History Of Trance (2004)

Product Summary Label: Caroline Distribution UPC: 00617465120824 Release Date: 5/4/2004 Buy.com Sku: 61003675 Item#: M4NJME Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Anomaly Calling Your Name - (with Libra/Taylor) ~ George Acosta 2. Xpander - (with Sasha) ~ George Acosta 3. Everytime - (Mike Koglin remix, with Lustral) ~ George Acosta 4. Greece 2000 - (with Three Drives) ~ George Acosta 5. Another Way - (Club mix, with Paul Van Dyk) ~ George Acosta 6. Synaesthesia (Fly Away) - (Paul Van Dyke remix, with The Thrillseekers/Sheryl Deane) ~ George Acosta 7. Beautiful - (Pulser remix, with Matt Darey/Marcella Woods) ~ George Acosta 8. Cafe Del Mar - (John "00" Fleming remix, with Energy 52) ~ George Acosta 9. Seven Cities - (V-One's Living Cities mix, with Solar Stone) ~ George Acosta 10. Silence - (DJ Tiesto's In Search Of Sunrise remix, with Delerium) ~ George Acosta 11. Lizard - (with Mauro Picotto) ~ George Acosta 12. Universal Nation - (with Push) ~ George Acosta Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Children - (Original Version, with Robert Miles) ~ George Acosta 2. Tranzy State of Mind - (Club mix, with Push) ~ George Acosta 3. 7 Days And One Week - (Ferry Corsten remix, with B.B.E) ~ George Acosta 4. Madagascar - (Ferry Corsten remix, with The Art Of Trance) ~ George Acosta 5. Out Of The Blue - (Original mix, with System F) ~ George Acosta 6. For An Angel "98" - (PVD E-Werk Club mix, with PVD) ~ George Acosta 7. One Minute In Heaven - (Future Breeze remix, with Sunbeam) ~ George Acosta 8. See The Light - (Original mix, with Du Monde) ~ George Acosta 9. Exploration Of Space - (Club mix, with Cosmic Gate) ~ George Acosta 10. Wave - (Taucher mix, with Sosa) ~ George Acosta 11. First Rebirth, The - (Taucher remix, with Trance Allstars) ~ George Acosta 12. Just Another Day - (George Acosta remix, with Jon Secada) ~ George Acosta   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info This is a continuous in-the-mix CD compiled and mixed George Acosta. Personnel: Steve Helstrip, Jan Johnston, Marcella Woods, Sarah McLachlan, Tracie Ackerman (vocals). Audio Mixers: Emmanuel Top; Neil McLellan. Audio Remixers: Andy Perring; Ferry Corsten; Laurent Veronnez; Mike Koglin; Paul van Dyk; Taucher; DJ Ti?sto. Unknown Contributor Role: Libra. Arranger: Steve Helstrip. There's so many compilations that claim to be the "Best of Trance," "Greatest Trance CD Ever!," or "The Story of Trance" that it's easy to be suspect of this one, especially with its plain cover art (a tribute to New Order's Substance perhaps?). But George Acosta is a name worth knowing, and Ultra Records have gone all out with their licensing on this one. Sure there are tracks that could have been on here, but this is a top-notch selection, no doubt about it. Acosta chooses the right mixes, the flow is almost perfect, and the liner notes go as far as to give you all of the producer's aliases in case you want to explore further. There's no grandiose story in the liners, which is fine since trance isn't old enough -- or important enough, some would say -- to take a Rhino Records-styled, academic point of view. The text story of trance is still on Internet message boards, but when it's written, History of Trance could be its soundtrack, at least up to 2004. The Robert Miles, Sasha, Energy 52, Delerium, and System F tracks are all defining moments for the genre. Acosta gains more credibility by remembering the cuts by Three Drives, Matt Darey, and his own mix of Jon Secada, all classics that aren't necessarily on the tip of everyone's tongue. He doesn't partake in much DJ showiness, and tracks are pretty much left alone, just slightly mixed together. It's his sequencing that matters, and both discs build up nicely to dramatic finishes. There's more to the genre than two CDs can hold, even if music snobs tell you otherwise, but History of Trance is a great overview, worthy primer, and an exhilarating listen. ~ David Jeffries Producer: Andy Perring; Steve Helstrip; DJ Ferry Corsten; M. Gerlach; DeLeon Richards; Delerium; Jam X; Emmanuel Top; Florian Preis; George Acosta; S.T. Jones; Laurent Veronnez; Gianfranco Bortolotti; Mauro Picotto; Mike Koglin; Paul Van Dyk; Taucher; Tiesto; Wagen   Compilation Appearances Pure Trance 2 Pure Trance Ultra Trance 5 Trancemaster 2009 Platinum Collection State Of Mind Dance To The 80s Ibiza Euphoria All Star Trance Rockstar Royalty Singles: No 1 Club Remixes   Associated Artists and Works Artists, Various ATB Various Artists A State of Mind ~ Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 05/04/2004 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 1208 Label : Ultra Records Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00617465120824    Related Videos Christmas In The Heart : ... A Cherry Cherry Christmas... In Search of Solid Ground... Draw The Line: David Gray