Armin Van Buuren 002: Basic Instinct | 
| Artist: Armin Van Buuren
Label: United Recordings Nl
Category: Music
Buy New: $22.98
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 39260
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 8713748014087
ASIN: B00005J8JF
Release Date: September 30, 2008
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Going Through - Armin van Buuren, Shlomi, M. | | • | Closure - Armin van Buuren, Martin, P. | | • | Runaway - Armin van Buuren, Sherman, Y. | | • | Tron - Armin van Buuren, Oosten, M.v. | | • | Smile - Armin van Buuren, Boehme, M. | | • | Sister Sister - Armin van Buuren, Rollo | | • | Sunset on Ibiza - Armin van Buuren, DJ Ton T.B | | • | Not So Blue - Armin van Buuren, Crossman | | • | Horizons - Armin van Buuren, Holden, James | | • | Friends Till the End - Armin van Buuren, MIKE [Electronica] | | • | Inner Laugh - Armin van Buuren, Klinkenberg, Roland | | • | Therapy - Armin van Buuren, Cowie, Chris | | • | Bon Voyage - Armin van Buuren, Junkie XL | | • | Der Klang Der Familie - Armin van Buuren, Roehrig, S. |
Disc 2
| • | Sugar 1 - Armin van Buuren, Sherman, Y. | | • | The Sound of Goodbye - Armin van Buuren, VanBuuren, Armin | | • | Stringer - Armin van Buuren, DJ Manta | | • | Indica - Armin van Buuren, Preston, R. | | • | Ghosts - Armin van Buuren, Sylvian, David | | • | Straight to the Point - Armin van Buuren, Bervoets, P. | | • | Touch Me - Armin van Buuren, VanBuuren, Armin | | • | Bright Sign - Armin van Buuren, Schmidt, A. | | • | Solar Level - Armin van Buuren, Minnaard, P. | | • | Exhale - Armin van Buuren, Corsten, F. | | • | Amber - Armin van Buuren, Ratcliffe, T. | | • | Green Heaven - Armin van Buuren, DeMoor, Vincent | | • | Cloudwalking - Armin van Buuren, Perring, A. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 my personal fave May 19, 2005
D. Simonton
I'm not a trance fan for the most part, but I love Armin, no idea why, but that's not what you're here to read so I'll shutup about it.
Of all of his mixes, Basic Instinct my absolute favorite. It covers a lot of bases. It's dancy and energetic without being too epic/oakenfoldish. The argonaut track is a nice warmer-up song and the album progressively picks up through track 2, and then is suddenly issued a triple dose of get-off-your-ass-and-effing-dance with Yahel's "runaway". It kinda rides a nice plateau through the next few tracks and just gets down right sexy with futurebreeze's "smile" (no, really, this song makes me horn..eh, you get the point). Anyway, it continues a nice, dancey groove through the next few tracks before getting to the next yahel song "Suger 1", a darker, moodier piece that otherwise I would almost think awkward for a typical trance mix, but it seems to sit well here.
Armin is God January 2, 2003
Mark Ian Kendrick (Chicago)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been listening to Trance music only recently. I've got stuff from Oakenfold, Ian van Dahl, Paul van Dyk, etc. and like them all. But Armin van Buuren is the bomb, is God, is the Big Bang. He's the ultimate when it comes to the most mind-blowing trance mixes. This mix is awesome. And I agree with the other reviewers about the CD1 v. CD2 difference. Don't let that deter you. This is Armin at his best.How can it be that Chicago is world-class in everything except Trance? I wish Armin would visit here at least once a year and turn us all on to mixes like this one. Basic Instinct? Get it. You'll not be disappointed!!!!!
 Not as Good As "Boundaries" But Solid Armin Trance !! May 16, 2002
Max Soundstorm (North Miami Beach, FL United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The problem with a 2 cd set...ANY 2 cd set is that you are invariably bound to end up with one that blows your mind and the other that can be used for a frisbee !! Armin's "Basic Instinct" follows this pattern and while I'm a huge Armin fan it still stings a little to pay the high price of a double disk to get one solid cd of material. Now for the Good News: CD 2 is fantastic and keeps hope alive that DJ's can still rip it loose in terms of energy !! CD 2 is classic Armin....down and dirty....hard as a nail and masterfully mixed, with perfect crescendos and dazzling melodies and driving beats !! As for CD 1, if it had not been in the same package, I would not have guessed this to be Armin's work...it lacks his pacing, inspiration or imagination. It falls into what I call "sofa" trance....the sound runs together and creates an effect that makes you sleepy and zoned out...not that its not loud and driving but rather monotonous and not up to his standards. Great for a nap but avoid this one on the ride home from a club...it really makes your eyes feel heavy !! I'm a huge hard trance fan and CD 2 delivers...while on CD 1 you will be hard pressed to find a tune that really puts that big sinister smile on your face !! Overall I'd give it 4 lollies because of hardpounding trance-dancibles like "ghosts", "touch me", "exhale", "green heaven", "amber", and "cloudwalking"...all on CD 2 !! Good stuff but only if you can afford it !!
full blown trance April 11, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Armin does it like Oakie but more upbeat. Most of his spins you won't find in the US clubs, especially LA where im from. So originality is the key to his sound.
He's destined for stardom in Europe and then who knows?
Never practice lawschool Armin! October 24, 2001
jayday (the hague, hollanda)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
You should stick with what you're doing now. Mixing great albums, remixing good tunes and rocking the world as a deejay. This CD though only has a good A-side, the B-side is not that good. However the A-side makes more than good. Top tracks by the uber-talented James Holden and a remix of the loveparade classic techno stomper; Der Klang der Familie by Dr. Motte.Rush to the store to buy
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