Hello all,

maybe someone here knows the answer to this. Was it Riktam playing at the ZNA? It didn't look like him and for sure did not sound like him. The tracks were GMS but the mixing skills were in my opinion lacking consistency and technical awareness.

Hi everyone!
First of all, sorry for my English. It’s not my native language.

I discovered psytrance only recently. To be honest, I didn’t even want to go at first, but one of my friends kept insisting that I should join a psytrance festival. I’m so glad I listened to them because it became one of the best experiences of my life.
The music, the atmosphere, the people… I honestly felt like I was in heaven and didn’t want it to end. Before that, I thought psytrance was just another music genre, but I realized it’s actually a huge culture and community. It had such a strong impact on me that now I mostly listen to psytrance and its subgenres.

In my country, there are only two or three small psytrance festivals each year. If I can get time off work, I’m planning to attend another one next month.

I’d really love to learn more about this culture. Can you recommend any books, documentaries, articles, or other must-read/must-watch resources? (English subtitles)

I also noticed a few things during the festival and I’d love to hear your thoughts:

Most people seemed to share a similar style—clothes, accessories, tattoos, hairstyles, etc. Many of them practiced flow arts, which seemed to be an important part of the culture. Others were into painting, knitting, making jewelry, or other creative hobbies. I also saw groups doing yoga and meditation. Is all of this a normal part of psytrance culture? I wasn’t into any of those things, so I felt a little like an outsider.
Is it possible to enjoy a psytrance festival just as much without using any substances? I’m thinking about bringing my girlfriend next time, but this is something I’ve been wondering about.

After the four-day festival, I had lost almost 6 kg (about 13 lbs). I was dancing so much that I completely forgot to eat. We ended up giving most of our food away before leaving because we barely touched it. Do you have any nutrition or meal recommendations for long festivals?

The next festival will be in a forest near the beach. Temperatures are expected to be around 40–45°C (104–113°F) with very high humidity. What would you recommend bringing to stay comfortable and avoid overheating?

Thanks in advance for any advice. I hope that one day I’ll truly feel like I’m part of this amazing community. ❤️

https://solarfields.bandcamp.com/album/random-friday

imo this solar fields album capped off the era of great progressive psy. everything went downhill from there.

it's under stated - has amazing atmospheres, great percussion and each track just explodes into melody at the end.

I wish more progressive psy today was like this

For anyone travelling to Sizigia Eclipse Gathering 2026

If you’ve booked flights/travel for Sizigia, please be aware of the latest news from Spain.

INAGA (the Aragón environmental authority) has reportedly ruled that the festival requires a full ordinary environmental impact assessment. Spanish media are reporting that this process cannot be completed before the planned 10–14 August dates.

The mayor of Alcalá de Gurrea has also stated that the municipality cannot issue the festival licence without the required favourable reports.

Despite this, as of now the festival is still being advertised for the original dates/location and I haven’t seen an official cancellation or clear explanation from the organisers.

I’m not claiming the festival is a scam or that cancellation has officially been announced: it hasn’t. But anyone about to spend money on non-refundable flights, accommodation, campervans, etc. should be aware that there now appears to be a very serious unresolved authorisation issue.

If anyone has a newer official statement from Sizigia/Own Spirit, especially explaining how they intend to proceed after the INAGA decision, please share it.

Would also strongly encourage the organisers to publicly clarify the situation for international ticket holders as soon as possible.

Sources 22.07.2026

https://cadenaser.com/aragon/2026/07/22/el-inaga-impone-al-festival-de-la-sotonera-un-proceso-administrativo-cuya-tramitacion-no-finalizara-antes-de-la-fecha-prevista-para-su-celebracion-radio-huesca/

https://www.diariodelaltoaragon.es/noticias/comarcas/2026/07/22/sigizia-se-sometera-impacto-ordinario-que-se-alargara-mas-alla-dia-10-2039025.html

Just wondering how was the experience this year? There was some issues with virus outbreaks in the past, have they changed something regarding that? I attended in the last edition and music wise it was just pure heaven for a whole week, but the virus made it a little harder to go through.

Ozora is right around the corner! 🌞✨ To get warmed up I put together three mixes covering almost all the artists playing. The idea is to give you a nice overview of the music before we're all out there together.

This is the first one 👉 Ozora 2026 DJ Set Series – Episode 1: Progressive / Daytime / PsyTech 🎧🍄

https://youtu.be/siuImR3o2Us

Two more coming tomorrow: Full-On and Twilight 🔥🌙

See you on the dancefloor! 👽💚

This is from burning mountain festival but I am sure he played the same song just last sunday on another festival here in Germany. Anyone knows this track? That would be awesome

Hello People,

I am trying to find out the deep tech/minimal/micro electronics music community in india.

I know there are heaps of people who love techno music but anyone up for Minimal style of music ? Especially the underground.

I’ve been wanting to buy this album for a long time and the CD just became available on discogs for 82 USD

But I would rather my money go to his family and not some collector.

Really want this as it’s had an impact on my life. Torn what to do.

That’s all

We can meet up on the 1st or the 2nd

Hello. What happens if some vitamin seller comes to me during a psy trance festival and offers me some vitamins and I say "I'd love to buy, but before paying for it can I test with my own reagent kit?"

Will he think I'm too square, that this is a loss of time etc? Have you ever experienced something like that? What are your thoughts?

There were any checks by police the last year at the entrance gate? And what about the sorrounding streets?

Can anyone share info ?thx

Essa é a playlist que costumo escutar quando eu chego no pico com LSD. porém quero deixar maior. Alguém tem recomendações ou alguma música que acha que combine com o que eu gosto pra indicar?

A few years ago I made this tune (youtube) together with Digicult, which is a friend of mine. It's also on Spotify.
Although it wasn't a very easy process and we probably worked too long sessions on the song I kinda still like listening to it. To me it provides a bridge between two genres and I recently heard a great transition to a song with the same sound during a full on set on Surya Spirits festival and everybody went crazy! So maybe the crowd is ready for it.

What do you think, should I work on some more?

Hi, can someone recommend any psytrance festival for newcomers happening in August in Northern Germany.

Initially I planned for Waldfrieden Wonderland but unfortunately it has been cancelled. It would have been my first festival ever.

I have been searching for a similar festival but so far cannot get my head around the options in Goabase. I am inclined towards the New healing festival for the weekend part but I cannot find much info about the stages and music about it.

What other festivals would be a great starting point?

All sorts of suggestions and help would be really appreciated, thanks in advance.

Hey
I heared about that there are some codes to get a Discount.
I was ill during Rampage Open Air and we couldn’t attend. My girl is still very very sad that her dream to get there just vanished in front of her eyes. Now we met some folks who are going to the Indian spirit and they would love if we would join them. But since we lost money on the Hai in den Mai and rampage we would struggle to buy the tickets. On top of that there is no wonderland and till now we did not attend a single psy festival this year (wich is f sad). Tho my question is does anyone have such a code and is willing to share it? I could only buy one ticket but now two :( she has absolutely zero money tho it depends on me :/
We could offer some vegan brownies or other delicious vegan food on campsite 🫶🏻