Full-On — the most high-energy subgenre of psytrance: 140–148 BPM, rolling bass, bright melodies and sunrise drops. Listen to and download the best tracks on Minatrix.FM — classics and new releases, playlists and curated selections.
Full-On — the most explosive subgenre of psytrance, blending a powerful rolling bass, high tempos (typically 140–148 BPM), bright melodies and a cinematic atmosphere. It’s the sound of sunrise dancefloors and open-air festivals: dense production, tight drum programming and a constant feeling of lift-off.
What is Full-On (in a nutshell)
Full-On is the dancefloor-oriented, melodic and “fluffy” high-end take on psytrance. It inherits the psychedelia of Goa trance, but delivers it in a more energetic, driving, “laser-focused” form: bouncy 1/16 rolling bass, a tight 4/4 kick, stepped arpeggios, acid leads, dynamic breaks and impactful drops.
Key traits:
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Tempo 140–148 BPM, occasionally 148–150 for twilight sets.
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Rolling bass (1/16) + a dry 4/4 kick, tight compression and sidechain.
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Melodic lead lines and chord stacks, acid arps, “galactic” FX.
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Clear arrangement: intro → build-up → drop → mid-break → final drop.
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Themes: space, technology, shamanism, the “morning” ecstasy of the dancefloor.
History and evolution
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Late 1990s — early 2000s. On the post-Goa wave, a denser and more rhythmically straightforward sound emerges. Israeli labels and artists cement the genre’s blueprint, and Full-On rapidly moves onto festival main stages.
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The golden era. Morning sets with “sunny” melodies gain worldwide popularity, while a darker and faster branch, twilight/night full-on, develops in parallel.
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2010s → today. The sound becomes cleaner and louder: modern production, hybrid FM/wavetable leads, percussion shaped with transient tools, more “cinematic” breaks. Full-On consistently remains the “fast lane” of psytrance festivals.
Substyles of Full-On
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Morning Full-On. Melodic, “sunny”, euphoric; vocal samples, chord stacks, airy leads.
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Twilight/Night Full-On. Darker and more aggressive: heavy modulations, acid resonances, a strong focus on groove and drive.
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Israeli/Melodic Full-On. Bright hook melodies, memorable themes, almost “song-like” structures.
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Psy-Prog / Progressive Full-On. Slightly slower and deeper, more space and groove, fewer harsh, “sawing” leads.
Sound design and production (for producers)
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Drums. Kick — short, with a clear transient (50–80 Hz body + “click” at 2–5 kHz). Claps/snares — layered, with short reverb. Hi-hats — 1/16 and off-beat 1/8 patterns, wide in stereo.
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Bass. Classic 1/16 rolling line: saw/square with filter envelopes, light distortion, parallel saturation; sidechained to the kick and sometimes to the lead bus.
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Leads and arps. Wavetable/FM synths (Serum, Vital), virtual analogs (Virus TI, Spire, Sylenth); heavy cutoff/resonance modulation, ping-pong delays at 1/8D–1/4D, shimmer-style reverb.
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FX and atmospheres. Risers, downlifters, cosmic sweeps, vocal grains; automation of pan and stereo width.
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Arrangement. Clear marker sections for DJing: changes in groove/lead every 16/32 bars, well-defined breaks and drops.
Artists and releases to start with
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Astrix, Ace Ventura, Electric Universe, Alpha Portal, Ajja — benchmark festival drive.
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Sesto Sento, Talamasca, Vini Vici — melodic, charismatic Full-On.
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Electric Universe (early/mid works), Space Tribe — the transition from Goa to Full-On.
(Selections and playlists can be found in the Full-On section on Minatrix.FM.)
Why listen to Full-On
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Energy without overload. Keeps high tempo and mix clarity — ideal for the dancefloor and for workouts.
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Euphoria and catharsis. A melodic drive that truly “opens up” in sunrise sets.
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Flexibility. Works both as a “soundtrack for the journey” and as a main-stage banger showcase.
Full-On on Minatrix.FM
On Minatrix.FM you’ll find:
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curated selections of the best Full-On tracks — from classics to fresh releases;
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practical playlists for morning and twilight sets;
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online streaming and MP3 downloads without unnecessary barriers;
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artist recommendations and related styles: psytrance, Goa trance, psy-prog.
Fun facts
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The term “full-on” took root as a way to describe maximum density of parts and leads that sit “right at the front” of the mix.
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“Morning” drops are often built on fifth/fourth-based progressions — that’s why the lines feel so uplifting.
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Full-On production adopted multiband saturation and transient shaping early on, so the mix sounds loud without turning into a blurry wall of sound.
Conclusion
Full-On is psytrance energy made manifest: an endless stream of motion, light and sound, where every second feels like takeoff. It fuses surgical production, hypnotic groove and emotional melody, turning the dancefloor into cosmic space.
From Israeli morning sets to festivals on the shores of Goa, Full-On has become the beating heart of the global psychedelic scene. This is music that doesn’t just make you dance — it leads you, opens you up, purifies you and gives a profound sense of flight and unity.
Today Full-On lives in the tracks of Astrix, Ace Ventura and Alpha Portal, but its spirit is timeless: it’s the rhythm where raw energy transforms into pure ecstasy. As long as the sun rises over the dancefloor, Full-On will keep playing — loud, bright and seemingly endless.
