Schiller

German first press 1999 Green Front Artwork.
German trance doesn’t get more iconic than this. Ruhe is Schiller at their peak: serene, hypnotic, and just a wee bit dramatic in that turn-of-the-millennium way. A proper progressive builder with those spoken word vocals drifting through the mix - sounds like someone reading philosophy over a 3am laser show. One of those records that manages to be both euphoric and moody at the same time. FFO: Paul van Dyk, Cosmic Baby, Blank & Jones, Armin before the stadium nonsense.