Trance
A sonic journey seeking to elevate the state of consciousness through epic melodies and immersive rhythms. With a tempo oscillating between 120 and 150 BPM, Trance is built on repetitive melodic phrases generating increasing tension throughout the track. Its structure is designed to lead the listener toward peak moments known as "drops", where energy is released in an explosion of auditory euphoria, creating a deep and emotional connection between the music and the audience on the dancefloor.
In Spirit Sounds of Trance Episode 162, continuity comes less from a sequence of names than from a very recognisable BPM band. Evil Shadow opens with “Downturn (Duezher Remix)” at 138 BPM in D minor; Andre Wildenhues and Stacey Jay, Ivan G.M., and...
A Reverie Trance Episode 135 is built around a clear contrast between its edges and its central area. Elgfrothi’s “Breaktrough (Orchestral Mix)” opens under the Electronica tag at 97 BPM, in G-flat minor and with a 2:09 duration, while...
A Reverie Trance Episode 134 arranges its information around an opening and a close that fall outside the main corridor. SounEmot opens with “Chains of Eternity (Orchestral Mix)”, tagged as Electronica at 70 BPM, in A-flat minor and with a 2:10...
The map of Pure Trance Energy, Vol. 08 does not follow one fixed speed. Wormaz’s “Crack (Club Mix)” is listed at 152 BPM in G-flat major, while Simply Drew and Alexander Komarov’s “Prana (Extended Mix)” is listed at 87 BPM in F major. Between those...
2005 in extended versions The title places this selection within A State of Trance 25 Years, and its tracklist unfolds across 2:43:02. Most credits are classified as Dance / Pop, while “You Won't See Me Cry 2005”, “First Time” and “Without You...
Volume ten and its BPM span Nothing But... Trance Infinity, Vol. 10 gathers 2:24:42 of material credited to Nothing But under a single classification, Trance (Main Floor). The listing opens with Woody Van Eyden and Quantor's “Beautiful People”...
Nine of the ten tracks on 'Uplifting Sunrise' run at a locked 140 BPM; the outlier —seventh in the running order— is 'Time & Space' in its remastered version, dropping to 104 and carving a valley just past the album's...
A booth curiosity to start with: the only track labeled 'Intro Mix' is precisely the one you can't open with. 'Tu Amor Nunca Sera Mio' runs at 158 BPM while the rest of the record sits locked at 138, so it works far better...
“Known Universe” is Push's eighth studio album — Belgian producer Mike Dierickx — recorded on the same generation of analog hardware he used on 1999's “From Beyond.” The restriction isn't collector nostalgia: machines overheat,...
Ralphie B opens the remix credits here, and it's not a filler name: he's Ralph Barendse, the producer whose track "Massive" caught Tiësto's ear and got its own airing from Armin van Buuren on the very first episode of A...
The center of Spirit Sounds of Trance Episode 161 is close to a plateau: eight of the ten tracks — from "Glow" through to "Megara" — sit between 138 and 140 BPM, a spread of just two beats per minute. In an episodic mix like...
Twenty-five tracks and barely two BPM of spread, 138 to 140, make it clear the contrast on "True Hits, Vol. 10" doesn't live in tempo. It lives in duration. Georgio Safo's "By Your Side" wraps up at 4:54, the only track...
Opening at 140 BPM with no warm-up ramp is a statement of intent: 'Mermaid's Tears' in Kvaii's remix and Chris Hunt (UK)'s 'Touch the Sky' start this June selection at the top of the tachometer, and from there the...
Seven minor keys against three majors: that is the emotional split of 'Spirit Sounds of Trance Episode 159', and it says more about how the compilation feels than any genre tag. Daniel Preston's 'Sun' opens in F minor, a...
From 76 to 140 BPM: that is the true range hiding inside the ninth installment of the Trance Infinity series, even if most of the record lives in a far narrower band. The tempo map tells the story better than any press note: Nucrise's 'In...