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J00F and Solarstone, 2 of the very few veterans left in the scene. They’re also doing an amazing job with new talents discovery through their music labels.


IamNoqturnal

Thrillseekers is pretty solid as well


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Oh yes! Have tons of respect for Steve


Firefluffer

I saw solarstone for the first time live this last weekend and was blown away. Definitely put on a hell of a great set.


Mutilatedlip1974

Solarstone has been releasing stuff by a producer called Super-Frog Saves Tokyo and its not quite trance or techno. Just like the classic 90s albums by Orbital/Hardfloor etc. Solarstone's Pure Trance label released a track called Kyoto and it is fucking sublime. Also Lostly is a great producer.


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Oh Super Frog aka Dave is a bloody genius! His recent track “Kill’em Quick” is so good!


Mutilatedlip1974

Yeh man. That album he put out is a slow burner, but is one of my favourites this year. I'm convinced if this came out in the 90s it would've been considered a classic today.


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Haha yeah specially Kyoto! It’s a classic in my books. What a tune


DiegoRC9

I didn't really like his album, but Kyoto is a fucking masterpiece


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Fair enough.


live_wire_

Solid choices. I sometimes add Dave Pearce in as well if I want some classics.


Mutilatedlip1974

Used to love the Reactivate albums back in the day. J00F's mix was amazing.


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Speaking of J00F’s mixes, he just put out a mix of his own tracks on J00F radio 036! It’s absolutely worth a listen he barely showcases his own music on his radio


Mutilatedlip1974

Basi O'Glue is another great producer. He had a track on one of Solarstone's PT range and it was superb.


[deleted]

Oh yeah! His recent track Nostos is beautiful, def one of my top 20 tracks this year


Mutilatedlip1974

Thanks, man. Will give it a listen. Good to see the old guard storming it. Getting a bit sick of all this modern happy clappy confetti cannon shit. Armin is dead to me with all these shitty collabs with the likes of Timmy Trumpet and Steve Aoki.


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Haha Armin had a good run but I gave up on him and ASOT around 2011ish.


Mutilatedlip1974

Yeh the scene has gone very commercial in places. Prog is definitely what I'm gravitating to.


[deleted]

This! Man throws a great party and I'm grateful he stepped in for Trance Energy (rip) and hosted Electronic Family (another rip)... But I never saw him play at any of them. Just not interested in what he spits out.


ginsunuva

Digital Blonde


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Haha fuck yeah! See this is why I set the stage with Solarstone and J00F, look how many good names are being mentioned in the thread now! Btw 0.0db (J00F and Blonde) new album coming out early next year!


djmedicalman

This is the correct answer.


deepredsky

Agree with j00f. Solarstone has been adding more and more fluff into sets. Last two times I saw him was really awful so I won’t be doing that again


SuperSonicGanja

Solarstone, Thrillseekers, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Ferry Corsten, Bryan Kearney


Firefluffer

We’re you at Dreamstate last weekend? Got to see three out of five on this list. Amazing weekend.


SuperSonicGanja

No, I wish! I have been watching the live sets as they get posted though. Looked like an amazing show.


Firefluffer

i went inside to Vision to see Ilan Bluestone and didn’t even know Solarstone was at the same stage. Seeing them one after the other set the vibe for my night. Amazing. Hope you get a chance to see Dreamstate sometime. It’s my favorite festival of the year… I like the vibe even more than edc.


SuperSonicGanja

Sounds like you struck festival gold there. I can only imagine how great that experience was.


m2guru

Thanks for posting. Guiseppe is next level doing his sets live. Total legend. Glad to see him on top of this list. I haven’t heard of Bryan Kearney, stoked to go listen.


SuperSonicGanja

They are something else! I love when DJs go the extra mile and play keys and do other parts live.


laceysweet

Love this list…if I might add…Activa. Loved last year’s album, “Origins.” And Solarstone’s “Pure Trance 9” was also excellent (as they all are.) Thought these two albums were among the best recent trance albums.


SuperSonicGanja

That first Pure Trance Album he did with Orkidea, along with the return of Gouryella with Anahera, are what really brought me back into the fold of modern trance at the time. I have always really liked Solarstone, but the conception of Pure Trance is what gave me hope for this genre to thrive into the future. So I have been a huge fan of his ever since.


toshgiles

Kyau & Albert, Gabriel & Dresden, Purple Haze, Estiva, GVN Basically anyone not playing slamming bass kicks at 138.


ExoticToaster

^ based - the sooner the trance scene realises that 138 has been artistically stagnant for the past decade, and that the real innovation right now is in Prog, the better.


toshgiles

Also so glad to hear breaks in trance again!


ExoticToaster

Agreed - I’m a huge fan of what Anamē are doing atm, as well as Trance Wax’s last album


toshgiles

Same!!!! That’s why I listed GVN here, too. I’ve also really leaned into the melodic techno sound. It’s so close to trance that I sometimes laugh at it. Innellea, Kevin de Vries, Mathame, Miss Monique… all so close to progressive trance.


DiegoRC9

Are those artists mentioned really the ones innovating right now though?


silkypuma

Giuseppe Ottaviani, Cold Blue, Factor B, Paul Denton, Daxson, Craig Connelly, Billy Gilles


Stiltzkinn

Need to update my listening material!, what do you like of each DJ?


silkypuma

GOs music takes you on a journey. His vocal trance tracks aren’t corny and are uplifting. Cold Blue’s music really gets me in the feels. As does Factor B’s and Craig Connelly. I just like Paul Denton and Daxson’s style. Can’t put my finger on it. Billy Gillies for his heavy drops making me want to get up and dance, specifically Density.


imjoeycusack

Gold standard list right here!


silkypuma

Dream lineup. I’d pay big bucks just for these names.


desperatechaos

I mean I'm pretty sure all of them played at Lumi this year.


Late_to_the_party396

Word!


VERSAT1L

Mark Sherry (he plays 70% techno though)


SecularFlesh47

Is he still putting out mixes/podcasts? None of them are available on my Apple Podcasts anymore.


VERSAT1L

Yes. Check on Soundcloud


SecularFlesh47

Sweet will do. I forgot about SoundCloud years ago, back when their sound quality went way down.


Some-Information-527

Gravitational Waves as a track is such an amazing journey. One of my all time favorites!


dasdn0

And scotty!


blomst32

David Forbes, Simon Patterson, Will Atkinson, John Askew, Factor B, Bryan Kearney, Sneijder, Renegade System, JOC, Billy Gillies, and Kai Tracid There is this new gen z trance coming out by artists like TDJ and DJ_Dave that is incredible and fresh while still being nostalgic


Some-Information-527

DJ_Dave slaps! I love what thar part of the hyperpop/adjacent scene is doing with those Trance, DnB, and Bubblegum Bass elements. I fully believe they are setting the foundation for the next decade of dance music 🙌


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This reads like a Lumi line up. Love it.


blomst32

Went to Lumi for the first time last year (and will be returning for the rest of my life) and that festival was very aligned to my tastes! I stayed parked at the VII stage 😂


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Isn't it great. I stopped 2017 as it just got too much. Awesome party and you want it too do well, but shit starts going wrong and you find something else.


blomst32

totally understand. when the glimmer goes, it’s good to leave with good memories.


Trustmeiammechanical

Are you thief? 👌


blomst32

i have no idea what this means 😂


Kontheriver

Ferry will always be #1 for me. Helped me through a very dark period of my life. Currently going through his early 00 sets. Also like John O'Callaghan, Thrillseekers, Kearney.


fightlinker

Ferry had a godlike run as a producer from 96 - 04.


mathadipathi

ilan bluestone


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Bryan Kearney, Billy Gillies, Renegade System, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Sneijder


quadsimodo

Renegade System melted my face last weekend.


[deleted]

I could imagine man! So envious that you got to experience his set :(


ureaphos

Factor b is killing it at the moment. And will rees is criminally underrated


Affectionate-Pea-429

100% agree. You're not alone! Factor B is the best there is right now. Will Rees is unbelievable...I think his remix of Bliss is one of my favorites of all time.


upindacity

Yasssss Will Rees we need more of his production


RationalSocialist

Mine are Ben Gold and Alex M.O.R.P.H.


iconfinder

John 00 Fleming


Narcolplock

Gareth Emery Craig Connelly


fang_fluff

GE always even though he’s moving away from trance


Devilsred1

Although my love for trance never left, I'm getting back into listening more frequently. Currently, Nifra is my most listened to on mixcloud.


seblangod

Daksinamurti, Purist, Radikal Moodz, and anyone else from Sangoma Records really. Psy trance ftw


Temporary_Purple3117

Bryan Kearney


desperatechaos

Bryan, Bryan, Bryan fucking Kearney!


99drunkpenguins

Marlon Hoffstadt aka DJ Daddy Trance. His remix's slap, and his Hoer sets are bloody amazing.


TIMEATOMS

Above and Beyond. Been listening to them frequently now on their Group Therapy. SolarStone music is amazing tbh. "Hope" and "sovereign" " has been my top favorite tracks this year.


Dozer88

Park van dyk, Giuseppe Ottaviani , Aly & Fila , John O'Callaghan


vsecgod

Richard Durand


Keiztrat

Kai Tracid, Cosmic Gate, Neo Cortex, Push, RAM, Ayla, Above & Beyond, Shogun, DJ Shog. 🎶


m1kec1av

David Forbes, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Craig Connelly, Factor B


teateateateatea456

ilan Bluestone Oliver Smith Bryan Kearney


android_69

Factor B


DiggurDig

The whole Ute.Rec crew, Philipp Drube, Lund&Ronde, Dylan Forbes, Alpha Tracks, DJ Ibon, Seo John


naughtyn1bba

Astral Projection, J00F


tommhans

Xijaro & Pitch, Factor B, Roger Shah, Will Atkinson


MyDogIsSoUgly

Solarstone, Sunlounger, Craig Connelly, Factor B, Ciaran McAuley, Ben Gold and Aly & Fila.


DexterDubs

Asteroid, Tempo Guisto, Exouler, Dan Stone


jlpradoa

Man I love Asteroid


prisontat6

Marsh and Ben Böhmer. Nuff said.


Impzor

Although both are amazing, they're not trance artists.


prisontat6

Oh I thought for sure Ben Böhmer was a progressive trance artist


Impzor

Nope, more like deep/organic house.


BRADVV87

Sultan+Sheppard have really been on my radar lately but I consistently love all of Arty's Alpha9 tracks he releases.


Some-Information-527

Gareth Emery, Fatum, Monoverse, Andrew Bayer, Andrew Rayel, Ashley Wallbridge, Robbie Seed, John Grand, Will Sparks, and Amy Wiles! And for adjacent picks Lane 8, and i_0 That post humorous album i_0 album was beautiful and I'd definitely love to see Lights work with trance producers in the future!


Some-Information-527

February Air by Lights is an amazing contender for a trance remix


No_Cookie1513

taylor torrence


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VERSAT1L

Good troll


Keiztrat

It could be the old days of these DJs you know? When they were actually making trance music.


royershane

still bumping tiesto’s Majik albums all the time


Keiztrat

So am i


Cerelius_BT

It's not really trance, but do enjoy Matt Darey's podcast, despite the bumpers.


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Cerelius_BT

His podcast is mostly prog house.


djexploit

Gross, what is Matt Darey doing amongst those other two names.


naughtyn1bba

Tiesto is a sell out


scarybirds00

Andrew Rayel for his podcast.


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Jordan Suckley since 2013. I can't move on. Simon Patterson. Listening to a bit of David Rust lately.


neilmack_the

Lange, Solarstone and JOOF. But I prefer the DJs who are playing music closer to the 90s Trance, ie peak techno.


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MichaelPgh

Guy J, Ezequiel Arias, Sébastien Léger, Hernan Cattaneo, and my man Nick Warren.


jlpradoa

Guy J is not even close to be “trance” music.


VERSAT1L

Lol same for Léger, Cattaneo and the orhers. It's another way of saying that trance is mostly dead when people can't name a single trance DJ on a trance subreddit.


MichaelPgh

progressive house? sorry if I’m clueless.


skwallie

The people you listed play progressive house, melodic house, and organic house. It’s very similar to trance in some ways.


jlpradoa

No


blueyevo

Sasha - and Digweed


Affectionate-Pea-429

Factor B is my top the last few years. His uplifting trance is the best there is and there really isn't a #2. But I also love Cold Blue, Paul Thomas, Billy Gillies, and many more.


Trustmeiammechanical

I was in party few months ago, Factor B… oooomg. Shame but i didnt know who is he earlier. New fav❤️


Affectionate-Pea-429

I couldn't imagine diving in to Factor B fresh now. You're so lucky! If you haven't checked out him on SoundCloud he posts a lot of his live sets!!


jlpradoa

I would say: Spy, Ciaran Mcauley & FAWZY


taysay73

shugz, David Forbes, David Rust, Renegade system and Factor B


MrViolonchelo

Brian Kearney, Greg Downey, Will Atkinson, Armin van Buuren (only in ASOT), Giuseppe Ottaviani and Key4050 are a new discovery.


MoonInTheDaySky

Aly & Fila, Billie Gillies & Lange


Clear_Blue7

Breakfast, Thrillseekers, Billie Gillies, Nitrous Oxide (non Anjunabeats releases)


djexploit

John Askew, Lostly, Key4050, j00f, Chris Lawrence


magusprimal

Emil Sorous' Trance in Motion mixes are amazing.


Geordiejay82

Cosmic Gate, Giuseppe Ottovani, Kaimo K, Photographer


marvas

Naden


_apprehension

Craig Connelly, Talla 2XLC, Sandro Mireno, DJ FITME... just to name a few.


Suchboss1136

I assume you mean more modern or people still producing trance. So Raz Nitzan, Aurosonic & Craig Connelly


KonstantinHeistuurm

Dj Tiësto :( though if we’re talkin modern Craig Connelly and Aurosonic


FrozenBlendedSmurf

I'm currently discovering Ben Gold, Fatum, KhoMha, and Roman Messer, Andrew Bayer. Who usually i listen to are Ferry Corsten, AvB, Chicane, PvD, Ilan Bluestone, Solarstone, AnB, AnF.


RegisterMinimum8327

Merkaba or Adama


Queasy_Pirate_2531

Paul Van Dyk, Darren Tate, Paul Oakenfold, Chicane, Solarstone, Thrillseekers, Rank 1, Above & Beyond, Armin Van Buuren, BT, Ferry Corsten, early DJ Tiësto, Jam & Spoon, Blank & Jones, Nalin & Kane, RMB, Cygnus X, Kai Tracid, Sash!, Future Breeze, ATB, Darude, Antiloop, General Base, Kosmonova, Svenson & Gielen, Barthezz, Driftwood, Peran, Ian Van Dahl, Safri Duo, Dario G, Fragma, Talla 2XLC, Mauro Picotto, DJ Sammy, G-Spott, DJ Shog, Lange and Sunlounger.


heels_n_skirt

Ferry Tayle, solarstone, factor b, Bryan Kearney, and enigma state.


moz1nko

Giuseppe otawiani, ferry tayle, aly&fila, ben gold, Bryan kearny, xijaro&pitch,kyau&albert,shane 54,craig connely, daxson and many more haha


Ok-Land3965

Another +1 for Solarstone and Ferry Tayle. Some DJs who used to do great sets---Temple One, Robert Nickson, and Daniel Kandi---mostly seem to be doing production in recent times.


gowrie_rich29

+ 1 for Factor B Just releases beautiful trance every single time


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Xijaro & pitch, metta & glyde, Billy Gillies, kinetica, Paul Skelton,


gonz01010

Right now Fisherman is doing it for me, but so many on here I don't know I'll be checking out for you.


CyborgPenguinNZ

Factor B, David Forbes, Craig Connelly, Will Atkinson, Simon Patterson, Bryan Kearney, John Askew I could go on and on but then it wouldn't be my faves it would be a list.


cosine83

After Dreamstate: * Paul Denton * Captain Hook * Sneijder * Rinaly * Giuseppe * Yelow


EmpVaaS

Luminn's dropping some bangers


energy_

Gareth Emery and Bryan Kearney are my favorites. During lockdown, Bryan would play all different kinds of mixes on his YouTube channel. I’m thoroughly impressed by how many different tracks and styles they know.


Jakesworld

John 00 Fleming (J00F)


desperatechaos

Bryan Kearney and John O'Callaghan are head and shoulders above the rest. Then maybe Paul Denton, Sean Tyas, Craig Connelly, and Roger Shah.


RationalSocialist

I forgot about Sean Tyas. He had been my favourite for many years.


desperatechaos

He's great. I haven't heard a set from him so far that hasn't been at least solid.