Ministry of Sound: Trance Nation Anthems [Import]

Product Description
King of all he surveys when it comes to the trance world, Judge Jules has been (and remains) one of the most important figures in modern dance history. It's therefore fitting that he's at the helm for Ministry of Sound's 'Trance Nation Anthems' collection. A triple CD set, the compilation calls in all the biggest trance hits of the past decade alongside a smattering of current club & chart smashes. CD one & two feature a wealth of trance classics whilst the third CD - entitled 'Gone But Not Forgotten' - is named after the popular section from Judge Jules' BBC Radio 1 show in which he revisits dance-floor anthems. 50 tracks packaged in three slimline jewel cases & housed in a slipcase. Ministry of Sound. 2003.

Ministry of Sound: Trance Nation Anthems,Various Artists,Ministry of Sound UK,Ambient Techno,Club/Dance,Dance,Dance Collections,Dance Music,Electronica,House,Pop,Progressive House,Progressive Trance,Trance

Average customer rating: You'll get what you expect... 5 years in 3 CDs - Epic tyune after epic tyune You must buy this!

Trance Nation Anthems Various Artists Manufacturer: Ministry of Sound UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vol. 5-Trance Nation 2001 Trance Nation Electric A State of Trance Vol. 2 ASIN: B0000CAPYG Release Date: 2003-12-23

Tracks:

1. Barbers Adagio for Strings [Ferry Corsten Remix] - William Orbit
2. Out of the Blue [Original 12" Version] - System F
3. 9pm (Till I Come) [Sequential One 1999 Remix] - ATB
4. 1999 [Gouryella Remix] - Binary Finary
5. Universal Nation - Push
6. Liberation (Temptation Fly Like an Angel) - Matt Darey's Mash Up, Matt Darey
7. World - Pulp Victim
8. Revelation - Electrique Boutique
9. Silence [DJ Tio's in Search of Sunrise Remix] - Delerium, Sarah McLachlan
10. Seven Cities [Stone's Atlantis Mix] - Solar Stone
11. Secret Wish [Lange Remix] - Boccaccio Life
12. Incarnations - Steve Morley
13. Gamemaster - Lost Tribe
14. Angel - Ralph Fridge
15. Bulgarian [Signum Remix] - Travel
16. Esperanza - Airscape

Tracks:

1. Children [Dream Version] - Robert Miles
2. Gift - Way Out West
3. Kinetic [Frank DeWulf Remix] - Golden Girls
4. Beautiful - Matt Darey, Marcella Woods
5. Happiness Happening [Lange Remix] - Lost Witness
6. Time to Burn - Storm
7. Everytime - Lustral
8. Greece 2000 [Miro Vocal Version] - Three Drives on a Vinyl
9. Kernkraft 400 - Zombie Nation
10. Madagascar [Ferry Corsten Remix] - Art of Trance
11. Love Shy [Electrique Boutique Vocal Mix] - Kristine Blond
12. Nino - Agnelli,
13. I'm in Love [Ferry Corsten & Robert Smit Remix] - Starparty
14. Warrior - Warrior
15. I'm Not Going Home [Gatecrasher Vocal Mix]
16. Epidemic [No Respect Remix] - Exit Eee
17. Cream - Blank & Jones, Jaspa Jones

Tracks:

1. Dark and Long (Dark Train)
2. Saltwater - Chicane
3. Skydive (I Feel Wonderful) - Freefall 68
4. Love Stimulation - Humate
5. Stella - Mark Spoon, Mark Spoon
6. Pearl River
7. Superstring [Rank 1 Original Mix] - Cygnus X
8. Cafel Mar [Original Three N' One Mix] - Energy 52
9. Age of Love [Brainbug Mix] - The Age of Love
10. Never Lost It's Hardcore
11. Answer - Aptness
12. For an Angel [PVD E-Werk Club Mix] - Paul Van Dyk
13. Heaven [Lange Remix] - Agenda
14. Galaxia - Moonman
15. Access - DJ Tim, DJ Misjah
16. Just Let Go [P&C Gallery Vocal Mix]
17. What Ya Got 4 Me [Original 12" Instrumental] - Signum

Album Description

King of all he surveys when it comes to the trance world, Judge Jules has been (and remains) one of the most important figures in modern dance history. It's therefore fitting that he's at the helm for Ministry of Sound's 'Trance Nation Anthems' collection. A triple CD set, the compilation calls in all the biggest trance hits of the past decade alongside a smattering of current club & chart smashes. CD one & two feature a wealth of trance classics whilst the third CD - entitled 'Gone But Not Forgotten' - is named after the popular section from Judge Jules' BBC Radio 1 show in which he revisits dance-floor anthems. 50 tracks packaged in three slimline jewel cases & housed in a slipcase. Ministry of Sound. 2003.

Album Details

Special Triple Disc Box Mixed by the UK'S Leading DJ Judge Jules with a Fresh 2003 Melange of a Vast Grabbag of Trance Faves! Take Yer Pick, Every One's a Hit!

Customer Reviews:

You'll get what you expect..........2005-01-05

Let's start off by saying who this isn't for. It's not for the person who hates electronic dance music, and it's not for the person who's looking for something new. You've heard it all before.

So you've heard it all before. This being a "best-of" sort of deal, that's a good thing. Jules picked a lot of solid tunes for this set. They've either got serious staying power, or they're overrated tunes. (I think there are some underrated cuts here too, so props for that.) It's definitely "best-of".

So let's talk about whether you want a copy of this or not. When I first saw the price of ~$35, I knew I didn't want it. Now that it's $20 on the street, I sprung for a copy. If you buy it, you'll get 50 songs on 3 discs. Seeing as MoS can cram 63 songs into that kind of compilation, I have to say it's very refreshing to have full-length cuts. Yay! And I'd say 40 out of the 50 songs should be in your collection. So that's good too.

Now let's talk about the down side. There are, frankly, a flood of wonderful "best-of" CDs on the market, so you've got lots to choose from. I already owned many of these tunes, from CDs of years gone by. If you've got Ferry Corsten's original "Trance Nation" from MoS, you've got a good start on collecting the trance tunes herein. If you want "Love Shy" by Kristin Blonde, I think that "Club 2K Volume 2" has the ultimate version. So I'm saying that, given current prices, you might collect the older CDs and like them better.

So, given the oodles of compilatons available (both old and new), what do I have against this one to give it only four stars? The answer is Judge Jules. Many people rag on his "brash" style. Now it's my turn! His style is very appropriate for "Trance Nation Harder" and "Trance Nation Electric", both of which are worth your while. However, to me, classic trance is dominated by purity of sound and technical excellence. Jules' style has two flaws here. He'll mix songs that are out of pitch with each other, creating a dissonance I can't stand. He also has no regard for a flowing baseline. What I want to hear in bass is "boom, boom, boom" the whole way through. The way Jules mixes, you get "boom, boom, BOOM!, flup, Floom!, blup, bloom, boom". Only during the transitions, though, of course. Since other compilations mix trance with more technical mastery, I like them better. That may just be my opinion. Form your own!

5 years in 3 CDs - Epic tyune after epic tyune.......2004-04-30

A friend let me borrow these discs. They are, without a doubt, the best single source the best tunes of the last 4-5 years. You'll recognize so many of these tunes from the great Oakenfold mixes of '99, Van Dyk's essential mixes and Tiesto's studio mixes. These tracks really are "greatest hits" - I think there were only a handful of tunes on the entire set that I didn't recognize, and I'm not some sort of obsessive trance junkie that's been into it for years and years.

Jules mixes nicely and orders the tracks in a fresh, new way that really revives some of these tunes. While spontaneous live mixes will always have that sense of razor's-edge spontaneity, it's great to have all these tunes in one place.

While I'd still advise getting the original mixes on which these tracks appeared, if you're a little burned out on your older Oakey/Dyk/Tiesto/whoever, definitely pick these up. Especially if you can "borrow" them from a friend.

You must buy this!.......2004-04-06

This is definitely the best trance collection I own, and if you don't own it, then that MUST change. Seriously. Buy this or you will live to regret it. Anyway. If you want some quick advice then here are 3 reasons for buying this 3-cd set:

(CD1) System F - Out Of The Blue
(CD2) Kristine Blond - Love Shy
(CD3) Energy 52 - Café Del Mar

Those are clearly the 3 standout tracks throughout the whole collection, even though there are loads more (Pulp Victim - The World; Matt Darey & Marcella Woods - Liberation / Beautiful; Chicane - Saltwater; Serial Diva - Pearl River; Lustral - Everyime...). The mixing is very good and all the selections except for about one or two (a couple weak spots towards the end of CD1), but other than that, this 3-cd box set is PERFECT! I recommend it for anyone, trance fan or not.

Average customer rating:

Dance Nation Anthems Various Artists Manufacturer: Ministry of Sound UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dance Nation Dance Nation, Vol. 7 Dance Nation ASIN: B00006J3XT Release Date: 2002-09-23

Tracks:

1. Nessaja - Scooter
2. Forever [Voodoo and Serano Edit] - N-Trance
3. Theme - Jurgen Vries
4. Forever
5. Shooting Star - Flip & Fill
6. Logical Song - Scooter
7. Reason [Lange Mix] - Ian Van Dahl
8. Tell It to My Heart [Flip and Fill Remix] - Kelly Llorenna
9. Be Cool - Paffendorf
10. In My Eyes [Flip and Fill Remix] - Milk Inc.
11. Do You See the Light
12. Forever - Dee Dee
13. Loud and Proud [Starsplash Remix] - Brooklyn Bounce
14. Lollipop [Clubstar Remix] - DJ Aligator
15. Beautiful [Pulse Remix] - Matt Darey, Marcella Woods
16. Because the Night - Jan Wayne
17. Forever Young - Interactive
18. Close Cover - Minimalistix
19. Temple of Dreams - Future Breeze
20. Buck the Trend - Mauve
21. Insane - Dark Monks, Mim

Tracks:

1. Starry Eyed Suprise - Paul Oakenfold
2. Just the Way You Are - Milky
3. Got to Have Your Love - Liberty X
4. At Night - Shakedown
5. Fly With Me - Coloursound
6. Sexiest Man in Jamaica - Mint Royale
7. 2 Months Off - Underworld
8. Silver Screen Shower Scene - Felix da Housecat
9. Lazy - David Byrne, X-Press 2,
10. 4 My People [Basement Jaxx Remix] - Missy Elliott
11. Point of View - DB Boulevard
12. Get Over You - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
13. Follow da Leader 2002 - Nigel & Marvin
14. Like a Prayer - Who's That Girl
15. It's Love [Trippin']
16. I Would Die 4 U - Space Cowboy
17. Mother (Are You Ready to Play?) - M Factor
18. Get Me Off [2002 Remix] - Basement Jaxx
19. Fasinated - Raven Maize
20. She Moves (La la La) - Karajan
21. Invading Privately [29 Palms Remix]

Album Description

Another must-have from the Ministry of Sound label who manage to make pretty much all of their releases an essential of some sort or another. This time they're back under the Dance Nation banner & the album provides forty-two mighty club bangers of the ilk that report to both the charts & the dancefloor. Featuring tracks from Scooter, Paul Oakenfold, N-Trance, Jurgen Vries, Milky, Underworld, Flip & Fill, Mint Royale, Ian Van Dahl, Snap!, X-Press 2, Missy Elliott, Dee Dee & more. Slipcase. 2002.

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