TITLE: Slinky Trance Classics
LABEL: Masif
ARTIST: Mixed by Lee Haslam
RELEASED: 8th August 2009

It has been four years since Slinky has toured Australia and a lot has happened within that time. New owners took the helm in 2007 and since then the brand has not looked back. Slinky has returned to it’s rightful and spiritual home The Opera House in Bournemouth, England and has gone on to hold over 45 tours and events in every continent during 2008 with the likes of Paul Van Dyk, Eddie Halliwell, Judge Jules, Lisa Lashes all performing on a regular basis. It has gone onto launch it’s own internet radio station www.slinky.fm and returns to the compilation market, with its Slinky Presents Global Trance Series.

This Slinky Classics compilation is the next step towards global domination for Slinky. Many classics albums have been and gone but Slinky have delivered an album that true followers can identify with.

Compiled by Slinky Residents Lee Haslam & Dav Gomrass and Mixed by Lee himself, this album is packed full with true Slinky classics. Our Emphasis has been on delivering an album for the true fan and not just on delivering a “Trance Greatest Hits” compilation. We have specifically chosen productions that have a history with the brand and have been instrumental in the growth of Slinky on the global scale making it a true representation of the brand and what it stands for.

The album opens with Laurent Garnier “The Man With The Red Face”, a track seldom seen on any classic albums but a track which is arguably Slinky’s biggest and the one that holds the biggest story. Slinky fans will know that Laurent was in fact the act that Slinky booked for its very first show back on Friday May 2nd1997, making this track synonymous with Slinky from that point on. Other poignant tracks on the compilation like Southside Spinners “Luvstruck”, Tukan “Light A Rainbow”, Atlantis “Fiji”, Red Light District “Did You Hear Me?”, The Space Brothers “Forgiven”, Timo Mass “Der Schrieber” & Joshua Ryan “Pistolwhip” all feature along side recognised Slinky anthems like Binary Finary “1998”, Push “Universal Nation”, Delirium “Silence” & Energy 52’s “Café Del Mar” as testament to an amazing lifespan for Slinky.

Of course, to this day, Slinky constantly pushes new music and new talent but after celebrating it’s 12th birthday this year as one of the planets leading club brands, we felt this was the right time to do such a compilation and to release it firstly in Australia, a country which holds so much history for Slinky and to mark our return to the territory after such a long break seemed the obvious choice. Slinky Forever!!

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Disc One

1. Laurent Garnier – The Man With The Red Face 
2. Faithless – God Is A DJ 
3. Marco V – Simulated 
4. ATB – 9pm Till I Come – Signum Remix 
5. Members Of May Day – 10 in 1 – Paul Van Dyk Remix 
6. Billy Hendrix – Bodyshine 
7. Rank 1 – Airwave 
8. Moonman – Don’t Be Afraid 
9. Tiesto – Traffic 
10. Timo Mass - Der Schreiber – Rapid Eye Remix 
11. Southside Spinners – Luvstruck 
12. Push - Universal Nation – Ferry Corsten Remix 
13. Kayama Painters – Endless Wave 
14. Binary Finary – 1998 – Paul Van Dyk Remix 
15. Marco V – Indicator 
16. Tukan – Light A Rainbow – Green Court Feat Marc Dawn Remix 
17. The Thrillseekers – Synaesthesia 

1. Mansun – Wide Open Space – Perfecto Remix 
2. Space Brothers – Forgiven 
3. Red Light District – Did You Hear Me? 
4. Oceanlab – Satellite - Original Above & Beyond Mix
5. Solarstone - Seven Cities - V-One's Living Remix 
6. Dejure – Sanctuary 
7. Atlantis – Fiji – Lange Remix 
8. Signum – What Ya Got 4 Me? – Original Vocal Mix 
9. Three Drives On A Vinyl – Greece 2000 
10. Marc Et Claude – La - Moonman's Flashover Remix
11. Three N One Present Johnny Shaker – Pearl River – Vocal Mix 
12. Hole In One – Life’s Too Short - Live At Palais Mix 
13. Armin Van Buuren – Communication 
14. Mauro Picotto – Lizard - Megavoices Mix 
15. Joshua Ryan – Pistolwhip 
16. Delirium – Silence – Tiesto’s Search For Sunrise Remix 
17. Energy 52 – Café Del Mar – Three N One Remix