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This is one of the many tunes that was featured in MFS Berliner – a trance documentary from 1993 showing the early days of the genre with key figures such as Paul Van Dyk, Mark Reeder, and Laurent Garnier. The remixer behind this version is none other than Paul Van Dyk, and despite some of his...

This is a short and really simple trance tune that pretty much loops through the same melody with some slight changes, similarly to Moby - Go (Subliminal Mix). What makes this track really stand out to me is how it makes me feel. It's enchanting, ethereal, and entrancing, It also has sounds and...

This is hauntingly beautiful, how have I not heard this before?

As some of you may know, I'm listening to every single classic trance tune ever released (on vinyl) to make a complete database of the greatest tracks from the classic era (and to eventually write a trance-related book). So far, I listened to all 6,000 tunes from 1993, 6400 from the 9000 in...

For my Classic Trance Curated Database, I'm trying to come up with different criteria on how to rate the selected trance tunes, which would be extremely helpful for an eventual Classic Trance Top 1000 list, and for just generally rating all the best tunes the genre has to offer. After getting...

I'm looking for Mixmag magazines, mainly from between 1992 and 2006, to help make my Classic Trance Curated Database and my upcoming book better. Other DJ magazines and magazines focused on electronic music from the time are also appreciated. I already have all issues of MUZIK magazine (from...

What are some famous trance compilation series besides the ones listed here? I want to listen to all of them since some have remixes or tracks that never came out on vinyl. D.Trance (1995-) Tunnel Trance Force (1996-2002) Dream Dance (1996-) Future Trance (1997-2022) Euphoria (1999-2004)...

People often talk about Lost In Love (Sysex Style-Mix) from Legend B. as one of the earlier hard trance tracks, which I always find a little strange, considering it's just as techno (if not more) as hard trance. Yet, somehow people forget or don't even know about this track, End Of Season, which...

Is there any? I only know one, but to be perfectly honest, it's more on the ambient side (Young American Primitive - Sunrise, CD-only release).

Classic Trance Database [Status: 100%] Main Version | Alternative Version (Keep in mind the Style column refers to the album on which the given track was released, not to the individual track's style) Classic Trance Curated Database [Status: 8%] Curated Database (Public Version)...

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...

I'm doing some research for my Trance book that I previously created a post about on this site (since then, it expanded in its scope even further, I just can't provide any meaningful updates on it yet). In your opinion, who are some of the trance artists that were/are historically/culturally...

Sonic Inc. was a short-lived formation created by two talented German trance producers in the early 2000s: Andreas Schmidt (most commonly known as Ace Da Brain) and Marcus Kreck (aka Marc La Cruz). One of the duo's earliest projects was The Taste Of Summer, which many of you probably know...

Polaris is my favorite track from Bernd Augustinski (aka Nostrum), closely followed by Brainchild and Trance on Ecstasy. It is also among my top 10 favorite trance tunes. It was first released on the B-side of the EP 4 album in 1995. This track was born in an era when experimentation was at the...

I'm thinking about tunes that are a (re)mix or some fine-tuning away from reaching their full potential. Tracks that have good ideas/sections in them but are essentially imperfect/flawed due to the other parts that ruin/lessen their overall quality and enjoyment factor. Some examples: 1...

In 1990, The Mackenzie released a track called Higher In The Sky. I think it’s fair to say that it was ahead of its time and definitely had a ‘trancey’ feel to it, but it also lacked something (well, two things) that prevented it be recognized as possibly the first (major) trance release in...

One of the earliest notable works in the trance genre I can think of. I find myself regularly coming back to this one because its melody is so addictive and fun. It's not a pure trance tune but rather a record infused with many elements (acid, breakbeat, house), including a hefty dose of trance...

I would like to optimize my workflow, so I can progress faster with the research that is required to finish my book. I would need some help from someone who has some basic SQL and programming knowledge, this way grabbing some data from Discogs. This would be a one-time thing.

I saw this site uses WordPress. I'd like to create collapsible text sections in my post. I tried using HTML codes but none seem to work. How can I put a Collapsible into my post? Something like this.

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