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The Trance Believer
The breakdown, the build, and ten thousand hands in the air at once.
Designed rarity: about 14% of takers
You go out for the moment. Trance came out of Germany in the early nineties, grew into the biggest dance music in the world by the end of the decade, and was built around one idea: take the room down to nothing, let a melody climb for a full minute, then bring everything back at once. You land here because you love a shared feeling, you are happy to be moved, and a melody matters to you more than most clubbers admit.
You tend to plan your nights around the DJs you trust, and Armin van Buuren, who has broadcast A State of Trance every week since 2001, is probably on that list. You like a big room, a crowd that knows the records, and a set with a clear arc. Paul van Dyk's For An Angel is the kind of record you wait for, arms up, ready to lift with everyone else.
Your strength
You are the reason a room actually lifts when the melody comes back.
Your blind spot
You can wait so hard for the breakdown that the groove around it slips past you.
Key takeaways
- Your sound is trance: the breakdown, the build and the lift.
- You go out to share a feeling with a lot of people at once.
- The groove between the big moments is part of the music too.
Genres to start with
Records to start with
In Seoul
Trance in Seoul turns up at the big summer festivals, at occasional touring headliner shows in larger clubs, and at dedicated nights run by a small, loyal crowd who know every breakdown by heart.
Your first night
Check the festival and headliner listings for a trance or progressive DJ this month, go with friends, and stay for the full set rather than the famous hour.
Rooms to try in Seoul
- Lion Super Club, Cheongdam: Its Trancision series brings real trance headliners like Ferry Corsten into a big Gangnam room, so you get the long build and the breakdown on a proper system.
- Atdge Seoul, Itaewon: A small Itaewon room where local DJs play trance beside techno, so you hear the melodies up close with people who love them like you do.
Rooms to try around the world
- Avalon Hollywood, Los Angeles: This grand old Hollywood theatre has hosted the biggest trance names for years, and the balcony view of every hand going up is pure trance.
- Ministry of Sound, London: The Box still hosts devoted trance nights like Trance Sanctuary, and its famous sound system makes every breakdown feel enormous.
- ZEROTOKYO, Tokyo: This newer club under Kabukicho Tower books serious trance weekenders, so you get the old school euphoria in a room built for big moments.
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