Minimalist trance
An emerging style of
electronic trance music developed in the early
2000s,
minimalist trance is an amalgamation of
psychedelic trance and
progressive music, pioneered by Daniel Vernunft with his acclaimed Shiva Chandra identity. Darker and edgier than mainstream/progressive trance, and slower, less 'busy' or more progressive than psychedelic trance, the minimalist movement owes much of its heritage from ex-
techno artists. Progressive/minimalist music is often described as jovial and bouncy, appropriated at the beginning or end of a party. Currently,
Denmark,
Sweden and
Germany hold the most renowned minimalist labels.
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