deepak5554 - thanks for sharing your views. I accept the fact that not everyone likes this genre of music. And you have the right to be vocal or show dismay of the displeasure - perfectly ok.

syd_acid - having exposure to a variety of music is awesome. Your experiences could not be farther from the truth on how I view the other genres - I certainly do not dislike other kinds of music; more on this later. And thanks for sharing Dreamscape - a good workout song to say the least.

In reality though, music is music. I am a big fan of old Nepali classics - all of Nepathya and a few songs from Deep Shrestha and Narayan Gopal. I also listen to 1974 AD, Robin and the New Revolution and a few Nepali punk bands (Dr Punk?). Growing up though I have pretty much ran into all sorts - I have be-bopped with a friend and gotten into trouble while in middle school impersonating MCA from the Beastie Boys and Dr Dre (a member of NWA back then). There were really hard core underground rap artists called Too Short and Kwame who would just put Eminem to sleep - seriously you would have to hear their lyrics to believe it. I have had a fair share of country music too - Garth Brooks, Hank Williams, Tim McGraw, etc. And the oldies like the Eagles and Jim Morrison. Never got into metal but Van Halen stole a lot of stage time during MTV awards back then. Also a big fan of Carlos Santana - I have never seen anyone play guitar like this guy - ok except maybe Jimi Hendrix. And then there is reggae Mr Marley and the blues great BB King with a mix of Jazz. And lastly but not the least, classical music is ...well pretty classy - have gone to symphony concerts in both San Francisco and Melbourne and it gets your blood pumping given the maestro is good. And then there is quite a bit of newer stuff which I won't bother to name... 

I suppose trance has influenced me more than any other music - and as you can see I like to share what I enjoy, hoping Nepali diaspora would also appreciate something different. The abundance variety is one of the big advantages of trance. Anyone can create the music - it just has to be reasonably tasteful. Trance is all about sound, and what you do or what you use to create them are not important - but the sound itself. There is no need to listen to the same song over and over as there are literally hundreds of great artists creating this great music. If it gives you a headache – please by all means feel free to omit the thread.

Here are a few samples from amateurs - the first one is an artist with an awesome tune - see how he just takes control around 6:28.  The second one is just plain old trance - I would just love to hear this in my car while driving through Hwy 1 in California or the Great Ocean Road in Melbourne. Ignore the visuals if you wish (although the second has some breathtaking scenery) but you have to put on some nice earplugs or have decent speakers: