A State of Trance 2009 [IMPORT]

Armin Van Buuren

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 2, 2009)
• Original Release Date: May 29, 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Mucha Mas
• ASIN: B001UN1JEW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #884 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Never Fade Away (Andy Duguid Mix-On the Beach Intro Edit) [Version] - John O'Callaghan

2. Change Your Mind (Myon and Shane 54 Remix) - Sunflower, Sunlounger

3. Paradise Lost - M6

4. Riddles in the Sand - Ron Hagen, , Pascal M

5. Fractual Universe - Mat Zo

6. Iseill Ja [Sunn Jellie & The Blizzard Dub Remix] - Blizzard, The Gate,

7. Miami Vibe (Omnia Remix) - Monogato

8. Deep Down - Josh Gabriel, , Winter Kills

9. Helpless (Monster Mix) [Version] - Myon, Shane 54

10. You Walk Away - Tydi

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Find Yourself (Cosmic Gate Remix) - John O'Callaghan

2. Inside of You (Cosmic Gate Remix) - Fabio XB, Ronnie Play, ,

3. Tuvan - Gaia

4. Sivan - Michael Tsukerman

5. Onyri C [Stoneface & Terminal Remix] - Cressida

6. Freefalling - Claudia Cazacu

7. Rosaires - Aly, Fila

8. Sun Set Boulevard - Alex Morph

9. Addicted - Signum,

10. Circles (Andy Blueman Remix) - Robert Nickson

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Most boring disc I have heard form Armin in 6 years., September 9, 2009

By	Stephan Funk (South Florida USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this disc two weeks ago in the Netherlands. we listened to it twice. It was the most boring disc I have heard from Armin in the State of Trance series since I started buying them in 2005

Disc one doesn't warm up until the third to last track on the disc.

Don't waste your money on this disc. Buy something else.

It was so uninspiring I left it a a gas station on pump hoping someone else would get some pleasure out of finding it for free.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed =(, August 21, 2009

By	Haikaz Dermenjian (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Tittle says it all. Very disappointed by this CD. No tracks to wow you, no tracks to you want to press repeat on. Its probably one of the most mellow Armin CD's I have heard. Just one of those chill and low key CDs. I was definitely not expecting this kind of CD from my all time favorite DJ. Yes it stinks but knowing Armin he will come back with a much better CD to top this. Let us forget this one and move on. But, no matter what he puts out as a CD AVB is still one of the best producers and live DJs.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not great., July 4, 2009

By	B. Truax (NC, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A State of Trance 2009 (MP3 Download)

Armin is among my favorite DJ/Musicians and I've been following him for four or five years now, picking up mixes, remixes and his artist albums along the way. If this album was being released by a new-to-the-scene DJ, I'd be impressed, but because it's Armin I'm underwhelmed. This is probably his weakest State of Trance compilation to date.

Disc one is actually quite good with a few nits to pick. It starts off just right (it seems like O'Callaghan can't make a bad piece of music these days) and maintains a steady mood and pace through out. It's a nice exercise in trance-styled EDM that's more laid back and less in your face. Outside of a few awkward breaks and and a questionable track or two, I was very happy with the first mix and looking forward to the second.

Unfortunately, disc two is very disappointing. I'm not sure if Armin phoned it in or what, but the track selection combined with the relatively lack luster mixing and beat/break/build just wasn't working. It may be that the relative death of hard trance is making it harder and harder to put together trance club records that don't have to dabble in progressive/electro house along with other genres of EDM. As a result of the dabbling the mood is broken up, and the whole mix feels inconsistent and frankly, uninteresting.

I tuned into his radio show this week in which he played a recorded set from Ibiza, and he sounded like he was in fine form, so I'm not sure what went wrong here. At the very least it leaves plenty of room for improvement next year. People looking for a better and more traditional trance mix would be wise to check out Solarstone's Electronic Architecture, which came out earlier this year.