bullshit. trance hasnt lost its touch at all.. i suppose im lucky, living so close to a superclub like crasher.. i get to hear the very latest and best new stuff every week.. but the quality is still there, you just have to dig a bit deeper for it these days.

I do agree somewhat about the whole uplifting going sour deal.
But my favourite trance, as you can all probably guess, is transa's style.

U know, that sort of powerfull deep-space style trance.
The perfect example is when the beat comes back in in thier remix of "The nightfly", after it repeats the melody for four bars, the girls sez "The nightfly" Then the way the melody goes after that, completely sums up my style of music.

Sadly, transa have been going somewhat prog these days, but im working hard in my studio to be the one to carry on thier legacy.

gouryella - walhalla..

theres no other track like this one.. been waiting for something like it.. hopefully corsten & tiesto can do it again =]

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peace man.. peace

I`ve been listening to trance since 94/95 and I`ve seen various styles come and go but the one I`ve always loved best was uplifting and energetic. I always found stuff I liked because I simply love trance music. If you only like one part of trance then maybe you`ll only be around the scene for the time of this style and then move on to something else. It`s everyone`s choice what music he listens to but it`s also everyone in this scene that makes a new style. If people wouldn`t like new styles in trance they wouldn`t listen to it so it wouldn`t be played.

What do I want to say with this:

1. You`ll always find stuff you like from your category. Sometimes you just have to search some more.

2. If you feel your musical taste evolved to something else than trance then let it happen. Why not? Don`t bitch around but move on.

3. If you really can`t find any music you like here then maybe it`s time to make your own music? Get Fruity Loops and try. Maybe you`re the next one who starts a new style? Who knows?


Just chill and you`ll see, everything will turn out fine.

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The reason why everyone is going deep and progressive is because they are just SICK of all that uplifting shite.
No I don't think there will be another boom of 98/99 stuff. I think the producers these day are done with that style and are digging into new areas.

The thing a lot of you don't understand is...Tiesto, Corsten, etc...they don't innovate that much. If you watch the record store releases there are tons and tons of uplifting and energetic trance put out. Just they don't play it, they force stagnation upon themselves and thus cause their own demises. Progressive has become more appealing because it evolves, and is almost always a new sound.

Its this evolution which uplifting (atleast the big names) fail to, causing the death of their own genre. Don't sit around and wait for a return of the classics, things evolve, and even if the energetic trance does come back in full fury, it won't be the same. Realize t, Understand it, Accept it.