__________________________________________________________________ Psychedelic trance or psytrance is a form of electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. It first broke out into the mainstream in 1995 as the UK music press began to report on the trend of Goa trance. Since then the genre has grown immensely and now offers much variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style. Some examples include full on, dark, progressive, suomi, psybreaks and psybient. __________________________________________________________________ Psybreaks Psybreaks or psychedelic breakbeat is a form of psychedelic trance originating in the late 90s, splicing breakbeat basslines and rhythms into otherwise heavily psytrance-influenced tracks. style typical Tracks: Drone - Pulsar, Morphonix - Island Sanctuary, and Planewalker - Spellbound. The psybreaks genre is underrepresented in the larger breakbeat and psytrance communities. More listeners are being connected with the music every day. There is much discussion amongst fans of psybreaks about the specific qualities that define the genre. Many electro tracks are produced with "psy" elements that blur the distinction between pure psybreaks and breaks tracks that have psy samples. __________________________________________________________________ Full on Full on is a form of psychedelic trance that originated in Israel during the late 1990s. The expression “full on” is taken from the first out of a seven compilation albums series [media] and the first album ever to be released under Hom-mega Productions in 1998, titled Full On. Other sources say it comes from the "Full" "moon" festival's name, whilst others argue that it is derived from a phrase widely used to describe particularly high-energy music ("That tune is really full-on!"). It may also refer to the drug abuse sometimes witnessed ("full-on drugs") on the festivals, as this music is regarded "pushier" than other psytrance styles, thus more exhausting to dance to and the requirement of bodily stimulating drugs is more apparent. Full on usually has higher bpm than psy trance. The most easily recognizable element of full-on psy-trance is the so-called "rolling" bassline, which crams two or three short bass notes in between each hit of the 4/4 drum. Some commercial morning artists associated with the following style: Sesto Sento, Gataka, 1200 Micrograms, Astrix, 40%, and Vibe Tribe. __________________________________________________________________ Dark Main article: Dark psytrance Dark psytrance (killer psytrance, dark psy, forest trance, fullon darkpsy) is a darker and faster form of psychedelic trance music, with tempo ranges usually from 145 to 180 BPM. Originating in Denmark, Russia and Germany, the style has recently expanded worldwide. Full on dark psytrance is a popular variation and can include melodies from morning trance. Some well-known dark psytrance labels include Parvati Records, Noise Poison records and Demon Tea Records __________________________________________________________________ Progressive/Minimal psychedelic trance With a slower BPM range around 125 to 140, progressive psychedelic trance has a cleaner, crisper sound than other subgenres and is better known for well-constructed percussion underlying a complicated series or evolution of musically rooted melodies. At times uplifting, progressive psy has made a home for itself during the morning and daytime sets of many outdoor dance parties, particularly in the Australian doof scene, as well as at posh nightclubs worldwide. Prominent labels such as Zenon Records, Spin Twist, Blue Tunes, Iboga work with important artists like Sensient and Vibrasphere. __________________________________________________________________