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'''Schranz''' ({{IPA-de|ˈʃʁants}}) is a European style of music derived from [[techno music|techno]]. It originated in [[Germany]].

==Etymology==
The term emerged in 1994 when Germany born DJ [[Chris Liebing]] and [[The Advent]](U.K) described a certain type of techno while searching for records at the now closed "Boy Records" store. The next time he visited the shop, the owner had a selection of harder techno records filed under ''Schranz''. "For me personally, since that day in 1994, Schranz is a description for various dark and distorted sounds in techno", Liebing said in 2002.

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The original Schranz sound is a harder, uptempo (about 150 BPM) [[Techno]] style inspired by [[Detroit Techno]] with reduced melodic elements. Schranz often features just single synth stabs or atmospheric sweeps with a major emphasis on percussion. A trademark of this style are heavily compressed and filtered loops, combined with Roland 909 kick drums, snares, and high hats with various forms of distortion applied. A prime example of this are Chris Liebing's records ''The real Schranz 1
-–3'', the ''Stigmata'' series by André Walter & Mand many of the Schranz 1.0 -– 22.0 series complilations.

==Current trends==
Starting as a [[hard-techno]] sub-genre in 1998, Schranz evolved into a blend of [[hard-techno]] and [[minimal techno]] sub-genres by 2002. In its infancy (1999–2001), the genre was prominently represented by, e.g., Guy "The Geezer" Mcaffer,[[The Advent]] & [[Carl Cox]]. When it was popularized, modern Schranz artists such as [[Chris Liebing]] and [[Adam Beyer]] became some of its most well known producers, among others such as O.B.I, Lars Klein, Ade Fenton, Robert Natus, Lukas and others. The music is set at a tempo which usually is between about 150 and 170 BPM, but has been known to go lower and even higher. in 2012 Schranz has a very dedicated, but limited fan base, as other genres have taken ahead of the sound of schranz, such as the [[Hhard Ttechno]] & and [[Hhardstyle]] genre's⏎
s and with the rise of dubstep and electro-house, schranz is not only difficult and rare to find, is loosing wide popularity, and is mainly still enjoyed by the hardcore diehard fans of this genre.
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Places that youschranz can still find schranzbe found in 2012 are  : Germany, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain &and Bulgaria (slowly dying here) but in its prime was found all over globe, not limited to, but including, Australia, Brazil, Denmark, USA, among many others.

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