Everyone who is part of the Goa/Psychedelic Trance scene has clear memories of their first experiences with this unique brand of music. Mine are inextricably linked with Olli Wisdom of Space Tribe, whose passing on August 23, 2021 is a massive loss to all of us in the scene. What follows is a detailed tribute outlining the formative...

My first experience at the ZNA Gathering in 2015 was stellar. Several old-school artists whom I’d admired for decades were there to give performances, some of them (like Slinky Wizard and Crop Circles) performing live for the first time. My own morning set – between the two aforementioned artists (a bit of video here) –...

I’ve had multiple requests to record podcasts highlighting my experiences in the formative years of the ‘goa trance’ movement – so, here are the beginnings of that endeavour. Stay tuned for updates: Episode 1 Episode 2

When I first got exposed to the psychedelic trance sound of 1994 in the autumn of that year, each party was a unique event where I went to experience music in a way I had never encountered before. One of those formative events was hearing Tsuyoshi perform as a DJ at an Odyssey party...

 The boundary-breaking, genre-crossing electronica project Juno Reactor has excelled itself with their eighth album. The Golden Sun of The Great East is a stellar release that is at the apex of both Juno’s output and electronica as a whole, featuring a diverse blend of both real-world and otherworldly sounds. As with the best of...