Goa is the name of a sub-genre of Trance that has roots all the way back to the province of Goa in India. It is characterized by its use of a driving 4/4 beat (some goa is in 3/3), a trance-inducing melody(usually in an eastern or indian set of notes a.k.a. scale) that is performed by various synthesizers (not all of it is done with a roland TB-303, God, that would be boring as hell), and various effects like teleport zapping, blasts, and pitch bending cracks that help to create a mystical like state to a listener. Lastly, goa is TRANCE, not techno. Duh. Oh yeah, and psytrance is just a broken down more mechanical version of goa, if you were wondering.
by psytrancer June 30, 2004
Get the goamug. Goa is a unique part of India, once a colony of Portugal. If you are in any major multicultural city (Toronto, London, Dubai), you will find Indian people with Portuguese last names, they are generally from Goa.
Also a form of trance music. See Goa Trance.
Also a form of trance music. See Goa Trance.
"Is that kid Spanish?"
"No, hes Goan, he has Portuguese ancestry, thats why he has that last name and is brown at the same time"
"No, hes Goan, he has Portuguese ancestry, thats why he has that last name and is brown at the same time"
by D351 September 11, 2008
Get the goamug. 1. A part of India, once a popular vacationing spot.
2. A sub-type of trance music that originated from Goa (see above). It is characterized by it's psychedelic sounds.
2. A sub-type of trance music that originated from Goa (see above). It is characterized by it's psychedelic sounds.
by Mlex August 5, 2003
Get the goamug. Goa is a unique part of India, it was once a colony of Portugal. If you are in any major multicultural city (Toronto, London, Dubai), you will find Indian people with Portuguese last names, they are generally from Goa.
Also a form of trance music. See Goa Trance.
Also a form of trance music. See Goa Trance.
"Is that kid Spanish?"
"No, hes Goan, he has Portuguese ancestry, thats why he has that last name and is brown at the same time"
"No, hes Goan, he has Portuguese ancestry, thats why he has that last name and is brown at the same time"
by tdotdesi August 12, 2006
Get the Goamug. A subgenre of wordtrance/word alongside wordpsytrance/psytrance with a psychedelic sound about it.
Music that brings the listener closer to the cracks in reality.
Music that brings the listener closer to the cracks in reality.
audiophile 1: "Juno Reactor is a goa artist"
audiophile 2: "I would include ASTRAL PROJECTION in that grouping too."
audiophile 2: "I would include ASTRAL PROJECTION in that grouping too."
by Newtype November 9, 2003
Get the goamug. by Anonymous March 5, 2003
Get the goamug. by Wondmakerr April 25, 2019
Get the Goamug.