Goa

=Goa Trance=

Goa trance is form of electronic music and is a style of trance music often referred to "Goa" or "604" and originated in the Indian region of Goa. The music has its roots in the popularity of the Goa region in the late 1960's and early 1970's as a hippie mecca, although the actual Goa trance style would not appear until much later. As the tourist influx tapered off in the 1970's and 1980's, a core group remained in Goa, concentrating on improvements in music along with other activities such as yoga, recreational drug use, and various New Age pursuits. The introduction of techno style and technique to Goa led to what would eventually become the Goa trance style; early pioneers included Goa Gil and Mark Allen.

Goa is chracterized by energetic beat, almost always at 4/4 and often going into 16th or 32nd notes. A typical number will generally build up to a much more energetic movement in the second half of the track, and then taper off fairly quickly toward the end. Generally 8-12 minutes long, Goa tracks usually have a noticeably stronger bassline than other trance music and incorporate more organic "squelchy" sounds.

Goa Trance was at its peak from 1994-1998 and would eventually lose its popularity to Psychedelic Trance.

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"Goa Trance." __Wikipedia.Com__. 11 Nov. 2006. 13 Nov. 2006  "Trance music". http://www.answers.com/topic/trance-music