I make sure it isn't epic or anthem trance. I make sure it's from what in my opinion is a good DJ. It's a plus if the mix has more than 20 tracks, but if I stayed strictly to that rule, i'd only be able to buy Bad Boy Bill mixes. I like him, his style, and his CD's but I also like most other genres as well and not everyone can actually DJ on all of their CD's like he does. Maybe Hawtin and Clarke occasionaly. I was surprised to find Carl Cox has several decent 20+ track mix CD's.

Or in the case of an unkonwn genre to me like DnB i'll go for a name I recognize. I wanted a DnB CD and I got a Dieselboy mix because i'd heard of him before. I think it's a good compilation myself, but then what do I know about DnB...nothing really. I had the choice of the Dieselboy CD I bought, a Dieselboy CD with DnB remixes of Trance tracks, LTJ Bukem's depressing DnB artist album that had like 9 tracks on it, or one of those "DnB master mix compilation 2003" CD's from the music store I was in. I think I made the right choice though.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery I want unmixed compilations, damnit.

Same here! And full versions of the songs, preferably. (I know, I know, it's not as cool as vinyl, but I'm poor yet I want to play songs legally).

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Originally posted by Floorfiller his love for them is like a pentium 4 chip...

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Originally posted by RobSolaris 1) Is it because it cost too much $ for the cd/shipping? (ie the cd is not available in your country) b) or is it because djs are making poor quality cd compilation...its not worth your $? f) For real it doesn't matter, ill just listen to a CD sample, if it sounds good ill buy it.

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tbh i go for tracklisting

last ones i bought was ASOT 2004/Ahead/Positive Ways 3 and now Vandit: The Sessions Vol. 3

all by big name DJ's. if one track is out of place im the tracklist i just shudder

for example: Trancemaster s 3 CD in the UK

nice list:


1. Ferry Corsten - Rock Your Body Rock (Rennie Pilgrim Remix) wtf is that a breaks remix?
2. Sander van Doorn - Loaded
3. Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes (Armin van Buuren Universal Religion Remix)how old is this??
4. Paul van Dyk - Crush (Vandit Club Mix)
5. Three Drives - Air Traffic
6. Witness of Wonder - Emotions in Motion
7. Tiesto featuring BT - Love Comes Again
8. Ton T.B. - Dream Machine
9. Armin van Buuren feat. Justine Suissa - Burned With Desire (Brian Cross Remix) one of my favs of the past year
10. Envio - Time To Say Goodbye
11. Riley & Durrant - Suddenly
12. Darren Tate - DeliveranceDOES THIS BELONG HERE??
13. Slipmatt & Lime - Our FutureDOES THIS BELONG HERE??
14. Lasgo - Surrender (Cor Fijneman Remix)DOES THIS BELONG HERE??
15. Sam Sharp - Twister (Ron van den Beuken Mix)DOES THIS BELONG HERE??

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they ruin it so much with tracks that are mediocre and dont belong on the first CD.

I couldnt care who mixed them, i dont care how they were mixed (pc mixing isnt THAT bad ) i just need the latest tracks and the best order of tracks

thats why i went for ASOT 2004 and Positive Ways 3, the newest tracks and a good order

It better have a uber cool cover

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most of what is the deciding factor is tracklisting and who did the mixing, and maybe not as significant are artwork and price.

1. It has got to be from a DJ that I know
2. It has got to be a CD with a great track selection
3. It has got to be something I have been anticipating
4. It has to be a quality production (I mean: art design, a nice booklet, etc...)

...and I guess that's all...

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all the ninetyninety things plus new tunes, i mean, that nobody has listened to them (and they must be good)

The tracklisting, and the number of tracks on the album- too many and it's crap mixing in effect and the tunes just slam into each other, too few and it's too expensive (and also could well be crap mixing).

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i don't really purchase cds nowadays...if i wanted a new album or something of the sort i'd probly just download it

I look at the price. If it's above $15, you won't see me purchasing it. Most of the electronica albums around here range from $18-30. I simply can not see spending that much money on a CD.

Most of them are priced that high because of the import tax, I wish the record companies would open some labels over here so they can print copies in the states.

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I usually spend my money on vinyl, artist albums, or compilations mixed by the big dj's nowadays.

I used to buy compilations every now and then but I've been holding back for the past year or so because they are the same crap over and over again. I think 90% of the trance compilations I've seen in stores this year have had Burned With Desire, As the Rush Comes, Love Comes Again, and Time of Our Lives. I have 76, Just Be, and Reflections and I've had ATRC since it came out on Nyana back in May of last year, so seeing all of these tracks on a compilation is discouraging. Add the fact that a computer probably mixed the cd makes me not want to buy the cd even more.