Trance

Trance act Above & Beyond to play set at Barrowland

Tony McGuinness sees trance music as a form of 'group therapy'

26 Mar 2012

Some dismiss trance as lowest common denominator dance music but for many it’s the epitome of club culture: the big build-ups, the huge breakdowns, glo-sticks, lasers and Gatecrasher kids. Whatever the critical reception, trance is wildly popular. Only…

Mauro Picotto set for Boombox at Edinburgh Caves

30 Mar 2010

There aren’t as many opportunities to indulge in hard house and trance in the capital as there have in the past. Luckily for fans of harder, faster beats Boombox has secured a guest slot from one of the leaders of the scene, Mauro Picotto – famed for…

Eddie Halliwell, Sander van Doorn and Judge Jules set for Parklife

3 Sep 2009

It may well be the dying embers of summer, but there’s still time for one last hoorah as Parklife lays its claim as the last dance music festival in Scotland this year. Returning for a second year of trance, hardstyle and commercial dance the festival…

Paul Van Dyk set for Edinburgh date at Colours

We take a trance lesson from from the master

7 Sep 2010

Trance has succinctly risen to the top in terms of popularity when it comes to clubbing, the pulling power of names like Paul van Dyk, Tiësto and Armin van Buuren mean they can headline festivals across the globe. But beyond the readership of DJ…

Trance giant Tiesto set for Edinburgh date

25 Feb 2010

Whatever you might think of Tiësto you cannot deny he’s perhaps the world’s most successful DJ. He was the first DJ to play a solo stadium show (rocking 25,000 people at Arnhem’s Gelredome in 2003); he was the first DJ to play at an Olympic Games…

Eddie Halliwell, Judge Jules and Marcus Schossow set for Inside Out

19 Jan 2010

Pressure isn’t the only night to up sticks while maintenance work is carried out at the Arches as Inside Out also makes a temporary home at the O2 Academy. Their first show of 2010 features the usual big house and trance action you’ve come to expect…

Tiësto

9 Jul 2009

His high-energy trance might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but Tiësto (born Tijs Michiel Verwest) cements his place as the biggest DJ in the world with a date in the huge environs of Glasgow’s SECC as over 10,000 clubbers will be dazzled by his full-on…

Boombox

19 Mar 2009

Rather appropriately to celebrate two years supplying upfront house and trance Boombox are celebrating with two parties for their second birthday. On 20 Mar three man production team Above & Beyond (pictured) supply the uplifting trance followed a week…

Friday Night Takeaway

5 Feb 2009

Miranda Ralston and Angie Koorbanally believe that Friday nights are where it’s at clubbing wise. The duo, both Arches employees and Octopussy and Death Disco workers, are the brains behind Friday Night Takeaway, a one-off night in conjunction with…

Profile - Marcel Woods

22 Jan 2009

Name Marcel Woods Occupation Hard house, trance and techno DJ, who has cut a searing path across the larger clubs in Europe throughout the 00s. The future looks bright. Where is he from? The Netherlands, where Woods recently played both the…

Marcus Schossow

16 Oct 2008

It’s a big Halloween party at trance and hard house night Inside Out this month, featuring Super8 & Tab, Kamui, Frase and Marcus Schossow, who is currently making a name for himself with the XXX-rated, porn movie sampling ‘Girls Suckcces’, an…

Profile - Armin van Buuren

18 Sep 2008

Name: Armin van Buuren Occupation: The reigning number one DJ in the world, if you believe the readers of DJ magazine. But of course, you don’t get to such a pinnacle of global popularity these days without playing trance somewhere in your set, and…

Coloursfest

5 Jun 2008

A couple of issues ago, in this very space, we wrote of the supposed ‘death’ and renaissance of superclubs in Britain (well, it was the club night Renaissance that was being discussed at the time). In Scotland, though, our superclub has never gone away.

Fantasylands

10 Apr 2008

Fantasylands is undeniably the biggest dance event in Scotland this month. With five live acts and 40 DJs, if you love trance, hard house, old skool and house you’ll be in hog heaven with Fantazia, Tidy, Musika, Luvely and Kissdafunk hosting arenas…

Timo Maas

Motel at Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, Sat 17 Mar

12 Mar 2007

TRANCE/HOUSE ‘I’m having the best time ever as a DJ from a personal point of view. I can play what I love and the people go crazy, what more can you want?’ Timo Maas is one happy bunny and remains fully aware that he’s still living the dream after…

Indigitous

Studio 24, Edinburgh, Fri 2 Feb

29 Jan 2007

TRANCE Although trance is more of a niche market these days, in contrast to its Goan heyday in the mid-90s, there’s still a dedicated audience for it out there. Those who live in Edinburgh will have been disappointed of late, however, because the…

Nick Warren

22 Nov 2006

PROFILE Occupation Legend on the trance and progressive house circuit; one of the UK’s original superstar DJs/producers and former tour DJ to fellow Bristolians Massive Attack. Where did he come from? Warren moved to Bristol in the mid-80s as a…