Suntrip Records is a half-

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, half-

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, releasing

Goa trance Goa trance is an electronic dance music style that originated in the early 1990s in the Indian state of Goa. Goa trance often has drone-like basslines, similar to the techno minimalism of 21st century psychedelic trance (psytrance). Psychedeli ...

and melodic

Psychedelic trance Psychedelic Trance, Psytrance or Psy is a subgenre of trance music characterized by arrangements of rhythms and layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. The genre offers variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style. Some examples include full ...

. Suntrip Records was set up in the summer of

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by Fabien "Mars" Marsaud, one of the founders of the Psynews.org website and Joske "Anoebis" Vranken, a Belgian DJ and party-organiser. In 2002, the first ideas for founding a melodic Goa trance label arose. It would offer an alternative to modern

Full on Psychedelic Trance, Psytrance or Psy is a subgenre of trance music characterized by arrangements of rhythms and layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. The genre offers variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style. Some examples include full ...

psychedelic trance, a music style that branched off Goa trance. The idea was to release new Goa trance music similar to its style in 1995–1998, but with modern production. The first album to be released on Suntrip Records was ''Sky Input'' by Swedish composer Filteria. The Suntrip Association was officially created under French law on 17 July 2004, its office situated in

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, and its board comprised four people. On 16 October 2007, Suntrip became a

company as a Vennootschap onder firma. Its office used to be situated in

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and moved to

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in 2018. In 2017, Chris Roquet, joined this core team to take care of the bookings' activity, 604 bookings. Suntrip releases mainly melodic Goa trance, but occasionally also offers music close to the

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genres with the "Ka-Sol - Fairytale" and "Temple of Chaos" albums, as well as

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such as the compilation "Opus Iridium" and the album "Electrypnose - Sweet Sadness".

External links

Official site
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Suntrip Records CDs at psyshop with preview tracks
{{Authority control French record labels Belgian record labels Record labels established in 2004 Psychedelic trance record labels

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