psytrance
Rave music subgenre
Psytrance is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast tempos, layered synthesizer melodies, and hypnotic, psychedelic soundscapes.
Short for psychedelic trance, it emerged from Goa trance in the 1990s and remains central to outdoor festival culture: The psytrance stage ran all night.
Subgenres range from dark and driving to melodic and uplifting.
Coastal Indian state
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- full-onTotally committed, unreserved
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- twilightLight after sunset
Resembling a hallucination
- mind-expandingBroadening one's awareness
- kaleidoscopicShowing constantly changing patterns
- fractalShape repeating at every scale
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
transcendental · consciousness · shamanic · surreal · otherworldly · cosmic · interdimensional · ego dissolution
Corporate workflow improvement field
- tempoRate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- four-on-the-floorKick on every downbeat
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
driving · hypnotic · relentless · pulse · syncopation · polyrhythm · offbeat · percussion
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- kick drumFoot-operated percussion instrument
- mixingCombining into one mass
- beatmatchingAligning tracks' tempos
squelch · layering · arpeggiator · modular · sequencer · DAW · mastering · LFO
Enthusiastic praise or nightlong dance
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- decorRoom's visual arrangement
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
neon · third eye · sacred geometry · psychonaut · collective · open-air · lifestyle
Surface for rhythmic movement
- outdoorOutside, not indoors
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- blacklightUltraviolet radiation source
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
gathering · headliners · lineup · vibe
Goa
Coastal Indian state
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- full-onTotally committed, unreserved
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
trippy
Resembling a hallucination
- mind-expandingBroadening one's awareness
- kaleidoscopicShowing constantly changing patterns
- fractalShape repeating at every scale
visionary · transcendental · consciousness · shamanic · surreal · otherworldly · cosmic · interdimensional · ego dissolution · mystical
BPM
Corporate workflow improvement field
- tempoRate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- four-on-the-floorKick on every downbeat
groove · driving · hypnotic · relentless · pulse · syncopation · polyrhythm · offbeat · percussion · buildup
synthesizer
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- kick drumFoot-operated percussion instrument
- mixingCombining into one mass
beatmatching · squelch · layering · arpeggiator · modular · sequencer · DAW · mastering · LFO · resonance
rave
Enthusiastic praise or nightlong dance
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- decorRoom's visual arrangement
fluorescent · neon · third eye · sacred geometry · psychonaut · collective · open-air · lifestyle
dancefloor
Surface for rhythmic movement
- outdoorOutside, not indoors
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- blacklightUltraviolet radiation source
tribe · gathering · headliners · lineup · vibe
psytranceambient
Of the surroundings
downtempo · chillout · sleep music · lo-fi beats · trip-hop
psytrancesilence
Total lack of sound
ambient · drone · acoustic music · solo piano · field recordings
psytrancemuzak
Inoffensive background melodies
elevator music · hold music · easy listening · background music
psychic, trance, psych, psychedelic, psychoactive, psychedelia