A colder, more driving chapter of the Forbidden Paradise series from Tiësto’s formative years.
This 1996 Forbidden Paradise entry captures Tiësto during a key stretch of classic trance history. Tiësto was part of the Dutch trance wave that moved the sound from specialist clubs into larger European arenas and compilation culture. The Forbidden Paradise series documents early Tiësto-era Dutch trance with a mix-album structure built around atmosphere and progression. Kept here as a reference point for the archive, it helps show how the sound evolved in pacing, melody and club context.
Tracklisting
01. Coyote - Hidden Clouds (Attic Mix) 02. Clino - Voyager 03. John Chevalier - Phuture Power (Toja Remix) 04. Transa - Prophase (X-Cabs Remix 1) 05. Moonman - Don't Be Afraid 06. Baltique - Joseph Otten 07. Groove Connexion - Trance-Dance (Phi-Phi & Greg D. Remix) 08. Stray Dog - The Next Chapter 09. Junk Project - Volume 3 10. Phutura - Florida 135 11. Toja - A Funky Ass Track 12. Wave Shaping Age - Resolution 13. Commander Tom - Are Am Eye? 14. Angeldust - In Complete Darkness 15. Dubtribe Sound System - Acceleration (Zion Train Remix) 16. Dave Davis - Transfiguration