Label Directory

The record labels that power the trance scene. Founding history, signed artists, subgenres, and notable releases.

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Armada Music

Amsterdam, Netherlands · EST 2003

The world's largest independent dance music label — Armin van Buuren's home base and the parent organisation behind dozens of trance imprints.

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Anjunabeats

London, United Kingdom · EST 2000

Above & Beyond's legendary London label — the home of vocal/progressive trance and one of the most respected artist-run imprints in dance music.

Vocal TranceProgressive TranceMelodic
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Black Hole Recordings

Breda, Netherlands · EST 1997

The Dutch label that launched Tiësto's career and built In Search of Sunrise — a foundational name in progressive and uplifting trance.

Progressive TranceUpliftingVocal Trance
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Spinnin' Records

Hilversum, Netherlands · EST 1999

Dutch dance powerhouse responsible for the EDM boom of the 2010s — the label that broke Martin Garrix and shaped global mainstream electronic music.

EDMBig RoomProgressive
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Ultra Music

New York, USA · EST 1995

New York–based dance label that introduced European trance and EDM to the US market — and the namesake of Ultra Music Festival.

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Vandit Records

Berlin, Germany · EST 1999

Paul van Dyk's Berlin label, founded in 1999 — home of his solo work and a respected platform for German progressive and uplifting trance.

Progressive TranceUplifting Trance
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Flashover Recordings

Rotterdam, Netherlands · EST 2005

Ferry Corsten's Rotterdam label, launched in 2005 — home of Corsten's Countdown and three decades of Dutch trance innovation.

Uplifting TranceTech TranceProgressive
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Coldharbour Recordings

Miami, USA / Eschwege, Germany · EST 2004

Markus Schulz's Miami-based progressive trance label — a curatorial institution since 2004, with a deep roster of progressive and tech-trance talent.

Progressive TranceTech TranceUplifting Trance
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FSOE - Future Sound of Egypt

Cairo, Egypt · EST 2009

Aly & Fila's Cairo-based label and event brand — guardians of the 138 BPM uplifting sound and one of the most principled institutions in modern trance.

Uplifting TranceTech Trance138 BPM
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Subculture

Tralee, Ireland · EST 2008

John O'Callaghan's Irish label and event series, founded 2008 — a flagship for the harder, technical 138 BPM end of modern trance.

Tech TranceUplifting Trance138 BPM
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Garuda

London, United Kingdom · EST 2011

Gareth Emery's artist-run London label — home of Concrete Angel and the Drive era of vocal-led progressive uplifting trance.

Uplifting TranceVocal TranceProgressive Trance
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AVA Recordings

United Kingdom · EST 2007

Andy Moor's artist-run progressive-and-uplifting trance imprint, distributed via Armada — the home of his Halcyon-era catalogue with Ashley Wallbridge.

Progressive TranceUplifting Trance
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Discover Records

United Kingdom · EST 2003

John Askew's long-running UK label — a foundational platform for the modern tech-trance and harder-uplifting sound, and the editorial home that spawned Subculture.

Tech TranceHard TranceUplifting Trance
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VII Records

London, United Kingdom · EST 2010

Simon Patterson's tech-trance flagship — the dedicated editorial home for the harder, drive-forward end of the genre and the psy-tech crossover that has defined his late-2010s direction.

Tech TrancePsy-TechUplifting Trance
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Bonzai Progressive

Antwerp, Belgium · EST 2002

The progressive arm of the legendary Belgian Bonzai music group — a long-running outlet for European progressive and tech-trance under the wider Bonzai umbrella.

Progressive TranceTech TranceUplifting Trance
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Magik Muzik

Breda, Netherlands · EST 2001

Tiësto-curated sub-label of Black Hole Recordings — the original imprint home for the Magik series and his early-2000s breakthrough catalogue.

Progressive TranceUplifting Trance
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Hooj Choons

London, United Kingdom · EST 1991

Foundational UK progressive-and-vocal-trance label of the 1990s and 2000s — home of Sasha's "Xpander" and Solarstone's "Seven Cities".

Progressive TranceUplifting TranceVocal Trance
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Anjunadeep

London, United Kingdom · EST 2005

Above & Beyond's deeper, more atmospheric sister label — the leading voice in modern progressive house and melodic techno.

Progressive HouseMelodic TechnoDeep House
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Enhanced Music

Manchester, United Kingdom · EST 2006

Will Holland's Manchester label group — a key platform for modern progressive trance, vocal trance, and the emerging future-bass sound.

Progressive TranceVocal TranceFuture Bass
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Pure Trance Recordings

London, United Kingdom · EST 2012

Solarstone's curatorial label dedicated to preserving the original progressive-trance sound — purist, patient, and editorially uncompromising.

Progressive TrancePure TranceUplifting Trance
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Outburst Records

Glasgow, Scotland · EST 2013

Mark Sherry's Glasgow-based tech-trance label — a flagship for the harder, more aggressive end of modern 138 BPM trance.

Tech TranceHard TranceUplifting Trance
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WAO138?!

Amsterdam, Netherlands · EST 2014

Armin van Buuren's 138 BPM sub-label — a deliberate response to fans demanding harder, faster trance within the ASOT umbrella.

Uplifting Trance138 BPMTech Trance
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Last Night On Earth

United Kingdom · EST 2013

Sasha's contemporary progressive label, founded 2013 — the editorial home for his late-period long-form productions and the modern Last Night On Earth aesthetic.

Progressive TranceProgressive HouseMelodic Techno
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Sudbeat Music

Buenos Aires, Argentina · EST 2009

Hernan Cattáneo's Argentine progressive imprint, founded 2009 — the South American editorial centre of contemporary progressive trance and house.

Progressive TranceProgressive House
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Bedrock Records

London, United Kingdom · EST 1999

John Digweed's long-running London progressive label, founded 1999 — one of the genre's most consistent editorial voices across more than 25 years.

Progressive TranceProgressive HouseTech House
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microCastle

Toronto, Canada · EST 2009

Toronto-based boutique progressive imprint, founded 2009 — a North American counterpart to the Anjunadeep / Sudbeat axis.

Progressive HouseProgressive TranceMelodic Techno
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Selador Recordings

Liverpool, United Kingdom · EST 2011

Steve Parry and Dave Seaman's Liverpool-rooted progressive label, founded 2011 — a focused boutique outlet for the modern progressive house and trance crossover.

Progressive HouseProgressive TranceTech House
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Colorize

United Kingdom · EST 2014

Enhanced Music's deeper / melodic-house sub-label — the home of vocal-led, progressive-adjacent material from artists like Estiva and Tritonal.

Melodic HouseProgressive HouseVocal Trance
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Tytanium Recordings

New York, USA · EST 2008

Sean Tyas's artist-run uplifting / tech-trance imprint — a focused outlet for his solo catalogue and the harder-uplifting peer scene.

Uplifting TranceTech Trance
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Reaching Altitude

Amsterdam, Netherlands (Armada distribution) · EST 2014

MaRLo's Armada-distributed uplifting / tech-energy trance imprint — the editorial home for the high-BPM, festival-leaning tech-uplifting sound.

Uplifting TranceTech Trance
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Goldrush Recordings

United Kingdom (Armada distribution) · EST 2017

Ben Gold's Armada-distributed uplifting / tech-trance imprint, founded 2017 — a focused outlet for the harder-uplifting and 138 BPM modern sound.

Uplifting TranceTech Trance
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KARNAGE Digital

Ireland · EST 2014

Bryan Kearney's artist-run tech/hard-trance imprint — a focused outlet for the harder, more confrontational end of the 138 BPM modern sound.

Tech TranceUplifting TranceHard Trance
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Iboga Records

Copenhagen, Denmark · EST 1997

Danish psytrance institution founded in 1997 — one of Europe's longest-running and most respected progressive-psy labels.

Progressive PsytrancePsytranceFull-On
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Nano Records

Bristol, United Kingdom · EST 2001

British psytrance label run by Regan Thackrah (Tristan) — a flagship for the UK psytrance scene since 2001.

Full-On PsytrancePsytranceProgressive Psy
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TIP Records

Goa, India / London, UK · EST 1993

The legendary Goa/UK label that helped birth Goa trance — a foundational document of the psychedelic-trance movement.

Goa TrancePsytranceOriginal Psy
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Damaged Records

Sydney, Australia · EST 2014

Bryan Kearney's harder-edged tech-trance label, founded 2014 — a global flagship for the 138 BPM hard sound.

Tech Trance138 BPMHard Trance
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Grotesque Music

Eindhoven, Netherlands · EST 2010

RAM's Dutch label, founded 2010 — a flagship for tech-uplifting and 138 BPM peak-time trance.

Tech TranceUplifting Trance138 BPM
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HOMmega Productions

Tel Aviv, Israel · EST 1998

Israeli psytrance flagship label, founded 1998 — home of Astrix, Infected Mushroom, Vini Vici, and the Israeli full-on tradition.

PsytranceFull-OnProgressive Psy
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Profound Records

Tel Aviv, Israel · EST 2014

Ranji's Israeli psytrance imprint — a focused outlet for his solo full-on catalogue and the contemporary Israeli psy scene.

PsytranceFull-OnProgressive Psy
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Solstice Music

Stockholm, Sweden · EST 2000

Swedish psytrance and Goa-trance label, founded 2000 — Atmos co-founded; one of the foundational Northern European outlets for the post-Goa psy sound.

PsytranceGoa TranceFull-On