So today I was in the mood to listen to some older tracks... And it saddend me how few I remembered really... but I love the general sound that trance had before the new millenium... Sounded so much less generic than it does now...

So my question, what are your favorite pre-2000 tracks?

Da Hool-Meet her @ the Loveparade
Bedrock-Heaven Scent
Yahel-Voyage
Faithless-Insomnia
Energy 52-Cafe del Mar
Future Sounds of London-Papua New Guinea

are some of mine

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Tiesto, Montana & Storm - Bleckentrommel
Faithless - Insomnia
Push - Universal Nation
Tiesto - Theme from Norefjell
Cygnus X - The Orange Theme
Allure - When she left
Vimana - We came

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Awesome thread, brings a tear to my eye.

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Ahh..you gotta love 98/99-trance.. the memories!

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why don't they bring it back? i mean trance now adays is like having to prove that your emotional you know? like every fuckin dj has to go all emotional and can't just make some kick ass tune like they did in 99' i hate to say it but trance has become pretty gay now adays becase of these fuckin artists, and i listen to trance every day.

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Originally posted by Ian^ and If I try really hard, I can fart the melody to PPK - Resurrection

Moon Project - Glow
Body-Shock - Sleepless
The Digital Blonde - Electra

Ravelab - Seeing Is Believing
Space Frog - Time Slip [Lords Of Octagon Remix]
Water Pistol - Squirt
Mystic Force - Starbust
Mandala - Evolution
Dimension - White Dove
Cocooma - Flying Saucer

Some of mine.

Binary Finary - 1999 (Kay Cee Remix)

Sven Väth - Ritual Of Life (Spicelab/Tribal Acid Mixes)
Resistance D - Human
Solar Quest - Acid Air Raid (George's Allnighter)
DJ Tom & Norman - Tales Of Mystery
L.S.G - Hearts
Spicelab - Falling
Cryptic Diffusion - Spring Tools
Curare - Schneller Pfeil
Paragon - The Poets
Afrotrance - Spiritual Energy
Vernon - Vernon's Wonderland
The Volunteers - Sundown
Robotnico - Brazilian Trancer
Arpeggiators - X-Plain The Un X-Plained
Bedrock - Set In Stone
Mystic Force - Planet
Nexus 6 - Ab-Chic (Acrid Abeyance Remix)
Albion - Phönix

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Andy Ling - Calling Angel

from 1996..discovered this tune this year..and what a tuunage that is

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The Future Sound of London- Papua New Guinea
The Future Sound of London- We Have Explosive
The Future Sound of London- Expander
The KLF- What Time Is Love/ America: What Time is Love?
The KLF- 3AM Eternal
The Prodigy- Out of Space
The Prodigy- Everybody in the Place
The Prodigy- Voodoo People
The Prodigy- No Good
The Prodigy- Firestarter
The Prodigy- Smack My Bitch Up
Primal Scream- Loaded
Altern8- Evapor8
Praga Khan- Injected With A Poison
New Order- Blue Monday
New Order- Confusion
D Mob- We Call it Aciied
Hardfloor- Acperience
2 Unlimited- Get Ready For This
Jaydee- Plastic Dreams
Urban Hype- Trip to Trumpton
Energy 52- Café del Mar
Leftfield/Lydon- Open Up
Leftfield- Song of Life
Leftfield- Phat Planet
Leftfield- Afrika Shox
Leftfield- Swords
Leftfield- Rhino's Prayer
Underworld- Dark & Long
Paul van Dyk- Words
Paul van Dyk- Avenue
Tony de Vit- The Dawn
Robert Miles- Children
CJ Bolland- The Prophet
Faithless- Insomnia
Faithless- Salva Mea
Faithless- God Is A DJ
Rob D- Clubbed to Death
Chemical Brothers- Setting Sun
Chemical Brothers- Block Rockin' Beats
Chemical Brothers- Private Psychedelic Reel
Meat Beat Manifesto- Prime Audio Soup
BT- Flaming June
Binary Finary- 1998
Lunatic Calm- Leave You Far Behind
Fatboy Slim- Rockafella Skank
Fatboy Slim- Right Here, Right Now
Chicane- Offshore
Lost Tribe- Gamemaster
Mauro Picotto- Lizard
System F- Out of the Blue
BT & Paul Van Dyk- Namistai
Veracocha- Carte Blanche


...Loads more, of course, but those are my favourites.

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Last edited by SYSTEM-J on Dec-23-2004 at 14:36

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Originally posted by DJ JEM why don't they bring it back?

I agree on that one. It seems most of the trance has lost the massive buildups and climaxes. Since now all trance sounds like 'The White Room' (Which I don't find that special, though, only the most overplayed ASOT tune of the year) Only a nice melody that goes on and on and some female dreamy voice goes 'whaaahaaahaaa' under it. Everybody seems to like that now and put older trance (like Gouryella, System F/Veracocha, Rank 1, Balearic Bill, Binary Finary) down as 'cheese' while IMO that represents the true sound of trance for me. Massive build ups, climaxes to die for, sweeping strings. It reminds me of all the good parties of the old days...., like I got all goosebumps when a trancesong was going to it's climax-fase to burst out in a boombastic melody....

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