hard trance
what it is
Style Hard Trance is very similar to regular trance except it usually contains a lower and louder baseline and will often have a slightly increased tempo. The melodies are also often more "definite" as opposed to the purely rhythmic and ethereal sound of regular trance. Origins Hard trance is a subgenre of trance music that originated in Western Europe (Belgium, Germany, and Netherlands) in the early 1990s as the breakbeat hardcore production community began to diversify into new and different styles of electronic music, all influenced by hard house, New beat, happy hardcore and jungle.
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What is hard trance?
Style Hard Trance is very similar to regular trance except it usually contains a lower and louder baseline and will often have a slightly increased tempo. The melodies are also often more "definite" as opposed to the purely rhythmic and ethereal sound of regular trance. Origins Hard trance is a subgenre of trance music that originated in Western Europe (Belgium, Germany, and Netherlands) in the early 1990s as the breakbeat hardcore production community began to diversify into new and different styles of electronic music, all influenced by hard house, New beat, happy hardcore and jungle.
What are good hard trance albums to start with?
Try bootleg (+) by Isyti, Ateriavia by Anthony1, Vierge by Ascendant Vierge, and Ateriavia by Exodia.
Who are some women making hard trance?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/hard-trance/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making hard trance, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20