Progressive (progressive, forward) in the context of modern dance music (sometimes progressive electronic dance music or short prog) is an expression that includes a collection of electronic dance genres that use techniques of progressive performance and includes styles like progressive trance, progressive house, progressive techno and progressive breaks. Progressive house is associated with new musical era and progressive rock.
Most electronic dance pieces are created with certain traits that are most favorable for
DJs. Unlike the obvious song structures of genres like hard house or HI-NRG, whose ups and downs in progressive dance track tend to be less obvious. The layering different sounds on each other and their slow mixing in the blender is the key idea of progressive music.
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When talking about progressive electronic styles, the term "progressive" typically affects the progressive structure that changes are increasing as in the case of progressive house). The exception is progressive trance, since trance is typically progressive like structure already. Progressive trance usually refers to a kind of trance music, which will lead melody and more general atmosphere. This impression is usually achieved by layers of percussion instruments.
In the case of progressive house, progressive expression may also affect the style. Such elements can be almost anything as a guitar loop, computer generated noises typical elements from other musical genres and more. Find that this feature makes this genre changing all the time, obviously faster than other electronic genres (such as trance and techno).
