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Quality Psychedelic Trance

eqtweak | San Francisco | 02/19/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"To me, good trance is rhythmically complex, full of trippy EQ shifting, and has none of the over the top cheesey melodic 80s new wave synth riffs that you often get in progressive trance and cybertrance, etc. Don't get me wrong. I totally respect the artists who make those other types of trance, and the DJs who spin it, and the people who party to it, and I especially love their good vibes. But personally, I like my trance deep, transcendental, focused, other-worldly. I like this CD.2 CDs, one is labeled "ambient" and the other "trance." The artists are fairly well-known, good, and display a variety of approaches to the music. These are not continual mixes, which is great as you get the whole song -- ideal for making your own mixes. Even though it's not a continual mix, obvious care was given to the order of the tracks on the album. And the artwork on the CDs and the gatefold case is really cool! Too bad Amazon doesn't have a picture of the album. Recommended for those who want quality over quantity. There are a lot of K-Tel style silly trance compilations out there, much of them highly inferior. This collection is not like those. This is the music for year zero, baby!"

Ambient and Trance Fans, this one is a must!

eqtweak | 08/10/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This compilation from the german independent label spiritzone recordings is superbe. If you are into Trance and Ambient Music, this is the rigth place to find some german as well as international talent. Especially Flowershigh by Shine is one to listen to."