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36-472: The Infinity Project (TIP) was a British 1990s goa trance band. Members included Raja Ram , Graham Wood and Anjee Sian, with Simon Posford occasionally working with them. Other contributors include Martin Freeland ( Man With No Name ) and Nick Barber ( Doof ). In 1994, Infinity Project members Graham Wood and Raja Ram , along with Ian St Paul founded the record label TIP Records. This article on

72-402: A "musical journey". Like psytrance, it emphasizes ongoing rhythm, but due to its ambient and atmospheric sections it focuses less on beatmatching and allows for a myriad of tempo changes. In general, large psytrance festivals are culturally and musically diverse. Earthdance , the world's largest synchronized music and dance festival for peace, arose from the psychedelic trance culture. At

108-496: A United Kingdom electronic music band is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Goa trance The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa, India as a hippie capital in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Throughout the 1980s, music incorporating elements of industrial music , New beat and electronic body music (EBM), with the spiritual culture in India were commonplace, although Goa trance did not appear as

144-544: A breakdown in the middle of the track of around 30 seconds to over a minute. Dark psytrance (also known as dark psychedelic trance, dark psy, darkpsy or dark trance) is the heavier end of the psychedelic trance spectrum with tempos starting from around 150 bpm , but may often go faster. Characterized by having obscure, deep, and more eschatological background that leads into profound meditation of death, night, and transcendence, often with dismal sounds and heavy basslines. The subgenre often samples horror films in contrast to

180-471: A distinctive, energetic sound that tends to be faster than other forms of trance or techno music with tempos generally ranging from 125 to 150 BPM. It uses a very distinctive bass beat that pounds constantly throughout the song and overlays the bass with varying rhythms drawn from funk , techno , dance , acid house , eurodance and trance using drums and other instruments. The different leads, rhythms and beats generally change every eight bars . Layering

216-404: A great boost to the small international scene that was then growing (October 21, 1993 onwards). The golden age and first wave of Goa trance was generally agreed upon aesthetically between 1994 and 1997. Goa trance in the music industry and as a collective party fashion did not gain global recognition until 1994, when Paul Oakenfold began to champion the genre via his own Perfecto label and in

252-531: A hot destination for partying and was no longer under the radar: the scene grew bigger. Goa-style parties spread like a diaspora all over the world from 1993, and a multitude of labels in various countries (UK, Australia, Japan, Germany) dedicated themselves to promoting psychedelic electronic music that reflected the ethos of Goa parties, Goa music and Goa-specific artists and producers and DJs. Mark Maurice's 'Panjaea's focal point' parties brought it to London in 1992 and its programming at London club megatripolis gave

288-695: A long residency at Brixton's 2,000 capacity Fridge and to host several larger 6,000 capacity parties in Brixton Academy, their New Year's Eve parties gaining reputations for being very special. The club toured across the UK, Europe and Israel throughout the 1990s and went as far as two memorable parties on the slopes of Mount Fuji in Japan and New York's Liberty Science Center. By 2001 the partners Chris Deckker, Mark Allen , Phil Ross and Janice Duncan were worn out and all but gone their separate ways. The last Return to

324-564: A major influence on the subgenre; X-Dream's Radio is another 1998 album cited as an early influence. Full-on is a psychedelic trance style which has high energy for peak moments, often having melodic, energetic, and crisp basslines with a fast tempo (usually 140-148 bpm). There are some related styles that are derived from this style and are distinguished as different varieties of Full-On: twilight and night full-on (or dark full-on), having bolder and lower notes in their basslines, morning (light and kind of happy), and uplifting. Artists working in

360-442: A much more energetic movement in the second half before reaching an intense climax, then taper off fairly quickly toward the end. The tempo typically lies in the 130–150 BPM range, although some tracks may have a tempo as low as 110 or as high as 160 BPM. Generally 8–12 minutes long, Goa trance tracks tend to focus on steadily building energy throughout, using changes in percussion patterns and more intricate and layered synth parts as

396-687: A music genre known as psytrance , has the organic "squelchy" sound (usually a sawtooth-wave which is run through a resonant band-pass or high-pass filter). Other music technology used in Goa trance includes popular analogue synthesizers such as the Roland TB-303 , Roland Juno-60 / 106 , Novation Bass-Station, Korg MS-10, and the Roland SH-101 . Hardware samplers manufactured by Akai , Yamaha and Ensoniq were also popular for sample playback and manipulation. A popular element of Goa trance

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432-703: A psytrance festival but has since expanded to include world music . It is held in August every other year and combines social activism with cultural and spiritual elements. The Ozora Festival in Hungary is an arts-focused event that emphasizes connecting with nature and oneself. Psytrance is still very popular at this festival. In 2007 research was conducted on the global psytrance scene. 600 people from 40 countries provided detailed information via an online questionnaire. The results were published as "Beyond Subculture and Post-subculture? The Case of Virtual Psytrance" in

468-449: A style until the early 1990s. The music played was a blend of styles loosely defined as techno , new beat and various genres of "computer music" (e.g., high energy disco without vocals, acid-house, electro, industrial-gothic, various styles of house and electronic-rock hybrids). It arrived on tape cassettes by traveller-collectors and DJs and was shared (copied) tape-to-tape among Goa DJs, in an underground scene not driven by labels or

504-742: A venue known as Laughing Buddha (formally known as Klinsons) in Baga, Goa. They were the first to play this style of music with turntables. Using vinyl was a first for Goa at that time. Until then DJs usually used mini discs, DATs and CDs, without beat matching to mix. The introduction of the Detroit sound had a lasting effect on Goa trance, leading to a more industrialized sound. The first parties were those held at Bamboo Forest at South Anjuna beach , Disco Valley at Vagator beach and Arambol beach (c. 1991–1993) and attempts initially were made to turn them into commercial events, which met with much resistance and

540-484: Is also known for different alternative names used in different time periods, — the earliest developments of the genre within ambient house and chill-out music scenes were known as psychill , psychedelic chillout , psy chillout , the later works within goa trance and psychedelic trance scenes are known as ambient psytrance or ambient goa . The dub derived developments are known as psydub and psystep . Psybient pieces are structured to generate vast soundscapes or

576-433: Is the use of vocal samples, often from science fiction movies . Those samples mostly contain references to drugs, parapsychology , extraterrestrial life , existentialism , out-of-body experiences , dreams, science, time travel, spirituality and similarly mysterious and unconventional topics. Detroit techno was introduced in 1999 by a group of anonymous artists who performed exclusively Detroit techno and Chicago house at

612-418: Is used to create effect in psychedelic trance, with new musical ideas being added at regular intervals, often every four to eight bars. New layers will continue to be added until a climax is reached, and then the song will break down and start a new rhythmic pattern over the constant bass line. Psychedelic trance tracks tend to be six to ten minutes long. This includes a developed and atmospheric introduction, and

648-554: The Grateful Dead , Pink Floyd and The Doors . In 1979 the beginnings of electronic dance music could occasionally be heard in Goa in the form of tracks by artists such as Kraftwerk but it was not until 1983 that DJs Laurent and Fred Disko, closely followed by Goa Gil , began switching the Goa style over to electro-industrial / EBM which was now flooding out of Europe from artists such as Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb as well as Eurobeat . The tracks were remixed, removing

684-439: The 1980s included Fred Disko, Dr Bobby, Stephano, Paulino, Mackie, Babu, Laurent, Ray, Fred, Antaro, Lui, Rolf, Tilo, Pauli, Rudi, and Goa Gil . The music was eclectic in style but based around instrumental dub versions of tracks that evoked mystical, cosmic, psychedelic, and existential themes. Special mixes were made by DJs in Goa that were the editing of various versions of a track to make it longer. By 1990–91, Goa had become

720-624: The 2004 Glastonbury Festival in the United Kingdom, psytrance was given an entire day on the Glade stage. The Alien Safari, Vortex, and Synergy festivals are just a few of South Africa's many recurring and long-running psytrance festivals. Rainbow Serpent Festival, Strawberry Fields, and Earthcore (now discontinued) are just a few of Australia's long-running psytrance festivals, dubbed "doofs." The Boom Festival in Portugal began as

756-536: The DJ scene joining the movement. This hype did not last long and once the attention had died down so did the music sales, resulting in the failure of record labels, promotion networks and also some artists. This "commercial death of Goa trance" was marked musically by Matsuri Productions in 1997 with the release of the compilation Let it RIP . On the back sleeve of the album at the bottom of the notes, R.I.P : Mother Theresa, Princess Diana, William Burroughs & Goa Trance

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792-947: The DJ stands featuring religious items are also common decorations. For a short period in the mid-1990s, Goa trance enjoyed significant commercial success with support from DJs, who later went on to assist in developing a much more mainstream style of trance outside Goa. Psytrance Psychedelic trance , psytrance , or psy is a subgenre of trance music characterized by arrangements of rhythms and layered melodies created by high tempo riffs . The genre offers variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style. Some examples include full on, darkpsy , forest, minimal (Zenonesque), hitech psy, progressive , suomi , psy-chill, psycore (fusion of psychedelic trance and hardcore ), psybient (fusion of psychedelic trance and ambient), psybreaks, or "adapted" tracks from other music genres. Goa trance preceded psytrance; when digital media became more commonly used psytrance evolved. Goa continues to develop alongside

828-484: The Source party was at Brixton Academy in 2002. Goa parties 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 art), shamanism and technology. Shrines in front of

864-399: The UK helped spawn a multitude of labels in various countries (U.K. Australia, Japan, Germany and Israel) to promote psychedelic electronic music that reflected the ethos of Goa parties, Goa music, and Goa-specific artists, producers, and DJs. Goa Trance as commercial scene began gaining global traction in 1994. The golden age of the first wave of Goa psy trance as a generally agreed upon genre

900-520: The genre include Ajja, Burn in Noise, Dickster, Tristan and mitanef. Suomisaundi (English: Finnish sound ) is a variety originating in Finland during the mid-1990s. Psybient , also known as psychedelic ambient or ambient psy — is a genre of electronic music, that contains elements of ambient , downtempo , psychedelic trance, dub , world music , new wave , ethereal wave , and IDM . The genre

936-429: The lyrics, looping the melodies and beats and generally manipulating the sounds in all manner of ways before the tracks were finally presented to the dancers as custom Goa-style mixes. By 1990–91 Goa was beginning to attract attention and had become a popular destination for partying. As the scene grew bigger, Goa-style parties spread like a diaspora all over the world from 1993. Parties like Pangaea and Megatripolis in

972-514: The media, most notably with the release of his 1994 Essential Mix , or more commonly known as the Goa Mix . The original goal of the music was to assist the dancers in experiencing a collective state of bodily transcendence, similar to that of ancient shamanic dancing rituals, through hypnotic, pulsing melodies and rhythms. As such, goa trance has an energetic beat , often in a standard 4/4 dance rhythm. A typical track will generally build up to

1008-443: The music industry. Prior to the 1980s, the music played at parties was performed by live bands and tapes were played in between sets. In the early 1980s, sampling synth and MIDI music appeared globally and DJs became the preferred format in Goa, with two tape decks driving a party without a break, facilitating continuous music. Cassette tapes were used by DJs until the 1990s, when DAT tapes were used. DJs playing in Goa during

1044-402: The music progresses in order to build a hypnotic and intense feel. The kick drum often is a low, thick sound with prominent sub-bass frequencies. The music very often incorporates many audio effects that are often created through experimentation with synthesisers. A well-known sound that originated with Goa trance and became much more prevalent through its successor, which evolved Goa trance into

1080-512: The need to pay the local Goan police baksheesh . Events were generally staged around a bar, even though these were often only a temporary fixture in the forest or beach. The parties taking place around the new year tend to be the most chaotic with busloads of people coming in from all places such as Mumbai, Delhi, Gujarat, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Chennai. Travelers and sadhus from all over India passed by to join in. Megatripolis in London

1116-538: The other genres. The first hippies who arrived in Goa , India (a former Portuguese colony) in the mid-1960s were drawn there for many reasons, including the beaches, the low cost of living, the friendly locals, the Indian religious and spiritual practices and the readily available Indian cannabis, which until the mid-1970s was legal. During the 1970s the first Goa DJs were generally playing psychedelic rock bands such as

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1152-468: The science fiction film samples more regularly used in "normal" psytrance. Dark psytrance emerged as a recognizable genre after 2003 in Germany and Russia , with Brazilian, German and Russian artists dominating the scene. The German artist Xenomorph (Mark Petrick) is credited as an artist who first brought dark occult aesthetic into psytrance, with his album Cassandra's Nightmare released in 1998 being

1188-592: The world and it was in this year that the first Goa trance festivals began, including the Gaia Festival in France and the still-running VooV festival in Germany. In 1993 the first 100% Goa trance album was released, Project II Trance , featuring tracks by Man With No Name and Hallucinogen to name two. Goa trance enjoyed its commercial peak between 1996 and 1997 with media attention and some recognized names in

1224-531: Was a great influence in popularising the sound. Running from June 1993 though really programming the music from October 1993 when it moved to Heaven nightclub it made all the national UK press, running until October 1996. In 1993 a party organization called Return to the Source also brought the sound to London, UK. Starting life at the Rocket in North London with a few hundred followers, the Source went on to

1260-528: Was between 1994 and 1997. By 1992 the Goa trance scene had a pulse of its own, though the term "Goa trance" did not become the characterization of the genre until around 1994. The Goa trance sound, which by the late 1990s was being used interchangeably with the term psychedelic trance, retained its popularity at outdoor raves and festivals, but also permanent psytrance nightclubs emerged such as Natraj Temple in Munich. New artists were appearing from all over

1296-415: Was written. While the psytrance genre began in the Goa trance scene, it went on to proliferate globally. Its impact was felt in western Europe, Middle East, North America, Australia, Japan and South Africa. Psytrance is linked to other music genres such as big beat , electroclash , grime and 2-step . The genre evolved in conjunction with the multimedia psychedelic arts scene. Psychedelic trance has

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