Melodic Goa Trance: The Forgotten Side of Psychedelic Music

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Hi there! Glad you clicked the title and ended up here.
What you see is yet another “Top” list made by a random nobody on the internet 😉 This time, it’s all about Goa trance tracks with beautiful leading melodies. Two key words: beautiful and melodic.

Important note: these are not playlists of the “best Goa tracks ever” — they are playlists of tracks with the best melodies. Big difference.

Oldschool has the priority. I’ve heard very little new school (not really my cup of tea), but there are a few new school tracks included here and there.

The playlists are made for home listening, not necessarily for burning the dancefloor — though that works too. Personally, I listen to them while walking my dog or at work.

Ideally, I like tracks with just one strong leading melody — not melody after melody after melody. That way the track sticks in your head and stands out. Of course, there are exceptions, like Infected Mushroom – Dancing With Kadafi (though you won’t find it here; a few IM tracks were in my drafts, but I dropped them since they’re not really Goa).

Each playlist has 200 tracks. Why 200? Because that’s the YouTube playlist limit, and it’s convenient for editing. I actually have enough material for at least 3 more playlists, but sorting takes time. Sometimes I find a good track, but if it doesn’t match the quality of the others, I (sadly) cut it out.

It’s been a tough selection process. You can’t cover everything. There will always be amazing tracks I haven’t heard, or forgot, or that you love but I don’t. Making choices is hard.

And don’t forget: this is just the selection of some random nobody from the internet

Bonus: if anyone wants the full list in Excel — I’ve got it, happy to share.

Below are the first four parts. More to come…