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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.
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