Essential Trance #2

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Rustymike

Finland327 Posts

October 11 2010 23:54 GMT

Booyaa!

Time for another Essential Trance blogpost just to annoy you guys

This time introducing a well known classic release and a few others.

#1

Age Of Love - The Age Of Love EP

Considered by many to be the very first true Trance Single. Remixed over 9000 times but the one remix that got everyones attention was Jam & Spoons "Watch Out For Stella Mix". Massive hit when it first hit the dance floors and still gets highly played, if not but for the nostalgias sake.
Hypnotic, driving, euphoric true trance at its finest.

Come on, Dance With Me.
http://www.discogs.com/Age-Of-Love-The-Age-Of-Love/master/80049

#2

Underworld - Dark & Long EP

Made famous by the awesome movie "Trainspotting". This EP is considered to be more on the house or techno side of electronic music but the one Version of Dark & Long I'm talking about is
Underworld - Dark & Long (Dark Train). Lenght over 10mins, melody that is strangely both happy and sad at the same time, great athmosphere and a structure that keeps on building through the whole song. Absolutely mindblowing soundengineering for the time by Rick Smith and classic vocals by Karl Hyde.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Underworld
Related label: Junior Boy's Own

... which brings us to

#3 Sasha & John Digweed - Northern Exposure

Following the trend of godtier mixed albums started by Sashas and Digweeds first Renaissance collection, Northern Exposure is one of the finest Mix CDs of the 90s. The First CD "North" starts out slowly with chillout/breakbeat tunes of that time but the second CD "South" picks it up and really gives the listener a great interpretation of what the mid 90s Trance music sounded like. Great mixing techniques for the time and a perfected tracklist. Get this one now!
http://www.discogs.com/Sasha-And-John-Digweed-Northern-Exposure/release/36165

This weeks banger!

SubtleArt

2710 Posts

October 11 2010 23:59 GMT

Thanks! I don't listen to any electronic music but I'm pretty interested, so I'll give these a try.

Edit: These are pretty repetitive O-o

EvilTeletubby

Baltimore, USA22256 Posts

October 12 2010 00:50 GMT

On October 12 2010 08:59 SubtleArt wrote:
Edit: These are pretty repetitive O-o

Essential Trance #2

Just pointing out the obvious. ^_^

Thanks for the list - will have to listen. I need new stuff.

cAsaLocoS

United Kingdom70 Posts

October 12 2010 01:05 GMT

Rustymike have you ever been to gatecrasher in England? If not then you'd love it!!

alexpnd

Canada1857 Posts

October 12 2010 01:19 GMT

Excellentt!

javy_

United States1677 Posts

October 12 2010 01:32 GMT

Northern Exposure is pretty amazing. I have Vol.1(north and south), Vol. 2 (east and west), and Expeditions.

I think Tranceport 1 and 2 (Oakenfold and Dave Ralph respectively) are also essential trance mixes.

Oakenfold's Goa Mix (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa_Mix) is also another trance essential.

edit: I almost forgot F.A.C.T. by Carl Cox ( http://www.discogs.com/Carl-Cox-FACT/release/62949 ). Absolutely amazing trance and techno mix.

Lastly, Euphoria: Ibiza (Matt Darey mix) is another trance mix that is filled with so many trance classics. Easily the best of the Euphoria series ( http://www.discogs.com/Matt-Darey-Ibiza-Euphoria/release/39015 and http://www.amazon.com/Euphoria-Ibiza-Various-Artists/dp/B00001ZTX7/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286847824&sr=8-1)

Rustymike

Finland327 Posts

October 12 2010 08:16 GMT

On October 12 2010 10:05 cAsaLocoS wrote:
Rustymike have you ever been to gatecrasher in England? If not then you'd love it!!

I haven't

But I know the event!

javy925 wrote:
Northern Exposure is pretty amazing. I have Vol.1(north and south), Vol. 2 (east and west), and Expeditions.

I think Tranceport 1 and 2 (Oakenfold and Dave Ralph respectively) are also essential trance mixes.

edit: I almost forgot F.A.C.T. by Carl Cox ( http://www.discogs.com/Carl-Cox-FACT/release/62949 ). Absolutely amazing trance and techno mix.

Yeah man! Northern Exposure series is in their own class, I included the first one because it represented best of that eras sound.
Tranceport 1 is pure ownage and so is Oakies Perfecto pres. Another World Mix Album aswell. I was actually thinking of including that Carl Cox mix or one of Oakies mixes in my upcoming blogposts

Glad to see that here is people who doesnt just know ASOT and TATW.

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