For sure it is coming in many forms, the JOOF style of 05-10 was my go to for so long. But even with Trance being diverse, what's being shared here predominantly is not old-school Classic trance, bar 1 or 2 tracks even now and then.
"Old-school" "Classic" means that it sounds old and is one of those styles we used to have. Whether or not we consider breakbeat house as trance is one thing, but its doing the music a disservice by saying this new bandcamp stuff is "classic" sounding. It's not, it sounds fresh, original, modern and unique. UTE is not classic sounding either and thats the closest new Trance stuff we have for the most part. These tracks you guys are sharing are forward thinking and original. I brought up Enigma state because it is clearly a classic Trance style, and thats what this thread title says.
The Forward Slash
Its most common use is to mean “or” when presenting two alternatives. Old School OR Classic Trance
This whole thread came about as people were noticing the trance-infused sounds coming out of the ravey 90's stuff from the last five years. Old school indeed, because the roots of trance are in techno, house, and rave music. Acid house for instance, can be considered trance when there is more focus on the melody. You see a lot of that ambiguity in the tracks in this thread. Do they contain breaks? Often sure, but there is a lot of subtle (and not so subtle) melodies banging throughout. For me, one of the clearest bridges is through the use of psy/goa sounds in a lot of this music. The atmosphere, the build, the acid synth leads, all components of good proggy psy/goa trance.
I agree that this is new, forward thinking, and unique. But it really does call back to the early 'Old School' days where trance was whatever evoked that response, the euphoria, the hypnosis, which most of these tracks do. Read interviews with these producers, they are calling back to their favorite stuff from the mid 90s, but bringing new ideas and production techniques as well. And this all appeals to trance fans b/c it has the spirit of the beginning and none of the baggage of what trance is supposed to be.
In short, just enjoy it, and don't try to label it. This thread is filled with eclectic wonder.
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