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The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is located in Northwestern Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east. The capital is Amsterdam and the seat of government is The Hague. The Netherlands is often called Holland, which is formally incorrect as North and South Holland are merely two of its twelve provinces. The word Dutch is used to refer to the people, the language, and anything appertaining to the Netherlands.
HistoryAlthough the scene in The Netherlands is as old as psy-trance itself, it has been keeping itself to its shores. Psy-trance in the Netherlands has been spreading its wings for a very long time. It began at the Ruigoord, the squatted village that later became legalized. This pioneering era was also felt in the club Trance Buda, where local DJs hosted regular nights. Meanwhile, psy-trance was also morphing into an underground scene while the old squat the Silo pumped wild psychedelic parties in its basement. With the closing of the Silo, the scene moved to the Elf, the squatted embassy of Belgium that for three years became the glowing light of psychedelic trance. Housing up to 300 seasonal members and many travellers from everywhere in the world, the Elf made an impressive imprint in the Dutch psy-trance and opened it for international trancers, bringing the very spirit of Goa to the Netherlands.
[2010] Picking up again in the NETHERLANDS
Psytrance in The Netherlands touched ground in the early 90's at Ruigoord, a squatted village with an alternative way of life. But it was the regular parties organized by DJs Zen, Danyel, Mitch & Lucas at clubs like The Mazzo, Trance Buddha and Club 114, that got the scene going and consolidated it into a style with its own following. During the 90's there were many parties made by legendary crews like Acidophilus, Circus Hoffmann, Namasté, Empathy and 9Lifes of Hoffman. The squat scene pushed psytrance forward and places as The Silo and The Elf had excellent parties and attracted travelers to Holland. With the political resistance against the underground life style and the closing of squats, psytrance had to go back to clubs in order to survive. Yet, competing with commercial organizations for a spot in a club meant that parties became less frequent. Luckily, in 2010 we see the scene picking up again and new organizations coming up as well as traditional ones that keep the flame alive. Most events get posted on www.goatrance.net, so it's a good idea to check this site to see what's going on. The best time to be in Holland is during the spring, especially on 30 April for Queensday, a day with open air and indoor parties all over the country. In Amsterdam, Bom Voyage has its annual party in the center of the city, always including international artists in the line up. Around the summer solstice, Ruigoord gives the Solstice Festival and monthly they have a psychedelic party in their church. More organizations in and around Amsterdam are Namasté, Prog as Frog, Bleep Bizarre, Pig Org, High Tech Pleasures, Trip to Goa, Inner Visions and Trancending on Thursdays at the Korsakoff. Around the country there are many active organizations. In Rotterdam: Twisted Trance Society and Alkaloid-Extractions. In Leiden: Cosmic Combination. In Eindhoven: Global Aura and Metatron. In Leeuwarden: 3rd BIT events. In The Hague: Project Twilight, Psytech and Shut up and Dance. In Groningen: Boom Records and Uzumaki, organizer of the Treats Open Air Festival. Creatively, Holland has a lot of talent. Good producers releasing tracks are Aerophobia, Bassid, Boobytrip, Citizen, Jocid, Kurofusion, Liftshift, Mad Contrabender, Nuver, Pradox, Rev, SQL, Supergroover, The Wizard, Zen Mechanics and the new comers Bionic, Multiband Conspiracy and Woodwise. And some of our DJs: Akbal, Anand, Annakonda, Annunaki, Back To Mars, Bart, Crystal DNA, Dogo, Dr. Vinni, Fluffy, Fluofreax, Hikuri, Jiggi, Kriya, ManDraQ, Mart Fader, Martinèz, Nilezz, Oczean, Paul B, Pim, PolyEsta, Rafadelic, Riches, Rik, Rob, Saaf, Satyr, Shaggedelic, Shawnodese, Supergroover, Tila, Tintal, Wichuri, Yucka, Zen. And a good label to look out for is Mind Funk Records. When in Amsterdam, make sure to visit the Moondrop for psychedelic fashion and the Kokopelli for alternative uppers and psychedelic truffles. And yes, THC is tolerated and may be bought and smoked in coffeeshops. Tell us more about the NETHERLANDS 2011 Support your local scene and let us know about it. Please write in the third person and take a neutral point-of-view. An article about a country should contain the following things:
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