Afro House is a sub-genre of house music that originated in South Africa and incorporates African elements and rhythms into the electronic dance music framework. Sub-genres: Afro Tech, Afro Deep, Afro Soulful, Afro Tribal, Afro Funk, Afro Latin, Kwaito, Gqom, Amapiano.

Afro House

Amapiano

Bass House is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes heavy basslines and hard-hitting beats. Here's a list of some of these styles: UK Bass House, Future House, Wobble House, Garage House, Breaks-infused Bass House, Dark Bass House.111

Bass House / Future House

Rhythmic, beat-driven electronic music with syncopated patterns.	Sub-genres: Big Beat, Nu Skool Breaks, Progressive Breaks, Florida Breaks, Atmospheric Breaks.

Breaks / Breakbeat

Dance / Pop

A soulful, melodic variant of house music with smooth chords. Sub-Genres: Tribal Deep House, Afro Deep House, Deep Tech House.

Deep House

Tracks or elements designed for DJs to use in live performances. Acapellas, Loops, Samples, DJ Intros/Outros.

DJ Tools

Fast-paced electronic music with breakbeats and heavy basslines. Liquid, Neurofunk, Jump Up, Jungle, Techstep, Darkstep, Drumfunk, Atmospheric DnB, Dancefloor DnB.

Drum and Bass

Electronic music with heavy basslines, and syncopated rhythms. Sub-genres: Brostep, Riddim, Chillstep, Melodic Dubstep, Wonky, Deathstep, Glitchstep, Deep Dubstep.

Dubstep / Bass / Grime

An early form of electronic dance music with futuristic themes. Detroit Techno, Electro Funk, Electro Breaks, Electroclash.

Electro (Classic / Detroit)

Energetic, hard-hitting dance music with heavy basslines. Sub-Genres: Progressive Electro House, Complextro, Dutch House, Fidget House, Dirty Dutch, Melbourne Bounce.

Electro House / Big Room

Diverse, experimental electronic music with various influences: IDM, Ambient, Downtempo, Glitch, Trip Hop, Breakcore, Experimental, Soundscapes.

Electronica

Upbeat house music with disco, funk, and soul elements. Sub-Genres: Disco House, French House, Filter House, Glitch House, Chicago House.

Funky / Jackin' House

High-energy electronic music with aggressive beats and tempo. Happy Hardcore, Gabber, Hardstyle, UK Hardcore, J-core, Powerstomp, Speedcore, Terrorcore, Breakcore.

Hardcore / Hard Dance

Intense techno variant with faster tempos and heavier beats. Sub-Genres: Schranz, Industrial Techno, Dark Techno, Power Noise.

Hard Techno

Electronic dance music with 4/4 beats and repetitive rhythms. Classic House, Acid House, Vocal House, Chicago House, New York House, Swing House.

House

Electronic music with indie, alternative, and disco influences. Sub-Genres: Synthwave, Italo Disco, Coldwave, Dark Wave, New Wave, EBM.

Indie Dance / Dark Disco

Experimental, unconventional electronic music. Sub-Genres: Leftfield Bass, Leftfield House & Techno, Avant-garde, Musique Concrète, Drone Music.

Leftfield

Relaxing, downtempo electronic music for casual listening. Ambient House, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Balearic, Lo-fi, Nu Jazz.

Lounge / Chill Out

A blend of house and techno with strong melodies and harmonies.	Sub-Genres: Progressive Melodic House, Deep Melodic Techno, Uplifting Melodic Techno.

Melodic House / Techno

Minimalist house music with intricate, glitchy sounds. Minimal Techno, RoMinimal, Clicks & Cuts, Glitch House, Intelligent Dance Music (IDM)

Microhouse

Sparse, stripped-down electronic music with repetitive patterns. Sub-Genres: Minimal House, Microhouse, RoMinimal, Glitch, Ambient Techno

Minimal / Deep Tech

Modern disco and funk-inspired electronic music. Disco House, Funky House, Re-edits, Modern Funk, Boogie, Future Funk, Electro Funk.

Nu-Disco / Soul / Funk

House music with natural, organic sounds and world music elements. Downtempo, Ethnic House, World Electronica, Afro House, Tribal House

Organic House / Downtempo

Evolving, melodic house music with long builds and breakdowns. Sub-Genres: Dream Progressive House, Dark Progressive House, Progressive Trance, Progressive Breaks.

Progressive House

Psy-Trance

House music with a strong soul, gospel, and jazz influences. Sub-Genres: Gospel House, Vocal Soulful House, Jazzy House, Latin House.

Soulful House

Electronic-infused soul, R&B, and hip-hop tracks. Neo-Soul, Future R&B, Instrumental Hip-Hop, Alternative R&B, Trap, Trip Hop, and Grime.

Soul / R&B / Hip-Hop

A fusion of house and techno with an emphasis on percussion. Sub-Genres: Tribal Tech House, Deep Tech House, Minimal Tech House, Acid Tech House, Dub Tech House.

Tech House

Energetic techno with driving beats and strong rhythmic elements. Hard Techno, Detroit Techno, Minimal Techno, Acid Techno, Rave Techno.

Techno (Peak Time)

More stripped-down, atmospheric, and dub-influenced techno. Sub-Genres: Dub Techno, Hypnotic Techno, Ambient Techno, Deep Techno, Experimental Techno.

Techno (Raw, Deep, Dub)

Melodic, uplifting electronic dance music with a fast tempo. Progressive Trance, Uplifting Trance, Psytrance, Vocal Trance, Hard Trance, Tech Trance, Goa Trance.

Trance

A fusion of house, R&B, and jungle, characterized by syncopated beats. Sub-Genres: 2-Step, Speed Garage, Grime, UK Funky, Future Garage, Bassline, Breakstep.

UK Garage / 2-Step

Various Artists

Christian Burns

Darren Porter

Matt Bukovski

Tiff Lacey

Julie Thompson

Jerome Isma-Ae

Paul Oakenfold

Aelyn

Skytech

Blasterjaxx

Alex M.O.R.P.H.

Christina Novelli

Shogun

Jonathan Mendelsohn

Lucy Pullin

Paul van Dyk

Leven Mervox

Protoculture

Toby Hedges

Rick Mitchells

Aqualung

Tania Zygar

David Gravell

Conjure One

The Blizzard

Max Graham

Omnia

Vitodito

Tiësto

Above & Beyond

Tricia McTeague

Markus Schulz

Rank 1

Bobina

Audien

Simon Patterson

Greg Downey

Fiora

Tom Fall

DIM3NSION

Dennis Sheperd

MaRLo

Ultimate

Ferry Tayle

Jordan Suckley

Andrew Rayel

Chris Schweizer

Jorn van Deynhoven

Ronski Speed

Andy Moor

Ferry Corsten

Aly & Fila

Heatbeat

Super8 & Tab

Mark Sixma

Cosmic Gate

Orjan Nilsen

Chicane

Craig Connelly

John O'Callaghan

Giuseppe Ottaviani

Woody van Eyden

Alexander Popov

Aurosonic

ilan Bluestone

Gal Abutbul

Dash Berlin

Thomas Datt

Matt Davey

A.R.D.I.

Kuffdam & Plant

Armin van Buuren

Sarah Howells

Sue McLaren

VillaNaranjos

Moonsouls

Josie

Antillas

Wach

Martire

Daniel van Sand

Fisherman & Hawkins

Renee Stahl

Leigh Nash

Kate Dowman

Sarah Swagger

Syntrobic

Jacqueline Govaert

Marking the highlights, the hits and the must-hears, is the beloved ‘Trance Essentials 2013’ series. The second volume of 2013 awaits, bursting with no less than 50 trance tunes of the season. Completing the music collection of trance fans with the tunes of Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Above & Beyond, W&W, Andrew Rayel, Orjan Nilsen and many more, this one gathers all of today’s essentials and future classics. 

Trance music and its scene are ever-growing. Touching base on US territory, conquering the North and South-American countries, rocking the Asians, moving the Aussies, and never forgetting about the magical place it all started, Europe, trance music is bigger than ever before. With today’s house and progressive music incorporating many elements of trance, it’s taking the world by storm. Those who want an introduction to its current highlights and classics, should press play on ‘Trance Essentials, 2013 Vol. 2’

50 tracks, big tunes, anthems and tunes that rule the dance floor. Tracks by rising talents and renowned names, from the sounds of Markus Schulz, BT, Chicane and Paul van Dyk to Shogun, MaRLo, Max Graham, Cosmic Gate and more. These are the Trance Essentials!

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