What is the meaning of psy trance?

What is the meaning of psy trance?

Psychedelic trance, psytrance or psy is a subgenre of trance music characterized by arrangements of rhythms and layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. It is comparable to the hardcore, underground style of trance music. The genre offers variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style.

Why do people listen to psy trance?

People are trying to immerse themselves in spirituality to feel better about themselves. Psytrance music parties are not about stepping into a nightclub, grooving to the dance tunes, getting drunk, and then returning home. In short, one can say that psytrance parties make one more humane.

Where was Psy trance originated?

Goa
Psytrance was born out of the Goa trance scene and general aesthetic. Goa is a Western state in India, much of it running along a beautiful beach coastline, and the eponymous “Goa” tag is thrown around for the sort of alien trance music that became popular in the late ’80s and ’90s.

What is the difference between trance and psytrance?

As nouns the difference between trance and psytrance is that trance is while psytrance is a genre of trance music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies created by high-tempo riffs.

Why is psytrance so popular in Israel?

In the late ’80s, it became popular for young Israelis, freshly released from their mandatory military service in the Israeli Defense Forces [IDF], to backpack to Goa and its fabled Baga and Anjuna beaches. The living was cheap and the atmosphere was heady, fueled by marathon beach parties, psychedelics and Goa trance.

When did Goa Trance start?

Goa trance is an electronic dance music style that originated in the early 1990s in the Indian state of Goa.

When did psy trance start?

Psychedelic trance developed out of the early 1990s Goa Trance scene through the influence of artists such as Timeshard and Eat Static, both on the Planet Dog record label.

Is Psy a word?

Psy is an abbreviation of psychiatre (psychiatrist) or psychologue (psychologist) or a more general term for anyone employed within the profession of psychology or counselling. It is commonly used in everyday conversation in France is roughly the same way as ‘shrink’ in English.