Energy 52 - Cafè del Mar
System F - Out of the blue
Veracocha - Carte Blanche
Robert Miles - Children
Push - Universal Nation

The first trance tracks to have the hands in the air anthemic feel to them I remember are:

Ariel - Deep (I'm Falling Deeper) (Red Jerry Remix) (1996)
Vincent De Moor - Flowtation (1996)
Digital Blondes - Antheum (1996) *Hence the title*
Moonman - Don't Be Afraid (1996)

1996 was the year that the general hands in the air anthem formula started. Most tracks of this style were coming from Holland and to put it simple words, generally having an overall more energetic feel than the more dreamy and laid back style which was most common with trance at that period. This style existed in average numbers over those years but never really took off until late 1998.

That's the way I see it anyway.

Kosmonova - Ayla

DMX - Ruff ryder's anthem lol jk

Stevek

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