quoted 11 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?
>
> Yeah, I agree - IMO, Goa isn't 'intelligent', in the same way that stuff
> by Hardfloor and their ilk isn't really talked about on this list. If I
> was being kind, I'd say that Goa trance is just dance music (breakdowns
> and bubbling analogue riffs are kind of standard for dance music) without
> any real thought or innovation behind it.
> If I was being unkind, I'd say that it's mindless,
> unoriginal cack - Harthouse were doing this stuff back in 93. And it was
> shit then as well. And I *hate* UV paint :)
Well, I knew I would get some opposition to my "goa" posts, and it
finally happened! I don't care what anyone says, I love it, and couldn't
wait for the scene to blossom as it did. I still don't like HARDFLOOR,
and the formula of 303's and high-velocity BPM dance music. The way
Hardfloor made it in '93 was "formulaic" and it still is. The difference
with goa is in the arrangement and the instruments used.
What makes a track "intelligent"? The sampled use of scientists' talking about the cerebral
meningitis of the beat? What's the difference between early Black Dog,
and some of the tracks on the Dragonfly Comp. DRAGONFLY TRANCE:PROJECT 2,
other than the obvious...It's still dark, they're breakbeats, it's
arranged in a goth-like manner, and it's for the head.
I certainly hope those of you who bash "goa" trance, have your facts in order,
and have listened to some of the early "goa" stuff, and not the stuff that has
just came out. I would never bash anyone about something unless I know
what the hell I'm talking about, and have listened carefully with an open
mind. Not all "goa" trance sounds like your Hardfloors, Eat Statics',
and others...Know what you say before you say it.
Derek Jordan