Progressive
Progressive adjective - Being far along in development.
Shifting and progressive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shifting" instead an adjective "Progressive".
Shifting
Shifting adjective - Changing position or direction.
Progressive and shifting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Progressive" instead an adjective "Shifting".
Both words in one sentence
- Tritonal (mixing progressive trance with Electro House before genre shifting to the latter completely)
Source: Trance - Furthermore, there are some noticeable Progressive Metal influences on their first two or three albums, through the inclusion of Throw It In jamming, multiple riffs and tempo-shifting in songs, elements which gradually disappeared and were simplified afterwards.
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