Five Psytrance Blog Reviews

The global psytrance community has yet to embrace the blogging medium, but there are a handful of worthwhile publications out there. Here are a few of the finds I have made in my virtual travels:

di.onys.us

di.onys.us is succinctly described as:

…the ongoing chronicle of psychedelic trance society in New York, the U.S., and the beyond. Moments, places, people.

Without question, di.onys.us is the most serious psytrance blog on the net. The entries are well-written, timely, informative and filled with relevant photos, quotes, and links. The entities behind this blog often engage in genuine underground journalism, covering political issues such as the recent police actions at Alex Grey’s Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. This is psytrance blogging done properly! Be sure to visit.

Megalopsy Travel Blog

Filter & z1P^ are known as Megalopsy, hailing from Argentina, form one of my favourite dark psytrance groups. They have recently opened a blog to document their travels around Europe as they perform live sets and DJ, attend festivals, and experience life on the other side of the pond. The writing is solid, and they post lots of photos to make their entries visually appealing. Check out their extensive review of Boom Festival 2006, for example. What a trip!

SunriseSupplies

Danish DJ and reviewer pr0fane aka Jannick Andersen finds his home on SunriseSupplies, regularly posting quality mixes and top tens. I highly recommend his comprehensive archive of reviews and plentiful mixes—we tend to have a similar taste in this kind of psytrance, and I certainly respect his efforts!

talk progressive

Phacelift aka Kostas Alekoglou is behind this infrequently updated blog. He makes personal recommendations of artists, events, and releases which suit his taste, crossing the progressive divide between house, techno, trance, and psychedelic sub-variants. His entries are concise, lucid, and informed.

Psytrance Music @ Blogspot

Quick reviews, festival news, and rapid-fire commentary that will suit those with short attention spans. This is a standard aggregator service with a small measure of personal opinion injected every now and then. For the big picture, check this blog out.