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| Balearic trance | |
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| Cultural origins | 1990s,Balearic Islands, Spain |
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| Tropical house | |
Balearic trance, also known asIbiza trance is atrance music subgenre which evolved fromBalearic beat. The earliest known Balearic trance compositions date back to a few years after the emergence of Balearic beat in the 1990s.
It came out ofBalearic house in the 1980s, and named after theBalearic island ofIbiza.[citation needed] Inconsistently, the style name has always been connected totrance and Balearic beat.
Balearic trance keeps the same "Balearic" timbre as Balearic beat, while Balearic trance is characterized by a higher tempo of around 125 bpm to 145 bpm, typically around 130 bpm. Being based in Spain, it is often derived from Latin music. It has a primary focus on atmosphere, making it similar in many regards todream trance.
"This music seems to capture the mood of a soft, Mediterranean sunset perfectly, maybe because of its use of string instruments, likeSpanish guitars andmandolins and things associated with the Mediterranean, like oceans, birds, and other things borrowed from ambient trance."[1]
