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'Uplifting trance', is a term to describe 3 different music styles, all subgenre of trance music.
The first use of the term, emerged in the wake of progressive trance in the late 1990s. Characterized by extended chord progression in all elements (lead synth, bass chords, treble chords), extended breakdowns, and relegation of arpeggiation to the background while bringing wash effects to the fore. The term used for a while to describe 'epic trance' to UK's market, and that created for a short while a terminology mess.
During the 00s, the term used in Europe to describe some non UK-based commercial trance acts, like Brooklyn Bounce, Darude, Sandstorm, etc. Many UK fans call those acts "Uplifting House", but that leads to another mid/late 90s European house music style, so better avoid it. Also in the UK, the term used to market European imports of commercial hardtrance acts, when they had attitude on the music videos and any kind of vocals in a non vocal trance way.
The term also used (a third time!) during the early 00s (and keeps today), on the psy trance/goa trance scene.
There is a close relation between Uplifting Trance and 'Uplifting House'. Faster BPM is trance, less is house.

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Genre

Artists

Tracks

See also

References

Genre

'Uplifting trance', used on the UK to commonly refer to "anthem trance" or "epic trance" productions, while in Europe used to describe a more aggressive form of progressive trance.
It is a subgenre of trance forming in the late 90's.
It is commonly accepted that Uplifting trance is derived partially from progressive trance but is characterized by its own unique chord progressions. Uplifting trance songs usually have longer breakdowns than progressive trance, and contain melodies that are similar to that of happy hardcore, giving it the nickname "happy trance" for a while. They tend to keep a steady beat around 140 Beats per minute throughout the song (excluding occasional breakdown breakbeats). Many uplifting trance DJs seek to be independent of epic and anthem trance, relying solely on the more joyous progressions of underground trance songs.
Since the uplifting trance scene was mostly popular in the late 1990s-early 2000s, today's uplifting DJs have little club exposure especially in the western hemisphere, and thus uplifting trance has become more and more underground in recent years. It remains strong in Poland and some others Eastern European countries, but in a very commercial form. This has led to a strong decrease in the number of famous uplifting DJs, though some still exist. Ironically, most of the 1999-2003 uplifting trance hits, still (2007) have a noteable airplay on the UKs music channels, especially MTV Dance and Rapture TV. Viva Polska and 4fun TV in Poland also broadcast older and later Uplifting trance hits.
The crossover of uplifting trance with Goa trance is named Nitzhonot.
In the UK, during late 2006, a crossover of Uplifting Trance and Happy Hardcore appeared, called by the British Scouse house. Those hits are called by the majority of the Europeans "Uplifting" (without the "house")

Artists

★ Airbase

★ Armin van Buuren

★ Above & Beyond

★ Paul van Dyk

★ DJ Line

★ DJ Eco

★ DJ AeOn X

★ Ahter Sonmez

★ Airwave

★ Aly & Fila

★ Andy Hunter

★ Angelstyle

★ Aramanja

★ 4 Strings

★ Brian Rogers

★ Cheap Emotional Response Network

★ CJ Stone

★ Cyberia

★ Daniel Kandi

★ Denga & Manus

★ Duderstadt

★ DuMonde

★ Exalted

★ EX-PLOSION

★ Filo & Peri

★ Gregfingers

★ Hands

★ HOLYMAN

★ Jeff Alford

★ Estuera

★ DJ Kim

★ M.O.P.E.

★ Nathan Profit

★ Nemystic

★ Neo & Farina

★ Nitrous Oxide

★ NU NRG

★ Ace Da Brain

★ Phalanx

★ Plastic Angel

★ Pervading Call

★ Push

★ Rank 1

★ Raver's Nature

★ Right Face

★ RMB

★ Ronski Speed

★ Sean Tyas

★ Selu Vibra

★ Subsphere

★ Super8

★ Sven Maes

★ DJ Tab

★ 2 Players

★ True Form

★ Vincent De Moor

★ Woody Van Eyden

Tracks

★ Alibi - Eternity

★ Aria - Dido (Armin van Buuren's Remix)

★ Ferry Corsten ft. The Thrillseekers - Sublime

★ Airbase - Theme From The Rock (Original Mix)

★ System F ft. Armin van Buuren - Exhale

★ Above & Beyond - Far From In Love (Airbase Remix)

★ Armin van Buuren ft. System F - From The Heart

★ The Space Brothers - Everywhere I Go (Push Mix)

★ RMB - Horizon

★ Viframa - Cristalle

★ The Green Martian - Wizardry

★ E'Voke - Arms Of Loren

★ Veracocha - Carte Blanche

See also

★ Dance anthem

References

★ Uplifting/Progressive Trance vinyl/CDs/downloads/MP3 from junorecords