Trance music's hi-tech spiritual revival explored by Carlotta Petracci

In an article for Artribune Magazine #35, Carlotta Petracci examines the resurgence of trance music in a hi-tech context, arguing that the genre has evolved from 1990s Goa trance and Megatripolis scenes into a contemporary form of techno-spirituality. Citing FACT Magazine, she notes that 2015 marked the peak of trance's popularity among 18-35 year olds. Petracci connects this to broader cultural shifts, where internet culture blurs distinctions between spiritualism and hedonism. She references producer Aïsha Devi, who describes her role as a 'modern shaman' using electronic music to restore lost connections. The article invokes thinkers like Jean Baudrillard, who dismissed discos as low entertainment, and Deleuze and Guattari's 'desiring machines' concept, to frame rave culture as a collective, non-hierarchical experience. Petracci also quotes the Lost Tribe track 'Gamemaster' and mentions Terence McKenna's influence on psychedelic thought. The piece concludes that liberation comes through technology, channeling both urban night sounds and the silence of the 'Elsewhere'.