I didn't like Trance until I started listening to Slacker Radio's Progressive/Trance station, and now it's one of my favorite genres.
Most trance or techno songs have this cold apocalyptic feeling - like the world was nuked a hundred times and this is the only kind of music left. I prefer vocal trance, which is more human, interesting and captivating. Unsurprisingly, it's much more mainstream. I listen to trance without vocals and think, hmm... this is all? I'm with Four to the floor - a female vocal paired with an energetic track is just exhilirating. Also the vocal tracks have a cadence that I prefer, even without the vocal track there.
The only downside is these songs are like strongly flavored food - they taste amazing the first time, but if you consume them regularly you tire of them quickly. Because they're so distinctive and energetic, they have less replay value, as compared to say a smooth jazz song. So you're always on the hunt for more.
I recommend MP3 Skull for 'sampling' music. Mp3skull.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqLy-hqFaXI Benny Benassi Remix of Florence + Machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgcjjdSOjf0 Andain Promises Remix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imixg3jrJS8 Ellie Goulding Lights Bassnectar Remix
If anyone has a good list of these tracks, post it up. I've only got about 50 or 60 songs, always looking for more. Most of the songs that come up on Slacker I already have or I don't like. Here's my current playlist. Some may not be trance.
02_Ferry_Corsten_feat_Ben_Hague_-_Ain_t_No_Stoppin(fans_ge)_mp3.e8ue9z0.partial
03.Inna - Hot.mp3
05 Clarity (feat. Foxes).mp3
201211_musk.mp3
Adrian Lux - Fire.mp3
Adrian Lux - Teenage Crime (Radio Edit).mp3
Adrian_Lux_feat._The_Good_Natured_-_Alive__Radio_Edit_.mp3
Andain - Promises.mp3
Andain - Turn Up The Sound.mp3
Arty - Kate.mp3
Arty - Must Be The Love.mp3
ATB - 9 PM (Till I Come).mp3
Avicii - Levels.mp3
Bailey - Higher State.mp3
Benny Benassi - Feel Alive.mp3
Breathe Carolina - Blackout.mp3
Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Radio Edit).mp3
Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor [2156].mp3
Chicane - Saltwater (Original Radio Edit).mp3
Childish Gambino - Heartbeat (Them Jeans Remix).mp3
Chris Lake - Sundown.mp3
Clarity
Cosmic Gate - Flatline.mp3
David Puentez - Melodrama.mp3
Deadmau5 - I Remember.mp3
Deadmau5 - Raise Your Weapon Feat. Greta Svabo Bech.mp3
deadmau5 - strobe.mp3
Deadmau5 - The Longest Road.mp3
Dim Chris - You Found Me feat. Amanda Wilson.mp3
DJ Antoine - This Time (Klaas Remix).mp3
DJ Antoine - Welcome to St. Tropez.mp3
DJ Encore - I See Right Through To You.mp3
edward maya and vika jigulina - stereo love.mp3
Ellie Goulding - Lights.mp3
Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream (Kaskade remix).mp3
Eric Prydz - Niton.mp3
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Florence + Machine - Shake It Out (Benny Benassi Remix).mp3
Freemasons - Believer.mp3
Gareth Emery - Sanctuary.mp3
Gareth Emery feat Christina Novelli - Concrete Angel (Inspiron).mp3
Goodwill & Hook N Sling - Take You Higher (Radio Edit)..mp3
Hardwell - Cobra.mp3
I Remember (Ft. Kaskade).mp3
Ian Van Dahl - Castles in the Sky.mp3
Inna - Sun Is Up-Limper.mp3
Kaskade - Room For Happiness.mp3
Lifelike And Kris Menace - Discopolis (original extended mix).mp3
Manufactured Superstars - Take Me Over.mp3
Medina - Addiction.mp3
Morgan Page - Fight For You.mp3
Morgan Page & Ned Sheppard Sultan Bt feat. Angie Mccluskey - In The Air.mp3
Nadia Ali, Starkillers & Alex Kenji - Pressure.mp3
Rank 1 - L.E.D. There Be Light.mp3
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend.mp3
Ron Reeser & Dan Saenz ft. Myah - Everything.mp3
Ronski Speed - A Sign.mp3
Sander van Doorn & Sidney Samson & Nadia Ali - Rolling The Dice.mp3
Schiller - Breathe.mp3
September - Cry For You.mp3
Sultan & Ned Shepard feat. Nadia Ali - Call My Name (Spencer & Hill Remix).mp3
Supermode - Tell Me Why.mp3
Swedish House Mafia - One.mp3
The Wanted - Glad you came (Alex Gaudino radio edit).mp3
Tom Fall - Untouchable.mp3
Veronicas - Lolita.mp3
Wynter Gordon - Dirty Talk (Radio Edit).mp3
Xxxchange - F-k Yeah Ace Of Hearts.mp3
Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400.mp3