Trancefamilynorth Trance Classics (2023)

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
9 hours ago
5 min read

The weekend is now officially behind us, time to focus on yet another week. Another working week, in which we need something to keep us going. And today's mix is one I've found by accident, which has been on Soundcloud for 3 years, and has been hidden away from any plays. A four and a half hour long mix, by Trancefamilynorth (that's a mouth full!). If you want to have something to get you through today, just press play, and let this mix guide you.

Unless you do not like Trance. That's a whole different story, of course. But let's not dive into that, as we do not have the time to discuss why Trance is awesome, and why someone would dislike it. Today it is all about Trance music, and this forgotten mix. As I know nothing about who made it, nor do I know anything about Trancefamilynorth. Is it North, as in North of England, or North, as maybe the Scandinavian countries, or even further up North? The North Pole? Are there any fans on the North Pole who love Trance? I would not be able to share that bit of information with you.

I do love Trance classics, and the reason why I decided to give this mix a go, was because of the tracklist. It is insane how many awesome records are in here. And I do mean a lot! Whoever made this mix, spent a lot of time gathering a whole host of excellent records, and turned it into this 4 1/2 hour long mix. You would agree with me, if you scroll down this page slightly, and have a quick look at the tracklist. It's insane, all these records. They are gorgeous!

Paul van Dyk - Santos (Original Mix)
Armin - Communication (12'' Mix)
Ronski Speed feat Ana - The Deep Devine (Gareth Emery Remix)
Ferry Corsten & Trance Unity - Free (Extended Mix)
Bedrock - Heaven Scent (Original Mix)
BT - Mercury & Solace (BT's 12 Inch Mastermix)
Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat Ana Criado - Sunset Boulevard (Original Mix)
Above & Beyond feat Zoe Johnston - Love Is Not Enough (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
Paul Oakenfold & Alexander Popov - Angel (Extended Mix)
Tiesto - Adagio For Strings (Blasterjaxx Remix)
4 Strings - Soulmate (Extended Mix)
HALIENE - Glass Heart (Original Mix)
Ronski Speed feat Renee Stahl - Out Of Control (Dennis Sheperd Remix)
Paul van Dyk feat Hemstock & Jennings - Nothing But You (Faithless Remix)
Ferry Corsten & Betsie Larkin - Made Of Love (Extended Mix)
Starkillers, Paul van Dyk, Austin Leeds feat Ashley Tomberlin - New York City (Cream Ibiza Nights Mix)
Jurgen de Vries - The Theme (Binary Finary Remix)
Tony De Vit - Give Me A Reason (Nicholson Remix)
Armin van Buuren & BT - These Silent Hearts (Protoculture Extended Remix)
Ayla - Angel Falls (Elemental Force Remix)
Paul van Dyk - The Love From Above (Original Mix)
Susana - Dark Side Of The Moon (Ferry Tayle's Extended Mix)
Gaia - Tuvan (Andy Blueman Remix)
Yahel & Liya - Creatures (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
Danny Legatto & Uniray Trancemarker - Heaven Tears (Danny Legatto Edit)
Paul van Dyk - Tell Me Why (The Riddle) (Vandit Mix)
HALIENE & MaRLo - Say Hello (Darren Porter Remix)
Ram - RAMsterdam (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
Paul van Dyk & Plumb - I Don't Deserve You (John O'Callaghan Remix Edit)
Signum - Push Through (Extended Mix)
Paul van Dyk - A World Full Of DJs (Original Mix)
Veracocha - Carte Blanche (Extended Mix)
Aly & Fila feat Plumb - Somebody Loves You (Extended Mix)
Paul van Dyk - Out There And Back (Original Mix)
Paul van Dyk - 45 RPM (Original Mix)
Paul van Dyk - Spannung (Tension) (Original Mix)
Binary Finary - 1998 (Paul van Dyk Extended Remix)
Kaimo K, Susanne Teutenberg & 4 Strings - Diving (Extended Mix)
Scotty & Miss Rogue - Castles In The Sky (The Atmosphere Trance Extended)
The Thrillseekers feat Sheryl Deane - Synaesthesia (Fly Away) (Paul van Dyk Club Mix)
Chicane - Autumn Tactics (The Thrillseekers Club Mix)
Ayla - Ayla (Veracocha Remix)
Cold Blue - Ocean Breeze (Original Mix)
Above & Beyond presents Tranquillity Base - Surrender (Original Mix)
Paul van Dyk & Plumb - Music Rescues Me (PvD Club Mix)
Paul van Dyk & Roger Sanchez feat Daphne Khoo - Louder (Remixes) (Ben Nicky Remix)
Joint Operations Centre - Gizmo (Extended Mix)
Lost Tribe - Gamemaster (Mark Sherry's 2008 Outburst Mix)
System F - Out Of The Blue (Mauro Picotto Remix)
Lange feat Skye - Drifting Away (Hiver & Hammer Remix)
John O'Callaghan feat Audrey Gallagher - Big Sky (Angelli & Nelson Extended Remix)
BT - Flaming June (Paul van Dyk Remix)
Paul van Dyk - Home (PvD Extended Mix)

This is certainly an amazing looking tracklist. So many big anthems in here. And even though the length of the mix might look daunting, it will flow by before your eyes.

Initially, I thought this was a Paul van Dyk appreciation mix. A lot of his songs are in here. But he has certainly been an influential figure in the Trance scene, and he had made a lot of awesome Trance anthems. But it isn't, and it is just the volume of PvD tracks which stood out. But it's 'just' a generic classic Trance mix.

The tracks are awesome. There are two that stand out for me. 'Push Through' is just beautiful, and 'Tuvan' is also extremely beautiful. But you might find other songs more beautiful, and that's cool. But these two do it the most for me. They are (for me) the pinnacle of Trance music. Gorgeous anthems, that's for sure.

But the mix itself isn't perfect. The reverb effect has been used too many times, and also it doesn't run smoothly. The tracks are as solid as you would expect, but the mix sometimes doesn't flow as natural as you would expect it to be. Which is a bit of a let down, as this could have been an epic one. As much as I wanted it to be perfect, it isn't, which is unfortunate.

There is a lot of potential behind this mix, and if you ignore the little mistakes and the overuse of the reverb effect, you might like this mix a lot. Remember, the records used for this mix, credit for using these 53 records! It is a shame that the actual mixing element wasn't flawless.