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15 years ago
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Interesting fact. Psytrance is meant to guide listeners into an alpha wave state similar to meditation. Generally psytrance is played at 140 to 150 bp. Alpha waves are 8 to 12 cycles per second. You'll notice a constant overlay of 16th notes in this music. That's four notes for every beat (well they're actually beats in themselves, and not melodic). For a 145 bpm song that makes 9.6 Hz, and the tracks tend to alternate slightly in tempo as sort of a catch all to synch the audience's brainwaves into an open eyed meditative state. This is typical of trance forms of music.
Psytrance is also very repetitive. I believe that some of the repetitive african drum music you hear in western and central africa is also meant to induce this state. I say western and central because I can most clearly place this type of drumming in the context of the tribes that also use Ibogaine in a ceremonial capacity. However, a lot of music I've heard from sub saharan africa sounds repetitive to me. I think it is structured using different principles for a different way of listening.
Oddly enough, I personally have felt similar effects from rock music...but in all instances of the effect I was in an interactive, live setting and not listening privately.
It's an awesome feeling when you get into the music.
Interesting fact. Psytrance is meant to guide listeners into an alpha wave state similar to meditation. Generally psytrance is played at 140 to 150 bp. Alpha waves are 8 to 12 cycles per second. You'll notice a constant overlay of 16th notes in this music. That's four notes for every beat (well they're actually beats in themselves, and not melodic). For a 145 bpm song that makes 9.6 Hz, and the tracks tend to alternate slightly in tempo as sort of a catch all to synch the audience's brainwaves into an open eyed meditative state. This is typical of trance forms of music.
Psytrance is also very repetitive. I believe that some of the repetitive african drum music you hear in western and central africa is also meant to induce this state. I say western and central because I can most clearly place this type of drumming in the context of the tribes that also use Ibogaine in a ceremonial capacity. However, a lot of music I've heard from sub saharan africa sounds repetitive to me. I think it is structured using different principles for a different way of listening.
Oddly enough, I personally have felt similar effects from rock music...but in all instances of the effect I was in an interactive, live setting and not listening privately.
It's an awesome feeling when you get into the music.
