People can argue all they want but it was inevitable that trance was going to turn into what it did with the tracks on Tranceport. For many people who got into trance in the late 90s, Tranceport was their first exposure to the music, especially in the United States. There wasn't (and still isn't) that many trance CDs in America, let one CDs with "classic" trance or goa/psy. That's why I think it has this special feeling for people, even with trance being older.

The CD is 10 years old and I am sure in the next decade many of the tracks on that CD will be considered "classics" as far as the more melodic, epic stuff goes, but I wouldn't say that CD was exactly all epic trance, it had a good variety of more hypnotic stuff (Cafe Del Mar, Words, 1998, Enervate, Time, Purple) with more melodic, almost epic stuff (Greece 2000, Rendezvous, Someone, El Nino, Gamemaster).

Ferry Corsten also remixed some amazing complitation for Ministry Of Sound: Trance Nation

No complains on the mixing by me.
Talking about classics, many now have become that:

I have 1 and 2:
Trance Nation One

Trance Nation Two

Trance Nation Three

Trance Nation Four

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ferry always been technical skilled compared to alot of other trance djs imo. i didnt like those compilations that much tho but ferry corsten innercity CD was realy cool.

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Originally posted by nrjizer Sorry, but Tranceport isn't anywhere close to "real" or "classic" trance. Try something more along these lines:

good call, but still in my opinion i consider tranceport real and classic trance. it's not as old as the examples you put up and it didnt contribute as much to the foundation of trance as your examples, but i still consider tranceport the epitome of what trance should be. again thats just my opnion

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Originally posted by woscar99 This CD holds a very special place in my heart since this was what first got me into EDM.

Yup. I went on a Oakie CD buying spree in 2002, when I discovered the trance genre.

Travelling is also one of the best compilations I have ever heard...

Better than Tiesto's Nyana in my opinion. But Tiesto has stepped it up with the In Search of Sunrise comps.

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Massively overrated.

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mind fuck

Tranceport is quite possibly the very first mix that I ever listened to.
I loved it, and then further went out and downloaded "Paul Oakenfold - Live @ Gatecrasher"

I was hooked. I still love Paul Oakenfold for what he was. Nowadays I'm much more into Carl Cox, Chemical Bros., & BT, but Tranceport is what started it all.