COMPANION PLAYLIST
Why the Playlist Starts with Kraftwerk.
It is not a “best of trance” playlist. Every track earned its place in the story.
The playlist follows the same arc as the book, from the electronic foundations that made trance possible to where the genre is now.
| ERA | WHAT YOU'RE HEARING |
|---|---|
| Pre-Trance Roots | Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Jean-Michel Jarre, Giorgio Moroder |
| EBM / Industrial Bridge | Front 242, Skinny Puppy, Nitzer Ebb |
| Birth of Trance (1989-1993) | Orbital, The Orb, KLF, Future Sound of London, Jam & Spoon |
| Golden Age (1994-1999) | Paul van Dyk, Robert Miles, Cafe Del Mar, Gouryella, Cygnus X |
| Peak Era (2000-2004) | Tiesto, Chicane, Above & Beyond, BT, Rank 1 |
| Progressive Shift (2005-2009) | Gareth Emery, Dash Berlin, Aly & Fila, Markus Schulz |
| Modern Trance (2010-2014) | Above & Beyond (Group Therapy era), Armin van Buuren (Intense era) |
| Contemporary (2015-present) | Vini Vici, Factor B, Gareth Emery, Armin van Buuren, Andrew Bayer |
You can use it as background while you read, or treat it as its own journey through the history the book describes. Either way, the order is intentional.
You can find updates and related material at euphoriaunleashed.com. Welcome to the history of trance.
