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GOA TRANCE - WE SHUD BE PROUD OF GOA (INDIA)
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DJ_PSYNYDE
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Posted : Jun 16, 2008 21:31:24
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I know this is a copy paste stuff but other day i was goin thru a site on Goa Trance and i found out some info and wanted to share with my psychedelic family !!! BOOM!!!
(((( HISTORY ))))
The music has its roots in the popularity of the Goa state in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie mecca, although the actual Goa trance style did not appear until early 1990s. As the tourist influx tapered off in the 1970s and 1980s, however, a core group remained in Goa, concentrating on developments in music along with other pursuits such as yoga and recreational drug use.
The introduction of techno and its techniques to Goa led to what eventually became the Goa trance style; early pioneers included DJs Laurent, Fred Disko, Goa Gil, and, a bit later Mark Allen. Many "parties" (generally similar to raves but with a more mystic flavour, at least in early 90's) in Goa revolve entirely around this genre of music. In other countries, Goa is also often played at raves, festivals and parties in conjunction with other styles of trance and techno.
Today, Goa trance has a significant following in Israel, brought to that country by former soldiers returning from recreational "post-army trips" to Goa in the early 1990s. A great deal of Goa trance is now produced in Israel, but its production and consumption is a global phenomenon. New "hot-spots" today include Brazil, Japan, South Africa and Mexico.
There is also one special underground genre called suomisaundi, which originates in Finland. One of its trademark features is reference to early/mid-90's classic Goa trance music. There's also quite a popular forest party scene in southern Finland. At those parties, mostly Goa trance and Suomi-style psytrance are played.
(((( THE SOUND OF GOA TRANCE ))))
Never changing. Forever true. In the name of love. Dance for paradise.Goa is essentially "dance-trance" music (it was referred to as "Trance Dance" in its formative years), and as such has an energetic beat, almost always in 4/4 and often going into 16th or 32nd notes, especially for the pumping basslines. It is also noted for switching to a 12/8 beat with the same tempo during some parts of the song. A typical track will generally build up to a much more energetic movement in the second half, and then taper off fairly quickly toward the end. Generally 8-12 minutes long, Goa tracks usually have a noticeably stronger bassline than other trance music and incorporate more organic "squelchy" sounds (sounds put through a resonance filter, thought to sound especially good on psychedelic drugs, the most famous of these being generated by the TB-303). The BPM typically lies in the 130 - 150 range, making goa trance faster than more mainstream trance, although some tracks may have BPMs as low as 110 or as high as 170.
(((( GOA TRANCE PARTIES ))))
In the state of Goa, Goa trance parties can take place in unusual locations such as on a beach, in a desert or in the middle of the forest, although it is not uncommon for them to be held in conventional locations like clubs. These days, the need to pay the local police baksheesh means that they're generally staged around a bar, even though this may only be a temporary fixture in the forest or beach. Once the baksheesh is paid, then the party-goers are free to bring out their charas and fill their chillums without fear of getting arrested.
The parties around the New Year tend to be the most chaotic with busloads of Indian men coming in from Mumbai. Travelers, beggars and sadhus from all over India pass by to join in the fun.
Goa parties also have a definitive visual aspect - the use of "fluoro" (fluorescent paint) is common on clothing and on decorations such as tapestries. The graphics on these decorations are usually associated with topics such as aliens, hinduism, other religious (especially eastern) images, mushrooms (and other psychedelic imagery), shamanism and technology. Shrines in front of the DJ stands featuring religious items are also common decorations.
[edit]Goa trance in popular culture
For a short period in the mid-1990s Goa trance enjoyed significant commercial success with support from DJs like Paul Oakenfold. Only a few artists came close to being Goa trance "stars". The three most notable are Man With No Name, Shpongle, and Infected Mushroom. Juno Reactor had their music featured in many Hollywood movies like Mortal Kombat, The Matrix, and even Once Upon a Time in Mexico; however, whether or not those are actually Goa or psychedelic trance tracks is debatable.
In fact, Goa trance remains very much an underground form of music and except for the more popular artists, such as (Hallucinogen or Juno Reactor), Goa trance albums are usually not sold in mainstream record stores.
Please do add any other info u have on goa trance as WE SHUD BE PROUD TO BE A COUNTRY WHOSE MUSIC IS WORLD FAMOUS AS " GOA TRANCE" !!!!! B@@M !!!!
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Mahakaal
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yo baba yo
i can see good positive vibes in ur cut and copied text
what ur upto???
hehehe
.Kya baba..kyu baba...kaise baba....kisliye baba.....pata nahi baba......to kya baba.......vaise bhi baba........jaise bhi baba.........par baba..........accha baba.na baba.
theek hai baba
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almost_human KROX ( Phantasm Rec .)
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This Thread has Answers to Sum of the Questions which were asked Earlier  @ PsyNyde
BOOM
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mk47
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On 2008-06-16 21:31:24, DJ_PSYNYDE wrote:
WE SHUD BE PROUD TO BE A COUNTRY WHOSE MUSIC IS WORLD FAMOUS AS " GOA TRANCE" !!!!! B@@M !!!!
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back in the day when goa trance was the only psychedelic music , very few indians were in the scene , even fewer were djing it and practically none were making it , so i doubt we can stake claim and claim it as our own and feel `proud` .. it just so happened that it was in goa where the stuff originated .. but its the hippies who started it and took it fwd .. having said that .. goa trance is rox (some of it anyway)
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karan129
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exotic
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Posted : Jun 17, 2008 12:36
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Very well researched and written article. You've covered mostly all the great artist albums from the goa golden years.
Other artists worth a mention are:
UX
Atmos
Crop Circles
Miranda
Hux Flux
Ubar tmar
Chakra
Process
Planet Ben
Moonweed
Power Source
Sun dog
Somaton
Synchro
Space Cat
Sun Project
Tandu
Trancelestial Psychobabas
I like the way in which goa trance grew blending various cultures together. The mysticism/spirituality of goa combined with the techno brains of the western world is what gave rise to this beautiful music. The melodies in the tracks if you notice have parts of flute, sitar and other indian instruments. If not pro-actively (in terms of making music) India has definitely attributed in different ways to the growth of the scene in terms of mysticism , symbol0gy and spirituality which are normally associated with goatrance. Om , ganesha and shiva are major fixtures at goa parties across the world. You can even hear them being mentioned in various samples that feature in goa tracks. Yoga and meditation camps arent uncommon either. Chakras , Kundalini , astral projection .. you get the drift . All because it started here. In our la la land. 
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DJ_PSYNYDE
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On 2008-06-16 21:31:24, DJ_PSYNYDE wrote:
WE SHUD BE PROUD TO BE A COUNTRY WHOSE MUSIC IS WORLD FAMOUS AS " GOA TRANCE" !!!!! B@@M !!!!
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back in the day when goa trance was the only psychedelic music , very few indians were in the scene , even fewer were djing it and practically none were making it , so i doubt we can stake claim and claim it as our own and feel `proud` .. it just so happened that it was in goa where the stuff originated .. but its the hippies who started it and took it fwd .. having said that .. goa trance is rox (some of it anyway)
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Yes baba u r rite that it was a hippie movement that brought a revolution of GOA TRANCE but still they found somwething in our land that inspired them to go for this full power yet soothing music that is called GOA TRANCE
@ Psypsi effort bro.....nice artcle u wrote....and ofcourse gr8 names in it..boom boom
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Acid Dreamz
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Posted : Jun 19, 2008 20:49
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since discussion is about Goa Trance...here is a Goa trance track I just produced..
Goa Goa Goa- Acid Dreamz
download link:
http://www.4shared.com/file/51951320/d84ee2a3/Goa_Goa_Goa.html
Acid Dreamz (INDIA)-VA-Psy Tehelka to be out in Jan/2011 on Sonic Symmetry Records
Sonic Tantra Records(India)/Samana Records(Dubai)
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Perma Fry
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That was a nice read.
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DJ_PSYNYDE
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^^^^^^^ PLUR ^^^^^^^^
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^^^PLUR be with you too^^^^
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On 2008-06-17 12:36, exotic wrote:
Very well researched and written article. You've covered mostly all the great artist albums from the goa golden years.
Other artists worth a mention are:
UX
Atmos
Crop Circles
Miranda
Hux Flux
Ubar tmar
Chakra
Process
Planet Ben
Moonweed
Power Source
Sun dog
Somaton
Synchro
Space Cat
Sun Project
Tandu
Trancelestial Psychobabas
I like the way in which goa trance grew blending various cultures together. The mysticism/spirituality of goa combined with the techno brains of the western world is what gave rise to this beautiful music. The melodies in the tracks if you notice have parts of flute, sitar and other indian instruments. If not pro-actively (in terms of making music) India has definitely attributed in different ways to the growth of the scene in terms of mysticism , symbol0gy and spirituality which are normally associated with goatrance. Om , ganesha and shiva are major fixtures at goa parties across the world. You can even hear them being mentioned in various samples that feature in goa tracks. Yoga and meditation camps arent uncommon either. Chakras , Kundalini , astral projection .. you get the drift . All because it started here. In our la la land.
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Thanks =) especially for the suggestions, I'm always looking for more Goa to explore. I found the UX album one-dimensional, after a point the tracks sound the same but I'll give it another listen. I need to add Miranda - Phenomena, Power Source - Goaway is already mentioned I think, as is Crop Circles - Tetrahedron though I didn't like Crop Circles that much. Not melodic enough. Yeah Tandu - Multimoods is good, will add that. The rest needs checking out. Thing is, its tough to get hold of all this stuff, because Goa's been dead for so long, and I've got into Goa very recently (about a year) so I wasn't in the scene.
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WE SHUD BE PROUD TO BE A COUNTRY WHOSE MUSIC IS WORLD FAMOUS AS " GOA TRANCE" !!!!! B@@M !!!!
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back in the day when goa trance was the only psychedelic music , very few indians were in the scene , even fewer were djing it and practically none were making it , so i doubt we can stake claim and claim it as our own and feel `proud` .. it just so happened that it was in goa where the stuff originated .. but its the hippies who started it and took it fwd .. having said that .. goa trance is rox (some of it anyway)
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