Psytrance - good, bad? or simply mad?
April 10th 2008 20:32
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This almost underground craze is gaining in popularity, it's for the mind rathethan sex or drugs, do you believe that?click here for the video of movement and music - make sure it's loud
Also known as the trance of life - or maybe they mean the kiss of death? this form of entertainment focuses on the individual's discovering of her/himself, you don't dance together but separately.
The music is loud, booming away at an enticing tempo and coercing the body to dance until the sweat is flying. Black lights flicker at key points in songs, sending the brain into force quit, shutting down everything except the ability to move to the beat.
Daily Iowan.From the same source and referring to Rodriguez who runs the shows
"[The construction of the music] has a lot to do with meditation," Rodriguez said. "If you have a repeating pattern that's very predictable, your mind can synchronize with it, allowing you to explore yourself."
The tempo is the heart of every psytrance track, speeding along at 145 beats per second. According to the promoters, the pace is meant to synchronize with alpha waves, the brain frequency associated with closing one's eyes and relaxing.
Another key component of psytrance are the all-night shows. This duration of time allows a natural progression and full realization of the music, easing the dancers in and out of the night with different beats.
"The set of music is meant to resemble the cycle from night to day," Rodriguez said. "The events start when the sun sets, with artists mixing slower, more melodic beats. Then it's kind of like the werewolves come out, with the intensity peaking between the hours of midnight and 3. Toward sunrise, the music becomes more melodic and rejuvenating again."
The tempo is the heart of every psytrance track, speeding along at 145 beats per second. According to the promoters, the pace is meant to synchronize with alpha waves, the brain frequency associated with closing one's eyes and relaxing.
Another key component of psytrance are the all-night shows. This duration of time allows a natural progression and full realization of the music, easing the dancers in and out of the night with different beats.
"The set of music is meant to resemble the cycle from night to day," Rodriguez said. "The events start when the sun sets, with artists mixing slower, more melodic beats. Then it's kind of like the werewolves come out, with the intensity peaking between the hours of midnight and 3. Toward sunrise, the music becomes more melodic and rejuvenating again."
I have included the whole article via the link up top for those interested, but what do you think ? is this as harmless as we are led to believe or is there something more sinister going on?
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Comment by Rosemary
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You just have to be of the right age to appreciate it.
Comment by katyzzz
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These all night parties are, by definition, bad for you.
Comment by tlcorbin
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Comment by Miswanderlust
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Hipnotherapy
I love loud music and dancing but this is too much even for me!
Mis
Comment by Anonymous
Psytrancers don't dance individually, but collectively. It's like a form of active, collective meditation. The dancers are NOT focused only on themselves. Nothing brings people together like a psytrance party.
"These all night parties are, by definition, bad for you."
Oh, and you know this from experience? Check one out before you judge, you may be pleasently surprised.
Comment by katyzzz
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The mind and brain is meant to rest and sleep at night, hence my remarks, I judged by what I witnessed, people losing control of themselves being psyched out.
End of story, farewell, I've had enough of Orble fights, dominance is the intent. I do not like it.