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Psychedelic trance, often referred to as psytrance, is a form of electronic music that developed from Goa trance in the early 1990s when it first began hitting the mainstream. In some psychedelic trance circles and online communities, 'Psychedelic' is the preferred name for the genre as it provides an umbrella term for the many divergent styles including Goa, full on, dark, prog and suomi. Referring to it as "psychedelic" also distinguishes the style from the 'clubbier' type of trance music and reinforces the roots of Goa trance in the psychedelic community. Psychedelic trance generally has a fast tempo, in the range 135 to 150 BPM but has developed into numerous different styles within the genre all with their own range of tempos. The emphasis in psychedelic trance is placed strongly on purely synthesized timbres in terms of programming and lead melodies. The original Goa trance was often made with popular Modular synthesizers and hardware samplers, but the preference in Psychedelic trance has moved to sample manipulation and storage in VST and AU software sampler applications. The use of analog synthesizers for sound synthesis has given way to digital "virtual analog" instruments like the Nord Lead, Access Virus, Korg MS-2000, Roland JP-8000 and computer VST and AU plugins like Native Instruments Reaktor. These are usually controlled by MIDI sequencers within Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) applications.
Psychedelic trance is most popular in the UK, Israel, Portugal, Mexico, Germany, Japan, Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Belgium, Serbia, Macedonia, Netherlands, the Nordic countries and India. The genre is not as well known outside its scene as uplifting or progressive is.
Psychedelic trance vs Goa trance
The term "psychedelic trance" is used almost synonymously with "Goa trance". Goa trance is a precursor to the late 1990s psychedelic trance, which utilizes more sophisticated melodic devices and distinctive basslines. Goa trance is an almost completely defunct genre of music, based on the fact that few if any contemporary artists would describe the music they create as being of this genre. The term "Psychedelic trance" is used to distinguish the newer material made by many artists, who were formerly known to have produced Goa trance. Full On is a sub-genre characterized by "solidly driven" basslines, melodies, and frequent use of DSP Effects. Notable artists include, Spain's (Ibiza) Growling Mad Scientists G.M.S. and Israel's Astrix in comparison to the more "clubbier" minimalist and less melodic genres, such as progressive trance with more of a psychedelic influence, exemplified by many Scandinavian and German artists, including Sweden's Son Kite. Many use the term Goa trance to simply distinguish those pieces which seem to incorporate eastern, Indian, or "organic" melodies (see raga), derived from sources, like Indian classical music. This makes it easier to identify those which don't incorporate such elements, which listeners would call Psychedelic trance. These pieces tend to be more experimental and futuristic (in the case of Full on), usually using programmed melodies juxtapositionally derived from minor arpeggios Cm7, Dm7, Em7, etc and other exotic or unusual harmonic combinations (see transposition), with the intent of being multi-timbral (see glissando). Both genres, however, continue to use samples taken from sources, like sci-fi films, documentaries, etc. More on [ Psychedelic trance ]
I rated a YouTube video (5 out of 5 stars) -- psychedelic trance http://youtu.be/K4tsmO5Kt-8?a
milan63 (milan63) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:16:28 -0000
I rated a YouTube video (5 out of 5 stars) -- psychedelic trance http://youtu.be/K4tsmO5Kt-8?a
Everyone into psychedelic trance should see #Avatar The UV in it is amazing. Would love to throw a party in that forest :D #fb
jonathanhelix (jonathan helix) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:43:05 -0000
Everyone into psychedelic trance should see #Avatar The UV in it is amazing. Would love to throw a party in that forest :D #fb
@tripailao comprendo, tengo varias cosas Technics de mi época psychedelic trance, siguen siendo de mis favoritas. DifÃciles de encontrar acá
dewback (Fabián Arias) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:17:28 -0000
@tripailao comprendo, tengo varias cosas Technics de mi época psychedelic trance, siguen siendo de mis favoritas. Difíciles de encontrar acá
Ukraine Psychedelic Trance: http://www.last.fm/group/Ukraine+Psychedelic+Trance Ðод ÑÑÑ Ð¼ÑзÑÐºÑ Ð¼Ð¾Ð¶Ð½Ð¾: медиÑиÑоваÑÑ, ÑанÑеваÑÑ, ÑазмÑÑлÑÑÑ.
avatarashop (CosmosBaba) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:26:13 -0000
Ukraine Psychedelic Trance: http://www.last.fm/group/Ukraine+Psychedelic+Trance Под эту музыку можно: медитировать, танцевать, размышлять.
I favorited a YouTube video -- temple solarics - epic tribal trance (psychedelic visuals) http://youtu.be/x1fiwj-Udhg?a
panchomartinez (panchomartinez) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:09:04 -0000
I favorited a YouTube video -- temple solarics - epic tribal trance (psychedelic visuals) http://youtu.be/x1fiwj-Udhg?a
@ImpreunaReusim da, e dementiala; Psychedelic Trance se cheama genul:P
adrianciubotaru (adrianciubotaru) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:04:39 -0000
@ImpreunaReusim da, e dementiala; Psychedelic Trance se cheama genul:P
Australiens - Official site featuring forums, news and photographs related to the Australian psychedelic trance scene.
Meta Description: [ Australian PsyTrance Music Portal ]
Chai Shop - Portal featuring parties, forums, chat, reviews, photographs, videos, and music.
Meta Description: [ world's no. 1 website for trance culture. ]
Dimension13 - Personal blog about the Goa trance life in India, trekking routes, pictures, maps and party reviews.
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Fusion Anomaly - Psychedelic definitions about trance, ancient cultures and future visions. Features links to psytrance artists.
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Goa Trance Holland - Goa Trance portal from Holland. Parties, forum, photos, artist info and useful links.
Goa Tribe - Fan site containing profiles of Goa trance artists.
Meta Description: [ Goa Tribe Homepage ]
Goa-Trance - Site focused on goa and psychedelic trance music and culture, and in particular the artist Elastic Plastic. Contains psy-art, legal goa mp3s and audio streams.
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Goacidia - Goa portal with covers, music, photos, party search, art, project linker and mindtools.
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Goadelic - Party info, photos, selected links to Goa trance sites and mp3 music from a variety of new albums.
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Goatrance.net - Global goa party information site. Includes party dates, flyers forums and photos.
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IsraTrance - Israeli trance resource site. Artists database, music reviews, interviews, music samples, cd and vinyl database, art, parties, DJ's top ten, news and discussions.
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Kwik-Kut - Information and news about production techniques and the software and hardware used to create music.
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Mistical Productions - Official site of psytrance promoters in Texas.
Mushroom online - The global psychedelic trance magazine online - music, community, news, and forum.
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Oztrance - Australian discussion forum with audio downloads, galleries, and links.
Progressive trance network - Guide to progressive trance artists, DJ's, record labels, festivals, promoters, shops and MP3 downloads.
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Psychedelic Mind Expander - Goa and psychedelic trance information site, including record label and artist information, psychedelic art and charts.
Psychedelic Planet - Site about the global psytrance culture of music and art, featuring mp3's, radio streams and links.
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Psychedelic.gr - Online psychedelic portal from Greece. Party promotions, cd reviews, trance art and forums.
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Psylyrics - Psychedelic trance sample lyrics database.
Psymag - Psychedelic trance magazine from Israel.
Psynews - Forums and information about parties, music and up-to-date list of Psy trance artists with some biographies.
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Shpongle - Fan site dedicated to Shpongle.
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Sonic Energy - Reviews and interviews from psychedelic trance artists.
Talk Progressive - Progressive psytrance weblog with news, reviews and party information.
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Trance.net - Psychedelic trance portal from Norway featuring reviews, party information and links.
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Xvibe - A psytrance portal from Brasil featuring parties, festivals, forums, music, photographs, fashion and listings.
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