Clarke Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 Is this similar genre ? Hear it on radio quite often with the Sitaresque sound [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0JvF9vpqx8]Don't Come Around Here No More - YouTube[/ame]
Nova Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 Is this similar genre ? Hear it on radio quite often with the Sitaresque sound That is rock.
Swing_n_Speed Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 :woot: I am a trancer and deeply in love with this music. To understand the connection of Trance and Hindu Gods, one must first look at the history and origin of this genre of music. Goa, once a Portuguese colony, has always been liberal and a place advocating multicultural values. Christianity amalgamated with Hindu traditions gave this place a unique standing in India. Combine this with laid back lifestyle and beautiful beaches and you have a tourist hot spot. The hippies of the 1960's discovered this place, where they could unwind and escape from the materialistic lifestyle of the west. The Counter Revolution was in full swing. People from around the world started flocking Goa in search of a paradise. At this time, psychedelic rock music was taking hold of the imagination of people. During the 1960's, 70's and early 80's one could hear this type of music at parties in Goa. The late 80's saw the advent of the acid house and techno music scenes in the west and there were full on parties celebrating this movement. The hippies used to travel to Goa and import this music from Europe, Israel, Australia and elsewhere. When this new wave music (electronic music with 4x4 heavy beats) came to India, it got heavily influenced by the spirituality of Hinduism found in India. This electronic music of the west was mashed with rhythms and spirituality of the east, and got exported back to Europe and other countries in the form of music which is termed as "Goa Trance". Thus, it is important to note that musicians of the west were influenced by spirituality of India and they tried to express this new found liberating philosophy through music. This early trance which we now refer to as Classic Trance evolved in two separate movements: 1. Trance in Goa called "Goa Trance" which evolved into psytrance and other sub genres. 2. Trance in Europe called "Euro Trance" which is today's club or mainstream trance, again with many sub genres. Goa Trance is essentially psychedelic music. Hippies like DJ Goa Gil (originally from California), one of the original proponents of this music in Goa, embraced spirituality and connected this music to the Hindu Gods. In the west, the drug of choice for Eurotrance was Acid and Ecstacy. However, in India, Goa Trance got associated with Ganja/Hashish because this is what the holy men/sadhus of India used to smoke to celebrate their spiritual connection with Lord Shiva and to worship the deity. The music was seen as an escape from the real world. Hippies and party goers wanted to cast aside their worries of the west. As a result of all this, the early trance movement of Goa was imbibed with symbolism of Hinduisim and Hashish/Ganja references. Thanks to Lord Shiva - Nataraja - the God of Dance and his devotees. Goa is not a place, Goa is a state of Mind. I would encourage you to watch the documentary "Last Hippie Standing" to get an idea of the movement and the connection with spirituality. You can watch this documentary here: http://documentarystorm.com/last-hippie-standing/ Hope this helped. :) Good thing Goa is a state of mind, cos Goa the place is hurtling towards self-destruction! :((:((
nikred Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 Vow...thats neat' date=' P.S have u ever been "high" and enjoyed [b']psychedelic trance ( if u know what I mean ) Talking about psychedelic 2bYj2o7y4rk
Vijay.Sharma Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 Very nice thread! I like psychedelic music quite a lot...but more of the rock variants than the trance ones. Pink Floyd is me all time fav band. I like Kula Shaker too. I love fusion music actually (the rock variant). I have never known of this connection of trance with Indian spirituality. In college in the 90s I always thought trance was more of an evolution for dance music...u see rockers and dance don't go along too well...hence the dislike of trance. But I guess I will start giving it a proper listening soon
maniac Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 Ok where do I start.....I classify Trance music as a marketing Gimmick...I am no stoner...Infact have tried Marijuana a total of 3 times in my whole life.... and beleive me you don't need Trance music to trip...You can watch Rajnikanth's Arunachalam(don't know what the Tamil version is) and get the same hallucinations it's funny to see people who think Hindu mantras are a joke would lap it up when it is remixed and packaged in the form of Trance----what a load of BS...There is nothing spiritual or salvation with Trance...if you think it is you are just kidding yourself....Trance to me is like watching the Mumait khan video remix of Mere piya gaye rangoon after watching the original black and white song
maniac Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVvDOTxEb_Q]Rudra - Hymns from the Blazing Chariot - Official (HD) - YouTube[/ame] This is not trance but apparently called Vedic metal.....Look at these f**** losers....let's all laugh at them :hysterical: but as far as gimmick goes not too far off
Rajiv Posted August 12, 2012 Author Posted August 12, 2012 Marketing Gimmick? vow, this must be the 1st of its kind, I am personally a fan since the 90's so I am sold P.S : to the rest, hmm, apan kaun
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