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Trance

Trance is a genre. Defining acts include Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Niki, Alice DeeJay and ATB, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Trance grew out of electronic dance music, Hardcore, Hands Up, Hard House and Rave. Its influence carried into Uplifting Trance, Hard Trance, Goa Trance, Psytrance and Euro-Trance, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 24 connections around Trance. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Trance came from and where it led.

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Tranceelectronic dance musicHardcoreHands UpHard HouseRaveElectronic MusicNRGEBMUplifting TranceHard TranceGoa TrancePsytranceEuro-TranceProgressive Trance

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Trance connections

Trance grew out of electronic dance music, Hardcore, Hands Up and Hard House, went on to shape Uplifting Trance, Hard Trance, Goa Trance and Psytrance. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Trance

Roots18

Sounds and acts that shaped Trance.

What Trance shaped

Legacy6

Where the influence of Trance travelled next.

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