Mark Pledger ft. Melinda Gereh – Time Stands Still, 2010

Trance emerged as a form of electronic dance music around 1990, with the advent of music that was essentially techno or house, but had simplified percussion, extreme repetition, and other hypnotic effects such as sustained chords and long echoes. In trance's early years (1990-1992), it wasn't always clear whether a track was just "trancey" techno (or even beat-laden "ambient" or "deep" house), or was actually an example of what would later be called simply "trance". Consequently, such music might be tagged as (for example) both Trance and Techno. Example artists in this category and time period include The Shamen, Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia, The Irresistible Force, and Speedy J. From the New Beat scene, Age of Love's 1990 self-titled hit single is sometimes pointed to as the earliest "pure" trance track.

Similarly, some tracks from the Acid House era,

(Mark Robert Pledger) - English Trance DJ & producer, signed up to Anjunabeats label, in 2013 he launched his own label Melodika Music. Mark is commonly known for his collaborative works and remixes with Oliver Smith under their guise as Smith & Pledger, although he also has produced a number of singles with artists such as Mike Koglin, Matt Hardwick, and Super8 & Tab.