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For those purists out there like me: the original uncut version of this track is nearly 13 minutes long (2 minutes longer than the upload shared above).

Yes, 1988-1992 represents the proto-trance era. There are a few actual and noteworthy trance tracks here and there, as well as some hybrids and proto-trance tracks, but the overwhelming majority of these tunes tagged as trance on Discogs have nothing to do with the genre. The next phase is...

I have a different database that has all the API links, but it only shows their corresponding trance album, not the tracks on them. I could make that available to the public.

Unfortunately, I don't have the API links for the individual tracks from between 1988 and 1997, because I deleted them (API contains data like labels, etc.). I assumed what's important to have in the database are track name, artist, length, and maybe style (plus I have to keep the database's...

I'm not using ChatGPT for creating and filling up the database, but I'm using it for other things, like collecting trance music-related historical information, etc. A lot of tracks tagged as trance, hard trance, etc. on Discogs pre-1993 (proto-trance era) have nothing to do with trance in the...

DATABASE LINK STATUS: 50% (1988-1997, partially filtered/cleaned) ACCURACY UPON COMPLETION: 90-95% Why I created this database I'm writing a book about classic trance music for a while now. You have probably read my post about it on the forums some months ago, but the project's scope and...

Here are some other incredible tracks from 1993. Yes, previously I didn't mention Café Del Mar 'cause I wasn't aware of this specific remix (I was mainly thinking about Kid Paul's original version). It's brilliant. BTW, The Sky Is In Your Hands, Sometimes, and Control Your Fantasy all came out...

Indeed. This three-year period was incredible due to a high dose of musical experimentation that resulted in a wide variety of sounds. I love how many trance tunes from this era also incorporate elements from other, at the time more developed electronic music genres, including acid, techno...

The year where everything truly began. 1993 is one of my favorite years in the history of trance. Here, I present to you my top 10 from this incredible year. As for why no Café del Mar, and Superstring? Well, I think those tunes reached their peak with their later remixes, but their early...

Not necessarily in order, but here is my list. I'm struggling to name more. It's very, very hard to pick tracks out of my 300+ favorites that stand so far above the other ones. These do, however, for one strong reason or another. Ace Da Brain - Magic Waters [2005] The Source Experience - The...

It's called an opinion, in a thread literally called Unpopular Opinions lol, what the hell did you expect, man? :ROFLMAO: It's not my fault that I can actually underpin my thoughts (that don't necesseraly align with yours) - something that you are clearly incapable of doing - thus you feel the...

Hahaha, I knew the moment I started typing my comment that it will trigger you like crazy, and boy, I wasn't wrong. But then again, this happens every time I write anything, you instantly jump onto it. And after all, I saw your top 10 list. I have a feeling that you don't like me. Oh, well...

If your top 10 includes the MAJORITY of the tracks listed below, you might be a classic trance lover, but you don't have an actually developed/refined taste for the genre and lack a deep understanding of it. These are the usual tracks that may get the most likes in the classic trance scene and...

Makes sense, since after that the classic trance era pretty much ended.