You are correct, trance isn't the same as techno. There is a genre called tech trance which combines elements of both but that isn't "just" trance or "just" techno. Description and style of both have changed over the years but mostly it depends on the listener's ears what and how huge the differencies sound like to him/her.. Techno as a descriptive term of musical genre 15 years ago was totally different than what it is now.

I usually suck in explaining things so i think you could check these threads of the same subject for common thoughts about the differencies:

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=237105
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=221108

You should also show your friends Ishkur's Guide To Electronic Music, which is a database of info about the genres in electronic music, with samples to listen of each genre. It isn't 100% correct but it should give some thoughts that there are more than just "techno".

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Last edited by GrimReaper on Mar-04-2005 at 15:08

completely different!

trance is usually melodic synth based

techno is usually percussion based with minimal melodic features

(compare mauro picotto with above & beyond)

i'm sure someone else could give a more detailed response

Trance is not techno. Both are forms of electronic music. People that don't have the knowleadge usually call all electronic music techno.

For trance listen to your usual: Above & Beyond, Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren stuff
For techno get some tracks by and sets by: Chris Liebing, Adam Beyer, Cari Lekebush, Dave Clarke.

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Originally posted by djbruuen completely different! trance is usually melodic synth based techno is usually percussion based with minimal melodic features (compare mauro picotto with above & beyond) i'm sure someone else could give a more detailed response

Better yet, compare jeff mills with above and beyond.

techno should be loud and bangin!

Techno is the more repetetive but less melodic and trance has those 2 minute breakdowns and is more melodic.

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Originally posted by chesco Better yet, compare jeff mills with above and beyond.

Mills = fast aggressive 3 deck techno deejay style with a huge ego and he hates the press

no one like that crazed man

I got into a huge argument last night trying to explain this bloke that trance isn't the same as techno....ignorant wanker!! People like that piss me off so much *sighs*

i find that most people who aren't into edm call everything techno, or think that techno = edm and that breaks up into different sub-catagories such as trance. A lot of my friends are the same way, if the friends you have are as ignorant as many of mine, just nod and laugh at the stupid bastards. No sense in trying to reason with the unreasonable...

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You're right dude, it's better to laugh at them hehe..they're the ones who are missing out.

Go back 12 years. Trance and techno pretty much were the same.

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