Trance Energy Anthems In The Mix (Rank 1 - Svenson & Gielen - Blank & Jones - Push - Cosmic Gate) (2025)

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jun 7
3 min read

Trance Energy. Still to this day I'm not sure if I've been or not I must have been, right? I was such an ID&T fan back in the day, and I've been to a few of their events. But most of the late 90s and early 2000nd were a blur, and I've drank a lot of alcoholic beverages. I do believe I've been, but not 100% sure. And it's also not proven, as we didn't have mobile phones and required to take images constantly for Instagram, TikTok or Snapchat. No evidence unfortunately. So we have to assume.

Obviously I grew up with the legendary name everywhere. But it started off very 'small', back in 1999. Slowly over the years it grew to a phenomena, an event you had to visit, if you loved Trance music. Over the years the organisation made some changes, even changed the name to 'Energy', to support other styles, but that did not do the event any justice. It faded away into obscurity, but it was never forgotten. The event had so many memorable anthems, and to many this event was the pinnacle of Trance music during the early 2000nd.

I do love a set that is focussed on Trance Energy. The songs were just on another level, and so damn powerful. The Soundcloud channel Addicted To Trance uploaded this mix a few days ago, and I've already devoured the mix. Top play of course, and I will do so until my last breath. I am a die-hard gabber, but Trance is just more sublime to my ears, and I've got fond memories of those ID&T raves. The kids nowadays don't know what they are missing.

Let's see what was used for this mix:

01. DJ Air feat Mel Shann – Alone With Me (Tukan Club Mix)

02. Blank & Jones – Desire (4 Strings Remix)

03. Armin van Buuren presents Rising Star – Clear Blue Moon (Original Mix)

04. Johan Gielen presents Airscape – Sosei (Original Mix)

05. Rank 1 feat Shanokee – Such Is Life (Original Mix)

06. M.O.R.P.H. – Maximum Overdrive (Benicio Remix)

07. Rank 1 – Airwave (Rank 1 vs Dutchforce Remix)

08. Push – Universal Nation (Original Mix)

09. Rank 1 – Awakening (Original Mix)

10. Svenson & Gielen – Twisted (Original Mix)

11. System F – Cry (Rank 1 Remix)

12. Cygnus X – Superstring (Rank 1 Remix)

13. Svenson & Gielen – The Beauty Of Silence (Original Mix)

14. Human Evolution – Human Evolution (Club Mix)

15. Svenson & Gielen – We Know What You Did (Johan Gielen Remix)

16. Blank & Jones – The Nightfly (Original Mix)

17. Svenson – Sunlight Theory (Trance Energy Anthem 2004)

18. Nu NRG – Dreamland (Original Mix)

19. Blank & Jones – Nightclubbing (Wippenberg Remix)

20. Johan Gielen – Dreamchild

21. Cosmic Gate – The Truth (Original Mix)

Name something that can top these wonderful Trance anthems. You can't. And there's a good reason for it. Trance from 2000 to 2010 was amazing. So many compilations did I own, and these records were on each and every one of them. Christ, this is our magnus opus. This I can truly consider the greatest songs made during my youth. Yes, there might be one or two not so great, but still good enough.

Why did ID&T kill Trance Energy? Damn them. Damn them. It wasn't worth it, pursuing a different kind of event. Trance was, and still is, the greatest out there. But it is what it is, and we cannot change the past. Nor would I want to, as it would have meant I would loose these awesome records. And they are awesome.

Hearing those glorious 'Such Is Life' vocals, they still give me goose bumps. And 'Twisted', still a banger. 'Superstring', one of the greatest Trance anthems ever. 'The Nightfly' an underrated classic. But I've got to give it to 'The Truth' by Cosmic Gate. I can still hear that song, nearly at the end of the Sensation megamix, and the crowd screaming for merci. That is without a doubt, the best record in this mix. And one so powerful, it will be remember for generations to come, as one of the greatest Trance anthems ever.

It's a great mix. A few tiny errors, but nothing to write home about. Go and jump on it, and take a trip down memory lane, when we still had Trance Energy. I am sad now.