GIVE
TRANCE
A CHANCE
An original mix series & collective dedicated to drawing ears to a bygone era of electronic euphoria, the current rise of NuTrance & documenting one of the world’s foremost genres of dance music.
The History of Trance
1989 – 2006
Grounded in German techno and British rave culture, trance first emerged in the late 1980s and grew into the 90s’ most popular form of electronic music, reaching peak commercial success at the turn of the new millennium.
Through its rich and lengthy history, trance has been responsible for some of the world’s most groundbreaking dance records, elevating DJs to almost god-like status, before suffering an inevitable decline in popularity.
This is the story of how it all happened.