quoted 12 lines However, am I wrong in thinking that "Goa" trance doesn't> > However, am I wrong in thinking that "Goa" trance doesn't
> > really come under the banner of IDM?
> >
> Why do you not think goa trance is "IDM"? What (in your opinion) is "goa
> trance"?? Unintelligent? However cheesy, this shit does what it's
> supposed to do! So it doesn't have the meditative repetitiveness of
> Basic Channel, or the intricate patterns of Black Dog/Plaid/Repeat, but,
> most trip-trap that passes for IDM these days doesn't do as much head
> damage as "goa". I still love IDM groups, but "goa trance" has to be the
> most overlooked scene as of late, and is just as melodic as any other
> group discussed on this list.
> Let me know what ya think, we can go hedz up and chat about it, matey!
Oh, don't get me wrong. I fucking love goa, I go to RTTS a lot, in
fact there is one here this Saturday in Paris, so there.
The music is great for going ballistic to when you're in a crowd
full of psychadelic nutters, that is what makes the music work -
the crowd that goes with it. Without the party atmosphere, I find
the music rather uninspiring.
It is just in a completely different genre to the charter of the
IDM list. It is music for dancing to, and IDM, IMHO, is primarily for
listening to (Bit of a generalisation, I know. I have danced my
tits off to R.H. Kirk many a time)
Maybe someone should start a goa mailing list, cos the way it is
booming in the UK at the moment, it would be quite popular.
Adios,
Catweasel.
"To find your mind, you have to lose it first"