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California is pretty much the only place you'll find trance in the states, and even so, it's pretty limited here: around Los Angeles and, to a much lesser extent, San Francisco. I don't know how Christopher Lawrence has kept the West Coast alive all these years, but thank god he has. Without him, there would be no serious center of trance in the States whatsoever.
Don't kid yourselves about Miami, or any of the urban centers of the eastern seaboard; they're all ruled by Drum n Bass, Breaks, and House. Well, except Miami, which also boasts McProg and laughably self-important "Ultra Trance Party!" toss from the likes of Acosta. Chicago is house to the core, as Detroit is techno; no trance or progressive in the church, please! Along the East it's serious business for Techno, Drum n Bass, or House, but no progressive or trance scenes exist like anywhere you'd find in Europe. Big DJ names on rotation in big fancy clubs don't count; I'm talking about grassroots.
Part of the reason that California retains a small trance scene is that it carries a strain of hedonism and mysticism whose roots extend far back to 60s counter-culture. The deserts around Los Angeles and along the border with Nevada still foster a rave scene, which tends to support trance.
Last edited by Cobalt on Jul-21-2006 at 04:47
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