whats up people its my first post on here, some friends turned me on to electronic music a while back with some sick tracks at a party....

ive bought quite a few cds since then and have been pretty disappointed

some of my favorite tracks are (in no particular order)

1. fine day
2. solarcoaster- solar stone
3. as the rush comes- motorcycle (g & d sweeping strings )
4. xpander - sasha
5. forever today- tiesto
6. organ donor - dj shadow
7. i see stars - robin fox (dj sharaz's night sky mix)
8 . universal nation - push

any recommendations on other tracks or albums i would like? id really appreciate it... ive wasted too much money on shi*ty cds already, i was reading reviews on amazon... been thinkin about buying gu13-sasha and gatecrasher-classics..should i?

i love all the GU's and all the Gatecrashers, i don't think ull be disappointed at all. what cd's did u buy that u were disappointed with.

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Originally posted by josh02 whats up people its my first post on here, some friends turned me on to electronic music a while back with some sick tracks at a party.... ive bought quite a few cds since then and have been pretty disappointed some of my favorite tracks are (in no particular order) 1. fine day 2. solarcoaster- solar stone 3. as the rush comes- motorcycle (g & d sweeping strings ) 4. xpander - sasha 5. forever today- tiesto 6. organ donor - dj shadow 7. i see stars - robin fox (dj sharaz's night sky mix) 8 . universal nation - push any recommendations on other tracks or albums i would like? id really appreciate it... ive wasted too much money on shi*ty cds already, i was reading reviews on amazon... been thinkin about buying gu13-sasha and gatecrasher-classics..should i?

Get GU 13. DJ Shadow has a new version of Entroducing out now that's 2 discs with a bunch of remixes. Haven't heard the 2nd disc, but the first is great.

I'd also be interested to hear what you didn't like before I make any more suggestions, though.

If you're just getting into EDM I'd definitely suggest GU013. I'd also suggest Tranceport by Paul Oakenfold - kind of one of those staple CDs you should really own. Also, the Ministry of Sound series might cater to someone who's working on getting more into the music.

ya was gonna suggest TP but wasn't sure if he already had that. i agree w/the MoS suggestion as well.

-Clubber's Guide to Trance series

-Trance Nation series

-and also, based on some of his choices, he might like some of the Dream Dance stuff

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wow replys came quick...thanks a lot...

groundhog, to answer your question about what i didnt like, tiesto's nyana was absolute crap, out of 20 or so tracks only one or two i like and an awful version of as the rush comes...

i bought avb- shivers and didnt really like it , also, an atb cd, i really liked the song 9pm til i come so i thought id give him a shot but that track was the only one i still listen to

i think, being new to the scene, im more into the huge singles than the whole art of mixing and track selection

by the way i live in orlando florida, going to ucf, in case anyone cares .. lol

ok, then my suggestion of the dream dance stuff u should like, esp. the older stuff. since u mentioned "9pm" i usually associate that not w/trance but w/earlier dance music or hi-nrg i like to call it. stuff like miss jane - it's a fine day, ma baker and the like. u should still like the MoS stuff though, in fact ATB mixed Clubber's Guide to Trance '99 which has both "9pm" and "Xpander", might be right up ur alley there.

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Originally posted by josh02 wow replys came quick...thanks a lot... groundhog, to answer your question about what i didnt like, tiesto's nyana was absolute crap, out of 20 or so tracks only one or two i like and an awful version of as the rush comes... i bought avb- shivers and didnt really like it , also, an atb cd, i really liked the song 9pm til i come so i thought id give him a shot but that track was the only one i still listen to i think, being new to the scene, im more into the huge singles than the whole art of mixing and track selection by the way i live in orlando florida, going to ucf, in case anyone cares .. lol

If you're looking more for tracks that flow, try Matt Darey's Upfront Trance CD.

Some others to look at that I think you might like
-Ferry Corsten - Live @ Innercity 1999 (I think this is only available on import, though, so try before you buy)
-Sasha's Involver
-Sander Kleinenberg - This is Everybody, Too
-Robert Miles - Dreamland
-Paul van Dyk - Out There and Back
-GU 21 - Deep Dish - Moscow

My girlfriend is also a fan of Tiesto's In Search of Sunrise series because of the tracks, not the mixing, so you might want to check out those, particularly ISOS 1 & 3.

I also listened to a lot of Chemical Brothers, Prodigy and Crystal Method when I was getting into EDM and they may have some tracks that your already familiar with.

I also listened to a few of the Ultra Trance comps, which I believe are similar to the Ministry of Sound mixes they're talking about. The Trance Nation series installments mixed by Ferry Corsten also look like they may be what you're looking for. Trance Nation 2's track list looks pretty impressive to me, though I haven't heard it.

yea i actually bought isos3, the first 5 tracks are great, really chill building up to a nice release with solarcoaster (god i wish it could have been a longer version), but then i think he just kinda falls off, although track 10- southern sun, is really unbelievable

praise your self luckt to be new, there are tons of divine tracks to be discovered by you.

My contribution: Armin Van Buuren - Communication

masterpiece

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You should deffinetly get these:

Armin Van Buuren - 76
Armin Van Buuren - Boundaries of Imagination
Paul Van Dyk - Global
Paul Van Dyk - The Politics of Dancing 1

Ferry Corsten - Live at Hyperstate 1999 and 2000.