Description
Ambient Trance transfers the multilayered harmonic and often arpeggiated synthesizer sounds typical for Trance to an Ambient context in relaxed, introspective mood, often by using much slower tempos than Trance, replacing the tight 4/4 drum patterns by more laid-back ones, or leaving drums out completely.
While Dream Trance puts an emphasis on soothing atmosphere, ambient trance suggests attention to detail to absorb the more of its own introspective and blooming sounds.
While it also holds some features of Ibiza Trance, ambient trance is more inorganic in nature, usually without a Latin influence, and doesn’t have quite as heavy pulses, but may include string samples.
Unlike Uplifting Trance, ambient trance is significantly lower in energy