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Ministry Of Sound Trance Nation America ; Taylor & Jimmy Van M | 
 enlarge | Label: Ultra Records
Category: Music
Buy Used: $8.40
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 633874
Format: Import, Double Cd
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
UPC: 080686410102
EAN: 0080686410102
ASIN: B000FP6X3S
Publication Date: 2000
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Product Description
First part of a new series from the hugely popular UK label, Ministry Of Sound, mixed by Taylor and Jimmy Van M. 2000 release. Slimline double jewel case housed in a slipcase.
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Disc 2 Held Accountable For Brief Love Affair With Trance Genre! July 19, 2007
CloudMan (Sydney, NSW Australia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought this album the week it was released in 2000. This was still during the days when I had no idea what the difference between electronica's multiple genres were. I liked electronic music and my usual pattern in buying electronica albums was to hear a track at a club or on the radio, find out the name and buy a two disc compilation album just for the sole reason that that one recognizable track name was listed on the back. Come on...most of us started like this right?!
Well this album was my first "I don't recognize any of the listed tracks" / "What the hell is trance anyway?" impulsive electronica purchases. A two disc album featuring two different trance DJ's that was suppose to represent America's unique style and sound of trance during that time period.
Disc 1 is mixed by Taylor. Not much to get excited about with this set. Mixing is not overly impressive either.
Disc 2 is mixed by Jimmy Van M and created much more of a buzz for me. Even when I listen to it today, I'm still incredible impressed with the sound and feel than Jimmy Van M conjured up for the first 2/3rds of this set. As the title states, I was sold on the idea that trance was going to be my preferred genre after listening to this disc. "Way of Love" by Jericho was my favorite track for nearly a year. It's not all good though. That fantastic sounding trance groove established over the first seven tracks disappears to a more generic trance sound by track 8 till the end of the set. Very dissapointing.
Although my tastes in electronica have changed, I sometimes wonder if I would have stayed a trance fan longer if more commerical trance albums included sets like this one. I still go back and listen to a lot of older trance albums that get these rave reviews (e.g. Tranceport by Paul Oakenfold) but I'm never as impressed as I was initially with disc 2 of Trance Nation America.
Disc 1 gets 2.5/stars and Disc 2, 3.5/5 stars.
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