Suntrip Records
Encyclopedia
Suntrip Records is a half-French
, half-Belgian
record label
, releasing Goa trance
and melodic Psychedelic trance
.
Suntrip Records was set up in the summer of 2004
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, 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 July 17, 2004, its office situated in Malakoff
, France
, and its board comprised four people.
On October 16, 2007, Suntrip became a Belgian
company as a Vennootschap onder firma with two managers. Its office is situated in Ghent
.
Suntrip releases mainly melodic Goa Trance
, but occasionally also offers music close to the Dark
genres with the "Ka-Sol - Fairytale" and "Temple Of Chaos" albums, as well as Ambient
such as the compilation "Opus Iridium" and the album "Electrypnose - Sweet Sadness".
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, half-Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, releasing Goa trance
Goa trance
Goa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.-History:The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie capital, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM...
and melodic Psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance, psytrance or just psy is a form of electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. It appeared in the mainstream in 1995 as with reporting of the trend of Goa trance. The genre offers variety...
.
Suntrip Records was set up in the summer of 2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
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
Goa trance
Goa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.-History:The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie capital, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM...
label arose. It would offer an alternative to modern Full on psychedelic trance, a music style that branched off Goa trance
Goa trance
Goa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.-History:The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie capital, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM...
. The idea was to release new Goa trance
Goa trance
Goa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.-History:The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie capital, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM...
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
Filteria
Filteria is Jannis Tzikas from Greece, living and producing Goa trance in Stockholm, Sweden.-Discography:*Sky Input *Heliopolis *Daze of Our Lives -External links:...
.
The Suntrip Association was officially created under French law on July 17, 2004, its office situated in Malakoff
Malakoff
Malakoff is a suburban commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department southwest of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of the city.-History:The commune of Malakoff was created on 8 November 1883 by detaching its territory from the commune of Vanves...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and its board comprised four people.
On October 16, 2007, Suntrip became a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
company as a Vennootschap onder firma with two managers. Its office is situated in Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
.
Suntrip releases mainly melodic Goa Trance
Goa trance
Goa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.-History:The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie capital, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM...
, but occasionally also offers music close to the Dark
Dark psytrance
Dark psytrance is a darker, faster and more distorted form of psychedelic trance music, with tempo ranges usually from 145 to 180 BPM, but reaches +220 BPM...
genres with the "Ka-Sol - Fairytale" and "Temple Of Chaos" albums, as well as Ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
such as the compilation "Opus Iridium" and the album "Electrypnose - Sweet Sadness".
Discography
- FilteriaFilteriaFilteria is Jannis Tzikas from Greece, living and producing Goa trance in Stockholm, Sweden.-Discography:*Sky Input *Heliopolis *Daze of Our Lives -External links:...
- Sky Input (SUNCD01, 2004) - Various Artists - Apsara (SUNCD02, 2005)
- Khetzal - Corolle (SUNCD03, 2005)
- FilteriaFilteriaFilteria is Jannis Tzikas from Greece, living and producing Goa trance in Stockholm, Sweden.-Discography:*Sky Input *Heliopolis *Daze of Our Lives -External links:...
- HeliopolisHeliopolis (album)Heliopolis is a second album of Sweden based Greek musician Jannis Tzikas. The album was officially released in 2006.-Track listing:# Unfiltered # Speech Module # Reflected...
(SUNCD04, 2006) - Ka-Sol - Fairytale (SUNCD05, 2006)
- Various Artists - Twist Dreams (SUNCD06, 2007)
- RARa (Norwegian band)Ra are Christer Borge-Lunde, Lars W. Lind, a goa trance project.Ra was first founded in 1994 by Christer Borge-Lunde and Lars W.Lind. In 1998 Chris and Lars went their separate ways and Christer Borge-Lunde continued Ra primarily as a solo project....
- 9th (SUNCD07, 2008) - Dimension 5Dimension 5Dimension 5 is a Goa Trance project from England.Dimension 5 was one of the first Goa Trance groups ever and released lots of highly acclaimed vinyls and cds. The group saw its existence in 1989, and around 1994 they released their first early Goa Trance vinyls, which they described as “space techno”...
- Transdimensional (Re-Release) (SUNCD08, 2007) - Goasia - From Other Spaces (SUNCD09, 2007)
- Various Artists - Opus Iridium (SUNCD10, 2008)
- Various Artists - Sundrops (SUNCD11, 2008)
- Merr0w - Born Underwater (SUNCD12, 2009)
- FilteriaFilteriaFilteria is Jannis Tzikas from Greece, living and producing Goa trance in Stockholm, Sweden.-Discography:*Sky Input *Heliopolis *Daze of Our Lives -External links:...
- Daze of Our LivesDaze of Our Lives (album)Daze of Our Lives is Filteria's third album, released in 2009.-Track listing:# Filtertraces # The Big Blue # Wormhole # Eyeless Observatory # In the Heaven's Eye # Infinite Regression...
(SUNCD14, 2009) - Afgin - Astral Experience (SUNCD15, 2009)
- Radical Distortion - Psychedelic Dreams (SUNCD16, 2009)
- E-Mantra - Arcana (SUNCD17, 2009)
- Various Artists - Energy Waves (SUNCD18, 2010)
- Various Artists - Temple Of Chaos (SUNCD19, 2010)
- Electrypnose - Sweet Sadness (SUNCD20, 2010)
- Antares - Exodus (SUNCD21, 2011)
- Artifact303 - Back to Space (SUNCD22, 2011)