Trap and Trance

The topic that I have chosen to do this week is the different types of EDM. I want to start with Trap and Juke first since last week I left you all off with a track by Diplo. Trap and juke are familiar in the ways that they use a deep bass synthesized usually with 32^nd high hat notes. These are often combined with rap lyrics and are either half time around 80 bpm or slower than most dance music. A lot of popular EDM songs are remixed in a trap form. A good example of this is Tyga’s Molly (trap Remix).  Trap has become more popular here in the US due to the crossover of rap and EDM. There is also a big following in Jamaica and the UK as well Diplo is the leading producer/ Artist of  trap in Jamaica.

 

Another type of EDM which is on the other side of the spectrum is Trance. A producer/ DJ by the name of Armand Von Buuren is the leading producer of trance. He started a radio station In Europe in the late 1990’s names A State of Trance or A.S.O.T. for short.  Now ASOT has its own satellite station as well as its own stage at Ultra Music Festival as well as many other music fests in the world. Trance is Dance music with deep synths and slow build ups and descends. There is a deepness with the beat and bass left in the background instead of it being forward in the mix. Trance is a style that is becoming more popular worldwide. You guys should check out both of these types of EDM.