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Ultimate Trance Classics — Volume 2

March 13, 2022

Party Favorz is back with volume 2 of the Ultimate Trance Classics series and boy oh boy is this a HOT one!

This set is packed from start to finish with some of the biggest Trance tracks from the 90s and early millennium. One notable exception is the uncredited trance remix of 'Thank You' by Dido. Anyone attuned to the radio or who was a club kid during the early 00s remembers the massive success of this woman who happens to be an inductee into our Diva Hall of Fame. She's also the sister of Faithless member Rollo who is prominently featured in this tribute series.

She had already been riding high off of 'Here With Me' and after Eminem sampled 'Thank You' on his massive single 'Stan,' she exploded on MTV and radio taking the song to #1.

The trance version was taken from an unofficial Russian EP that had official remixes from her album 'No Angel' but never had an official release. It's not clear if this is an original remix or a mashup but it's so good that it's worthy of inclusion because it's timely and fits right in with everything else. Keep in mind that Johnny Vicious had created a full-blown trance remix of 'Here With Me' that was already huge in the clubs so including this song just made sense.

Otherwise, this set has got so many massive trance tracks included — it reads like a who's who of the DJs and artists who fueled the genre.

I have to admit that I dreaded re-doing this series and expanding on it because these songs are not the easiest in the world to mix. Most have no intro nor outro and clock in at a neck-snapping average of 138 bpm. Needless to say, I've been pleasantly surprised at how well this is all falling together — certainly better than my first effort in 2010. Frankly, I've exceeded my expectations.

Volumes 3 and 4 will be dropping next week, which will finish out this series before we jump into Spring Break madness. Until then...ENJOY!

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Album: Ultimate Trance Classics | Volume 2
Genre: Trance, Progressive House
Year: 2022
Total Time: 04:08:24
1. Future Breeze - Why Dont You Dance With Me (Club Mix Version)

2. Gouryella - Walhalla (Vocal Extended)

3. Push - Universal Nation (Extended Mix)

4. Planet Perfecto Knights - ResuRection (Paul Oakenfold Full On Fluoro Mix)

5. Dido - Thank You (Trance Mix)

6. William Orbit - Barber's Adagio For Strings (Ferry Corsten Remix)

7. Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx)

8. Wayne G - Twisted (Original Mix)

9. Scott Bond vs. Solar Stone - 3rd Earth (Original Re-Mastered)

10. Scooter - Trance Atlantic (Original Extended Mix)

11. Ruff Driverz - Waiting For The Sun (Extended Mix)

12. Nalin & Kane - Open Your Eyes (The Child You Are) (Original Mix)

13. Lustral - Everytime (Nalin & Kane Remix)

14. Nalin & Kane - Beachball (Tall Paul Remix)

15. Sash! feat. Tina Cousins - Mysterious Times (Original Maxi)

16. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Thing Called Love (Above & Beyond Club Mix)

17. Tiësto - Elements Of Life (Extended Mix)

18. Perpetuous Dreamer - The Sound Of Goodbye (Armin Van Buuren's Rising Star Remix)

19. Annie Lennox - A Thousand Beautiful Things (Gabriel & Dresden Techfunk Mix)

20. Veracocha - Carte Blanche (Original Mix)

21. Airscape - L'Esperanza (Svenson Goes To The Love Parade)

22. Blank & Jones - Cream (Long Version)

23. ATB - 9PM (Till I Come) (Signum Mix)

24. Signum feat. Scott Mac - Coming On Strong (Extended Mix)

25. Planet Perfecto - Bullet In The Gun 2000 (Club Mix)

26. iiO - Rapture (Tastes So Sweet) (Riva Remix)

27. Armin van Buuren - Blue Fear (Extended Mix)

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