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My friend told me yesterday that he listens to Trance music. Is this a Trance song?

https://soundcloud.com/jouleiscool/joule-a-dirty-one

Per WIki:
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s in Germany.[5] It is characterized by a tempo of between 125 to mid 160 beats per minute,[5] repeating melodic phrases,[5] and a musical form that builds up and down throughout a track.[5] Trance is a genre on its own, but also will include other styles of electronic music such as techno,[3] house,[1] pop,[3] chill-out,[3] classical music,[3][4] and film music.[4]

A trance refers to a state of hypnotism and lessened consciousness. This drifting sensation is portrayed in this genre by mixing many layers and rhythms to create build and release. For example, a characteristic of virtually all trance songs is the soft mid-song breakdown,[3][5] beginning with and occurring after the orchestration is broken down and the rhythm tracks (typically provided by a Roland TR-909 drum machine) fade out rapidly, leaving the melody, atmospherics, or both to stand alone for anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. Although this genre can be devoid of vocals, with mixes done by semi-amateurs posted online at informal locations, mixers who have gained recognition of major labels put out mixes for the radio market with mostly but not limited to female vocals, typically soloists and notably photogenic. Vocal talents range from mezzo-soprano to soprano sometimes without verse/chorus structure. These are categorized as vocal trance. Vocals have been described as "grand, soaring, and operatic" and "ethereal female leads floating amongst the synths"

Whether that song qualifies, I dunno. Can't listen to more than a few seconds of it without going into a trance ...

Trance music is just loud, endlessly repetitive music, meant for dancing for long extended times, like in "Raves."
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It's very simple music.
It's kinda like a factory, like a bottling machine, or something . . . but usually on synthesizers.
It never changes, like it's on an endlessly-repeating loop.

What, are you scared of this friend? Or you just don't want to hear a song that's likely long and boring, possibly quite irritating, possibly nausea inducing, while you're standing right there next to him? Ok. It seems like a wise choice to ask us.

LMAO at the above poster.

TRANCE = the new way to say PSYCHEDELIC and supposedly you can dance to it, albeit def a rave type atmosphere/feel to it.

Some trance is pretty good but I like the stuff that is less dancey..ecch.

DISCO IS DEAD, thank god !!! lol