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From Psychedelic-Traveller
[2010] Trance culture is still strong in AUSTRALIA
- written by Suspekt
For the psychedelic traveller, there aren't many places that attract as much intruige and mystique than the wide brown land that is Australia. Possessing one of the world's longest standing and most vibrant psychedelic subcultures, the land Down Under is a haven for dance music fans, with a strong outdoor party and festival culture that extends to all corners of the country as well as a strong club scene as well.
The strength of Australia is its diversity – because the distances are so great between major population centres, each place in Australia has its own take on the culture, meaning everywhere you go will be a new and varied experience.
Trance culture is still strong in Australia, but the recent years have seen the scene's taste diversify a lot more. Along with the strong psy, progressive and downbeat/ambient scene, there are also many exciting techno, minimal, dubstep, experimental, house, breaks, glitch and IDM artists, meaning the parties always have a great variety of tunes to please anyone's tastes.
Some of the larger and better known Australian events include Rainbow Serpent, Tribeadelic, Matreiya, Maya Festival and Somatica in Melbourne, Subsonic Music Festival in between Newcastle and Sydney, Winter Solstice Festival in Cairns, Earth Freq in Brisbane, the Earthdance events nationwide and many more. There many websites and forums that list parties and club nights around the country, with the main ones being www.oztrance.net, www.australiens.net and www.inthemix.com.au.
Because of the great distances between population centres in Australia, it means each city and area has its own diverse scene, meaning you'll encounter different sorts of parties, different tastes in music and different people wherever you go.
It's important also to note that the weather can vary greatly in the various regions around Australia, with the summer months more popular for outdoor events in southern centres, while the opposite is true in the north, which receives rain over the summer and fine, warm winter months.
Major centres for parties include Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and SE Queensland, Cairns and North Queensland, Adelaide, Darwin, Hobart, Perth, Canberra and Byron Bay/Northern New South Wales.
Australians are a friendly bunch, who won't hesitate to talk to a stranger or welcome you with open arms to the scene.
We pride ourselves on being an open-minded and free party culture, and we hope to see you Down Under sometime soon!
