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Posted by kolleamm on May-03-2011 16:12:

Define trance?

What exactly is trance? I've heard all kinds of answers such as emotional music,whether sad or happy, and music with 130-150 bpm.. so what is your definition of trance?

Posted by Zak McKracken on May-03-2011 16:20:

a state of mind.

Posted by Ted Promo on May-03-2011 16:21:

Terry Schiavo

Posted by david.michael on May-03-2011 16:24:

Best way to explain is by example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMXYE_50Ts

Posted by Vector A on May-03-2011 16:34:

quote:
Originally posted by david.michael
Best way to explain is by example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMXYE_50Ts

Example is the best way to explain, yes, but that's not a very good one.

Posted by Zak McKracken on May-03-2011 16:40:

Posted by rdevito on May-03-2011 16:44:

Old/Original Trance: A half-conscious state characterized by an absence of response to external stimuli, typically as induced by hypnosis or entered by a medium.

Trance Nowadays: 7-9 mins of boring breakdowns and bass/fart hunt in every track, wich obviously has nothing to do with the definition of the original one.

Posted by Zak McKracken on May-03-2011 16:50:

Posted by Zak McKracken on May-03-2011 16:51:

Posted by justin on May-03-2011 16:51:

quote:
Originally posted by rdevito
Old/Original Trance: A half-conscious state characterized by an absence of response to external stimuli, typically as induced by hypnosis or entered by a medium.

...medium being music (or) psychedlica LOL

Posted by Vernon Wanderer on May-03-2011 17:48:

A style of EDM that supposedly has the trance effect to it. Trance is dead, then.

Posted by Vector A on May-03-2011 18:00:

quote:
Originally posted by clay

These people look to me like they're having a fun time.

Posted by sljiva on May-03-2011 18:30:

Bastardized version of techno music.

Posted by SYSTEM-J on May-03-2011 19:55:

The one common feature of almost all trance is a repetitive bottom end characterised by a 4/4 kick drum, largely unsyncopated percussion and a simple and rapid bassline, as well as plenty of melodic content.

Posted by Zak McKracken on May-03-2011 20:07:

quote:
Originally posted by Vector A
These people look to me like they're having a fun time.

Posted by Trance-M on May-03-2011 20:17:

To me still synthesizer music with a disco beat. That's also how I described the music I liked 20+ years ago.

Posted by pointPi on May-04-2011 07:46:

quote:
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
The one common feature of almost all trance is a repetitive bottom end characterised by a 4/4 kick drum, largely unsyncopated percussion and a simple and rapid bassline, as well as plenty of melodic content.

Pretty much this. I consider trance music to be a fusion between between house, techno and krautrock.

Also:

Posted by Barachem on May-04-2011 11:18:

Just another definition in a row of similar meaning ones, but here i go:

Trance is for me is house music with a faster beat, more and complex melodies and hopefully much richer harmonic content.

Posted by TranceElevation on May-04-2011 13:20:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUCYq2qLxJc

Now you know.