Trance anyone?!

[Ar7]

Trance has melody, Trance is usually divided into Hard, Melodic/Uplifting and Goa Trance. When you listen to melodic trance, yes it has elements that repeat, but they do in a way that make a melody evolve through the song. As you said, it begins slow with an intro, then the main melodic theme is introduced and it becomes clearer and more intense as the time passes and then fades away as the song ends. This all makes a certain melody, harmony if you will. If it is good melodic trance, then after listeting through a whole track you can certainly remember a melody, unlike techno, where there are short synth sounds repeating themselves at a very fast basis, making it more energetic and "hard" but in my opinion it also lacks a certain feeling that would make the track seem like a whole.

Perhaps you do not understand me, I find it hard to explain as I have no musical education, but melodic trance certainly gives a good feeling while listening too it, I think harmony is the right word. Of course many people think that "machine music" can not have a melody, but that is their opinion.

Perhaps I understand melody differently from other people, but for me there is a melody in trance

[Togakure]

Very interesting. I have not heard any new Trance in several years. My Trance phase was maybe 3-4 years ago or so. Hard Trance is a term with which I am familiar. I have not heard, or heard of, Melodic/Uplifting or Goa Trance. Do you have any recommendations for these types of Trance, so that I may get an idea of what they sound like?

"Remembering a melody"--yes, this is different from the Trance I have heard, in which there isn't really much that stays in your mind after a song is finished, except maybe the rhythm and the unusual sounds. I would be interested to here Melodic Trance; As I mentioned, I am a big fan of good melodies (there are so many bad ones I hear nowadays, lol).

Maybe what I know as Trance here is Hard Trance or more Techno than Trance. Based on your description, it sounds like it. Admittedly, Trance/Techno are not something I listen to frequently, just occasionally. I am definitely no expert about them, just a fan.

[Ar7]

Good examples of melodic trance are, as I have mentioned earlier, Nu Nrg - Free fall and Nu Nrg - Butterfly, they should give an actual example of what I am trying to say here, though of course there are many more.

As for Goa, I can not comment on it as I do not like it at all. It totally differs from any other trance and to be honest I can not give any example of it. But you can try www.di.fm for an example.

I am also not an expert at dividing them all into categories, it is often quite hard. For me it doesn't matter much, if I like it, I listen to it.