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Trance is a 1990s electronic dance genre with hypnotic melodies and a gradual build-up to an emotional climax. Music of elation and euphoria.

Trance took shape in Germany in the early 1990s. Its name reflects its goal — to lead the listener into a trance-like, elevated state through repetition and gradual intensification. Its hallmarks are a tempo of 130–150 beats per minute, hypnotic arpeggiated synthesizer melodies, and a “build-up and drop” dramaturgy.

Classic trance is built as an emotional journey: tension slowly accumulates in the “break,” then bursts out in a powerful euphoric chorus. The genre spawned many offshoots (progressive trance, uplifting trance, psychedelic trance) and became one of the most widespread currents of world club and festival culture. Trance is electronic music of great emotion, aimed at a collective experience of elation.

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Trance

Sub-category:: electronic

Trance is a 1990s electronic dance genre with hypnotic melodies and a gradual build-up to an emotional climax. Music of elation and euphoria.

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