My love for old goa trance compilations

[MrAnarchy]

What better way to introduce someone to goa trance than through a good comp?
I remember my first compilation listen through which has recommended to my by none other than the youtube AI... The compilation was Flying Rhino's legendary "First Flight!" How convenient right? All I knew about this music back then was that its modern name is goa trance and that was it. And o, did I make the First Flight! Thrown head first into one of the best tracks this genre can offer. I was so confused and amazed. Spiraling, corrosive sounds that melt or bash into each other... How other-worldly the music felt then. Catapulting me into the aether of the outer space. And thus my journey had begun... A journey, I hope, will end the day I end as well!

Now, the reason why I love compilations so much is the variety. Many comps were made out of 2cds with 10 tracks each. You could hear most styles withing one compilation and figure out which artists you like the most. Another reason are the compilation exclusive tracks which are almost always nothing short from legendary! That is why I recommend to all of you who are new to psy-trance to start with some comps.

I will list my favorite 15 comps (no way I could do less):

1. V/A -TIP Phosphorescent
2. V/A -TIP Blue
3. V/A - Black Rhino
4. V/A - Infinity Hz
5. V/A - Goa-Head vol. 3
6. V/A - Transient 4
7. V/A - Goa Vibes vol.2
8. V/A - Goa Vibes vol.3
9. V/A - Goa-Head vol. 5
10. V/A - Pure Goa - A Psychedelic Trip
11. V/A -Distance To Goa 4
12. V/A - Order Odonata Vol.2- Experiments That Identify Change
13. V/A - Order odonata vol.3 - the technical use of sound in magick
14. V/A - Tantrance vol. 2
15. V/A - First Flight

Many of you old ones will be bored by the sight of this thread since this is nothing new to you, but I had to express my love towards them.

[Anoebis]

Happy to see Goa Vibes series there, they never had enough positive feedback although they are AMAZING!!!!

[Starkraver]

Various ‎– Tokyo Tekno Tribe

Various ‎– Tokyo Tekno Tribe 2

Infinity Hz

Infinity Hz 2

VA - Resonance Mood

TIP - yellow

Paul Oakenfold - A voyage into Trance

Retrodelica 1 & 2 had some nice variety as well.

Goa Gil - Burning Man, Spiritual Trance

VA - Galactic Nebula

VA - Digital Alchemy

VA - Schlabbaduerst 002 - The most Goa sounding Schlab comp.? considering 2000 is old school now.

[MrAnarchy]

 

Various ‎– Tokyo Tekno Tribe

Various ‎– Tokyo Tekno Tribe 2

VA - Resonance Mood

Goa Gil - Burning Man, Spiritual Trance

VA - Galactic Nebula

VA - Digital Alchemy

VA - Schlabbaduerst 002 - The most Goa sounding Schlab comp.? considering 2000 is old school now.

 

Didnt know about these. Got some listening to do. Thanks

[Starkraver]

Didnt know about these. Got some listening to do. Thanks

+ VA - Boyd In the Void.

 

You have used the word psytrance so I will just drop this name:

VA - Not my cup of Tea..??

(there may be other great VA's from this label but sadly I havent managed to check them out. XoArk or KingGoa or others should be able to help you out if you come to like this awesome label)

 

 

Edit : I was talking about Psy Harmonics but I realised that the above comp is from Demon Tea Records

[acid-brain]

Destination Goa 5 is one of the best, containing Miranda's best track, Lunar Civilization, some really minimal dark stuff, classic but rare MFG track

[Anoebis]

Psy Harmonics 3 - Hacking the Reality Myth, top 5 ever for me, total twisted wicked... nr 1 and 2 were really good as well

[MrAnarchy]

Psy Harmonics 3 - Hacking the Reality Myth, top 5 ever for me, total twisted wicked... nr 1 and 2 were really good as well

There another one I missed! If you remember some more from minor labels that are amazing, post em here. I have an objective to listen to a good number of comps before I start relistening neogoa releases

[Ormion]

11. V/A -Distance To Goa 4

Best Goa compilation ever. Nothing comes close.

[Mergi]

Accidental Occidentalism (Symbiosis)

Deep Trance & Ritual Beats (Return To The Source)

Tribal Science (Concept In Dance)

Limitless (Koyote Records)

Tranced Out And Dreaming (Planet Dog)

 

A few I like that has not yet been mentioned...

 

ooops, 1st flight in first post edited out

[kicma]

some from not the usual labels

VA - Celtic Records (1996)

VA - Cosmic Conspiracy (1997)

VA - Exploring Another Reality (1998)

VA - Nataraja 2 (1998)

VA - Future Trax - Progressive Space Trance (1997)

VA - Psychedelic Goa Trance (1996)

VA - Rabtu Gawa (1996)

VA - Strange Vibrations (1996)

VA - The Language of Light (1996)

VA - Trance Mix 6 (1996)

 

Pulse series, especially first ones

Survival of Trippest series

[mars]

Trip Through Sound

Trance Experience 4 - Phaze Four

[the goa constrictor]

Oh man, so many good comps

 

Orange Comp (TIP)

First Flight (Flying Rhino)
Air Born (Flying Rhino)

Boyd in the Void (Flying Rhino)

FDCD02 (Freakdance Records)

Resonance Mood (Matsuri)

Abstract Phase (Matsuri)

Iconic (Psy-Harmonics)

A Taste Of Nephilim (Nephilim)

A Taste Of Nephilim Vol 2 (Nephilim)

Oozie Goodness (Demon Tea)

Not my Cup of Tea (Demon Tea)

No Tone Unstirred (Faerie Dragon)

Custom File (Exogenic)

Fusion vs Confusion (Exogenic)

Beats and Beyond (Surreal Audio)

Open (Surreal Audio)

Trancentral Four - A Trip To Goa (Trancentral)

Wizardry of Oz (Transient)

Platipus Records Vol 1 (Platipus)

Platipus Records Vol 2 (Platipus)

Platipus Records Vol 3 (Platipus)

[Starkraver]

Oh man, so many good comps

 

Iconic (Psy-Harmonics)

A Taste Of Nephilim (Nephilim)

A Taste Of Nephilim Vol 2 (Nephilim)

Oozie Goodness (Demon Tea)

Not my Cup of Tea (Demon Tea)

No Tone Unstirred (Faerie Dragon)

Custom File (Exogenic)

Fusion vs Confusion (Exogenic)

Beats and Beyond (Surreal Audio)

Open (Surreal Audio)

 

This is awesome! Thanks King. But these Psy-Harmonics, Demon Tea CDs are pretty rare :/ And there's hardly any youtube video of Tea chairs tracks :/

[Oopie]

Psychedelic Visions series is my personal favourite. The three volumes really capture what each label was about and have seriously done smashing job in choosing the right tracks.

[SixZeroFou4]

What better way to introduce someone to goa trance than through a good comp?

I remember my first compilation listen through which has recommended to my by none other than the youtube AI... The compilation was Flying Rhino's legendary "First Flight!" How convenient right? All I knew about this music back then was that its modern name is goa trance and that was it. And o, did I make the First Flight! Thrown head first into one of the best tracks this genre can offer. I was so confused and amazed. Spiraling, corrosive sounds that melt or bash into each other... How other-worldly the music felt then. Catapulting me into the aether of the outer space. And thus my journey had begun... A journey, I hope, will end the day I end as well!

 

Now, the reason why I love compilations so much is the variety. Many comps were made out of 2cds with 10 tracks each. You could hear most styles withing one compilation and figure out which artists you like the most. Another reason are the compilation exclusive tracks which are almost always nothing short from legendary! That is why I recommend to all of you who are new to psy-trance to start with some comps.

 

I will list my favorite 15 comps (no way I could do less):

 

1. V/A -TIP Phosphorescent

2. V/A -TIP Blue

3. V/A - Black Rhino

4. V/A - Infinity Hz

5. V/A - Goa-Head vol. 3

6. V/A - Transient 4

7. V/A - Goa Vibes vol.2

8. V/A - Goa Vibes vol.3

9. V/A - Goa-Head vol. 5

10. V/A - Pure Goa - A Psychedelic Trip

11. V/A -Distance To Goa 4

12. V/A - Order Odonata Vol.2- Experiments That Identify Change

13. V/A - Order odonata vol.3 - the technical use of sound in magick

14. V/A - Tantrance vol. 2

15. V/A - First Flight

Many of you old ones will be bored by the sight of this thread since this is nothing new to you, but I had to express my love towards them.

First flight.. absolute essential.

 

Brother, check out flying rhinos Time; Re-evolution series. 1-4.. all good.

[Richpa]

Pulse vol. 1 was my first Goa trance experience and as such, that compilation still is one of my all-time favorites, perhaps it doesn't have that much coherent storytelling and some tracks differ from others during the listening, but it brought enough of psychedelicness and quality into 2-CD running time, featuring some respectable artists and names back than with slick and mystical artwork made by Georg Reimann.

[XoArK]

VA - Sqeech (Faerie Dragon Records)

Mostly a suomisaundi compilation, with some Australian artists like Odd Harmonic. It is a good introduction to that type of psytrance.

 

VA - Schizm

Basically, a abstract psytrance compilation with artists from Isreal, Denmark, Sweden (I think?) and others. The most notable track IMO, is from Isreal. Sattle Battle's first track Dotman. One of the only Israelis to not do regular goa trance/psytrance, it is very upbeat and sounds like a lot of the stuff from Australia/Finland.

 

I'll be posting more whenever I can remember some of the compilaitons.

[thanosp81]

May I get a bit cheesy and say Trust In Trance Vol. 3?

[MrAnarchy]

May I get a bit cheesy and say Trust In Trance Vol. 3?

Oh god...

[thanosp81]

Oh god...

Well, it was firstly released as a compilation, was it not?

[MrAnarchy]

It was, but damn that one is cheesy

[thanosp81]

Before I forget, psychedelic voodoo and goa raume absolute must

[XoArK]

VA - Edges R Fun

 

A Australian breakbeak compilation. Some very obscure artists like Big Green Pleasure Machine, Tongue N' Tweak, Ju Ju Space Jazz, and others. Some are quite relaxing, like Mista Spalding - Formant, and others work for the dancefloor, like A.B. Oblivion - Ewoks Agogo.

[XoArK]

VA - Clairaudience (Devic Craft Cordings)

 

A breakbeat and experimental compilation, with artists like Rip Van Hippy, Loopus In Fabula, Exotic Matter and others. They do really know how to make complex and chaotic breakbeats, especially Exotic Matter - Anthrotrapezoid.