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THE HISTORY OF PSYCHEDELIC TRANCE. part 1
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amazon
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Posted : Apr 2, 2003 14:30
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this is taken out of the brilliant mushroom magazine by Kai Mathesdorf.
its really worth a read, and maybe some comments would be useful about where you think trance is heading today, especially with the full on and progressive genres diverging so much...
"To travel in India means letting yourself fall into its craziness, to understand its surreal chaos, or to at least be driven by it. Therefore India has always been a country with a multitude of facettes, which has been less explored by tourists than other Asian countries. On this continent within a continent lies Goa, on the west coast approximately 600 km south of Bombay. Goa is a State and not an island as many believe, which had been a Portugese colony until 1962. Due to this Goa has a Christian influence and differs to other Indian areas in terms of liberties, religious tolerance and cultural diversity. Because of its climate - the average temperature is between 20 and 34 degrees - its nearly untouched beaches and the almost unbeatable value for money in contrast to western cultures, this stretch of land has been an international meeting place of new agers, mystics, those on the search of spirituality and truth, of anarchists, new age philosophers, outlaws, drug dealers and famous freaks such as Eight Finger Eddie. Friendly locals openly took up the visitors, thus a paradise built up for jet-set hippies and low-cost travellers, connected by the fact of having a position outside the conventional western society, to spend time away from cold European or American winters, all here to pursue the beautiful and intense sides of life. This went well and unnoticed for quite a while, charas for instance, the Indian hash, was part of religious practices and life styles of the yogis and sadhus, as well as part of Indian culture. Only in the mid seventies did the US government intervene to make it an illegal substance.Along with the party mad freaks of course came music of the time like psychedelic rock and later reggae. Especially flown in generators and sound systems meant these parties happening on beaches and in palm forests gained in energy and importance for the scene, there even were psychedelic theatre performances on the beach. Decorations made of flourescent colours and Indian mythology became an increasing part of life in Goa. In the season of 87/88 a French DJ named Laurent had the idea to play electronic sounds at a party. At first this brought him hefty opposition, but sometime the spark turned into a fire, and this bizarre electronic music hit with lasting impressions in the context of this paradise.
Other people also caught on to this and recognised the immense potential of electronic music in this from time and space relieved place. DJ Goa Gil came as early as the 1970’s from California to Goa with his guitar and eventually became the most successful protagonist of psychedelic electronic dance, sustaining that to this day. Equal to a legend he created a connection between beats and spirituality, yoga and music, with his concept of “redefining the ancient tribal ritual for the 21st century”, to guide him and the crowd through the trance dance experience into a higher state of consciousness."
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Posted : Apr 2, 2003 15:50
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Thanx for this words.They explain the true meaning of psycadelic culture. 
But those words make me wish to travel to India and see for eyes and discover this magil place 
Respect the Mother Nature
Chilling Vibes by Malek
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amazon
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Posted : Apr 2, 2003 16:33
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those are not my words guys they are from someone from mushroom mag. my intention is not too teach!?!, but to learn. i thought it was a very good summary of the history of the music we so love and a nice intro for the newcomers to the scene.
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P_Mac
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Posted : Apr 2, 2003 18:06
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