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Essays on Ibiza's role in classic trance — the Café del Mar sunset, the Amnesia residencies, and the Balearic thread that runs through the genre.
Jan 25, 2026 · 7 min
Café Del Mar: Anatomy Of The Most-Remixed Record In Trance
Kid Paul and Cosmic Baby wrote it in 1993 as ambient. Every classic-era producer since has taken a run at it. Here is why the melody refuses to age.
Read →Jan 5, 2026 · 7 min
In Search Of Sunrise: How Tiësto Built The Sunset-Trance Canon
Fifteen volumes, twelve years, one Balearic-adjacent template — and the compilation series that defined the melodic-progressive wing of classic trance.
Read →Jun 25, 2026 · 9 min
The Best Trance Anthems Of The 1990s — A Ranked Canon
Twelve records that made trance the sound of the 1990s' second half — from Café Del Mar and Children to Sandstorm and For An Angel.
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