Layered with 303 bass pulses, Doppler effects, sequencer riffs and stacks of percussion, Trance builds tension to which there is no climax and no release. Through minimal rhythmic shifts, distant synthscapes and repetitive effects, innovative artists like Paul Van Dyk, Jam & Spoon, and Sven Vath devised predictable structures aimed to disengage the mind while the physical body exhausts itself.
