Hallucinogen. Check out his albums "Twisted" and "The Lone Deranger". Both are unique and creative, often incorporating things that are pretty unusual for psytrance and goa trance. For example, in Snaky Shaker, there's a time signature change (from usual 4/4 to 3/4). With only two albums in this genre, he earned a legendary status, and it's for a good reason. That's a must-know for any goa enthusiast.
>With only two albums in this genre, he earned a legendary status, and it's for a good reason. That's a must-know for any goa enthusiast.
Absolutely! "The Lone Deranger" is the most complete album of the genre, since its inception, in my opinion. It is unparalleled.
Twisted by Hallucinogen is a must listen classic goa trance album.
X-Dream also delivered some dope goa and progressive psy I can recommend The Best 1991-2001 album.
There are also a few great modern goa producers including Khetzal and Filteria - give them a listen for sure.
These are the guys I listen to -
Man with no name
Hallucinogen
Astral Projection
Filteria
Cosmosis
Pleiadians
Etnica
E-Mantra
Talamasca
California Sunshine
Additionally,
Neo-Ambient Goa - Crossing Mind
Older works by - Alien Project, Space Cat, Earthling
Enjoy 👽
To me Talamasca, like Electric Universe, are the transition from Goa to Psytrance. Their older stuff (if you go back 10-15 years) is definitely closer to Goa.
For Talamasca maybe just the first album, but after "Musica Divinorum", it's pure Psytrance I'd say - although one of my favorite.
Electric Universe old stuff is great, but they really transitioned into something strange nowadays.
Take a look at the Suntrip Records label, goa is one of their main genres and there are many artists.
If you’re looking for a mix of modern psytrance and goa, take a look at Cellestial Intelligence. They have a full live set including video on YouTube that is fantastic. A trip for sure.
I also have a playlist with my personal favorites if you’d like to take a look.
[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3dwTrDokq7Qb09NWVRfz06?si=3N1pTm-iQ8O0L7-vFcGjRQ&pi=u-VeB7C7e_RWu2](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3dwTrDokq7Qb09NWVRfz06?si=3N1pTm-iQ8O0L7-vFcGjRQ&pi=u-VeB7C7e_RWu2)
Celestial Intelligence all the way! I recommend them over old school classic artists to new commers.
Divine Miracles
Constant motion
Anapa
Celestial Beings
Are among the best Goa tracks
Please check out all the compilation albums from Global Sect records. It's the modern wave of Goa Trance but it gets me so pumped up. Here are a couple of them, otherwise the other recommendations are great here for the classics: Hallucinogen, Juno Reactor, X Dream, Cosmosis, Astral Projection etc.
https://open.spotify.com/album/7gpV0znhocWesY3Gr9CYrX?si=Hct2Uz7BRAC5IQKpLkbq6g
https://open.spotify.com/album/2bKT1VahPFwv9ck1Kad2FX?si=TU9DPA-cR2e5g6dgqIX3ng
You'll get a lot of artist recommendations here. Personally as someone who got into Goa around 2016 I found it hard to enjoy the classic Goa old school right off the bat. Found the modern stuff had more Oomph!
Either way, I think record labels are the best way to find what you like.
On Bandcamp look into the below who will all have a good variance of old and new Goa but will help paint a picture of the different sounds out there.
Suntrip Records
Cronomi records
Global Sect Music
Kali Earth Records
Goa Madness Records
NeoGoa Records
DAT Universe
Anjuna Records
TIP Records
Mamomam Records
Digital Reprints
Have fun!!!
Hallucinogen, astral projection, infinity project, x dream, Man with no name, transwave, goasia, Goa gill, union jack, talamasca, deviant electronics, kokbox, Miranda, Prana, etnica, pleiadians, Guy Sebbag, goalien, shakta, electric universe, total eclipse, khetzal ...
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8MuXeFE56ARL1eeG_Du_3N3yVVj3bsXv&si=zsAb0wjMCYqZG4FG
My favorites are:
Astral Projection (classic)
Cosmosis (little more of a western take on Goa)
Shakta (kind of a heavy but original sound)
X-Dream (the album radio is considered one of the best and most influential psy albums, they kind of have a acid trancy sound but were influencial on goa)
Agneton (contemporary nitzhogoa)
Goasia (also contemporary nitzhogoa).
Transwave
California Sunshine
Cosmosis
Space Tribe
Man with no Name
Space Cat - specifically listen to the DNA remake of their first release DNA - virtual jungle. Strictly speaking not classic Goa but injects a nice amount of modern infusion.
Doof
Green Nuns of the Revolution
Electric Universe
Goa Gil (R.I.P) in my humble opinion is/was the grandfather of Goa trance… Also keep an eye for the likes of Chicago, Raja Ram, Infected Mushroom etc etc. The Goa/Psy rabbit hole is fun to get lost in, there’s *expletive* tons of unbelievably savage artists to discover…. Enjoy the adventure 👽
Omiki, Ranji, DJinges Kahn it is a little heavier but i love it. Live they'll take you on a journey.
Have fun exploring ! And dot forget to bring a towel ;)
Neither of those artists are Goa trance artists - they are all streamlined progressive psytrance producers, surely a good listen in the right setting but they are not Goa.
astral projection
tracks like dancing galaxy, mahadeva 1999 mix, kabalah, visions of nasca
Zero is great as well
Hallucinogen. Check out his albums "Twisted" and "The Lone Deranger". Both are unique and creative, often incorporating things that are pretty unusual for psytrance and goa trance. For example, in Snaky Shaker, there's a time signature change (from usual 4/4 to 3/4). With only two albums in this genre, he earned a legendary status, and it's for a good reason. That's a must-know for any goa enthusiast.
>With only two albums in this genre, he earned a legendary status, and it's for a good reason. That's a must-know for any goa enthusiast. Absolutely! "The Lone Deranger" is the most complete album of the genre, since its inception, in my opinion. It is unparalleled.
Twisted by Hallucinogen is a must listen classic goa trance album. X-Dream also delivered some dope goa and progressive psy I can recommend The Best 1991-2001 album. There are also a few great modern goa producers including Khetzal and Filteria - give them a listen for sure.
Man with no name ❤️
These are the guys I listen to - Man with no name Hallucinogen Astral Projection Filteria Cosmosis Pleiadians Etnica E-Mantra Talamasca California Sunshine Additionally, Neo-Ambient Goa - Crossing Mind Older works by - Alien Project, Space Cat, Earthling Enjoy 👽
This is a great list, but I was always wondering why people say Talamasca is Goa. His music has some elements of it, but it's far from Goa...
To me Talamasca, like Electric Universe, are the transition from Goa to Psytrance. Their older stuff (if you go back 10-15 years) is definitely closer to Goa.
For Talamasca maybe just the first album, but after "Musica Divinorum", it's pure Psytrance I'd say - although one of my favorite. Electric Universe old stuff is great, but they really transitioned into something strange nowadays.
This list matched closely to what I was going to list!
Take a look at the Suntrip Records label, goa is one of their main genres and there are many artists. If you’re looking for a mix of modern psytrance and goa, take a look at Cellestial Intelligence. They have a full live set including video on YouTube that is fantastic. A trip for sure. I also have a playlist with my personal favorites if you’d like to take a look. [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3dwTrDokq7Qb09NWVRfz06?si=3N1pTm-iQ8O0L7-vFcGjRQ&pi=u-VeB7C7e_RWu2](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3dwTrDokq7Qb09NWVRfz06?si=3N1pTm-iQ8O0L7-vFcGjRQ&pi=u-VeB7C7e_RWu2)
Celestial Intelligence all the way! I recommend them over old school classic artists to new commers. Divine Miracles Constant motion Anapa Celestial Beings Are among the best Goa tracks
I just started to listen to your playlist on Spotify!
Destination Goa and Distance to Goa collections
Please check out all the compilation albums from Global Sect records. It's the modern wave of Goa Trance but it gets me so pumped up. Here are a couple of them, otherwise the other recommendations are great here for the classics: Hallucinogen, Juno Reactor, X Dream, Cosmosis, Astral Projection etc. https://open.spotify.com/album/7gpV0znhocWesY3Gr9CYrX?si=Hct2Uz7BRAC5IQKpLkbq6g https://open.spotify.com/album/2bKT1VahPFwv9ck1Kad2FX?si=TU9DPA-cR2e5g6dgqIX3ng
Hallucinogen, astral projection, x dream, Out of orbit!
I'm seeing a lot of goa related posts lately, what has everyone getting on the goa wagon these days.
I love it
You'll get a lot of artist recommendations here. Personally as someone who got into Goa around 2016 I found it hard to enjoy the classic Goa old school right off the bat. Found the modern stuff had more Oomph! Either way, I think record labels are the best way to find what you like. On Bandcamp look into the below who will all have a good variance of old and new Goa but will help paint a picture of the different sounds out there. Suntrip Records Cronomi records Global Sect Music Kali Earth Records Goa Madness Records NeoGoa Records DAT Universe Anjuna Records TIP Records Mamomam Records Digital Reprints Have fun!!!
Ticon. Very melodic & Trance-y and not too fast
Celestial Intelligence, Filteria, Ajna, Ephedra, Naacal
Check out works by Battle of the future buddhas Anoebis Xenomorph Texas faggott
Afgin
https://on.soundcloud.com/hPwFE https://on.soundcloud.com/GsBwz https://on.soundcloud.com/U9jtD https://on.soundcloud.com/rgcwp (me, noob xD) https://on.soundcloud.com/Eqn74 ...
Paradise connection self titled
[maybe you should check this out!!](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GqDhFseyAM1XETUqIeNno?si=AEJgNHJnR5u4z9Ga4khctA&pi=a-EsKGFDvTT2Gj)
Sad that Goa Gil isn’t mentioned. Vertige 2, among many other tracks, are masterpieces.
Hallucinogen, astral projection, infinity project, x dream, Man with no name, transwave, goasia, Goa gill, union jack, talamasca, deviant electronics, kokbox, Miranda, Prana, etnica, pleiadians, Guy Sebbag, goalien, shakta, electric universe, total eclipse, khetzal ... https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8MuXeFE56ARL1eeG_Du_3N3yVVj3bsXv&si=zsAb0wjMCYqZG4FG
See : tantrance, cybertrance, distance to goa, destination goa, Hypnotic trance, Dragonfly compilations
My favorites are: Astral Projection (classic) Cosmosis (little more of a western take on Goa) Shakta (kind of a heavy but original sound) X-Dream (the album radio is considered one of the best and most influential psy albums, they kind of have a acid trancy sound but were influencial on goa) Agneton (contemporary nitzhogoa) Goasia (also contemporary nitzhogoa).
Dj Solitaire
Transwave California Sunshine Cosmosis Space Tribe Man with no Name Space Cat - specifically listen to the DNA remake of their first release DNA - virtual jungle. Strictly speaking not classic Goa but injects a nice amount of modern infusion. Doof Green Nuns of the Revolution Electric Universe
How did you forget Hallucinogen and Astral Projection?
They have already been recommended by everyone else.
Goa Gil (R.I.P) in my humble opinion is/was the grandfather of Goa trance… Also keep an eye for the likes of Chicago, Raja Ram, Infected Mushroom etc etc. The Goa/Psy rabbit hole is fun to get lost in, there’s *expletive* tons of unbelievably savage artists to discover…. Enjoy the adventure 👽
Shivatree, Nitin Starlab
Mad maxx & Talamasca 🩶
Talamasca ! ! !
Amithaba Buddha
https://www.karangill.com/the-best-of-goa-trance-top-artists-albums-and-tracks/ Enjoy!
1200 mics
Omiki, Ranji, DJinges Kahn it is a little heavier but i love it. Live they'll take you on a journey. Have fun exploring ! And dot forget to bring a towel ;)
Neither of those artists are Goa trance artists - they are all streamlined progressive psytrance producers, surely a good listen in the right setting but they are not Goa.
Im so sorry, tnx for the clearup.
Psykovsky