PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Is Psytrance Dead or Just Rebirthing?
Is psychedelic trance music still popular today? Born from the late 1960s counterculture movement and the fervour of the Goa parties in the 1980s and '90s, psychedelic trance (often referred to as psytrance) has evolved over the years. But what's the status of this influential genre today? Let's dive into the scene, its impact, and its popularity in today's ever-changing musical...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Magus - The Music That Never Was
After a long wait, the first Magus album 'The Music That Never Was' is out now. This is a compilation of unreleased material from the Magus era.
The tracks are covering a wide range of the Greek band's music stages. Their unique style and sound is expressed across the compilation. From the early and raw 'Tura Buna Ce' and 'Liquid Mint' to the complex and industrial 'Something for...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Psytrance video: Sheyba - Trance Africa Express
If you were lucky enough to be listening to the DJ sets of Mike Maguire of Juno Reactor fame, during 1995 you would have heard him play this, alongside some of the greatest tunes ever to be released in the psytrance music scene. Trance Africa Express is a real gem from Sheyba....read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Bliss on Azax in Round 2
Drive records release an album from Azax and Bliss titled Round II. The Israeli duo are delivering a mix of psytrance tunes that you will either love or hate.
The album does not start very well with 'Fight no more', a great title but this is all that is great about this track. Next, things start to liven up with Stolen Mind from Bliss. The pattern of good tunes follows throughout for Bliss also...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Solar Tech experience Solar Waves 2
DJ Natron introduces the second part of the Solar Waves compilation with 9 previously unreleased psytrance tracks. Solar Tech records continues to support the psychedelic trance underground scene with an album combining established and new artists.
From the opening How to Psy Trance to the closing Master Kush, both from Waio, the tracks all nurture great productions, flowing psychedelic patterns...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Psytrance video: Etnica - Trip Tonite
The track, part of the Blue Room records Alien Protein album, ignited a global religion in 1996 from the Italian Etnica. The milestone of all goa trance in 9 minutes, Trip Tonite. The mesmerizing melodies born by the quarter of Lafranconi, Begotti, Paterno and Rizzo made an everlasting impression to the minds of trancers globally. The mystical but so calm sounds gave birth to a new form of...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
2009 Pisces watching Geomagnetic TV
DJ Michael Liu, founder of Illumination Records, leads the USA-based San Francisco trance producers to Pisces 2009, a compilation of craft and creative sounds.
The music compilation is based on the legendary Pisces Gatherings in San Francisco, California, whilst the cover is supplied by Chris Olerich from Santa Barbara.
Beware, this is no ordinary psytrance compilation but rather a blend of...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
In Lak'ech from Mexican Tzolkin
There is more psytrance chaos coming to your speakers from the Mexico based Tzolkin Records in the new compilation In Lak'ech. DJ Glin.K and DJ Arlkin have put together a blend of the latest in Mexican and South African trance artists.
The tracks are fast, deep, dark and belong to the middle of the night when things get really chaotic. Production could be better, so there is much room for...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Acid Monkey Save the Planet in London
Established UK party outfit Acid Monkey are organising a trance music fest in London on the 23rd of April 2011 in an unconfirmed location.
Legendary psytrance DJ Kostas 'Lory' Kanlis aka Archaic from Greece is headlining the event with a live set showcasing his latest tracks. Archaic has risen to great prominence in the scene after a string of underground releases that seem to have taken the...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Psytrance video: Juno Reactor - Conga Fury
For those that remember and all the others discovering the mighty Juno Reactor in one of their most significant EPs for psychedelic trance music. The organic elements of the sound create a tribal atmosphere characteristic of the beginnings of psytrance before reaching global appeal:...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Digital Om is the Universal Religion
Very few good trance compilations around these days but luckily Indian record label Digital Om Productions have come up with their 2011 psytrance compilation Universal Religion.
A good blend of old and new psytrance with crisp productions across all the tracks, make for an interesting selection. The most defining moments come from:
XSI (Nightmare), Bionix (Ispanika), Delirious (Breaking Point)...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
The Trimurti Avenue
The debut for Trimurti Records comes in the form of a compilation dedicated to the June 2010 Lunar Eclipse festival in Russia. Trimurti Avenue is not your typical psychedelic music compilation.
At first, you might think that this is another progressive record. However after more careful inspection, you find the depth and psychedelic elements mixed with melodic sounds for that perfect...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
We love trance fast and furious
The latest compilation by Phantasm records has certainly caught the eye. 'We Love Trance' is an anthemic, in-your-face blast of psytrance melodies and fast beats.
Compiled by Davina aka DJ Massive, she personally contributes a remix on 1200 Micrograms, collaborations with Bamboo Forest and 220V and has one of her tracks remixed by CPU. The Cycle Sphere remix of Ibiza Osaka from Massive vs 220V...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Psytrance party in Guatemala
If you live, or happen to be in Guatemala on Saturday 5th of March 2011, watch out for the Neon Candy Party. The psytrance floor line up features many names from the international psytrance scene such as Menog (Portugal), Tryambaka (Portugal), Brain Hunters (Mexico), Chilango (Mexico), Ali (Italia), Marcodelix (Finlandia), NXSO (Guatemala), Phobial Macabre (Guatemala) and Dirty Phreak (Guatemala)...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Rhythm Selector from Phacelift
Phacelift has a brand new release titled Rhythm Selector. It is a departure from the latest progressive tracks and the sound here is harder, darker and high energy.
The track starts with mysterious monk vocals and kicks off right from the start. Dancefloor groove is provided by the bottom end and the constant atmospheric sounds and melodies set the mood. It is a back to the basics effort...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Astral Projection Live in 2011 Moscow party
Astral Projection are to appear in a massive Synthetic Dreams birthday party in Moscow, Russia. The Israeli duo will set-up in the Arena Moscow Club on Saturday 19th of February 2011. The announcement has been confirmed on the band's official Facebook page.
Tel Aviv residents Avi Nissim and Lior Perlmuter will be playing tracks from their latest EP Open Society, as well as old time favourites....read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
Blue Hour Sounds will B Right On
In what is a remarkable start for 2011, UK based Blue Hour Sounds have released domestic talent compilation B-Right-On to firestart the new year with their slick psytrance productions.
This CD is compiled by Freak Bazaar, a collective of producers & DJs that have been promoting trance parties in Brighton and the surrounding areas since 2005.
On the music front, Slackbaba introduce things...read the full article
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PsyTrance Music - 12/12/2024
EARTH Psytrance Festival in Mexico
Mexico has long been a hot spot for psychedelic trance in the worldwide scene. Testament to that, the country is hosting one of it's largest open-air festivals between 14-17 April 2011. Earth Festival 2011 takes place in Vulcano La Malintzi, Tlaxcala, Mexico.
The 3 day outdoor festival features more than 45 international artists, amongst them some of the biggest bands in the history of psytrance...read the full article
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