Is trance music emotion-enforcing?

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Posted by nikhil chinapa on Sep-27-2006 07:01:

quote:
Originally posted by djmetatron

What I find most interesting about EDM and especially trance is that it is more solitary. It's effects for me are personal, internal and reflective. As opposed to most other forms of music where you are in a way observing the performer's emotional expression, in EDM you are experiencing the effects yourself. You are reacting to the asthetics of the sound in a way that is personal and solitary.

I really like the way you've put this... I've experinced the same patterns you've described, but never quite seen them described this way.

EDM is subjective... and I've felt the same way about a lot of house, especially guitar and piano infused house.. and yes, trance too.

Though almost all music anyone likes is emotion enforcing, I've never quite seen or heard anyone cry or laugh out loud when listening to hard rock or hip hop... but these genres of music do "express" emotion... but EDM allows me to experience it...

It makes me laugh, cry, smile... all with my eyes closed... looking into my own soul.

Posted by Sushipunk on Sep-27-2006 07:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Clovis86
Alot of trance in there.

Yah, agreed.

Posted by Bagarse on Sep-27-2006 08:47:

Personally I believe all forms of music can enforce emotions (except perhaps anything sung by Elton John) but for me it seems that trance music seems to do it more floridly then types of music. This is why I like it.

Fancy some sex anyone?

Posted by kadomony on Sep-27-2006 09:42:

it's all about those chord changes

Posted by SYSTEM-J on Sep-27-2006 21:49:

quote:
Originally posted by risoriso
Trance music makes me feel like peeing on the back of a bitch who apparently lied to me in almost every conversation we had.

You never get any better at hiding your identity.

Posted by speedfamgirl on Sep-28-2006 04:27:

when i get mad or upset...i used to hear some trance to calm myself down.

Posted by daeus on Sep-28-2006 17:31:

I love Trance because it always makes me feel better and the purity of the sounds - You just cant beat it !

I've been lovin it since 98' and still going strong (I always point this out btw if you've seen my posts b4 about this subject).

Posted by daeus on Oct-12-2006 15:51:

Another point I've just thought of to answer the threads title is because most trance dosnt have vocals so lets you apply your own thoughts to the music which in turn creates emotions. Nice

Posted by yakasushii on Oct-12-2006 16:07:

mmm... trance.
makes me feeeeeeeeeeeel.
makes my heart dance.
beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. it is emotion-enforcing. makes me feel everything.

i fell in love with trance when i was six (when i first heard it).
i'm still in love with it sixteen years later. i wish i could professionally sing for trance tracks...

Posted by Ted Promo on Oct-12-2006 16:20:

quote:
Originally posted by yakasushii
mmm... trance.
makes me feeeeeeeeeeeel.
makes my heart dance.
beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. it is emotion-enforcing. makes me feel everything.

oh fuck I want to sig b0p this so bad

Posted by humilis on Oct-13-2006 11:36:

Deep house is more trance than trance itself

Posted by Azz3D on Oct-13-2006 19:19:

used to be at one point
that point ended abruptly in 2002 somewhere
since then, a huge influx of amateur uneducated producers have overtaken the scene and turned it to dog crap, just like hip hop

Posted by Kakoroto on Oct-15-2006 07:38:

Hmm, was hoping Ishkur would have something insightful to add instead of just criticizing others opinions and acting as if he invented the genre. Oh well.

Posted by PETRAN on Oct-15-2006 21:15:

Well, in a way it's true , especially for epic trance. It has these chord changes and arpeggios that naturally cause these emotional reactions. It's definitely the most melodic of all EDM (and i say EDM not Electronic Music in general such as Ambient or IDM )Nowadays though, this thing is completely done in an autonatic/robotic way and therefore most of todays trance is usually"trance by numbers"(or VST-preset trance call it what you want).In most of the times there is no true musical-emotional expression it's just the machines doing it.There are still some good emotional tunes now and then though. E.g. i recently enjoyed Mike Shiver's morning drive even if the sounds it uses are extremely over-played.

Posted by silentsound on Oct-16-2006 13:57:

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Originally posted by Spirit5
One of the reasons i've been so into trance over the years is that it is more emotional than some other forms of EDM. It does have a tendency to over-do it sometimes, but there is no denying that some of the most emotional releases have come from the trance side of things, as well as the progressive house as well. A few emotional tracks to check out....

Hydra - Affinity (Thrillseekers Dub)
Corderoy - Sweetest Dreams (Ferry Corsten Remix)
Mark Otten - Mushroom Therapy (Lightscape Mix), Crossroads (Rio Addicts)
Kalafut & Fygle - 3579 KM, Lullaby, Astra, Novocaine (Mark Otten Remix)
Accadia - Blind Visions (Original Club Mix) and (Ambient Mix)
Tastexperience - Summersault
Hooligan - Hear You Now (Grand Chillas Mix) (more prog than trance, but very emotional)
Illuminatus - Hope (a classic)
Humate - Love Simulation (Oliver Lieb Remix)
Envio - Touched By The Sun, Time To Say Goodbye, For You
Digital Witchcraft - Fingerpaint (prog breaks, but a very melodic, emotional piano melody)
Chicane - Leaving Town, Halcyon, No Ordinary Morning, Early,
Micro de Govia - Vital Spark, Aura Indigo, Voller Sterne, Dayturn
Saltwater (Thrillseekers Ambient Mix)
Solar Stone - Seven Cities (Atlantis Mix) and (Armin van Buuren Remix) (of course....probably the ultimate emotional track IMO)

a bunch of others....but these are what I think...when I think "Emotional"....almost like trance-mood music.

Thank you for sharing your emotional track.My fav em track is Mark Otten - Tranquility (original mix). Mark otten rocks