The Trancefix Best of 2022 - Let's hear your thoughts

[Super-Frog Saves Tokyo]

Whoever doesn't vote will get banned, btw - bribes are possible of course, but we will discuss that in private

Banhammer would make a great track name!

 

[Katadunkass]

Banhammer would make a great track name!

 

[JohnnyBarefoot1992]

The time to vote has been extended to January 5th 2023 at 23:59!

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This is actually great for me! I was actually having troubles choosing tracks to vote for but with more time it will be easier. Thanks for that, seriously!

 

[m_st]

My 2022 selection. I can see some of these already mentioned in past posts.

B from E - Naarja
Maara - Goin All The Way Up
Victor Messor - Feeling
Days of Innocence (Bliss Inc Remix)
DJ Maria & Jukai - Communicating With The Universe
Mikkel Rev - So Surreal (Repulsive Force PB Mix)
Byron Yates - Dreaming Is Essential
Kineta - Extensions
Escape Artist - Time Knife
Matchbox - Take A Break
MiG-29 - Water Visions
L-3P - Axtron
Jon Jones - This Must Be The Place
Chlar - A Brighter
Bliss Inc - Peace FM
Guy Contact - There is No Orb
Maara - Lose Control
Mikkel Rev - Revalation In A Chillout Room (Ekkel Manifest Remix)
Julian Muller - Answer
Byron Yeates - Wave
Rigson - U Ask I Tell
Omprofessionell - Someone
Omformer - Transmedium Travel
Repulsive Force - Ants
Char - Dance Reborn
Reflex Blue -
Julian Muller - Roots
Bliss Inc - 131
Byron Yeates - Sweat Your Prayers
DJ Maria - Acid Sunrise (Mikkel Rev Remix)
Willem & Cybernet - Exit Phase
Zara - Breathe (Maara Remix)
Maara - Loose Control
Disc Trail - Grain (No Moon Remix)
Vitess - Plasma Dance
Repulsive Force - Dreams of Unity
Repulsive Force - Trance Psychosis (Mikkel Rev Remix)

Best artists are Maara, Repulsive Force, Bliss Inc, Mikkel Rev and Julian Muller

 

[Sleepy Robot]

Who is this Maara i see poping up in people's list?

 

[TRANCEBLASTER]

B from E - Naarja

MiG-29 - Water Visions

these are from 2021, nevertheless cool list.)

 

[SaltAcidFatHeatAcid]

Who is this Maara i see poping up in people's list?

Canadian producer, making some excellent dark & atmospheric trance. It often reminds me of Goa, but it's kind of its own thing. She's definitely one of the best in the NuTrance scene.

 

[Sleepy Robot]

Canadian producer, making some excellent dark & atmospheric trance. It often reminds me of Goa, but it's kind of its own thing. She's definitely one of the best in the NuTrance scene.

Oke. I will check her out , sounds promising.

 

[ChurRuy]

1. Enigma State - In My Fantasy
2. Luke Terry - Cryosphere
3. Factor B - Innerspace Club Mix
4. Andre Meir & Defintions - The Gate
5. Nickson - From The Sun (Enigma State Remix)
6. Chris Johnson - The Infinite
7. AA Meeting - Summit
8. Solarstone - Hope
9. Simon Bostonian Reflect
10. Activa - Fall In (Cold Blue Remix)
11. Lostly - Suadade
12. Cold Blue - Talvi (Extended)
13. Ben Nicky & Greg Downey - Always
14. Paul Denton - Ricochet (Stoneface & Terminal Remix)
15. Mac & Monday - Sanctum

I made it just in time. I am a big uplifting and higher BPM trance fan, which I know isn’t too popular in this forum, but still, I found most of the tracks in my top 10 right here in this forum so can’t be too bad can it hehe.

 

[Hensmon]

Vote closes at midnight tomorrow, final votes in please!!!

We have 3 Eoy of Year mixes in the pipeline. The first one drops with the results this weekend and is an absoloute unit of a mix, coming in at 4 hours and 15 minutes (!), mixed live by Narel.

 

[Sleepy Robot]

Track #1: Avalon 62 – Russkoye Leto
Track #2: The Digital Blonde - Callakuma 22
Track #3: Sonic Element - Forgtotten
Track #4: Narel - Assonance
Track #5: Simon O'Shine ft. Fe Malefiz - Can't See Clearly
Track #6: Alex Starsound - Lazertek (The Digital Blonde's Neon Mothership Remix)
Track #7: Centavra Project - Interstellar
Track #8: Enlusion - Resilience
Track #9: Slam Duck – Struggle For Life
Track #10: Adam Francis - Elixir

Others i want to mention:

Dark Matter - Dragon’s Tear (Thomas Datt Third Eye Activation Remix)
California Sunshine & The Digital Blonde - Victory (The Digital Blonde Remix)
Avalaon 62 - OAHU
You Are My Salvation - Vittra
Luke Terry - Cryosphere
Mac & Monday - Sanctum
Steven Birch - Mother Earth & Gabapenin
Vrije Staat - Veurne
Centavra Project - Starry Sky of Sakhalin
Mewllow Sonic - Changes (Artifact303 Remix)

 

[Altair]

I only just rejoined this forum and don't listen to that much new trance anymore, but lemme see:

1. Solaris - Waiting for You (Thomas Datt Remix)
2. Stoneface & Terminal with Robert Nickson - From the Sun
3. Dark Matter - Dragon's Tear (Thomas Datt Remix)
4. Gai Barone - Red Wine
5. Solar Fields - Perception (After Before Mix)
6. The Digital Blonde - Magic
7. Pico Boulevard - Another Time
8. Sam Laxton - Spice
9. Markus Schulz & BT - Prestwick

 

[Gagi]

Vote closes at midnight tonight, final votes in please!!!

Tomorrow ***

 

[skyriderz]

Here is my top 10 , mixture of uplifting, techno & progressive. Borderline is no doubt the Label of the year and Aerium's @jetflag album is my top Album of the year.


Track #1: Factoria & Gregor Burney - Mergence (Extended Mix)
Track #2: Slam Duck - Struggle For Life (Extended Mix)
Track #3: Mellow Sonic - Changes (Artifact303 Remix)
Track #4: Brent Rix - Mirage (Extended Mix)
Track #5: Chris Johnson - String Theory (Extended Mix)
Track #6: Oprofessionell - Gen-Z
Track #7: Damate - Reflections (Original Mix)
Track #8: Paul Denton - Why We Fall (Extended Mix)
Track #9: Ellez Ria pres Arkam - Manhunter (Extended Mix)
Track #10: Sneijder feat. Victoriya - Need You Here (Extended Mix)
Best album: Aerium pres. Avalon 62 - Paracosm
Best label: Borderline


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Other tracks that I liked the most
Slam Duck - Regeneration (Extended Mix)
Mhammed El Alami - Changing Lanes (Extended Mix)
Oprofessionell - Someone
Dan Thompson - Deep Horizon (Extended Mix)
Elevven & Sarah Mark - Shallow (Daniel Kandi Extended Remix)
Paul Denton - Brisa (Extended Mix)
Temple One - Another Hope (Extended Mix)
Ferry Tayle - A New Frequency (Extended Mix)
Luke Terry - Cryosphere (Extended Mix)
Chris Johnson - The Infinite (Extended Mix)
Aizen - 3 Days Are Not Enough (Extended Mix)
Emmy Skyer - Under The Rain (Extended Mix)

 

[Hoplite]

Here is my top 10 , mixture of uplifting, techno & progressive. Borderline is no doubt the Label of the year and Aerium's @jetflag album is my top Album of the year.


Track #1: Factoria & Gregor Burney - Mergence (Extended Mix)
Track #2: Slam Duck - Struggle For Life (Extended Mix)
Track #3: Mellow Sonic - Changes (Artifact303 Remix)
Track #4: Brent Rix - Mirage (Extended Mix)
Track #5: Chris Johnson - String Theory (Extended Mix)
Track #6: Oprofessionell - Gen-Z
Track #7: Damate - Reflections (Original Mix)
Track #8: Paul Denton - Why We Fall (Extended Mix)
Track #9: Ellez Ria pres Arkam - Manhunter (Extended Mix)
Track #10: Sneijder feat. Victoriya - Need You Here (Extended Mix)
Best album: Aerium pres. Avalon 62 - Paracosm
Best label: Borderline


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Other tracks that I liked the most
Slam Duck - Regeneration (Extended Mix)
Mhammed El Alami - Changing Lanes (Extended Mix)
Oprofessionell - Someone
Dan Thompson - Deep Horizon (Extended Mix)
Elevven & Sarah Mark - Shallow (Daniel Kandi Extended Remix)
Paul Denton - Brisa (Extended Mix)
Temple One - Another Hope (Extended Mix)
Ferry Tayle - A New Frequency (Extended Mix)
Luke Terry - Cryosphere (Extended Mix)
Chris Johnson - The Infinite (Extended Mix)
Aizen - 3 Days Are Not Enough (Extended Mix)
Emmy Skyer - Under The Rain (Extended Mix)

Nice one on the Gen-Z pick, not many here liked that one but I did quite enjoy the summery feel of the track myself haha. Wasn't in my top 10 though

 

[Gagi]

My submissions. I just went through my Deezer favs and bookmarks, this is what I've found. I have surely forgotten something, but this is it regardless.

You will see lots of Paracosm-related stuff mainly because in it, I found something in new trance that still excites me, evokes a feeling. A really close second is Super-Frog Saves Tokyo's Straw Man.

That's also a thing with TF.R, although I admit there is some bias in there. I'm just incredibly proud of it.

I also have to say 2022 is a year where I listened to the least amount of trance tracks in my life. I was focusing more on discovering the beautiful 90s stuff, as well as exploring different genres or artists I haven't heard of before.

Track #1: Aerium pres. Avalon 62 - Eudaimonia
Track #2: tape_hiss - Taraval
Track #3: Aerium pres. Avalon 62 - OAHU
Track #4: Horizons - Dusk Over Puerto Princesa (Narel Remix)
Track #5: DJ MARIA. - Acid Sunrise (Alan Backdrop Remix)
Track #6: Standard Form - Tracks in Crimson Dust (Spirit Mix)
Track #7: Lostly - Concorde
Track #8: Standard Form - Tracks in Crimson Dust (Pathfinder Mix)

Best album: Aerium pres. Avalon 62 - Paracosm
Best producer: Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
Best label: TF.R

 

[Tievb21]

Simon O'Shine & Fe Malefiz - Can't See Clearly (Original Mix)
Dark Matter - Dragons Tear (Thomas Datt's Third Eye Activation Remix)
Robert Nickson, Stoneface & Terminal - From the Sun (Enigma State Club Remix)
Firewall - Together (Extended Mix)
Asteroid pres Obsidian & NuSpirit - Decipher
Digital Blonde - Legato 22
Myon - Moon (Myon Hard Club Mix)
Activa vs Mac & Monday - A Light in the Dark (Original Mix)
Above & Beyond and Mat Zo - Always Do
Dennis Sheperd x Brandon Le - Intouchable

Fav comp:
Colorscapes Volume Four - Mixed by PRAANA, Matt Fax and Estiva - Just superb, I can't have enough of these people from Colorize (ffs, we need proper releases, a CD, a web version, not just streamable stuff lol)
Voted -> ISOS 18 , CD3>CD2>CD1 (Fuck yeah, I keep Dennis mix on repeat! What can I do?)
Magic Island 11 CD1 is great as well, I am going back to it regularly. Such great tracks and mix! I hate that CD version is like half of the web version though. lol. I could vote many tracks from here as tunes of the year.
Pure Trance 9 was nice nice.
Anjunadeep 13 and Anjunabeats 16 were very nice as well! Loved the CD Bundle, I have framed the posters too on my walls.
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Voted! I wanted to vote for sure, but left it for the last day and it took me a while to decide and ofc I am not sure yet.

As others said, it was a year full of great music, and for trance as well.

If we could add more Housy stuff, I would love to add work by Matt Fax, Grigore and many other talented people. Also Estiva as Kudus has done a great comeback. I enjoy progressive stuff so much from these people.

and lastly, I wish everyone a Happy New Year here with health and happiness.

 

[skyriderz]

Nice one on the Gen-Z pick, not many here liked that one but I did quite enjoy the summery feel of the track myself haha. Wasn't in my top 10 though

Yeah most of them have liked or have picked Someone form that EP, but I preferred Gen-Z ,it has a nice lovely lyrics, hyper emotions and a nice atmosphere overall with old school sounds !!

 

[Progrez]

Next year I vote for having set of the Year included as well. This is an ID for me for the moment but the intro track is DOPE!

https://soundcloud.com/spacetextures%2Fspace-textures-studio-sessions-010-deepbass-x-fernie-x-repart

 

[Gagi]

Was just thinking about this, a set/mix category. There are some sets/mixes that are certainly better than all of the 2022 compilations.