You know, I really began to think the other day as I sloshed about an octagonal glass full of pure agave nectar: where has all of this gotten me? I mean, the sheer amount of glowstix I've broken open with my gurning teeth, that used to be my only vitamin. The only thing that could temper the incessant pulsation of each chamber of my interlocking veins. Nothing But You would come on and I'd think to myself, "Why did there not ever happen in this world of spacetime and string theory, a 93 Returning remix of this track?"

I want to 93 Returning Remix so much I can't even begin to-

Fuck.

I presume you mean creative mixing, as opposed to being creative in constructing a set. Constructing a set is the same for trance as any other genre - control of mood, energy, flow and different types of tracks to create a holistic listening experience.

It's definitely true that mixing trance rarely, if ever, involves things like looping, scratching, cutting or use of three decks, but that doesn't preclude creativity. Most trance DJs are very boring because they only have one type of transition, which is the bassline switch. In part this is because they've bought generic tracks with identical structures. With trance, I personally like to mix trance tracks from places that are not "supposed" to be mixed, particularly breakdowns. If you're buying good, interesting tracks though, you shouldn't need to think of ways of being creative because the tracks challenge you. I think good DJs are the ones that relish this challenge, and can think of inventive ways of dealing with inventive tracks.

I think the Jules Verne remix of LSG - Netherworld is a fantastic example. This is the kind of track that sorts the men from the boys. There's no bassline switching here, no percussive intro or outro, no easy, routine, mindless transition that will work. A good DJ's mind starts racing when he/she hears this kind of track:

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I fucking love mixing that TRACK.

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IM GONNA GO FUCKING READ NEUROMANCER TO THESE SYNTHS

i try to find short loops i can use to spice it up a bit. i also like to find fx combos that create interesting transitions. its hard for trance, since so much of the music is effect heavy and blends well already. i think you mostly gotta focus on track selection and set structure. you gotta figure out where the journey is gonna go, and try not to fuck the energy up.

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Yeah. What the top bloke above me referred to. You see, trance if done right is like a lost Harper Lee novelette. There's so much within the tapestry of everything that for all of it to coincide, it is utterly asinine to mix two corresponding John O'Callaghan tracks together and make sense of what Atticus Finch really might have meant.

Slavery might be long gone. And it might be overall considered an uncouth interaction between biped human protein batteries, but in a musical sense the benefits of human slavery really shine. And this most often occurs during a set in which there are many troughs and lofts between tracks with sidechains, supersaws, and labels including but not limited to In Trance We Trust.

If you can foment the energy of a generation to till the fields of the inescapable dancefloor for a higher calling, then the music in your PIONEER HDJ2000 HEADPHONES will only reiterate the course you've taken for the betterment of the scene as a whole.