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When people think of Goa they may think about traditional music, due to the location,
religion, etc. But, Goa is Home to electronic music.
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In modern times, Goa has become a home for electronic music, especially a style
called Goa trance. This genre began its evolution in the late 1960s, when hippies
from the United States, United Kingdom and elsewhere turned Goa into a tourist destination.
When hippie culture began to die out, a smaller number of devotees stayed in the
area, pursuing a specific style of trance music.
Early pioneers included Mark Allen, Goa Gil and Fred Disko. |
Goa Trance (Psychedelic Trance or Goa or 604)
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Goa has become home of one strand of the Trance music scene. Goa Trance (sometimes
referred to as Goa or by the number 604) is a form of electronic music that developed
around the same time as Trance music became popular in Europe. It originated during
the late 1980s and early 1990s in Goa. Essentially, Trance music was pop culture's
answer to the Goa Trance music scene on the beaches of Goa where the traveler’s
music scene has been famous since the time of the Beatles. During early 90’s Rave
scene (all night parties) became very popular tourist attractions.
Goa Trance is very closely related to the emergence of Psychedelic Trance aka Psytrance
during the latter half of the 1990s and early 2000s, where the two genres mixed
together. Goa Trance is more "organic" while Psytrance is more "cybernetic".
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Goa Trance parties are more popular in Israel, Japan, Thailand, South Africa, Central
and Eastern Europe (e.g. Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, etc)
Currently popular groups, artists, titles of mainstream music are starting to incorporate
trance sound into their recordings. Initially trance was mostly non-commercial,
but trance is getting more and more publicity now, on TV channels such as Viva and
MTV, and in the press. Pop and rock stars are starting to collaborate with or even
outsource their recordings to trance music composers and producers. |
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