Tiesto Trance Classics Vinyl Only Mix 1999 - 2008 (2025)

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Aug 30
3 min read

When was this picture taken? Must have been around the late 90s, early 00s, right? He looks so young, and probably unbeknownst to him, would he become the world's biggest DJ in a few years. And would we have known for him to become this DJ who changed scenes, and now plays music so far removed from his original style, we crave for him to make a proper return to the good old days? No one could have predicted DJ Tiesto's rise to fame, and how long he's been at the top of his game....

I do obviously prefer the Millennium Tiesto. Can't beat those glorious years. I even witnessed him at Innercity, before he became this global entity, this superstar DJ with his own event, hit after hit, and even playing at the Olympic Games. Tiesto was certainly important to many of us, and his legacy is what keeps us going, and revisiting the good old days. Luke Thompson's latest mix goes back to the late 90s and goes all the way to 2008. And the set is an appreciation mix, to showcase what was great music from those years, and which records Tiesto would have played.

Obviously, my view is, as long as he's happy. But he is missed though. The noughties were great years, and Tiesto (alongside others) was certainly one who lead the way. And that sound, you cannot recreate it. That 00s sound, I miss it. It just sounds so much better, more wholesome. And it's the sound I grew up with, so obviously I have more of a connection with those Trance anthems compared to the current day Trance.

Which tracks did Luke select for his appreciation mix? Well, these:

Hidden Sound System - I Know
Mojado - Naranja (Dimitri Andreas Vission)
Substate - Horizon
Scott Bond vs Solarstone - 3rd Earth
Activa - AirFlow (Mac Zimms Remix)
Out Of The Past - Mystery (Fred Baker vs Vincent Gorczak Remix)
Estuera - 7 Clouds
James Holden - Horizons
Phynn - Lucid
Tiesto - Adagio For Strings (Fred Baker Remix)
Dan Stone - Road Test (Signum Remix)
The Freak presents EXO - Above The Clouds (Mark Norman Remix)

This is a fantastic tracklist, with some forgotten gems. It makes me happy to relive the golden years, so to hear them again, brings a smile on my face. And the smile only gets bigger and bigger.

It turns out, and I've only recently discovered it, I'm a huge fan of Fred Baker! Any tune where Fred Baker was involved in, I love. That sound Fred Baker had, is just so damn great. And of course do I choose both records as my favourite in this mix. ''Mystery'' and ''Adagio For Strings''. Both epic anthems, and have stood the test of time.

Luke's mix contains some amazing songs, and the hour and 20 minutes do fly by. You are experiencing the same sounds we heard during the decade in which Tiesto rose to fame. Those anthems really made me feel young again, being excited to hear a Tiesto mix. Hell, it didn't even needed to be a Tiesto mix. Any Trance mix by any Trance DJ from those years would have suited me well. I miss that sound.

One mix I will certainly listen to when I'm on holiday, in Malta, next week. I bet you my life this mix will go down well. Sun, sea, snazzy drinks, and this Trance classics mix. What else could you wish for?

Well, maybe good food. But as Malta's local delicacy includes rabbit, I'd much rather just skip food.