the people were amazed by this new sounds, no one understood what the f*ck was going on.

so i had to thank this guy for one the most psychedelic experiencies i had in my life, it was a long time since only the music mattered, i didnt even care about the shitty deco, or the shitty organizers, the music was incredible, it blew my head away, it even changed the way i dance and make music.

so a lot of respect for this guy, a lot of love for this guy, i really like what he does. i dont care about dj skills when his mission is so clear and so effective. in fact for me the way he mixes has to do a lot with the trip he makes, you dont understand if the cd is broken or if the track is like that, you dont understand if he is mixing, you dont even know whats going on, its all about destroying the mind to free your spirit, and he really got that .

so once again RESPECT!!!

On 2006-04-10 17:18, Colin OOOD wrote:
Only about 20% of people in that clip are actually dancing though, and only two or three people are really going for it. It's well known that the Russians are big fans of 'dark' music, so it's not surprising maybe that he's changed his style over the years in a way that would enable him to play to huge crowds like that. Even if they don't dance to what he plays. I mean, if someone offered me a DJ gig + flights + fee in front of 10,000 people on the condition that I played only dark night music I'd be on the phone to a couple of my DJ friends in a second to borrow some music.

On 2006-04-10 17:18, Colin OOOD wrote:
Only about 20% of people in that clip are actually dancing though, and only two or three people are really going for it. It's well known that the Russians are big fans of 'dark' music, so it's not surprising maybe that he's changed his style over the years in a way that would enable him to play to huge crowds like that. Even if they don't dance to what he plays. I mean, if someone offered me a DJ gig + flights + fee in front of 10,000 people on the condition that I played only dark night music I'd be on the phone to a couple of my DJ friends in a second to borrow some music.

On 2006-04-10 18:07, psychedelia wrote:
so what does that mean ?????

On 2006-04-10 18:18, va¤n wrote:

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On 2006-04-10 18:07, psychedelia wrote: so what does that mean ?????

It means the essence of Goa-trance is dead. Dark 160 BPM when the sun is out????

Whatever happened to Love and Light!? The Sun bringing forth the meaning of Unity.

All I see is Ego destruction. Each person by themself. It's great but it has to be within limits and played in its own time zone.

And going back to the topic of music. Where the heck have the leads gone??? All I hear is twisted acid basslines. Where are the artists who can compose 'music'? It just seems to be a novelty nowadays. The only thing keeping it 'cool' is the old man Gil and his spirit. Without him it would just be noise.

On 2006-04-10 18:23, Colin OOOD wrote:
I don't call "moving from one foot to the other in time with the music without either of them leaving the floor" dancing - and that's what most of the people there are doing. Dude, in a party of 10,000 people there shouldn't be anyone in the front row just standing there with their arms crossed like the person near the middle of the frame at the end of the clip.

i mentioned above and our own india GIL parties bring out the most no. of ppl in numbers

essence of GOA trance can b felt at GOA-GIL gatherings n u hv probably missed that ....IF any 1 knows about peace n positive light its him ...

On 2006-04-10 17:18, Colin OOOD wrote:
Only about 20% of people in that clip are actually dancing though, and only two or three people are really going for it. It's well known that the Russians are big fans of 'dark' music, so it's not surprising maybe that he's changed his style over the years in a way that would enable him to play to huge crowds like that. Even if they don't dance to what he plays. I mean, if someone offered me a DJ gig + flights + fee in front of 10,000 people on the condition that I played only dark night music I'd be on the phone to a couple of my DJ friends in a second to borrow some music.

On 2006-04-10 18:30, psychedelia wrote:

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i mentioned above and our own india GIL parties bring out the most no. of ppl in numbers essence of GOA trance can b felt at GOA-GIL gatherings n u hv probably missed that ....IF any 1 knows about peace n positive light its him ...

And Skazi parties have far greater numbers.

The essence is felt only because it IS Gil. His vibe, his energy, his ability to play for 21 hours. He radiates it. Pull him out of the equation and what are you left with?

On 2006-04-10 18:34, psychedelia wrote:

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On 2006-04-10 18:23, Colin OOOD wrote: I don't call "moving from one foot to the other in time with the music without either of them leaving the floor" dancing - and that's what most of the people there are doing. Dude, in a party of 10,000 people there shouldn't be anyone in the front row just standing there with their arms crossed like the person near the middle of the frame at the end of the clip.

thats how human beings react in a party after 10-12 hours of psychedelic experiences