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top TECHNO/TRANCE tracks?

Question by apo_ares: top TECHNO/TRANCE tracks?
If you share my taste in music I would like to know of any tracks you think I should listen to.

Some critics place tracks in top 100 lists based on their influence in the techno scene but the tracks I pick out are mostly recent productions, with the exceptions of Miro -“paradise,” Push – “strange world,” and café del mar – “energy 52”. I suppose groups like Kraftwerk, The future sounds of London, and orbital deserve some honorable mention but are too out dated for my taste. Also Eno was a great ambient producer of the past. I left out underworld – “born slippy” from the top list because although it was a great song it went from hard to peaceful and I can’t be in the mood for both in one track A lot of great original productions aren’t listed simply because they aren’t available to the average music consumer but I would check out www.releaserecords.com. I prefer the dark moody sounds of artists such as Markus Schulz so in that sense I am biased. I also have a soft spot for some of the more ambient sounding tracks. I steer away from the harder tracks and prefer trance and progressive over techno. I did not add Sasha’s Northern Exposure on the best album list because honestly I felt bored listening to it. DJ tiesto was my past favorite and I think his mixing is top notch but that his productions are lacking, and I was not impressed with his recent work. Armin seems to me like he will take the top spot. However, I don’t feel he is the best necessarily, just more likeable. Moby was not listed although he is brilliant but his style is too different and in a league of its own. But I suppose his “children of the corn” would make it on my list some place as well as some other key tracks.

TOP TRACKS
Concil – Malibu Beach (1st track In Search of Sunrise 5 CD 01)
Luke Chable -Petter – These days
Sasha – Airdrawndagger 09 – Requiem
DJ Tiesto – As The Rush Comes – Motorcycle
DJ Sasha – Xpander
4 Strings – Mainline (Original Mix)
Dj Tiesto – Forever Today
Kyau Vs. Albert – Are You Fine [Original Mix]
Ferry Corsten – Sweet Sorrow
Benz & MD- Dilation
Markus Schulz – Under The Sun
George Hales – Autumn Falls (Markus Schulz vs Alucard Remix)
The Police – Message In A Bottle (SOS) (Sander van Doorn Remix) (Rip)
Armin Van Buren – Club Oxygen
Headstrong feat. Tiff Lacey – Close Your Eyes (Matt Darey Radio Edit)
Markus Schulz-Whirlpool – Under The Sun ( Coldharbour Mix)
Markus Schulz – Connected
Markus Schulz & Interstate – Peaches & Cream
Markus Schulz Feat.Carrie Skipper – Time Goes By (Super8 Deep Mix)
cafe del mar – energy 52 (three n one remix)
Markus Schulz Pres. Elevation – Somewhere (Perry O’Neil Remix)
Benz & MD – Oneric (Santiago Nino remix)
Armin Van Buuren – A State Of Trance 2004 – Naked Angel
Markus Schulz – Lagnuage
Filterheadz – Yimanya (Markus Schulz & Austin Leeds Remix) [Rip]
Sander Van Doorn – Pumpkin (Original Mix)

SETS/ALBUMS
Techno – Dance Rave – One of the best progressive trance house mixes mixed by blueroomproject.com
Armin Van Buuren – A State Of Trance 2006 – CD 1 – On The Beach
Armin Van Buuren vs Ferry Corsten – Live at Godskitchen -16-03-03
Armin van Buuren – ASOT 141 Non-Stop In The Mix 2004-03-25_MIDC
Ferry Corsten – Live @ Trance Energy 2005 (12-02-2005)
Armin van Buuren – Live @ Trance Energy 2006
In Search of Sunrise 2
Paul Oakenfold – NYC Global Underground

VOCAL TECHNO
DJ Tiesto – As The Rush Comes – Motorcycle
07 – Armin Van Buuren – Burned With Desire (rising star Rmx)
DJ Sasha & John Digweed – Rabbit in the Moon – Out Of Body Experience
Markus Schulz & Carrie Skipper – Never Be The Same
Armin Van Burren – Burned With Desire
Markus Schulz feat. Anita Kelsey – First Time
Chicane – Saltwater
Markus Schulz – You Won’t See Me Cry (Deepsky Remix)

EASY LISTENING/AMBIENT
Luke Chable -Petter – These days
Sasha – Airdrawndagger 09 – Requiem
Concil – Malibu Beach (1st track In Search of Sunrise 5 CD 01)
Pink Elephant – LAX (1st track In Search of Sunrise 5 CD 02)
markus_schulz 01_feat_elevation-clear_blue
Trentemoller – I Wish ( Late Night Mix)
Chillout Moods – Cafe Del Mar – Chicane – Offshore (Ambient Mix)
Chill Out – (Ambient-Trance-Techno)

HARD TRACKS
DJ Scott Project – I Want Your Love (A – Side Remix)(1)+
DJ Scott Project & Hypetraxx – Red Alien feat Afrika Islam+
DJ Scot Project–0 – O (Dark By Design Remix)
Pete Tong & Carl Cox – Live @ The Void (Essential Mix) (1)
DJ Scott Project – Scream
Carl Cox – Deeper Mind
Hennes & Cold – The Second Trip (Dj Scot Project Mix)+

HONORABLE MENTION
Underworld – “Born Slippy”
Miro – Paradise
DJ Tiesto – Just Be
DJ Tiesto & Ferry Corsten – We Came
Markus Schulz Feat.Carrie Skipper – Time Goes By (Super8 Deep Mix)
Pete Tong – Deepest Blue
Armin Van Buuren – Sail
dj tiesto – traffic vinyl – traffic
Dj Tiesto & Armin van Buuren – Wonder
DJ Tiësto & Moogwai – Viola [Armin Van Buuren Remix]
Ferry Corsten – Holding On (Above & Beyond Remix)
Ferry Corsten – Star Traveller
Paul Van Dyke – Castles In The Sky
Paul Van Dyke- We’re Alive (vandyke mix)
Techno – Trance – Delerium – The Silence (DJ Tiesto remix) Paul Oakenfold
Nalin & Kane – Open Your Eyes (Markus Schulz & Elevation remix)
Ekon – Skywalker
Push – Strange World
Armin van Buuren Ft. Jan Vayne – Serenity (Anthem Sensation 2005)
armin van buren – shivers
BetterOffAlone – Euphoria
Dido – You Take My Breath Away – Dance Trance (DJ Tiesto Vocal Mix)
DJ Tiesto – Adagio for strings
DJ Tiesto – Requiem for a Dream [Leama’s Dream Mix]
Ferry Corsten – Sublime
Southern Sun (DJ Tiesto RMX)
Techno – Trance – Delerium – The Silence (DJ Tiesto remix) Paul Oakenfold(1)(3)
Paul Van Dyk – Make It
Armin Van Buuren – Spiral
Markus Schulz Feat. Departure – Without You Near (Gabriel & Dresden Mix)
Armin Van Burren –Oceanlab
matt darey – eternity (alex morph remix)
1-18 Bailamos (Matt Darey Radio Edit
John Digweed – Bedrock – Heaven Scent
DJ Tiesto & Ferry Corsten – We Came

Best answer:

Answer by Kookiemon
Hmm, can’t say that I’m a huge fan of Progressive Trance which is what most of what you listed is. The song you have listed as

–> Dido – You Take My Breath Away

is probably misnamed, it should be

–> Sureal – You Take My Breath Away (DJ Tiesto Mix)

Some notable Progressive Trance tunes that you should check out are

Progressive Trance Songs
———————————–
Tiesto – In My Memory
Shmuel Flash – Chilling Moments (Bedrock Vocal Mix)
Paul Van Dyk – Tell Me Why
BT ft.Tori Amos – Blue Skies (Deep Dish Blue Phunk Mix)
G-Pal pres. Ghos – I Can See The Lights
Motorcycle – As The Rush Comes (Armin Van Buuren Remix)
Art of Trance – Madagascar (Ferry Corsten Remix)
Junkie XL – Beauty Never Fades (Extension Mix)

Progressive Trance Albums
——————–
Paul Oakenfold – Two Years Live At Cream
Paul Oakenfold – Tranceport
Dave Ralph – Tranceport 2

You should try expanding your taste in music. There’s such a wide variety of EDM that you are bound to find other types of music to suit your taste.
eg.
Electro House
Electro Breaks
Progressive House
Disco House
Italo House
Drum and Bass
Jungle
Ragga
Dubstep
Jump Up
Funky House
Soulful House
Big Beat
Hard Trance
UK Hard House
Dutch Hard House
Minimal Techno
Detroit Techno
German Techno
Swedish Techno
Tech-House
Late 90’s Happy Hardcore
Florida Breaks
Garage
Speed Garage
Chicago House

Hit me up if you want some good examples of different genres.

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