List of trance genres


A list of trance music subgenres and derivations. Several crossover with other major forms of electronic music.

Subgenres

SubgenreAlternate namesOriginDescription
Dark psytranceDark psy, dark psychedelic trance, dark trance, darkpsy, alien psy, black trance, cyberdelic psytrance, horror psy, horror trance, killer psytrance, psycoreGermany and RussiaDoes not use vocals, though sampling is common, with speech and other kind of samples usually being taken from different kind of movies, or occasionally from other tracks. Sometimes sampling elements form other genres of music is done as a mockery of the original tracks.
Full-onFull on, fullon, full-on psychedelic trance, full-on psytrance, full-on trance, Israeli full-onIsraelGenre draws its main influences from more radio-friendly genres such as nitzhonot and Eurodance, futuristic melodies, occasional electric guitar performances and usage of vocals.
Progressive psytranceProgpsy, prog-psytrance, psygressive, psyprog, psy-progGermany, Norway, Denmark and SwedenGenre combines the elements of minimal sounding progressive electronic music and complex developments of psychedelic music. Its heritage can be traced back to the developments of minimal techno, tech, and minimal house.
Psychedelic breakbeatPsybreaks, psychedelic breaks, psy tech-funkGoa, Israel, Spain, France, and United KingdomA mixture of psychedelic trance and breakbeat.
SuomisaundiFreeform psytrance, spugedelic trance, suomi psytrance, suomi-saundi, suomisoundi, suomistyge, Finnish psyFinlandA style of freeform psychedelic trance, that originated in Finland around the mid-1990s.
ZenonesqueDark progressive psy, dark progressive psytrance, psygressive, zenonsqueGermanyA style of psytrance which is any psytrance that has characteristics of Zenon Records signature sound. It is often deep, dark ambient sounding with a lower tempo. It can include elements of techno.

Derivations