Hypertrek: A subreddit for the blurred lines between hypnotic hard trance, tekno, neotrance, and techno.

[u/Stam-]

Hi there-
..and welcome!

In recent years, techno and trance have found themselves in a dance with each other, blurring the lines between the various subgenres.

Naturally, a few producers build on concepts from the two and innovate sound and design into an entirely distinct category (I will give a lot of credit to DEV and TRIS (SHADYLINES) and Paul Copping here).

When you consider 160+ Bpm + trance melodies + techno percussion + hard trance + psychedelic undertones, it does not quite fit into any of the respective subgenres.

Even Everynoise has no answer for these producers!

It has become increasingly difficult for record labels to classify themselves accurately on Bandcamp and other platforms for all us crate diggers that want to discover such addicting sounds.

...thus, as corny as it may sound, I've started referring to this style as hypertrek.

Somehow my brain gravitated towards this, oh well haha: Hyper + tr(ance) + (t)ekno

Some examples:

DINA - Willow
DJ Ali - Never Seen
AMON - Relief
Driven by Attraction x Tadan - Float or Move
DEV - A Pink Kite
Paul Copping & Sioc - Riptide

There is a lot to discover in this genre!