Styles of Trance Music

Acid Trance Acid trance came from acid house and is one of the earliest forms of trance, combining the hard, abrasive sound of that acid house with the hypnotic pulsing beats of early trance. While most trance is often described as uplifting and melodic, acid trance is little of either. Instead, it's more beat-driven and less emphasis is placed on the vocals, creating a darker and heavier sound. Progressive Trance Progressive trance is the opposite of acid, which is a little surprising, considering it's an offshoot of that genre. Everything...

Styles of House Music

House music has many sub-genres : * Acid house: A Chicago derivative built around the Roland TB-303 bassline machine. Hard, uncompromising, tweaking samples produce a hypnotic effect. ex: Adonis, L.A. Williams * Ambient house (see ambient music): Mixing the moody atmospheric sounds of New Age and ambient music with pulsating house beats. ex: The Orb etc. * Baltimore House: A form of house music in Baltimore, Maryland Interchangeably referred as Baltimore Breaks built off of old samples drawing from a variety of genres of music and including...