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Out Of The Blue
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Videojam's trance hub is the classic canon — Paul van Dyk, ATB, Tiësto, Chicane, Scooter — 2000s-era tracks, not new trance.
Out Of The Blue
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Selected and reviewed by Alan More, founder & lead curator · Last reviewed 10 Jul 2026
This is the classic trance canon, not a contemporary one. The decade spread tells the story on its own: the bulk of the catalog is 2000s, with the 90s close behind and only a handful of 2010s tracks — Paul van Dyk, ATB, Chicane, Mauro Picotto, Faithless, and an early Tiësto are the names that recur, and several of the videos are explicitly labelled "HQ" reuploads of the original clips rather than new content. If you're looking for what trance sounds like right now, this isn't that hub. If you want the genre's foundational, hands-in-the-air era, it is. Scooter carries the deepest individual catalog by a clear margin — six videos, more than double the next artist — which makes sense given how much of the genre's harder, faster European strand runs through their catalog specifically. ATB's "Don't Stop" and "Long Way Home" sit at the more melodic, emotional end of the same era. Either way, expect laser-lit festival footage and the visual language that came to define the genre before trance itself splintered into a dozen subgenres.
Frequently asked questions
Is trance dead?
No. It left the mainstream, which is not the same thing. Trance dominated the late 90s and early 2000s, then got diluted through the EDM boom when progressive house and big room absorbed its melodic DNA. What survived is one of the most loyal scenes in dance music. ASOT and FSOE events still fill arenas, Anjuna bridges trance and progressive for younger crowds, and the 138+ uplifting and psy end has a devoted underground. What died was trance as chart music. The genre itself, with its long builds, euphoric breakdowns and emotional payoff no other dance style attempts at that scale, never went anywhere.
What's the difference between progressive trance and uplifting trance?
Structure and payoff. Uplifting trance is anthem music: a clear build, breakdown and climax, big melodies, and a euphoric peak designed as the emotional high point of a set. Think Aly & Fila, FSOE, and peak-era Armin and Ferry Corsten. Progressive trance is journey music: groove-driven, atmospheric, slowly evolving, with understated peaks that reward patience. That is the Guy J, Yotto, Anjunadeep-leaning end of the spectrum. Plenty of producers blend both, so the boundary is porous. A quick test: if the breakdown makes the room throw their hands up, it's uplifting. If you only notice twenty minutes have passed, it's progressive.