Psytrance Guide

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Post by turrini » Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 9:26 AM UTC

Re: Psytrance Guide

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Post by gastlee_za » Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 9:50 AM UTC

This isn't the first ever psytrance styles guide. I recall seeing one on psynews.org many years ago that actually appeared more comprehensive than this one.

Re: Psytrance Guide

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Post by arnaudsm » Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 9:54 AM UTC

This is a great introduction nicely designed ! Do similar websites exist for other genres?

Re: Psytrance Guide

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Post by pixelpoet » Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 10:00 AM UTC

> Ultimae Records

Panoramic greetings! (kind of an in-joke if you follow their newsletter last few years)

To psychill I would like to add, definitely listen to Easily Embarrassed's "Idyllic Life" album, it's absolutely brilliant: https://easilyembarrassed.bandcamp.com/album/idyllic-life

Edit: while I welcome this particular bit of content, I'm surprised to find it on HN; seems a bit offtopic, no?

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Post by emptyfile » Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 10:01 AM UTC

Pretty nice and comprehensive guide. Ever since I've first seen Ishkur's guide as a kid I've wanted one for all genres of music, it always seem like the coolest thing.

Also this guide reminded me that James Reipas exists, thank you.

Re: Psytrance Guide

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Post by targonca » Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 10:04 AM UTC

arnaudsm wrote: post #3

This is a great introduction nicely designed ! Do similar websites exist for other genres?

Ishkur's guide to electronic music: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishkur's_Guide_to_Electronic_M...

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Post by confact » Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 10:08 AM UTC

Really like this. Found like 5 new songs in different genere I like

Re: Psytrance Guide

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Post by chrisseaton » Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 10:12 AM UTC

gastlee_za wrote: post #2

This isn't the first ever psytrance styles guide. I recall seeing one on psynews.org many years ago that actually appeared more comprehensive than this one.

> This isn't the first ever psytrance styles guide.

So what? What a silly put-down.

Re: Psytrance Guide

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Post by NKosmatos » Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 10:20 AM UTC

Very nice guide, especially for all of us in our mid forties that liked and listened (still listening?) to all these styles when they were actually being created!!!

Recently there was a HN post about a similar site http://everynoise.com/ but for all music genres

Re: Psytrance Guide

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Post by SuddsMcDuff » Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 10:27 AM UTC

This is great! I now know that "minimal psy" is the name of the genre I like to listen to whilst coding.

I'd love to see something similar for the various sub-genres of drum & bass.

'Psybreaks' really reminds me of the soundtrack to the original Wipeout game, written by Cold Storage (http://www.coldstorage.org.uk/).