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Paul Oakenfold - Tranceport

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Label:

Kinetic Records

Catalog#:

9 47120-2

Format:

CD, Compilation, Mixed

Country:

US

Released:

03 Nov 1998

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Trance,

Breaks,

Progressive Trance

Credits:

Artwork By [Direction & Design] -

Cell * Rodger Belknap * Catherine Chesters

DJ Mix -

Paul Oakenfold

Executive Producer -

Steve Lau

Photography -

Yule Rhodin

Photography [Inside Photo] -

Jennifer Greenburg

Notes:

Track 5: track title displayed as "Someone (Slacker And Original Vocal Mix)"
Track 8: track title displayed as "1998 (Original/PVD Mix)"

Rating:

4.4/5 (159 votes) Rate It

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Tracklisting:

1

Dream Traveler, The*

Time (Original Mix) (6:36)

Producer -
DJ Inertia

Written-By -
Joey Fehrenbach

2

Three Drives On A Vinyl*

Greece 2000 (Original Mix) (6:30)

Written-By, Producer -
Enrico/Ton TB*

3

Tilt

v.

Paul van Dyk

Rendezvous (Quadraphonic Mix) (3:58)

Engineer -
Nic Britton

Written-By, Producer, Mixed By -
Graham*

,
Park*

,
Wilson*

,
Van Dyk*

4

Gus Gus

Purple (Sasha v. The Light) (8:14)

Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By -
Gus Gus

,
Páll Borg

Remix, Producer [Additional Production] -
Light, The

,
Sasha

Written-By -
Biggi Thorarinsson*

,
Herb Legowitz

,
Ian Wright*

,
Peter Coyle

,
Stephen Cummerson*

5a

Ascension

Someone (Slacker Mix And Original Vocal Mix) (8:19)

Producer -
Stephen Jones (2)

Producer [Additional Production], Remix -
Slacker

Vocals [Additional Vocals] -
Joanna Law

,
Kate Cameron

,
Roxanne (3)

Written-By -
R. Simmonds*

,
S. Jones*

5b

Ascension

Someone (Original Vocal Mix)

Producer -
Stephen Jones (2)

Vocals [Additional Vocals] -
Joanna Law

,
Kate Cameron

,
Roxanne (3)

Written-By -
R. Simmonds*

,
S. Jones*

6

Agnelli + Nelson*

El Niño (Matt Darey 12" Mix) (8:02)

Mixed By -
CJ Agnelli

Remix, Producer [Additional Production] -
Matt Darey

Vocals -
Marcella Woods

Written-By, Producer -
CJ Agnelli And Robbie Nelson*

7

Energy 52

Café Del Mar (Three N One Mix) (7:12)

Composed By, Producer -
Paul M.

Remix -
Three 'N One

Remix, Producer [Additional Production] -
Andre Strasser*

,
Sharam Jey

8a

Binary Finary

1998 (Original Mix) (4:50)

Producer -
Binary Finary

,
Nuw Idol*

Written-By -
Binary Finary

8b

Binary Finary

1998 (PVD Mix)

Producer -
Binary Finary

,
Nuw Idol*

Remix -
PVD*

Written-By -
Binary Finary

9

Paul van Dyk

Words (For Love) (Original Mix) (5:25)

Composed By, Performer, Producer -
Paul van Dyk

10

Lost Tribe

Gamemaster (Original Mix) (7:17)

Executive Producer -
Red Jerry

Programmed By [Additional Programming] -
Jay Relf

Vocals [Uncredited] -
Mala Moonbeam

Written-By, Producer -
Matt Darey

11

Transa

Enervate (Original Mix) (7:03)

Written-By, Producer -
Transa

User Reviews:

, Feb 26, 2008

Before I start the criticism, this is an excellent release, and it includes many trancy tracks, and commercially-styled tracks as well. Props to Oakenfold for spotting the future big hits and mixing them pretty well. This album doesn't flow that well, however; its simply anthem after anthem (a style thats commonplace for trance DJs today).

By the time this was released, the original Berlin trance had been in decline for several years, and gave way to progressive, a still credible genre but a stepping stone on the path to the crap most people call trance today. Oakenfold went on to produce a massive electronic pop album named "Bunkka"; I recommend it.

No one really doubts that Oakenfold's Goa days were his most legendary sets, but this mix is an enjoyable CD from the musical perspective, not so much from the trance perspective. Tracks like El Nino sound very pop-like, and tracks like Enervate sound like the generic uplift that plagued trance the following years. It's all excellent music mixed well, for sure. But if I could ask Oakenfold a question, I would ask him why the change in sound? Understand I'm not bashing him for it, but just curious as to his reasons for it. Perhaps it was the changing times; the Goa movement peaked long before this CD, and trance even longer ago - there was no longer was a scene for either genre.

Overall, this CD is worth every dollar. Memorable? Maybe - it was somewhat groundbreaking as it virtually inaugurated the new sound of trance, but there was nothing Oakenfold himself really did in this CD that was memorable besides compiling big hit tracks (from well known artists).

I used to be a real jerk and insult new trance all the time, but its gone elsewhere, and its not coming back. I don't really think it'll be successful - as many say, innovation is the key to good music - and modern trance is lacking severely in this regard. I've moved on - and I'm surprised as what great music is out there besides trance. If there's anything you might want to take out of my "review", its that you should explore the new and the old with an open mind.

Anyways, that's the end of my rant, if you don't like anything I said feel free to PM me with your grievances, just don't take anything I said personally, I'm trying to be as unbiased and objective as I can while still disseminating my personal opinions.

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