Ferry Corsten - Infinite Euphoria

I absolutely love the unique concept of this double album! Since the release I have this beauty in my collection, but this weekend a friend reminded me how beautiful this album really is! I almost forgot about it, so I played it over and over again today and I'm just not getting bored of it at all!

On this album you can find some nice combinations and "strange" transitions, like "Barber's Adagio For Strings" by William Orbit into "Smack My Bitch Up" by The Prodigy, mixed into each other! Who could ever think of that? Two tracks of totally different genres and it works perfect! Same for the beautiful unplugged version of "Cry" from Ferry's project "System F", mixed into "No One On Earth (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)" by Above & Beyond.

Note: CD 1 starts with a very special (never released) version by Moonman's "Galaxia". I believe this version was used during Ferry's wedding in May 2002.

A must have for every Ferry Corsten fan! :)

This is a true electronic musical masterpiece! Mr Corsten takes the listener on a fantastic journey from classical and chillout, through progressive and deep house, into some peaktime bangers, and then back round again! I was so impressed with the overall arrangement and it makes this such a unique album.

The mixing is a delight :) and you can't help but want to play parts of the 2 CDs over and over. My personal favourite mix is CD1 tracks 6-7 where "Point Zero" (Leama & Moor mix) seems to have been written to fit perfectly with "Is it A Sin" - Wow! Each CD of tracks is incredibly well planned and it's arranged beautifully to avoid clashes of any kind.

I recommend track 1-18 "Religion" : You will love this... when it finally gets there after that long intro! Other previoulsy not mentioned highlights from CD1 include "Breezer" (1-08) and of course "The Whiteroom" (1-17)

CD2 is just as good as CD1 if not better. "Smack My Bitch Up" may look out of place on the tracklisting, but it actually works pretty well. The best track on CD2 is definately 2-07 "Autumn Tactics" (Thrillseekers mix) which is a real beauty - the perfect chilled trance track. Other treats on this disc are 2-13/14 "Cry (unplugged)" into "No One On Earth", and also 2-18 "Sweetest Dreams" which may just make you cry with happiness!

Overall, it's a superb double CD and well worth a listen. Fans of any type of house (especially trance!) will love this 11/10

Infinite Euphoria is definitely a masterpiece.
It shows it takes a lot more than just great tracks to make a great mix. The tracklist, the tracks order and the mixing are flawless.
Ferry selects "old" and "new" tracks along with some classical and ambient pieces to build a mesmerizing 2CD set.

For me, the highlights are tracks 2-3 in CD1, which sound like they're one beautiful song (it might be "Angels Write The Rules"), and Barber's Adagio For Strings, which despite its overuse acquires a new dimension when blended with Seattle Calling.

Every electronic music enthusiast should at least indulge himself a full listen of Infinite Euphoria

A very fresh and ground breaking effort (do not want to call it a compilation) by Ferry. A more mellow but also more diverse album than his previous CD's, this is a collection of old and new favorites and everything Ferry tries here is simply beautiful. I particularly recommend Sweet Sorrow by the man himself. Get this CD whether from the local store, by mail... it's great.