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Encourages Easy Dreaming

spindysfunqtion | Atlanta, Ga USA | 04/18/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I don't know what it is, I like this CD but I could never dance to this mix in a club. Maybe it's just because I prefer the pace of jungle and the grooves of house or maybe Sandra collins is falling off slightly. I've heard abiout her exploits on the club scene and maybe the toll is finally taking... Anyways, I do enjoy this CD so I'm not dissing it. But If I put it in late at night, within 30 minutes I'm knocked out...never fail. It's more soothing than pounding and more progressive than banging. Maybe the Queen of 'Boys Music' (as URB magazine called her) is finally succoming to her more maternal instincts? This album walks a fine line between hitting it's mark and missing it completely but I (who doesn't normally like trance) wasn't dissaopointed."

DEEP TRANCE

Matt Smith | Roswell, GA United States | 07/15/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Ok, so people are all like "I cant dance to this" and "Its slow and moody", those people obvisouly dont know much about Sandra Collins, she's a DEEP TRANCE dj. Yes, there is a "deep trance" genre, just like there is hard trance, trance, progressive, etc. etc. This cd is much like Tranceport 3, except towards the end of Tranceport 3, she tends to throw in some uplifint and Epic trance. This cd is good deep trance all the way around, so if you want something you can definately chill to when stoned or not, pick it up."

Low-key sequel filled with moody floor-fillers

Richard Diaz | 11/10/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Well it's about time Sandra Collins dished out a sequel to her first (and dazzling) mix of over a year ago, Transport 3, arguably the best of the series and one of 2000's must haves. Cream is a different affair altogether, a slow-burning beast focused primarily on big drums for big moments with big room majesty. Certainly, she must have some considerable pull to get this list of underground DJ cuts approved. Remember, it's Cream - a club label reknowned for delivering the big hits. Opener "Solid Ground" receives a minimal, tribal ten minute makeover courtesy of Markus Schultz, well done even if the Fade Vocal mix proves hard to top. It's seventeen minutes in before synth stabs and stuttered beats perk things up on Momentum's "Lastmanstanding" and a full half-disc in before the eerie Piece Process confessional "My Mind is Going" traces a memorable cut. Collins closes strong with a pack from Maurice & Noble, only the overblown Chiller Twist epic "Do You Hear It" a stumble along the way. Filled with moody floor-fillers and few breakout hits, Cream likely won't spark listeners keyed to glossy, hook-driven sets. Given a full hour's attention, however, it just may lure you in to the darker pleasures of the progressive house movement."