i've been listening to electronica since 1996. the artist's name was jocelyn enriquez. she had this song "do you miss me?" i
loved the many remixes that were on the maxi single. the song hasn't aged well (sounds horrid to me now) but it was enough to get, and keep, me hooked. later on came daft punk's "around the world."
in 2000, before i went into the army, i purchased a trance compilation from hot topic entitled "global underground: departures." this album sealed the deal for me and i couldn't wait to find more like it. in fact i still have my favorite cuts from the compilation in regular rotation. anyway, i continue to pick up cd's here and there...some were good, many were generic crap. my collection is still minimal at best.
fast forward to 2008. i get involved in the rave scene and began asking experience electronica listeners, "can you listen to a few of my favorite songs? what style do i like?" every...single...time i would receive the response "psytrance."
so without even knowing what the genre (or sub in this case) was called, i've been a major fan of the style. psytrance gets my vote in its ballot.