Destination Goatrance

We’re kicking off Season Three with a very special guest: Ian St. Paul. A true legend in the scene and far beyond, Ian has played a pivotal role in shaping the culture of electronic music. As a party organiser, label manager, and band manager, he helped introduce acid house and a new style of underground partying to London alongside his friends in the early days and then he became involved in the early goa scene. He was the label manager of Dragonfly Records and later co-founded TIP Records with Raja Ram, and was responsible for releasing some of the very first Goa trance compilations. After moving to Japan, he launched the Equinox label and organized the now-legendary Equinox parties and festivals. He also managed the iconic band Juno Reactor. Ian brings decades of experience, deep insight, and unforgettable stories from the birth of the Goa scene.

In the second part with Nick, we dive into the dub side of Doof and the second album. We discuss the genre’s shift in the early 2000s, how Nick’s career evolved, and his various projects and work over the past 25 years. We also talk about what’s coming next year for Doof.

Tracks like Let’s Turn On, Double Dragons, Youth of the Galaxy, and Mars Needs Woman are absolute classics that shake the dance floors everywhere to this day! We had the honor of doing a two-part interview with the producer, Nick Barber — also known as Doof! In this first part, we focus on the 90s: the beginnings, the classic tracks, the first iconic full-length album, and the live performances. Let's turn On!

Youth is a legend — an institution in the cross-scene musical landscape. He has produced countless records, played and created remixes with some of the biggest names in the world, and was there at the birth of several musical styles. Few people have had a greater influence on the emerging goa trance scene — among other things, he organized the first goa trance label and compilation. We were fortunate enough to talk with him a bit about those early days.

We talk with Gabriel Masurel of Blue Planet Corporation about the project’s early history, the making of the legendary Blue Planet album—one of Goa trance’s best releases—and his latest musical explorations. Exploring the legacy and vision of one of Goa trance’s most influential artists.

We had the chance to talk with all three members of Prana! This was our most ambitious project: 5 people, 4 time zones, 3 continents, but boy it was worth it! Lots of stories and secrets from the golden age and of course we went deep into all the Prana albums. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed making it!

We had the honor of doing a 2-hour interview with the legendary Etnica! In the conversation, you'll find out how the band got started, what their first live performances were like, how their studio looked and what gear they used to create those magical tunes. We talked about all their albums, and of course, every single track from the 30-year-old Alien Protein was discussed too!

In this episode we continue our conversation with Kris Kylven. This time the focus is more on the legendary UX and the Kris's other projects (Eon Project, Element Over Nature, Faithealers). 

We had the pleasure of sitting down for an in-depth conversation with Kris Kylven — known for his work with UX, Syb Unity Nettwerk, Odds, and more. In this first episode, we dive into the early days of his career and explore his first two Goa trance projects.

In part two of our interview with James, we dive into Technossomy, Bumbling Loons, 4D, Stoop & Fidget, his solo projects, and his journey as a DJ.