N'afọ 1996, Van Buuren wepụtara EP na Push na Timeless Records. Van Buuren nwere ihe ịga nke ọma mbụ ya na egwu a na-akpọ "Blue Fear", nke a tọhapụrụ n'okpuru akara Cyber Records na 1997. A na-emepụta ihe ịga nke ọma ọzọ, "Nkwukọrịta", n'okpuru otu akara ahụ ma bụrụ onye a ma ama na Ibiza, Spain n'oge okpomọkụ nke 1999. Mgbe a bịanyere aka na AM PM Records, egwu a banyere na UK Singles Chart na No. 18 na 2000.Na mbido 1999, Van Buuren malitere akara ya Armind ọnụ na United Recordings. A nabatara nke mbụ, Gig <unk> "Otu", nke ọma. A tọhapụrụ nke abụọ, "Touch Me" n'okpuru aha Rising Star, na Ministry of Sound na UK, tupu a tọhapụ ndekọ ahụ. N'oge nke atọ nke ntọhapụ ya, Gick <unk> "Free" bịanyere aka na R&S Records. N'afọ a, ọ na-emegharịgharị abụ abụọ mbụ nke Waller Gourie (Gourie) na nke abụọ, nke a na-emepụta site na mba, bụ ihe a na
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