Who knows what the word Trance means?

Trance in this sentence refers to a kind of music

Trance music full contact

From super clubs where a new generation of rave fans gather, such as Manhattan The sound of trance music can be heard from Twilo, Gatecrasher in Sheffield, UK, to new tourist destinations: Australia's Byron Coast and the desert areas of Los Angeles. It should almost become the most influential form of electronic dance music in the world. In Germany, trance is the protagonist at the annual Love Parade, where people flock to the streets to dance violently; in Israel, the trance wind is even stronger; in Hungary, in August last year, 35,000 people danced to the accompaniment of trance music 6 full days of dancing; 3 massive trance parties going on simultaneously in Switzerland.

Trance is actually an electronic pop song at a rave party, plus melodic techno. Its melody can make you hum along, full of human emotions. Dance music has become more and more diverse over the years. Trance music is welcome to all comers, and all orders are accepted. This is why so many club fans gather under the banner of trance; this is why it has become the mainstream in club culture; this is why super trance DJ John Digweed's "Heaven Scent" (Heaven Scent) can become a DKNY commercial music; that's why John's partner Sasha was able to collaborate with Madonna on her "Ray of Light" album. Now the era of trance is coming.

Trance music can be traced back to Giorgio Moroder's European disco style in the late 1970s. At that time, Donna Summer's song "I Feel Love" perfectly used the pulse sound of electronic synthesizer and the rhythm sound of electronic metronome. She became the originator of disco music. Contemporary trance music first appeared in 1992, when the rave scene in Berlin and Frankfurt, Germany was in full swing. During this period, two records appeared that can be said to be the standard model of today's trance music. Jam & Spoon's "Stella", whose beautiful melody was later regarded as a classic by well-known trance DJs such as BT and Paul Van Dyk. At the same time, Hardfloor's song "Acperience" influenced more radical trance music.

Although the first wave of trance music dominated rave culture in 1993, it was quickly replaced by drum n bass music, then Big Beat, and now House music at Basement Jaxx Such a band has come back to life. Nowadays, trance music is still the tacitly preferred choice of rave music all over the world. In 1999, the number of trance people soared dramatically, partly due to the widespread use of happy pills. But the most important thing is that it is relatively high-profile and the overwhelming publicity campaign. It's heavily used in video games and TV commercials, and even Hollywood has jumped on the trance trend.

Although trance has become the most popular form of dance music by default, it has never had a good reputation. Some opponents of trance think it is personalityless, glib and boring. But even New York's House music ace Armand Van Helden also flattered trance in the album "2 Future 4 U" released last year. In dance music discussion groups on the Internet, there has been a tug-of-war over whether trance is shit. However, there are several types of trance, and the question of whether trance is shit or not lies in which trance you are talking about.

Psychedelic trance, as its name reveals, is consistent with the origins of psychedelic rock at that time. Like drum ‘n’ bass music, it also contains more noise than melody.

Psychedelic trance producers like Kox Box and Hallucinogen often add buzz-inducing effects to their music: distorted vocal samples, erratic stereo effects, and computer explosions.

The visual layout of the psychedelic trance scene is also very special. In El Cuco, very large tapestries are hung from the trees, with scenes composed of handprints reminiscent of aliens with crooked eyes, women with bird heads, etc. Party participants are all dressed in strange costumes, including retro hippie costumes and ethnic costumes from all over the world, including Malaysian sarongs, batik leggings, white mohair high boots, shell necklaces, and Israeli squares. scarf and a tattered T-shirt. Everyone tries to look as exaggerated as possible.

Psychedelic trance is now a subculture spread all over the world. But it became popular in Macedonia, Portugal, Bolivia and Ukraine, places where trance music seemed least likely to be popular. Like other derivative music forms of electronic music, psychedelic trance was also born in the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and France, but the most important world-class DJs of psychedelic trance appeared in Greece, Denmark and Switzerland. This music force was first born in the early 1990s among a group of European bohemian youths who went to the Goa region in the southwest corner of India every winter. This place has been a paradise for drugs since the hippie movement in the 1960s. An Israeli trance fan said that he used to spend three months in Goa every year. Now, wherever he goes, he holds parties.

"Global Underground" is a collection of mixes made by the UK's most popular radical trance DJs from around the world. These include mixes by Sasha in Los Angeles, John Digweed in Hong Kong and Sydney, and Paul Oakenfold in Oslo. Global can be counted, but what about Underground? In El Cuco, DJs spent the night in an abandoned orphanage, sleeping on wooden beds. And what about the world's top DJs? After a few hours of DJing, you can earn five figures, fly first class on airplanes, and sleep in the most luxurious hotels.

The trance music with good melody and good mood, represented by Sasha, Paul Oakenfold, John Digweed and Paul Van Dyk, reaches more places than psychedelic trance. Kinetic, a subsidiary of the large company Reprise that specializes in trance music, produced a series of albums "Tranceport" for Paul Oakenfold, which sold 140,000 copies in the United States (for a mix album, this number has reached multi-platinum). Became the pioneer of trance music's landing in the United States. However, Sasha and Digweed completely opened up the situation three years ago. Their resident performances at the Twilo Club in Manhattan were both huge successes.

Sasha's sound can find its roots in the radical house music of the early 1990s, represented by British Leftfield and Spooky. Nowadays, American house music has mutated, and is more inclined to cater to the drug needs of British club fans - adding the influence of gay disco, and using soprano to replace the empty dub effect. If you could sum up Sasha and Digweed's music in one word, it would be "long." The performances are long (they can perform for more than 8 hours in a row), the songs are long, and they can change the record perfectly without letting you hear any flaws.

Sasha and Digweed’s performance at the Twilo Club arranged for three climaxes every night. This does not sound like too much, but they have to build up slowly and constantly match the climax brought by drug use. But the two of them always deliberately avoided the drug issue and talked about "music" during interviews. Sandra Collins, the top trance DJ in the United States, bluntly said that the status of happy pills in music has been rising.

Whether you like trance music or not, the people who make trance music are very kind.

They are different from the gloomy Drum ‘n’ Bass DJs, the conceptualism of techno DJs, and the personal expansion of House and Garage DJs. But it is this "harmony" that makes trance music meaningless as a kind of music and culture. The growing ranks of trance music reflect how rave culture has transformed from its original underground gatherings into today's mainstream entertainment industry. Even second-rate DJs can make six figures. The club is extensively involved in promotions, mix CD production and touring. In the early 1990s, going to rave parties was very avant-garde, and you never knew what chaos was going to happen at the end. Now the most popular clubs in the UK, such as Cream and Gatecrasher, can ensure the safety of participants.

Nowadays, the new generation of club fans regard this entertainment activity as an important part of their lives. Some people even have Cream and Gatecrasher logos tattooed on their arms. But there are also some people who come here purely for drugs. They pursue high-quality happy pills, but this is always illegal.

Finally, the weakness of mainstream trance music is that they cannot achieve the carnival effect. So, you had to go to more underground, or rave parties like El Cuco.

8 classic trance records

1 collection

Name: Harhouse: The Point of No Return Chapter 1

Company: Eye Q/American

Year: 1994

The first trance compilation album of the Frankfurt Pioneer label, which records the early and vigorous form of trance music. From Hardfloor's "Hardtrance Acperience" which uses a Roland 303 synthesizer to create a slithering snake effect to Arpeggiators' bass roaring "Freedom of Expression", detailed historical information is provided.

2 Collection

Name: The Best of Platipus

Company: Platipus

Year: 1999

Platipus The company's cinematic trance music hits the listener's ears along smooth ballistic curves. With track titles that evoke comical space scenes, listen to "Hidden Sun of Venus" and "Two Full Moon & Trout."

3 Collection

Name: The Sound of the Hoover: Energy Anthems 92-97

Company: TEC

Year: 1997< /p>

This record explores another trance treasure: finding compromise points between dark trance and hardcore. It collects Trope's "Amphetamine" with a hint of death and Commander Tom's timeless masterpiece "Are Am Eye"

4 Collection

< p>Name: The Classics of Superstition Vol.1 and Vol. 2

Company: Superstition

Year: 1998

Full of spirituality, but never violent. Superstition represented the lighter side of the first wave of trance. Chapters with killer auras: Humate’s evocative “3.1” and Marmion’s magical “Schoneberg”.

5 Collection

Name: Dementertainment

Company: Twisted

Year: 1998

Twisted is a British fan The big trance manufacturer has become a pioneer among them with special effect modules.

It includes works by Simon Posford, X-Dream, Walter Ego and other famous artists. It draws you into a whirlpool of colors that you cannot extricate yourself from.

6 Paul Van Dyk

Name: Vorsprung Dyk Technik

Company: Deviant

Year: 1999

Paul Van Dyk's 3CD collection of classics and remixes. Includes "Words", "For an Angel", and his remixes for New Order, BT and Humate. This album records Van Dyk's musical journey. The title translates to: Staying ahead of technology.

7 Paul Oakenfold

Name: Tranceport Vol.1

Company: Kinetic

Year: 1998

Hallucinogenic music. Paul Oakenfold is the leader in trance music. His music is really professional and a bit cold. And it’s extremely flashy. This album includes Greece 2000's happy "Three Drives on a Vinyl" and Binary Finary's hazy "1998".

8 Moontribe

Name: Sound Without Walls

Company: City of Angels/ Fragrant

Year: 1999

< p>The 74-minute mixed record condenses the essence of desert rave over the past five years. At the same time, this CD is also a concise history of trance music. The best background music for parties.