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Most significant and influential trance records of the 90s
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| dazton_2000 |
I just love that 90s trance sound, the simplicity does it for me.
10 records from the 90s that had the most impact for me are:
Age of Love - Age of Love (watch out for stella club mix)
PVD - For an Angel
Humate - Love Stimulation
Armin - Blue Fear
Moonman - Don’t be Afraid
Veracocha - Carte Blanche
Energy 52 - Café Del Mar (Three n one original)
BT - Flaming June (BT and PVD original)
Chicane - Offshore
Three Drives - Greece
I would put Sasha - Xpander in there but I consider that the ultimate prog house record.
What does everyone else think? |
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| SYSTEM-J |
In terms of influence, the obvious one missing here is Robert Miles - Children.
Once you get to the late '90s, the Gatecrasher anthems come thick and fast. Instead of Moonman or Veracocha, you could have had System F, Gouryella, Binary Finary, Agnelli & Nelson, Ayla, etc. etc. etc. I think it's more interesting to look at the tracks from the 1995-1997 era that took trance from being a niche concern to being the massive phenomenon it was around the turn of the millennium. |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by dazton_2000
I just love that 90s trance sound, the simplicity does it for me.
10 records from the 90s that had the most impact for me are:
Age of Love - Age of Love (watch out for stella club mix)
PVD - For an Angel
Humate - Love Stimulation
Armin - Blue Fear
Moonman - Don’t be Afraid
Veracocha - Carte Blanche
Energy 52 - Café Del Mar (Three n one original)
BT - Flaming June (BT and PVD original)
Chicane - Offshore
Three Drives - Greece
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Agree with most of this, but I'd also have to put Saha and Marie - Be As One, Grace - Not Over Yet and BBE 7 days and One week.
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
In terms of influence, the obvious one missing here is Robert Miles - Children.
Once you get to the late '90s, the Gatecrasher anthems come thick and fast. Instead of Moonman or Veracocha, you could have had System F, Gouryella, Binary Finary, Agnelli & Nelson, Ayla, etc. etc. etc. I think it's more interesting to look at the tracks from the 1995-1997 era that took trance from being a niche concern to being the massive phenomenon it was around the turn of the millennium. |
Agreed, although the Agnelli and Nelson (even late Extravaganza releases as a whole) were a little more disposable.
In terms of straight up influence, I'd have to include Odyssee Of Noises - Firedance (The Sunrise) as aside from being a big track in terms of popularity, it had a massive effect on the direction of that sound (i.e. supersaw protoype sound).
Also probably include Li Kwan – Point Zero as a protyope for another predominant sound in later trance (Lot Tribe, Tekara, etc).
Also have to mention Tilt - Rendezvous PVD Quadrophic mix as it was such a huge track but is so layered and nuanced and a lot of the production techniques/motifs were later used in many of those gatecrasher/cream tracks.
Also would have to give a mention to Red Sun - This love. It was kind of a personification of pumping trance at the time.
But then I'm getting in to Epic house like Hondy - No Access and JX - There's nothing I won't do :crazy: |
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| AlphaStarred |
I'd also add:
Resistance D. - Cosmic Love
Awa - Together We Can Learn
Metro Dade - The Andor Voyage
Jam & Spoon - Odyssey To Anyoona
Jones & Stephenson - The First Rebirth
Phrenetic System - Wayfarer
Union Jack - Cactus/Two Full Moons & A Trout
Cybordelics - Adventures Of Dama/Alice In Wonderland
Velocity - Lust (Remix By Rabbit In The Moon)
LSG - Netherworld
Emmanuel Top - Fusion
C.J.Bolland - Camargue
Ramin - Moonchild
Perry & Rhodan - The Beat Just Goes Straight On And On (On On+On Mix) |
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| dazton_2000 |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
In terms of influence, the obvious one missing here is Robert Miles - Children.
Once you get to the late '90s, the Gatecrasher anthems come thick and fast. Instead of Moonman or Veracocha, you could have had System F, Gouryella, Binary Finary, Agnelli & Nelson, Ayla, etc. etc. etc. I think it's more interesting to look at the tracks from the 1995-1997 era that took trance from being a niche concern to being the massive phenomenon it was around the turn of the millennium. |
Agreed, it would be interesting to look at 95-97, just before it exploded. However, most of the records I chose were from that era.
Other tracks that come to the top of my head:
PVD - Forbidden Fruit (Forbidden Future Mix)
Discodroids – Interspace
Starparty - Im in love
p.s. yes, I was a huge Ferry Corsten fan :) |
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| dazton_2000 |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RANN
Agree with most of this, but I'd also have to put Saha and Marie - Be As One, Grace - Not Over Yet and BBE 7 days and One week.
Agreed, although the Agnelli and Nelson (even late Extravaganza releases as a whole) were a little more disposable.
In terms of straight up influence, I'd have to include Odyssee Of Noises - Firedance (The Sunrise) as aside from being a big track in terms of popularity, it had a massive effect on the direction of that sound (i.e. supersaw protoype sound).
Also probably include Li Kwan – Point Zero as a protyope for another predominant sound in later trance (Lot Tribe, Tekara, etc).
Also have to mention Tilt - Rendezvous PVD Quadrophic mix as it was such a huge track but is so layered and nuanced and a lot of the production techniques/motifs were later used in many of those gatecrasher/cream tracks.
Also would have to give a mention to Red Sun - This love. It was kind of a personification of pumping trance at the time.
But then I'm getting in to Epic house like Hondy - No Access and JX - There's nothing I won't do :crazy: |
Agree with all of this, Li Kwan especially.
Never heard Odyssee Of Noises - Firedance (The Sunrise), I'll check it out.
BBE - Seven Days and One Week: I used to have a recording of an Anthony Pappa DJ set and he played BBE so slow and I think played it twice at the same time, doing some really cool effects. Sounded amazing. |
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| dazton_2000 |
| quote: | Originally posted by AlphaStarred
I'd also add:
Resistance D. - Cosmic Love
Awa - Together We Can Learn
Metro Dade - The Andor Voyage
Jam & Spoon - Odyssey To Anyoona
Jones & Stephenson - The First Rebirth
Phrenetic System - Wayfarer
Union Jack - Cactus/Two Full Moons & A Trout
Cybordelics - Adventures Of Dama/Alice In Wonderland
Velocity - Lust (Remix By Rabbit In The Moon)
LSG - Netherworld
Emmanuel Top - Fusion
C.J.Bolland - Camargue
Ramin - Moonchild
Perry & Rhodan - The Beat Just Goes Straight On And On (On On+On Mix) |
Proper old school, love it. |
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| Scoops |
there was sooo much emotion behind 90s trance productions
Went against the norm on some but heres my top 10 of the 90s:
1. Paul van Dyk - Another Way
2. Veracocha - Carte Blanche
3. BT - GodSpeed
4. Humate - Love Stimulation (Paul van Dyk rmx)
5. Tilt - Rendezvous (PVD Quadrophic rmx)
6. Kai Tracid- Dance To Eternity
7. Chicane - Lost You Somewhere (Heliotropic rmx)
8. Three n'One - Reflect
9. Future Breeze - Why Don't You Dance With Me
10. Push - Universal Nation |
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| dazton_2000 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Scoops
there was sooo much emotion behind 90s trance productions
Went against the norm on some but heres my top 10 of the 90s:
3. BT - GodSpeed
7. Chicane - Lost You Somewhere (Heliotropic rmx)
10. Push - Universal Nation |
Simply gorgeous records mate |
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| dazton_2000 |
Private Productions - Sexdrive (M&B's instructor Mix). What a ing record that was from 1997!
Plus I used to listen on repeat:
CM - Dream universe (Tilt and Man with No Name Mix)
Tekara - Breathe in you |
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| Trance-M |
I think for me personally also a lot of impact had the older tracks (before 1995), especially the harder ones. Some that I think of:
Quench - Dreams
Dance2Trance - Power of American Natives
Jens - Loops & Tings
Nikolai - Ready To Flow
Paragliders - Paraglide
Jam&Spoon - Follow Me
DJ Hooligan - Culture
DJ Dave Davis - Transfiguration
Lunatic Asylum - The Meltdown
Vernon - Vernon's Wonderland
X-Dream - The 5th Dimension
RMB - Redemption
Meteor Seven - Signs Of Life |
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| AlphaStarred |
Some more:
Cygnus X - Positron
Mystic Force - Mystic Force
Eden Transmission - I'm So High
Exit "EEE" - Epidemic (Straight From Heaven Mix)
Progressive Attack - Hypnoticharmony (Part 2)
Curare - Schneller Pfeil
Ramin - Brainticket
Genetic Waste - Palace Of Wisdom
The Art Of Trance - Octopus
There's also a track from 94' or 95' that sounds like Odyssey To Anyoona, but I can't recall it.
Edit: found it - Y Traxx - Mystery Land |
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