For this section of my NVQ I am going to research the trance music as it is a style that I, personally, enjoy listening to.
Origins
Trance music was first made in the 1980's. This first era of the genera was designed to emulate and synthesise an actual trance like-state. This first evolution of trance was very successful at the time as it was successful in many countries from Germany to Japan.The first sub genera of trance to emerge was vocal trance. This first version came into existence due to a successful combination of pop music and and progressive elements. Soon after the emergence of vocal trance another sub-genera, epic trance, began its time in the spotlight. This genera found its roots in classical music.
Since trance's peak - The 1995-2000's - the genera has split to suit different demographics; with youths preferring mainly instrumental trance and with adults mainly listening to vocal trance.
Examples of Trance Artists
Armin van Buuren was born on the 25th of December 1976 in Leiden, Netherlands. His major genres of production are House, Trance, Electro-House, Progressive House and Uplifting Trance. He has worked with many record labels including but not limited to A State of Trance, Ministry of Sound and Armada. He regularly hosts a radio show called A State of Trance which over 37 million listeners.
Martijn Gerard Garritsen (also known as Martin Garrix) is a relatively new trance artist who became popular worldwide due to a fantastic debut album. It was called ‘Animals’. This single was released in early 2013. It quickly rose in popularity to give him the title of no. 1 on the beat port charts. He mainly produces Trance and Electro-house. Earlier this year he released his newest single ’oops’ which is ranked at 6 in the electronic charts. His music is mainly released in single form, although it is occasionally used in compilations of music. He has worked with spinnin’ records and has published his work on his own.
Felix De Laet is a producer of trance and trance-like music often with progressive and deep house elements. His stage name is Lost Frequencies. He came to the spotlight when he released his remix of Eastern Corbin’s “Are You With Me” in 2014, it quickly shot to the high spots in many charts across the world hitting top ten many times, most notably in America and Germany. His most successful work is done in collaboration with other artists. His main works are played at festivals and his remixes and continuous mixes are used globally at clubs and parties.
Major Sub-genera
Epic Trance or Uplifting Trance is a large sub-genera of trance music. It's origins can be found in Classical Music and Balearic Beat. It emerged in Germany in the 1990's. It's name is from the feeling that listeners get from listening. It is incredibly popular and has one of the largest audiences worldwide for dance music.Important Trance recordings, performances and events
Tommorowland is a surreal trance festival that occurs annually in Belgium. It is mainly about the chilling of all aspects of life for a short period. Each year around 300,000 people go to this festival to experience the obscure and weird visual effects, listen to some great music and enjoy a different take on life. All visitors sleep in the same place and it is a good chance to greet people from different cultural and environmental backgrounds.
/\ Mainstage, 2016
An important recording of the Trance
genera is Halcyon by Orbital.
Written and performed by Orbital and recorded and released in 1992 (original
version). The song is dedicated to his mother who was addicted to Halcion (Triazolam),
a tranquilizer, for many years. The track is a progressive and slow song full
of trance elements.
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Album artwork for Halcyon, Single
Another important recording of the trance genera is Reaching Out by Nero. It was recorded by the trio in 2011, with the assistance of Daryl Hall for the vocals. The track samples an arpeggio from the 80's Italian dance group Kano's song "Another Life". The song also heavily samples "Out of Touch" by Daryl Hall. Many people like this song but, due to Nero's low presence in the UK, it isn't super popular
< Album artwork for Reaching Out, Single
A recent important recording of the genera of Trance is Shelter by American music producer Porter Robinson and French music producer Madeon. The song was released and uploaded to YouTube and most online music streaming sites on August 11th, 2016. The reason why this track is so important as its music video is a direct collaboration between A-1 Pictures (a Japanese animation studio) and Robinson. The music video is an original story written by Robinson, about a young girl who is put inside of a simulation to save her from a planetary impact. This track has received very high reviews from both music websites and animation websites. The video can be found at; https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=LLV0Q2zamlLITEaBl3iG2ijQ&v=fzQ6gRAEoy0
Trance is a globally popular style and
is found in abundance in most countries, however its global ‘Hub’ is found in
middle-eastern Europe (in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands). This is
because the style originated mainly from this area. An anomaly to this is Japan
as The style of Trance also appeared in this area. Most big Trance and other electronic
artist’s origins are found in Europe due to the large number of people living
in the area.
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