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Top 10 Trance tracks.
Trance for us is an important genre, it's extremely diverse with BPMs ranging from the low 130's all the way upto 170+ BPM, traveling through various subgeneres such as, Downtempo/Ambient, Psy , Progressive, Acid, all the way through to Hard Trance.
Trance certainly isn't the most favoured of genres on the dance floors of the UK, but its definitely sneaking its way in, and when used at the right time, it can really create a unique atmosphere. The energy, mixed with the long, dreamy euphoric breakdowns, gives listeners time to reset and almost float in a moment of ecstasy.
Germany, Belgium, Holland, Italy and UK can be seen as some of the most progressive countries for the genre, with labels such as Bonzai, MFS, EYE Q, Platypus, HOS Records, Le Petit Prince and Suck Me Plasma, paving the way for Trance in the early 90's and making it what it is today.
There is certainly a lot of really bad Trance out there, more than good, which is why it's amongst the unfavored. Like most things on roll in 90's, the genre started to fall off in the early 2000's.
There's some great labels out there bringing out some really interesting new wave trance bits. Labels such as Ute, Sun Lab, V.A.L.I.S Records, BunkerBauer, Planet Euphorique, Temple Cast, Outer Zone and also Magic Wire, with there most recent release from 'Bliss Inc'. These labels, although some more direct than others, are bringing aspects of Trance from the ashes and creating new and exciting hybrid sounds.
Below are 10 of our favourite Trance tracks ranging from early 1990's upto 2018, with tracks we think explore the genre quite well. Tracks are in no particular order.
1.
Artist - Microwave Prince
Track - Eternal Light
Label - Le Petit Prince
Date - 1995
Country - Germany
2.
Artist - Brainchild
Track - Sedona
Label - EYE Q Records
Date - 1994
Country - Germany
3.
Artist - Tranceparents
Track - Child Five
Label - Heidi Of Switzerland
Date - 1993
Country - UK
4.
Artist - Leftfield
Track - Song Of Life
Label - Hard Hands
Date - 1995
Country - UK
5.
Artist - Funeral Future
Track - Heute Nicht
Label - Kulor
Date - 2018
Country - Denmark
6.
Artist - Trance Uber Alles
Track - Ich Schalte (Opera Mix)
Label - Heidi Of Switzerland
Date - 1993
Country - UK
7.
Artist - The Blackmaster
Track - Time Never Stops
Label - Axma
Date - 1998
Country - Belgium
8.
Artist - Tranceformer
Track - Be My Lover
Label - Suck Me Plasma
Date - 1993
Country - Belgium
9.
Artist - Quadran
Track - Free Your Mind
Label - Bonzai
Date - 1996
Country - Belgium
10.
Artist - SPQR
Track - Hypnotic State
Label - M.G.C Records
Date - 1996
Country - Italy
We highly recommend watching the documentary ' MFS Berliner Trance Documentary' Its give a great insight into how the genre was born, how it progressed and explores how Trance reacts with people on the dance floor.