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| quote: | | By the mid-1990s, trance, specifically Progressive trance, which emerged from acid trance much as Progressive house had emerged from Acid house, had emerged commercially as one of the dominant genres of dance music. Progressive trance set in stone the basic formula of modern trance by becoming even more focused on the anthemic basslines and lead melodies, moving away from hypnotic, repetitive, arpeggiated analog synth patterns and spacey pads. Popular elements and anthemic pads became more widespread. Compositions leaned towards incremental changes (aka progressive structures), sometimes composed in thirds (as BT frequently does). Buildups and breakdowns became longer and more exaggerated, and the sound became more direct and less subtle, with a more identifiable tune. This sound came to be known as anthem trance. |
i was actually thinking about starting a thread regarding this part earlier. i'm interested in finding out more about the origins of what we know today as epic trance; specific tunes/artists that were the first to move away from the older sound & introduce the big breakdowns & melodies that ended up defining the predominant trance sound thereafter. i'm guessing 'children' was pretty much the defining moment where the new style hit the mainstream (or the beginning of the end, as lieb put it  ) but i'm assuming others were doing something similar on a more underground scale beforehand?
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