The Beginner's Guide to.. Tech Trance



When the commercial era of trance began to fade, artists became more original and began to do different things. It was at this time when Tech Trance came about. In fact it came in at 2 different angles: from Hard Trance producers who didn't want to produce Hardstyle and Trance producers who were trying something new. Tech Trance gets its name from "techno" and as such, is an influence. Some are more Trancey and some have more of a Techno tinge, it all depends on the artist and how saucy they are feeling. It was at this time when Trance artists like Mike Koglin would play alongside Hard Trance legends such as Scot Project. There were hardly any artists who would produce ALL Tech Trance but if one did, it was usually a former Hard Trance producer. Of course this wasn't always the case. Nowadays it is still being made but is also influenced by Electro and House. Former Hard Trance producers are also, strangely, going from Tech Trance to Progressive Tech House. Huge names like Kamui and A.S.Y.S. (Frank Ellrich) are good examples.

Early:
Yves Deruyter & Marcel Woods pres. Frequence - Frequence [2003]
Hennes & Cold - Ssshh! [2002]
Tiesto - Traffic [2003]

Peak:
Kamui - Ghosts [2004]
Richard Durand - Make Me Scream [2005]
Sander van Doorn - Back By Any Demand [2005]
Joop - Another World [2005]

Late:
Cosmic Gate - Should Have Known (Wippenberg Remix) [2006]
Stoneface & Terminal - Endorphine [2007]
Dr. Willis & Scott Alert - Go Away (Kamui Remix) [2007]

Nowadays:
M6 - Fade 2 Black (W&W Remix) [2008]
Robert Gitlemann - Rockless (Jan Oostdyk Remix) [2009]
Kidd Kaos vs. Brian Eddie - Synchronization [2009]

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