Three Drives

Dutch progressive trance duo

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Three Drives

Background information
Origin| Netherlands
Genres| Progressive trance
Years active| 1997–present
Labels| Massive Drive Recordings, Armada Music, Blackhole recordings, Amsterdam Trance
Members| Erik de Koning
Past members| Ton van Empel

Three Drives, also known as Three Drives on a Vinyl, is the name of Dutch progressive trance producer Erik de Koning (DJ Enrico). They were originally a duo which consisted of de Koning and Ton van Empel (Ton TB). In June 2014, van Empel left the group.[1]

## Career

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Their best-known tracks are "Greece 2000" (originally released in 1997 by Massive Drive Recordings, with more mainstream releases on ZYX Music and Hooj Choons) and "Sunset on Ibiza".

## Discography

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### Albums

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* 1999: 2000
* 2003: Melodies from the Universe

### Singles

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#### Three Drives/Three Drives on a Vinyl

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* 1997 Greece 2000 EP – UK No. 44[2]
* 1998 "Greece 2000" (Remixes) – UK No. 12,[2] AUS No. 81[3]
* 1999 "EP 2000"
* 1999 "Turkey 2000"
* 1999 "Germany 2000"
* 1999 "Superfunk"
* 2000 "Sunset on Ibiza" – UK No. 44[4]
* 2001 "Sunset on Ibiza" (Remixes)
* 2002 "Carrera 2" – UK No. 57[5]
* 2003 "Greece 2000" (2003 Remixes)
* 2004 "Signs from the Universe"
* 2004 "Air Traffic" – UK No. 75[5]
* 2005 "Evolution"
* 2005 "Greece 2000" (2005 Remixes)
* 2007 "Greece 2000" (2007 Remixes)
* 2008 "Greece 2000" (2008 Remixes)
* 2008 "Together"
* 2009 "Automatic City"
* 2008 "Together"
* 2012 "Letting You Go"
* 2012 "Deep Sea"
* 2014 "Summer Madness"
* 2015 "Back to Basic"
* 2015 "Icon" (with Binary Finary)
* 2016 "Chakra"
* 2016 "Beneath the Stars"[1]
* 2016 "Maria"
* 2017 "Athena"
* 2017 "Nasa"
* 2017 "Somewhere Out There"
* 2017 "Sirens of the Sea"
* 2017 "United as One"
* 2017 "Paradise Inc"
* 2017 "Barracuda"
* 2018 "Panga"

#### Fate Federation

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* 2003 "Mesmerize" / "Crime Scene"
* 2003 "Narcotics Guide" / "Mayhem"
* 2005 "Urbanoids" / "Kind Wishes"

#### Tangled Universe

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* 2002 "Message from the Universe" / "Cosmic Synts"
* 2002 "Sparkling Message"
* 2003 "Next Victim" / "Blind Date"
* 2003 "Rain & Thunder" / "Execute Mode" / "Hyper Threading"
* 2005 "I Miss You" / "For a Reason"

#### Other aliases

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* 1997 "Lovin'", as Love Foundation (with Marc van Dale)
* 1997 "Together", as Department 1
* 1997 "Trujacq/Good Food", as Positiv
* 1997 "Foreign Affair", as Force Full
* 1999 "Never Enough", as Love Foundation (with Marc van Dale)
* 2001 "Intensive Aqua", as Legal Traders

## References

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1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (25th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 558\. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. ^ a b "Greece 2000 | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 279.
4. ^ "Three Drives on a Vinyl | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
5. ^ a b "Three Drives | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

## External links

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* Three Drives discography at Discogs
* Three Drives Website

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