GOA – 20 Years of Psychedelic Trance

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  • written by Tom Rom/Pascal Querner

This unique book about the Goatrance movement is an anthology of the international Goa and Psytrance generation. It is the first book that describes the scene as a whole. The articles are written by 41 insiders of the international Psytrance scene from five continents. The pictures originate from some of the best photographers globally. The book highlights the evolution of the scene in the last 20 years and looks ahead to the future. The book comes along with a DVD and a poster, together as deluxe version, and both book and DVD will also be available separately. Both products are contemporary documents of a generation and photographic and filmic masterpieces.

For the newcomer in the Psytrance scene, this easy-to-read book is a ticket to an world of music, mind, feeling and love in a unique common psy-universe. For the long-term Goa-trancer it will be a revelation of backgrounds of the scene, a diary of the personal evolution and a heart-moving must to complete und re-feel the individual history.


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Facts

The book will be published in English and German first, then also a Portugese and a Japanese edition is planned. Together with the book there will be published a DVD by Psynema/El Geko and a poster.

The editors gathered many renowned musicians, deco artists, painters, VJs and makers of the scene together to form a most comprehensive picture about the scene world-wide: Ananto, Artur da Silva, Brad Olsen, Charles de Ledesma, Christian Rätsch, Eyal Yankovich, Goa Gil, Gregory Sams, Gui Lotus, Hans Cousto, Kai Mathesdorf, Katarina Bartovicova, Kei Fujishiro, Kranti Pessoa, Lui Raptor, Marc Brouard (Phoenix Firedancers), Martina Hoffmann, Omananda, Pascal Querner, Peter Ziegelmeier, Psynema, Rober Hannah Cleaver, Roger Liggenstorfer, Sam Chaishop, Scotty, Tom Rom, William Miller/Fish, Wolfgang Sterneck and some more.

The contents and articles cover a wide range of topics in the Psytrance scene: history and evolution, culture, spirituality and drugs, music, art, trance-dance and performances and scenes from all over the world as well as critical thoughts and previews to the future of Psytrance. Other important chapters are dedicated to the Cosmic Octave, shamanism, ecology and social codes unique to this scene. The book also provides glimpses to history, making and backgrounds of several festival such as the Boom, Voov/Vuuv, Burning Man, Solipse and the national scenes of Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan, UK and many other regions of the world.

For orders please contact the publisher.


Table of Contents

  • Publisher´s foreword: Roger Liggenstorfer
  • Author´s foreword: Tom Rom/Pascal Querner
  • Introduction: Tom Rom


History and Evolution

1. The Roots of Psychedelic Trance Goa Gil
2. History of a Colourful Culture Chicago/Raja Ram
3. Magical spots Pascal Querner
4. The Evolution of Psytrance Music Kai Mathesdorf
5. The Psytrance Labels Kai Mathesdorf
6. The Cosmic Octave Hans Cousto
7. The “Goa-Tribe“ – Culture or Subculture? Wolfgang Sterneck
8. Cybertribes: Projects against the System Wolfgang Sterneck
Culture, Spirituality and Drugs
9. Spirituality and Shamanism Christian Rätsch
10. Anarchy with Codes Tom Rom
11. Media in the Goa Scene Sam Chaishop
12. Ecology Tom Rom
13. Goa-culture, Drugs and the Expansion of the Mind Roger Liggenstorfer
14. Cosmic Vibes: The Total Eclipse Festivals Graham St John
15. The Solipse Festivals William Miller/Hannah Cleaver


Art and Performances

16. Decoration and Design Ananto/Julia Werner
17. Visions and Psychedelic Art Martina Hoffmann/Robert Venosa
18. Visuals – Moving Minds El Geko/Omananda
19. Dance in Trance Marc Brouard
20. Performances in Colours Pascal Querner
21. Highway to Paradise Pascal Querner
22. People Pascal Querner
23. Fashion and Style Katarina Bartovicova


A Global Culture

24. Goa in Germany Liese
25. Switzerland Juerg Schmid
26. Austria Tom Rom
27. Trance in the UK Gregory Sams/Charles de Ledesma
28. Trance in Israel Roy Engel/Lior Perlmutter/Avi Nissim
29. Goa Culture in Japan Kei Fujishiro/Jun Inada
30. Psytrance in Brazil Kranti Pessoa
31. Trancerussia Anchor/Unitone
32. Doof in Downunder Albert Moses
33. The Boom Festival Artur da Silva
34. Voov-Experience – Vuuv-Festival Scotty/Amrisha/Andreas Mueller
35. Psytrance @ Burning Man Peter Ziegelmeier/Brad Olsen


Outlook

36. Psytrance: Critics and Future Tom Rom


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For orders please contact the publisher.

The GOA-Book "GOA – 20 Years of Psychedelic Trance"

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