Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lisa Kocay covers electronic dance music. “I thought it could be a good idea to have a trance remix that’s more happy sounding, ...

Is techno about to die? And has trance music killed it? By Octavia Sheepshanks Until recently, to find music as sped up as 130 beats per minute, you’d have to don a black T-shirt and a serious ...

During the raving ‘90s a new emotional genre of dance music was emerging in clubs in Germany. Synth arpeggios, hard kicks and layers of euphoric ambience. It was the birth of techno’s spiritually ...

DJ HEARTSTRING have captured hearts and minds on the dancefloor with their ecstatic blend of high-speed trance, techno, Eurodance, pop and rave sounds. Flying high on the back of breakout couple of ...

We need to speak directly to anyone whose formative years involved glow sticks, emotional synth arpeggios and staring dramatically into middle distance while a kick drum slowly built toward ...

Over the past 20 years, trance has maintained one of the most loyal fanbases in dance music. Trance mainstay Ferry Corsten, new-school producer Ciel and more talk about the sound’s enduring appeal.

What’s the best drop in dance music? We asked, and you answered. We’ve been missing the rave desperately during lockdown, but the reams of big, banging drops our Facebook audience recommended has ...

The longstanding FADER Mix series presents new, exclusive DJ mixes from our favorite artists, DJs, and producers. This week, we present a true journey through the sonic abyss by Safety Trance. Safety ...

As the yearly festival circuit grows bigger and bigger, A-list DJs like Nina Kraviz, Ellen Allien and Gerd Janson have started to reach for ’90s anthems, which have been, for better or worse, frowned ...

Techno-Pop-Star Sven Väth (r) "Eye-Q" Manager Heinz Roth and Producer Steffen Britzke. CREDIT: Oliver Berg/Getty Images It has been announced that German trance producer Stevie B-Zet has died. He was ...