So, people are always asking me, when they find out I DJ, about music genres. They want to hear some cool techno, so I try and educate them on House, Trance, Drum n Bass, Hip-Hop, Pop, and yes there really is a genre called Techno which is it's own different kind of music. They want to know about this new music called Dubstep, and have I heard of that one guy called Skrillex. They are blown away when I tell them that Dubstep started back in the early 2000's. 
I decided to do something that has has been done times before, but now I can point them in to one place to have all the different styles put out there. This is the first installment of a series that I am putting together. So of the songs are new, some are old but all awesome bangers. Let me welcome you to the first installment of "What is Trance". 
Trance is a a genre that is melodic in nature. It usually has a beats per minute (BPM) in the range of 120-150. It usually has three to four parts. First a bass intro with a build up, a long break down with just the melody no bass, and then the outro which either is the melody and the first part of the song or just the a repeat of the intro. 
The reason it got its name is the song itself is suppose to be uplifting and put you in a trance like state, (especially for people flying high on whatever, I'll call it "medication", they are on). Some of the main sub genres of Trance are Progressive Trance, Psy-Trance, Goa-trance, and Tech trance.
If you like this I recommend a series of cds called Trance Global Nation. Has some of my all time favorite songs, and a lot of the songs on the cd's are now considered classics.
1. Sean Tyas - Drop (Reaves and Ahorn Mix)
2. Simon Patterson - Smack (Original Mix)
3. Protoculture - Perpetual Motion (Original Mix)
4. 4 Strings - Catch A Fall (Evol Waves)
5. Shock System - Memetic Mix (Original Mix)
6. Sied Van Riel - What You Want (Original Mix)
7. Mike Mikhjian - Silver In The Sky (Original Mix)
8. Setrise, Kay Wilder - Poetry Clash (Steve Birch Remix)
9. Mr Pit - I Got Amnesia (Original Mix)
10. Ferry Corsten - Star Traveler (Original Mix)
11. Blue Dolphin - Dreams (Original Mix)
12. The Madison - Nicotine (Original Mix)

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