GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Trance
- Genre family
- Electronic
- Starting recordings
- 70
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Trance
Trance is a branch of the Electronic family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Trance is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with OceanLab, Above & Beyond and Dash Berlin.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreElectronic
Current genreTrance
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Nation of Love2000 · Trance · trance_blues_trance_trance_blues_trance_trance_blues_trance_blues_tranceOpen in new tab 02Spirit of Virtuality (short edit)2000 · Trance · trance_blues_trance_blues_trance_trance_trance_blues_trance_trance_bluesOpen in new tab 03The Dolphin (Mauro Picotto mix)2000 · Trance · trance_blues_trance_blues_trance_trance_trance_blues_trance_trance_bluesOpen in new tab 04Let Freedom Reign2001 · Trance · trance_trance_trance_bluesOpen in new tab 05Open Sesame2000 · Trance · trance_house and trance_trance_trance_house and tranceOpen in new tab 06Satellite (Filo & Peri remix)2004 · Trance · tranceOpen in new tab 07Nightclubbing Hero1999 · Trance · trance_electronic_trance_electronic_trance_electronic_tranceOpen in new tab 08Breaking Ties (Above & Beyond Analogue Haven mix radio edit)2008 · Trance · tranceOpen in new tab 09Blue Lagoon2001 · Trance · trance_hard trance_electronic_trance_hard tranceOpen in new tab 10The Vision (Vision 1 mix) (edit)2000 · Trance · trance_house and trance_trance_house and trance_tranceOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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LOCAL GRAPH
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