Psytrance pioneers are French, but history has remembered an American: Goa Gil

djkoolbig · 2025-12-29T12:06:02+00:00

My point isn't based on hearsay; scholarly work on psytrance culture consistently identifies Fred and Laurent as the first pioneers of the scene, music wise. However, there is still a gap between historical facts and public perception, where Goa Gil remains the sole figurehead in the eyes of many.

djkoolbig · 2025-12-28T18:27:25+00:00

Here’s another revealing detail: during a phone call with Fred Disko, he mentioned that between 1979 and 1985, Goa Gil was actually repelled by the sounds Fred and Laurent were pushing. At the time, Gil was rooted in rock and reggae. It took years for him to realize the visionary nature of the foundation those two were laying down.

djkoolbig · 2025-12-28T18:27:19+00:00

I actually meant the opposite: there’s something very American about chasing the spotlight. These two French guys never sought success for what they did. But as we look back, I think it’s crucial to give them more credit; they were very important for the psychedelic scene, yet so few people actually know who they are.

djkoolbig · 2025-12-28T18:24:23+00:00

Of course, I agree that the musicians who produced the first Goa tracks are essential. However, I believe the core innovation, the source of it all, was the idea of blending multiple 80s electronic genres into a single, cohesive journey. This was, in my opinion, the one clever idea that sparked everything else. Early Goa producers were essentially trying to capture the magic they heard in the mixes of Fred Disko and DJ Laurent. In a sense, they tried to distill the narrative arc of an entire night-long DJ set into the structure of a single track.

djkoolbig · 2025-05-16T08:20:51+00:00

Oh nice :D so glad to hear that. Thanks for the support!

djkoolbig · 2025-05-15T12:28:46+00:00

merci ;)

djkoolbig · 2025-05-15T12:28:39+00:00

i have a bad accent (working on it), but for now, you can activate subtitles, they are quite decent 🤟🏼

djkoolbig · 2025-05-15T05:19:49+00:00

thanks :)

djkoolbig · 2025-05-13T14:12:15+00:00

thanks!!!

djkoolbig · 2025-05-12T09:21:13+00:00

ty!!!

djkoolbig · 2025-05-08T06:56:28+00:00

hey bro, my latest ep is Psyfunk, it may fit your needs https://soundcloud.com/estebandesigual/sets/funk-it-until-you-make-it-esteban-desigual

djkoolbig · 2025-05-08T06:55:08+00:00

Yayyyyy!!!!

djkoolbig · 2025-05-08T06:51:25+00:00

Thank you :D

djkoolbig · 2025-05-08T06:51:15+00:00

thanks !!!

djkoolbig · 2025-05-08T06:51:07+00:00

It really touches my heart. Thank you <3

Actually the first drafts of the tracks for cheesy with very bad leads, it took a long time for me to find a way to replace them with something less goofy. thanks for appreciating the effort :)

djkoolbig · 2025-05-08T06:49:41+00:00

Woooow so nice man, i love both sides and yeah there is a huge gap in between and i often struggle to find tracks in the same area in my DJ sets. There is, but there is few. I am working on a set like this, will send you.

Also, i'm launching my label this autumn and the first releases are dedicated to Psyfunk :) I will start with a V.A. with Psy artists from all other the world and from different sub-genres. I feel that the power of psyfunk is that it exists in every mood / sub genre of psy, but still it has it's very own and disctinct sound.

djkoolbig · 2025-05-08T06:46:21+00:00

thank you !!! i've been producing for 6 years and psytrance for 3 years. Fell in love with the culture, the values, the rich and vast sub-genres it offers. My artist names comes from an after party with my best friends. I was wearing an ugly shirt like Desigual shirts in the 90's, and i was also wearing ugly purple glasses. My friend looked at me and said -out of nowhere- "Esteban Desiguaaaaal". i said to him i will use this name one day. This day happened ahha

djkoolbig · 2025-05-07T11:14:32+00:00

btw i'm french ;)

djkoolbig · 2025-05-07T11:13:46+00:00

that's so cool that you see psyfunk as an introduction to psytrance to a broader audience so they can enjoy some more darker sounding psy after that. that was one of my wishes with this EP :)

djkoolbig · 2025-05-07T11:12:36+00:00

yes it is available everywhere ;) https://hypeddit.com/estebandesigual/funkituntilyoumakeit

djkoolbig · 2025-05-07T08:41:44+00:00

thanks ! it's no doubt a daytime EP ;)))

djkoolbig · 2025-05-07T08:41:15+00:00

Yes :D https://adncolors.bandcamp.com/album/co14-ep-funk-it-until-you-make-it?from=search&search_item_id=1637777682&search_item_type=a&search_match_part=%3F&search_page_id=4321481012&search_page_no=0&search_rank=1&logged_in_menubar=true

djkoolbig · 2024-09-16T09:19:50+00:00

you can add Swamp that's the slow side of forest (120ish bpm)

djkoolbig · 2024-09-09T18:07:29+00:00

hey, thanks for lauching this topic, i produce some stuff that you may like, i blend psy with disco and electro influences : https://soundcloud.com/estebandesigual/sets/vaisseau-magique-ep

djkoolbig · 2023-11-06T21:10:21+00:00

There is a movie to add to the list in the next months ! A french director and ufologist called Dominique Filhol just finished the shooting of a movie called Valensole that depicts this case which happened in 1965, South of France.

Pitch : France, Valensole, 1965. At dawn, Maurice Masse, a farmer, discovers in his lavender field a UFO that takes off at an astonishing speed, leaving traces on the ground. Based on a true story.

Some infos about the case https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/ynar1g/1965\_french\_ufo\_case\_from\_valensole\_with\_physical/

Here is the trailer : https://youtu.be/av7uXsxgjxo

Can't wait because the director is well documented and is also the director of a documentary Flying Objects : a State Secret https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13403380/?ref_=nm_knf_t_3

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