A little-known German band going by the intimidating moniker of Scorpions took their embryonic career to the next level on Sept. 17, 1975 with the release of their third studio long-player, In Trance.

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

Trance isn’t the first film to discover drama deep within the human mind. Inception, Eternal Sunshine, and The Matrix have all woven exciting, melancholic and philosophical tales from those little ...

Trance is not cool. Trance doesn’t dabble in irony or metaphor. Trance is extremely cheesy, therefore easily dismissable. Trance asks you to believe that the glass is half-full; that this melody is ...

1. Learn the rules of trance - and then forget about them. On the face of it, it seems easy: if you follow the usual kick/ arpeggiation/sweeping synth/breakdown formula, you'll have a massive trance ...

As the yearly festival circuit grows bigger and bigger, A-list DJs like Nina Kraviz, Ellen Allien and Gerd Janson have started to reach for ’90s anthems, which have been, for better or worse, frowned ...