Armin van Buuren's full production debut, 76, picks up where the futuristic Euro-disco of Jean-Michel Jarre and Giorgio Moroder left off 15 years before.
Like Jarre and Moroder, van Buurin knows how to construct hypnotic and driving songs that have little to do with the massive washes of sound his trance competitors churn out and have everything to do with head-bobbing living-room listening.
Not that van Buurin can't fill a dancefloor, but he's left that to his 12" releases and made 76 such a cohesive listen it comes off as an early-morning Ibiza mix album.
Guest vocals are handled by frequent collaborators Justine Suissa and Victoria Horn along with a surprisingly good appearance by blink-and-you-missed-him Genesis vocalist Ray Wilson on "Yet Another Day." "From the Heart" (with Ferry Corsten guesting under his System F guise) is another winner with a synth line right out of Midnight Express, while "Blue Fear 2003" updates Armin's 1995 hit superbly.
Unlike Oakenfold and others, van Buurin is well aware of his limitations.
It means there's hardly a groundbreaking moment included, but 76 is favorable for the more reserved tranceheads and fans of progressive electronic and disco's brief and glistening love affair.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ProdemiumArmin van Buuren | Armin van Buuren | Play | 02:05 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 2 | PreciousArmin van Buuren | Armin van Buuren | Play | 06:58 | 15 MB | 45 MB |
| 3 | Yet Another DayArmin van Buuren, Ray Wilson | Armin van Buuren | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | Burned with DesireArmin van Buuren, Justine Suissa | Armin van Buuren | Play | 05:53 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 5 | Blue Fear 2003Armin van Buuren | Armin van Buuren | Play | 07:33 | 17 MB | 47 MB |
| 6 | From the HeartArmin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten | Armin van Buuren | Play | 07:30 | 17 MB | 47 MB |
| 7 | Never Wanted ThisArmin van Buuren, Justine Suissa | Armin van Buuren | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | AstronautsArmin van Buuren | Armin van Buuren | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | StayJacqueline Govaert | Armin van Buuren | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | Wait for You (Song for the Ocean)Armin van Buuren, Victoria Horn | Armin van Buuren | Play | 07:12 | 16 MB | 50 MB |
| 11 | SunburnArmin van Buuren | Armin van Buuren | Play | 06:16 | 14 MB | 43 MB |
| 12 | CommunicationArmin van Buuren | Armin van Buuren | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 13 | SlipstreamArmin van Buuren | Armin van Buuren | Play | 07:07 | 16 MB | 48 MB |
| 75 mins | 174 MB | |||||
| 75 mins | 495 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airwave | Featured Artist |
| 2 | Ferry Corsten | Composer, Producer |
| 3 | Mike Eller | Art Direction, Design, Photography |
| 4 | Jacqueline Govaert | Composer, Vocals |
| 5 | Victoria Horn | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 6 | Hrezip | Featured Artist |
| 7 | Annelies Hulisters | Vocals |
| 8 | L-Vee | Producer |
| 9 | Michael Mees | Photography |
| 10 | Justine Suissa | Composer, Featured Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 11 | System F | Featured Artist |
| 12 | Armin van Buuren | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 13 | Eller VanBuuren | Guitar (Electric), Spanish Guitar |
| 14 | Ray Wilson | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocal Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |