Welcome to this years offering of what we consider to be the best uplifting and vocal Trance.

The continued evolution of Trance has seen the spawning of a new sub-genre called Epic Trance. We have been using that expression for some time to describe the works of Andy Blueman, Simon OShine, Kelly Andrew and others, simply because of the majesty and proportion of the sounds they produce. In the commercial market Epic Trance seems to be being used to describe the faster style of Trance (like that which we play) which runs at around 138 to 140 beats per minute. The conventional Trance genre seems to have gathered Trance in the 128 to 130 beats per minute area.

It is interesting how fads come and go: last year it was the pitch bend, where almost every track had one: its nice in one track, but becomes very wearing in every track. Breakdowns (or drops as we call them, because the energy drops away) have snuck their way into every track over the last few years (10 years ago 1 in 3 tracks would have a drop). The