hey everyone. I know 1999 trance has been overly documented and discussed like crazy. my opinion is nothing new but I compiled a list of trance tracks from each year and I realized how great the catalogue was for 1999.

I mean, how can you write tearjerking lyrics like chakra - love shines through? Til' we meet again is one of the greatest tribute tracks ever in all of music. it's also the year the big 4 (AVB, Ferry, PVD, Tiesto) really made a name for themselves.

I respect the earlier years of trance, but 1999 is above and beyond any other year when it comes to trance music.

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Originally posted by Mattsanity. 1999 is above and beyond any other year when it comes to trance music.

yup....

Agnelli & Nelson - Everyday
Airscape - L'Esperanza
Armin - Communication
Art Of Trance - Madagascar
Ayla - Angelfalls
Ayla - Into The Light
Balearic Bill - Destination Sunshine
Bedrock - Heaven Scent
Binary Finary - 1999
Billy Ray Martin - Honey(Chicane rmx)
Blank & Jones - Cream
BT - Dreaming(Tiesto rmx)
BT - Godspeed
BT - Mercury And Solace(BT 12' Mastermix)
Cass & Slide - Perception
Chicane - Saltwater
Delerium - Silence(Tiesto I.S.O.S rmx)
DJ Tandu - Velvet
DJ Tiesto - Sparkles
DJ Tiesto - Theme From Norefjell
Dumonde - See The Light
Gouryella - Gouryella
Gouryella - Walhalla
Hybrid - Finished Symphony
Kamaya Painters - Endless Wave
Kamaya Painters - Far From Over
Liquid Child - Diving Faces
Mario Lopez - The Sound Of Nature
Matt Darey - Liberation
Mythos & DJ Cosmo - Send Me An Angel
Nalin & Kane - Open Your Eyes
Nova - Welcome To The Future
Paul Van Dyk - Another Way
Planet Perfecto - Bullet In The Gun
Plastic Boy - Twixt
Pulser - Cloudwalking
Rank 1 - Airwave
Sander Kleinenberg - Sacred
Sasha - Xpander
Solar Stone - Seven Cities
Space Manoeuvres - Stage One
System F - Out Of The Blue
The Quest - C Sharp
Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia
Tilt - Invisible
Veracocha - Carte Blanche
Vimana - We Came
William Orbit - Adagio For Strings(Corsten rmx)
Yahel - Going Up

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Originally posted by Mattsanity. I respect the earlier years of trance, but 1999 is above and beyond any other year when it comes to trance music.

It was also a great year because Above & Beyond didn't exist yet!

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Not sure if this is a joke or not, but I will take you seriously anyways. I'm making a catalogue too and I have yet to find a track from 1999 (or earlier) that doesn't sound like shit (in every possible way, and this also includes beloved 'Xpander' which smells too, though not as much as Tiesto's and Ferry's crap) compared to what came out in the last couple of years.

As far as I'm concerned, trance is only now becoming good haha.

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Originally posted by jvs Not sure if this is a joke or not, but I will take you seriously anyways. I'm making a catalogue too and I have yet to find a track from 1999 (or earlier) that doesn't sound like shit (in every possible way, and this also includes beloved 'Xpander' which smells too, though not as much as Tiesto's and Ferry's crap) compared to what came out in the last couple of years. As far as I'm concerned, trance is only now becoming good haha.

You're a complete an utter moron. Have you actually listened to any of those tracks from that list above? Let me guess, you listen to ASOT?

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Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike Social outcasts are often of the opinion that they must have a drink before being able to loosen up with their inhibitions, thus being able to have a good time. There's a word that sums up this sort of behaviour, and that word is 'reject.'

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Originally posted by jvs Not sure if this is a joke or not, but I will take you seriously anyways. I'm making a catalogue too and I have yet to find a track from 1999 (or earlier) that doesn't sound like shit (in every possible way, and this also includes beloved 'Xpander' which smells too, though not as much as Tiesto's and Ferry's crap) compared to what came out in the last couple of years. As far as I'm concerned, trance is only now becoming good haha.

Please tell me you're trolling.

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Originally posted by _Ocean_Drive_ You're a complete an utter moron. Have you actually listened to any of those tracks from that list above? Let me guess, you listen to ASOT?

I have banned myself from listening to ASOT. The show is depressing, it makes me feel disillusioned after only 2 or 3 songs into it. This is not to say that there isn't a rare good track in there (I can't tell, since I banned myself, but it's not hard to believe that he throws in an occasional decent track that never gets popular with the crowd).

Oh, and it's strange that you loathe ASOT when it's pretty much modernized late-90's trance lol. (of course, the 90's synth fetishism stops people from realizing that mid/late-90's trance is exactly what ASOT is about today).

So what part of the list are you interested in? Kamaya Painters? Their songs are fucking joke. Rank 1's "Airwave"? Do I have to fucking comment on that? Gouryellas? LOL? I think Darude's "Sandstorm" is missing.

The best tracks are Xpander, Finished Symphony and Saltwater (it's a nice early pop trance track). Then comes Adagio For Strings and Lifeline (Heaven Scent is not that good) and the rest. Also -- the original mix of Madagascar (not the assumed Ferry's mix) is better too (fuck it, it might even be better than most of these songs).

So yeah, the year is nothing special, unless you count nostalgia.

There are a few good tracks on that list, as well as a few bad tracks that I enjoy, but for the most part I'm going to agree with jvs and say that that list sucks. There are some great songs from '99, however.

Also, what the hell Matt?

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Originally posted by jvs I have banned myself from listening to ASOT. The show is depressing, it makes me feel disillusioned after only 2 or 3 songs into it. This is not to say that there isn't a rare good track in there (I can't tell, since I banned myself, but it's not hard to believe that he throws in an occasional decent track that never gets popular with the crowd). Oh, and it's strange that you loathe ASOT when it's pretty much modernized late-90's trance lol. (of course, the 90's synth fetishism stops people from realizing that mid/late-90's trance is exactly what ASOT is about today). So what part of the list are you interested in? Kamaya Painters? Their songs are fucking joke. Rank 1's "Airwave"? Do I have to fucking comment on that? Gouryellas? LOL? I think Darude's "Sandstorm" is missing. The best tracks are Xpander, Finished Symphony and Saltwater (it's a nice early pop trance track). Then comes Adagio For Strings and Lifeline (Heaven Scent is not that good) and the rest. Also -- the original mix of Madagascar (not the assumed Ferry's mix) is better too (fuck it, it might even be better than most of these songs). So yeah, the year is nothing special, unless you count nostalgia.

Yeah, OK, so Oakenfold's EM sets, Tiesto live at Innericty, PvD, Chicane, Red Jerry all crap EDM in 1999? I'm not a fan of Airwave particularly, either, but compared to the majority of crap being churned out today at the rate of 500 of a day, it's a masterpiece. And how on earth can you call Saltwater an 'early pop' track. Seriously. What planet are you on?

Write a list half as long of the above, of decent songs from the "last couple of years".

You have to be trolling.

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Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike Social outcasts are often of the opinion that they must have a drink before being able to loosen up with their inhibitions, thus being able to have a good time. There's a word that sums up this sort of behaviour, and that word is 'reject.'

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Originally posted by _Ocean_Drive_ Yeah, OK, so Oakenfold's EM sets, Tiesto live at Innericty, PvD, Chicane, Red Jerry all crap EDM in 1999? I'm not a fan of Airwave particularly, either, but compared to the majority of crap being churned out today at the rate of 500 of a day, it's a masterpiece. And how on earth can you call Saltwater an 'early pop' track. Seriously. What planet are you on? Write a list half as long of the above, of decent songs from the "last couple of years". You have to be trolling.

I would recommend Oakenfolds Urban Soundtrack sets from 99, also.

I haven't listened to trance since the last ten years, so i can't comment of the current state of trance, i just know it's shit albeit i've heard some pretty good airwave sets lately. Airwave was one of my favs during the time i was a trancefanatic. He stayed despite the scene has turned shit..

http://trance.nu/v4/forum/viewtopic...=airwave++fight