The Music Theory Behind Trance?, anyone know anything about it Options

[slowintrepid]

Ok recently I've been trying to produce my own tracks (mostly trance)
I've been a guitar player since I was 9 years old so I know theory in genral. but the reason I got into trance was because the genre eludes me and seem quite complex (when in reality it's pretty simple I hear??)

anyways can someone gimme some info on what goes into a trance song (theory wise that is)

thanks alot

[Dstudnicky]

The best way to learn would just be to listen to trance music.

I don't know if you know much about classical style, but trance is an outgrowth of minimalism. If you want to check out some music like that without the electronics, listen to Steve Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians."

But yeah, it's minimalism. If that's the sound you want to create, it is repetitious, but usually a chill-out repetitious that should be true to it's name. Unless it really is different from the classical variety. I'm not that confident on definitions for what trance, or most other electronic genres, really are.