State of Trance

1. 7 Colors - Lost Witness

2. Meet Her At The Loveparade - Da Hool

3. Deep Down Below - RMB

4. You Got Me Fallin In Love - G-Park

5. Let U Go - ATB

6. Shining Star - CJ Stone

7. Daytime - 4 Strings

8. One Minute In Heaven - Sunbeam

9. Warrior - Warrior

10. DJ Culture - Blank & Jones

11. Maximum Overdrive - M.O.R.P.H.

12. C'mon (shout) - Sagitaire

13. Cambodia - Pulsedriver

14. Silence - Taiko

15. Proximus - Mauro Picotto

16. Fire Wire - Cosmic Gate

17. Loving You - Marc Et Claude

18. Smile - Future Breeze

19. Silence - DJ Tomcraft

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A State of Trance 2007
Average customer rating:

we reviewed this album....

Fantastic

Not as good as the previous state's of trance

Just buy it now!

Armin at his best!!

A State of Trance 2007
Armin van Buuren
Manufacturer: Ultra Records
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ASIN: B000PSJBKW
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

Light The Skies
Carry Me Away
Together We Rise
Who Will Find Me
Reasons To Forgive
Distance, The
Wouldn't Change A Thing
In & Out
Touch The Sun
Kalopsia
Always A Fool
Tremble

Tracks:

Miserere
Rush Hour
Untitled
Formentera What
Ascent
Space We Are, The
I Am
Evergeen
Firefly
What You Need
Anthem
Whatever
Why?
Day Seven
One More Night Out

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The 2007 entry in Armin Van Buuren's State of Trance series takes awhile to get going, but eventually kicks in with the blissful epics that have made him one of the world's most popular DJs. On mix records, Van Buuren usually expresses the two sides of his DJ personality via the two-disc format; disc one is filled with frothy vocal trance, the other is populated with more progressive material. SoT 2007 stays true to form. This time out though, there's an obvious disparity in quality between the two. Van Buuren goes downright cheesy for his lighter disc one (called "on the beach"), and with a few fleeting exceptions like Kalopsia's "The Blizzard," it's pretty forgettable. However, the second, more progressive disc ("in the club") improves noticeably as AVB leads off with two self-produced bombs "Miserere" and "Rush Hour." It still has a high cheese level to be sure, but its excesses are cut with relative dark matter like the lovely mashup in the middle of the disc, consisting primarily of Reh Mundi's "Perspective" and Ronski Speed's "The Space We Are." As with contemporaries like DJ Tiësto, Van Buuren seems to believe he needs to be all things to all people, but his more commercial instincts are too pronounced here, leaving his more devoted fan base with only half a mix to enjoy. --Matthew Cooke

Album Description

Van Buuren is one of the biggest names in dance music and the current #3 DJ in the world (as voted by a DJ Mag poll). He continually pushes the bar with fresh trance sounds. This is the next chapter in his annual mix album series; a two-disc continuous mix of this year's hottest trance tunes from a stellar lineup. Alongside Armin's superior mixing skills, "A State Of Trance" is an inspiring and uplifting aural experience.

Customer Reviews:

we reviewed this album...........2007-07-27

We rated this album.... as part of a camp project at St. Ives Camp near New York City. We did a poll to choose everyone's favorite album of the summer.... and the winner .... is an album called + EURO CLUB HITS VOL. 1 + which is downloadable from iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, etc...... (it's not on Amazon yet)......it was a close race between many albums.... everyone in the camp (200+ kids!) is now going to vote again on Amazon & iTunes... and please add your vote also!! Thanks!

Fantastic.......2007-07-25

I am somewhat newer to trance and am still getting accustomed to the lingo.

I read some of the other reviews before I listened to the album. I agree that disc one, "On the Beach", is much more of a mellow trance; and of course, the name of the disc implies this. Most of the tracks are excellent--I just have to be in a certain mood to enjoy this time of trance.

I absolutely loved the second disc, "In the Club". The tracks are out of this world! I was listening to it during my boring commute and was loving it. Track 12 flipped on, and all of a sudden, the whole album just seemed a hundred times better to me. Tracks 12 through 16 make up my personal favorite trance mix I've ever been exposed to out of all of my favorite DJ's--Tiesto, Buuren, PVD, and Micro. This made me feel 100% secure in giving the entire album five stars!

Not as good as the previous state's of trance.......2007-07-22

The '05 and '06's were much better than this record, which is pretty good, but not nearly as good as his previous work in this series.

Just buy it now!.......2007-07-20

I have been an ardent Armin fan for years. ASOT 2007....brilliant work. I saw Armin live a few weeks before I got this. The track "firefly" will always take me back to his performance. The crowd was chanting ARMIN ARMIN ARMIN as he had a huge beaming smile on his face. And I got his autograph. So I am in love with him for sure!

On a serious note, I have listened to this set a zillion times. You will want to also if you buy this. Love it.

Armin at his best!!.......2007-07-20

I feel compelled to add this paragraph to my original review, for we have a troll (who obviously hates Armin Van Buuren) going through these reviews and saying that they are not helpful. You will notice that 8 negative votes were given to many of the reviews. Do not for one minute pay any attention to those negative votes (I believe one person is casting these votes), for "A State of Trance 2007" is everything the positive reviewers are saying it is.

I wholeheartedly agree with the majority of my fellow-reviewers who stated that this is Armin's best release yet. "A State of Trance 2006" was also very good, but Armin outdid himself this time.

I won't repeat the comments of former reviews, but I would add that I was surprised that no one referred (when pointing out their favorite tracks) to the amazing club hit "I Am" by Markus Schulz vs. Chakaa. I found it to be absolutely phenomenal and IMHO that track, not "Evergreen," marks the transition between the first and second half of CD2.

There was one track on CD1 that I didn't care for ("Wouldn't Change a Thing"); the vocals just didn't appeal to me. And on CD2 I considered tracks 6 & 7 ("Perspective" & "The Space We Are") to be fillers. Am I complaining? Far from it, for the other 25 tracks were sweet to the ear and will bring any trance fan (especially those who love vocal, melodic, and high energy trance) to a state of audio nirvana.

I believe this is, by far, the best 2 CD set released this year. But I have ordered the much-anticipated "Nightmusic, Vol. 2" by Thrillseekers, and if that release equals or surpasses Nightmusic, Vol. 1, it will give Armin some tough competition.

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Killer
Armin breaks loose in 2006
Excellent Trance Set !
Armin is simply the best
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State of Trance 2006
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ASIN: B000F1HGR4
Release Date: 2006-05-16

Tracks:

Mike Foyle Shipwrecked (John O Callaghan vs Mike Foyle Club mix)
Sunlounger - White Sand (DJ Shah's Original Mix)
Leon Bolier & Elsa Hill - No Need to Come Back (vocal mix)
Matthew Dekay - Timeless (Digifruitella dub)
Karen Overton - Your Loving Arms (Club mix)
DJ Shah - Beautiful (Glimpse of Heaven) (Long Island Dub)
Niyaz, Dilruba (Junkie XL Remix)
Basic Perspective - Small Step to the Other Side (Elevation remix)
Zirenz - Edge of Space (Whiteroom remix)
Jody Wisternoff - Cold Drink, Hot Girl (The Original Mix)
Incolumis - One With Sanctuary
Jose Amnesia vs. Shawn Mitiska My All (Flashbrothers remix)
Envio For You (Outro Edit)

Tracks:

Arksun - Arisen
Fable Above
OCallaghan & Kearney Exactly
Kyau vs. Albert - Walk Down (KvA Club Mix)
Kuffdam & Plant Dream Makers (Original Mix)
M.I.K.E. - Voices from the Inside (Proggresiva mix)
DJ Govenor - Red Woods
Kyau vs. Albert - Kiksu (Original Mix)
Hiroyuki ODA Transmigration
Under Sun vs Signum Captured (Sebastian Brandt)
Mannix vs Kaymak - World Gone Mad
Stoneface & Terminal - Venus
Armin van Buuren Control Freak (Sander van Doorn remix)
Thomas Bronzwaer - Shadow World (Original mix)
Giuseppe Ottaviani & Marc van Linden - Until Monday
Armin van Buuren - SAIL

Customer Reviews:

Killer.......2007-06-08

If you like anything resembling electronic music, you'll likely LOVE this! I have all his stuff...he's amazing, especially with a hi-fi system or earphones that really cover full frequency (flatly): 5-25K Hz.

Armin breaks loose in 2006.......2007-02-14

Armin van Buuren's style, from the countless mixes/broadcasts I have heard him put out, tends to waver with inconsistency. I think A State of Trance 2006 is where Armin finally hits his stride and is able to keep up with his own work.

Disc 1 (On The Beach) is a really great opening disc. Whether you find yourself rocking to and fro in a hammock or grooving enthusiastically in the sand & summer sun, this CD acts as a nice soundtrack. More atmospheric and spacey, Armin illustrates his grasp of the wheel when he proves himself able to incorporate some type of a pulse - sometimes surprisingly quick and hard - into this kind of "spaced" motif. In other words, On The Beach is not by any stretch of the imagination something ambient, and yet it is. The unobtrusive bpm simply propels the music, which takes the forefront, onward.

Disc 2 (At The Club) is where Armin has been known to shine; crazy, pulsating dance-floor-destroyer melodic trance comes pumping out of the speakers the minute the laser hits the disc. It doesn't become boring, and thankfully the vocals were really kept to a tolerable minimum in this mix. At The Club reminds me a lot of the frenetic, almost breakbeat melodic trance Armin dished out with his ASoT:2004, only this flows much better, linearly instead of jagged peaks and valleys. I loved ASoT:2004, but sometimes the lack of careful mixing or track placement makes it too hectic too enjoy - even on the dance floor, if you can believe that one.

I feel like Armin's been tinkering with stylistic techniques during the previous State of Trance mixes - 2004 & 2005. I loved both, but each went off in some undesirable direction at some point and never quite seemed able to return to base. Armin seems to have taken the warmer from 2004 and the cooler from 2005 and rightly combined them to produce 2006; highlighting his electronica capabilities with flying colors and putting forth a set in which BOTH discs are equally as desirable.

....No doubt this puts Armin back on the maps, even after releases like '76' temporarily took him off of my own. A great all-around CD to own, especially for Armin fans but also those of The Thrillseekers, Tiesto and Solarstone.

~Lex

Excellent Trance Set !.......2007-02-08

The Trance style of music is something new to me.So,I took a chance on this CD set and I have to say it's exactly what I was looking for. Both CD's are EXCELLENT in my opinion.I liked it so well I bought AVB's CD set - 10 Years - which I also feel is an Excellent set.

Armin is simply the best.......2007-02-06

I won't go into a lot of detail here, but both of these disks are pretty amazing. The first one starts out somewhat slow, but then it builds into quite an energetic masterpiece. The second disk is pretty mind blowing throughout. I listened to the second disk first because the sub-title (In the club) drew my attention more. After listening to that disk about 25 times, I finally listened to the first disk, subtitled (At the beach) and to my surprise, after listening to it one or two times, I found myself liking it even more than the first. No way around it, if you like Trance, you have to buy this two disk set, it's as simple as that.

Good Service.......2007-01-24

Thanks, the response was prompt and adequate! appreciate the sincerity of the description.

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A STATE OF TRANCE YEAR MIX 2006
Great Sample CD
Plesant
Exciting mix of the best of 2006
Good

State of Trance: Year Mix 2006
Armin van Buuren
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000KWZ9HC
Release Date: 2007-01-01

Tracks:

To Be Taken
1983 (Eric Prydz Remix)
Your Loving Arms
Make U Mine
Light Of Hope
Nostalgia (Remix)
Let Go
Outsiders (Jose Amnesia Mix)
Electronic Electro
Zero
Bass Society
Saturday Night
Roundabout
Louder
Bounty Island (Dj Shah's San Antonio Harbour Mix)
White Sand
Sunhump 2006
Never Be The Same Again (Markus Schulz Coldharbour Club Mix)
Yeah Yeah (D. Ramirez Remix - Markus Schulz Reconstruction)
Domino
Everything Matters (Matthew Dekay Remix)
Green Astronauts
Black Is The Colour (Coco & Green Remix)
Life Less Ordinary
Helsinki Scorching
Session 6
Close Your Eyes
This World Is Watching Me (Feat. Kush)
Flow (Gareth Emery Mix)
Stella
5
Control Freak (Sander Doorn Remix)
Are You Fine?
Dark Eyes (Funabashi Pres. Tom Porcell Remix)
Aria Epica (Bart Claessen Remix)
Move On (Kaste Remix)
Leaving London (T4l Remix)
Yearzero
Spirit
Should've Known (Dub Mix)
Artic Globe
Arisen
Carabella (Galen Behr Vs. Orjan Nilsen Remix)
Mainline (4 Turntables Remix)
Space We Are (John O'callaghan Remix)
Ones We Loved (Dogzilla Remix)
Another You, Another Me
Always And Forever (Bart Claessen Remix)
Dance 4 Life
This Way (Rank 1 Remix)
Split (Jonas Steur Remix)
Sirens Of The Sea (Kyau Vs. Albert Vocal Mix)
Poseidon
Lift
Rogue
Evaporate (Stoneface & Terminal Mix)
Take Me Away (Into The Night)(Purple Haze Remix)
Any Better, Or?
Good For Me
Shipwrecked (John O'callaghan Vs. Foyle Club Mix)
Divine
Soul Cure
Get Off
Ellipse (Mikka Leinonen Mix)
Beyond Doubt
Proglifter
Can't Sleep
Beautiful
Monday Bar
White Chrystal
Love You More
Generate The Wave
Through Your Eyes
Harmonic
Find The Way
Super Nature
North Pole
On The Edge (Mike Shiver Remix)
Ordinary Moment
Exactly
Sail
4 L.B
Intuition (Martin Roth Classic Style Mix)
Life Elsewhere
Direct Dizko (Sander Van Doorn Remix)
F16
Void

Customer Reviews:

A STATE OF TRANCE YEAR MIX 2006.......2007-06-27

NICE MIX FROM THE MAN ARMIN VAN BUUREN, WISH THAT IT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

Great Sample CD.......2007-05-23

This Mix was great. Contained a lot of great samples from some of the best tracks of 2006. Not really great if you are looking for the track on one of the CD's as you only have 40secs - 1 minute of any given track, but is great for trancing out while travelling. Also great to find any gems you may have missed over the year.

Plesant.......2007-04-05

I read the reviews and had mixed feeling about buying this CD, but I'm glad I did. I'm a big AVB fan and this mix will not disapoint you. This is a solid collection of trance and I'm happy to have it in my CD collection. It's a great audio journey and a wonderful back-drop to any party.

Exciting mix of the best of 2006.......2007-03-27

Wow is all I can say! I couldn't believe the large number of tracks on each CD at first! I was pleasantly surprised by how interesting it made the CD. I am enjoying it a lot.

Good.......2007-03-19

The CD 1 is not that good as I was expecting, it is too much techno. The second one sounds preaty ok, it is trance and more dance. Nevertheless the CD as overall is pretty ok. I recommend it.

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What it sounds Like and What it has to offer (i'm tellin u, it's good)
Rave on!
ZRODN
Same trance all over and over
Tranceriffic!

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ASIN: B0007PIE0G
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

I Found You/ Interstate
Wasting/ Hidden Logic presents Luminary
First Time/ Markus Schulz
I Know You're Gone/ Max Graham feat. Jessica Jacobs
Space Guitar/ Mike Foyle presents Statica
In the End/ Ave Mea
Ocean Rain/ Elevation
Aerospace (Probspot mix)/ Locust
Shivers/ Armin van Buuren
Beyond Horizon/ EnMass
Falling Anywhere (Rework)/ Kyau vs Albert
Inertia (Armin van Buuren Remix)/ Fragile feat. Alex Lemon
Call of Tomorrow (John O=B9Callaghan Remix)/ Sophie Sugar

Tracks:

Simply Blue/ Peter Martin presents Anthanasia
808/ Nu Frequency
Halcyon/ Andy Moor
Why (Derek Howell Mix)/Ahmet Ertenu
Papel (Preach Remix)/ O.Lieb vs. Preach
Crackdown/ Remy
Arcadia/ Gabriel & Dresden
Twelve (Max Graham remix)/ Tilt
The Deep Show/ Matthew Dekay vs. Proluctors
Emotional Void/ Recluse
Ballerina/ Adam White feat. Martin Grech
Perfect Silence (E-Craig 212 Vocal Mix)/ Blank & Jones
Made of Sun (KvA hard dub - AVB edit)/ Kyau vs Albert

Customer Reviews:

What it sounds Like and What it has to offer (i'm tellin u, it's good).......2007-04-01

Tons of female vocal tracks and samples, more dancable and "pop" than 04 i guess but pop just gets more listeners doesn't it? Armin's signature style(mellow). The selection, more upbeat than 04. Starts off with 4 female vocal tracks(I likes that!), Interstate's I Found You which I thought Oakenfold did a great job on in his Creamfields mix cuz it's just sounds better as a uplifting track rather than a building intro. Beautiful and feminine, why i like electronic dance (but some deep trance heads will find any vocals conflicitng with the actual trance experience.) So for you deep trance lovers Enmass' Beyond Horizon and Kyau vs Albert's Falling Anywhere (Rework)stands out. Armin tops it off with Sophie Sugar's call of Tomorrow (John o'callaghan remix) nice vocal sample with a little break beat in between, what a set! Great selection!

cd 2 "dark" starts off like heart attack comin, wtf! Peter Martin returns with Simply Blue, another instant hit... look i could name the stand outs but there's just too much, this one is a must buy! By far the best in the series, 06 is ok.

Rave on!.......2007-02-21

I loved this compilation. This is an awesome introduction to Armin's work to me! I will definitely be getting more from him in the future. A must for someone looking for a fresh dose of trance at its best.

ZRODN.......2007-01-22

Simply Awesome cd 1 light song 9, 11, and 13 i will go hunt for those 12 inch versions im impressed to say the least and speechless i will now take the vocals blarred by those babes on the songs and incorporate them into my prom queen pimp test if my new babes cant hit a vocal that loud i will drop them like the hoes they are or want to be / however he did an impressive job of tweaking and reformatting those songs with those other artist musicians listed, play those songs in an auditorium at the same height of pitch, sound, bpm, and sound rotation on extended versions you will have the crowds go insanely massive cd 2 dark 6, and especially 4 & 5 oh my god simply awesome take these above songs extend them and mesh them with the same intensity and creative soul that can be heard of those song versions and make an extended bootleg mix or blare these sounds at 50,000 auditorium stadium the crowds will go massive i mean this cd is good the other songs are kinda of ok but they are loud but need to be extended however this compilation brings new light to new artists i will hunt them down and buy their other 12 inch versions who knows it may sound better but i have to give armin credit the sound versions played on this cd of those songs is simply awesome good job go buy this cd its worth the price for good dance music.

Same trance all over and over.......2007-01-05

I liked it but it did not go to my favorites.
I love diferente stiles of music, the variation in stiles, beats but this did not did it for me.

Tranceriffic!.......2006-03-26

Hands down, by far the best Trance CD I have ever heard. It takes off from the beginning and just doesn't let up. Especially on disc two. That's my favorite of the pair because of it mostly being instrumental music. Very little singing is features on disc two, and what little singing there is comes across mostly percussive and rhythmic. All except for one track which makes me pull my teeth out because it's so abjectly horrible. Said tract is "Ballerina" and I really wish he would've skipped over that one altogether. It sounds like a REALLY BAD Rufus Wainwright performance, and that's one artist I absolutely can NOT stand. Other than that one major snag, the entire CD pair is pretty much flawless. I'll definitely check out more of Amin's discs as a result of the good impression I got from this one.

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Turned me on to trance
Brilliant cd. It's in my top 3.
Stand Out Tracks, What this album sound like
ZRODN
ASOT 2004 is one of the great trance compilation of the 2004

State of Trance 2004
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Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

Mark Otten - Tranquility
Solid Globe - Sahara
Whirlpool - Under the Sun (Solar Stone Remix)
Three Drives - Signs From the Universe
Airwave - Lady Blue (Original Beat).
Kyau vs Albert - Velvet Morning (Aalto Remix)
Fictivision vs Phynn - Escape (Phynn Mix)
Perpetuous Dreamner - Future Funland (Astura Remix)
Active Sight - The Search for Freedom
Super 8 - Alba
Oceanlab - Satellite (Original Above & Beyond Remix)
Robert Nickson - Spiral
Armin van Buuren feat. Justine Suissa - Burned With Desire (Rising Star Remix)

Tracks:

Perry O'Neil - Kubik
Valentino - Flying (Sultan & The Greek Remix)
Michael Burnes - The Ambience
Peter Martin presents Anthanasia - Perfect Wave
St. John vs. Locust - Mind Circles (Perry O'Neil Remix)
Remy & Roland Klinkenberg - Fearless
Solar Stone vs. Scott Bond - Naked Angel
M.I.K.E. presents Fascinated - Totally Fascinated
Mono - Rise
Envio - Time To Say Goodbye (Passiva Mix)
True Form - Forbidden Colors
Artic Quest - Offbeat
Terry Bones vs. Fred Baker present Water Planet - Introspection (John Askew Mix)

Amazon.com

Back behind the decks after 2003's self-produced 76, Armin Van Buuren's 2-disc A State of Trance 2004 jumps back into giant thumps and epic dance textures. 76 had a relatively soft touch, in tune with the DJ's often-stated admiration for the music of Jean-Michel Jarre, but this mix is peak-heavy, designed to leave a dance floor light-headed and dreamy. Set loose with a crate full of wax once again, he lets the high end do the work, then judiciously drops massive beats to rattle your sub-woofers. Disc 1's "Signs From The Universe" uses the strategy especially well, with a swarming keyboard build that gets swallowed by a dark, rumbling rhythm. Van Buuren goes velvety smooth on disc 2, but doesn't forget the need for contrast; "Totally Fascinated" is darkly subterranean in parts, yet balanced by the song's sensual keyboard lift. While there's nothing groundbreaking here by any means, Van Buuren's approach makes for perfect sunny day music before nightfall brings out the heavier, more sinister spinners. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Turned me on to trance.......2007-05-29

Literally had never listened to techno or trance ever before and Disc 1 of this album made me a lifetime fan. Disc 2 is very solid as well, but the first is absolutely epic. The version I have was acquired through clandestine means and I liked it enough to actually purchase a copy.

You haven't lived until you've driven 15-20 miles over the speed limit on the freeway or a country backroad, at night, alone (passengers can ruin a good song with "conversation"), with all the windows open and with this CD at high volume.

Brilliant cd. It's in my top 3........2007-05-17

I love ASOT 2004. Listen to it all the time. Real talent went into this CD.

I didn't like ASOT 2006 and I just listened to ASOT 2005 and hated that one. 2005 must have been thrown together over a 3 day weekend or something.

Stand Out Tracks, What this album sound like.......2007-04-01

I own this state of trance mix as well as 05 and 06. Armin's track selection is usually pretty decent and his mix is on track. His style will throw alot of ppl off. It's very mellow and euphoric, starts off slow and gradual. The shortest track on cd 1 is 5 minutes. More for chillin' than for clubbing. The standout tracks on cd 1 would be Airwave's Lady Blue(original beat), your trademark trance song. Oceanlab's Satellite (original above & beyond remix) has a excellent buildup, your trademark club anthem female vocal trance song. It's done again with Armin's own Burned with Desire (Rising Star Remix). I'm a big fan of Female Vocals and those 2 tracks deliver.

cd 2 is the same, the set doesn't pick up til Michael Burns' The Ambience, and flows right into Peter Martin's Perfect Wave, spine tingling ecstacy of a euphoric track, the track alone is why you should buy the album, it's the epitimy of how a good trance song should be. Oakenfold included this song in his Creamfields mix but it's more for the club mix doesn't come close to Armin's easy going and smooth buildup which was what Martin had in mind when producing this song. Then comes Mono's Rise another non vocal hit, this one will get you dancing,

ZRODN.......2007-01-08

This old version compilation is cutting edge with good sound rotation well played by Armin. The newer state of trance compilations have different sound formats which is very upsetting since he has a huge artist list under his labels such as M.I.K.E. and Kamil Polner. He should take these two artists and blare a non stop live compilation on each artist individually he will make huge loot since these two artists mentioned are more musicians and fully understand proper sound format, its issues with live performances, comprehensive knowledge on sound equipment; its strain on pitch and or amplification;, and mood swings with party revelers and open auditoriums pack those locations play loud and good music make massive loot and live large god dam it.

ASOT 2004 is one of the great trance compilation of the 2004.......2006-05-20

Hi guys,
The ASOT 2004 compilation received the award for the BEST COMPILATION CD for the 2004. This is a proove that the CD have a lot of quality. You just have to forget about commercial stuff you will do not find the same things of this CD. And be aware that the tracks have a style of DEEP TRANCE, and sometimes you dont know if the track have change or not, but this is real cool when you put the CD, seat down, relax, and let the trance takes you.

B.O.Y.M. (But Open Your Mind)
Hildely

Average customer rating:

Good "past and present" collection.
This is a pointless review.. for a pointless album
A letdown
Disc 2 much better
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Urbal Beats, Vol. 3
Urbal Beats: Definitive Guide To Electronic Music
MTV's Amp
MTV's AMP 2
Digital Empire: Electronica's Best

ASIN: B000006P0X
Release Date: 1998-05-12

Tracks:

Rock The Funky Beat (Radio Edit) - Natural Born Chillers
Treat Infamy (7' Main Mix) - Rest Assured
Smack My B**** Up (DJ Hype Remix) - Prodigy
Going Out Of My Head - Fatboy Slim
Release Yo' Delf (Prodigy Remix) - Method Man
Subfusion - Rabbit In The Moon
My Mate Paul - David Holmes
The Freakz - Uberzone
B-Boy Stance (Cut & Paste Remix) - The Freestylers
City Of Groove - DJ Icey
Temper, Temper (Grooverider Remix) - Goldie
Ultrasonic Sound - Hive
What Does Your Soul Look Like - DJ Die Vs. DJ Shadow
Over - Portishead

Tracks:

Chime - Orbital
Cubik (Kings County Dub) - 808 State
Voodoo Ray - A Guy Called Gerald
Clear - Cybotron
Mother Earth - Dubtribe
Go - Moby
Charly - Prodigy
Something Good - Utah Saints
Energy Flash - Joey Beltram
Salsa Life - Rhythim Is Rhythim

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This compilation, offered by LA's Urb Magazine, is only deceptively straightforward: it explores the current state of electronica, with dance-floor stalwarts DJ Icey, Uberzone, and Rabbit in the Moon butting heads with neo-pop stars like the Crystal Method, Goldie, and Portishead. One might suspect this to be yet another cash-in "electronica" compilation, a mere licensing scheme intended to separate you from the contents of your wallet. But this ain't no scam: not only is the track selection topnotch and accessible, with an equal dose of well-known hits and underappreciated gems, but the compilation also offers an entertaining education. On disc two, New York's Liquid Todd throws down a set of classics, tracks like Rhythim Is Rhythim's "Strings of Life," Orbital's "Chime," and Dubtribe's "Mother Earth," giving an insight as to what today's electronica stars were hearing whilst in their nappies. As an introduction to the overhyped and confusing world of "electronica," this compilation can't be beat. --Matthew Corwine

Customer Reviews:

Good "past and present" collection........2003-09-08

No collection will ever be perfect, but this does a decent job. The first disc is what's supposed to be hot (in 98). The second is supposed to be some old school classics. Some well known artists are on here like "Prodigy", "Moby", and "Portishead". My favorite thing by far is some of who's sampled on different tracks. Samples from "Bad Brains", "Kate Bush", "The Verve", and the theme from "Twin Peaks". Overall a good comp. The 1st "Urbal Beats" is good too. Pretty much electronica's greatest hits.

This is a pointless review.. for a pointless album.......2001-07-28

First thing about this album that i must mention right off is that the track slection is horrid. If it wasn't trying to be a "definitive guide to electronic music" it probably wouldn't have been so annoying. Really this "urbal beats" series works well if view together, but the track selection seems wrong in the individual sets. This time around the balance is thrown off by adding too much big beats,jungle, and trip hop. Three styles that do come from the same influences. Giving the whole album a lack of diversity. Digital empire 2 does diversity so much better. Another issue is the repetition of the same groups and groups that are seen together all the time.. I mean we have an original prodigy song, a remix of a prodigy song and a song prodigy remixed? is this the "definitve guide to prodigy?" We have a fatboy slim song, and a fat boy slim remix. And the whole first disk breaks down to basically 3 different types of related electronica. giving a very bad "definition" of electronica.

The second disk is a half way decent attempt at mixing alot of classic together, but I am getting somewhat sick of hearing old school electronica thats just doesn't hodl up well over time.

I give the album 4 stars since it does have some decent gems on it. But I highy recomend "digital empire 2" over this compilation if your looking to get schooled on the so called "electronica genre"

A letdown.......2000-06-23

This CD was a big letdown.. it was recommended by the person at the record store, looked good, etc. Basically disc 1 was too jungle for me. There are some tunes that are pretty good, but there are some downright angry-feeling ones as well. Temper-temper gave me a headache and "release YO' Delf"--well, you can figure it.

Disc 2 was much better, but still not enough to compell me to repeat the purchase.

Summary: Disc1 1-2 stars, Disc2 3-4 stars

Disc 2 much better.......2000-06-19

There's another review that sums my sentiments exactly. Disc 1 gets 2-3 stars (kind of like a rap with faster beat) But disc 2 is really good; 5 stars)

Start With The First Volume.......2000-06-01

This set is more uneven than the first Urbal Beats, but it still contains more than a few classics of the genre. The two discs contain a lot of music for a good price--I recommend it as a next step if you like the first volume.

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A State Of Trance 2007
Armin van Buuren
Manufacturer: Central Station
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Anjunabeats, Vol. 5

ASIN: B000QGDVTK
Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

Light the Skies [Retrobyte's Classic Electrobounce Mix] - Matt Cerf, , Jaren, Shawn Mitiska
Carry Me Away - Emma Hewitt, Chris Lake
Together We Rise - Sultan & Ned Sheppard
Who Will Find Me - DJ Shah, Adrina Thorpe
Reasons to Forgive - Kirsty Hawkshaw, Tenishia
Distance - Rio Addicts
Wouldn't Change a Thing - Jose Amnesia, Jennifer Rene
In & Out [DJ Shah Rework] - Sunlounger
Touch the Sun [Rank1 Remix] - Anthya, Alex Bartlett
Blizzard - Kalopsia
Always a Fool - Kyau Vs. Albert
Tremble - Global Communication,

Tracks:

Miserere - Armin van Buuren
Rush Hour - Armin van Buuren
Walk Away [Terry Ferminal Mix] - Terry Ferminal, Mark Sherry
Formentera What [Gareth Emery Remix] - Albert Vorne
Ascent - Michael Dow
Perspective - Rex Mundi
Space We Are [Acappella] - Sir Adrian, Ronski Speed
I Am - Chakra, Markus Schulz
Evergreen - First State
Firefly - Mike Foyle
What You Need [Hard Dub] - Nic Chagall
Anthem - Filo & Peri, Eric Lumiere
Whatever [Aly & FILA Remix] - Lost Witness, Sassot
Why [Aly & FILA Remix] - FKN, Jahala
Day Seven - Sophie Sugar
One More Night Out - Logistics

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Trance: A State of Altered Consciousness

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The tracks are popular...so?
A unique collection of trance songs
Before I knew..
Old and played out tracks.

Trance: A State of Altered Consciousness
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Max Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Trance, Vol. 2: A State of Altered Consciousness
Hardesertrance

ASIN: B00002DDO0
Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

Xpander (Original Mix) - Sasha
Promethean Groove (Edge Factor Mix) - Kaistar
Supernova (Ocean Wave Vs. Rush Mix) - SLP
Sommertag (Main Mix) - The Argonauts
Technologies Of Transcendence - Explorium
Stargazer (Andy Ling Mix) - Deepsky
Dreaming (Percussion Mix) - Ruff Driverz
Mutual (Noel's Mission In This World Mix) - Dauby
9 PM (Till I Come) (Sequential One Mix) - ATB
Stay With Me (The Digital Blondes Forever Mix) - Leeds & Dunne
Rollercoaster (Oakey's Courtyard Mix) - Amoeba Assassin
Carte Blanche (Original Mix) - Veracocha
Lost In India (Highstring Mix) - Travel
Out Of The Blue (Extended Version) - System F

Customer Reviews:

< < >>.......2007-04-02

My college roomate had this CD last year and it was my first exposure to "trance" music ever. Let me say, I've been hooked and in the scene ever since -- I'm a trance virgin no more!! THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR EVERY COLLECTION.

Excellent for starters AND veterans alike. I've played this CD getting ready for parties AND falling asleep afterwards; it's very versatile with seamless mixes and long drawn-out suspenses.... just what trance is SUPPOSED to be, right? It's a well-spent $12 bucks and the songs are never "aged," meaning they continue to be desired month after month, year after year. The songs are NOT commercialized with #4 being especially satisfying and songs #9-14 having an amazing build-up with intense energy. Happy purchase:)

The tracks are popular...so?.......2006-03-25

Since the tracks are popular, they *must* be bad tracks. At least that seems to be the logic of some people on here.

If you're looking for obscure stuff for the sake of obscurity, then this disc is not for you.

If you listen to music because of how it sounds (crazy concept, eh?) rather than whether other people like it, then this is a good trance compilation.

A unique collection of trance songs.......2004-03-22

This CD is one of my all-time favorites. There isn't a dull song anywhere on the whole thing, and when I put it in my CD player, I have to listen to the entire thing. It's a lot like Paul Oakenfold's 'Tranceport'; each song is unique. It had a strong beginning and an equally strong end; 'Out of the Blue' is a perfect song to close with. I will always love this CD and I recommend it to anybody looking for trance music with a lot of energy and heavy bass.

Before I knew.........2004-02-08

what trance was, I bought this cd when it first came out. It blew me away and I fell in love with it. It may have songs you've heard before, but the way the songs are put together is immaculate. It's a classic to me. No matter how many times I scratch up the cd, I'll always replace it.

Old and played out tracks........2003-02-15

I bought this CD years ago and if you are looking for some new quality trance this isn't it. At the time is was hot but quite frankly the mixing is nothing special and the track selection is very played out now. The only track I can really still handle is Sasha's amazing Expander. Other than that this disk is pretty weak. There are some much better compilations out there so browse around.