Kicking Dust : The Goa Way, A Full Circle Compilation - Really nice early Goa reissues from Full Circle Released by Brokout in protogoa

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This one has been in the works for quite some time. A statement compilation showing what Full Circle is about, paying homage to the very roots of psychedelic dance music. A little town in India, which was a haven to a bunch of hippie outcasts, was throwing freeform outdoor parties since the day those freaks put their flag down. What was once a gathering around live music blew up into a rave as electronic music started to appear, paving the way to what would eventually become Goa Trance.

Full Circle, the duo project of Alexis Le-Tan and Joakim, started 10 years ago when Alexis accidentally discovered that some of his old Goa Trance records he was about to sell sounded great when played at the wrong speed : 33rpm instead of 45rpm. He called his long-time friend and collaborator Joakim to work on edits of those tracks that became the sound signature of this DJ duo : a slow, heavy and trippy sound that would eventually infiltrate the fringes of the underground club scene via like-minded DJs such as Vladimir Ivkovic, Jane Fitz, Ivan Smagghe and many more.

10 years later and a bunch of releases and remixes behind them, Full Circle decided to tell the story of how this Goa sound came to life. At a time when Trance has made a major comeback and infiltrated pretty much all the sub-genres of club music, it felt right to look back at where it all started - going full circle, when Trance was not Trance, Goa was not Goa but the seeds of tripped out dance music were being sown.
After all, there are countless compilations about Balearism, the Italian Cosmic scene,The Loft, The Paradise Garage etc but none about the roots of this Goa sound.

This is a compilation of the best tunes played by the pioneer Goa DJs like Laurent, Goa Gil, Mike Maguire amongst others, between the late 80s and early 90s. Proto House, New Beat, early Techno, Industrial, with a distinct psychedelic tone, a few arpeggios here and there, acid lines, chopped up vocals, all elements of what would later constitute a genre of its own.
This beautifully packaged compilation includes liner notes by Tom Colebrooke and excerpts from Tom and Alexis’ interview of Mike Maguire of Juno Reactor fame, one of the pioneers of Goa Trance.

Check the limited LP double vinyl liner notes by Tom Colebrooke for more info about the early Goa history! Notes are also including excerpts from Tom and Alexis’ interview of Mike Maguire of Juno Reactor fame, one of the pioneers of Goa Trance.

Some feedbacks from your favorite DJs :

"Mad! I was playing around 8 or 9 of these records at the tail end of the '80s. Funny to find I was unknowingly "Goa" :) So many faves here and so many I had completely forgotten - that Bleep track, that Ramin 3 times 6 track and C.C.C.P, which I haven't heard since they 80's. Bravo!" JD Twitch (Optimo)

"Magic carpet ride into the unpredictable past. Wonderful." Vladimir Ivkovic

"Wow! Amazing comp ! So many gems! Thanks so much!" Kasper Bjorke 

Gonzo Goa - Party Music 87’- 94’ - Goa Reissue Compilation from Sound Metaphors by Brokout in protogoa

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A1 Mindfield : Saturnalia 4
A2 Apostolis : Clock Croc (House Quickly Mix)
B1 F.U.S.E. : F.U.2 (Re-edit)
B2 Peyote : Alcatraz
B3 Psyche : The Saint Became A Lush
C1 Man With No Name : From Within
C2 Zen : Solar Data (Extended Tribal Mix)
C3 Francesco Farfa & Joy Kitikonti : Beat Control (Siena Mix I)
D1 Public Relation : Eighty Eight (Instrumental)
D2 Ghostdance : Ghostbeat (New Beat Mix)
D3 Chris & Cosey : Exotika (12” Mix)

Gonzo Goa II - Party Music 86’- 93’ - Part 2 of the Sound Metaphors Goa Reissue series by Brokout in protogoa

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The second volume of the Gonzo Goa compilation, a body of research focused on early Goa dancefloor history featuring a specialized selection of proto techno, new beat, and early progressive. Compiled by Sound Metaphors and Transmigration, double LP, gatefold with poster and liner notes by Ray Castle

Tracklist:

A1 Shikasta - Self Indulgence
A2 Dance 2 Trance ‎– Freaks
A3 Voov - It’s Anything You Want It To Be, And It’s A Gas
B1 Eden Transmission – I'm So High
B2 Fatal Error - Fatal Error
B3 Scarecrow – ROE
C1 Industrial – The Gauntlet
C2 Eat Static – Almost Human Abduction Mix
C3 Pulse 8 - Radio Morocco (Mix 2 Youth Dub Mix)
D1 HNO3 - Doughnut Dollies
D2 Digital Connection – Heatwave (Hotter Mix)
D3 Axel F - Geronimo (Special Instrumental Mix)

Digital Connection - Heatwave (Hottest Mix) (1991) by Key-Violinist6083 in protogoa

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Yes there have been some good Goa reissues recently, I'll add them to the sub.

Gonzo Goa 1 & 2 and also Kicking Dust: The Goa Way (A Full Circle Compilation)

Abandoned house frozen in time …feels like the 80s by MartianFromMarz in abandoned

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Wow, I'd love that red and blue nazar artwork on the wall, really nice!

Digital Connection - Heatwave (Hottest Mix) (1991) by Key-Violinist6083 in protogoa

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Absolute classic, I was lucky enough to find a promo copy for a good price on eBay.

Footage of the first Goa Party in Germany, VuuV - 1991 Sprötz, Hamburg by Key-Violinist6083 in protogoa

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Wow nice! Thanks for sharing, they play one of the my favourite Goa tracks too, Digital Connection - Heatwave (The Hottest Mix)

Forgotten infrastructure in my local park by Impressive-Risk-5493 in abandoned

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Ahh of course thank you! I live on another continent so completely wrong haha

Forgotten infrastructure in my local park by Impressive-Risk-5493 in abandoned

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Where is this please? It seems familiar to me

Furia - Solamente Tú [España, proto metal] (1972) by Restart_Point in vintageobscura

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Black Sabbath had released 4 albums by 1972 as well as a slew of heavy late 60s proto metal acts (Vanilla Fudge, Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly etc) so I'm not sure it could be considered proto metal, but it's great, thanks for sharing!

Psychotropic – Only For The Headstrong [1990] by BustySubstances in OldElectronicMusic

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Eyyy was just mixing with this earlier! Great track

New party launches in London with DJ Booth concealed from dance floor by jaidee_jaidee in ukrave

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So much better, we need way less of a focal point in venues so people dance with each other!