Evolving, syncopated, distinctive, uptempo dance music (generally between 140 and
150 BPM) that features a driving four on the floor kick drum pattern and often uses
arpeggiated 16th or 32nd notes. New elements and musical ideas are typically added
every 4 or 8 bars. Will typically build up to an energetic section in the second half
of the track and then taper off fairly quickly toward the end. Tracks are generally
8-12 minutes long, and usually feature noticeably stronger bass lines than other forms
of trance music alongside acid's organic 'squelchy' sounds. It was largely developed
by and for Western hippies and partygoers in Goa, India during the late 1980s and
early 1990s.
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