Progressive trance is the patient, atmospheric counterpart to uplifting — slower (typically 124–132 BPM), deeper, and built on long-form arrangement principles in which mood and texture develop gradually over many bars. The genre's roots are in early-90s British and German progressive house, but it took its modern form in the 2000s with artists like Sasha & John Digweed, early Tiësto, and Solarstone. Tracks favour subtle melodic motion, monumental synth pads, and breakdowns that resolve into tension rather than instant catharsis. Today the sound has converged with melodic techno via Anjunadeep, Afterlife, and Anyma, blurring the line between progressive trance and the broader melodic-electronic mainstream.