Before Trance Had a Name Long before trance became one of the world's biggest electronic music genres, two producers from Frankfurt were experimenting with hypnotic melodies, atmospheric soundscapes and driving rhythms that would help shape an entirely new movement. Those producers were Jam El Mar (Rolf Ellmer) and DJ Dag (Dag Lerner), better known as Dance 2 Trance. Formed in Germany in 1990, the duo emerged during a period when electronic music was rapidly evolving. Techno
