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Armin Van Buuren 002: Basic Instinct	State of Trance	A State of Trance 2008 Van Buuren, current #1 DJ and one of the biggest names in the dance music world, keeps raising the bar with his fresh trance sounds and cutting edge mixes. This is the next chapter in his annual mix album series and a must have for electronic music fans. A double disc continuous ...	Nightmusic, Vol. 3 Since its inception the Nightmusic marquee has rapidly established itself as a yearly staple for forward-thinking dance fans' music collections. Drawing standout reviews from dance press and websites around the world, The Thrillseekers' capacity for intuitive track selection & su...	Transparance 004 2003 release from top Holland DJ Armin Van Buuren on United Recordings, features 25 tracks by such artists as Sarah McLachlan, Weekend Players, Way Out West, Avalanche, Aquanuts, & many more.
Best Collection Of ADE Van Buuren's is undoubtedly one of the leading Trance DJs in the world. Holding firm at #3 in the prestigious public-voted DJ Mag top 100, he's successfully made the transition from talented young upstart to tastemaker in the echelons of Trance. Armin's unique style of progress...	Universal Religion 2008	Sirens of the Sea Above And Beyond are a true dance music success story. As artists, DJs, remixers, and label owners, their dedication and independent ethos permeate everything they do. On "Oceanlab", the duo is joined by the vocal talents of Justine Suissa who has collaborated with some of the wo...	The DJ in the Mix 4	Anjunabeats Vol. 6 The rising stars of dance music release the sixth installment of this growing series. Includes several unreleased Above & Beyond remixes along with outstanding exclusives and future trance music anthems from the likes of Paul Keeley, Signalrunners, Jaytech, Sundriver, Thrillseeke...

Not your typical Armin release
This has to be one of Armin's most underrated and under-the-radar releases. It has nothing to do with the strength of the track selection or the mixing, rather, it was never as heavily promoted as Tiesto's Magik series and certainly Armin was nowhere as popular as he is now back in 2001. To a lot of current Armin fans, the two discs will remind listeners to his ASOT series, with one progressive and one side epic. The first disc is heavily progressive trance, but still brings some killer tunes like the Janeiro re-work by Harry Lemon, which almost makes this CD start off like a chillout disc, is then finely mixed into Shaman's Wake Up. Orinoko's Island (Saints and Sinners Mix) follows, and it's one of my favorite tracks on this record. Then Armin switches it up into his production, Startheme. These first four tracks are as solid as any four on any mix record. The best thing about these tracks is that they're either remixes of well-known tracks like Janeiro or Flowtation or they're almost obscure tracks that weren't that big in '01, but have proven in this record to be absolute gems. The second disc is all epic trance, and these are the types of tracks that Armin's famous for playing to the big crowds. Again, the mixing is spot on. A big start to the disc with A Taste of Summer and mixed into Such is Life. I'm not a huge fan of this Rank 1 track, it's just never really warmed to me--- although, the Marco V version is slightly more appealable than the original mix. Needlejuice is one of my faves on this disc, because it's a slow burner. It starts with an ordinary bass beat, but builds up by 3:00 into a massive dance hit that'll have your head nodding back and forth. The record closes with a bang with Armin's Clear Blue Moon. The tracks on the second disc are all, individually, for the most part strong. But here, the sum is less than its parts. Somewhere along the way, the listener loses the direction of where the record's taking him. In the end, I found the first disc more satisfying, which I didn't expect. My goodness! The Janeiro remix is fantastic. For a completely 180 degree experience, listen to the Janeiro Armin's Rising Star Remix, which is also fantastic. For trance fans. This isn't a must-purchase disc, unless you're a huge Armin fan. With that said, if you do purchase the record, I almost guarantee that you'll be satisfied. happy listenin'

2 good cd in one...
well its my first one from armin and this cd makes him my favorite dj ever... firt cd is more house relax chilling and second one harder and strong melodies really orignial after listening about 50 time the albums I still love all tracks... peace!!! enjoy!

MOST UNDERRATED AVB MIX
this is one of the best mixes i ever heard..much better than state of trance and of course than disappointing 76.From the beginning to the end avb hypnotizes you with his perfect selection of tunes.. I'd say it is masterpiece and people who gave this cd 3 or 2 stars i guess prefer commercial or cheezy trance which iz not my type of trance...If you're a trance lover then you should definnitely get this piece of work its worth every penny

Not Armin's best by any stretch of the word...
Having listened to 67 of Armin's Ibiza sets, and his very first 001 State of Trance set, I have to say he really let me down on this one. I know that people have different tastes in music, but the progressive style that made AVB so distinctive in my mind seems to have been lost on this set: I began to see it in his second one, but this one really broke the camel's back. Most of these songs aren't progrossive at all. For me, this disc was definitely not as enjoyable as the first album--namely the first disc: There's not a single bad song on that disc. It's the kind of CD you can pop into the stereo and listen to from start to finish. Not so with this one, though. I spent most of my time listening to this CD by flipping tracks; and only listening to about 5 seconds of each song to boot. All in all, if you want really good AVB, go for his first. The songs actually have a point.

Not Armin's best
These sets are just OK. If you're into Progressive then you'll love the first disc and if you're into dark techno-ish trance then the second disc will make you smile. Since I prefer uplifting melodic trance that can be found on "Boundaries of Imagination," "001: State of Trance," "002: Basic Instinct," and "004: Tranceparance," these CD's just didn't do it for me. The first disc is as boring as "002: Basic Instinct's" first disc with only one good song being the last one (Vincent de Moor's "Flowtation 2001." The second disc reminded me of Tiesto's Spage Age 2.0 with a lighter touch. It did contain more good tracks though.All in all, buy this CD if you're into Progressive and/or dark techno-ish Trance. If you expect Armin's usual uplifting melodic Trance, you'll be disappointed.