The greatest trance album series bar none, Ministry of Sound’s Trance Nation brings together the hottest cuts and floorfillers from the world’s biggest dance music genre.

The first instalment of 2011 comes from Rank 1 aka Piet Bervoets & Benno de Goeij, one of Europe’s most respected electronic outfits, and features tracks and remixes from Armin van Buuren, Eric Prydz, Avicii, Mat Zo, Super8 & Tab, Markus Schulz & Jochen Miller and many more.

Dutch legends, Rank 1, have maintained their position as leading proponents of the genre since breaking through alongside Armin van Buuren, Tiesto and Ferry Corsten during trance’s ‘goldrush’ years at the end of the 1990’s, when their second single, ‘Airwave’, became a hit in over 40 countries and a Top 10 single in the UK. Since then, they’ve become established flagbearers for a movement that has taken over global dancefloors from the UK to South America, Russia and beyond.

Rank 1’s presence has followed the genre they’ve pioneered. From small clubs to stadiums, their story has developed from one-off singles to albums and DJ gigs to live shows – and they’re showing no signs of slowing down in terms of their constant progression. Their gig list reads like a who’s who of Europe’s best festivals, including Trance Energy, Mystery Land, Sunrise, Dance Valley and Nature One.

When the Dodgers were planning their move to Los Angeles, they acquired a plot of mostly barren land near the city called Cruz Ravine and evicted the mostly Mexican residents living there. A few decades later as the Mexican community was struggling to put themselves on the national map, a husky rookie pitcher from nowhere burst on the scene. Fernando Valenzuela, a poor kid from a small village in Mexico, captivated not only L.A. but the entire baseball world as he went on to dominate the game and set records. Through interviews with fellow managers, scouts, and players as well as Fernando himself, we get a nicely told rags to riches story about a young man who helped unite an entire community.

In order to win the Street Dance Championships, a dance crew is forced to work with ballet dancers from the Royal Dance School in exchange for rehearsal space.

In order to win the Street Dance Championships, a dance crew is forced to work with ballet dancers from the Royal Dance School in exchange for rehearsal space.