Arcadian Electrickery: Locating “Englishness” in England's Psytrance Culture and Sonic Aesthetic

Arcadian Electrickery: Locating “Englishness” in England's Psytrance Culture and Sonic Aesthetic

Gemma Farrell
ISBN13: 9781466686656|ISBN10: 1466686650|EISBN13: 9781466686663
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8665-6.ch012
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Farrell, Gemma. "Arcadian Electrickery: Locating “Englishness” in England's Psytrance Culture and Sonic Aesthetic." Exploring Psychedelic Trance and Electronic Dance Music in Modern Culture, edited by Emília Simão, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 278-306. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8665-6.ch012

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Farrell, G. (2015). Arcadian Electrickery: Locating “Englishness” in England's Psytrance Culture and Sonic Aesthetic. In E. Simão, A. Malheiro da Silva, & S. Tenreiro de Magalhães (Eds.), Exploring Psychedelic Trance and Electronic Dance Music in Modern Culture (pp. 278-306). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8665-6.ch012

Chicago

Farrell, Gemma. "Arcadian Electrickery: Locating “Englishness” in England's Psytrance Culture and Sonic Aesthetic." In Exploring Psychedelic Trance and Electronic Dance Music in Modern Culture, edited by Emília Simão, Armando Malheiro da Silva, and Sérgio Tenreiro de Magalhães, 278-306. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8665-6.ch012

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Abstract

Psychedelic Trance (psytrance) is a sub-genre within electronic dance music (EDM) that is notable for its longevity considering EDM mutates and evolves so rapidly. It has flourishing scenes worldwide and for many participants it constitutes a lifestyle and an integral part of their identity. Psytrance has been discussed in terms of its global and local expressions; this chapter seeks to explore how England as a local node reinterprets the culture of a global scene. Some key characteristics of English psytrance are discussed via types of national identity outlined by scholars like Martin Cloonan and a further attribute specific to English psytrance, a humorous psychedelic sensibility, is argued for.

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