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[Lemmiwinks]

 

1 Liquid Desert (9:49)

2 An Artificial Dream (8:48)

3 Chilled Dreams (6:43)

4 Outburst (4:00)

5 Falling Tears (10:19)

6 Transfiguration (8:21)

7 Lay In (8:14)

8 Alienated (9:41)

 

As the name suggests, this is a recording of live performances. But you only hear the public in the background during the fading in and out of tracks. Actually it’s an interesting experience to hear the audience, I don’t think it’s ever been done after that on trance recordings.

Interestingly enough, the style sounds very much like some old form of what is called today “progressive psy”: there aren’t any “in your face melodies” but the layers slowly build up and the end result is pretty complex. For me this is just as complex as goatrance but on a more “calmer” side, kindof reminded me old X-Dream style, you know, the “quiet” progression feeling, no screaming and harsh sounds.

There’s a remix of Transfiguration which this time around has the usual 4/4 rhythm but personally I preferred the original, this one doesn’t sound as “mystical”.

 

Outburst is one of the best chill-out tracks ever!! I like this one a LOT!! Too bad it’s less than 4 minutes long… the melodies bring tears to my eyes, it has a melancholic feeling.

 

Alienation is another one of my fave trance tracks, that buildup with the female voice sample is just divine. I’ve known this track for years and that buildup still impresses me!!

 

Conclusion Like Terra Incognita this is a hit-and-miss album for me. Some tracks are great trance and chill-out classics but others simply didn’t stand the test of time… Still, if you liked old X-Dream stuff (pre-Radio) then you’ll probably enjoy this very much!