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ATB

ATB (born André Tanneberger on February 26, 1973 in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany) is a German DJ, musician and producer of electronic dance music. According to the official world DJ rankings, governed by DJ Magazine, ATB is currently ranked #4. Privately, ATB is known to be very good friends with trance producer Sash! and is also known to prefer listening to chill out trance rather than upbeat and vocal trance.

As both songwriter and producer, Andre Tanneberger has been living in two worlds for quite some time. One is the world of electronic music, where he has created extraordinary, melodious club tracks and played countless DJ sets all over the globe. Worldwide fame came courtesy of numerous top ten hits such as "9 PM (Till I Come)", "Don't Stop", "Killer", "Let U Go" and "Ecstasy". The other world is an atmospheric domain - smoother songs to lose yourself in, where you can begin to dream.

On this, his seventh album ATB has succeeded in combining the two worlds, without intermingling them unnecessarily. "Trilogy" provides the electronic and melodious ATB sound blended with a unique rock and pop crossover flavour on the first CD. The second CD, on the other hand, offers the listener 14 super smooth tracks. "Every album should have its own soul and a golden thread leading through all the songs. However, you only really feel the soul if you listen to all the songs together. If you mix up the faster and slower songs, that isn't going to work," explains Andre.

The golden thread he is referring to has been a feature of ATB's career to date. Punctual as ever, he delivered an album for his fans every year. "Seven years", released in 2005, was a mixture of new songs and a retrospective "Best Of" collection. This album formed a link between the past and future of his music. In doing so, ATB was also able to break with old habits. "Bringing a new album out every year wasn't a deliberate plan as such, it simply happened." Last year was the first in a long time in which I did not release a new ATB longplayer. After having played gigs all over the world in 2005 and 2006 I needed a break. I had to come to terms with new influences and jettison the old sounds."

Mission accomplished - the new album presents an array of innovative styles, making use of stronger instrumentation and tools:

"In the field of dance music the ratio or influence of electronic sounds to "handmade" drums, piano and guitars is around 90/10. We wanted to break open the whole thing and go for a 60/40 split, or even 50/50. We placed great emphasis on songwriting and spent a lot of time sitting in the studio playing drums or guitar, looking for new song ideas."

His productions have always been international in character. "I have never thought about territories as such, or composed a song that for a certain region or country. That never worked for me. I think people are the same all over the world. Club music is a worldwide phenomenon.

People in Brazil dance to the same songs as people in Tokyo, London or South Africa. Dance music is a brilliant way to connect people all over the world".

More than ten years of making electronic music and being a DJ have changed Andre, broadening his horizons. "My productions have become more adult. "Nevertheless his heart is still in electronic music, as well as being open to pop music. "You grow up and your taste in music grows with you." Andre thinks the same is equally true for his fans. Having grown older with him, this is exactly why they can still identify with his songs.

The title of the new album shows that ATB has not broken completely with past conventions, but still has an eye on his past. Two songs on earlier albums were named "Trilogy". The third version on the current album is not only the eponymous song, but also the concluding link of the chain. There is also a welcome return for a world famous international artist with whom Andre has collaborated in days gone by - the new song with Heather Nova turned out so well, that it has been chosen as the first single of the new album.

ATB also worked with Jennifer Karr, Jan Loechel, Jeppe Riddervold and Karen Ires on new album tracks. You can sense the creativity that has emerged from a concentrated phase in the studio. The many nights he spent with his team and best friend "Rhudee", designated co-producer, proved truly inspiring. Andre points out: "We had so many songs left that we could have filled another album as well." Having patently enjoyed his time in the studio, Andre is similarly looking forward to presenting the result to his fans. An eight gig Germany tour will be followed by shows in America, Asia, across Europe and Australia.

Albums

• 1999 : Movin' Melodies #32 UK
• 2000 : Two Worlds
• 2002 : Dedicated
• 2003 : Addicted to Music
• 2003 : The DJ in the Mix
• 2004 : No Silence
• 2004 : The DJ 2 in the Mix
• 2005 : Seven Years: 1998-2005
• 2006 : The DJ 3 in the Mix
• 2007 : Trilogy
• 2007 : The DJ 4 in the Mix

External links

Official site--ATB
Catch ATB on Myspace
ATB @ Discogs
Listen 2 ATB @ lastfm
ATB on ilike
ATB Lyrics

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Triology -latest from ATB
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Infected Mushroom

Infected Mushroom is an Israeli psychedelic trance duo. Formed by Erez Aizen (also known as I.Zen) and Amit Duvdevani (also known as Aka Duvdev) in the city of Haifa, located in north Israel, the duo has garnered a large international fanbase. Infected Mushroom are known for their consistent sonic evolution exemplified by the subsequent albums The Gathering (1999), Classical Mushroom (2000), B.P. Empire (2001), Converting Vegetarians (2003), IM the Supervisor (2004), and Vicious Delicious (2007).
The Band

Erez Aizen was born on September 7, 1980 and has early musical training; he learned to play the organ at age 4 and started studying piano in the Haifa Conservatory at the age of 8. At age 11 he started toying with computerized music, first using Impulse Tracker, later moving to more advanced musical composition software. By the age of 18, Erez had collaborated with DJ Jörg and other notable psytrance artists, and had released 3 albums and a multitude of tracks under different psytrance acts (including Shidapu and Shiva Shidapu).

Amit Duvdevani was born on November 7, 1974 and has a similar musical background. He played the piano for 9 years, starting at the age of 7-initially learning to play with his feet, before taking a turn towards heavy metal and punk rock. Amit played keyboard and wrote most of the material for a local Haifa punk rock band known as Enzyme. Amit went to his first trance party in 1991, a week before being conscripted into the Israeli army (where he was first nicknamed Duvdev). He has more than once described this experience as life changing - from that time onwards all he could think of was trance music. After he finished his mandatory service, Amit spent a year in India (primarily in Goa), and finally decided to make music himself. He collaborated with a member of Shidapu on 4 tracks but never actually released them.

In 1998, Aizen and Duvdevani began playing together. At first they released a few tracks as Shidapu & Duvdev. These tracks were 'happier' and of the simpler side of trance. Later on, they formed the duo Infected Mushroom and started working on their first album. The name Infected Mushroom was chosen to commemorate a disbanded (1989 to 1993) punk rock band of the same name, which Amit had admired.

Guitarists Tom Cunningham and Erez Netz joined in 2004 - Tom plays with Infected Mushroom in the United States, while Erez Netz plays the rest of their gigs. Netz is a famous guitarist from Israel, and he opens their live shows with some electric guitar exhibition. As of 2007, Infected Mushroom has also brought in Brazilian percussionist Rogério Jardim to play drums and percussion during their shows.

In 2007 Infected Mushroom rose to No.9 in the influential DJmag Top 100 DJs poll, where they were also the highest psy-trance DJs. As detailed on UK website HarderFaster.net (a media partner in the awards who exclusively released the results online at midnight), this was the first time the category had been created, reflecting psy-trance's rising popularity around the world and the huge role that pioneers Infected Mushroom have played in this.

Albums

• The Gathering (1999)
• Classical Mushroom (2000)
• B.P. Empire (2001)
• Converting Vegetarians (2003)
• IM the Supervisor (2004)
• Vicious Delicious (2007)

A new album is currently being produced by Infected Mushroom. They are currently playing these new, unreleased tracks at their shows. While performing, Duvdev announced that they have an upcoming album, but he did not say when it will be released or what the name of it is.

Tracks Released on Compilations

• Acid Killer: Isr-Aliens
• Angel Jonathan: Yahel - For The People
• Anyone Else But Me: Unidentified Forms of Sounds 2
• Arabian Nights On Mescaline: GMS vs. Systembusters
• Blue Rhythmic Night: Space Mantra
• Cat On Mushroom: Space Cats - Beam Me Up
• Classical Mushroom: Israliens 2
• Coolio Remix: Coolio EP
• Crazy D: Isr-Aliens
• Dainai: Moon
• Devil Final Rmx: Unidentified Forms Of Sound
• Dirty 80's: Psysex - Hardcore Blastoff
• Doremifas: Unidentified Forms of Sounds 3
• Double Click: Israel's Psychedelic Trance 5
• Double Click (Piano Version): Unknown Album/Compilation
• Dream Theatre: Space Mantra
• Elation Station REMIX: Intercept Sound Enforcers Vol.1
• Electro Panic: Yahel - Private Collection
• Elevation: Another Life
• Elm: Unidentified Forms Of Sound
• Expose: Deck Wizards - Enhanced Reality
• For The People: Yahel - For The People
• Gamma Goblins RMX: Hallucinogen
• Gravity Waves Rmx: Xerox - Freestyle
• I See Myself: Unusual Suspects
• Into The Matrix: Israliens 2
• Look At Me: Voojo Rituals
• Merlin (Global Cut): Contact Clubber Vol: 1
• Millions OF Miles Away Remix: Oforia - Millions Miles Away EP
• Ministering Angels: Contact Clubber Vol: 1
• Montoya: Unidentified Forms Of Sound
• Muddy Effect: Deck Wizards - Enhanced Reality
• Mushi mush (Void Rmx 2005)
• My Mummy Said: Space Mantra
• One Absolute: Full On 3
• Psycho Live Mix: Full On 4
• Raveolution: Dali, Infected mushroom, Skazi, Sun project, Raja, Ram, Chicago, 29-30.04.2005
• Red Filter: Full On 5
• Scotch: Voojo Rituals
• ShakawKaw Remix (VibeTribe): Un:Balanced
• Smahutta: Full On 6
• Symphonatic: Tsunami
• The End Of Infinity: Boom Bolenat
• The Fly: Psychotropic
• The Messenger: Kum Haras
• The Messenger: Jorg On Mushroom
• Tiwanacu: Kum Haras
• Voices: Tsunami
• Waves Of Sound: Full On 4
• Wheels Of Time: Digital Dance Of Shiva
• Where Is S: Destination Goa 7
• Wider: Future Navigators II
• LSD Story (Duvdev Rmx): GMS - The Remixes
• Now Is The Time (Duvdev Solo): Full On 7
• Monster (A.K.A Something Else): Astrix - Artcore

External Links

Official site--Infected Mushroom
Catch them @ myspace
News,Info,Albums,Releases,Photos @ THE DJlist
Event calender for the year 08
Mushroom lyrics
Listen to Mushroom @ Lastfm
Infected Mushroom on ilike

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Astral projection

The psychedelic trance outfit Astral Projection have gained respect and sales as one of the best in their field despite their base in Israel, far afield from the European dance mainstream. The group evolved from a production partnership involving childhood friends Avi Nissim and Lior Perlmutter, each of whom were DJs in Israel's dance/industrial scene of the late '80s before beginning their production careers in 1989. One year later, "Monster Mania" (recorded as SFX) became a club hit after being released on Belgium's Music Man label. The duo spent time living in New York running their own X-Rave, but returned to Israel by 1994. Nissim and Perlmutter founded another label named Outmosphere, which became Trust in Trance by 1995. Initially, the label was strictly a compilation-oriented venture; also in 1995, the pair issued the first volume in an ongoing series (Trust in Trance: Psychedelic Vibes) that featured many of their own productions -- including the first as Astral Projection. The second in the series did well on the Israeli charts, while the third volume broke them in Europe as well, earning re-release on the British trance label TIP (it appeared as the single-artist album Trust in Trance as Astral Projection). Nissim and Perlmutter soon jettisoned the compilation concept and released their first true Astral Projection album, Dancing Galaxy. It became one of the best-selling trance albums in history after its release in 1997. Another World followed in 1999 and Astral Scene the following year. Nissim and Perlmutter also reissued their early SFX recordings on The Unreleased Tracks 89-94 and released a DJ album, In the Mix.~ John Bush, All Music Guide.

Astral projection Today

Astral Projection make “full-on trance” combined with goa elements today. Fans of goa-trance claim that Astral Projection has lost their distinctive sound in favor of the “full on trance” style. However, their last two tracks “Open Society” and “The Prophecy” have been greeted more enthusiastically by goa-trance fans, causing renewed interest among goa-trance fans in their new album Open Society due in 2008.

Tracks released so far

• Trust in Trance 1 (Outmosphere Records/Phonokol 1994)
• Trust in Trance 2 (Outmosphere Records/Phonokol 1995)
• Trust in Trance 3 (Trust in Trance Records/Phonokol 1996) (TIP World UK release)
• The Astral Files (Trust in Trance Records/Phonokol 1996) (Transient Recs euro version)
• Dancing Galaxy (Trust in Trance Records/Phonokol 1997) (Transient Recs euro version)
• Another World (Trust in Trance Records/Phonokol 1999) (Transient Recs euro version)
  
• In the Mix (Trust in Trance Records/Phonokol 1999) (Transient Recs euro version)
• Amen (Phonokol 2002) (Transient Recs euro version)
• Ten (Phonokol 2004) (Transient Recs euro version)

External links

Official site -->> Astral Projection

catch the band Astral Projection on Myspace

gruvr.com--Tour map n concert alerts

Listen to Astral projection @ play.fm

Get the lyrics of Astral projection @ Dance Lyrics

Listen 2 Astral Projection for free @ Last fm

Astral projection on ilike

Fan site @ myspace

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Astral Projection @ Amazon

47 tracks available as downloads @ trackitdown

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musicmp3 free download of AP

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Progressive Trance

Progressive trance is a popular sub-genre in trance music and contains elements of house, techno, and ambient music. Trance became more focused on the anthemic qualities and melodies, moving away from arpeggiated analog synth patterns. Acoustic elements and spacey pads became popular with compositions leaned towards incremental changes à la progressive structures. Progressive trance contains distinctive sounds in many tracks, such as unusual basslines or original synthesized sounds, which generally makes it more "catchy". Phrases are usually a power of two number of bars in most typical progressive trance tracks. Phrases usually begin with the introduction of a new or different melody or rhythm.

Compared to trance, the progressive wing is usually deeper and more abstract, featuring a lower average bpm (around 125-135 instead of 130-160) and a recurrent melodic structure. This structure is intuitively described as consisting of three major structural elements: (1) build-up; (2) climax; (3) break-down. These three structural elements are expressed either temporally or in their intensity, if not both. A 'build-up' sequence can sometimes last up to 3 or even 4 minutes. Subtle incremental/decremental acoustic variations (i.e., gradual addition/subtraction of instruments) anticipate the transition to each subsequent structural element of the track. The initial build-up and the final break-down are generally very similar, adding a feel of symmetry to the general structure of the melody. Furthermore, a progressive trance track is usually longer than a regular trance track, ranging in length from 5-6 to even 12-13 minutes.

Although there is a general and increasing tendency to associate progressive trance with progressive house (or vice-versa), virtually rendering these two sub-genres identical, there are however distinctive characteristics apart from the strong similitudes between them: progressive trance inherits from its parent genre (trance) a wider melodic flexibility, while progressive house is usually darker and more minimal.

Some of the most representative names that currently work (almost exclusively) in this sub-genre are Markus Schulz, Gabriel & Dresden, Andy Moor, Armin Van Buuren, Schiller and Paul Oakenfold.

It should be noted that 2006 - 2007 has been marked by fans as a very good years for Progressive Trance music, With numerous tracks appearing in the trance scene that have reached extremely high popularity. As well as the long running Dj, Armin Van Buuren, being crown as DJ Magazine's Worlds No.1# DJ.

Hard Trance

Hard Trance, as the title suggests, blends traditional trance sounds and structure with harder elements more reminiscent of Acid and Techno. The tempo is generally increased to between 145 and 155 and the kick drum and bass is usually a focus for a clubbing audience.It originated in Germany in the early to mid-90's and is one of the earliest forms of trance

Charecterstics

The Hard Trance sound varies from classic trance with its emphasis on harder, often acid sounds. The beat is very strong, and the lead synths or pads are simpler, but still retain their melodic, "trance-like" nature. The "hoover" sound, so named, due to its "vacuum-like" drone, made famous by Human Resource in the early techno classic "Dominator," is used infrequently as of late, giving way to harsher lead melodies through synths or pads. Recently, a difference in production styles between the two stables of hard trance has developed, splitting the genre into what is commonly known as European hard trance, which can contain darker elements, and shares common production techniques with hardstyle such as the familiar off beat bassline and snappy snarerolls, which sets its roots in trance's heyday, with wide, epic synths and rolling, often "bubbling" basslines. Tempo varies from 140 to 145 beats per minute. Jones & Stephenson's track, "The First Rebirth" was one of the first hard trance tracks ever made, even though its bpm speed is actually that of hardcore music.

Noted Artists

• Alphazone
• Dark by Design
• Phil York
• Jon the Dentist
• Jones & Stephenson
• Kai Tracid
• Mat Silver & Tony Burt
• Uberdruck
• Yoji Biomehanika
• Vandall
• D10
• Louk
• Hennes & Cold
• Cosmic Gate
• DJ Scot Project
• Mass In Orbit
• Dj The Crow
• Bas & Ram
• JTB & Dj Chuck-E
• Andrea Montorsi
• Dave Joy
• Chris & Matt Kidd
• Luca Antolini Dj
• M-Zone
• Steve Hill
• Megara vs. DJ Lee
• Dj Wag
• DJ Ben Eye & Log:One
• Dj Slideout
• Tommy Pulse
• Sa.Vee.Oh

Ambient Trance

The precursor to Progressive Trance, Ambient Trance is a dreamy, hypnotic and intelligent style of trance, mostly German, that utilizes atmospheric pads, epic melodic progressions and occasionally symphonic arrangements. It is not to be confused with commercial, mainstream trance from artists such as ATB or Darude. At times borrowing elements from the earlier acid movement, such as rezzy 303 leads and minimal percussion, but based more on the spiritual experience that Goa Trance has since trademarked, Ambient Trance is an often-forgotten but extremely influential style that took rave music to a higher and more profound level. Sometimes called "Oldschool Trance" because it has since been left behind for the harder styles popular today.

Ambient Trance is not as much a specific genre as it is a period in the history of dance music's most notorious style. When The Orb and other early dance pioneers were mixing ambient records with current club-oriented sounds, many producers and DJs in the UK and Germany began taking notice. As early as 1990, German musician Harald Bluechel (aka Cosmic Baby) was experimenting with classical piano and synthesizer melodies contrasted against techno rhythms, and in 1993 released one of the most popular trance songs of all time, "Cafe del Mar" (under the pseudonym Energy 52) which is still being remixed today.

Perhaps the most prolific figure in trance, then and now, is Oliver Lieb. Recording under the aliases Paragliders, The Ambush, Spicelab and LSG, Lieb remixed almost every trance producer of note during the 90's and continues to do so today. His albums spanned entire genres, from tribal, ethnic fusion to spacey trance to rough and tough techno. Considered by many to be one of the gods of trance alongside Paul van Dyk, Lieb was a huge reason why the style remained powerful and important in dance cultures around the world.

As with all styles, Ambient Trance eventually morphed into something different and by the mid 90's, it was almost entirely abandoned for harder and more progressive sounds. However, a few producers of that time still remain today producing intelligent trance, among them Humate, Salt Tank, Lieb and Paul van Dyk, albeit in a more modern setting. But most fans of dance music will fondly remember the early and mid-90's as the "good old days" of trance, with some of the most beautiful and profound tracks produced during this time.

source: moodbook

Psychedelic trance

Psychedelic trance or psytrance is a form of electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and mesmerizing melodies. It first broke out into the mainstream in 1995 as the UK music press began to report on the exploding trend of Goa trance. Since then the genre has diversified immensely and now offers considerable variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style. Some examples include melodic full on, dark ("darkpsy"), progressive, suomi, psybreaks (generally quite rare), and psybient or psychedelic downtempo.

The original Goa trance (or "old school") was often made with popular Modular synthesizers and hardware samplers, but modern psychedelic trance is typically made with VST and AU software sampler applications. The use of analog synthesizers for sound synthesis has given way to digital "virtual analog" instruments like the Nord Lead, Access Virus, Korg MS-2000, Roland JP-8000 and computer VST and AU plugins like Native Instruments Reaktor. These are usually controlled by MIDI sequencers within Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) applications. Emphasis is placed on purely synthesized timbres for programming and lead melodies. Tempos range across the spectrum depending on the style and approach of the individual producer although speeds between 140 and 150 BPM are common.

Style

Psychedelic trance has a distinctive, speedy sound. High BPMs (generally between 120 and 150 BPM) tend to be faster than other forms of trance or techno music. Psychedelic trance uses strong bass beats that pound constant throughout the song, and overlays the bass with varying rhythms using drums and other synthesized instruments. Psychedelic trance tracks tend to be 8-12 minutes long. This gives the music time to develop slowly, building up to a climax before breaking back down to rebuild again. Layering is used to great effect in Psychedelic trance, with new musical ideas being added on at regular intervals, often every 4 or 8 bars. This buildup will happen till a climax is reached, and then the song will break down and start a new rhythmic pattern over the constant bass line. Psychedelic trance also makes heavy use of the cutoff frequency control on the synthesizer. Reverb is also used heavily, with large, open sounding reverb present on most of the lead synthesizers in the track.

Dark Psytrance

Dark psytrance (also called killer psytrance, darkpsy, horrortrance or simply dark) is a darker, faster and more distorted form of psychedelic trance music, with tempo ranges usually from 145 to 165 BPM. Originating in Russia and Germany, the style has recently expanded to other countries worldwide.

The term "dark psytrance" was first used by audiences to describe harder-sounding psychedelic trance, while the name killer psytrance is a more rarely used term (which it's use depends mostly on the geographical area).

Unlike more mainstream forms of trance, dark psytrance generally does not use vocals, though sampling is common, with speech and other kind of samples usually being taken from different kind of movies (especially horror movies), or occasionally from other tracks. Sometimes sampling elements form other genres of music is done as a mockery of the original tracks.

The atmosphere and theme of the tracks often resemble those from genres such as dark ambient, musique concrete, darkcore, cybergrind, power noise and industrial music. More atmospheric and deep sounds haunting and Gothic at times (examples of this include Parasense, Kemic-Al and Xenomorph). Use of glitch techniques can often be found in dark psytrance music (examples of this would include Kindzadza, Cosmo, Highko and Noosphere).

Progressive Psytrance

Progressive psytrance (also referred to as minimal psytrance, psyprog) is a style of psychedelic electronica developed in the early 2000s, developed as a sub-genre of psychedelic and Goa trance. Progressive psytrance is distinct from progressive trance which is more similar to progressive house.

Progressive psytrance combines the elements of minimal sounding progressive electronic music and complex developments of psychedelic music. Its heritage can be traced back to the developments of minimal techno, tech, and minimal house. The style of progressive psytrance can be described as generally darker and edgier than mainstream trance. It is also slower in tempo and is more progressive than melodic psytrance.

Currently, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany have created the most renowned minimalist labels. In the last couple of years Australia has added its own artists and labels to the minimalist trance scene.

Further Info

GOABASE, global resource of upcomping Psy events

Psychedelic Mind Expander - database of Goa and psychedelic trance artists, labels and releases.

Psynews - online community and review database.

Chaishop - emag and host of a weekly podcast.

Ektoplazm - review database and free music source.

Goa Trance

Goa trance is form of electronic music and is a style of trance music which originated in the Indian region of Goa. The music has its roots in the popularity of the Goa region in the late 1960's and early 1970's as a hippie mecca, although the actual Goa trance style would not appear until much later. As the tourist influx tapered off in the 1970's and 1980's, a core group remained in Goa, concentrating on improvements in music along with other activities such as yoga, recreational drug use, and various New Age pursuits.

The introduction of techno style and technique to Goa led to what would eventually become the Goa trance style; early pioneers included Goa Gil and Mark Allen. Many "parties" (similar to raves) in Goa revolve entirely around this genre of music; Goa is also often played in other countries at raves, festivals and parties often in conjunction with other styles of trance and techno.

Goa is essentially "dance-trance" music (and was referred to as "Trance Dance" in its formative years), and as such has an energetic beat, almost always at 4/4 and often going into 16th or 32nd notes. A typical number will generally build up to a much more energetic movement in the second half of the track, and then taper off fairly quickly toward the end. Generally 8-12 minutes long, Goa tracks usually have a noticeably stronger bassline than other trance music and incorporate more organic "squelchy" sounds.

Goa trance parties have a visual aspect as well, the use of "fluoro" (fluorescent paint) is common in clothing and decoration. The images are often associate with topics like aliens, hinduism and other religious (especially eastern) images, mushrooms (and other psychedelic imagery), shamanism and technology. Goa trance has a significant following in Israel, brought to that country by former soldiers returning from recreational "post-army trips" to Goa. A great deal of Goa trance is now produced in Israel, but its production and consumption is a global phenomenon.

Goa Trance effectively morphed into psychedelic trance during the latter half of the 1990's. Both styles are generally non-commercial and underground compared to other forms of trance. The goa sound is more likely to be heard at outdoor parties and festivals than in clubs and places like Ibiza. For a short period in the mid-'90's it enjoyed significant commercial success with support from DJ's like Paul Oakenfold. The artist man with no name probably came the closest to being a goa trance "star".

History

The music has its roots in the popularity of the Goa state in India in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie mecca, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM with the spiritual culture in India throughout the 1980s, the actual Goa Trance style did not officially appear until the early 1990s. As the hippie tourist influx tapered off in the 1970s and 1980s, a core group remained in Goa, concentrating on developments in music along with other pursuits such as yoga and recreational drug use. The music that would eventually be known as Goa Trance did not evolve from one single genre, but was inspired mainly by Industrial music/EBM like Front Line Assembly and A Split-Second, acid house (The KLF's "What time is love?" in particular) and psychedelic rock like Ozric Tentacles, Steve Hillage and Ash Ra Tempel. In addition to those, oriental tribal/ethnic music also became a source of inspiration, unsurprisingly considering that it was from Goa in the Orient that Goa Trance originated. A very early example (1974) of the relation between psy-rock and the music that would eventually be known as Goa Trance is The Cosmic Jokers (a collaboration between Ash Ra Tempel and Klaus Schulze) highly experimental and psychedelic album "Galactic Supermarket", which features occasional 4/4 rhythms intertwined with elements from psy-rock, early analogue synths and occasionally tribal-esque drum patterns.

The introduction of techno and its techniques to Goa led to what eventually became the Goa Trance style; early pioneers included DJs Fred Disko, Laurent, Goa Gil, and Amsterdam Joey. Many "parties" (generally similar to raves but with a more mystic flavour, at least in early 1990s) in Goa revolve entirely around this genre of music. In other countries, Goa is also often played at raves, festivals and parties in conjunction with other styles of trance and techno.

Today, Goa Trance has a significant following in Israel, brought to that country by former soldiers returning from recreational "post-army trips" to Goa in the early 1990s. A great deal of Goa Trance (or now, more accurately, psytrance) is now produced in Israel, but its production and consumption is a global phenomenon. New "hot-spots" today include Brazil, Japan and South Africa.

The original Goa Trance sound has undergone a great deal of other genres evolving from it since 1997. From 1997 till 2000 the Goa Trance scene was without any clear goal. Artists experimented in many ways from combining Goa Trance with breakbeats to creating a blend of Goa Trance and minimal techno (which later went on to become progressive/minimal psytrance). The main goal during this time was to experiment in new ways and create something different from the Goa Trance sound that was so popular and widespread during the mid 90s. As a result, anything could be heard at a Goa Trance party. After 2000, new styles were born, fixed and have survived until today, with some of them becoming commercialized and enjoying much more success in clubs, for example "full-on" psytrance. Today a lot of music that is labeled "Goa Trance" has very little to do with the original sound of Goa Trance, however, achieving a psychedelic sound (be it organic or cybernetic) is said to remain the goal that producers are out to accomplish.

Notable artists

• Astral Projection
• Cosmosis
• Doof
• Transwave
• Goa Gil
• Hallucinogen
• Infected Mushroom
• DJ Jörg
• Juno Reactor
• Man With No Name
• Pleiadians/Etnica
• Oforia
• Shiva Shidapu

source: moodbook

EURO Trance

Euro-Trance is a retrospective term first used in the UK, during the spring of 2002, by UK's MTV Dance. It was used to describe all the "trance"-like European imports for the UK market, especially those recorded in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. The term was never accepted by the rest of Europe, with the exception of Poland and parts of Italy

Music styles considered "Euro-Trance"

Dream House

Dream house was a short-lived 90s European music style (Robert Miles, BBE, Nylon Moon, Zhi-Vago, Chicane). It is not the best music for physical dancing, rather it was more of a "dance with your mind" music style. It also had a speed up sub-genre, dream trance.

Progressive Trance

Progressive trance (130 bpm+) & Euro progressive house (129 bpm or less). It's almost the same music style since about 2000, that's why many Europeans simply call it "Progressive". Well known artists are: ATB, Blank & Jones, Alice DeeJay, Sash!, Tiësto, Armin Van Buuren, Veracocha, Push, Paul Van Dyk, EX-PLOSION, Markus Schulz, Cressida, Deepsky, Manny Ward, and Lost Tribe. Progressive trance also combines many other mid late 90s music styles, with more notable Epic Trance and Aquasonic Trance.

Vocal Trance

Vocal trance: From 1997-2003, this music style was simply progressive trance with vocals. It dominated by German-based productions, spread all over Europe because of Viva, Onyx and MTV2 Pop satellite music channels. TMF Belgium/Holland (and JIM Belgium during the 00s) followed the "hype", by promoting their own vocal trance productions, that became more commercial successful on UK and Spain. UK also has a share on the vocal trance scene, but in a more underground level. Vocal Trance artists include: Cascada, ATB, Ian Van Dahl, Lasgo, Sylver, Milk Inc, Dj Sammy, Santamaria, Do, Dee Dee, Astroline, Kate Ryan, Kelly Llorenna, Flip & Fill, and Jessy De Smet.

Uplifting House or Uplifting Trance

Uplifting house / uplifting trance is a style very close to European progressive house/trance music style. It is less focused on melody and more focused on attitude. Vocals are usually present. It has influences from happy hardcore, breakbeat even techno. It was (and still is) very popular in German speaking countries and has a cult status among UK dance fans. Typical examples of this music style are: Brooklyn Bounce and Darude.

Heroic

Heroic is a style of Euro-Trance originating in the western part of the USA, that derives elements from Euro-Trance, Hardstyle, Psytrance, Opera, Hard Trance, and Classical music. A new subgenre of Trance, it is characterized by heavy kickdrums and deep basslines from the German Euro-Trance sound, driving arpeggiations from Psytrance, breakdowns utilizing classical music instrumentation and opera singing and wide, hard trance leads normally used in Epic Trance and German Euro-Trance productions. Melodies generally use chords typical of Middle Eastern styles of music, and minor keys, to create a darker, more dramatic feel. Dubbed "the dark side of Epic Trance," Heroic avoids the typical major chord progressions and happy vocals in favour of a more mystic and operatic approach. The only label that currently releases Heroic music is Ocean Drive Records, in Florida.

TRANCE--A closer look

So what is Trance actually??

Trance is a style of electronic dance music that developed in the 1980s. Trance music is generally characterized by a tempo of between 130 and 160 BPM, featuring repeating melodic synthesizerphrases, and a musical form that builds up and down throughout a track. It often features crescendos and breakdowns. Sometimes vocals are also utilized. The style is arguably derived from a combination of largely electronic music such as ambient music, techno, and house. The origin of the term is ambiguous with suggestions that the term is derived from the Klaus Schulze album Trancefer or the early trance act Dance 2 Trance though it is likely that both these uses are linked to the perceived ability of a drum beat to induce altered states of consciousness, aka a trance. As this music is almost always played in nightclubs at popular vacation spots and in inner cities, trance can be understood as a form of club music.


Origin

The earliest identifiable trance recordings came not from within the trance scene itself, but from the UK acid house movement, and were made by The KLF. The most notable of these were the original 1988 / 1989 versions of "What Time Is Love?" and "3 a.m. Eternal" (the former indeed laying out the entire blueprint for the trance sound - as well as helping to inspire the sounds of hardcore and rave); and the 1988 track "Kylie Said Trance". The KLF labelled these early recordings "Pure Trance"; they were markedly different from the releases and re-releases to huge commercial success around the period of the The White Room album (1991) and are significantly more minimalist, nightclub-oriented and 'underground' in sound. While the KLF's works are clear examples of Proto-trance, two songs, both from 1990, are widely regarded as being the first "true" trance records. The first, Age of Love's self-titled debut single was released in early 1990 and is seen as creating the basis for the original trance sound to come out of Germany. The second track was Dance 2 Trance's "We Came in Peace", the b-side of their own self-titled debut single.

The trance sound beyond this acid-era genesis is said to have begun as an off-shoot of techno in German clubs during the very early 1990s. Frankfurt is often cited as a birthplace of trance. Some of the earliest pioneers of the genre included Jam El Mar, Oliver Lieb, Sven Väth, and Torsten Stenzel, who all produced numerous tracks under multiple aliases. Trance labels like Eye Q, Harthouse, Superstition, Rising High, FAX +49-69/450464 and MFS Records were Frankfurt based. Arguably a fusion of techno and house music, early trance shared much with techno in terms of the tempo and rhythmic structures but also added more melodic overtones which were appropriated from the style of house popular in Europe's club scene at that time।

However, the melodies in trance differed from euro/club house in that although they tended to be emotional and uplifting, they did not "bounce around" in the same way that house did। This early music tended to be characterized by hypnotic and melodic qualities and typically involved repeating rhythmic patterns added over an appropriate length of time as a track progressed.

Trance Production

Trance employs a 4/4 time signature, a tempo of 130 to 160 BPM, and 32 beat phrases, somewhat faster than house music but usually not as fast as Goa Trance or Psychedelic Trance. Early tracks were sometimes slower. A kick drum is placed on every downbeat and a regular open hi-hat is often placed on the upbeat. Some simple extra percussive elements are usually added, and major transitions, builds or climaxes are often foreshadowed by lengthy 'snare rolls' - a quick succession of equally spaced snare drum hits that builds in volume towards the end of a measure or phrase.

Synthesizers form the central elements of most trance tracks, with simple sawtooth-based sounds used both for short pizzicato elements and for long, sweeping string sounds. A technique called "gating" is often employed in creating these lead sounds (turning the volume up and down rapidly in rhythm with the piece to create a stuttered, chopped sound). Rapid arpeggios and minor scales are common features. Trance tracks often use one central "hook" melody which runs through almost the entire song, repeating at intervals anywhere between 2 beats and several bars.

While many trance tracks contain no vocals at all, other tracks rely heavily on vocals, and thus a sub-genre has developed. The sound and quality of the production relies to a large degree upon the technology available. Vintage analog equipment still holds a place in the hearts of many producers and enthusiasts, with names such as Moog, Roland and Oberheim staples in the trance sound palette. However, the mainstream availability of digital technology has allowed a whole new group of producers to emerge due to the fact that while top shelf digital (or analog modeling) synthesizers cost thousands of US dollars, high demand and a small supply of clean vintage analog synthesizers causes them to be extremely expensive.

Trance records are often heavily loaded with reverb and delay effects on the synthesizer sounds, vocals and often parts of the percussion section. This provides the tracks with the sense of vast space that trance producers tend to look for in order to achieve the genre's epic quality. Flangers, phasers and other effects are also commonly used at extreme settings - in trance there is no need for sounds to resemble any real-world instrument, and so producers have free rein.

source: wikipedia

Further Info

trance.net-- Reviews n Discussions

www.unsignedbandweb.com--Music chart listings

www.tranceaddict.com

www.trancepodium.com

www.trancetribe.com

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