Originally posted by mnw479
Would you guys consider the stuff that J00F plays goa? I listen to his radio show often, and i don't really have a good idea of what got trance is, so i'm curious.
No. J00F very very rarely plays goa. Pretty much never. John plays a progressive trance type sound that has elements of psytrance on his radio show. Depending on how he feels he can play anything from progressive trance, to progressive psytrance, to full-on psytrance.
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Originally posted by Guest
I dont know the difference between Goa and Psy. Trance isnt my specialty.
They are two sides of the same coin, really. Goa is more based on very classic and basic 303/acid/moogy synths, where melodies smoothly flow up and down the frequency spectrum and the track has a shamanic, tribal, or ethnic feel. Psytrance comes in many different forms, but for the most part, has a more serious, fuller sound and newer sounding synths. The sampling arrangement in psytrance is also generally more complex than in Goa. Here are some examples:
Goa trance:
Psytrance:
JonDC
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Originally posted by ziptnf
No. J00F very very rarely plays goa. Pretty much never.
ziptnf
Jon broke the thread :p
What were you trying to post?
netroM
lol. I wasn't sure if it was just me not being able to see the rest of the thread.
It looks like he just tried to quote your post from what I can see.
mnw479
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Originally posted by ziptnf
No. J00F very very rarely plays goa. Pretty much never. John plays a progressive trance type sound that has elements of psytrance on his radio show. Depending on how he feels he can play anything from progressive trance, to progressive psytrance, to full-on psytrance.
They are two sides of the same coin, really. Goa is more based on very classic and basic 303/acid/moogy synths, where melodies smoothly flow up and down the frequency spectrum and the track has a shamanic, tribal, or ethnic feel. Psytrance comes in many different forms, but for the most part, has a more serious, fuller sound and newer sounding synths. The sampling arrangement in psytrance is also generally more complex than in Goa. Here are some examples:
Goa trance:
Psytrance:
Thanks man, that was really helpful!
netroM
Heh, good to know the thread isn't completely screwed. Only mine and ziptnf's posts are missing, and JonDC's post is strange.
Euforix: That's my feeling of the differences as well: Goa Trance being more melodic and organic (very often Eastern-influenced melodies), Psy Trance being more metallic and effects-heavy.
Guest
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Originally posted by ziptnf
No. J00F very very rarely plays goa. Pretty much never. John plays a progressive trance type sound that has elements of psytrance on his radio show. Depending on how he feels he can play anything from progressive trance, to progressive psytrance, to full-on psytrance.
They are two sides of the same coin, really. Goa is more based on very classic and basic 303/acid/moogy synths, where melodies smoothly flow up and down the frequency spectrum and the track has a shamanic, tribal, or ethnic feel. Psytrance comes in many different forms, but for the most part, has a more serious, fuller sound and newer sounding synths. The sampling arrangement in psytrance is also generally more complex than in Goa. Here are some examples:
Thanks man. It seems like I would be able to ID Psy in a club because it has that machine gun sound to it, and the very distinguished kick drum with extra mid range punch on it.
Do you have any other clips that are pure Goa that would mind linking me to so that I can do more comparisons to Psy?
Mattsanity.
psy trance = poor man's goa trance
rdevito
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Originally posted by RebeL9
A few favourites of mine. Mainly from 1995-1997
Originally posted by Mattsanity.
psy trance = poor man's goa trance
Quit trolling.
Guest
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Originally posted by Euforix
I don't know is the machine gun example the best way to image goa trance but if it works for you, go ahead. :D
LOL yea it doesnt literally sound like a machine gun, its just that alot of psy tracks have a rolling "middle bass" and that combined with the kick for some reason made me say machine gun. LOL I dont know man. Psy is an awesome genre I'll leave it at that.
I will check your clips tonight thanks for hooking it up!
rdevito
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Originally posted by Euforix
I don't know is the machine gun example the best way to image goa trance but if it works for you, go ahead. :D
