Jun 5, 2008

Top 60 classic trance tracks, in order of best to...least best

Trance was a very different kind of music before 1996. I'm not really going to describe it, because it was very freeform: the only connecting factors were a primarily 4/4 beat; a spacey, ethereal, hypnotic atmosphere; long songs; and a slow progression of layers as tracks unfolded.

In truth, it's a far stronger genre than post-'96 trance, the style hadn't templated, artists were still coming in from the world of "art music" (musicians with university degrees, classical artists expanding their repertoire, etc.): it was far more innovative and interesting.
I've assembled a collection here of tracks that perfectly capture this era of trance, all pre-1996 (in other words, the absolute best of pre-1996 trance).

  1. Age of Love - Age of Love
  2. Orbital - Halcyon On & On
  3. Humate - Love Stimulation (Paul Van Dyk mix)
  4. Banco De Gaia - Heliopolis
  5. Balil - Parasight
  6. Spicelab - Amorph
  7. Underworld - Dark Train
  8. Dance 2 Trance - We Came in Peace
  9. Humate & Rabbit in the Moon - East
  10. Caucassus - Our Dream
  11. PHD - Summer Storm (Leisure Lounge Edit)
  12. Art of Trance - Octopus
  13. Drum Club - Sound System (Underworld mix)
  14. Quench - Dreams
  15. The Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea
  16. Moby - Go
  17. The Visions of Shiva - Perfect Day
  18. Jam & Spoon - Stella
  19. Paragliders - Oasis
  20. Exit EEE - Epidemic (Straight from Heaven mix)
  21. Odysee of Noises - Capriole Three
  22. Art of Trance - Orange
  23. Cygnus X - Superstring
  24. Banco De Gaia - Last Train to Lhasa
  25. The Visions of Shiva - How Much Can You Take?
  26. Hallucinogen - LSD
  27. Ramin - Brainticket
  28. Odyssee of Noises - Firedance
  29. Cosmic Baby - Airplay
  30. Dance 2 Trance - Hello San Francisco
  31. Odyssee of Noises - Troya
  32. Arpeggiators - Freedom of Expression
  33. Zyon - No Fate
  34. Vernon - Wonderer
  35. Hardfloor - Acperiance 1
  36. Red Planet - Star Dancer
  37. Orbital - Chime
  38. Cosmic baby - Loops of Infinity
  39. Union Jack - Red Herring
  40. 4 Voice - Eternal Spirit (Northern mix)
  41. Cygnus X - Positron
  42. Paragliders - Paraglide
  43. Brainchild - Symmetry (C-mix)
  44. Emmanuel Top - Turkish Bazaar
  45. Juno Reactor - Samurai
  46. Zero Gravity - Medicine Man
  47. Dance 2 Trance - Power of American Natives
  48. Effective Force - Diamond Bullet
  49. Marco Zaffarano - MZ 5
  50. Marmion - Schoneberg
  51. Cosmic Baby - Liebe (red) [NO! This track is NOT by Ayla]
  52. Vernon - Vernon's Wonderland
  53. Tyrell Corp - Running
  54. Cherry Bomb - Eclipse
  55. Norma G - Son of Norma
  56. Ambush - Ambush 2
  57. Force Legato - System
  58. Legend B - Lost in Love
  59. The Shamen - Possible Worlds
  60. Absolute - Past vs. Future
  61. DJ Tom & Norman - Be Slave of Your Desires
  62. Hardfloor - Confuss


I'll add more to this later. Note: Don't expect to hear post-'96 sounding trance here. You won't find it.
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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