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Psychedelic
Also known as: Uptempo Psy, UK Psy, Classic
Psychedelic is probably the most iconic subgenre of Psytrance music, with driving basslines and futuristic sounds often created using FM synthesis. Pioneered by the London-based labels like Alchemy, Flying Rhino and TIP Records, among the others, this subgenre has also become known as the UK Psy.
BPM range:
145 — 148
tracks:
Tristan & Aardvarkk — Daws Of Perception (Imagine Mars & Volcano Remix)
Mad Tribe — Tuned In Perfectly (Original Mix)
Djantrix & Spirit Architect — Experimental Virus (Original Mix)
Dust & Lunatica — Hippie Shaker (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Ajja, Avalon, Burn In Noise, Electric Universe, Laughing Buddha, Mad Tribe, Tristan
Notable labels:
Alchemy Records, BMSS Records, Bom Shanka Music, Digital Om Productions, Grasshopper Records, Looney Moon Records, Nano Records, TIP Records
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Psytrance
Also known as: Psy-Trance, Classy, 140-BPM-Psy
This subgenre organically fits between Progressive Psy and the classic Psychedelic in the BPM range, combining the best elements of these two. It is arguably the most common Psytrance subgenre now that sounds on the festivals all over the world, and in fact, if you hear the word “Psytrance”, it’s most likely referred to this particular subgenre.
BPM range:
138 — 142
Tracks:
Daniel Lesden — Structured Chaos (Original Mix)
Nertum — Metaphysics Energy (Original Mix)
Outsiders & Sonic Species — Who We Are (Original Mix)
Vertical Mode — Time Machine (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Artificials, E-Clip, Lifeforms, Outsiders, Relativ, Sonic Species, StarLab, Vertical Mode
Notable labels:
Digital Om Productions, HOMmega Productions, Profound Records, Sacred Technology, TechSafari Records, Transcape Records
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Progressive Psy
Also known as: Psy-Prog, Progressive
Emerging in the mid 00’s in Europe, Progressive Psy has quickly expanded to become one of the most common Psytrance subgenres. And it’s very diverse too, featuring a quite wide range of vibes. Progressive Psy doesn’t utilise one particular type of sound, but rather focuses on the groove, the flow, and how it progresses over time.
BPM range:
134 — 138
Tracks:
Vibrasphere — Morning Breeze (Original Mix)
Protonica — Floating Point (Original Mix)
Phaxe — Disturbed (Original Mix)
Mindwave — 24 Hours (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Ace Ventura, Atacama, Human Blue, Liquid Soul, Mindwave, Protonica, Vibrasphere, Zyce
Notable labels:
Digital Nature Records, Iono Music, TesseracTstudio, Sourcecode Transmissions, Yellow Sunshine Explosion
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Minimal Psy
Also known as: Minimal, Deep Psychedelic, Zenonesque
Although this subgenre might be formally called Progressive, it’s typically slower, deeper and less melodic than the Progressive Psy we know today. Tracks of this subgenre build-up slowly, allowing artists to focus more on things like reverb tails, delay effects, little percussion tricks, and other subtle details.
BPM range:
130 — 135
Tracks:
Beat Bizarre — Blown To Smithereens (Original Mix)
Son Kite — Eye See You (Original Mix)
Subliminal Codes — In the Now (Original Mix)
Dreamstalker — 25 Changes (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Atmos, Beat Bizarre, Krumelur, Perfect Stranger, Son Kite, Sensient
Notable labels:
Echoes Records, Plusquam Records, Uxmal Records, Zenon Records
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Tribal
Also known as: Triplets, Ethnic Psy
Pioneered by Juno Reactor and then recently popularised by Vini Vici, Tribal Psy utilises triplets bassline pattern along with some ethnic drums and vocal samples. Some producers overused triplets so much in the recent years, so at some point, having a triplet drop is almost considered as a cliché.
BPM range:
136 — 140
Tracks:
Juno Reactor — Conga Fury (Ace Ventura Remix)
Vini Vici — The Tribe (Original Mix)
Space Hypnose — King Of Elephants (Original Mix)
Omiki & Planet 6 — Troya (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Berg, Juno Reactor, Loud, Omiki, Pop Art, Planet 6, Pura Vida, Vini Vici
Notable labels:
Blue Tunes Records, Bounce Recordings, Mainstage Records, X7M Records
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Offbeat
Also known as: The Offbeat, Progressive Trance, Hamburg Psy
The Offbeat Psy uses a specific bassline pattern at which a single bass note hits between four-on-the-floor kick drums, hence the name. It is originated from Hamburg, Germany, in the late 00’s. Tracks in this subgenre often include sampled speech samples processed with the gate or sidechain effects.
BPM range:
134 — 140
Tracks:
Vaishiyas — Axon & John (Original Mix)
Interactive Noise — Temptation (Original Mix)
Symphonix — Hit And Run (Ticon Remix)
Dj Fabio & Moon — Emotionally Unplugged (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Audiomatic, Fabio & Moon, Interactive Noise, Neelix, Unseen Dimensions, Vaishiyas
Notable labels:
432 Records, Audioload Music, Spin Twist Records
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Psytechno
Also known as: Psychedelic Techno, Psytek
As the title suggests, this subgenre is a blend of Psytrance and Techno that combines various elements from these two. And since both Psytrance and Techno can vary in tempo and vibe, there are pretty much no boundaries to this subgenre too: it can go from deep and minimal to hard and rough.
BPM range:
128 — 140
Tracks:
John 00 Fleming — Tik Tok (Part 1)
MVMB — Who We Are (Original Mix)
Ectima — Taken (Original Mix)
Psychosonic — Now Or Never (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Cybered, Freedom Fighters, Hedustma, Ectima, John 00 Fleming, Midimiliz, MVMB, Opsy, Tegma
Notable labels:
JOOF Recordings, Horns And Hoofs Entertainment, Iboga Records, Soundmute Recordings
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Psy Tech-Trance
Also known as: Uplifting Psy
Psy Tech-Trance is a product of a clash between Psytrance and a regular Trance worlds. Tracks in this subgenre typically have the Psy bassline, longer uplifting breakdowns, and acidic riffs at the climax. Although some devoted psytrance fans don’t accept this subgenre as a part of the Psy scene and culture, it grows pretty rapidly, especially in the US.
BPM range:
138 — 140
Tracks:
Simon Patterson — Smack (Waio Remix)
Christopher Lawrence & No Comment — Horizon (Original Mix)
Sean Tyas — Matter Of Time (Original Mix)
Sam Jones — Charlie Charlie (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Christopher Lawrence, Harmonic Rush, Jordan Suckley, Sean Tyas, Simon Patterson
Notable labels:
Damaged Records, Mental Asylum Records, Perfecto Fluoro, Pharmacy Music, The VII Crew
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Psybreaks
Also known as: Psychedelic Breaks, Psy Tech-Funk, Broken Beats
Psybreaks is a relatively new subgenre that emerged in the last 00’s. It combines heavy Psytrance bassline and squelch sounds with a Breaks rhythm, classic Electro snares, and sometimes even Industrial scrapes.
BPM range:
130 — 138
Tracks:
Hedflux & Grouch — Lumination (Original Mix)
Beatman and Ludmilla — Moldova (Original Mix)
MartOpetEr — Brain Hacker (Original Mix)
Marv-In-Blue — Phaze 3 (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Bad Tango, Beatman and Ludmila, Blazer, Broken Eye, Headflux, MartOpetEr
Notable labels:
Broken Robot Recordings, Luminus Music, Neom Recordings, VIM Records
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Mainstream
Also known as: Commercial Psy, Pop Psy
This isn’t quite a subgenre, but rather consequences of when Psytrance artists go mainstream: it often includes vocals and cheesy melodies to appeal to a broader audience. Although these tracks are typically labelled in stores as “Psytrance”, let’s be clear about it: it’s not Psytrance, really.
BPM range:
130 — 138
Tracks:
Neelix — People (Dragon Edit)
Carnage & Timmy Trumpet — PSY or DIE (Extended Mix)
Morten Granau & Phaxe — Lost (Original Mix)
Day.Din — Breaking Dread (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Coming Soon, Day.Din, Ranji, Morten Granau, Yahel
Notable labels:
Armada, Spin Twist Records, Spinnin' Records, Who's Afraid of 138
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Goa Trance
Also known as: Goa, 604 Psy
Goa Trance is the ancestor of all Psytrance music as a whole we know today. Formed in the 80’s in Goa, India, by the modern hippies of that time, Goa Trance got its global recognition in the mid 90’s. Goa Trance is considered as “organic”, that is to say, it does not have the typical “metallic” sounds of electronic music and often presents an oriental aesthetics in its melodies, mostly with Indian consonance, as well as various tribal elements from the Indian culture such as references to the Buddhist or Hinduist mythology and mysticism. Although Goa Trance is considered as an oldschool genre now, some artists and labels are still releasing it, referring to it as a New School or Neogoa.
BPM range:
135 — 150
Tracks:
Oforia — Oasis (Original Mix)
Artifact303 — Feelings (Original Mix)
Radical Distortion — Psychedelic Dreams (Original Mix)
Filteria — Ultimator! (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Asia 2001, Astral Projection, Artifact303, Filteria, Hallucinogen, Man With No Name, Miranda, Ovnimoon, Toi Doi, Transwave
Notable labels:
Flying Rhino Records, MDMA Records, Suntrip Records, Timewarp, Twisted Records
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Nitzhonot
Also known as: Uplifting Goa, Morning Goa Trance
Nitzhonot is a subgenre that formed from the classic Goa Trance in the mid 90’s in Israel, and it literally means “victories” in Hebrew. It is typically faster than Goa Trance, with high-pitched kick drums and fast-paced oriental melodies. And just like Goa Trance, Nitzhonot considered an underground subgenre among Psytrance as a whole, which is an underground style itself.
BPM range:
145 — 160
Tracks:
Goalien — Psychedelic Dilemma (Original Mix)
Nova Fractal — Perception (Original Mix)
Agneton — Eden Ahead (Original Mix)
Cyan — A New Galaxy (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Agneton, Cyan, Eyal Barkan, Goalien, Shivax
Notable labels:
Ezel-Ebed Records, Krembo Records, Phototropic Records, Sita Records
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Full-on
Also known as: Morning Fullon, Israeli Full-on
Full-on is a dynamic, playful, and musical subgenre of Psytrance that appeals to a broader audience because of its positive vibe. Unlike of a typical straight Psytrance bassline pattern, the Full-on basssline plays on various notes across few octaves, creating a special rhythm and melody that way. The period of 2004–2009 is considered as the “golden age” of Full-on, before Progressive Psy took over the global Psy scene.
BPM range:
140 — 148
Tracks:
DigiCult — Cosmic Company (Original Mix)
Electro Sun & System Nipel — We Can Dance (Original Mix)
Alternative Control — HAARP (Original Mix)
Sundose — In The Music (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Astrix, Bizzare Contact, Electro Sun, Ephedrix, DigiCult, System Nipel, Sesto Sento, Wizzy Noise
Notable labels:
Agitato Records, Dacru Records, Mainstage Records, United Beats Records, Utopia Records
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Night Full-on
Also known as: Twilight, South African Full-on
Night Full-on is the evil twin of Full-on: it has the same fast-paced bass and leads but with a darker vibe and twisted, synthetic sounds. On the festivals, Twilight Psy typically sound during the night-time, hence the name.
BPM range:
145 — 150
Tracks:
CPU — Processing Unit (Original Mix)
Azax Syndrom — Flawless Victory (Original Mix)
Alienn — Goodfellas (Original Mix)
Absolum & Outer Signal — Get Up Now (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Absolum, Brainwash, CPU, Ex-Gen, Outer Signal, Scorb, Pitch Hikers, Shift, Stereopanic
Notable labels:
3D Vision, Hypergate Records, Lysergic Records, Nexus Media, Nutek Records, Mechanik Records
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Dark Psy
Also known as: Cyberdelic, Alien Psy
Dark Psy name speaks for itself. This subgenre is dark, cold, and themed with a horror special effects. Sometimes it’s called Cyberdelic, which stands for “cybernetic + psychedelic”, due to a massive amount of artificial sounds, lasers, and other alien sounds. Many Dark Psy producers are hailing from Russia, so you might see this genre referred as a Russian style.
BPM range:
140 — 155
Tracks:
Sychotria & Fungoloyds - Alien Fashion (Original Mix)
Fungus Funk - Duck The Mechwarrior (Original Mix)
Blisargon & Demogorgon - Space Invaders (Original Mix)
Arjuna & Atriohm - The Drunken Orchestra (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Fungus Funk, Goa Gil, Kindzadza, Ocelot, Penta, Savage Scream, Zik Matutero
Notable labels:
Bhooteshwara Records, DejaVu Records, Discovalley Records, Parvati Records, Vertigo Records, Zaikadelic Records
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Forest Psy
Also known as: Forest Psychedelic, Scandinavian Dark Psy
Forest Psy is very similar to Dark Psy in many ways, but it’s less robotic-themed and focuses more on the ambient noises, nature atmosphere, and the spooky sounds you would hear in a dark psychedelic forest. Filled with swarming and teeming effects, it is also slightly faster than Dark Psy and arranged in a straightforward manner, almost with no breakdowns and beat interruptions.
BPM range:
150 — 160
Tracks:
Helan & Halvan - Gnomen (Original Mix)
Skydda Skogen - Oneiro (Original Mix)
Maniac Bubbles - Maniacs On The Run (Original Mix)
Distorted Goblin - Reborn (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Atriohm, Baba Yaga, Deep Brian From Bosis, Distorted Goblin, Taigan Sunsen
Notable labels:
Digital Shiva Power, Parvati Records, Sonic Chakras Records, Yggdrasil Records
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Hi-Tech
Also known as: Hitek Psy, Psycore
Hi-Tech is a Psytrance style strongly influenced by Dark Psytrance, Psycore, and Full-On. It is characterized by a synthetic aesthetic pushed to the extreme. In terms of tempo, Hi-Tech vary from 150 BPM to over 200 BPM, making it and Psycore the fastest Psychedelic Trance styles. Unlike Psycore, Hi-Tech can present an absence of atmosphere in favor of a non-regular melodic structure. In addition, Hi-Tech is generally the least predictable and constant of all Psychedelic Trance styles.
BPM range:
170 — 230
Tracks:
Gorump Peyya - You Can Go All To Hell (Original Mix)
Crazy Astronaut & OxiDaksi — Psy Fi (2015)
Spákum Hupákum — Wings Of Stones (Original Mix)
Extraterrestrial — Space Lab Drops (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Crazy Astronaut, Junx Punx, Gorump Peyya, Psykovsky, Torog, Yaminahua
Notable labels:
2to6 Records, Alice-D Records, Popol Vuh Records, Osom Music
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Suomi
Also known as: Suomisaundi, Finnish Psy
Originated from Finland, Suomi is probably the most free-form subgenre of Psychedelic music allowing artists to go wild and experiment both musically and production-wise. Suomisaundi tracks are usually very melodic, including heavy influences from early Goa, tribal beats and Acid Trance tracks, as well as funky guitar and keyboard loops and sounds from or reminiscent of 80’s.
BPM range:
135 — 145
Tracks:
Puoskari — Far From Home (Original Mix)
Aavepyörä — Unessaelämä (Original Mix)
Salakavala — Pigfoot (Original Mix)
James Reipas — Käpälämäki (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Aavepyörä, James Reipas, Puoskari, Salakavala, Texas Faggott, Troll Scientists
Notable labels:
Exogenic Records, Random Records, Sonic Dragon, Ultiva Records
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Psychill
Also known as: Psybient, Psychedelic Chillout, Downtempo Psy
Psychill is a downtempo genre that often seeks to reach a state of deep relaxation, close to meditation and lucid dreaming. It utilises various elements of Goa Trance and Psychedelic music in general, and typically has a classic Goa kick drum, 303’s sounds, and lush atmospheric pads.
BPM range:
90 — 120
Tracks:
Astronaut Ape — High Above The Clouds (Original Mix)
Flucturion 2.0 — Pro Temporo (Original Mix)
Man With No Name — Azymuth (Original Mix)
Gyrro — From Metariel (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Alwoods, Asura, Astronaut Ape, Cloower Wooma, E-Mantra, Lemonchill, Tarac, Twin Shape
Notable labels:
Altar Records, Desert Trax, Microcosmos Records, Mindspring Music, Ultimae Records
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Chillout
Also known as: Chill, Ambient, Downtempo
Chillout music is very similar to Psychill but less psychedelic influenced. Formally speaking, Chillout is a subgenre of electronic music in general, not Psytrance in particular. However, historically it has a deep connection to the Psy scene and today you can hear many Chillout artists playing at the Psytrance festivals.
BPM range:
80 — 110
Tracks:
Vibrasphere — Breathing Place (Original Mix)
Suduaya — Cellular Memory (Original Mix)
Carbon Based Lifeforms — Set Theory (Original Mix)
Sysyphe — Magic Wedding (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Carbon Based Lifeforms, Kyoto, Side Liner, Suduaya, Sysyphe, Vibrasphere
Notable labels:
Altar Records, Cosmicleaf Records, Hadra Records, Microcosmos Records, Ultimae Records
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https://psytranceguide.com/
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Also known as: Uptempo Psy, UK Psy, Classic
Psychedelic is probably the most iconic subgenre of Psytrance music, with driving basslines and futuristic sounds often created using FM synthesis. Pioneered by the London-based labels like Alchemy, Flying Rhino and TIP Records, among the others, this subgenre has also become known as the UK Psy.
BPM range:
145 — 148
tracks:
Tristan & Aardvarkk — Daws Of Perception (Imagine Mars & Volcano Remix)
Mad Tribe — Tuned In Perfectly (Original Mix)
Djantrix & Spirit Architect — Experimental Virus (Original Mix)
Dust & Lunatica — Hippie Shaker (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Ajja, Avalon, Burn In Noise, Electric Universe, Laughing Buddha, Mad Tribe, Tristan
Notable labels:
Alchemy Records, BMSS Records, Bom Shanka Music, Digital Om Productions, Grasshopper Records, Looney Moon Records, Nano Records, TIP Records
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Psytrance
Also known as: Psy-Trance, Classy, 140-BPM-Psy
This subgenre organically fits between Progressive Psy and the classic Psychedelic in the BPM range, combining the best elements of these two. It is arguably the most common Psytrance subgenre now that sounds on the festivals all over the world, and in fact, if you hear the word “Psytrance”, it’s most likely referred to this particular subgenre.
BPM range:
138 — 142
Tracks:
Daniel Lesden — Structured Chaos (Original Mix)
Nertum — Metaphysics Energy (Original Mix)
Outsiders & Sonic Species — Who We Are (Original Mix)
Vertical Mode — Time Machine (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Artificials, E-Clip, Lifeforms, Outsiders, Relativ, Sonic Species, StarLab, Vertical Mode
Notable labels:
Digital Om Productions, HOMmega Productions, Profound Records, Sacred Technology, TechSafari Records, Transcape Records
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Progressive Psy
Also known as: Psy-Prog, Progressive
Emerging in the mid 00’s in Europe, Progressive Psy has quickly expanded to become one of the most common Psytrance subgenres. And it’s very diverse too, featuring a quite wide range of vibes. Progressive Psy doesn’t utilise one particular type of sound, but rather focuses on the groove, the flow, and how it progresses over time.
BPM range:
134 — 138
Tracks:
Vibrasphere — Morning Breeze (Original Mix)
Protonica — Floating Point (Original Mix)
Phaxe — Disturbed (Original Mix)
Mindwave — 24 Hours (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Ace Ventura, Atacama, Human Blue, Liquid Soul, Mindwave, Protonica, Vibrasphere, Zyce
Notable labels:
Digital Nature Records, Iono Music, TesseracTstudio, Sourcecode Transmissions, Yellow Sunshine Explosion
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Minimal Psy
Also known as: Minimal, Deep Psychedelic, Zenonesque
Although this subgenre might be formally called Progressive, it’s typically slower, deeper and less melodic than the Progressive Psy we know today. Tracks of this subgenre build-up slowly, allowing artists to focus more on things like reverb tails, delay effects, little percussion tricks, and other subtle details.
BPM range:
130 — 135
Tracks:
Beat Bizarre — Blown To Smithereens (Original Mix)
Son Kite — Eye See You (Original Mix)
Subliminal Codes — In the Now (Original Mix)
Dreamstalker — 25 Changes (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Atmos, Beat Bizarre, Krumelur, Perfect Stranger, Son Kite, Sensient
Notable labels:
Echoes Records, Plusquam Records, Uxmal Records, Zenon Records
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Tribal
Also known as: Triplets, Ethnic Psy
Pioneered by Juno Reactor and then recently popularised by Vini Vici, Tribal Psy utilises triplets bassline pattern along with some ethnic drums and vocal samples. Some producers overused triplets so much in the recent years, so at some point, having a triplet drop is almost considered as a cliché.
BPM range:
136 — 140
Tracks:
Juno Reactor — Conga Fury (Ace Ventura Remix)
Vini Vici — The Tribe (Original Mix)
Space Hypnose — King Of Elephants (Original Mix)
Omiki & Planet 6 — Troya (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Berg, Juno Reactor, Loud, Omiki, Pop Art, Planet 6, Pura Vida, Vini Vici
Notable labels:
Blue Tunes Records, Bounce Recordings, Mainstage Records, X7M Records
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Offbeat
Also known as: The Offbeat, Progressive Trance, Hamburg Psy
The Offbeat Psy uses a specific bassline pattern at which a single bass note hits between four-on-the-floor kick drums, hence the name. It is originated from Hamburg, Germany, in the late 00’s. Tracks in this subgenre often include sampled speech samples processed with the gate or sidechain effects.
BPM range:
134 — 140
Tracks:
Vaishiyas — Axon & John (Original Mix)
Interactive Noise — Temptation (Original Mix)
Symphonix — Hit And Run (Ticon Remix)
Dj Fabio & Moon — Emotionally Unplugged (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Audiomatic, Fabio & Moon, Interactive Noise, Neelix, Unseen Dimensions, Vaishiyas
Notable labels:
432 Records, Audioload Music, Spin Twist Records
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Psytechno
Also known as: Psychedelic Techno, Psytek
As the title suggests, this subgenre is a blend of Psytrance and Techno that combines various elements from these two. And since both Psytrance and Techno can vary in tempo and vibe, there are pretty much no boundaries to this subgenre too: it can go from deep and minimal to hard and rough.
BPM range:
128 — 140
Tracks:
John 00 Fleming — Tik Tok (Part 1)
MVMB — Who We Are (Original Mix)
Ectima — Taken (Original Mix)
Psychosonic — Now Or Never (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Cybered, Freedom Fighters, Hedustma, Ectima, John 00 Fleming, Midimiliz, MVMB, Opsy, Tegma
Notable labels:
JOOF Recordings, Horns And Hoofs Entertainment, Iboga Records, Soundmute Recordings
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Psy Tech-Trance
Also known as: Uplifting Psy
Psy Tech-Trance is a product of a clash between Psytrance and a regular Trance worlds. Tracks in this subgenre typically have the Psy bassline, longer uplifting breakdowns, and acidic riffs at the climax. Although some devoted psytrance fans don’t accept this subgenre as a part of the Psy scene and culture, it grows pretty rapidly, especially in the US.
BPM range:
138 — 140
Tracks:
Simon Patterson — Smack (Waio Remix)
Christopher Lawrence & No Comment — Horizon (Original Mix)
Sean Tyas — Matter Of Time (Original Mix)
Sam Jones — Charlie Charlie (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Christopher Lawrence, Harmonic Rush, Jordan Suckley, Sean Tyas, Simon Patterson
Notable labels:
Damaged Records, Mental Asylum Records, Perfecto Fluoro, Pharmacy Music, The VII Crew
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Psybreaks
Also known as: Psychedelic Breaks, Psy Tech-Funk, Broken Beats
Psybreaks is a relatively new subgenre that emerged in the last 00’s. It combines heavy Psytrance bassline and squelch sounds with a Breaks rhythm, classic Electro snares, and sometimes even Industrial scrapes.
BPM range:
130 — 138
Tracks:
Hedflux & Grouch — Lumination (Original Mix)
Beatman and Ludmilla — Moldova (Original Mix)
MartOpetEr — Brain Hacker (Original Mix)
Marv-In-Blue — Phaze 3 (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Bad Tango, Beatman and Ludmila, Blazer, Broken Eye, Headflux, MartOpetEr
Notable labels:
Broken Robot Recordings, Luminus Music, Neom Recordings, VIM Records
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Mainstream
Also known as: Commercial Psy, Pop Psy
This isn’t quite a subgenre, but rather consequences of when Psytrance artists go mainstream: it often includes vocals and cheesy melodies to appeal to a broader audience. Although these tracks are typically labelled in stores as “Psytrance”, let’s be clear about it: it’s not Psytrance, really.
BPM range:
130 — 138
Tracks:
Neelix — People (Dragon Edit)
Carnage & Timmy Trumpet — PSY or DIE (Extended Mix)
Morten Granau & Phaxe — Lost (Original Mix)
Day.Din — Breaking Dread (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Coming Soon, Day.Din, Ranji, Morten Granau, Yahel
Notable labels:
Armada, Spin Twist Records, Spinnin' Records, Who's Afraid of 138
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Goa Trance
Also known as: Goa, 604 Psy
Goa Trance is the ancestor of all Psytrance music as a whole we know today. Formed in the 80’s in Goa, India, by the modern hippies of that time, Goa Trance got its global recognition in the mid 90’s. Goa Trance is considered as “organic”, that is to say, it does not have the typical “metallic” sounds of electronic music and often presents an oriental aesthetics in its melodies, mostly with Indian consonance, as well as various tribal elements from the Indian culture such as references to the Buddhist or Hinduist mythology and mysticism. Although Goa Trance is considered as an oldschool genre now, some artists and labels are still releasing it, referring to it as a New School or Neogoa.
BPM range:
135 — 150
Tracks:
Oforia — Oasis (Original Mix)
Artifact303 — Feelings (Original Mix)
Radical Distortion — Psychedelic Dreams (Original Mix)
Filteria — Ultimator! (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Asia 2001, Astral Projection, Artifact303, Filteria, Hallucinogen, Man With No Name, Miranda, Ovnimoon, Toi Doi, Transwave
Notable labels:
Flying Rhino Records, MDMA Records, Suntrip Records, Timewarp, Twisted Records
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Nitzhonot
Also known as: Uplifting Goa, Morning Goa Trance
Nitzhonot is a subgenre that formed from the classic Goa Trance in the mid 90’s in Israel, and it literally means “victories” in Hebrew. It is typically faster than Goa Trance, with high-pitched kick drums and fast-paced oriental melodies. And just like Goa Trance, Nitzhonot considered an underground subgenre among Psytrance as a whole, which is an underground style itself.
BPM range:
145 — 160
Tracks:
Goalien — Psychedelic Dilemma (Original Mix)
Nova Fractal — Perception (Original Mix)
Agneton — Eden Ahead (Original Mix)
Cyan — A New Galaxy (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Agneton, Cyan, Eyal Barkan, Goalien, Shivax
Notable labels:
Ezel-Ebed Records, Krembo Records, Phototropic Records, Sita Records
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Full-on
Also known as: Morning Fullon, Israeli Full-on
Full-on is a dynamic, playful, and musical subgenre of Psytrance that appeals to a broader audience because of its positive vibe. Unlike of a typical straight Psytrance bassline pattern, the Full-on basssline plays on various notes across few octaves, creating a special rhythm and melody that way. The period of 2004–2009 is considered as the “golden age” of Full-on, before Progressive Psy took over the global Psy scene.
BPM range:
140 — 148
Tracks:
DigiCult — Cosmic Company (Original Mix)
Electro Sun & System Nipel — We Can Dance (Original Mix)
Alternative Control — HAARP (Original Mix)
Sundose — In The Music (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Astrix, Bizzare Contact, Electro Sun, Ephedrix, DigiCult, System Nipel, Sesto Sento, Wizzy Noise
Notable labels:
Agitato Records, Dacru Records, Mainstage Records, United Beats Records, Utopia Records
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Night Full-on
Also known as: Twilight, South African Full-on
Night Full-on is the evil twin of Full-on: it has the same fast-paced bass and leads but with a darker vibe and twisted, synthetic sounds. On the festivals, Twilight Psy typically sound during the night-time, hence the name.
BPM range:
145 — 150
Tracks:
CPU — Processing Unit (Original Mix)
Azax Syndrom — Flawless Victory (Original Mix)
Alienn — Goodfellas (Original Mix)
Absolum & Outer Signal — Get Up Now (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Absolum, Brainwash, CPU, Ex-Gen, Outer Signal, Scorb, Pitch Hikers, Shift, Stereopanic
Notable labels:
3D Vision, Hypergate Records, Lysergic Records, Nexus Media, Nutek Records, Mechanik Records
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Dark Psy
Also known as: Cyberdelic, Alien Psy
Dark Psy name speaks for itself. This subgenre is dark, cold, and themed with a horror special effects. Sometimes it’s called Cyberdelic, which stands for “cybernetic + psychedelic”, due to a massive amount of artificial sounds, lasers, and other alien sounds. Many Dark Psy producers are hailing from Russia, so you might see this genre referred as a Russian style.
BPM range:
140 — 155
Tracks:
Sychotria & Fungoloyds - Alien Fashion (Original Mix)
Fungus Funk - Duck The Mechwarrior (Original Mix)
Blisargon & Demogorgon - Space Invaders (Original Mix)
Arjuna & Atriohm - The Drunken Orchestra (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Fungus Funk, Goa Gil, Kindzadza, Ocelot, Penta, Savage Scream, Zik Matutero
Notable labels:
Bhooteshwara Records, DejaVu Records, Discovalley Records, Parvati Records, Vertigo Records, Zaikadelic Records
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Forest Psy
Also known as: Forest Psychedelic, Scandinavian Dark Psy
Forest Psy is very similar to Dark Psy in many ways, but it’s less robotic-themed and focuses more on the ambient noises, nature atmosphere, and the spooky sounds you would hear in a dark psychedelic forest. Filled with swarming and teeming effects, it is also slightly faster than Dark Psy and arranged in a straightforward manner, almost with no breakdowns and beat interruptions.
BPM range:
150 — 160
Tracks:
Helan & Halvan - Gnomen (Original Mix)
Skydda Skogen - Oneiro (Original Mix)
Maniac Bubbles - Maniacs On The Run (Original Mix)
Distorted Goblin - Reborn (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Atriohm, Baba Yaga, Deep Brian From Bosis, Distorted Goblin, Taigan Sunsen
Notable labels:
Digital Shiva Power, Parvati Records, Sonic Chakras Records, Yggdrasil Records
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Hi-Tech
Also known as: Hitek Psy, Psycore
Hi-Tech is a Psytrance style strongly influenced by Dark Psytrance, Psycore, and Full-On. It is characterized by a synthetic aesthetic pushed to the extreme. In terms of tempo, Hi-Tech vary from 150 BPM to over 200 BPM, making it and Psycore the fastest Psychedelic Trance styles. Unlike Psycore, Hi-Tech can present an absence of atmosphere in favor of a non-regular melodic structure. In addition, Hi-Tech is generally the least predictable and constant of all Psychedelic Trance styles.
BPM range:
170 — 230
Tracks:
Gorump Peyya - You Can Go All To Hell (Original Mix)
Crazy Astronaut & OxiDaksi — Psy Fi (2015)
Spákum Hupákum — Wings Of Stones (Original Mix)
Extraterrestrial — Space Lab Drops (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Crazy Astronaut, Junx Punx, Gorump Peyya, Psykovsky, Torog, Yaminahua
Notable labels:
2to6 Records, Alice-D Records, Popol Vuh Records, Osom Music
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Suomi
Also known as: Suomisaundi, Finnish Psy
Originated from Finland, Suomi is probably the most free-form subgenre of Psychedelic music allowing artists to go wild and experiment both musically and production-wise. Suomisaundi tracks are usually very melodic, including heavy influences from early Goa, tribal beats and Acid Trance tracks, as well as funky guitar and keyboard loops and sounds from or reminiscent of 80’s.
BPM range:
135 — 145
Tracks:
Puoskari — Far From Home (Original Mix)
Aavepyörä — Unessaelämä (Original Mix)
Salakavala — Pigfoot (Original Mix)
James Reipas — Käpälämäki (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Aavepyörä, James Reipas, Puoskari, Salakavala, Texas Faggott, Troll Scientists
Notable labels:
Exogenic Records, Random Records, Sonic Dragon, Ultiva Records
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Psychill
Also known as: Psybient, Psychedelic Chillout, Downtempo Psy
Psychill is a downtempo genre that often seeks to reach a state of deep relaxation, close to meditation and lucid dreaming. It utilises various elements of Goa Trance and Psychedelic music in general, and typically has a classic Goa kick drum, 303’s sounds, and lush atmospheric pads.
BPM range:
90 — 120
Tracks:
Astronaut Ape — High Above The Clouds (Original Mix)
Flucturion 2.0 — Pro Temporo (Original Mix)
Man With No Name — Azymuth (Original Mix)
Gyrro — From Metariel (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Alwoods, Asura, Astronaut Ape, Cloower Wooma, E-Mantra, Lemonchill, Tarac, Twin Shape
Notable labels:
Altar Records, Desert Trax, Microcosmos Records, Mindspring Music, Ultimae Records
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Chillout
Also known as: Chill, Ambient, Downtempo
Chillout music is very similar to Psychill but less psychedelic influenced. Formally speaking, Chillout is a subgenre of electronic music in general, not Psytrance in particular. However, historically it has a deep connection to the Psy scene and today you can hear many Chillout artists playing at the Psytrance festivals.
BPM range:
80 — 110
Tracks:
Vibrasphere — Breathing Place (Original Mix)
Suduaya — Cellular Memory (Original Mix)
Carbon Based Lifeforms — Set Theory (Original Mix)
Sysyphe — Magic Wedding (Original Mix)
Notable artists:
Carbon Based Lifeforms, Kyoto, Side Liner, Suduaya, Sysyphe, Vibrasphere
Notable labels:
Altar Records, Cosmicleaf Records, Hadra Records, Microcosmos Records, Ultimae Records
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Fuente:
https://psytranceguide.com/
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