Thursday 15 March 2012

Goa Trance Origins

   There is place in India. The region that I am talking about is called Goa. Yep, you guessed it, this is where Goa Trance came from. Now before we continue, take a look at this one minute long video. 

   Yes, hippies, parties and drugs. You see, in the 60's, 70's hippies of that day found the peaceful seashores of Goa and many of them went there. So basicly, Goa is a sort of "hippie capital of the world". Combining industrial music with EBM, they created something unique in there, something that would inspire modern Psy trance, something that would later be called Goa Trance. Goa trance never made it to the world wide mainstream market, however it is known by anyone interested in electronic music.

  The music itself ranges in speeds from 110 to up to 160 BPM. It combines industrial music with the spiritual side of India, creating a never seen before mix of emotions. This music is made for one main purpose, helping the listener to get in to a dancing(drug infused or sober) trance, this is done by a constant 4/4 beat. 
  The thing is, this music needs to be heard in it's natural habitat to really understand it. Dancing the whole night...A whole night of drums pulsing through your body, never giving it a rest... I urge everyone to experience a thing like that at least once in a life time. Parties are still happening in there and the the trance spread around the globe, so I am pretty sure that you could find a party in whatever country your in. 
   Until then, check this out, I believe it captures the "industrial with India culture" quite well! 

13 comments:

  1. I wouldn't call myself a fan of trance, from all of the electronic music genres this particular is definitely not my favourite, but damn, I would love to attend such a party! No drugs needed, just the vibe, glowing lights, drums, the crowd united in one beat, tons of positive energy.
    I need to take a closer look of this music. I already like Shpongle, I hope I'll find something similar.

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    1. I would recommend to check out Neelix, Total Eclipse, Astrix or U.X. . I like all of them, you might like them too :)

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  2. hippies, parties and drugs..combined with trance makes an ultimate combo

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  3. I agree with ojay. I would love to visit that place someday :)

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  4. takes me back to the early 90's...

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  5. Haha, I never knew they had hippies in India.

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  6. Listened to the last one but I thought it was too long. Although maybe I didn't grasp the whole feeling of "Goa Trance" mostly because I've never been to a party/concert that only applies electronic music.

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    1. Yea, it is absolutely diffident to hear it in a party ;)

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  7. I would love to visit that place somedays. Thanks for sharing this information.

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  8. Pretty good insight!

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  9. ah i love this type of music. It's lead me to other artists after i got into 1200 mics and shpongle.

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  10. this is certainly a unique genre hah.

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