Love it or hate it, Sandstorm’s relentless lead synth line must be one of the most recognizable melodies in dance music. Darude tells DJ Mag how the iconic track was made ...

Over the past 20 years, trance has maintained one of the most loyal fan bases in dance music. Trance mainstay Ferry Corsten, new-school producer Ciel and more talk about the sound’s enduring appeal.

YouTuber Zen World has singled out another musical trope that he believes is the most overused production technique in dance music this year: the trance gate. This is the effect you'll find applied to ...

Belgian Producer SKY H1’s Trance Synths Will Take You Sky High Her Motion EP is out via PAN-affiliated label CODES on July 15.

6 Building Keys “Union” opens up with grand piano octaves, building with a smudgy trance synth riff and plucked-string keys before a proper, sweeping drop.

I liked the idea of playing with trance music in the true transcendental sense, those washy synths have lightness and clarity to them.

Characterised by a mournful male vocal, arped minor-chord synths and deep sinewave basslines, the tracks that people are calling 'man trance' aren't really trance at all, of course – but they are ...

1 Building Keys “Union” opens up with grand piano octaves, building with a smudgy trance synth riff and plucked-string keys before a proper, sweeping drop.