On Sun, 21 Jul 1996, James B Gill wrote:
(Henry Birdseye wrote:
quoted 4 lines I have taken an interest in Goa Trance, and am somewhat dismayed that>
> > I have taken an interest in Goa Trance, and am somewhat dismayed that
> > stores where I am (Detroit of all places) have to clue what the hell I'm
> > talking about.)quoted 4 lines My advice to you - go to Record Time, buy out> My advice to you - go to Record Time, buy out
> the Axis/Direct Beat/Transmat/Planet E sections and if you don't like em,
> send em out to me. I'll throw in some Goa mix tapes for trade, and I'll
> include a pair of swim trunks and some sun block to boot!!!
When I returned from a really short trip to LA, and heard some CDs in Beat
Non-Stop, I called Record Time and asked some guy in the "dance room"
about some of this stuff. I got a rude kind of "we don't have it, and it's
not probably not worth looking for anyway" kind of answer. I have bought
some stuff in there, but I haven't really fallen in love with Detroit
style techno... it's too bleepy and minimal for my taste. Goa seems to
have more layers with lines changing priorities and it stays interesting.
I have been into electronic music since I bought Switched-On Bach, The
Wozard of Iz, and a pantload of vinyls in the late 60's. I bought a 2600
in 1973 and when I discovered drugs, I began to relate to all EM in terms
of how much I'd like it if I were really buzzed. I don't get buzzed on the
heavy stuff anymore, but a good tune can mess with my head in the good
way.
Obviously, the problem we all have is not getting burned. When vinyls were
$3.99 it was no big deal to pick a handful, and if one sucked, it wasn't a
major deal. "You can't judge by the cover" is very true. Radio stations
don't play techno much here, so I fly blind, or go by word of mouth. The
IDM is a big help, but I still plop down $18+ for some real sucky shit,
and I'm tired of that.
I know the vibe will end sometime, but for now, Goa trance is a music
label that has all the attributes I like in EM: no vocals (samples are
okay), multi-layered sound, snappy and interesting music lines.
quoted 3 lines Seriously though, I think Goa is just a load of bollocks, actually. Not> Seriously though, I think Goa is just a load of bollocks, actually. Not
> really the music, but the term "Goa Trance". It just seems to be a load
> of shite, especially since it has become a sort of new wave hippie music.
The term is only that. I have heard and bought a lot of "trance" and
often it has turned out to be quite ambient like, or too "Detroity" or
ultimately just not "doing it" for me. The addition of the word "goa" does
act as a signal that my chances of finding a majority of songs I'll like
is higher than I might otherwise expect.
--Henry B.