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Posted : Aug 5, 2006 02:59
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some review:
Hi everybody! Guatemala is proud to be again part of the trancers guide to the galaxy!!!
Around 97-98, after the grunge rock explosion, Guatemala started having social gatherings with djs playing music and people dancing, no specific genre, just party.
Mean while, around the shores of lake Atitlan, a place were many travellers spend time enjoying the most amazing lake on earth, goa and psychedelic trance was being heard sporadically but gaining strength. Year by year, more people could be seen enjoying fine tunes. It was not till 2001 that full moon parties started getting popular and the music become part of the mainstream scene in the whole country. By 2003 trance had made is mark and became a driving force in Guatemalan electronic culture.
In 2005 we had mayor achievements and killer parties, expanding beyond our reach.
Artists like Neuromotor, Infected Mushroom, Ecliptic and Goa Gil visited our great land and gave memorable performances. Travelling musicians and djs from many different parts of the world also touched Guatemalan soil and graced us with their extravagant beats and bass lines.
The scene is expanding fast, and many different promoters are rising, now having more than just one trance party a night, more options and a wider knowledge of music.
Rave del Castillo, Electronango and the Full Moon Parties are distinct events that feauture only goa and psytrance music in beautiful locations with breath taking sunrises and triped out deco.A new local record label will be ready to go by the end of 2006 togheter with a djs school and many more projects with the main purpouse of getting every ones atention in this great peace of heaven. Istmo music in El Salvador is the first central american label to promote regional artists, supporting all types of electronic music, like trance and drum & bass. Having already realeased numerous tracks.
We have started 2006 at a nice face, and many dates are set for really cool parties.
We had the incredible live act of Void in February and are expecting Skazi for June.
I can honestly say that at the moment I am satisfied with the progress we have made as a country. Some of the local artists that drive the local psy trance scene are: PsyBada, FullOniOn, Pebble Funk, Dj Joserra, Baby G, Betamax and Digital Phreak.
Ranging from morning trance and chill out to minimal to full on and hard dark psy.
The highlight of 2006 will be when for the first time in history Guatemala will connect with the rest of our brothers and sisters around the globe to celebrate and dance for peace at Earthdance Guatemala 2006 Seeing how the music wave keeps getting bigger and bigger gives me the chills, and being a part of it makes me proud. Don’t hesitate to land in Guatemala for some great vibes and manic dancing in some really exotic locations.
Any traveller visiting our country should first check the local web pages. www.electronik.net, www.unrealproductions.net, www.elcolectivoguatemala.com, www.electronicmind.org.
Here you can find party listings, news about local producers and djs, and various events.
Certain clubs and venues, like “Suae“ ,“The Box“ and “Bad Attitude“ feature local artists and djs.
Till next time… cheers.
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