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Open letter from the “DJ formerly known as Mat Mushroom” 2022

Open letter from the “DJ formerly known as Mat Mushroom” 2022

In summer 2019 the last mushroom magazine saw the light of the psytrance world. After exactly 25 years it was over and it was a logical step for us to discontinue the magazine after a quarter of a century. The plan was to bring another Trancers Guide to the Galaxy...

Obituary: Udo Herzog

Obituary: Udo Herzog

A life visualized and timed in moments, illustrated by the eye with focus on documentation of the scene. With Udo Herzog a part of this scene died, which we will notice in the future not only by the absence of his photographs.

CIMI – Interview 2019

CIMI – Interview 2019

Native Italian London resident shares his experiences of more than 20 years of Psytrance as DJ, promoter and producer. He talks about his role in society as an artist, what he loves most about his work, likes about himself the most, and also what he does during his time off, and more.

604 Day

604 Day

“604” – the worldwide known code for everything related to our favourite music genres Goa and Trance. The numerical equivalent of “Goa”, the celebrated psychedelic trance genre and state in India. And could we possibly ever get enough of that? I don’t think so. It’s time for a holiday.

Are we really one family?

Are we really one family?

During summer holidays we head for a festival or leave for a spontaneous weekend trip along the German “Goa Highway” A24 – a thing that appears quite normal to us. But for people who have to face life with a handicap, it’s often an unnecessarily difficult undertaking.

Backstage, part 4: It all sounds the same!

Backstage, part 4: It all sounds the same!

Why artists don’t really have creative freedom, why the music output today sounds all the same, and how certain newcomer producers manage to ask for pretty substantial fees after they’ve been on the scene for just a very short time.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness

Left of its own devices the mind tends to drift over meaningless and repetitive thoughts, most of which are negatively oriented, not just towards others, but towards the self as well.

A Tribute to Bansi

A Tribute to Bansi

This is a tribute to Bansi, who sadly died from cancer recently, at 42.

Backstage, part 3: Murphy’s Law

Backstage, part 3: Murphy’s Law

Deep insights into the Psytrance backstage: “A damn popular artist refused to play at a damn good festival that unfortunately had clearly not enough visitors – because he would only perform for at least 1000 people on the dance floor.”

Where’s the spirit gone?

Where’s the spirit gone?

Has the Spirit of Goa given away to a simple culture of celebration and only illusion and marketing?

Hux-Flux died

Hux-Flux died

Psytrance producer Dennis Tapper on May 15, 2018.

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