tech trance
what it is
Tech trance, also known as techno-trance or techno/trance, is a subgenre within electronic music that draws upon the techno and trance genres as the name suggests. History Tech trance was pioneered by Oliver Lieb among others in the mid-1990s. Other early examples of tech-trance producers are Humate, Chris Cowie and Marmion.
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What is tech trance?
Tech trance, also known as techno-trance or techno/trance, is a subgenre within electronic music that draws upon the techno and trance genres as the name suggests. History Tech trance was pioneered by Oliver Lieb among others in the mid-1990s. Other early examples of tech-trance producers are Humate, Chris Cowie and Marmion.
What are good tech trance albums to start with?
Try Rages 1992 by Dusty Kid, Moon Tear by RAITO, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Original Soundtrack Black by Masafumi Takada, and Forever Melancholia by I Hate Models.
Who are some women making tech trance?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/tech-trance/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making tech trance, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20