Reddit mentions: The best trance music

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|name|Erock|
|about artist|Erock is the stage name for Shred Guitarist Eric Calderone. Listen/ Download all covers http://shredguitareric.com/listen Hailing from Tampa, FL, Calderone began playing the guitar seriously in 2001. He studied classical guitar at the University of Tampa, in Tampa, Florida, and orchestration for film and TV at Berklee College of Music. Also known as 331Erock on youtube, Calderone has been racking up views across the world with shred metal covers of tv and movie themes, as well as popular music. (more on last.fm)|
|album|Before the Storm: Special Edition, released Aug 2002|
|track|Sandstorm|
|about track|"Sandstorm" is a 12" and a CD single by the Finnish DJ Darude. The single was released by record label Neo in 1999 and re-released in 2000. Sandstorm was the best selling 12" worldwide in 2000. The song appeared as a licensed song on DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution. Sandstorm is of the trance music genre of electronic dance music. Soon after release, the song became popular on pop radio stations, reaching #1 in Norway and entering the US Top 40, though its popularity waned soon after release. The song itself has also spawned many remixes, some of which span genres outside of the electronica genre. It is frequently used for sampling. Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist Wanderlei Silva uses Sandstorm as his theme music. Sandstorm is popular at U.S. sporting events and is regularly played to excite the crowd.|
|images|artist image, album image|
|links|lyrics, wikipedia, allmusic, official homepage, discogs, imdb, track on amazon, CD on amazon, youtube, twitter, facebook|
|tags|metal, trance, dance, techno, electronica, darudesandstorm, instrumental, powermetal, guitar, melodicmetal|
|similar|PPK, 4 Clubbers, Drunkenmunky, Ian Van Dahl, Ayla, Powerglove, Charlie Parra Del Riego, Eric Calderone (331Erock), Cole Rolland, FamilyJules7x|
|found in|r/Music, r/Metal, r/listentothis|
|metrics|lastfm listeners: 5,791, lastfm plays: 198,279, youtube plays: 121,907, radd.it score: 12.75|


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I don't know if this is interesting, but what the hell. I was mainly into hip-hop (everything from Do or Die to Master P) in my teens. I really didn't branch out from the genera except for the occasional R&B album (112, Keith Sweat, stuff like that).

I ran into some old racer buddies of mine (yes, those annoying Hondas with the exhaust systems, you know the kind) and one of them had just had his first experience with MDMA not too long before we met up again. He went on about how moving the experience was, the pure bliss he felt, etc. So me, not really giving a shit and looking for a good time said, "what the hell, I'll give it a go."

Jump about a week later. My buddy gets a hold of some pills from this chick in Boulder. They were called white elephants and according to the source, fucking good. We'd planned on chilling at his house and just listening to music when taking them, nothing too crazy. I didn't know what to expect. I had taken a few pills at some random raves about a year before (this was in 2001) but didn't really feel anything at those events. I had no clue that this night would change me as a person forever.

We took our first pill around 8pm and bullshitted, talking trash, having a good time. About an 30 minutes later, I get this funny feeling my stomach. Like my body was nervous and anticipating something. I can only compare it to the feeling you get right before you ask a girl for her number. Then this overwhelming sense of unity with everything took over. Like a tidal wave of warmth. Soon after I started feeling my pill's effects, my buddy asked me if I'd ever heard of George Acosta. "No", I said. I didn't even know what trance was at that time.

He put Release: PM edition in his CD changer. Now, he had this MB Quart speaker system set up in his grandmothers basement, and this thing SHOOK the house. It was one of the best home entertainment systems I'd ever heard at the time. The opening song nearly took my breath away. It was like I was on this beautiful, epic journey that seemed to unfold right there, in my head. I could literally feel the deep longing in the melody; the feeling of triumph at the end of the breakdowns. Every song there after took me to another chapter on this journey. I never knew music could paint such a complete, emotive picture.

Well, suffice it to say: I never looked back. I had to listen to trance whenever I could. And I still feel this way, almost 10 years later.

TL;DR: Took a bunch of pills one night, never looked back.

Paul Oakenfold live sets from places like Gatecrasher clubs, Ibiza, etc. I'm not sure how many of them you can actually find for sale anywhere, most of them are...ahem...downloaded :)

EDIT: Some of his CDs are good as well, like Creamfields, and Perfecto Presents ....Another World

Gotta be this one! There's a version on iTunes by the same artist that matches perfectly: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/80s-hits-remixed-reloaded/315408271 though you can only listen to the whole song in Canada O_o

And https://smile.amazon.com/Heaven-place-earth-Single-CD-Ruudaman/dp/B0002ND0OI/ has a review that mentions the whole "It's being played endlessly in stores" thing.

Thank you!!!

Ayla - by Ayla

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayla_(producers)

They made quite a few good songs actually. Ayla itself has two parts...that may very well be part 2, I don't remember. It's on the Nirwana album, along with quite a few other really good songs (if you're into that type of music):

http://www.amazon.com/Nirwana-Ayla/dp/B00004TGDZ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1213714287&sr=8-1

ICU Session 1 : Kimball Collins is another mix from the era that has a similar vibe. Awesome mix.

I'm not sure about new artists, but this mix could lead you down the path you're looking for: Atmospherics: Breaks https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000DFVZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_baCfAbXKN3FPA

We used to categorize Hybrid as progressive breaks, but I'm not sure if that terminology is still used.

Also, if you're into breakbeat tunes in general you might enjoy this playlist I put together of breaks back in the day: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL90C5595EE5155050

Yes, it's called shamanic drumming. This is a youtube sample. The quality is crap because it's youtube. The CD is better. There are also versions without the rattle. the youtube sample has the rattle.

I'm 29. I blame this:
https://www.amazon.com/Ministry-Sound-Trance-Nation-1/dp/B00000K20T/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1487871689&sr=1-1&keywords=Trance+Nation