So I was listening to one of my old sets from a few years ago, and I realized that the style of trance I really like the most is few and far between nowadays. The style is hard to describe, but it's trance that is not made for the dancefloor or sets in a club, other than maybe as a closing track or something. It's more melodic, more made for listening. It usually has long breakdowns and is fairly complex structurally, and is usually gradual/softer in it's transitions. The breakdowns don't just have one or two instruments, but usually have sweeping soundscapes mixed with complex melodies.

Two of the tracks that were in this set that made me think about this, and that I think represent this style are the following:

Plastic Boy - Live another life
Cota - Waiting

Any others like this that people can think of?

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Know what you mean man.

Try...

Sonorous - Glass Garden

Bullit - Cried to Dream (Max Graham Mix)

DJ Taucher - Winter Love

Rob Aker - Dad's Home

Rapid Eye - Stealing Beauty (R.E. Mix)

Thrillseekers - New Life

Lange pres. Firewall - Reflections (Lange Remix)


Might not be exactly what you are after, but these are very melodic tracks, and they are the kinda tracks to listen to as appose to go mental to in a club.

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GTR - Mistral
Plastic Boy - Silver Bath
Vincent De Moor - Shamu

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Klangkarussell - Sternenkinder

Id have to say Nic Chagall - What you need
i cant see myself dancing to it.

Most nathan fake productions

maybe something like AR52 - Hibernation
not the most complex, but that's what I first thought of.

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Originally posted by IntegraR0064 Plastic Boy - Live another life

this track rocks the dancefloor!

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Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7 Know what you mean man. Try... Sonorous - Glass Garden Bullit - Cried to Dream (Max Graham Mix) DJ Taucher - Winter Love Rob Aker - Dad's Home Rapid Eye - Stealing Beauty (R.E. Mix) Thrillseekers - New Life Lange pres. Firewall - Reflections (Lange Remix) Might not be exactly what you are after, but these are very melodic tracks, and they are the kinda tracks to listen to as appose to go mental to in a club.

Dj Taucher - Winter Love

wowwww i love thiss tracckk!!

Mirco de Govia tracks

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Check out Sunsurge's Windmill Sessions for some great progressive and melodic stuff.

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...9&forumid=73&s=

He's up to number 9 in the series, and every set is worth downloading. You'll find some real gems in those series if you take a little time to listen and read.

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Originally posted by Azi Dj Taucher - Winter Love wowwww i love thiss tracckk!!

Sick isn't it?

I love everything about it, it's just so chilled and happy.

Sweet bassline too.

Check out Magnat - Do You?

As well for chilled out trance.

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Nothing lasts, nothing lasts, everything is changing into something else. Nothing is wrong, nothing is wrong, everything is on track...

You know, William Blake said... uh, nothing is lost. Nothing is lost and I... I really believe that, we only move on...

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Originally posted by CHORE BOY NOT FOR THE DANCEFLOOR!!!!!!! And don't try and explain it to me!!!!!!!

What he is saying, which is basically what I've said before, is that melodic trance is highly listenable as it is danceable. I would say most of the tracks listed are both, not totally made for either. That's what I think is nice about trance. Maybe because it focuses more on melody than it does on rhythm? So haha I tried explaining it as I see it.

Anyways these tracks work well IMO...

Midway - Monkey Forest
Mesh - Purple Haze
Hydra - Affinity (Thrillseekers Dub)
Kalafut & Fygle - 3579 KM
Micro de Govia - Voller Sterne (Album Mix)
2 Players - Signet (Leama & Moore Remix)
Leama & Moore - Requiem For A Dream
Solar Stone - Seven Cities (Atlantis Mix), Eastern Sea
Alibi - Eternity (Thrillseekers New Horizon Mix)
Usual Aspect - Mr. Blue (Thrillseekers Remix)
Corderoy - Sweetest Dreams (Ferry Corsten Remix)

stuff like this basically....that relies on melody. Typically stuff on In Trance We Trust, A State of Trance, Armada and Anjunabeats..the labels people love to hate (though a vast majority of melodic trance is released through them).

Last edited by Spirit5 on Sep-12-2007 at 03:01

i luv melodic trance....but yeah not really for dancing more for tripping out to.