Tech trance

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Tech Trance , also known as Techno-Trance  or  Techno / Trance , is a sub-genre of trance , which is characterized by harder rhythms and higher tempo than other trance sub-genres.

Characteristic

Tech Trance is a derivative of EDM , specifically a subgenre of trance and is often confused with uplifting trance . In fact, there is a great deal of overlap that can be seen in performers such as John O'Callaghan , Will Atkinson or Sean Tyas . In addition, the two genres usually move in the same narrow tempo range around 138–140 BPM . In contrast to uplifting , Tech Trance sounds harder, more percussive, more rhythmic, more electronic, more complex and less spherical. It has a particularly bass-heavy kick drum.

Tech-Trance lives less from melody lines and more from elaborate rhythm arrangements and sophisticated sound design. Nevertheless, there are also synthesizer sounds played tonally; but much more in the form of short melody fragments or percussive chords that fit perfectly into the rhythmic structure. This creates a hypnotic, trance-like atmosphere. Correct melodies or complex, multi-bar harmonies are less common with Tech Trance.

Tech Trance is mainly home to clubs in the British Isles, such as Rong Manchester or Gatecrasher Birmingham . The metropolises of trance are u. a. Dublin , Belfast or Swansea .

structure

Just like classic trance, tech trance is based on classic four-on-the-floor rhythm, i.e. a 4/4 time with a kick drum on the 1st beat. Most tracks just start with the drum kit, with the individual voices of 4 or 8 bars added. This creates a fairly long set-up part, which is necessary for mixing the tracks - Tech Trance is usually played in sets of several hours in length.

history

Tech-Trance was created in the mid-1990s, among others by the German pioneers Oliver Lieb and Humate . At the beginning of the 2000s it experienced its development primarily through Marco V and Tiësto and from the mid-2000s it unfolded through other artists such as Simon Patterson , Sean Tyas , Mark Sherry, Sander van Doorn or Marcel Woods , whose production Advanced was the hymn of Trance Energy 2006. In 2011 Bryan Kearney released his production Stealth Bomber , which was named Eurofest Anthem in 2011 . Since then, an enormous variety has developed within Tech Trance, which ranges from the border areas to minimal (see KARNEY - Say Nothing ) to extremely complex arrangements with the most diverse use of samples (see Sam Jones - Brainstorm ). There is also Tech Trance with a vocals (see John O'Callaghan & Clare Stagg - Lies Cost Nothing ( Will Atkinson Remix) ).

In October 2016, Aly & Fila founded the sub-label FSOE Clandestine , which specializes exclusively in tech trance and thus has over 4 million listeners through their radio show Future Sound of Egypt .

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  1. ↑ Oliver Lieb: Tech-trance is just the tip of the iceberg . In: inthemix . December 6, 2004 ( junkee.com [accessed February 21, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Getting Into Deep - An interview with Oliver Lieb - Ambient Music Guide . In: Ambient Music Guide . ( ambientmusicguide.com [accessed February 21, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Tech Trance Mixes, Tracklists, Cuesheets and Information / Genres - DJTracklists.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
  4. ^ Marco V: The Conservative side of tech-trance . In: inthemix . September 24, 2003 ( junkee.com [accessed February 21, 2017]).
  5. ↑ Elwood Kuni Waldorm: Tech Trance . Psychopublishing, 2017, ISBN 978-6-13780498-8 ( google.de [accessed March 5, 2017]).
  6. ↑ FSOE Announce New Label - Clandestine | Trance Hub . In: Trance Hub . October 4, 2016 ( trance.news [accessed February 21, 2017]).
  7. ↑ Egyptian trance duo Aly & Fila to headline massive concert at Giza Pyramids . In: StepFeed . August 31, 2015 ( stepfeed.com [accessed February 21, 2017]).