The difference between Goa and Psy Trance

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Posted by beroshima on Dec-26-2001 19:14:

The difference between Goa and Psy Trance

Just curious on what the difference is. Never had a clear definition.

Posted by torontotrance on Dec-26-2001 19:32:

I always thought there was no difference........maybe someone will explain it to me.

Posted by randummboy on Dec-26-2001 19:41:

goa has sturcturue similar to most trance, and is centered around the lead synth(s).. psy on the other hand is centralized on vairious fxs bleeps etc and really deosnt have any melody

Posted by FinnHawk on Dec-27-2001 01:04:

randummboy: I think that's just some people's opinion...

The reality is that originally this style of trance was called Goa Trance since it developed at parties on the beaches of the Goa Province of India. However, over the years, less and less of the development of this genre has been based in Goa, so some people preffered to call it Psychedelic Trance. So now, Psy Trance is the preffered name for the whole genre... So really there is no difference. However SOME people seem to refer to the older more melodic tracks as Goa Trance and the newer melody-less tracks as Psy Trance, but really it's ALL just Psy Trance (the preffered name). I think some people in the industry are slowly trying to phase out the name Goa Trance, since it really has nothing to do with Goa, India anymore.

Sal

Posted by dOgMa55 on Dec-27-2001 06:27:

Hmmm...Very interesting. Thanks for that history lesson

Posted by j_spot on Dec-27-2001 09:05:

umm...my advice, ask Skywarp...he spins goa/psy trance from what I recall.......

but I might be wrong

Posted by VisionsofPVD on Dec-27-2001 09:15:

Take it from me: There is NO difference between the sounds of GOa and Psy Trance...just different name for the same genre.

Posted by cosmix on Dec-27-2001 14:49:

quote:
Originally posted by VisionsofPVD
Take it from me: There is NO difference between the sounds of GOa and Psy Trance...just different name for the same genre.

Diagree , it`s not the same..
..take a look at Miranda - Groom Lake
and Atmos - Klein Aber Doctor or better Infected Mushroom - Psycho or finally X-Dream - Psychomachine
Miranda it`s pure GOA and Atmos, IM, X-Dream it`s pure psychedelic..just listen it

Posted by Tranex02 on Dec-27-2001 20:44:

Yea..i've heard goa and psy-trance being used interchangeably, both referring to the same type of music. But there might be a few minor differences...i don't know!

Posted by TranceGiant on Dec-27-2001 21:07:

quote:
Originally posted by cosmix

Diagree , it`s not the same..
..take a look at Miranda - Groom Lake
and Atmos - Klein Aber Doctor or better Infected Mushroom - Psycho or finally X-Dream - Psychomachine
Miranda it`s pure GOA and Atmos, IM, X-Dream it`s pure psychedelic..just listen it

IF you agree on the in fact NOT existing classification which says that goa ss the more melodic old school trance and psy is the new minimalistic sound then there are still HUGE differences between psychomachine and tracks from Son Kite or KoxBox(THAT! is minimalistic) Moreover Infected Mushroom is impossibly psy trance (considering that it stands for minimalistics again). Infected are a special case, they got their own style..try to listen to The Gathering and then to Tasty Mushroom. Ones fullly melodic and pumping the others subtle and more complex id say

Posted by boy_luke_y2k on Dec-27-2001 21:13:

Can someone define properly, I'm lost

Posted by TranceGiant on Dec-27-2001 21:15:

Listen, I say that there is NO difference, i totally share FinnHawk's views
but if u dont believe us fools, go ask around in the www.psynews.org forum

Posted by cosmix on Dec-27-2001 21:26:

quote:
IF you agree on the in fact NOT existing classification which says that goa ss the more melodic old school trance and psy is the new minimalistic sound then there are still HUGE differences between psychomachine and tracks from Son Kite or KoxBox(THAT! is minimalistic) Moreover Infected Mushroom is impossibly psy trance (considering that it stands for minimalistics again). Infected are a special case, they got their own style..try to listen to The Gathering and then to Tasty Mushroom. Ones fullly melodic and pumping the others subtle and more complex id say

minimalistic=psychedelic
melody=goa
imho

Posted by TranceGiant on Dec-27-2001 21:43:

well lets not fight about this..who CARES anyway?

oh, beroshima does

Posted by cosmix on Dec-27-2001 21:48:

quote:
Originally posted by TranceGiant
well lets not fight about this..who CARES anyway?

oh, beroshima does

he lost
plur

Posted by beroshima on Dec-27-2001 23:03:

The guys at the psy forum agree. Its all the same.

Thanks, all.

Posted by justin on Dec-28-2001 07:46:

hey! i know of a drag queen coming to Muzikcup vol. 2 this Saturday, and her, i mean his name is Beroshima too.

Posted by beroshima on Dec-28-2001 21:47:

Oi!!!!

Not me!!!

Beroshima is a techpop act from Germany! I took the name from a liveset from Mayday 2001, I think...

BTW, thanks for the Psy/Goa forum link. A lot of experts there...

Posted by Soundream on Sep-16-2002 00:41:

Goa-Trance origin: Goa, India
Psy-Trance origin: Israel
Trance origin: Germany, Europe