check these album's

Soul Surfer - Surfer's Paradise
Andromeda - Sensations
Vibrasphere - Archipelago
Jaia - Blue Energy
Chromosome - The Genome Project

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Originally posted by B-Good Come on in and give your opinion on the subject. I find that I get so bored of the "usual" trance tracks these days. Now Im find my self looking more and more towards progressive and house sounds. But who to listen to. Please post your recommendations on who to check out and which sets or productions to listen to. Cheers

That's what you get for expecting one narrow sub-genre to last intensive scrutiny forever.

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> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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You need to look into prog breaks, and some trancier more melodic and atmospheric prog stuff...like...

Digital Witchcraft - Fingerpaint
Opencloud - Life (Clublife Remix)
Retroid - Forbidden World, Shining Path, Snowdrop
Jay Lumen - Lima, Inner Tour, Perpetual Drifting
Snake Sedrick - Circular, Friction, Only One Way, Fields, Balanced, Effulgence, The Beginning
Seven Senses - Atilla, Southern Cross
Basic Perspective - Small Step On The Other Side, Chroma (Gabriel & Arthur's Eye Level Mix)
Benz & MD - Sound 84 (Subsky Mix), Oneric, Unconditional, Mar del Plata (Dousk Mix), Spiagia
Boom Jinx - Come Play Perfect, Too Free To Follow
Cassino & Laben - Unsound, Unit 5, Leaving Panic Behind
Darioef - Sophie, Near U, Conversation
Brahma & Drew Nichols - Submerged
Drew Nichols - Mar Di Voci (Original/Breaks Mix)
Jordan Daniel - Athena, Sparta, Troy, Plastic Revolution, Porcelain
Off Mind - Eternal Night (Snake Sedrick's Naturally Clear Remix)
Andrew K & Simuck - Mar de Oro (Original/DJ Tarkan & Mert Medeni Remix)
Pinkbox Special - Nice Guys Finish Last, Simple, The French Don't Cry
Derek Howell - Funk It, Western High, Strung Up

Yeah it might not be all the most energetic stuff but it's a nice change of pace if your tired of all the big trance anthems and the really full on stuff yet still enjoy melodic music that is emotive like trance. A bit deeper, more atmospheric, but still melodic and danceable (some more so than others).

Last edited by Spirit5 on Jun-07-2006 at 01:25

^ excellent list

I havent noticed anyone mention Chris Meehan and Kasey Taylor some of the best prog if your in the mood.

Lets hear some more progressive tracks and mixes!

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Originally posted by B-Good ^ excellent list I havent noticed anyone mention Chris Meehan and Kasey Taylor some of the best prog if your in the mood. Lets hear some more progressive tracks and mixes!

Thanks, these are some of the tracks i've really been into since January when I discovered more melodic prog that is more similar to trance. I don't know if it's exactly "progressive trance" since most people refer to this stuff as either just "progressive" or "prog house" but it has a lot of similarities to trance music as far as the way it builds and uses the melodies, so it's a good step from someone into trance for a good number of years. It's different than all that super rhythmic and chugging or percussive prog, which is great but I think it's easier to get into music with more of a melody to it, well for me at least or others who were into melodic trance (and still are but the more progressive variety like a lot of this stuff).

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Originally posted by Spirit5 Thanks, these are some of the tracks i've really been into since January when I discovered more melodic prog that is more similar to trance. I don't know if it's exactly "progressive trance" since most people refer to this stuff as either just "progressive" or "prog house" but it has a lot of similarities to trance music as far as the way it builds and uses the melodies, so it's a good step from someone into trance for a good number of years. It's different than all that super rhythmic and chugging or percussive prog, which is great but I think it's easier to get into music with more of a melody to it, well for me at least or others who were into melodic trance (and still are but the more progressive variety like a lot of this stuff).

Jesus Christ, prog is trance's closest musical relative. If you have to use a process to make the jump from one to another you must be incredibly narrow-minded.

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> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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Originally posted by skip can't find it though. mind linking me to it?

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=348918

if you like it be sure to leave some positive comments.Preach is a Montreal boy and checks out the forums quite a bit

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Jesus Christ, prog is trance's closest musical relative. If you have to use a process to make the jump from one to another you must be incredibly narrow-minded.

Yes but the point i'm making is that some prog i've found is more closer to trance than others which is more housier sounding, and I prefer the trancier sounding stuff, thats all. Doesn't mean i'm narrow minded, I just prefer trance to house....way to be judgemental, jeeze...I don't just listen to trance like stuff...can't I post something on here without one of you guys making blatant judgments about me or what I like??. I liked more progressive trance and house before I got into epic and now i'm back to finding more progressive stuff that is more melodic and trance like...thats all...in the future I may get into some different stuff, but this is the direction i've gone in and I see nothing wrong with that...it's no different than finding an artist you like and then finding another artist that is similar...same idea. Doesn't make you narrow minded, just prefer a certain style or sound, what attracts you to something...i'm attracted to melodies, not just beats...hence why I like melodic music period...not just EDM...

Last edited by Spirit5 on Jun-08-2006 at 21:10

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Originally posted by Spirit5 Yes but the point i'm making is that some prog i've found is more closer to trance than others which is more housier sounding, and I prefer the trancier sounding stuff, thats all. Doesn't mean i'm narrow minded, I just prefer trance to house....way to be judgemental, jeeze...I don't just listen to trance like stuff...can't I post something on here without one of you guys making blatant judgments about me or what I like??. I liked more progressive trance and house before I got into epic and now i'm back to finding more progressive stuff that is more melodic and trance like...thats all...in the future I may get into some different stuff, but this is the direction i've gone in and I see nothing wrong with that...it's no different than finding an artist you like and then finding another artist that is similar...same idea. Doesn't make you narrow minded, just prefer a certain style or sound, what attracts you to something...i'm attracted to melodies, not just beats...

Firstly, stop making such pointlessly large posts, especially as you don't use paragraphs or grammar.

Secondly, you said several things about "getting into" prog and "helping" people who'd only been listening to trance. If you have this preconception that someone needs moving on from one genre to an incredibly similar relative, then you are clearly narrow-minded, as you see the gulf between them as significant.

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Mixes:
> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Firstly, stop making such pointlessly large posts, especially as you don't use paragraphs or grammar. Secondly, you said several things about "getting into" prog and "helping" people who'd only been listening to trance. If you have this preconception that someone needs moving on from one genre to an incredibly similar relative, then you are clearly narrow-minded, as you see the gulf between them as significant.

I use paragraphs and grammar but I add stuff so sorry. I see it as a way to get into other stuff and not something completely different as bridge point. If someone likes trance then the logical step up if they liked that is prog, and then eventually some other stuff. People are attracted to certain things, if they liked the melodies in trance, it's nice to find other music that is melodic that is not trance, as classical is very melodic and it's definitely not trance. Or finding melodic rock music, or prog rock. If you like Pink Floyd, you might also like Dream Theater and then you might even get into Metallica and stuff like Tool. If you like one artist, you might like others who are similar BUT not the same and from there you'll branch out.

People are attracted to certain things and then they can branch out from there. Someone who likes Drum n Bass may also like breaks or even hip hop, or someone likes hip hop might like Drum n Bass or some techno or electro, or even rock music. A lot of people I see like similar bands, similar styles of music, they find connections, you shouldn't assume they are narrow minded. This is true in alot of areas, people don't always just jump into things, it takes time for people to grow into new things. You have a problem, you don't just wind up one day all better like nothing happened, it takes time to work through this problem. This is just like music, it takes time for people to grow and discover new stuff and this might mean first finding stuff similar but not the same, especially because they can identify with it. People are attracted to what they can identify with...thats all. It's called finding your "niche" and people do it all the time.

Edit: I like a lot of styles of EDM and music period (if you'de look at my CD case it's quite diverse), but when finding music on MP3/WAV to mix, I just prefer some sounds more than others...i'm sick of these god damn arguments. I can't post hardly anything on here without one of you guys trying to label me as something..make judgements. Whether it's my posts, what I think, what I like, whatever..

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Originally posted by Spirit5 People are attracted to certain things and then they can branch out from there. Someone who likes Drum n Bass may also like breaks or even hip hop, or someone likes hip hop might like Drum n Bass or some techno or electro, or even rock music. A lot of people I see like similar bands, similar styles of music, they find connections, you shouldn't assume they are narrow minded.

Yes, I'm not denying this. You're distinctly implying it as a significant step that requires certain tracks to ween people over. It's not- and if people need such help they're narrow-minded. Just let them get on with it. I see constant threads and posts on this "jump", as if it's a big development in tastes. It's laughable.

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Mixes:
> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

Like these sets? Come see me play live at Kibosh in Manchester: https://www.instagram.com/kibosh.mcr/

i think you both need to get laid...
stop arguing and just enjoy the music, who cares about the rest
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