Hey,
I have trouble distinguishing between the types of trance. Here's what I've heard of before:
-Trance
-Progressive Trance
-Epic Trance
-Cyber Trance
-Progressive House
-Dark Trance
-NRG
-Total Horseshit Trance: e.g. ATB, DjJurgen, etc.

How would you describe each sub-genre and what DJs are typical of each? If you have a better/more widely accepted breakdown, let us know.

I'm so lost on this. Sometimes a DJ is called Trance and others call him/her Progressive. WTF does progressive mean? I would call Christopher lawrence Trance but where does that put Oakie. What's Judge Jules? Mars calls himslelf Cybertrance, but i figure he made that up. Is Dark trance analogous to Deep House? NRG is easy. What's Sasha & Digweed?

Please help guys. i know you all are experts in this matter.

THANKS SO MUCH.

Peace.

--Ian

PS I'm listening to Lucien Foort BBC Essential Mix. It's EXCELLENT. I don't know how to describe it, though .

The main types of trance:

Epic: Cosmic Gate-Exploration of Space, Coast 2 Coast-Home, Barthezz-On the Move

Uplifting: Fire & Ice-Souvenir de Chine, Rank 1-Airwave, Tiesto-Urban Train

Hard: Warmduscher, Spacegirl, DJ Scot

Tech: Saccoman-The Recall, Katana-Fancy Fair, Signum-In Progress

Progressive: Sasha, Digweed, Darren Emerson, Max Graham

Tiesto mainly plays Uplifting trax but are sometimes into the progressive style as well.....
Ferry Corsten plays Uplifting trance.......sometimes Tiesto and Ferry creates music together under the name Gouryella....their trax are very uplifting.....check out

Gouryella - Gourella
Gouryella - Tenshi
Gouryella - Walhalla

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Don't forget psy-trance and Goa, my two favourite types. Although to be honest they are proper underground.

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excite, thanks for the examples but WHAT makes those tracks fit into those categories. what are the mechanical or musical differences is what i wanna know. if you can help me out with that i would be grateful.

lost

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"This book is dedicated, with love, to Bobby who found the only pound of pure - Faith in a Loving God." Hubert Selby, Jr. dedication to the latest edition of Requiem for a Dream

Yo,
I found this on Google:
http://www.ishkur.com/features/music/guide.htm

It pretty much answers our questions! The guy cracks me up too, but he's a bit of an elitist.

--ian

Last edited by Ian Maury on Aug-30-2001 at 04:22

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Originally posted by Excite The main types of trance: Hard: Warmduscher, Spacegirl, DJ Scot

SpaceGirl Plays Hard Acid trance, theres a differce.

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Originally posted by Ian Maury Yo, I found this on Google: http://www.ishkur.com/features/music/guide.htm It pretty much answers our questions! The guy cracks me up to, but he's a bit of an elitist. --ian

Hmmm yeahthis is a cool prog but he is wrong in many ways......for expample he states that Binary Finary is progressive and thats FARfrom right....he also says in the info that progressive trance shouldnt be called trance cause it so "poppy".........
He states that the person that created epic tranceshould be shot...
And he never ebven mentions Uplifting trance which is a big part of the trance genres....... I dont like that

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yeah i've been to that site b4, not very good if ur into trance, its just a person's opinion about different types of electronic music....
doesnt really describe the different kinds of trance

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Ths Cosmic Vortex

Uplifting trance:
Emotional trance with a steady beat. Uplifting trance brings you harmony. Elements that are often used,
Strings
Synths (melodies)
Base drums
+ Other harmonic sounds....

Uplifting trax:

Gouryella - Gourella
Binary finary - 1998
DJ Tiesto - UrbanTrain
JanJohnston - Flesh (tiesto mix)

Hopes this will help you a bit

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im not good with the names but my fave kind is the stuff that goes somewhere..if u like progresses..and goes mental at 1 point.
eg. lightforce-join me
faithless-insomnia
veracocha-carte blanche....u no what i mean?!
i think its either epic trance or progressive?!i dunno.

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DJ
M artijn


Johan Gielen Alliance 2002

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Originally posted by Ian Maury http://www.ishkur.com/features/music/guide.htm It pretty much answers our questions!

That site is the most absurd ive seen in me life.
you can tell straight away that he doesnt know his arse from his face when it comes to music.

dont follow that guide.
PvT