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Description of Trance

 
Layered with 303 bass pulses, Doppler effects, sequencer riffs and stacks of percussion, Trance builds tension to which there is no climax and no release. Through minimal rhythmic shifts, distant synthscapes and repetitive effects, innovative artists like Paul Van Dyk, Jam & Spoon, and Sven Vath devised predictable structures aimed to disengage the mind while the physical body exhausts itself.
 

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Trance Key Artists

 
Armin Van Buuren

A favorite among
progressive trance DJs, this
producer is found on top
mixes, such as Sandra
Collins' "Transport 3" albu...

Art of Trance

Inspired by US Techno to
champion the proto-Trance
of his homeland, he
founded the UK Trance
label Platipus in 1993.

ATB

Andre Tanneberger, aka
ATB, began scoring club
hits in '99 after remixing
dance outfits Technotronic
and Haddaway. On Two...

BT

Progressive House machine
Brian Transeau became well
known in 1995 for the song
"Blue Skies" with Tori Amos.
BT is American Brian Tran...

Christopher Lawrence

Often referred to as the
American Paul Van Dyk,
Lawrence has made his way
to the top of progressive
trance DJs.

Darude

Finland's happy
hardcore/trance act Darude
(aka Ville Virtanen) created
the club favorite
"Sandstorm." His music is...

Jam & Spoon

The sultry "Stella" (1992)
paved the way for these
German Trance giants' more
commercially-tinged
remixes and LPs.

Paul Oakenfold

Now internationally known
as a DJ, this London-based
heavyweight producer has
been spinning all styles
since the '80s. Oakenfold'...

Paul Van Dyk

German-based Paul Van Dyk
is well known for his epic
trance themes, such as the
dramatic dancefloor
favorite "Another Way." V...

Sasha

Resident at hot spots like
the Hacienda since the late
'80s, Sasha helped pioneer
acid house in the U.K. His
Renaissance residency le...

Tiesto

An experimental Trance
DJ/producer from Holland,
Tiesto released a slew of
mix CDs before dropping his
solo debut in 2001. Tiesto'...

X-Dream

New York Trance and
Progressive DJ, founder of
the Caffeine collective of
DJs and labels.

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