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About Psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance is a music genre that emerged in United Kingdom, South Africa and India in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of trance.
Among the best-known names in the style are Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk and KSHMR.
Psychedelic trance has given rise to 4 subgenres on this site, such as Goa trance, Suomisaundi, Progressive psytrance and Minimal psytrance.
From Wikipedia
Psychedelic trance, psytrance, or psy is a subgenre of trance music characterized by arrangements of rhythms and layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. The genre offers variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style. Some examples include full on, darkpsy, forest, minimal (Zenonesque), hitech psy, progressive, night-time, suomi, psy-chill, psycore, psybient (fusion of psychedelic trance and ambient), psybreaks, or "adapted" tracks from other music genres. Goa trance preceded psytrance; when digital media became more commonly used, psytrance evolved. Goa continues to develop alongside the other genres.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Psychedelic trance.
Key artists
- Armin van Buuren
- Paul van Dyk
- KSHMR
Related genres
Frequently asked questions
What is Psychedelic trance?
Psychedelic trance is a music genre that emerged in United Kingdom, South Africa and India in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of trance.
Where and when did Psychedelic trance originate?
Psychedelic trance originated in United Kingdom, South Africa and India in the 1990s.
Who are famous Psychedelic trance artists?
Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk and KSHMR.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q622871 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Psychedelic trance – CC BY-SA 4.0
- MusicBrainz genre – CC0
- Aghori tantrik - freaks of byron bay (sonic tantra recs)-02 by Aghori TanTriK (Siddharth Agrawal) – Public domain
- Square Punch - Thundercat by Square Punch – CC BY-SA 3.0