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Project II Trance - Dragonfly Comp (1993) 01. 08'55" Gumbo : The Quickening 02. 05'48" Genetic : Trancemission 03. 06'27" Genetic : Oracle 04. 04'43" Total Eclipse : Total Eclipse 05. 07'08" Black Sun : Godstar (Sirrius Mix) 06. 06'20" The Infinity Project : Feeling Weird 07. 06'00" Mandra Gora : Gypsy Trance 08. 08'05" Black Sun : The More You Look The More You See 09. 06'51" 1000 Micro Dats : The Centre 10. 05'17" Mandra Gora : Wicked Warp 11. 05'23" Deezal Electric : Moth 12. 05'18" 1000 Micro Dats : Underworld It's the sign of quality music when you still listen to it over 10 years later. It has been 13 years since I first heard this and I still listen to it quite regularly. Definately one of the best compilations of all time. Every track is great. I also liked Technical use of sound in Magic but that had one weak track. All these are great and really reflect well upon the era. It's the 1st CD of psy trance that I listened to and the 1st one I bought and I'm so glad 1 Gumbo : The Quickening Nice chiming sounds. Ethereal vocals and quality old school synths make up the best part of this. It's around 9 minutes long but it doesn't get boring ever. Very nice opener. 2 Genetic : Trancemission This track has still got to be in my favourite 5 tracks ever. I just wish that it was longer. All the sounds in this are perfect, the beat is great, the vocal are kinda trippy. It was this track that really made my ears prick up that fateful evening. And for me this has aged like a fine wine. I actually think it's better now than when I first heard it and there are not many tracks I could say that about. 4 minutes in the synths lead into the most beautiful melody I've heard and I always want to rewind it and play it again. MASTERPIECE!! 3 Genetic : Oracle Nice monotonous but leading track. It's all pretty similar to itself but the key changes slowly build the track into a nice trippy piece. Great for altered states as I remember. 4 Total Eclipse : Total Eclipse Fast beat but a really floaty background. An amazing early Total Eclipse track. It's short but it doesn't dissapoint, it's old and that's good. This really sounds like it's from the early 90's (especially the vocal "Total Eclipse" sample) and it's a great memory. 5 Black Sun : Godstar (Sirrius Mix) Very Synthy track. Not my favourite on the compilation but it fits in very well. It's quite repetitive in that 'lasts forever when your out of it' kind of way. It has nice subtle sounds in the background that you don't notice until you realsie they've been there all along. Good stuff. 6 The Infinity Project : Feeling Weird Yes, I am feeling very weird. Another track that is impressive enough to stand out on a stand out album. A very spacey, trippy oh my head's going to implode sort of track. Nothing short of brilliance. 7 Mandra Gora : Gypsy Trance This is an interesting more industrial sounding track with an air of empty space. It moves nicley and never loses it's energy. Stops and picks up well in places. Solid chilling or moving about track. 8 Black Sun : The More You Look The More You See Sample's the I have a dream speech at the start and slowly builds up to....a kick as track that you couldn't even remember kicking in. Great. Quality use of a xylophone (I think) sound in quite a crazy Im just hitting it kind of way and the sound of an electric guitar. This track seems to have everything crushed into and loads of semi hidden background sounds to. Trully with this track the more you look (or listen) the more you see (well hear). 9 1000 Micro Dats : The Centre This one sounds very bleepy. Nice beats and subtle synths and a very bleepy melody. A few sounds that sound eat static-esque bring this one alive. 10 Mandra Gora : Wicked Warp Another classic here. I loved the unfinshed, unrefined feel of this track. Cool breakdown sounds and wicked entrancing sounds. Quite acid and very trippy this one. The pace keeps changing and doesn't let your head sit still. Another stand out. 11 Deezal Electric : Moth Opens up with tough heavy beats. This track really doesn't feel like it's going anywhere but it like it might. It has that monotonous and repetitiveness to eat where it always feels like when it can be bothered it will. So you're listening to it in anticipation. Just before 4 minutes it changes into the exact same thing. Different sounds but just the same feeling. Strangely good. 12 1000 Micro Dats : Underworld Quite a short closing track, but it fits a lot into it. Unfortunately my CD skips a little bit in the middle of this track which to be honest annoys the fuck out of me. Quite atmospheric in places, it's a godd close to a great compilation. So this compilation isn't just for collectors who want one of the 1st Goa comps, it's also a quality piece of music. I still enjoy it so many years after I was lucky enough to hear it and it has a very special place in my heart. If you see it I recommend you buy it as it is a quality trip down memory lane. If you were on the scene when it started you'll love this. If not you mind think it sounds dated but who cares. It might be old but it's all good - great - fanfuckintastic.

Eat Static - Implant

I guess you choose mp3. Isn't this about whether you first listened to a pirate copy of a trance album or a legitimate one?

Well not intentionally. My brother likes it as do some of my friends so when I go to there house's I listen to a bit of it. Just like any type of music some of it is pretty good and some of it Awwwwwwwwwwwful!

I've got this and I dont think it's aged that badly. Sure it sounds old but the music is still good. This is one I like.

It's now on Man with no name - Sly-ed, definately one of his better works.

I quite like rap (not any of the new pop stuff thats about these days) but when I've been to rap clubs the attitude of the people there is just nasty. Too many want to be gangstaz and they just project a lot of negative vibes. I don't like rap clubs.

Order Odonata on Dragonfly now 1000 planets - Arcturus I still love this album

Just don't get anything from the revival album that was just awful. AAWWFUL! But Bamboo Forest - Bamboo Forest was good and everything they released on flying rhino was decent too.

This is definately a great album. I cant say which are my favourite tracks because it just all flows together perfectly. I really enjoyed this and have listened to it a lot over the last week or 2. All the sounds I think are sublime and the mastering on the album is tip top. It also has the feeling that it's only going to get better under repeated listens (listened to it 4 times now and it has got better with each listen) so by the time it comes to the best of 2006 you might just see this up there. Other artists prove me wrong please. Try and make better music than this and 2006 will be a fantastic year for music. I highly recommend this album. PS Great review, one of the few I've properly read all the way through.

Hallucinogen - Twisted It's been a while but it's pretty good shit.

I saw a bit of the Skazi DVD while in HMV a while back. My god what a TWAT! Not only was he playing dodgy euro cheese and playing the guitar and trying to act like a wanna be rockstar but he was playing to the crowd like he was all that. He looked like a dodgy happy hardcore MC (give me an OI OI) The guy doesn't just make crap psytrance, he makes crap! I've gone to the toilet and made better sounds. Skazi Sucks Big Donkey Dick IMO

Western Rebel Alliance - Fly Can't wait for the new album, hope it's not a let down. Twisted hinted that it's quite commercial

In the record shop a cool cover catches your eye (but I suppose so does a shit cover) I often buy music riskily ie not knowing the style or quality of the music. sometimes Im disappointed but often Im pleasantly surprised. I usually pick albums this way based on track names and number of tracks. If there are cool names and few tracks I'll usually buy it. I try not to buy anything I dont know with more than 10 tracks. For example an album with 25 tracks called things like baby love or killaaarrggh music isn't going to be right for me.

I liked almost evrything on this album. the tracks are great except the 1st minute of "Look Honey It’s The Vitties!!!". When Im relaxing to downbeat stuff it just has all the noises I don't want to hear. All the rest of the tracks though are all great BUT they just don't flow together for me as an album. But hey it's RANDOM thoughts AY!

Tip Records - Black Compilation! Now it's on manmademan and tristan - Purple Merlin

Kodama Nice reviews guys.

The new androcell Album Great stuff!

I second that, listening to it again right now. I liked the 1st album but this is MUCH better.

Maybe they'll surprise us with a hip hop album.

The Muses Rapt - Spiritual Healing (Album)

Very nice CD which I still enjoy listening to 8 years on. The tracks are all good. Deep emotional and melodic but Spiritual Healing is one of the best tracks ever. A track that has true emotion in it. Fantastic.

Adam Shaikh - Fusion

Tokyo Tekno Tribe are oldschool. Lots of synths and acid usually. The Japanese artists stayed true to old school for quite a while but have recently become more progressive sounding. Still one of my favourite areas for producing quality music though.

Trust in Trance 3 Astral Files Dancing Galaxy Another World Are all fantastic albums which Im glad to own. Amen was okay but 10 was a big dissapointment. Anytime an artist releases a remix album or a "Best Of" you know they are not going to release anything good again. IMO