Progressive Trance: Though progressive house led the increasingly
mainstream-sounding house from the charts back to the dance floors, the
progressive wing of the trance crowd led directly to a more commercial,
chart-oriented sound, since trance had never enjoyed much chart action
in the first place. Emphasizing the smoother sound of Eurodance or
house (and occasionally more reminiscent of Jean-Michel Jarre than
Basement Jaxx), Progressive Trance became the sound of the world's
dance floors by the end of the millennium. Critics ridiculed its focus
on predictable breakdowns and relative lack of skill to beat-mix, but
progressive trance was caned by the hottest DJs (Oakenfold, Tong,
Sasha) and spotlighted in the main rooms of Britain's largest clubs
(Gatecrasher, Cream, Ministry of Sound, Home). Though progressive
trance producers rarely focused on much more than getting their singles
on Tong's radio show or Sasha's latest mix album, a few acts (most
notably, Paul Van Dyk and Hybrid) soon began translating the sound into
the full-length realm. -

Does anybody listen to this here? I have a heard a few and like some of
them a lot. I like BT, Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold, Sasha, John Digweed,
Paul Van Dyk and Chicane a lot. Ferry Corsten and Armin Van Buuren is
okay. Robert Miles is pretty much crap.