Ferry Corsten - 20 Years Of Ferry Corsten The Mix (2012)

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Ferry Corsten. Ferry freaking Corsten. A name I grew up with, and he's been around for a long time now. Longer than 20 years. Actually, the image might be misleading, as you might presume that he's only been in the game for 20 years, but the mix has been on Soundcloud for 14 years! And he's been around for even longer than that, if you were to check his Wikipedia page. Ferry has been around, and done everything imaginable. A true legend in the Trance scene, and a pioneer for many decades. And I'm a fan!

I am such a fan. I can even state that I had more singles by Ferry Corsten compared to Tiesto and Armin van Buuren. And I'm not exaggerating. It is the truth. I have always had a soft spot for Ferry Corsten's music, as it appealed more to me. He seemed to make music that suited me the most. And obviously the Trance he made was superb. Sometimes slightly different, but that made it work for me.

I do believe the first single I purchased (by Ferry) was 'Rock Your Body, Rock', or it could have been 'Right Of Way'. I do believe I even owned one of his albums, which is called 'L.E.F.', but it has disappeared from my collection. Must have borrowed it to someone who never gave it back.

Ferry has been a stable force throughout my teens and twenties, and I've always enjoyed hearing his music. To this day, he keeps on making great music, and he still surprises me with the awesome quality of his music. He is certainly one of the greatest producers the Netherlands has ever seen. A phenomena, that's for damn sure.

01. Ferry Corsten – Feel It

02. Ferry Corsten – Check It Out

03. Ferry Corsten – Are You Ready

04. Ferry Corsten – Life (Patrick Plaice Remix)

05. Ferry Corsten – Star Traveller

06. Ferry Corsten – Rock Your Body, Rock

07. Ferry Corsten ft. Simon Le Bon – Fire

08. Ferry Corsten – Punk (Arty Rock-N-Rolla Remix)

09. Ferry Corsten – It’s Time

10. Ferry Corsten – The Race / Brain Box

11. Ferry Corsten – Twice In A Blue Moon

12. Ferry Corsten ft. Howard Jones – Into The Dark

13. Ferry Corsten – Sweet Sorrow

14. Ferry Corsten ft. Bestie Larkin – Made Of Love

15. Ferry Corsten – Gabriella's Sky

16. Ferry Corsten ft. Shelley Harland – Holding On (Flashover Remix)

17. Ferry Corsten vs Armin van Buuren – Brute

18. Ferry Corsten – L.E.F.

19. Ferry Corsten – Beautiful

20. Ferry Corsten ft. Maria Nayler – We Belong (Tritonal Air Up There Remix)

21. System F – Insolation (Ferry Corsten Fix)

22. System F – Cry

23. Ferry Corsten – Galaxia

24. Gouryella – Gouryella

25. System F – Solstice

26. System F – Dance Valley Theme 2001

27. Ferry Corsten – Radio Crash

28. Ferry Corsten – Cubikated

29. Ferry Corsten – Right Of Way

30. System F ft. Armin van Buuren – Exhale

31. Gouryella – Tenshi

32. Ferry Corsten – I Love You

33. Ferry Corsten – Sublime

34. System F – Out Of The Blue (Violin Edit)

Wonderful! This brings back memories! And this is just a glimpse of what Ferry has done over the years, solo, under different aliases, or in groups. He could have made a mix that lasted more than an hour. Hell, it would be longer than 6 hours, maybe even 12 hours. And I would still listen to it, and it's fantastic!

Serious stuff. You only realise how much of an impact an artist has on you, the second you look at their achievements. And Ferry's achievements are insane, just look at his discography! And when this mix was released, 14 years ago, he already had 20 years behind him. Today, he's 34 years in the 'scene', and still unstoppable. Can't wait for the next 'best of' mix by the legend himself.

This has got great songs in it. Not all of his songs are as good as they should be. His 'House' records are less interesting to me, give me Ferry's Trance records all day, every day. Especially 'Sweet Sorrow'. Holy moly, what a record! I forgot it even existed. But now I'm reintroduced to it, and I've fallen in love yet again. You don't need much to make a record so damn dope.

Amazing mix. Can't believe it took me 14 years to discover it. I need to spend more time on Soundcloud, to discover mixes like this one. I was in dire need of more Ferry Corsten music, and that massive hole has now been filled with this fantastic mix.