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What's the definition of psychedelic trance and GOA trance ?
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Pt.
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Posted : Aug 18, 2004 11:28
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Onelook  tells me that:
Psychedelic trance (often referred to as psy trance) is a form of trance music (a style of electronic music), developed in the late 1990s. Trance has a fast beat, in the range 125 to 150 beats per minute (bpm), compared to ambient trance music and other forms like house and techno. It has a strong bass sound that beats continuously without change and is overlaid by many other rhythms, often made with the famous Roland TB-303.
Psychedelic trance as a term is used very ambigiously and almost synomously with the name Goa trance. There is no consensus distinction or definition for these two terms. Some for example, began to use the term psychedelic trance to distinguish the newer material made by artists which were formally known to have been Goa trance artists, but the new material by these artists was more minimalist, and less melodic. Others use the term Goa trance to simply distinguish those pieces which seem to incorporate more eastern or Indian melodies, to distinguish those which don't incorporate such elements which they would call psychedelic trance.
This type of trance is popular in the UK, but is a truly global phenomenon, and interestingly there is an underrepresentation of American artists, although Israeli artists are well represented. Developing out of the late 1990s UK outdoor festival scene through artists such as TimeShard and Eat Static, both on the Planet Dog record Label. As of 2002 many Japanese artists have started to take in this genre from the influence of UK DJs.
The club and dance scenes world wide have been using psychedelic trance in performances along with Goa trance, ambient trance, progressive trance, and minimalist trance. The mixture of Goa and psychedelic trance music is the popular kind of trance performance to many trance listeners. Psychedelic trance can be considered an offshoot of Goa trance.
Popular artists that make psychedelic trance include Astral Projection, Space Tribe, Infected Mushroom, Atmos, Total Eclipse, Cosmosis and Simon Posford. Psychedelic trance is often played at outdoor festivals. People at these festivals sometimes consume psychedelic drugs like LSD ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. The festivals often take place over a few days with music being played through the night and well into the next day. 
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Posted : Aug 18, 2004 11:34
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And what is GOA...? Well once again Onelook tells me that:
Goa trance (often referred as Goa) is form of electronic music and is a style of trance music which originated in the Indian region of Goa.
The music has its roots in the popularity of the Goa region in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie mecca, although the actual Goa trance style would not appear until much later. As the tourist influx tapered off in the 1970s and 1980s, a core group remained in Goa, concentrating on improvements in music along with other activities such as yoga, recreational drug use, and various New Age pursuits. It has a large group of listeners within hippie subcultures.
The introduction of techno style and technique to Goa led to what would eventually become the Goa trance style; early pioneers included Goa Gil and Mark Allen. Many "parties" (similar to raves) in Goa revolve entirely around this genre of music; Goa is also often played in other countries at raves, festivals and parties often in conjunction with other styles of trance and techno.
Goa is essentially "dance-trance" music (and was referred to as "Trance Dance" in its formative years), and as such has an energetic beat, almost always at 4/4 and often going into 16th or 32nd notes. It is also especially noted for switching to a 3/3 beat with the same tempo during some parts of the song. A typical number will generally build up to a much more energetic movement in the second half of the track, 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).
Goa trance parties have a visual aspect as well, the use of "fluoro" (fluorescent paint) is common in clothing and decoration. The images are often associate with topics like aliens, hinduism and other religious (especially eastern) images, mushrooms (and other psychedelic imagery), shamanism and technology. Goa trance has a significant following in Israel, brought to that country by former soldiers returning from recreational "post-army trips" to Goa. A great deal of Goa trance is now produced in Israel, but its production and consumption is a global phenomenon. Other "hot-spots" include Brazil, Japan, and Mexico.
Goa trance is closely related to the emergence of psychedelic trance during the latter half of the 1990s however the distinction between these two genres is imprecise and they are considered by some to be synonymous. Both styles are generally non-commercial and underground compared to other forms of trance. The goa sound is more likely to be heard at outdoor parties and festivals than in clubs and places like Ibiza. For a short period in the mid-1990s it enjoyed significant commercial success with support from DJs like Paul Oakenfold. The artist man with no name probably came the closest to being a goa trance "star".
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Insomniac
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Posted : Aug 18, 2004 17:14
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Thank you for the information, but this has already been discussed...
Please use the search next time....
Peace... |
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