We do have a distinct lack of talent over here, were very good as a nation at making hard house, but when it comes to warped bass line's are pants are pulled down by the german's, whilst the Italians penetrate....

Trance has always really come from those lovely Germans, they've always made beautiful tunes with beautiful breakdowns, and shit hot bass lines. Somehow those Italians don't quite have that eye, for uplifting trance (no more than the UK does). They have generally a very unique sound compared to the german's.

but I think I have the answer to your question......

Germany = trance/Hard Trance is a popular genre there, and is devolped for a commercial market

Italy = Techno-Trance/hardstyle is a popular genre there, and is devolped for a commercial market

UK = House music is a popular genre here, and is devolped for a commercial market


in otherwords we do make good music in this country, and this is recognised in places abroad like America for example, but like any genre, the best sounds will come out from the most popular genre...

Hard Trance just isn't at the top of the food chain in britain, whereas sounds like Hard House, Funky tribal prog house, super funky deep dazzled sprangled hard house are....


if Hard trance was the most popular genre, and the scene was to stay that way, we'd be producing as much stuff as those Crouts and Italian's, and at a similar quality.....