10 Years of Trance (2000)

About this title: This double-disc import compilation takes a retrospective look at the late-'90s genre of trance, tracing its roots back to the beginning of the decade, starting with the Age of Love's famous self-titled track. Where most trance compilations released at the end of the 1990s functioned merely as exploitative attempts to cash in on the music's unprecedented popularity, this album still does that, but at least does it in a sincere way, trying to educate the listener about the music's roots by chronologically sequencing the tracks and including decent liner notes on each song (though they are in ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Age of Love [Boeing Mix] [Sanchioni/Chierchia]
2. I Love You [Bug-Eyed Bears from Venus Mix] [Watkins/Holweck]
3. Virtual Breakdown [Laboratoire Mix] [Garnier]
4. Rez [Emerson/Smith/Hyde]
5. Teleport [Freeland]
6. LSD [Doof Remix] [Posford]
7. Jeff After Four Roses [Just]
8. Prologue [The Carl Cox & Paul Van Dyk Mix] [Hopkins/Cable]
9. Hardfloor Will Survive [Club Mix] [Bondzio/Zenker/Prof]
10. Mahadeva '99 [Perlmutter/Nissim]
11. 10 Years in Trance [Souque/Holweck/Vanp]
12. Quarter 1 : La Couleur [Shazz]
13. Polynomial-C [James]
14. What Is House [LFO Remix] [Bell/Varley]
15. Trip to Darkness [Angel]
16. The Meltdown [The Mover Remix] [Lunatic Asylum]
17. Aliens [Souque]
18. Feel the Universe [Watkins]
19. Astrosym (My House Is Your House) [Club Mix] [Zzino/Meszaros/Grin]
20. Arp Impressions [Tripping on Acid Mix] [Siebert]
21. God Is a DJ [Astral Projection Rmx] [Catto/Maxi Jazz/Rol]
22. Kannibal [Kamarinos/Blanchet]
23. 2 Mille et une Nuit [Mael]
24. Go to Sleep [Garnier]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.