Have you heard of Psy Trance? Imo Goa is very similar to Psy, much more similar than to any other genre of trance.

Infected Mushroom is Goa, I'm sure you've heard some material from them. If not, seek it out, that's your best example of Goa. Atleast from my understanding of it, maybe someone more knowledgeable will come along.

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Originally posted by Omegasox Have you heard of Psy Trance? Imo Goa is very similar to Psy, much more similar than to any other genre of trance. Infected Mushroom is Goa, I'm sure you've heard some material from them. If not, seek it out, that's your best example of Goa. Atleast from my understanding of it, maybe someone more knowledgeable will come along.

I'd personally consider Astral Projection as the best example of psy/goa.

yeah i agree with what S2k said!! i kinda like this stuff too..must be cuz my freinds were so into it that i heard it BEfore trance i have some pretty mint ones too!

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Originally posted by S2K I'd personally consider Astral Projection as the best example of psy/goa.

...and... THE MAN WITH NO NAME

First you need to know there's no difference between Goa and Psy, it is the same genre of music. I prefer to call it Goa Trance. It is a subgenre of Trance because it uses psychodelic elements (that's why some people call it Psy) as strange noises, fast beats and very complex and unpredictable sounds. You definitely need to hear some of it to understand it. As you seem to know a little about it, I'll give you some classics for you to check out:

Man With No Name - Teleport
Infected Mushroom - Bust A Move
Yahel - Intelligent Life
Astral Projection - Mahadeva

I really like Infected Mushroom as they have the wider spectrum in terms of sounds, check out these tunes and you will see they seem to be from different artists:

Infected Mushroom - Dancing with Kadafi
Infected Mushroom - Shakawkaw
Infected Mushroom - Overload

Summary of goa:

Astral Projection - Aurora Borealis

get anything from infected mushroom / astrix / gms / skazi / alien project

these artist are goa/psy trance for me

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Originally posted by The Master First you need to know there's no difference between Goa and Psy, it is the same genre of music.

I disagree (kinda). I see it as more of a continuum, Psy on one end, and Goa on the other. Compare minimal psy like Koxbox to full-on stuff like Pleiadians. Most artists probably lie somewhere in between. If you look at Astral Projection's mp3.com page, they actually classify some of their own songs as Psytrance while labeling others as Goa. These guys have been around the genre(s) for a long time, and they seem to be able to discern a difference.

Regarding the original question, the biggest difference between Goa and traditional trance/progressive, is that they sound completely different .

Oh and as far as a recommendation; check out "The Nommos - Djembe" (the original, not the 'Rough Mix'). That's like the quintessential Goa song, and it owns hard core .

Psy doesn't really have as much melody or synths as Goa.

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If a track is produced by a DJ from Israel it's Psy/Goa...

Seriously, the name Goa comes from an area in India that was popular with hippies in the 60-70's. Goa/Psy trance has a strong jazz influence and is normally associated with drugs (therefore, the name "Psy").

Astral Projection and Infected Mushroom are probably the best known
Goa/Psy producers - look for their tracks or sets.

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This site will answer all your your questions about psytrance and goa trance

www.psynews.org

Check out the reviews sections - it has pretty much every goa album ever made the ones highlighted red are recommended

In general I personally differentiate between psy and goa

psy - generally tends to have a more futuristic sound
goa - has a more earthy sound to it (natural sounding instruments)

Dont know if that makes sense to you guys??

Then you can further classify it as

minimal psy- eg. Atmos, Ticon, Matenda, etc..
full on psy- eg. Psydrop, MWNN, Infected mushroom
"psy pop"- eg. Alien Project, 1200 Mics, ect <-(the artists that haven't bothered to progress the sound of psy, instead just rip off and reuse the standard GMS baselines)

I personally cant stand psypop its ok to listen to 1 or 2 times then it just gets really boring (ie. throw away trance). There needs to be innovation not immitation...

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