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Hello everyone, I was recently introduced to trance and was wondering if you had any suggestions of songs or new cds I could purchase.

Thanks in advance!

Louie DeVito CDs are def what you want to pick up

Here is my definitive bare bones trance cd must haves. Some are not available that easily but perhaps you can find a mp3 somewhere.


Original Artist Albums:
Pal Van Dyk-Seven Ways
BT-IMA
LSG-Into the deep

Mix CDs
X-Mix-1-The MFS Trip
Sasha and Digweed-Northern Exposure Series
Paul Oakenfold-Tranceport

Those are as bare boned essentials as you can get. Obviously other people will have different suggestions but to me that basically gives you the flavor of trance as good as possible.

stuff like seven ways is too advanced for someone new, will surely scare them off.

you should get the system f trance nation mix complilations. pure gold.

i'd buy them off amazon. they will be a few quid each probably.

interesting to hear how the genre progressed with the series. a nice window into trance at it's peak.

this is how i started with trance nation and was sucked in



then i'd move onto tiesto's in search of sunrise CDs (1 - 3)

and paul van dyk - out there and back for a really nice artisic album.

next thing you know you'll be banging out dark techno

Thanks for your suggestions!

do people buy cds these days :O

Google J00F

The number on underground artist!!

Check these two old series starting at 1992 and 1994, at the bottom of the pages you can find the others:

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Tran...1/release/54719

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Tran...4/release/47713

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Originally posted by rubez stuff like seven ways is too advanced for someone new, will surely scare them off.

Genuinely made me laugh.

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Originally posted by velandra Hello everyone, I was recently introduced to trance and was wondering if you had any suggestions of songs or new cds I could purchase. Thanks in advance!

I think the better route would be to encourage you to listen to your favorite dj's weekly podcasts. There are quite a few:

Armin van Buurn - A State of Trance
Ferry Corsten - Corsten's Countdown
Sander van Doorn - Identity
Markus Schulz - Global DJ Broadcast
Paul Oakenfold - Planet Perfecto
Tiesto - Clublife
Above & Beyond - GroupTherapy
Paul van Dyk - Vonic Sessions
Christopher Lawrence - Rush Hour
The Thrillseekers - NightMusic


+ this site: http://mixing.dj/ has lots of downloadable mixes.

However, if you must "buy" mixes, some of my most recent purchases have been Armin's - Universal Religion 6 , Paul van Dyk's - Evolution , Markus Schulz - Los Angeles 12 and probably one of my favorites, MOS Annual 2013.

That should get you started....

For recent stuff, like the past three months:

Solar Stone/Orkidea - Pure Trance
Bissen - Global Trance USA
John O'Callaghan - Subculture 2013

The Bissen one is the slower relaxed 2.0 ish trancy sound that is currently popular, the O'callaghan is the ASOT vocally type sound that tends to come from the Armin camp, also rather popular. My favorite recent mix cd is definately the solar stone one, particularly the second disc.

For history I have to reiterate the northern exposure series, excellent iconic tracks in there.

I sort of envy new people, getting to hear all this great music for the first time. Play it really loud, put on some incense or something that you like the smell of to really make the memory set in. As cheesy as it sounds I liked to drive out to this really bare flat area with a few friends with some trance on and watch the sunset.

Aside from CD's I have to recommend Gareth Emory's podcast, as well as Sander Van Doorn, Protoculture, JOOF, and Christopher Lawrence. They all put out downloadable mixes about twice a month (+/-). The classical favorite DJ's people cling to are usually Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten. They are still quite enjoyable but my favorites these days are John Askew, Christopher Lawrence, Orkidea, and JOOF.

It is a good time to be getting into trance. In my opinion the trancers have really been killing it lately.

Hey the newest Cd's you need to check out are
1. John O' Callaghan - Subculture 2013
2. Solarstone - Pure Trance Vol. 1
3. Airwave - Parellel Lines
4. A State Of Trance 2013
5. Kyau & Albert - Night Awake
6. Enhanced Sessions Volume 3.

album: relaunch - two minds

radioshows: global trance groovers, progrez, momentum by basil o'glue

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Originally posted by paulversuspaul Paul Van Dyk-Seven Ways

Just put this on to nurse a hangover. I haven't played it for years but within seconds of that oceanic synth washing over me at the start of Home I remember why this is one of my favourite albums ever. There are five essential artist albums that encapsulate the sound I love the most, that mid-90s summery progressive trance/house vibe. They are:

Paul Van Dyk - Seven Ways
BT - Ima
Blue Amazon - The Javelin
Way Out West - Way Out West
Chicane - Far From The Maddening Crowds

i'd agree the 4/5 of them, but i don't know the other, will check out, but...


no hybrid artist album?! you crazy? (or forgetful)

the first two are the pinnacle of electronica.

None of the Hybrid albums are "mid-90s summery progressive trance/house".

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Paul Van Dyk - Seven Ways BT - Ima Blue Amazon - The Javelin Way Out West - Way Out West Chicane - Far From The Maddening Crowds

Honestly I would have picked the same 5. Really the sound of an era.

That was a special time for me and I had always worried that I was over rating some of the music because of the memories associated with it but I am glad people who arent nostalgic about it also love it.

There is nostalgia for me too because I played all of those albums to death as a teenager, but of course when I first heard them it was still almost 10 years since their original release.

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