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Quadrant

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  1. I would recommend Trance Nation Vol. 1 mixed by Ferry Corsten from 1999. Some classics on this disc.

    http://www.allmusic.com/album/trance-nation-vol-1-mw0000472149

    Agree! Musical folklore and word on messageboards worldwide implores every serious dance music fan to already have this on their shelf. Still play this loads and it has not dated.

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    I might even say this is where the word "classic" was first coined in terms of that late 90s Trance explosion in the UK.

  2. 2. second question...did all the old classics start out on a keyboard/ midi controller like featured on the cafe del mar video above. In my naivity 20 years ago I assumed most of the sounds that were used came off a looping vinyl (or were ripped off). The old tunes have a warmth and feeling about them you just dont get any more which makes me wonder what level of actual musicality went into them vs the computer trance we often hear on the radio today (this might be a slightly unfair/controversial statement I know).

    Olden days it was done by looping tape combined with early drum machines. Buy some late 1980s remixes of some Pet Shop Boys stuff and you'll hear it's definitely manually put together! Before that, go no further than the famous Tom Moulton to see what he used to do for his remixes - http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/tom-moulton

    I agree with you buy the way that whilst Technology has given us the ability to engineer great sounds, the quality is unfortunately lacking :(

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