I haven't been actively listening to trance in months because I really don't like new trance so I've been exploring other genres...
From progressive house, tech house and breaks to techno and electro, from IDM, rhythmic noise and industrial to downtempo, ambient and such.

In last few months I've been actively listening to drum'n'bass and I simply can't get enough of it.
However, it is nice to go back to your roots from time to time, simply for the sake of nostalgy.

So I have decided to give Tranceport another listen... And boy, I gotta admit it was pure bliss.
Mixes like those will never get old and will become only better as the time passes by. Definately trance at it's best as far as I'm concerned.

Your thoughts?

Haven't listened to Tranceport in probably 2 maybe 3 years. Im going to hold off on it a while longer before whippin it out again.

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classic (much like all of his mix cds)

it's the only Tranceport i enjoyed (i don't the progressive stuff that evolved into Transport)
I believe it's one of the 10 best mixed trance albums ever.
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Ahhhh the mix that got me into it all

I still remember the moment exactly

i was never too fond of tranceport that much, though i enjoyed basically all of his other cds from that era. i even enjoy his older mixes such as fluoro and his 94 goa essential mix. i would say 9 times out of 10 when i go to sleep i pop in an old oakey mix, which is probably the only time i listen to trance nowadays.

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Dream Traveler - Time

Makes you wanna play Wipeout for some reason...

you can hate on oakenfold now all you want, and i will be the next in line to trash him, but he used to be good, he used to have great taste in music and tranceport is evidence of that

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That wasn't taste in music, that was the year's most popular 11 tracks put together, mixed by a beatmatching program and slapped Oakenfold's name on the cover.

In terms of marketing, it was awesome. In terms of DJing or music, it was abysmal. But it did do one thing really well: codefied the template by which all banal DJ mixes would follow--and have followed ever since.

The template that--hey, it doesn't matter how good you are or how long it took you to find those rare tunes anymore. The DJ is more important than the music now, so if you go out there and tell the ignorant mainstream masses you're one of the best, they'll believe it, because they don't have a standard of comparison to judge you by.

^^ haha I was waiting for that reply, as it is stated in every Tranceport thread.




Great compilation.

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Originally posted by Ishkur The template that--hey, it doesn't matter how good you are or how long it took you to find those rare tunes anymore. The DJ is more important than the music now, so if you go out there and tell the ignorant mainstream masses you're one of the best, they'll believe it, because they don't have a standard of comparison to judge you by.

Damn straight, and thats why I listen to whiney indie emo music now.


I ain't lying either, its far better than most any EDM out now and the stupid DJ culture that surrounds it.

I am an Oakenfold fan, i love most his compilations, productions and remixes.
But i dont get whats so special with this CD, all tracks are considered classics and are featured on houndreds of compilations all together.

Compare this to other compilations like Magik, Forbidden Paradise or even In Trance We Trust, the difference is that none of the compilations above contains tracks that has been featured a dozen time each compilations worldwide, thats more classic in my opinion.

He didnt even feature a production of his own.

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Last edited by Subtle on Mar-21-2007 at 17:20