State of Trance 2009 [Import]

Armin Van Buuren (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 2, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Alliance Import
• ASIN: B001UN1JEW
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,370 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #60 in Music > Dance & DJ > Trance

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Never Fade Away [Andy Duguid Mix -- On the Beach Intro Edit] [Version]

2. Change Your Mind [Myon and Shane 54 Remix]

3. Paradise Lost

4. Riddles in the Sand

5. The Fractual Universe

6. Iseill Ja [Sunn Jellie & the Blizzard Dub Remix]

7. Miami Vibe [Omnia Remix]

8. Deep Down

9. Helpless [Monster Mix] [Version]

10. You Walk Away

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Disc: 2

1. Find Yourself [Cosmic Gate Remix]

2. Inside of You [Cosmic Gate Remix]

3. Tuvan

4. Sivan

5. Freefalling

6. Rosaries

7. Sun Set Boulevard

8. Addicted

9. Circles [Andy Blueman Remix]

10. Aztec

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Customer Reviews

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27 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dance Floor Ruin, August 17, 2009

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Stochastic (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: State of Trance 2009 (Audio CD)

If you're the type of person who mainly watches American Idol and buys the occasional Tiesto album, don't buy this. There are no big hooks, not like there were in 2007 and 2008, no massive anthems like "Lost." Armin is the DJ who is the most faithful to the genre, mixing track after track of aggressive trance. I saw him live earlier this year. It was bedlam.

I can't quite figure out why John O'Callaghan deserves to lead off both CDs; saw him at Cielo in New York City and it was dance floor ruin. He played nothing but hammering tech trance until all the girls fled and there was a crowd of 25 dudes headbanging around the DJ booth. Mat Zo gets the award for best track of the compliation with "This Fractal Universe." Young Ashley Wallbridge is here, but in my opinion, Armin picked the wrong Wallbridge/Nealon track. "My Blood" is better.

The mixes are a little clumsy sometimes. There are a lot of cuts, and not much blending. Then again, if you want blending, pick up an Anjunabeats compliation; there is one coming out soon. The Above and Beyond guys can really take you away. No, you listen to Armin because he picks the best tracks, he says what's good and everybody listens. He dictates taste. While Tiesto is off doing lord knows what with Tegan and Sara, Armin is burning down dance floors. Watch the man perform; he is an animal, a freak of nature. He is a perfectly genetically engineered DJ.

Casual fans will like ASOT 2008. DJs will like ASOT 2009 better. Keep that in mind.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Two and a half stars., May 1, 2010

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Richard Klecka - See all my reviews
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This review is from: State of Trance 2009 (Audio CD)

This was no where near as good as his 2006 album, which I think was the best. A lot of slow boring music on this cd. I was very dissapointed and I feel I wasted money buying this album. Don't get me wrong. I'm gonna buy more of Armin. I'm a really big fan but this cd was just blah. No fast moving beats, just slow junk. It's like he didn't even try. Very dissapointed. If you don't have the 2006 album of "A State of Trance" then you need to get it. You won't be dissapointed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOST IN A STATE OF TRANCE, December 15, 2009

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Kimberly A. MCGARRY (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: State of Trance 2009 (Audio CD)

Armin VB pulled me into trance music with the Imagine album and this mix revealed his genius. Caught off guard I had to stop everything I was doing and just listen. He delivers pure excellence and it's not for everyone, that's what I love about it.