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| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Trance music|Trance]]|[[UK hard house|hard house]]|[[acid trance]]|[[new beat]]||[[hardcore (electronic dance music genre)|hardcore]]|}} |
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| derivatives = {{hlist|[[hardstyle]]|[[psychedelic trance]]|[[tech trance]]|[[uplifting trance]]|[[happy hardcore]]|[[mainstream hardcore]]}} |
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| popularity = 1990s, Europe, high in early 2000s, fading thereafter, still rarely prominent in [[Frankfurt]] (Germany), [[Rotterdam]] (Netherlands) and [[Antwerp]] (Belgium) |
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'''Hard trance''' is a subgenre of [[trance music]] that originated in |
'''Hard trance''' is a subgenre of [[trance music]] that originated in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in the early 1990s as the [[Breakbeat hardcore]] production community began to diversify into new and different styles of electronic music, all influenced by [[Hard house]], [[New beat]], [[Happy hardcore]] and [[Jungle music]]. The popularity of hard trance peaked during the late 1990s and has since then faded in scope of newer forms of trance. |
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Hard trance is often characterized by strong, hard (or even downpitch) kicks, fully resonant basses and an increased amount of reverberation applied to the main beat. Melodies vary from 140 to 180 |
Hard trance is often characterized by strong, hard (or even downpitch) kicks, fully resonant basses and an increased amount of reverberation applied to the main beat. Melodies vary from 140 to 180 BPMs and it can feature plain instrumental sound in early compositions, with the latter ones tending to implement side-chaining techniques of [[Progressive trance|progressive]] on digital synthesizers. |
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Hard trance was the final form of progressive to hit the mainstream. It eventually morphed into [[hardstyle]], [[jumpstyle]] and [[mainstream hardcore|gabber]]. Its mainstream popularity decreased in the mid-2000s.{{Clarify|date=May 2016}}{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} |
Hard trance was the final form of progressive to hit the mainstream. It eventually morphed into [[hardstyle]], [[jumpstyle]] and [[mainstream hardcore|gabber]]. Its mainstream popularity decreased in the mid-2000s.{{Clarify|date=May 2016}}{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} |
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==History== |
== History == |
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{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2011}} |
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2011}} |
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{{Listen |
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|title=Cosmic Gate – Human Beings (2003, excerpt) |
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|description=An excerpt from Cosmic Gate's "Human Beings" from 2003 demonstrates the prominence of hard trance at the time: a full-resonance uncut bass is accompanied by hard kicks, open hats and a fair amount of reverberation. |
|description=An excerpt from Cosmic Gate's "Human Beings" from 2003 demonstrates the prominence of hard trance at the time: a full-resonance uncut bass is accompanied by hard kicks, open hats and a fair amount of reverberation. |
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The hard trance sound developed out of the [[breakbeat hardcore]]/[[Hardcore (electronic dance music)|hardcore]] era which itself developed from Belgian [[New Beat]] industrial style of Techno. When the hardcore breakbeat production community split into its separate subgenres, hard trance began to develop within the [[breakbeat hardcore]] production community. Hard trance went on to become one of the dominant and most successful electronic music styles throughout the 1990s in mainland Europe and around the world. The British electronic music scene split off into other styles such as [[Oldschool jungle|jungle]]/[[drum and bass]], [[Hardcore (electronic dance music)|hardcore]], [[techno]] and [[House music|house]]. |
The hard trance sound developed out of the [[breakbeat hardcore]]/[[Hardcore (electronic dance music)|hardcore]] era which itself developed from Belgian [[New Beat]] industrial style of Techno. When the hardcore breakbeat production community split into its separate subgenres, hard trance began to develop within the [[breakbeat hardcore]] production community. Hard trance went on to become one of the dominant and most successful electronic music styles throughout the 1990s in mainland Europe and around the world. The British electronic music scene split off into other styles such as [[Oldschool jungle|jungle]]/[[drum and bass]], [[Hardcore (electronic dance music)|hardcore]], [[techno]] and [[House music|house]]. |
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===Popularity, commercialisation and commercial downfall=== |
=== Popularity, commercialisation and commercial downfall === |
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Remaining popular around 1993–1997 in mainland Europe, hard trance was associated with mega-raves of many thousands of ravers. Many series of compilation CDs came initially from the originators of the sound and the clubs that promoted it. It ultimately went overground and reached commercial status becoming known commercially as "maximaal". |
Remaining popular around 1993–1997 in mainland Europe, hard trance was associated with mega-raves of many thousands of ravers. Many series of compilation CDs came initially from the originators of the sound and the clubs that promoted it. It ultimately went overground and reached commercial status becoming known commercially as "maximaal". |
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Throughout the 1990s the popularity of the sound caused a flurry of popular and financially successful tracks to be licensed by major record labels, with the sound becoming aggressively marketed through commercial compilations on TV, radio and across the different forms of media. |
Throughout the 1990s the popularity of the sound caused a flurry of popular and financially successful tracks to be licensed by major record labels, with the sound becoming aggressively marketed through commercial compilations on TV, radio and across the different forms of media. In [[Belgium]] hard trance was popular in the 1990s, with the label [[Bonzai Records]] and titles such as ''The First Rebirth'' by Jones & Stephenson released in 1993,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/20340-Jones-Stephenson-The-First-Rebirth | title=Jones & Stephenson - the First Rebirth | website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref> ''Rave City'' by Yves Deruyter released in 1993,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/154710-Yves-Deruyter-Rave-City | title=Yves Deruyter - Rave City | website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref> ''Let There Be House'' |
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by Cherrymoon Trax released in 1994,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/56480-Cherry-Moon-Trax-II | title=Cherry Moon - Trax II | website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref> ''The Wave'' by The Belgica Wave Party released in 1993,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/88744-Belgica-Wave-Party-The-Wave | title=Belgica Wave Party - the Wave | website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref> ''Belgium Jump'' by Dream Your Dream released in 1993,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/1523081-Dream-Your-Dream-Belgium-Jump | title=Dream Your Dream - Belgium Jump | website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref> ''Back To Reality'' by Phrenetic System released in 1994.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/118834-Phrenetic-System-IV | title=Phrenetic System - IV | website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref> |
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==== United Kingdom ==== |
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| ⚫ | The hard trance sound came to the UK via the underground techno community in clubs such as Heaven, Trade, Melt and FF and Fist or through clubs such as The Orbit in Morley and Club UK in London. It never reached the same commercial heights or as on the continental mainland due to British music scene already being widely diversified into styles such as jungle/drum & bass, hardcore and house. However it is frequently played in the [[free party]] scene and many clubs and festivals still play it to this day. |
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==== New Zealand ==== |
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| ⚫ | The hard trance sound came to the UK via the underground techno community in clubs such as Heaven, Trade, Melt and FF and Fist or through clubs such as The |
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New Zealand was late to the party and enjoyed Hard Trance into the mid-2000s. The majority of clubs were centred in the K road region of Auckland and included Kiss, Bed, Stair Case and Jones Bar. Auckland's scene was well supplied and transitioned to drum and bass, breaks and eventually dub step in the late 2000s |
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==== Netherlands==== |
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Alongside the birth of hard trance, the same producers and record labels were already producing and developing the [[jumpstyle]] sound, the successor of [[gabber]], which was popular in the Netherlands. Jumpstyle used the same sounds as the hard trance sound with faster beat patterns but slightly slower than gabber, this developed directly into [[hardstyle]] toward the end of the 1990s, which along [[hardtechno]] and [[hard house]] came to dominate the harder spectrum of [[electronic music]].{{Clarify|date=May 2016}} |
Alongside the birth of hard trance, the same producers and record labels were already producing and developing the [[jumpstyle]] sound, the successor of [[gabber]], which was popular in the Netherlands. Jumpstyle used the same sounds as the hard trance sound with faster beat patterns but slightly slower than gabber, this developed directly into [[hardstyle]] toward the end of the 1990s, which along [[hardtechno]] and [[hard house]] came to dominate the harder spectrum of [[electronic music]].{{Clarify|date=May 2016}} |
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==== United Kingdom ==== |
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The sound influenced and led to the development of [[UK hard house]] and its subgenres, prior to this style the UK clubs where hard house developed were typically already playing a mixture of harder techno styles, [[progressive trance]], [[Electro music|electro]] and [[hardstyle]] incorporating many sounds and influences from each style can be heard across the others. |
The sound influenced and led to the development of [[UK hard house]] and its subgenres, prior to this style the UK clubs where hard house developed were typically already playing a mixture of harder techno styles, [[progressive trance]], [[Electro music|electro]] and [[hardstyle]] incorporating many sounds and influences from each style can be heard across the others. |
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* [[Bonzai Records]] |
* [[Bonzai Records]] |
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* [[Tracid Traxxx]] |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/hardtrance Hardtrance on Reddit] |
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/hardtrance Hardtrance on Reddit] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080319084451/http://www.moodbook.com/music/trance.html Moodbook site which mentions hard trance as a subgenre of trance.] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080319084451/http://www.moodbook.com/music/trance.html Moodbook site which mentions hard trance as a subgenre of trance.] |
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[[Category:Trance genres]] |
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Hard trance is a subgenre of trance music that originated in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in the early 1990s as the Breakbeat hardcore production community began to diversify into new and different styles of electronic music, all influenced by Hard house, New beat, Happy hardcore and Jungle music. The popularity of hard trance peaked during the late 1990s and has since then faded in scope of newer forms of trance.
Hard trance is often characterized by strong, hard (or even downpitch) kicks, fully resonant basses and an increased amount of reverberation applied to the main beat. Melodies vary from 140 to 180 BPMs and it can feature plain instrumental sound in early compositions, with the latter ones tending to implement side-chaining techniques of progressive on digital synthesizers.
Hard trance was the final form of progressive to hit the mainstream. It eventually morphed into hardstyle, jumpstyle and gabber. Its mainstream popularity decreased in the mid-2000s.[clarification needed][citation needed]
History
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The hard trance sound developed out of the breakbeat hardcore/hardcore era which itself developed from Belgian New Beat industrial style of Techno. When the hardcore breakbeat production community split into its separate subgenres, hard trance began to develop within the breakbeat hardcore production community. Hard trance went on to become one of the dominant and most successful electronic music styles throughout the 1990s in mainland Europe and around the world. The British electronic music scene split off into other styles such as jungle/drum and bass, hardcore, techno and house.
Popularity, commercialisation and commercial downfall
[edit]Remaining popular around 1993–1997 in mainland Europe, hard trance was associated with mega-raves of many thousands of ravers. Many series of compilation CDs came initially from the originators of the sound and the clubs that promoted it. It ultimately went overground and reached commercial status becoming known commercially as "maximaal".
Throughout the 1990s the popularity of the sound caused a flurry of popular and financially successful tracks to be licensed by major record labels, with the sound becoming aggressively marketed through commercial compilations on TV, radio and across the different forms of media. In Belgium hard trance was popular in the 1990s, with the label Bonzai Records and titles such as The First Rebirth by Jones & Stephenson released in 1993,[1] Rave City by Yves Deruyter released in 1993,[2] Let There Be House by Cherrymoon Trax released in 1994,[3] The Wave by The Belgica Wave Party released in 1993,[4] Belgium Jump by Dream Your Dream released in 1993,[5] Back To Reality by Phrenetic System released in 1994.[6]
United Kingdom
[edit]The hard trance sound came to the UK via the underground techno community in clubs such as Heaven, Trade, Melt and FF and Fist or through clubs such as The Orbit in Morley and Club UK in London. It never reached the same commercial heights or as on the continental mainland due to British music scene already being widely diversified into styles such as jungle/drum & bass, hardcore and house. However it is frequently played in the free party scene and many clubs and festivals still play it to this day.
New Zealand
[edit]New Zealand was late to the party and enjoyed Hard Trance into the mid-2000s. The majority of clubs were centred in the K road region of Auckland and included Kiss, Bed, Stair Case and Jones Bar. Auckland's scene was well supplied and transitioned to drum and bass, breaks and eventually dub step in the late 2000s
Influence on other musical styles
[edit]Netherlands
[edit]Alongside the birth of hard trance, the same producers and record labels were already producing and developing the jumpstyle sound, the successor of gabber, which was popular in the Netherlands. Jumpstyle used the same sounds as the hard trance sound with faster beat patterns but slightly slower than gabber, this developed directly into hardstyle toward the end of the 1990s, which along hardtechno and hard house came to dominate the harder spectrum of electronic music.[clarification needed]
United Kingdom
[edit]The sound influenced and led to the development of UK hard house and its subgenres, prior to this style the UK clubs where hard house developed were typically already playing a mixture of harder techno styles, progressive trance, electro and hardstyle incorporating many sounds and influences from each style can be heard across the others.
Spain
[edit]Jointly with happy hardcore it evolved into makina.