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Twilight Psytrance BPM

Twilight Psytrance is usually mixed around 144-156 BPM, with 150 BPM as a practical DJ target. Mid-tempo, melodic-but-edgy psytrance for the hours between night and dawn. Loud, Spectro Senses, Earthling. Sits between progressive psy and full-on with darker grooves.

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Trance BPM Reference

Trance: 128-150 BPM, typical 138 BPM.

Genre	BPM Range	Typical BPM	Notes
Trance	128-150	138	Hypnotic melodies, euphoric builds, and extended breakdowns. Designed to induce a trance-like state through repetition and emotional progression.
Balearic Trance	118-128	124	Sun-drenched, slower trance born from Ibiza's Café del Mar/Pacha sunset sets. Eclectic, melodic, and uplifting without the BPM. Chicane, Way Out West.
Progressive Trance	128-136	132	Slower, deeper trance with gradual builds and subtle evolution. Less euphoric peaks, more groove and texture. Sasha & Digweed, Hernan Cattaneo.
Zenonesque	126-140	132	Australian-pioneered, left-field strain of progressive psytrance championed by Zenon Records. Sensient, Krumelur, Globular. Cerebral, jazzy, head-nod psychedelia over peak-time bombast.
Dream Trance	130-140	135	Mid-90s Italian trance built on dreamy piano leads and emotional progressions. Robert Miles' 'Children' archetype, BBE, Zhi-Vago.
Progressive Psytrance	130-140	135	Slower, hypnotic psytrance focused on groove and gradual development. Liquid Soul, Ace Ventura, Vibrasphere, Atmos. The Swedish-born stripped-down side of psy.
Uplifting Trance	136-142	138	The classic trance sound: soaring melodies, big breakdowns, and euphoric drops that define the genre's emotional peak. Aly & Fila, Above & Beyond, Ferry Corsten.
Vocal Trance	132-140	138	Trance with foregrounded vocal performances. Dash Berlin, Tiësto's early-2000s output, ATB. Pop crossover potential.
Tech Trance	135-145	140	Merges trance's melodic elements with techno's driving, percussive energy. Harder edge than classic trance. Simon Patterson, Sean Tyas, Will Atkinson.
Acid Trance	135-145	140	TB-303-driven trance: squelchy acid lines weaving through trance arrangements. Hardfloor, Union Jack, Trance Wax.
Orchestral Uplifting	138-142	140	Cinematic, symphonic uplifting trance: orchestral string sections, choir layers, and film-score builds. Andy Blueman, Soundlift, Activa.
Psybreaks	130-150	140	Psytrance hybridised with breakbeat drum patterns. Hyper-Frequencies, Tickle, Shanka, BSE. Mostly 130-140 BPM with broken kicks instead of 4/4.
Hard Trance	140-150	145	Faster, harder trance: distorted hoover synths, pumping kicks, and hard-rave energy. Kai Tracid, Dumonde, Cosmic Gate's early sound.
Psytrance	140-150	145	Psychedelic trance with driving basslines, layered textures, and mind-bending sound design. Born from Goa trance.
Goa Trance	140-150	145	The original psychedelic trance from Goa, India. Layered acid lines, organic textures, and spiritual energy. Astral Projection, Infected Mushroom's early work.
Full-On Psytrance	140-148	145	Melodic, energetic Israeli/Brazilian psytrance variant. Vini Vici, Astrix, Infected Mushroom mainstream era. The festival-friendly face of psy.
Forest / Dark Psytrance	145-160	148	Dark, organic, woodland-mood psytrance with rolling acid basslines. Kindzadza, Para Halu, Terrafractyl. The opposite end from Full-On.
Twilight Psytrance	144-156	150	Mid-tempo, melodic-but-edgy psytrance for the hours between night and dawn. Loud, Spectro Senses, Earthling. Sits between progressive psy and full-on with darker grooves.
Nitzhonot	145-155	150	Israeli melody-forward Goa offshoot from the late 1990s. Eyal Barkan, Holy Men, Astral Projection's brighter side. 'Victories' in Hebrew: celebratory, anthem-driven psytrance.
Suomisaundi	140-160	150	Finnish freeform psy: chaotic, irreverent, sample-collage psytrance. Squaremeat, Texas Faggott, Haltya. The DIY weirdo cousin of Goa.
Darkpsy	148-160	152	Heavier end of psytrance with relentless 4/4 kicks, rolling sub-bass, and dense FM/acid textures. Kindzadza, Bog, Penta. Robotic and chromatic where forest is organic and natural.
Hi-Tech Psytrance	170-220	200	Ultra-fast, experimental psytrance pushing tempo and sound design to extremes. Bizzare Contact, Outsiders, Furious, Para Halu. Glitchy, technical, often blurring with speedcore at the upper end.

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Trance

128–150BPM

138

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Hypnotic melodies, euphoric builds, and extended breakdowns. Designed to induce a trance-like state through repetition and emotional progression.

Euphoric melodiesExtended buildsArpeggiated synthsEmotional peaks

Sub-genre BPM landscape

scale: 105–230 BPM

Balearic Trance118–128

Progressive Trance128–136

Zenonesque126–140

Dream Trance130–140

Progressive Psytrance130–140

Uplifting Trance136–142

Vocal Trance132–140

Tech Trance135–145

Acid Trance135–145

Orchestral Uplifting138–142

Psybreaks130–150

Hard Trance140–150

Psytrance140–150

Goa Trance140–150

Full-On Psytrance140–148

Forest / Dark Psytrance145–160

Twilight Psytrance144–156

Nitzhonot145–155

Suomisaundi140–160

Darkpsy148–160

Hi-Tech Psytrance170–220

Trance sub-genres

Uplifting Trance

136–142

The classic trance sound: soaring melodies, big breakdowns, and euphoric drops that define the genre's emotional peak. Aly & Fila, Above & Beyond, Ferry Corsten.

Soaring melodiesBig breakdownsEuphoric dropsClassic trance pads

Progressive Trance

128–136

Slower, deeper trance with gradual builds and subtle evolution. Less euphoric peaks, more groove and texture. Sasha & Digweed, Hernan Cattaneo.

Gradual buildsSubtle evolutionGroove-focusedDeep textures

Vocal Trance

132–140

Trance with foregrounded vocal performances. Dash Berlin, Tiësto's early-2000s output, ATB. Pop crossover potential.

Featured vocalsPop structureBig chorus dropsEmotional lyrics

Tech Trance

135–145

Merges trance's melodic elements with techno's driving, percussive energy. Harder edge than classic trance. Simon Patterson, Sean Tyas, Will Atkinson.

Driving percussionHarder edgeTrance melodiesTechno influence

Hard Trance

140–150

Faster, harder trance: distorted hoover synths, pumping kicks, and hard-rave energy. Kai Tracid, Dumonde, Cosmic Gate's early sound.

Hoover synthsPumping kicksHard-rave energyDriving build-ups

Acid Trance

135–145

TB-303-driven trance: squelchy acid lines weaving through trance arrangements. Hardfloor, Union Jack, Trance Wax.

TB-303 acidTrance breakdownsSquelchy leadsRave nostalgia

Dream Trance

130–140

Mid-90s Italian trance built on dreamy piano leads and emotional progressions. Robert Miles' 'Children' archetype, BBE, Zhi-Vago.

Piano leadsItalian originEmotional progressionsMid-90s sound

Balearic Trance

118–128

Sun-drenched, slower trance born from Ibiza's Café del Mar/Pacha sunset sets. Eclectic, melodic, and uplifting without the BPM. Chicane, Way Out West.

Sunset feelEclectic samplesSlow buildIbiza heritage

Orchestral Uplifting

138–142

Cinematic, symphonic uplifting trance: orchestral string sections, choir layers, and film-score builds. Andy Blueman, Soundlift, Activa.

Orchestral stringsChoir layersCinematic buildsFilm-score scale

Psytrance

140–150

Psychedelic trance with driving basslines, layered textures, and mind-bending sound design. Born from Goa trance.

Driving basslinesPsychedelic texturesLayered FXTrippy atmosphere

Goa Trance

140–150

The original psychedelic trance from Goa, India. Layered acid lines, organic textures, and spiritual energy. Astral Projection, Infected Mushroom's early work.

Acid linesLayered texturesSpiritual energyGoa heritage

Full-On Psytrance

140–148

Melodic, energetic Israeli/Brazilian psytrance variant. Vini Vici, Astrix, Infected Mushroom mainstream era. The festival-friendly face of psy.

Melodic leadsFestival energyIsraeli schoolMainstream psy

Forest / Dark Psytrance

145–160

Dark, organic, woodland-mood psytrance with rolling acid basslines. Kindzadza, Para Halu, Terrafractyl. The opposite end from Full-On.

Rolling acid bassOrganic texturesDark moodForest aesthetics

Hi-Tech Psytrance

170–220

Ultra-fast, experimental psytrance pushing tempo and sound design to extremes. Bizzare Contact, Outsiders, Furious, Para Halu. Glitchy, technical, often blurring with speedcore at the upper end.

170-220 BPM rangeIntricate glitch sound designRolling triplet bassNon-regular melodic structure

Twilight Psytrance

144–156

Mid-tempo, melodic-but-edgy psytrance for the hours between night and dawn. Loud, Spectro Senses, Earthling. Sits between progressive psy and full-on with darker grooves.

Dark full-on energyGroovy mid-tempoMelodic but edgyNight-to-dawn vibe

Darkpsy

148–160

Heavier end of psytrance with relentless 4/4 kicks, rolling sub-bass, and dense FM/acid textures. Kindzadza, Bog, Penta. Robotic and chromatic where forest is organic and natural.

Relentless 4/4 kickRolling sub-bassDense FM/acid layersEschatological mood

Progressive Psytrance

130–140

Slower, hypnotic psytrance focused on groove and gradual development. Liquid Soul, Ace Ventura, Vibrasphere, Atmos. The Swedish-born stripped-down side of psy.

Hypnotic grooveLong phrasingCleaner productionRolling restrained bass

Zenonesque

126–140

Australian-pioneered, left-field strain of progressive psytrance championed by Zenon Records. Sensient, Krumelur, Globular. Cerebral, jazzy, head-nod psychedelia over peak-time bombast.

Elastic off-beat bassTechy minimal percussionJazzy inflectionsHead-nod groove

Nitzhonot

145–155

Israeli melody-forward Goa offshoot from the late 1990s. Eyal Barkan, Holy Men, Astral Projection's brighter side. 'Victories' in Hebrew: celebratory, anthem-driven psytrance.

Triumphant supersaw leadsMiddle-Eastern modesPitched 'laser' kickAnthem-style hooks

Suomisaundi

140–160

Finnish freeform psy: chaotic, irreverent, sample-collage psytrance. Squaremeat, Texas Faggott, Haltya. The DIY weirdo cousin of Goa.

Sample collageIrreverent humourFinnish DIYFreeform structure

Psybreaks

130–150

Psytrance hybridised with breakbeat drum patterns. Hyper-Frequencies, Tickle, Shanka, BSE. Mostly 130-140 BPM with broken kicks instead of 4/4.

Breakbeat drumsPsy texturesMid-tempoHybrid groove

Core DJ range: 144–156 BPM
Practical target: 150 BPM
Evidence: 8 curated reference tracks
Track evidence: 8 curated reference tracks

Use the BPM that makes loops, cue points, and phrase markers behave cleanly in your DJ software.

What BPM Is Twilight Psytrance?

Twilight Psytrance sits at 144–156 BPM as a core DJ range, with 150 BPM as a practical target for crate filtering and set planning. As a sub-genre of Trance, it sits within the broader 128–150 BPM family.

How to Read Twilight Psytrance BPM in DJ Software

Twilight Psytrance is usually mixed around 144-156 BPM, with 150 BPM as a practical DJ target. Use the range as a DJ planning reference, then verify each track's beatgrid before a set.

144-156 BPM

Core Twilight Psytrance DJ range

Beatmatch normally, then check phrasing around intros, breaks, and drops.

72-78 BPM

Halftime interpretation of the core range

Double the grid if 8-bar loops or cue points feel too slow.

150 BPM

Practical target for crate filtering

Use as a starting point, then sort by energy, key, and arrangement.

Reference Tracks for Twilight Psytrance

The current reference snapshot does not include resolved BPM/key cards for Twilight Psytrance. These curated references anchor the page's genre coverage:

reference 01LoudSpeed of Sound

reference 02Spectro SensesLost in Time

reference 03EarthlingTwilight

reference 04Captain HookThe Mountain

reference 05Ace VenturaDolphins in the Sky

reference 06AstrixBeyond the Senses

reference 07Vini ViciThe Tribe

reference 08SymbolicThe Awakening

DJ Overview for Twilight Psytrance

Use this as a mixing and library-prep description, not an encyclopedia entry.

Sound palette

Dark full-on energy, Groovy mid-tempo, Melodic but edgy, Night-to-dawn vibe

Drum feel

144-156 BPM core range; check whether slower readings work better doubled or as halftime.

Arrangement and phrasing

Confirm intro, build, drop, breakdown, and outro cue points before trusting the analyzer value.

Energy use in a set

builds, drops, and higher-energy transitions

Often compared with

Trance, Nitzhonot, Suomisaundi

Compare Nearby Styles

128 BPM160 BPM

Twilight Psytrance

144–156 · typical 150

Primary reference for this page.

Trance

128–150 · typical 138

Broader family range for planning transitions.

Nitzhonot

145–155 · typical 150

Same typical tempo; compare by arrangement and energy.

Suomisaundi

140–160 · typical 150

Same typical tempo; compare by arrangement and energy.

Forest / Dark Psytrance

145–160 · typical 148

2 BPM slower typical tempo; useful for warmups or pull-backs.

Mix Into Twilight Psytrance

Tempo overlap is only one part of the decision. These suggestions separate BPM fit from style fit so same-tempo but unrelated genres do not look like natural transitions.

Trance

128-150 BPM · typical 138

High

Long blend, harmonic blend, or drop swap

Uplifting Trance

136-142 BPM · typical 138

Medium

High

Breakdown transition or tempo-reset blend

Progressive Trance

128-136 BPM · typical 132

Medium

High

Breakdown transition or tempo-reset blend

Vocal Trance

132-140 BPM · typical 138

Medium

High

Breakdown transition or tempo-reset blend

Tech Trance

135-145 BPM · typical 140

High

Long blend, harmonic blend, or drop swap

Hard Trance

140-150 BPM · typical 145

High

Long blend, harmonic blend, or drop swap

Acid Trance

135-145 BPM · typical 140

High

Long blend, harmonic blend, or drop swap

Dream Trance

130-140 BPM · typical 135

Medium

High

Breakdown transition or tempo-reset blend

Key Planning for Twilight Psytrance

Twilight Psytrance can be produced in any musical key, so use the BPM range as the first filter and then check each track's detected key before mixing. For melodic or vocal-heavy tracks, translate your library's key labels with the Camelot wheel and test compatible moves with the key compatibility checker.

Explore Related References

Trance BPM chartVisual sub-genre tempo referenceOpen 150 BPM tracksReference tracks near the typical tempoOpen Music genre treeSee the taxonomy around this styleOpen

Mixing Tips

Tempo Window

Stay in the 144–156 BPM band for clean mixes; verify unknown tracks with the BPM tapper.

Harmonic Fit

Use the Camelot wheel to find compatible keys before transitioning, especially when Twilight Psytrance tracks have prominent melodic content.

Tempo Bridges

When bridging into a different tempo, use the key transposer to plan how pitch change affects key, or transition during a breakdown where the beat drops.

Next Reference

Browse the EDM genre BPM chart or the music genre tree to see how Twilight Psytrance relates to neighboring styles.

Typical Tempo

See tracks at the typical 150 BPM on the 150 BPM tracks page.

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Last updated: May 4, 2026

Data used: 8 curated reference tracks

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Evidence: 8 curated Twilight Psytrance reference tracks; resolved BPM/key cards are shown only when exact genre evidence is available.

Source: Audio features sourced from ReccoBeats (https://reccobeats.com); track metadata via Spotify Search API. Spotify deprecated audio-features for new apps in Nov 2024. Manual label reference tracks use Beatport BPM/key metadata where available.

How this page is made: This page is generated from the Vibes genre taxonomy, curated reference tracks, computed evidence statistics, and reference track metadata where available. AI-assisted research helped draft the taxonomy notes; the visible page is rendered from structured data and reusable page logic.

Genre BPM ranges are practical DJ references, not statistical claims about every track. Different edits, live versions, and analysis engines may report slightly different tempos.

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Frequently Asked Questions

150 BPM is the practical DJ target for Twilight Psytrance. Treat it as a crate-filtering reference, then check the exact beatgrid and phrasing for each track.

Twilight Psytrance ranges from 144 to 156 BPM. The spread reflects production variations and sub-genre splintering within the style.

Twilight Psytrance is a sub-genre of Trance. While Trance as a whole spans 128-150 BPM, Twilight Psytrance sits at 144-156 BPM with a typical tempo of 150. The main distinction is in production: dark full-on energy, groovy mid-tempo.

Twilight Psytrance is best compared with Trance (128-150 BPM), Uplifting Trance (136-142 BPM), Progressive Trance (128-136 BPM), Vocal Trance (132-140 BPM). These are more useful DJ references than same-tempo genres from unrelated scenes because the production style and phrasing are closer.

Twilight Psytrance is characterized by: Dark full-on energy, Groovy mid-tempo, Melodic but edgy, Night-to-dawn vibe.