Best prog/hard/psy-trance CDs

Viceroy · **Posted:** Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:53 pm

Lately I've been trying to expabd ny horizions out of the uplifting trance I usually listen to, and I want to at least try to get into the other main genres of trance.
Prog is something I usually don't like... but some I do like, especially James Holden. So any recommendations along those lines would be good.
Hard trance I like, but it's hard to find mix CDs, they're not very well publisized. I particularly like the high-energy trance by Dumonde, S.H.O.K.K., Alphazone, Dave Joy, Mat Silver vs. Tony Burt, ect. But I'd be willing to take a look at anything, as long as it's not super-hard.
As for psy, this is one genre I do enjoy, but mixes and albums are hard to find. I do own Paul Oakenfold - Voyage into Trance which is his goa comp and it is quite good, although I prefer tracks that are more full-on.

So here's your chance to recommend me stuff! Any suggestions welcome.

DJ BASH · **Posted:** Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:37 pm

Viceroy? wtf? exactly the same interests as me Smile

dont like prog, dont mind psy/hard trance

i'm also looking for some recommendations on psy/hard trance!

RayvinAzn · **Posted:** Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:58 pm

Jody Wisternoff - Way Out There
Andy Hughes - Altered States vol. 1
Jon Cowan & Mike Hiratzka - Altered States vol. 2
Jerry Bonham - Interpretations 1 and 2
Cass - Interpretations 3
Any TranceGlobalNation CD (if you can't find them in Canada, order them; they are definately worth it)
Noel Sanger - Summerbreeze 2
Jerry Bonham - Vers 1
Max Graham - Shine
Max Graham - Transport 4
Dave Ralph - Tranceport 2
Dave Ralph - Naturalized
Dave Ralph - Resident Alien
Sandra Collins - Tranceport 3
Parks & Wilson - Painting on Silence
Ashley Casselle - Response
Joshua Ryan - By Design

Most of those are on the lighter side of Prog; a lot more melody, not so much of the "boring" elements.

I don't really know too much about Hard or Psy/Goa Trance, to be honest, but good luck with them.

Viceroy · **Posted:** Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:39 pm

How about the Balance CDs, particularly Holden's; are they good? Something else I was wondering about were some of Oakenfold's older CDs - Great Wall and the like. One more series I was curious about is the Global Underground ones.

RayvinAzn · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:54 pm

Viceroy · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:14 am

RayvinAzn · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 12:13 pm

Jody Wisternoff - Way Out There
Nicholas Bennison - TranceGlobalNation 4
Dave Ralph - Resident Alien
Joshua Ryan - By Design (Sort of an artist album, but a very good one)
Ashley Casselle - Response

Those are probably the 4 best starting albums on that list; they're all very good, and it's hard to pick-and-choose between them like that.

RayvinAzn · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 12:18 pm

Oh, and I forgot a close personal favourite:

Armin van Buuren - 002: Basic Instinct

It's on the expensive side, but definately worth it.

nwopper · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:59 pm

DuMonde live on Stage Chapter 1
DuMonde, The Mixes Part 1
Some Tunnel Trance Force cd's (the early ones mostly but part 30 is really good)
Bitte ein Beat 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 8 (mixed by (amongst others) Pulsedriver (he's cheese but this one is really good), Green Court, DuMonde, Dave 202 & Phil Green)
K90 - The Inner Limits
ID&T Hardtrance 1, 2, 3, 4 (last one is more Tech Trance)
World of Trance by Vision Soundcarriers (Same guys as the Trancemaster-series come from)
That's hardtrance.

For Prog: u can dl some nice livesets from hybridized.org from Greg Benz, Shiloh etc.
And ofcourse Balance 005 (amazing cd)

I don't know much about psytrance, though.

Dreej · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:01 pm

Like nwopper says, definitely try to check out ID&T's Hardtrance CD's. Especially the first 2 are magnificent imo, there's a lot of older S.H.O.K.K. / Flutlicht material on there, as well as loads of other cool tunes!

SeikQ · **Posted:** Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:54 am

Krypta for psy