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Originally posted by Subtle 2 Unlimited, Scatman, Sash! was once considered Dance. But yeah dance trance if you want.

Oh you mean "Euro-Dance". Now i get it.


Well,back in the 90s, an alternative genre-name for "epic/anthem/euphoric/uplifting trance" (the track reviewed in the current thread), was "euro-trance" so i guess its somehow related. Its just that the "euro-trance" name came in abundance (and so is "epic", "anthem" and "euphoric" lately, although the threadstarter used "euphoric" to describe this track so i guess they use it from time to time)and now they usually say "uplifting-trance" to describe this kind of music with the big-lead-line, the break-down in the middle etc. It is still a sub-genre of "trance-music" though, since this kind of sound directly evolved from trance by exaggerating some elements and decreasing others, plus the general consensus states this is "trance", and what is a genre-name without the people? Genres are not real things, its what the majority agrees to call them. Plus, this kind of sound was tagged as a kind of "trance" back from 1997, so there is also a strong historic component there.


As for the current track, i'll have to agree and say its very generic and the melody of the lead-line doesn't sound that great to me. Maybe its the cliche saw sounds. If there was another synth instead of that usual massive saw sound, maybe the current melody sounded more interesting, i don't know.


I think its time for change.