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Acrid Abeyance - 303 Delight ACIEEEEEEED

still around but I admit I was pretty fed up with psytrance for a few years and decided it was time to move on. But then the trance bug bit me again Now I'm like "WTF, Pleiadians released a new album in 2006 and noone told me???" lol

Ah I finally got my hands on a copy! Well, it sounds more trancy than the Unreleased Trax album that most people know. That said, it all sounds a lot darker and moodier compared to their Astral Projection stuff from the same period. But at the same time, there is no killer anthem here like We Are Controlling Transmission. So like others said before me, it is a great collectors item and fun to listen to from time to time but not really classic material (which is probably why it was forgotten by time)...

discogs link A1 The Age Of Love (Radio Version) (3:48) A2 The Age Of Love (Flying Mix) (5:55) B1 The Age Of Love (New Age Mix) (5:05) B2 The Age Of Love (Boeing Mix) (5:05) Ah I finally got my hands on the original version. I suppose everyone knows this track as it was remixed to death but VERY few people actually know the original. What most people call the "original version" is actually the Jam& Spoon Remix done 2 years later. Anyway, for newbies to the scene a little history: Age of Love is a project by Bruno Sanchioni and few know that his is actually from Belgium (little note for Belgians: out of Mouscron of all places lol). He was behind some good New Beat projects, notably Dr Phibes and decided around the 90s to create a new sound which was later to become trance. So when people talk to you about the missing link between New Beat and trance, THIS record is probably the one to mention (ok, I'm not saying Sanchioni was the ONLY person behind what was to become the trance sound, but he was definately one of the pioneers). So how does it sound? Well, the same elements that were remixed afterwards are still there but aranged pretty differently and the overall feeling is much closer to New Beat (which I gues is understandable). The Radio Version has some... RAPPING (yes, you heard me right), so be sure to start with the B-side which has a more underground feeling to it. The Boeing mix is the one closest to the Jam&Spoon remix. A definate must-have for all trance collectors!

me too, and then at Christmas I ended up with some crappy Brian Adams CD instead lol

well keep in mind that goatrance ALWAYS was present in commercial stores (how do you think people could buy it before the Internet days? lol). You even had some artists making 3 minute-edits of their tracks and passing on daytime radio, some even had videos and passed on MTV!!: Astral Projection - People Can Fly Hallucinogen - LSD that said, it wasn't such a bad idea cause it allowed many people who didn't have a clue on what the goatrance scene was (or even if such a thing existed) to get to know some great artists. I'm sure most people in the 90s knew the genre after seeing/ hearing one or the other such track on commercial stations (but they'll never admit it out loud lol)

1 Ascent (4:37) 2 Blue World (6:42) 3 Henry's Grief (3:32) 4 Cybercamels (6:32) 5 Yondervoid (4:16) 6 The Whistler (5:56) 7 IX (3:49) 8 Catworld (3:00) 9 The Dead Musician (2:34) Pursuing my mission to bring back forgotten artists A Trip Outside is an experimental project from some electronic music producers from Norway. This is AFAIK one of the very first "modern" (as in post-Tangerine Dream) dark beatless chill-out albums out there, pretty similar in style with Juno's Luci-ana (except it was made a year before it, just to have an idea on who's copying whom ). Anyway, this is DARK, I mean the kind of dark that will make you want to throw yourself in front of your train to end your mysery. Can't really describe this track-by-track, IMO this kind of music has to be listened to as one big 70-minute track (preferably when stoned...) to really get into it, otherwise you just end up pressing the fast forward button until you're at the end. Still, when you're in a certain mood, this music can do miracles IMO. 3/5

haha well to each their own I guess. Personally I always find that going through "phases" of listening different styles makes you apreciate psytrance more when you get back to it

IMO if Mushroom doesn't fare better it's because their team is incompetent. First of all, if you want people to want to spend money on it, don't make it look like a flyer you'd get for free!! It can't be much more expensive to print it in A4 format. Second of all, if you want to have success, print it in fucking ENGLISH!!! (and not the online-translator type english that they aparently use for the International version...) come on, how hard is it to find some people who speak good english to write a few articles?

well that's exactly my point: isn't it frustrating to listen to something released many years ago and realize you love it? It feels like you've wasted your time IMO If you could keep up then you wouldn't have this problem

on principle yes... BUT there are a few problems: 1. you would be investing in an already obsolete media... everything is online now, making a new paper magazine now would be the equivalent of investing in equipment to record tapes in the 90s. A much better solution would be to distribute it via .pdf online, but then you'd need a way to charge people online and as you know, most hippies don't have credit cards... 2. most people in the psy world are used to leeching stuff for free so even if a lot of people are interested, I doubt many would actually pay for it. 3. the only way to make money off it would be to advertize big commercial events and DJs which would be kindof against the principle of having an underground magazine in the first place...

I think we all kindof do that, even if unintentionally... but the problem is that this way we miss out on the fresh artists who have new things to offer. For example, I totally missed out on Braincell because I've never heard of him, when I finally gave it a go I found it was great!

so sad and yet true...

1 Sequential - Prophet (6:39) 2 LDC - Plasma (6:45) 3 X - The Beginning Of The End (4:00) 4 Sven Van Hees - Emotional Rehabilitation (5:49) 5 Microbots - Cosmic Evolution (5:33) 6 LDC - Parses (5:38) 7 Siamese Twins -A Proper Cup Of Coffee (6:11) 8 Abfart - Come Into My Life (7:29) 9 Deltraxx -The Source (6:27) 10 Hole In One - Yoga Session (6:27) 11 Ramin Vol. 1 - Reality (5:31) 12 Remake - Blade Runner (6:02) In case you didn't know, Guy Sebbag was one of the first pioneers in the israeli trance scene together with the guys from Astral Projection (actually they used to form a group together called SFX). With this comp he decided to make a collection of his favorite tracks from the very early trance days (all tracks here were made between 1990 and 1993). So for any trance historian like myself this is pure gold!! But people new to scene should be warned, early trance was VERY different from what we call trance today. Most of it sounds closer to what we'd call chill-out today and not much of it is danceable by today's terms, nor is it very energetic. Still, for people who like the style it is a dream! The comp starts off with Sequential which is actually one of Pete Namlook's side projects. It is a great downtempo track, starts off like ambient, then picks up a little, then come some dreamy pads and some discrete 303 lines in the background. How could I miss out on such a great track? Anyway, after a look on discogs I see that their album was actually re-released in 2008, it's great to see such great quality music gets a second chance Then comes LDC - Plasma which picks up the pace some more, this is very much in line with stuff released on Eye Q records at the time and for a reason, it is one of Torsten Fenslau's projects which was one of the gods of early trance and resident DJ at the Dorian Gray in Frankfurt. So sad that his career came to an abrupt ending with his death in a car accident in 1993... The X next with a darkish feel. Of course, as dark as it would get back then which is a very different kind of dark compared to today's stuf). Sven Van Hess up next, this is a name that will probably ring some bells to some Belgians since he played a major role in the late 80s/ early 90s Belgian underground scene with a radio show called Liaisons Dangereuses. Interestingly enough, he's still producing music today although I haven't heard his new stuff. Well this track is kindof in between acid techno and classic trance but I must say it is one that I like less here. Then comes Microbots - Cosmic Evolution. I don't know why but for some reason this is THE track that appears the most on classic trance tribute comps, I don't understand why cause IMO there was MUCH better stuff produced at the time. LDC come again with another track with again the typical german classic trance feel, but also with some oriental voices added, giving it a bit of a goatrance feeling. Siamese Twins up next which actually made a bit of a comeback around 1998 with a re-release from a well-known goatrance label Hadshot Haheizar. It takes a while to unwind but then around 2:30 you understand why it was re-released years later: it has a GREAT melody that still isn't old IMO. Abfart next which takes us into the world of more wierd trance, some twisted 303 lines and some more conventional padding. I don't really like this one, but it's wierd enough to catch your attention lol Interestingly enough, Abfart is a collaboration between Torsten Fenslau and Nosie Katzmann which later on made a career by being the writer of most well-known eurodance hits from the mid 90s (Captain Hollywood Project, Culture Beat, DJ Bobo etc.). Interesting to see that he also made more underground stuff Deltraxx next which is another side-project by Pete Namlook, this time with an interesting tribal track which turns pretty darkish halfway. Hole in One up next with one of the first anthems of trance. Back then trance was all about pads and slow hypnotic progressions, so having a melody hook with a lot of staying power in a track is a bit of a surprise to me. Great track, too bad it has become forgotten by time. Oh and would it surprise you to discover that the artist was Dutch? Interesting to see that already then the Dutch were making anthem trance. Ramin up next which you might know better for his Afrotrance project. This track also has a tribal hypnotic feeling to it but sounds closer to New Beat than trance IMO. The closer is Remake - Blade Runner which is - you guessed it - a remix of the Blade Runner theme And I know from some people who were into the trance scene from the beginning that this was a major hit back then. THE GOOD If you're a collector then this is pure gold!!! Also, if you miss the classic trance sound, this is pure gold as well THE BAD Obviously it sounds very outdated by today's standards, I couldn't imagine playing this in a dance set today (although it still has its value in the chill-out room IMO) CONCLUSION Comps like this are any trance historian's dream. And, unlike most such classic comps this one still sounds interesting today even if it's outdated. The fact that it was compiled in 1998 probably has something to do with it 4/5

Paraglide is one of my favorite classic trance tracks of all time! Bagdad is pretty forgetable in comparison and the B-side Paraglide remix isn't really great either. Still, A1 is definately worth grabbing a hold of this EP

hey not bad makes you wonder just how many hidden gems are still out there forgotten by time...

maybe it's Cyan?

oh I didn't know that Tufaan and GNOTR were the same artists (they sound so different...). Guess I should visit discogs more often

Isn't it a great feeling when you've listened to a track many years ago, completly forgot about it and then just by pure chance you stumble on it again youtube (or somewhere else)? Just had this today: Headman - Work My Mind (Steve Mason & P.e.t.e mix) So post your examples

Every year I try to listen to as much music as I can (mostly psytrance) but I always get the feeling that I only get to listen to a tiny fraction of everything that's out there. And I have the priviledge of being able to listen to music while at work, I know many peole can't do that. I just came across a batch of trance albums from the early to mid 90s and realized that I didn't even know half of them and I see myself as an oldschooler!! So I was wondering, how do you people manage to keep up with everything? I mean, you could obviously take the course of fast-forwaring through stuff until you find something you like, but that would be leaving aside more complex stuff that takes a while to grow on you (and which are in the end the most rewarding tracks IMO). So, what are your secrets?

I said Tufaan, not GNOTR As for Technossomy well I haven't heard that much hype about them (didn't even know they were so good until I just randomly stumbled on the Make it Fit EP in a batch of records I bought off someone else )

umm no, I meant the second track in the video, the one that starts around 1:10

Technossomy Rasor's Edge Pigs in Space Tufaan (killer video too lol)

hey that is one nice tune! Do you know what it is?

YES!!! Thanks, it is always so frustrating when you have a track in mind but can't put your finger on it I remember I was teen and saw someone on the street with the full "hardcore gear": white t-shirt and combat pants, blasting this song out of a boombox, he looked so cool at the time! :lol: :lol: