Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lisa Kocay covers electronic dance music. “I thought it could be a good idea to have a trance remix that’s more happy sounding, ...

During the raving ‘90s a new emotional genre of dance music was emerging in clubs in Germany. Synth arpeggios, hard kicks and layers of euphoric ambience. It was the birth of techno’s spiritually ...

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 ...

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.

The longstanding FADER Mix series presents new, exclusive DJ mixes from our favorite artists, DJs, and producers. This week, we present a true journey through the sonic abyss by Safety Trance. Safety ...

Trance was still in the early stages of its development at the turn of the 90s, but the signs of a sound that would grow into a global phenomenon that persists 30 years later were clear. The euphoric ...

It’s such a modest thing, that little plastic circle with its mirror backside and printed labels. Yet, these shiny compact discs, with its limits to 78 minutes of sound, were the backing track to many ...