IT WAS BY CHANCE I HEARD PAUL OAKENFOLD'S "LIVE AT GATECRASHER" ESSENTIAL MIX FROM 1999 AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AROUND THE YEAR 2000. I WAS ALREADY SOMEWHAT INTO ELECTRONIC MUSIC AT THIS POINT, BUT LISTENING TO THAT MIX CHANGED MY LIFE. OAKENFOLD WAS ON TOP OF HIS GAME, AND TRANCE WASN'T THE GARBAGE IT HAS TURNED INTO THESE DAYS. HEARING THIS RECORD DROPPED IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE WAS INCREDIBLE TO ME, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T HAVE THE PLEASURE OF ACTUALLY BEING THERE.
IF YOU'RE A DJ, AND YOU'VE HAD THE RARE CHANCE TO SEE A CROWD BECOME ONE SINGULAR BEING, THAT'S HOW YOU COULD TELL THIS RECORD MADE PEOPLE FEEL. AND I FELT LIKE I WAS ONE OF THEM RIGHT THEN LISTENING TO IT. ANYWAY, I'M RAMBLING, SO HERE IT IS. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS RECORD AS MUCH AS I DO, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A BIG TRANCE FAN. AND I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON SO FAR. PART 2 COMING TOMORROW...
