Psynopsis Psychedelicae Hollandicae

Trance behind the Dykes in the Neverlands

Green lowlands behind the dykes
famed for the manipulation of cheese, tulip and skunk, for the works of Dutch masters like Rembrandt, Van Gogh, GMS, Gullit and Van Basten; populated aeons ago by Kelts from the West, Franks from the North and Romans from the South of Europe, growing more multiculti ever since, enriched by many other precipitated dust particles gathering from all corners of the galaxy.

Aliens and other visitors are cordially advised to drop by the Hoge Veluwe national parc in Drenthe, the cheesemarket in the city of Gouda, and the oldest coffeeshop around, Sarasani (located at Oudegracht 327 in Utrecht, since 1968).

When in Amsterdam, do visit the following places / locations:
· Vondelpark: favorite through all seasons, near Leidseplein.
· Sarphatipark: small but gezellig (near the Albert Cuyp market).
· Amsterdamse Bos: manmade forest, beautiful and spacious.
· Ruigoord: lost a lot of natural surroundings but truely a must-visit location, this tiny village, squatted some 35 years ago.
· Waterlooplein: daily flea market at the head of the Amstel river.

· Electric Lady Land: the first ever fluorescent art museum.
· Cannabis College: grass'roots education in the heart of the red light disctrict, great source for all info on this one herb.
· coffeeshop Siberie: open 365 days a year since 1984, with a great menu, best coffee, loads of teas and dj's in the weekend.
· The Pollinator: extraordinary botanic herbalist, inventor of the bubbleator, the iceolator and other interesting green gear.
· smartshop Kokopelli: the largest around, dj's in the weekend.
· coffeeshop Global Chillage: local hangout from the mid 90s, beautifully decorated by local craftsmen Chaos & Zender.
· recordshop Boudisque: around since the early 70s, offering a very wide range of music - can't choose? ask for a Tip van Bob.
· Outland Records: decorated by Dadara, specialized in electronic dance music, with an art gallery downstairs.

· OT301: former film academy, squatted for some years now.
· Korsakoff: oldschool alternative bastion, psytrance thursdays.
· Studio 80: club in the heart of town, gezellig and with a great sound system, most nights are techno and such but there are plenty nights filled with psytrance as well.
· Wilhelmina Pakhuis: originally a squatted warehouse, now a fully grown yet still alternative nightlife location, some trance some techno but famed mostly for its monthly hardrock-karaoke (complete with band and babe-with-lyrics) - a must to xp this full house madness.

Don't forget to pick up a free copy of SHARK magazine for more up to date ins and outs of underground Amsterdam; for a few more hints from under the amsterdamp, please follow this link.

To keep your nocturnal agenda tuned to Dutch frequencies,
please check out the partybase on the following websites:

www.goabase.com
www.goatrance.nl
www.goatrance.net

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first words of an introduction to the dutch psytrance scene. part of this text and of paragraphs to follow have been published in the 2004 & 2005 editions of the "Trancer's Guide to the Galaxy", a magazine dedicated to psychedelic trance culture on this planet, initiated and spread across the globe by Mushroom Magazine and Chaishop. a few details have been brought up to date;
more parts will be posted here as well



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