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| 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, are a Dutch progressive trance duo founded by Erik de Koning and Ton van Empel. In June 2014, van Empel left the group. [1]
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".
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