I've got to say, so far this has been the least impressive summer season for trance in my memory. No real anthems, no groundbreaking shifts in style. Ah well, you win some, you lose some. Opinions?

I agree, there hasnt been a release in the past 2 months that warranted me purchasing, my gf has started to buy breaks instead

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Originally posted by Cobalt I've got to say, so far this has been the least impressive summer season for trance in my memory. No real anthems, no groundbreaking shifts in style. Ah well, you win some, you lose some. Opinions?

So very true. It's been quantity over quality lately... there's so many tunes released every week that it's not even funny. And they all sound the same.

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Originally posted by kr00t0n I agree, there hasnt been a release in the past 2 months that warranted me purchasing, my gf has started to buy breaks instead

To look on the bright side, it's given my wallet a break.

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Originally posted by Cobalt To look on the bright side, it's given my wallet a break.

If only... Lately my money has been going on the re-releases of tunes I never got the first time around... and no, I don't mean the useless 2004 updates.

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It's been better than 2003, I know that, but down on 2002 and before.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J It's been better than 2003, I know that, but down on 2002 and before.

I'm sure I remember loads of big trance tunes around this time last year. 2002 was the worst imho.

I wonder what the next breakthrough trance style will sound like.Hopefully it has nothing to do with tiesto.

I'm in agreeance with Mr.Mystery,all the new trance tracks are becomming pretty repetative.

Saying that though, people have been saying 'trance is getting worse/boring/repetitive/formulaic/etc' since 1999. It's a dirge, it's nothing new.

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Originally posted by kr00t0n I agree, there hasnt been a release in the past 2 months that warranted me purchasing, my gf has started to buy breaks instead

smart g.f, get her to pm for recommendations

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Originally posted by isoterra Saying that though, people have been saying 'trance is getting worse/boring/repetitive/formulaic/etc' since 1999. It's a dirge, it's nothing new.

I don't think its boring,and its definetly not worse.But it just fails to maintain the feeling that it did in earlier days.For me anyway.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J It's been better than 2003, I know that, but down on 2002 and before.

Nah, 2003 was better than 2002. There was As The Rush Comes, Beautiful Things, Traffic, Crush, Right of Way, Holding On To Nothing, New Time New Place, Symbols, 3rd Earth, Time of our Lives, etc. It was a decent year.

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Originally posted by isoterra I'm sure I remember loads of big trance tunes around this time last year. 2002 was the worst imho.

Nowhere close to this year. 2002 had all the classic remixes that were, you know, actually good (Cafe del Mar, Janeiro), plus Solarcoaster, Southern Sun, Silverbath, Nothing, Summer Calling, Carrera 2, Mindcircus, etc.

What does this year have? The Age of Love remixes, Randy Kantana - In Silence (Txitxarro Remix), Phantom Manor, Adagio For Strings, a bunch of bland McProg, and some half-assed remakes of Synesthesia? Woo, great showing.