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I would love to see more music production resources and discussions, perhaps we could commission some 'master classes' with psybient producers? 

I've always seen psybient as a subset of goa-trance, myself - not especially related to psytrance, it incorporates organic/cultural/(outer)world sounds which gives it its unique characteristics. 
 
Early goa sounds combined with ambient sound and other chill genres such as dub.
 

 
Here's an Alan Parsons project track featuring Shpongle.
 
Artists like Eat Static, Suns of Arqa, and later Shulman were also instrumental in bringing in modern psybient sounds. 
 
I think the beauty of psybient is that it is so inclusive of other genres while still predominantly using the 4/4 time signature - and it's a constantly evolving sound. 

I've always seen psybient as a subset of goa-trance, myself - not especially related to psytrance, it incorporates organic/cultural/(outer)world sounds which gives it its unique characteristics. 
 
Early goa sounds combined with ambient sound and other chill genres such as dub.
 

 
Here's an Alan Parsons project track featuring Shpongle.
 
Artists like Eat Static, Suns of Arqa, and later Shulman were also instrumental in bringing in modern psybient sounds. 
 
I think the beauty of psybient is that it is so inclusive of other genres while still predominantly using the 4/4 time signature - and it's a constantly evolving sound. 

that track with Yechidah is awesome. some of the others have a Kalya Scintilla eastern/bellydance vibe, good stuff though.

I've always seen psybient as a subset of goa-trance, myself - not especially related to psytrance, it incorporates organic/cultural/(outer)world sounds which gives it its unique characteristics. 
 
Early goa sounds combined with ambient sound and other chill genres such as dub.
 

 
Here's an Alan Parsons project track featuring Shpongle.
 
Artists like Eat Static, Suns of Arqa, and later Shulman were also instrumental in bringing in modern psybient sounds. 
 
I think the beauty of psybient is that it is so inclusive of other genres while still predominantly using the 4/4 time signature - and it's a constantly evolving sound. 

I've only seen a few live acts - Shpongle (DJ Set) at Earthcore in Melbourne was right up there - I saw Juno reactor live at the Brewery in Byron Bay this weekend, and it blew my mind - I'm not usually into too much uptempo stuff, but juno Reactor manages to maintain melody while delivering amazing structure through beats. Fantastic performance - the dancer was fantastic as well.
 
I would love to see a full Shpongle live tour.

I can see how the psy crowd not drinking enough would be an issue! This is likely why so many festivals are now integrating more mainstream music stages and combining them with bars. 
 
The only alternative would be to host an illegal house/loft party, and charge admittance - but that is risky both financially and security-wise.

I'm re-listening to Pistolero - Juno Reactor (Bombay Orchestra Remix)
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TaOvvj5CA

I'm re-listening to Pistolero - Juno Reactor (Bombay Orchestra Remix)
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TaOvvj5CA

I've only seen a few live acts - Shpongle (DJ Set) at Earthcore in Melbourne was right up there - I saw Juno reactor live at the Brewery in Byron Bay this weekend, and it blew my mind - I'm not usually into too much uptempo stuff, but juno Reactor manages to maintain melody while delivering amazing structure through beats. Fantastic performance - the dancer was fantastic as well.
 
I would love to see a full Shpongle live tour.

I've only seen a few live acts - Shpongle (DJ Set) at Earthcore in Melbourne was right up there - I saw Juno reactor live at the Brewery in Byron Bay this weekend, and it blew my mind - I'm not usually into too much uptempo stuff, but juno Reactor manages to maintain melody while delivering amazing structure through beats. Fantastic performance - the dancer was fantastic as well.
 
I would love to see a full Shpongle live tour.

Artist: Desert Dwellers
Album: The Great Mystery
Type: album
Style tags: Sacred Bass, Psybass, Psybient
Media type: CD/WEB
Year: 2015
Label: Global Dragon Records
Official URL: http://desertdwellersmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-mystery
 

thank you for adding this site, i merged two topics and "pin to top". 
let's gather here party and festival listing sites.

We went down this long weekend ...and it was fantastic! Had a blast. Everyone was so awesome - the volunteers were friendly and helpful, the festival was sustainable and made huge efforts to minimise the environmental impact of having so many people in one place - compost toilets, recycling facilities, regular garbage collection... and festival goers appreciated the effort and as a result were happy to help keep the place clean  
 
The festival organisers were working closely (I believe) with Boom Festival organisers who have been organising sustainable festivals for many years now. 
 
The workshops were topnotch, the panels/discussions were amazing with guest speakers from around the world speaking on various issues... the crowd was orders of magnitude better than the one that attended Earth Core.
 
And of course the music. Oh my. On top of the heavier stuff there were dedicated stages for chill/psybient and progressive stuff, as well as a stage for live music acts, featuring a whole number of different genres.
 
Other festivals could learn from Rainbow Serpent. No complaints whatsoever, had a mind-blasting weekend of non-stop crazy fun and learning. I'll be going back next year!