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Kiss House Nation 2000

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by: Various Artists

Release Date April 24, 2000
Kiss gets it consistently right with its compilation albums and this one is no exception. It contains all of the really great tunes of a truly unforgettable year. Particular favourites on it are Moby, William Orbit and Ralph Fridge. This album doesn't fade with repeated listening and brings back great memories of a wild summer in Ibiza. Believe it.

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Trance Nation Four

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by: Various Artists, Ferry Corsten (mixed by), System F (mixed by)

Release Date September 25, 2000
Looks like this could be quite a long running series. Trance Nation 3 was great, so I immediately bought volume four on the day it was released. I was to be somewhat disappointed, though.

Trance Nation 4 is a major let down compared to the previous volumes. As you may have guessed, Kerncraft 400 is the opener, which could sell this album on its own (note that Zombie Nation is the artist rather than the track name - a common misconception). However, this appeared about a year ago on Tranceformer 2000, so it's not exactly "new".

Big commercial tunes are scattered throughout this album, along with several repeats from TN2 and 3 too. Electrique Boutique - 'Revelation', Rising Star - 'Touch Me', Amber - 'Sexual', Delerium ... Read More:

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Breakdown Level, Vol. 2

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by: Various Artists

Release Date November 13, 2001
Looks like this could be quite a long running series. Trance Nation 3 was great, so I immediately bought volume four on the day it was released. I was to be somewhat disappointed, though.

Trance Nation 4 is a major let down compared to the previous volumes. As you may have guessed, Kerncraft 400 is the opener, which could sell this album on its own (note that Zombie Nation is the artist rather than the track name - a common misconception). However, this appeared about a year ago on Tranceformer 2000, so it's not exactly "new".

Big commercial tunes are scattered throughout this album, along with several repeats from TN2 and 3 too. Electrique Boutique - 'Revelation', Rising Star - 'Touch Me', Amber - 'Sexual', Delerium ... Read More:

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Infinite Euphoria: Mixed By Ferry Corsten

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by: Ferry Corsten, mixed by Ferry Corsten

Release Date August 30, 2004
Gotta say, haven't heard too much Ferry Corsten, and this is my first real intro to the Euphoria series, but for me, this is an all time great album!!!

If uplifting Trance is what you want, this album has some great tracks like "as the rush comes" by Motorcycle, which just has me jumping every time.

The only real downside is that the mixes can be a bit rushed, found some favourite tracks being mixed out quite early on when they still had plenty to deliver.

Overall....BUY IT!!!

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'Pure' Euphoria (Vol.4)

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by: Matt Darey

Release Date February 28, 2001
From 1999 - 2001 was a real special time for trance music and because it was the turn of the millenium. Never will music be produced to such quality again. Euphoric trance was at its peak at this time before ministry of sound and various other record labels managed to get old of the genre and turn it cheesy. Yes the millenium was a very special time not just because it was just that "the millenium" but for all of those of us that were into clubbing at that time the music was simply mindblowing and euphorically amazing!. Never will a genre produce as many quality tunes that meant so much to so many people at one time ever be achieved again.. Everyone who was clubbing at that time will have a special tune that holds so many great memories from that ... Read More:

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Breakdown - The Very Best of Euphoric Dance

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by: Various Artists

Release Date August 19, 2000
This really is it. You cannot get anything else like this, and the only CD that gets anywhere near as good is the original Breakdown album. You cannot live without this, and takes Euphoric music to a new level.

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Big Tunes 2000

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by: Various Artists

Release Date February 28, 2001
This cd is rather cool, but I think they could have had artists like Travis and a few more top tunes from the late 90's.

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Cream Live

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by: Various Artists

Release Date April 17, 2000
Normally, one year's fresh new dance compilation album is the following year's charity shop over-stock, but with this compilation I'd make an exception- it's a CD that eight years later will still find it's way into my CD player every once in a while.

Yes, it's very very cheesy in places and there are some bad musical memories on there (everyone who bought ATB's "Killer" must surely regret it) but there are also a few classics that are still in high regard- ranging from the classic Ferry Corsten mix of the William Orbit-produced "Adagio For Strings", plus "Groovejet", a jazzy version of "Don't Call Me Baby", some of Moloko's "The Time Is Now", and slightly incongruously, the brilliant "Man With A Red Face" by Laurent Garnier.

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Guinness Book of Hit Singles - Ultimate Instrumental Hits

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by: Various Artists

Release Date June 05, 2006
Normally, one year's fresh new dance compilation album is the following year's charity shop over-stock, but with this compilation I'd make an exception- it's a CD that eight years later will still find it's way into my CD player every once in a while.

Yes, it's very very cheesy in places and there are some bad musical memories on there (everyone who bought ATB's "Killer" must surely regret it) but there are also a few classics that are still in high regard- ranging from the classic Ferry Corsten mix of the William Orbit-produced "Adagio For Strings", plus "Groovejet", a jazzy version of "Don't Call Me Baby", some of Moloko's "The Time Is Now", and slightly incongruously, the brilliant "Man With A Red Face" by Laurent Garnier.

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Manumission - Ibiza Classics Collection

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by: Various Artists

Release Date July 10, 2006
I was completely blown away by this cd, so many good tracks, so many memories. The first time I listened to it I was driving in my car in the rain, and I felt like I was on Ibiza's sunny shores.
Absolute class.