Tranceport
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Tranceport is a trance music
DJ mix
album series. The series debuted in November 1998 with Paul Oakenfold
's Tranceport
, released on Kinetic Records
. The album featured many trance songs that were receiving a lot of dance club play at the time, including Three Drives on a Vinyl's Greece 2000 and the Paul van Dyk
remix of Binary Finary
's popular 1998.
The later releases in the series were based on this template. DJs featured in this series included Dave Ralph
and Quivver (Tranceport 2
and Transport 5
, respectively). After Vol. 3, the series changed its name to Transport to better reflect the evolving popular club sounds and the incorporation of genres other than trance. There were 6 albums in the series, spanning 4 years. In 2003, the most popular trance started changing its sound from the tech-trance featured in the series to a much more epic sound being pushed by DJs like Armin van Buuren, thus lessening the series' popularity; it ended for good after Kinetic's demise
in early 2004.
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
DJ mix
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...
album series. The series debuted in November 1998 with Paul Oakenfold
Paul Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...
's Tranceport
Tranceport (album)
Tranceport is a mix album released by Paul Oakenfold in 1998. It was released on Kinetic Records.-Track listing:#Dream Traveler – Time #Three Drives On A Vinyl – "Greece 2000 "...
, released on Kinetic Records
Kinetic Records
Kinetic Records was a New York City-based record label founded by Steve Lau , that launched the careers of artists and DJs such as Paul Oakenfold, BT, Deepsky, Kosheen, Tilt, Timo Maas, Grace, Sandra Collins, Billy Thermal, Binary Finary, and Shpongle...
. The album featured many trance songs that were receiving a lot of dance club play at the time, including Three Drives on a Vinyl's Greece 2000 and the Paul van Dyk
Paul van Dyk
Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer...
remix of Binary Finary
Binary Finary
Binary Finary are a British trance act originally comprising Matt Laws and Stuart Matheson, who were later joined by Sasha Vatoff who acts as DJ and live performer. They are best known for the dance hit single "1998", especially for the Paul Van Dyk and Gouryella remixes, which charted in many...
's popular 1998.
The later releases in the series were based on this template. DJs featured in this series included Dave Ralph
Dave Ralph
Dave Ralph is an English electronic musician, best known as a house and trance DJ.Ralph was born in Liverpool and first deejayed in the 1970s. Through the 1980s he performed at clubs such as Cream and Shelley's, and began working with Paul Oakenfold, releasing recordings on his Perfecto label...
and Quivver (Tranceport 2
Tranceport 2
Tranceport 2 is a mix album released by Dave Ralph in 1999. It was released on Kinetic Records.-Disc 1 - Departures:#Sasha - Rabbitweed#Jam & Spoon - Stella #Airtight - Sealed#Luke Slater - Love #Tea Freaks - Arms Of Orion...
and Transport 5
Transport 5
Transport 5 is a mix album released by Quivver in 2001. It was released on Kinetic Records.-Track listing:#Loki - "NYCU " #Dark Driver - "Re-Vision 2 " #Aquilia - "Voodoo "...
, respectively). After Vol. 3, the series changed its name to Transport to better reflect the evolving popular club sounds and the incorporation of genres other than trance. There were 6 albums in the series, spanning 4 years. In 2003, the most popular trance started changing its sound from the tech-trance featured in the series to a much more epic sound being pushed by DJs like Armin van Buuren, thus lessening the series' popularity; it ended for good after Kinetic's demise
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
in early 2004.
Entries in the series
- 1998: Paul OakenfoldPaul OakenfoldPaul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...
TranceportTranceport (album)Tranceport is a mix album released by Paul Oakenfold in 1998. It was released on Kinetic Records.-Track listing:#Dream Traveler – Time #Three Drives On A Vinyl – "Greece 2000 "... - 1999: Dave RalphDave RalphDave Ralph is an English electronic musician, best known as a house and trance DJ.Ralph was born in Liverpool and first deejayed in the 1970s. Through the 1980s he performed at clubs such as Cream and Shelley's, and began working with Paul Oakenfold, releasing recordings on his Perfecto label...
Tranceport 2Tranceport 2Tranceport 2 is a mix album released by Dave Ralph in 1999. It was released on Kinetic Records.-Disc 1 - Departures:#Sasha - Rabbitweed#Jam & Spoon - Stella #Airtight - Sealed#Luke Slater - Love #Tea Freaks - Arms Of Orion... - 2000: Sandra CollinsSandra CollinsSandra Collins is an American DJ.She got her start on the West Coast of the U.S. in Phoenix, Arizona and into residencies in Los Angeles, and eventually moved towards trance. She used American producers to give herself a unique sound...
Tranceport 3Tranceport 3Tranceport 3 is an LP released by Sandra Collins in 2000, third in the Tranceport series. It was released on Kinetic Records.-Track listing:#"Liquid Sun " - Astral Projection#"F.U.B.A.R." - Think Tank... - 2001: Max GrahamMax GrahamMax Graham is a Canadian DJ, composer and producer who manages to transcend genres while producing international hits in the dance music scene. He is most famous for his hits “Sun in the Winter” and “Nothing Else Matters”, His Cycles CD Series/Radio show as well as his remix of the classic song...
Transport 4Transport 4Transport 4 is a mix album released by Max Graham in 2001. It was released on Kinetic Records.Note the name change in the series from Tranceport to Transport.-Disc 1:#Deep Funk Project - "2 Heavy" #Substructure - "Electronik"... - 2001: Quivver Transport 5Transport 5Transport 5 is a mix album released by Quivver in 2001. It was released on Kinetic Records.-Track listing:#Loki - "NYCU " #Dark Driver - "Re-Vision 2 " #Aquilia - "Voodoo "...
- 2002: Trendroid Transport 6Transport 6Transport 6 is a mix album released by Trendroid in 2002. It was released on Kinetic Records.-Disc 1:#Earth Deuley Presents Kito Kala - "Black House"#Sean Thomas - "Free Thing/Lexicon Avenue - From Dusk Till Dawn "...