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Euro-trance / Hands up
Stylistic origins	Trance music Happy hardcore Progressive trance Eurodance
Cultural origins	Late 1990s, Europe
Typical instruments	Synthesizer – Drum machine – Sequencer – Sampler
Mainstream popularity	Europe, Late 90s~00's
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Euro-Trance (also known as Hands Up) is used to describe all the "trance"-like European imports into the UK and US dance music market, especially those recorded in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Music styles considered "Euro-Trance" 1.1 Dream house 1.2 Progressive trance 1.3 Vocal trance 1.4 Uplifting house / Uplifting trance

[edit] Music styles considered "Euro-Trance"

[edit] Dream house

Dream house was a short-lived 90s European music style.^{[citation needed]} It is not the best music for physical dancing, rather it was more of a "dance with your mind" music style. It also had a sped up sub-genre, dream trance (a calm down version of aquasonic trance).

	Pulsedriver "Whistle Song" (2006)
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	Special D - You (2004)
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	DJ Dean "Kick Off"
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[edit] Progressive trance

Progressive trance (130 bpm+) & Euro progressive house (129 bpm or less). It's almost the same music style since about 2000, that's why many Europeans simply call it "Progressive". Well known artists are: ATB, Blank & Jones, Alice DeeJay, Sash!, Tiësto, Armin Van Buuren, Veracocha, Push, Paul Van Dyk, EX-PLOSION, Markus Schulz, Cressida, Deepsky, Manny Ward, and Lost Tribe. Progressive trance also combines many other mid / late 90s music styles, with more notable Epic Trance and Aquasonic Trance.Underground artists are: Above & Beyond, Euphoria, Cream Ibiza, and Godskitchen.

[edit] Vocal trance

Vocal trance: From 1997-2003, this music style was simply progressive trance with vocals. It dominated by German-based productions, spread all over Europe because of Viva, Onyx and MTV2 Pop satellite music channels. TMF Belgium/Holland (and JIM Belgium during the 00s) followed the "hype", by promoting their own vocal trance productions, that became more commercial successful in the UK and Spain. UK also has a share of the vocal trance scene, but more at an underground level. Vocal Trance artists include: 4 Strings, ATB, Ian Van Dahl, Lasgo, Sylver, Milk Inc, Dj Sammy, Santamaria, Alice Deejay, Fragma, Sash!, Orion Too, Do, Dee Dee, Astroline, Kate Ryan, Kelly Llorenna, Flip & Fill, and Jessy De Smet.

Today, this genre is commonly seen in remixes of popular music. The cover of It's Over Now by Big Ang featuring Siobhan is one example of this.

[edit] Uplifting house / Uplifting trance

Uplifting house / uplifting trance is a style very close to European progressive house/trance music style. It is less focused on melody and more focused on attitude. Vocals are usually present. It has influences from happy hardcore, breakbeat even techno. It was (and still is) very popular in German speaking countries and has a cult status among UK dance fans. Typical examples of this music style are: Brooklyn Bounce, Above and Beyond and Darude.

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