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France, officially the French Republic (French: République française), is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various overseas islands and territories located in other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as L’Hexagone (The “Hexagon”) because of the geometric shape of its territory. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its main ideals expressed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Metropolitan France is bordered (in clockwise direction from the north) by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain. France's overseas departments and collectivities also share land borders with Brazil and Suriname (bordering French Guiana), and the Netherlands Antilles (bordering Saint-Martin). France is linked to the United Kingdom by the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel.
HistoryAround 1992, a wide range of techno sounds was available ranging from hardcore to goa trance and gabber. Depending on the party, one could hear one sound in a Free party and an other in the more "legal" ones. In the 90's the political repression appeared and accelerated this phenomena. The Free party movement' got organized and started to fight while other groups in the techno mouvement were trying to survive and face aggressive repression. New authorisations required by the government in order to legalized the parties were most of the time denied and parties were cancelled without real justification a few days before the due date of the events. Gouvernement had decided to contain Rave movement! Free movement stayed alert and biggest regulars 'Technival', 50000 people, could not be stopped. During those years of repression free parties became more and more underground with a very very young crowd and no medical help and drug prevention... So it finally looked like a military wearing teenagers herd dancing in the mud! The millenium brought a new rebirth ... the come back started. Time after time the mouvement grew.
[2010] A very promising year in FRANCELadies and Gentleman, I am pleased to welcome you aboard this page dedicated to the Psytrance scene in France. Please fasten your seat belts, we will be leaving shortly. In 2009, Gaia association presented Passeword is Love with System 7after the Techno Parade. Magic Castle organized its first party: Once Upon A time. Morphonic Records threw two large parties : Green Liquid and Travedelick. Omniphonie pulled together a fabulous party the Healing Vibes. L'Hotel de la Musique in Marseille was transformed by Transubtil. Axtrix played at the Sterenn Party in Paris,thanks to Seventh Sky. In September, World People arranged the PiratesVsMexicanos. Deep Space Adventures starting Laughing Buddha and Dick Trevor was this year annual Hardra party in Porcieux and Muzic2 Mars organized Vodoo light party...These are just a few of the festivities offered to a growing psy-trance community. Than came the summer bringing us festivals. This year World People put together the Desperado Revolution, Mexico invaded the southern hills of France. Psy Spirit Family decided to connect the tribes with the Tribe Connection Festival. Chill out and Ambient music got celebrated through the Ambiosonic Festival. People could hang out in a party every week end in all parts of France, spend a couple of days in festivals or walk along the side of the Trance Char in Paris but this year was probably one of the most crucial year for the next years to come. Either the French Psy trance scene will keep on dreaming their lives or they would live their dreams... This year, there were many concerned about the future of Psy-Trance in France: the authority, financial crisis and the record industry. The French Authority stiffen its position making it harder for the community to meet their promises As a result two options remained: either we decided to stay underground or we will open up to a larger audience. Knowing that taking the option of staying underground a battle with the authorities was to be feared. Examples of this showed through out the year. The World People festival who almost got canceled due to the Mayor pressure on the landowner, the Hadra Festival who never saw light because no mayor town wanted to have the festival on their land and the Bamboodelick Party for New year's eve whose location had to be changed at the last minute from Grenoble to Marseilles because the politicians declared : we “ the Trance community” were a “risky” group. One of the Trance float sponsor who abandoned at the last minute. Leaving us with a minute of doubt on whether we will be able to be part of the techno parade or not. In this time of financial record crises, Pystrance is not eluded. For the psytrance artists, the only solution remains the gigs. There is an urgent need to understand that music production is not just a promotion tool. If the psytrance community do not support their artists, our world will soon be out of breath. Of course, our community is growing in festivals and parties but performances do not make it all. The purchase of musical art work (physical or numerical) is fundamental. And in france we have great labels such as: the new Label Electrik Dreams Records(Lyon) managed by Tajmahal, Transmat (Paris), Distance Records (Paris), 3 D Vision Records (Paris/Ibiza), Moon Spirits Records (Potiers), Turbo Trance Records (Marseille/Aix), Hadra Records (Grenoble), Mechanik Records (Paris/Belgique), Mandala Records (La Rochelle/Bordeaux),Newom records (France), Sonic Motion Records (Paris), Mahogany Records (Paris), Anygmatik Records (Nice), Tori Records (Besançon), Escape Records (Lyon/Rhone Alpes); Morphonic Records (Paris) , Mandala Records (La Rochelle) signing up such as artists as Total Eclipse, Ultimae Records from Aes Dana and Hadra Label (Grenoble, France). Despite all misfortune, the French Trance community really believed in their dreams and nothing could stop them. In emergency, The World People Organization found an other land to threw the Festival. The Hadra team did not give up and found their land for year 2010. The Hadra festival will be held in Lans En Vercors in July. As for the Float, the French Trance community really wanted to see their place with the other electronic music and everyone in the community donated to have the float in the street of Paris. Morphonic Records and Art'Trance prod delivered the longest and highest float the Techno Parade had ever seen. This year, bad vibration came from all sides but adversity was turned into strength and positivity. There was passion, there was love, there was hope, there was unity. “We are all, we are one” took all of its meaning. The French Trance community will not let itself be pushed a side, they will not let their dream be crashed. Opening to a larger audience was one of the answer. Let us show, who we are and what we have to offer! There is a new community with new ideas that can change the world around and give people happiness and love, through art and music and this can be us. A population full of joyful, loving and caring folks. Let us show that The Psy-Trance community is not just a group of people, who have no respect for the world they live in. Bunch of outcast listening to some strange sound. No! there is more to it than meets the eyes. There is art, there is music, there is decoration. There is love and unity, there are associations ready to come to the mayor with strong professional projects for their parties and festivals. There are people taking care of the land that was loaned and making it even cleaner than once they were on it. So the French Trance scene decided to unified and become stronger and this shows with the upcoming parties for year 2010. The Hadra association will held the party “The Other Side”at Porcieux Amblagnieu with people such as Andromeda, Irgum Burgum in January as well as a party with the Italian team Looney Moon in March, Pleasure on Friday with the Shiva Project association and Neo Tech, Oobe with the party Crac Patatrack in February, Electric Reminder with the association Electrohm planned in March,a full on party is to be organized by the association Morphonic Records, parties from World People in Spain at the Rachdingue and an outdoor party near Perpignan. Lunarmouth are planning parties all year long: Progress Voices, Goa Music Party...Mandala records will offer its pystrance fan parties all year long... a party every week end in every part of the country. In July, Gaia is planning Gaia WI to celebrate the association 20th Birthday, a major event expecting more than thousand of people. DVD, stories, CD and books are being created to retrace the association history. A major convention with artists, associations, open scene, debates as well as discussion with the authority are planned. This is going to be an event not to be missed. There are many festivals planned this year. Atomes association will held a festival on June 5th and 6th about 50 km away from Paris. On July 9th, Trance Mission will bring you “Au dela de nos rêves” festival near Cholet (49). World People is organizing its festival that is to be held on the 16 of July the theme will be the Russian revolution. Lunarmoth is also planning a Festival The Freaks Machine 2010 and Aqua Veda is planning its annual festival Arcadia with the environment protection theme. The average price for a party in France is about 10 to 15 euros, for a festival it is around 40 euros depending on when you buy the ticket. The average drink are for water: 1 euros, beer: 2 euros, champagne: 5 euros. However, be careful, don't drink and drive since the laws are being really reinforced. But the scene does not end at parties, festivals or record labels. We have stores where you can find outfits: psy-art shop, turowearshop, s1drom, Shankar, Singapore Silk Point and Frogreator. 2010 seems to be a very promising year full of parties and festivals. It is time to bring out our community and to show the authorities that they can trust us. Ladies and gentlemen, we have been glad to have you on board and hope you enjoyed the flight. We thank you for flying the French Trance page and hope we may welcome you again on our lines.
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