Customer Reviews

Creamfields

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After a disappointing Passport 2 disc trance mix, Ferry comes back with an excellent trance and house blend. Disc 1 is electro house with a smidgen of trance near the end, preparing you for the intoxicating trance of Disc 2. The track selection, mixing, and themes through both discs far surpass Passport in every aspect. If you are familiar with Benny Benassi's Satisfaction, and the several "buzz" sounding remixes he's done, it will give you an idea of the sounds and theme of disc 1. In fact, the Benassi Bros. make appearances here too.

Disc 1 starts out with some very good house tracks, including the excellent male vocal opener, but when we hit tracks 5 through 9, I feel the rhythms and melodies get a bit too repetitious, but they are by no means bad. Tracks 10-14 well make up for this, as they are the best part of the mix, from the buzzing Benny Benassi house remix of Fischerspooner's Never Win, and moving into Probspot's incredible trance mix of Signalrunners' 3000 Miles Away. The trance near the end of this disc is sort of a set-up to disc 2. The only downfall is the last track, Who's Knocking. The exact same track was also on Ferry's Passport CD, so I am not sure why he included it again (he includes one other track from Passport, but a different remix). I said it when I heard it then and I am saying it now, it's a horrible track. When the female vocalist starts to belt out "Are you there, are you there" it makes me want to vomit. Luckily, you can just stop this disc one track short and not miss anything.

Disc 2 starts off with a great female vocal track, Show You My World by Elles De Graaf, and kicks off what Ferry has been best known for spinning: the best pure trance out there. The track selections on Passport ranged from only about 2 superb tracks, to a bunch of mediocre stuff, to several subpar tracks. Fortunately, there isn't a dud on here, as the entire disc is a soothing journey through one of the best melodic trance mixes burned onto disc this year.

A bunch of these tracks have appeared in other mixes and comps released in the past few months, but most of them are top notch, so I don't mind seeing them appear again and again (much better than putting unknown duds like he did with Passport), and he uses a few different remixes that haven't been used yet. I was blown away by track 11, Red Vision by Genix, and it's my top pick of either disc. I loved the Genix remix of Woody Van Eyden's SI-N+R-JE and had never heard of them/him prior to that, but they are now someone to watch out for, as Red Vision is pure bliss.

Both Armin Van Buuren and Tiesto have tried to incorporate progressive house into their last two releases (Tiesto mixing both together on both discs, and Armin leaving most of the trance on 1 disc), and both missed the mark. Ferry along with Art of Trance have both released incredible trance and house blends this year. Check out Tales of the Unexpected by Art of Trance, as it also has house on disc 1 and trance on disc 2, but the house tracks in their mix are more progressive and darker than Ferry's electro club mix.

Overall, a clear winner from Corsten, and much better than his Passport CD, which oddly only came out a short time earlier. If you like house, electro, or trance sounds, you will have something to enjoy here, and if you are a fan of Ferry's true past, spinning the best of melodic trance, you will find an incredible reward with CD 2.

Oh, and my title refers to the vocal snippets from track 2 on disc 1!

Please note, CD #1 is of the genre "electro". Electro has become a big hit in europe this 2005/2006. Ferry Corsten then mixed a top notch trance set on CD #2. Even if you only listen to trance, be open-minded. CD#1 will satisfy all EDM (Electron Dance Music) fans.

Great compilation here.
Ferry is truly number 1 and this dual-disc shows why.
1st CD awesome funky electro house, which has recently become a new favorite of mine. 2nd CD brings out some lesser played trance tracks. Ferry masters the flow of these sets and takes you on a journey like only he can!
I'm only droppin 4 stars on this because there's some tracks I feel couldve been swapped for some better ones.
Keep a lookout for his L.E.F. artist CD coming out soon!
Gonna knock your socks off!
Take care, and F for life!

You know, i have been into trance for a while now. I have listened to a lot of different DJs and come to expect certain things from each one. While im not saying that this is a bad album or anything, its definately not what i have come to expect from Ferry Corsten. This first disc kinda sounds like to Mack trucks full of samples collided head on. When i was expecting decent trance music, all disc one delivered was a "by the book" techno experience. Its incredibly mellow (alittle too much for this reviewers taste), and doesnt really pick up until the last few tracks. Not too bad of a disc overall, just not what i saw coming. Disc 2 delivers alittle bit more on the trance end, quenching my thirst for Ferry Corsten's trance talent. Maybe its because the Ferry Corsten i have grown to love is the one i hear mainly in his "trance energy" live sets, but this album is not even close to what i was expecting.

"Creamfields 2005" is an incredible two-disc album, simply outstanding! It was mixed by Ferry Corsten. Because it was mixed by the Dutch DJ, it wasn't too surprising that I'd find this a fun album. I'm very satisfied by this. This is great stuff.

There are fifteen tracks on each disc. On disc one, there's tracks like "Father" by Anthony Rother. This is a dope track. I like the organ used in the song. I've gotten plenty of goosebumps listening to it. The vocals ain't bad either. There are two different vocalists in the song, one male vocal and one robot. Gabriel & Dresden's "Arcadia" is another song in the disc one division. It's a great song. I've been listening to it for months and I'm still not tired of it. After reading the tracklist and listening to the first few tunes, I knew "Arcadia" was gonna fit in this mix very well. There's also Ferry's Remix of "Who's Knocking" by FB with the vocals of Edun. The bass in this track sounds great and the vocals in "Who's Knocking" fit nicely into the song. Disc one also includes "Stella" by House Headz. "Stella" was originally a trance song from 1993 by Jam & Spoon. This new 2005 version by House Headz must use samples from the Jam & Spoon version. Sounds a little like the original. Other dance anthems like Tim Deluxe's "Reflections" and Coburn's "We Interrupt This Program" are also awesome tunes on disc one. I turn the volume and bass up all the way everytime I play it in my car. There's also Signalrunners' "3000 Miles Away," Benny Benassi's Remix of "Never Win" by Fischerspooner, "The Conjure" by The Skeleton Key, "Freak On" by Stonebridge (with Ultra Nate's vocals), and more.

Disc two features the trance hit, "Air For Life" by Above & Beyond and Andy Moor. This is one sweet production by these guys. It makes me feel years younger. I also like "Guarana" by Marc Marberg. It's hard, and I love the bass. This and Fergie's "Spin Energy" really keep me moving! If I were living in a room one story above another room, the people down there would probably be complaining about chips of plaster falling from their ceiling, thanks to these songs. The percussion in the first part of "Show You My World" (Ferry Corsten Remix) by Elles De Graaf is great and is a nice start disc two's mix. It's a neat female vocal tune. Other tracks in the disc-two conference are Ron Van Den Beuken's "Sunset," Josh Gabriel's "Alive," "Sublime" by Ferry himself, "More Than A Life Away" by Marco V, and more.

If I were at live sets hearing these mixes, it would've been so friggin' awesome! It's the only thing I could think of that would've made it even better. I'm just glad for hearing these mixes. These two CDs are definitely winners. I gotta give props to Ferry for his efforts.

CD1 is flat out horrible... sorry Ferry, its soo 70-s retro robot wussy house music.

CD2 on the other hand is Undescribably amazing. I dont even see what Ferry was thinking, CD1 is not even his style. CD2 is what he became famous for, almost every song is the top of the topest of complex melodic non cheezy Progressive Trance. He should not have included CD 1. Big mistake.

Regardless, since CD2 is so great, 5 stars is a must.