Trance

A type of Electronic Dance Music. Reached it's peak in the late 90's where Trance actually became somewhat mainstream in the U.S.
Although not as strong as it used to be...Trance is far from dead. Rather it is simply just evolving into different forms(Progressive Trance is the style now these days).
Popular in Europe.

Trance...best music ever.

by Bobby De Niro April 19, 2006

Trance

To put it simply...The best music ever devolped. Uses a pulse pounding beat and uplifting, euophoric melodies. Trance music can be listened to under any circumstances: Getting pumped b4 a game, get wild at a club or party, speeding down the freeway, Chillin in a lounge, sleeping too, even trippin out...

The club exploded when Paul Oakenfold began spinnin.

by Michale Hock May 9, 2005

trancecracker

n. Disparaging term for an ardent fan of trance music. Reported to have been coined by Ishkur of Ishkur.com fame, poss. back formation from fishcracker.

These trancecrackers think Tiesto is some kind of god.

by Adrian Mander December 28, 2005

trance

Trance music is experimental electronic (opposite to instrumental) dance music which orients around harmonious sound textures (a.k.a. melody textures).

It originated back in late 80's but became an official genre in 1993. Since then trance producers started to form definition in various ways, what led to creation of many trance sub-genres.. Some of the most known are:

(1) Progressive trance - lowers ratio between melody progression and melody texturing to some solid level..
(2) Epic & Anthem trance - emphasizes sound melody more than melody texturing. This trance-sellout led to big disappointment for original-trance listeners
(3) Psychedelic trance - changed the sound texturing dimension.. original trance tried to make a repetitive sound by combining complex layers of melody textures.. psy-trance tried to make it more progressive in time - by making it more complex in gating

Opposite to trance is techno - which orients around non-harmonic (percussive) textures.

Age Of Love - Age Of Love (classic trance)
Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (progressive trance)
L.S.G. - Netherworld (dark-progressive trance)
Paul Van Dyk - For An Angel (epic trance)
Infected Mushroom - Acid Killer (psy-trance)
Astral Projection - Mahadeva (goa trance)

by Miroslav Malesevic November 10, 2008

Ukulele Trance

Whenever you are just so bored that you get out your ukulele and learn the lyrics and chords to every song that pops into your head for a while until you realize that you've been going at it for hours...

"Why has Sierra just been sitting there playing random music for over 2 hours?"

"She's got nothing better to do. She's in a ukulele trance ."

by SoStupidI'mDangerous October 30, 2011

trance

Trance is a pleasant sound hypnotic electronic dance music which is great at clubs! it is the best form of techno/electronica music ever invented!

"Trance isn't just about the beat, it's about the movement of the beat, the sound, the life behind the music you are listening to. Listen to it the wrong way and you'll miss everything."

by trancemaster July 5, 2004

trance

The mental state one is in after being hypnotized.
The music genre was named after this mental state.

Donnie's therapist put him in a hypnotic trance to examine his subconscious memories.

by Nat Rator May 28, 2004