trance music
Repetitive electronic genre
Trance music is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by repetitive melodic phrases, building layers, and a tempo typically between 125 and 150 beats per minute.
The style emphasizes hypnotic, euphoric atmospheres meant to induce a trance-like state in listeners and dancers.
It emerged in the early 1990s from German techno and became a dominant force in rave and club culture: The DJ played trance until sunrise.
- build-upGradual amassing over time
- arpeggiosChord notes played individually
- synthesizersElectronic sound-generating instruments
- four on the floorStick shift at floor level
- DJsMusic mixers at events
peak hour · euphoria · hands in the air · hardstyle · breakdown · hypnotic · rave · rave culture · festival atmosphere · beats · anthem · nightlife · club · light shows · laser beams · ecstasy · psytrance · uplift
- tribal musicdidgeridoo, tribal songs, tribal chant, drum circles, ceremonial songs
- altered statesaltered states, hallucination, altered perception, consciousness expansion, derealization
- ambient musicBrian Eno, new age, deep listening, atmospheres, textures
- minimalismminimalism, declutter, decluttering, simplicity, less is more
- PsychedeliaLSD, acid, psychedelic posters, tie-dye, hallucination
- world musicreggae, samba, bossa nova, flamenco, fado
trance musicambient music
Tonal, moodscape-focused genre
downtempo · chillout · meditation music · sleep music · trip-hop
trance musicnoise music
Cacophony as composition
industrial music · free jazz · atonal music · minimalist music · punk rock
trance musica cappella
Singing without instruments
chamber music · classical music · bluegrass · traditional folk · jazz
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