[Jake Conlon]

For all Trance fans new and old alike, here is a list of the must listen Trance music CDs.

Trance Nation:

Trance Nation One
Trance Nation Two
Trance Nation Three
Trance Nation Four
Trance Nation 2001
Trance Nation 2002

Trance Nation was a great series. First released on "Ministry Of Sound" just after the summer of 1999. Ferry Corsten mixed them up until Trance Nation 2002.

Trance Nation One and Two are the stand out compilations with Three and Four being a bit obvious in the choice of music. 2001 was a vast improvement on Three and Four but the track selection is a lot more "Progressive".

Trance Nation 2002 is the last one to be mixed by Ferry Corsten and is easily the poorest of the lot. Avoid anything after 2002 like the plague.

Gatecrasher:

Gatecrasher: Black
Gatecrasher: Red
Gatecrasher: Wet

If i wanted to i could have not bothered with any other compilations except these three. Black, Red and Wet were released on INCredile between November 1998 and August 1999 and now go for on average £30 on Ebay.

If you listen to Trance then you most likely have heard of Gatecrasher. Without Gatecrasher, Scott Bond, Matt Hardwick, Ferry Corsten, Paul Van Dyk and maybe Tiesto Trance would not be as it is today.

if im honest stop reading here. Get all three of those CDs. Put them on. Sit back and admire the tunage. Trust me, you have never heard 6 Cds where every single track is a corker.

(if you cant get all three CDs there is a solution. Ask Lazarus about his Modern Classics sets. 5 mixes from a Gatecrasher regular who has heard some of the biggest tunes ever being played in the enviroment they where made for.)

Tiesto:

Magik:
Magik One: First Flight
Magik Two: Story Of The Fall
Magik Three: Far From Earth
Magik Four: A New Adventure
Magik Five: Heaven Beyond
Magik Six: Live In Amsterdam
Magik Seven: Live In Los Angeles

In Search Of Sunrise:
In Search of Sunrise 1
In Search Of Sunrise 2
In Search Of Sunrise 3: Panama

We all know who DJ Tiesto is. Tall dutch bloke, arms reaching for the lasers, big grin. Ferry Corstens production partner for a few of the Gouryella Tracks. Ferry Corsten made 1999 yet Tiesto is still riding the wave.

Magik One was released way back in 1996 so as you can imagine the tracks are less 1999 sounding and have a more Epic House feel to them which is definetly not a bad thing. Magik Three is my favourite of the series, La Paloma and Breathe In You are two of my favourite tracks. La Paloma is also featured on Gatecrasher: Black.

The In Search of Sunrise series was realeased in July 1999. In Search Of Sunrise 1 features some of the greatest Trance tracks ever made and is my favourite of the Series. Tijs has released In Search Of Sunrise 4: South America and In Search of Sunrise 5: Los Angeles but as they are quite new and are nothing compared to the CDs in this thread they wont be included.

Paul Van Dyk:

Sasha & John Digweed:

Global Underground:

GU03 : Nick Warren - Prague
GU04 : Paul Oakenfold - Oslo
GU06 : John Digweed - Sydney
GU07 : Paul Oakenfold - New York
GU08 : Nick Warren - Brazil
GU09 : Sasha - San Fransico
GU13 : Sasha - Ibiza
GU18 : Nick Warren - Amsterdam

Euphoria:

Pure Euphoria - Mixed by Matt Darey
White Label Euphoria (Level 2) - Mixed by John '00' Fleming
Euphoria (For the Mind Body and Soul) - Mixed by PF Project (Disc 2 only)
Euphoria ( A Higher State Of...) - Mixed by PF Project
Transcendental Euphoria - Mixed by Dave Pearce

Other Recommended Compilations:

Big Room DJs 2 on Nukleuz - Disc 1 Mixed by Mario Piu , Disc 2 Mixed by Nick Sentience
Ministry Presents : The Sound of Homelands - Mixed by Nick Warren

[pjcoxy]

Nice one Jake.

I have all the above Cd's :-)

Doesnt really matter who "mixed" them in my honest opinion though when they are digitally mixed in a studio, the name on the front of them probably didnt even pick the tracks. Doesnt detract from the tuunage though

[Dj McCord]

awesome stuff man. nicely put together. I think in the PVD section, you have to put TPOD 1. I am not to into 2, but I thought one was really freaking good.

Anyways, the list of Trance Nation disc's is awesome. I have part "three" and when I first purchased it, I couldn't stop playing it. Very nice compilation.

[Jake Conlon]

Originally Posted by Dj McCord

awesome stuff man. nicely put together. I think in the PVD section, you have to put TPOD 1. I am not to into 2, but I thought one was really freaking good.

TPOD2 is in the same ball park as ISOS 4 & 5. Not good enough for inclusion against the others in the series.

[BenJoss]

On the Euphoria front I recommend

Pure Euphoria - Mixed by Matt Darey
White Label Euphoria (Level 2) - Mixed by John '00' Fleming
Euphoria (For the Mind Body and Soul) - Mixed by PF Project
Euphoria ( A Higher State Of...) - Mixed by PF Project
Transcendental Euphoria - Mixed by Dave Pearce

These are the ones I've heard/own and love still. Some of the others and most of the newer ones are very weak imo.

[Lazarus]

Originally Posted by Jake Conlon

if im honest stop reading here. Get all three of those CDs. Put them on. Sit back and admire the tunage. Trust me, you have never heard 6 Cds where every single track is a corker.

(if you cant get all three CDs there is a solution. Ask Lazarus about his Modern Classics sets. 5 mixes from a Gatecrasher regular who has heard some of the biggest tunes ever being played in the enviroment they where made for.)

Cheers dude (btw all 5 can be downloaded via the Every Demo link in my sig ) To be compared even in the same breath as those 3 albums has made me feel quite light-headed

I'd also like to add Oakey's 2 year at Cream Resident CD and Perfecto Fluoro to the list - I'll sort the Discogs links in due course

[Jake Conlon]

Originally Posted by Lazarus

Cheers dude (btw all 5 can be downloaded via the Every Demo link in my sig ) To be compared even in the same breath as those 3 albums has made me feel quite light-headed

I'd also like to add Oakey's 2 year at Cream Resident CD and Perfecto Fluoro to the list - I'll sort the Discogs links in due course

both of those okaie CDs are going for a hefty £25 in Virgin birmingham. i wish i was a millionaire.

[BenJoss]

How could I forget...

Big Room DJs 2 on Nukleuz.
2 Discs with one mixed by Nick Sentience and the other by Mario Piu.

Both with superb tunage and well recommended.

Apples!

[Dj McCord]

Originally Posted by Lazarus

I'd also like to add Oakey's 2 year at Cream Resident CD and Perfecto Fluoro to the list - I'll sort the Discogs links in due course

I would have to agree with that Laz. I was able to find copies of these years ago and I would have to say, out of all of the Oakie disc's out there, these are my 2 fav's! Fluoro was just so unique and so well put together. I still can't get over disc 1. Puts chills on my neck!

[BenJoss]

I'm gonna sticky this thread as it's pretty goddam useful

I've also added to the main thread if that's cool Jakey boy.