Three Drives
{{Short description|Dutch progressive trance duo}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Three Drives
| background = group_or_band
| image =3D-Logo2016.png
| caption =
| origin = Netherlands
| genre = Progressive trance
| years_active = 1997–present
| label = Massive Drive Recordings, Armada Music, Blackhole recordings, Amsterdam Trance
| current_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.{{cite book| first= David
| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 25th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 558}}
Career
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
=Albums=
- 1999: 2000
- 2003: Melodies from the Universe
=Singles=
==Three Drives/Three Drives on a Vinyl==
- 1997 Greece 2000 EP – UK No. 44{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4144/greece-2000/|title=Greece 2000 {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=22 October 2022}}
- 1998 "Greece 2000" (Remixes) – UK No. 12, AUS No. 81{{cite Ryan|page=279}}
- 1999 "EP 2000"
- 1999 "Turkey 2000"
- 1999 "Germany 2000"
- 1999 "Superfunk"
- 2000 "Sunset on Ibiza" – UK No. 44{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7383/three-drives-on-a-vinyl/|title=Three Drives on a Vinyl {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=22 October 2022}}
- 2001 "Sunset on Ibiza" (Remixes)
- 2002 "Carrera 2" – UK No. 57{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4666/three-drives/|title=Three Drives {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=22 October 2022}}
- 2003 "Greece 2000" (2003 Remixes)
- 2004 "Signs from the Universe"
- 2004 "Air Traffic" – UK No. 75
- 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"
- 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==
- 2003 "Mesmerize" / "Crime Scene"
- 2003 "Narcotics Guide" / "Mayhem"
- 2005 "Urbanoids" / "Kind Wishes"
==Tangled Universe==
- 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==
- 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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External links
- {{Discogs artist}}
- Three Drives [http://www.threedrives.nl Website]
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Category:Dutch trance music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1997
Category:Electronic dance music duos
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