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{{genrebox|name=Psychedelic trance
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|stylistic_origins=[[Goa trance music|Goa]], [[Psychedelic music|Psychedelic rock]], [[Industrial music|Industrial]], [[Acid house]], [[Progressive electronica]]
|cultural_origins=Mid-[[1990s]], [[Europe]], [[Israel]], [[Goa]]
|instruments=[[Roland TB-303]], [[Roland TR-909]], [[Roland JP-8000]], [[Music sequencer|Sequencer]]
|popularity=[[Europe]], [[Israel]], [[Japan]], since the mid-[[1990s]]
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|subgenrelist=List of electronic music genres
|subgenres=[[Ambient_music#Psychedelic_chillout_and_psybient|Psychedelic chillout and psybient]]
|fusiongenres=[[Goa trance music]] - [[Minimalist trance]]
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|other_topics=[[List of psychedelic trance artists|Notable artists and DJs]]
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'''Psychedelic trance''' (often referred to as ''Psytrance'') is a form of [[trance music]] (a style of [[electronic music]]), developed in the early [[1990s]]. Trance has a fast beat, in the range 125 to 150 [[beats per minute]] (bpm), compared to [[ambient music]] and other forms like [[house music|house]] and [[techno music|techno]]. Both Goa and Psychedelic trance have a strong bassline that beats continuously without or with subtle change and is overlaid by many other rhythms, futuristic samples, and melodies most with a pure synthesized element. The original Goa trance was often made with popular analogue synthesizers such as the [[Roland TB-303]], Roland Juno 60/106, Novation Bass-Station, Korg MS-10, and [[Roland SH-101]] the latter used notably by one of the most prolific artists of the genre Simon Posford (Hallucinogen, Shpongle, The Infinity Project, Space Tribe). Use of analogue synthesizers has given way to digital ("virtual analogue") [[Subtractive_synthesis|Subtractive synthesizer]] instruments such as the [[Nord Lead]], [[Access Virus]], [[Korg MS-2000]], and computer 'plugins' such as Native Instruments [[Reaktor]]. These are usually controlled by host commercial sequencer applications such as Logic 7 (formerly [[Emagic]], now Apple), and Steinberg's [[Cubase]] SX2. In the mid-90s Goa era hardware samplers such as the Akai S series and the Emu E series were popular. Psychedelic trance preference today has moved to sample manipulation, storage in software applications, and [[sound synthesis]] via software algorithms i.e [[Propellerheads Reason]].
This type of trance is most popular in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Israel]], [[Japan]], [[Australia]], [[Brazil]], [[South Africa]] and [[Goa]]. There is an under-representation of [[United States of America|American]] artists. However, [[Israel|Israeli]] artists are well represented.
This genre is not as well known outside its "scene" as [[Netherlands|Dutch]] or [[UK]] trance.
==Psychedelic Trance vs Goa trance==
Psychedelic trance is a term used almost synonymously with the name '''[[Goa trance music|Goa trance]]'''. Goa trance is a precursor to the late 1990s Psychedelic trance, which utilizes more sophisticated production techniques and distinctive basslines. The term Psychedelic trance is used to distinguish the newer material made by artists which were formerly known to have been Goa trance artists. Psychedelic trance is popularly termed "full on", notably artists such as Spain's (Ibiza) Growling Mad Scientists [[G.M.S.]] and Israel's [[Astrix]] in comparison to more minimalist and less melodic genres, such as [[Progressive trance]] examplified by many Scandinavian and German artists. Others use the term Goa trance to simply distinguish those pieces which seem to incorporate eastern, [[India]]n, or "organic" melodies ''(see [[raga]])'', derived from [[Indian_classical_music]]. This makes it easier to distinguish those which don't incorporate such elements, which listeners would call Psychedelic trance. These pieces tend to be more experimental and futuristic, usually using melodies derived from minor [[arpeggios]] Em7, Dm7, Cm7, etc and other exotic or unusual [[Harmonic series (music)|harmonic]] combinations ''(see [[Transposition_(music)|Transposition]])'', with the intent of being very multi-timbral focused ''(see [[Glissando]])''. Both genres, however continue to use vocal samples gleaned from drugs references, science fiction films, and documentaries.
==History==
[[Image:Raja_Rams_Stash_Bag.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Raja Ram]] has been experimenting with psychedelic trance as early as the [[1980s]]. He has been part of numerous projects including the well-known [[ambient music|ambient]] group [[Shpongle]], [[The Infinity Project]] and [[1200 Micrograms]]. He is also the owner of the [[TIP World]] record label.]]
Psychedelic trance developed out of the early [[1990s]] [[Goa Trance]] scene through the influence of artists such as [[Timeshard]] and [[Eat Static]], both on the [[Planet Dog]] [[record label]].
The first pure Psychedelic trance label was [[Dragonfly Records]], formed by the artist and trance producer [[Martin Glover|Martin "Youth" Glover]] (a former [[bassist]] for the band [[Killing Joke]]) in [[Brixton]], [[London]]. For this he took advantage of the organization and the studio of his already existing label, Butterfly Records. It quickly became the center of the London Psychedelic trance scene. [[Raja Ram]] and [[Graham Wood]] first produced here as [[The Infinity Project]]. [[Simon Posford]], who worked as a [[sound engineer]] at Butterfly, later released his legendary album, ''[[Twisted (Hallucinogen album)|Twisted]]'' as [[Hallucinogen (musician)|Hallucinogen]] on Dragonfly. This album featured the classic track "LSD" featuring a voice sample from acid guru Ken Kesey. The first compilation from Dragonfly was released as a trance sampler and was soon followed by another compilation titled ''Project II Trace'' in [[August]] of [[1993]]. These included work from such well-known artists as the [[France|French]] project [[Total Eclipse (band)|Total Eclipse]] and [[Mandra Gora]]. In [[1994]] it released singles from [[Man With No Name]], [[Prana (band)|Prana]], Ayahuasca, [[Slinky Wizard]] and [[Doof]]. The signature [[Order Odonata]] compilation was released the same year.
At this point the scene was growing rapidly with and many new labels were created. [[Return To The Source]], a party collective first appeared. [[Raja Ram]] and [[Graham Wood]] went on to found their own label, called [[TIP Records]] (now [[TIP World]]). [[Tsuyoshi Suzuki]] worked with John Perloff to create the [[Matsuri Productions]] label. [[Flying Rhino Records]] was established by James Monro, Dominic Lamb and George Barker ([[Slinky Wizard]]), who hired Sally Welch as manager. Simon Berry founded [[Platipus Records]], who among other things, released the first vinyl by [[Technossomy]]. It also out licensed the famous [[Robert Miles]]' “Children”. Simon's own project, [[Union Jack (band)|Union Jack]] released their morning trance album ''There will be no Armageddon'' in [[1996]], featuring well-known tracks such as "Red Herring", "Cactus" and "Two Full Moons and a Trout".
Around this time a new label emerged in [[UK]]. Some consider [[Blue Room Released]] to be of the most important, and unusual, labels in the Psychedelic trance genre. It was led by [[Simon Ghahary]] and had solid financial backing from a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[loudspeaker]] company. Allegedly, Ghahary had free reign to spend the money as he saw fit, regardless of sales figures. This allowed Blue Room to move away from "classic" [[Goa trance]] into new, more experimental directions. Some of the most well-known artists today were signed and had their work distributed on the Blue Room Released label. Their first compilation was titled “Outside The Reactor” was released in April of [[1995]] and featured work from artists such as [[Total Eclipse (band)|Total Eclipse]], [[Har-El Prussky]], and [[Voodoo People]]. Three of the most well known projects - [[Juno Reactor]], Total Eclipse and [[The Infinity Project]] also released their debut albums that year. Soon the German project [[X-Dream]] started working with Blue Room as well, releasing their "The Frog" single and the highly influential ''[[Radio (X-Dream album)|Radio]]'' album. At its height, the label went on to release such works as ''Violent Relaxation'' by [[Total Eclipse (band)|Total Eclipse]], [[Juno Reactor]]'s ''Bible of Dreams'', [[Saafi Brothers]]' ''Mystic Cigarettes'' and ''Dragon Tales'' by [[Koxbox]].
Despite being the center of production for Psychedelic trance in the mid 1990s, [[England]] had a very limited party scene. This mostly due to the [[Criminal Justice Bill]] and requirements for early closing hours in [[nightclub]]s. On the other hand, [[Germany]] had much more liberal laws, which in addition to the recent unification contributed to the development of the scene there. The German label [[Spirit Zone Records]] opened up in [[1994]], and ended up signing on many foreign artists such as [[The Infinity Project]] (UK), [[K.U.R.O.]] (Japan), [[Etnica]] (Italy), and [[Har-El Prussky]] (Israel). It was also the home label of many German artists such as [[Electric Universe]], [[Star Sounds Orchestra]] and [[S.U.N. Project]]. [[France]] was also becoming an increasingly important ___location, with not only Total Eclipse, but the now famous projects like [[Talamasca]] and [[Transwave]] emerging.
[[Image:Project II Trance.jpg|thumb|''Project II Trance'', the first Psychedelic Trance compilation.]]
Around [[1997]], the original [[Goa trance]] scene was undergoing hard times, espcially in the UK. Sales dropped and many big labels such as Flying Rhino went [[bankrupt]], while others had to reinvent themselves and emerge under a new name as did [[TIP World]]. The death of Goa trance was "officially" declared by [[Tsuyoshi Suzuki]] on his ''Let it RIP'' album, where the [[liner notes]] read "[[RIP]]: [[Mother Theresa]], [[Princess Diana]], [[William Burroughs]], Goa trance."
The new sound of what would become the Psychedelic trance of today emerged at this time. It included elements of [[minimalist trance|minimalist]] and [[progressive trance]], [[house music|house]], and [[techno]], while focusing less on the original Goa melodies. Germany became the center of this movement in [[1997]] and [[1998]]. Many [[Sweden|Swedish]] artists also emerged playing a more [[progressive trance|progressive]] sound. The most successful and well known is Tomasz Balicki ([[Atmos]]). His track “Klein Aber Doctor” was the most successful release for Flying Rhino yet, which was in the process of restructuring. Even the Dragonfly label stated to switch to this new progressive sound, and Psychdelic trance was once again becoming popular. Debut releases from Atmos, [[Noma]], [[S-Range]] and [[Son Kite]] only cemented this fact and made Sweden an important producer of psychedelic trance.
Soon Psychedelic trance was expanding rapidly once again, and for the first time differences became apparent in the music being produced in different countries. Parallel scenes also developed in countries like [[Israel]], [[Germany]] and [[Japan]]. There are also smaller, but active scenes in [[Australia]], [[South Africa]], [[Brazil]], [[Mexico]], [[The Netherlands]],[[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Greece]], [[Portugal]], [[Finland]], [[Russia]], [[Thailand]], [[Denmark]], [[Poland]] and even the [[United States]].
===Development in Israel===
In [[1988]] due to a change of laws and the political situation in [[Israel]], many Israelis were allowed to get Indian travel visas for the first time. Many of them had just completed military service and were looking for a vacation. The beaches of [[Goa]] were a natural destination. Many of them returned from the trips bringing back recordings on the new style of music. Developing mostly separately from the scenes elsewhere, Israel DJs emerged playing their own variations on the sound. Some of them were Avi Nissim and Lior Perlmutter (SFX and later [[Astral Projection (group)|Astral Projection]]), Har-El Prussky and Miko ([[California Sunshine]]), Guy Sebbag, Avi Algranati ([[Phreaky]], [[Space Cat]]) and Ofer Dikovsky ([[Oforia]]). There were also Israeli labels formed, including [[Melodia Records]], [[Trust In Trance]], [[Phonokol]] and [[Krembo Records]]. With the emergence of new innovative artists such as [[Infected Mushroom]], psychedelic trance became a big part of the culture in Israel, more so than in any other country in the world.
==Commercial success==
In recent years, sales of psychedelic trance have been falling. The decline was : -2,8% in 2001, and -8,8% in 2002. A typical album usually sells around 2,000 copies, and selling more than 5,000 copies would be considered a success. There are only a handful of artists who sold more than 20,000 copies, including [[Hallucinogen (musician)|Hallucinogen]], [[Infected Mushroom]], [[Transwave]], and [[Astral Projection (group)|Astral Projection]]. Hallucinogen's ''[[Twisted (Hallucinogen album)|Twisted]]'' has had the most commercial success to date, selling around 85,000 copies.
The reasons for this decline in public interest include overproduction, [[File sharing|copyright infringement]], lack of [[publicity]] and poor quality of music. In fact, the market has not grown much, however the number of new labels and artists has increased exponentially. Much of psychedelic trance is also channeled through illegal copying by sharing of music, particularly among students and streaming audio on the internet. Although this has opened up the market to newcomers, most of these fans do not have the ability to purchase music since it is not normally distributed in mainstream record stores. Finally, most labels put a lot of pressure on new artists to release albums, resulting in lower-quality work.
==Psychedelic trance scene==
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 is often played at outdoor festivals (both legal and illegal). People at these festivals frequently consume [[Psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants|psychedelic drugs]] like [[LSD]] and [[psychedelic mushroom]]s. The smoking of [[Cannabis]] is widespread within the global psy-trance scene. Drugs such as [[Ecstasy (drug)|Ecstasy]], [[cocaine]] and [[amphetamine]] are also used to some extent. The festivals often take place over a few days with music being played through the night and well into the next day.
==Psychedelic trance artists and projects==
Psychedelic trance is often produced in a collaboration between two or more artists, called a "project". Somewhat different from other genres of music is the fact that one artist could be part of as much as ten or more projects, often simulteneously. Each different combination of artists almost always has a unique name. For example [[X-Dream]] ([[Jan Muller]] and [[Marcus Maichel]]) and [[Planet B.E.N.]] (Ben Wierzoch) are two well known projects from Germany. The collaboration between Jan and Ben is called [[Organic Noise]] and the collaboration between Marcus and Ben is called [[Fools and Tools]]. This partly accounts for the large number of [[List of psychedelic trance artists|psychedelic trance projects]].
As shown above the names of projects made up of the same artists can often be unrelated, although this is not always the case. For example, many projects involving [[Infected Mushroom]] are often prefixed with the word "Infected" or postfixed with the word "Mushroom" (Examples: Domestic Mushroom, Infected Astrix).
Making things even more confusing is the fact that the same exact artist or group of artists will sometimes go under different project names to showcase different variations of their music. An example is Michael Andersen from [[Sweden]] who uses the name [[12 Moons]] for his [[dance music|dance]] project, [[Healer (project)|Healer]] for his [[ambient music|ambient]] project, and [[Neser DNA]] for his dark [[industrial music|industrial]] trance project.
Very few psychedelic trance artists release albums under their own name ([[Tim Schuldt]] is one exception). Instead, the name of the project is sometimes chosen to describe the theme of the music being produced. Not surprisingly, [[Crop Circles]] and [[Pleiadians]] releases are focused on the topic of [[space travel]].
==See also==
*[[List of psychedelic trance artists]]
*[[Goa trance music]]
*[[Psychedelic music]]
*[[Psychedelia]]
*[[Trance music]]
*[[Ambient music]]
==Popular psychedelic trance artists and albums==
(in chronological order)
===1993===
*[[X-Dream]] - ''[[Trip To Trancesylvania]]''
===1995===
*Hallucinogen (band) - ''[[Twisted (Hallucinogen album)|Twisted]]''
===1996===
*[[Cosmosis]] - ''Cosmology''
*[[Chakra & Edi Mis]] - ''The Promised Land''
===1997===
*[[Dimension 5]] - ''Transdimensional (Intastella)''
*[[G.M.S.]] - ''Chaos Laboratory''
*[[Green Nuns Of The Revolution]] - ''Rock Bitch Mafia''
*Hallucinogen - ''[[The Lone Deranger (Hallucinogen album)|The Lone Deranger]]''
*[[X-Dream]] - ''[[We Created Our Own Happiness]]''
===1998===
*[[Cosmosis]] - ''Synergy''
*[[G.M.S.]] - ''The Growly Family''
*[[Jaia]] - ''Blue Energy''
*[[Shpongle]] - ''Are you Shpongled?''
*[[X-Dream]] - ''[[Radio (X-Dream album)|Radio]]''
===1999===
*[[Children of Paradise (trance Project)|Children Of Paradise]] - ''[[Urban Alien]]''
*[[Hux Flux]] - ''Cryptic Crunch''
*[[Infected Mushroom]] - ''[[The Gathering]]''
*[[Space Cat]] - ''Beam Me Up''
===2000===
*[[Atmos]] - ''Headcleaner''
*[[Dark Soho]] - ''Sun Spot''
*[[G.M.S.]] Vs [[Systembusters]] - ''G.M.S. Vs Systembusters''
*[[Infected Mushroom]] - ''[[Classical Mushroom]]''
*[[Logic Bomb (band)|Logic Bomb]] - ''Headware''
*[[Skazi]] - ''Animal in Storm''
*[[The Delta (band)|The Delta]] - ''Scizoeffective''
*[[X-Dream]] - ''[[Panic In Paradise]]''
*[[Yahel]] - ''Waves Of Sound''
===2001===
*[[Absolum]] - ''Wild''
*[[Alien Project]] - ''Midnight Sun''
*[[Deedrah]] - ''Reload''
*[[Infected Mushroom]] - ''BP Empire''
*[[Psysex]] - ''Hardcore Blastoff''
*[[S-Range]] - ''2001''
*[[Shpongle]] - ''Tales of The Inexpressible''
*[[Son Kite]] - ''Perspectives Of''
*[[Ticon]] - ''Rewind''
===2002===
*[[1200 Mics]] - ''1200 Micrograms''
*[[G.M.S.]] - ''No Rules''
*[[G.M.S.]] - ''The Hits''
*[[Alien Project]] - ''Aztechno Dream''
*[[Astrix]] - ''Eye To Eye''
*[[Logic Bomb (band)|Logic Bomb]] - ''Unlimited''
*[[X-Dream]] - ''[[Irritant (album)|Irritant]]''
===2003===
*[[1200 Mics]] - ''Heroes of the Imagination''
*[[G.M.S.]] - ''The Remixes''
*[[Infected Mushroom]] - ''[[Converting Vegetarians]]''
*[[Psydrop]] - ''Fantasy Seeds''
*[[Ticon]] - ''Aero''
*[[Younger Brother]] - ''A Flock Of Bleeps''
*[[S-Range]] - ''Space''
*Protoculture - ''Refractions''
===2004===
*[[1200 Mics]] - ''The Time Machine''
*[[Absolum]] - ''Inside The Sphere''
*[[Astrix]] - ''Artcore''
*[[Etnica]] - ''Sharp''
*[[S.U.N. Project]] - ''Insectified''
*[[Space Tribe]] - ''Time S-T-R-E-T-C-H''
*[[X-Dream]] - ''[[We Interface]]''
*[[Infected Mushroom]] - ''IM The Supervisor''
*[[Tikal]] - ''Ritual Cycle''
===2005===
*[[G.M.S.]] - ''Emergency Broadcast System''
*[[Ananda Shake]] - ''Emotion in Motion''
*[[Broken Toy]] - ''Broken Toy''
*[[Cosmosis]] - ''Trancendance''
*[[Shpongle]] - ''Nothing Lasts... But Nothing is Lost''
*[[Electro Sun]] - ''Pure Blue''
*[[Hypersonic (psytrance)|Hypersonic]] - ''Freedom''
*[[S-Range]] - ''Another Theory''
== Record labels ==
* [[3D Vision]] (France)
* Acidance Records (Greece)
* Alchemy Records (UK)
* BNE (Brand New Entertainment, Israel)
* [[BooM! Records]] (Netherlands)
* [http://www.candyflip-records.com/ Candyflip Records] (Greece)
* Cosmophilia (Germany)
* Crystal Matrix (Portugal)
* [[Devils Mind Records]] (Sweden)
* [[Digital Structures]] (Sweden)
* [[Dragonfly Records]] (UK)
* Exogenic Records (Finland)
* Exposure Productions (Greece)
* Green Ant (Australia)
* [http://www.headstick.gr Headstick Recordings] (Greece)
* [http://www.hommega.com/ HOM-Mega Productions] (Israel)
* [[Iboga Records|Iboga]] (Denmark)
* [http://www.kairoo.com Kairoo Records] (Belgium)
* Ketuh Records (Portugal/Austria)
* [[Koyote Records]] (UK)
* Krembo (Israel)
* [[Liquid Records]] (UK)
* Mind Control (France)
* Mistress of Evil (USA)
* Nano Records (S. Africa)
* NeuroBiotic (Italy)
* [[Matsuri Productions]] (Japan)
* ov-silence rec. (Germany)
* Phantasm Records (UK)
* [[POF Music]] (France)
* Soular (US)
* [[Spiral Trax]] (Sweden)
* [[Spirit Zone Records]] (Germany)
* [[Spun Records]] (USA / Spain)
* Timecode Records (SA)
* [[TIP World]] (UK)
* [[Transient Records]] (UK)
* [[Tunnel Records]] (Germany)
* Turbo Trance (France)
* [[Twisted Records]] (UK)
* Vision Quest (Japan)
* Yo Yo Records (Israel)
* ZMA (Greece)
== External links ==
===General information===
*[http://goa.hu/ Goa.hu] Eastern Europe's Largest Goa & Psytrance portal.
*[http://www.audiognomes.com/ Audiognomes] Audiognomes - Midwest Psychedelic Trance
*[http://www.goa.pl/ Goa.pl] History of Goa and Goa music.
*[http://party.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/604 604 mailing list] - a long running mailing list for Goa trance fans.
*[http://www.goatrance.net Goatrance.net] - a European Goatrance Resource
*[http://www.goatrance.nl Goatrance.nl] - a Dutch Psytrance Resource
*[http://www.goatrance.net Goatrance.net] - another Dutch Psytrance Resource
*[http://www.australiens.net Australiens.net] - Australian Psytrance Resource
*[http://isratrance.com/ Isratrance] - A huge archive with information about most of Israel's Psychadelic Trance/Goa Trance artists.
*[http://www.philosomatika.com Philosomatika.com] - a free Goa internet streaming station.
*[http://www.psydb.net/ Psychedelic Mind Expander] - extensive database of Goa and psychedelic trance artists, labels and releases.
*[http://psynews.org/ PsyNews.org] - a long running Goa/Psytrance community website. Includes reviews of most albums.
*[http://goa.hu/gallery.htm Party Photos] Huge collection of Goa and Psytrance party photos.
*[http://www.puregoa.de/ PureGoa.de] an "oldschool" Goa and psytrance scene website from Europe with streaming audio DJ mixes and various other information related to psychedelic music
*[http://www.psy-forum.co.uk/ psy-forum.co.uk] - a web forum listing underground parties, legal events, music reviews and general discussion
*[http://spacenetwork.co9.de/ SPACENETWORK DSN - we speak ALIEN] - THE legendary DSN web portal about listing, events, music reviews and general discussion
*[http://www.hbr1.com/ hbr1.com] - streaming audio station based out of Germany that streams independent psytrance and progressive trance mixes in Ogg Vorbis and MP3 format.
*[http://www.psyshop.com Psyshop.com] - popular online recordshop mainly for psytrance releases based out of Germany. It allows for advanced search through compilations, artist names, and track titles.
*[http://www.saikosounds.com/ SaikoSounds.com] - popular online record store mainly for psytrance releases based out of Hong Kong, very similiar to Psyshop also provides long sound samples.
*[http://psytrancemusic.blogspot.com PsyTrance Music] - psychedelic trance blog with news, parties and reviews.
*[http://3am.co.za ZA Psytrance] - Psytrance news, music, gear and artist info.
*[http://progressivetrance.twoday.net Progressive Psytrance People-Reviews] - In German
*[http://progressivetrance.net Progressive Psytrance network] - Resource page for the progressive psytrance scene
===History===
*[http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~easwaran/papers/psytrance.html Psychedelic structure] - a formal description of the musical structure of goa/psytrance.
*[http://perso.wanadoo.fr/psychedelic_trance/ A Decade of Psychedelic Trance] - a synthesis on the history of Goa Trance.
*[http://www.kwik-kut.co.za/content/view/10/2/ A Psykotropic Trip Through Tribedelic Transcapes] - an article that explores the phenomenon of Goa trance.
*[http://www.roadjunky.com/india/goa_articles.shtml Goa Stories] - An interesting collection of articles about Goa ranging from the history of the freak scene, the phenomena of Goa Trance and the corruption of the police
*[http://www.liquidcrystalvision.com/ Liquid Crystal Vision] - a documentary about GOA. Can be purchased or just watched online.
*[http://www.psynews.org/various/goa.htm What is Goa?] - a history of Goa trance from psynews.org.
===Parties and festivals===
*[http://www.goabase.com Goabase.com] - large database of Goa parties.
*[http://www.GoaTranceParty.net GoaTranceParty.net] - a database for parties and scene supporting activities.
*[http://www.boomfestival.org BoomFestival.org] - a very large biennial open air festival taking place in Portugal.
*[http://www.visionquest-tokyo.com/ Visionquest Tokyo]- a documentry on the Japanese trance festival called ''The Gathering''.
*[http://www.voov-experience.com Voov-Experience.com] - the mother of Goa parties and scene in Europe, one of the biggest international open-air goa festivals.
*[http://www.burningman.com BurningMan.com] - a social experiment, that has an emphasis on radical expression -- one of those expressions being psychedelic trance and electronic music at large. One of largest gatherings in the US.
*[http://www.phoenixfest.com Phoenix Festival] - a small festival in Washington State, equidistant from Portland and Seattle, with an emphasis on psytrance and IDM.
*[http://www.liquidconnective.org Liquidconnective.org] - home of notorious outdoor psy-trance parties in the United Kingdom.
*[http://www.earthcore.com.au Earthcore] - Australian 3 day outdoor party held annually, hosted in two locations, Victoria (25 Nov) and Queensland (3 Dec).
*[http://www.noegono.com.ar NoEgoNo] - Parties in Córdoba, Argentina (South America) Noegono has been setting up psytrance four days long parties in the top of Uritorco Mountain, an energetic and mystical spot. Other parties information also.
*[http://www.gaian-mind.com/ Gaian Mind] - Psy/goa events (mainly on the east coast). Throws an annual, outdoor 4-day party in Pennsylvania.
* [http://www.mandarin.nu Mandarin] - a database for parties in Sweden.
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