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I won't go into the 90's. Although I heard a good amount of euro dance, freestyle and a few cheese trance tracks, they weren't anything that really made me want to explore EDM.
01-03 Darude-Sandstorm, Miss Jane-Fine Day, Paul van Dyk-Another Way, Sasha-Expander, Oakenfold-Southern Sun. From a short-lived liking to cheesey trance, to a brief exploration of good epic and melodic trance. I was only scratching the surface then, but it had me interested. Most notable albums for me at the time were Paul van Dyk-Out there and Back, and Sasha-Airdrawndagger.
2004 Went to my first rave massive and changed everything for me. I now had a deep thirst and desire for trance. Visited message boards and kept up with current releases. I changed from Melodic to Progressive that year. So many good titles to mention: MK-S vs Robert Nickson-Fallback, Tilt-The World Doesn't Know, Starkid-Crayons (Leama and Moor Remix), Steve May-Open Day (Luke Chable Remix) and Michael Burns-Forwards. 2004 is probably my favorite year for exploring EDM and mainly progressive trance.
2005 Went to more rave undergrounds. The first and second SF Love Parades would become unforgettable for me. Never liked happy hardcore, but persistent listening to many of the classics at parties had the genre grow on me. I started losing much of my interest in epic/uplifting trance and focused more on progressive, then house in the summer. 2005 was a party year for me, so it also exposed me to drum n bass, techno, hardstyle, gabber, psytrance, and breakbeats. By end of 2005 I was checking out a little bit of everything, including some older trance classics, but primarily progressive (trance, breaks and house). Titles worth mentioning: Andy Moor-Halcyon, Mark Otten-So Serene, Jacob Todd-Nothing is Real, Tonepushers-Daydreamer (Bill Hammel Remix), Aphex Twin-Acrid Avid Shred, Hyper-Outsider, Cut and Run-King of the Bongo, David West-Envy, Li Kwan-Point Zero, Thrillseekers-Synaethasia, Jose Amnesia-The Eternal (Pulser Remix), and Niklas Harding-Ice Beach. (Yeah I was pretty sporadic that year)
2006 to present Still very sporadic. Went into IDM, Chill-out, psy-dub, deep house, minimal, and tech. My drug use grew, so a desire for strange, moody, trippy tracks were primarily on the agenda. Progressive house still stayed as my main love. I just recently gotten used to the new electro sound, but I still have a longing for dreamy 2004 prog. I'm not quite sure where else to go now, but I am thinking about dubstep. I will probably continue exploring EDM for at least 3 more years. Some excellent tracks played while tripping: Boards of Canada-1969, Digital Science-Snowie White, Khetzal-Avasari, Flexitones-The Lost Frontier, Bluetech-7th Phase Dub, Silent Hill-24 Covers, Freeform Five-No More Conversations (Mylo Remix), Secede-Vega Libre and Bad Loop-Lumme
Man, EDM has treated me well. 
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