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The design is work-in-progress, but here's the summary of 1991.

Discogs only lists a very small amount of vinyl releases that are tagged as a form of trance music on the website from 1991, and this only represents less than 500 individual tracks in total. And the overwhelming majority of those tracks are from other genres with just superficial trance...

The fact that you drifted away from the trance genre years ago and have now found your way back to it thanks to the early tracks featured in the article is entirely understandable—at least based on my own experience. Although I had already heard some trance music in the early 2000s when I was...

No. The original version is 6:03 long which came out first in 1990 and some releases also featured it later. The '91 Mix is 6:06 long and first appeared on the Let's Get Rollin' album in 1991. However, it is still labeled as We Came In Peace (without the '91 Mix tag) and it was only renamed...

Thank you! I actually have a section on both Phantasia tracks in my upcoming book. I deliberately left them out of this article, though, as they belong more to the Goa (or proto-Goa) sphere — which carries a completely different artistic philosophy, cultural background, and conceptual foundation...

But... I like it though. I just also believe that just because I like it, it doesn't make it immune to criticism (and it doesn't make its problems and negative effects on the genre nonexistent). I also understand that my critique may have been harsh. I could probably have articulated my...

Unless you are Jordan Peterson, who can make you believe that milk is black despite it's objectively white. :D

Hey, I've read many of your write-ups already — they’re amazing! They've been a huge help in deepening my understanding of the genre’s development. :)

Thanks! :) I updated the post with a few more examples. :D

A sentiment I can wholeheartedly agree with (nostalgia is a powerful drug, we shouldn't let it consume us). As the Rush Comes (specifically the popular Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings Remix) diverges from the ethos of trance music on several key points. Rather than complementing the melodic...

As I said in the post, the summaries are just brief personal overviews. In my upcoming book, each of these eras—and even individual years—will be explored in full detail across dedicated pages. E.g. 1999: 1 full page or more for breaking down trance music in the given year (festivals...

Edit: IMGUR compresses the video too much, so here's the link to my Reddit post, the video is in better quality there. Sample from the chapter covering 1987-1989: Planned pages: 2-3 (4-6 with images). Sample from the chapter covering 1990: Planned pages: 5-10 (10-20 with images) Sample from...

Thanks! I actually mentioned Young American Primitive while talking about the exclusion of Goa/Psy below the post: "In fact, if we’re talking about stylistic affinity, many tracks from early New Beat or certain strains of ambient music (like Paolo Visnadi – The Last Travel or Young American...

Every single track I like I try to acquire in lossless format, and if I can, from the first, original CD master. There's a difference between lossless and MP3 320kbps and that can be heard even on mid-budget equipment.

Congrats, you made the swan song of the classic era haha. :D