Hippies in the Desert

Now for those of you currently staring at the screen thinking - “What the actual fuck is psychedelic trance?”, we're glad you asked and we’re happy to tell you you’ve got nearly four months to prepare yourself.

Psychedelic Trance (or Psytrance to devotees) is a form of electronic dance music with its roots in Goa, India – the end of the hippie trail. Think bright colours, fast beats, psychedelic sounds, smiley faces with a big old dollop of peace, love and unity, maaaaaan.

The craze has swept the globe since the mid 90s with hedonistic Psytrance parties held regularly across Europe, Israel and South East Asia. And now one Dahab-based German native, Jannik Weber, and his Sun Network crew are hoping to bring the free spirited fun to Egypt.

The group has previously held two yearly festivals in an effort to promote the scene in Egypt and as they approach their third major event, they are already planning what they call a “psytrance revolution,” in a bid to unite war-weary Egyptians through music, parties and generally having a fucking good time instead of killing each other.

He told Cairo Scene: “Psytrance parties are all about bringing people together, people who would not necessarily socialise together and uniting them through positive music and good times.”