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  1. Propeller

    Activa & Marcos - Elevate / Factoria - Sculptured [Borderline 100]

    Elevate is technically well produced but is musically uninspiring for me. A fairly obvious trancer that's been done many times before. Sculptured (Activa rework), however, is an absolute beauty. As a previous comment said, the melody contains lovely melancholic vibes. Nice epic pads too. A great...
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    Enigma State - Illuminate

    Apart from Enigmatic, I've found ES music to be way over rated. It sounds old skool but so what? Had it been released back in the day it would have been regarded as average at best. The thing is not just to sound old skool, you have to add some originality and inventiveness to it too. Having...
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    What criteria would you use to properly evaluate trance tunes?

    I believe that evaluating music is mainly objective. Otherwise, you get complete newbies telling you that the latest Darren Porter track is the best thing ever. The main criterion is looking at the historical context. The year was it released, what were its influences and what came before it...
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    Classic trance (1993-2006) CD compilation series?

    CD Pool Underground Beats CD Pool Club Beats Promo Only Import Club Promo Only Alternative Club Promo Only Mainstream Club Slinky God's Kitchen Cream Ministry Of Sound Heaven - Deep Trance Essentials Promo Only Progressive Club The White Disc Frankfurt Trance World Of Trance Global Underground...
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    TranceFix Best of 2023 - VOTE OPEN! - Thoughts on this year?

    This is excellent, when's it out?
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    Aerium pres. Avalon 62/ LJR - Eneabba / The last Satellite

    Man... I didn't realise that Aerium and LJR were one and the same i.e. Jetflag. I assumed two different artists were lumped under the same release by the label, just because. But this is an absolutely stunning release. It's next level trance and elevates Jetflag to the top echelon of producers...
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    Mephista - Out Of The Blue (Virtua Trancer Remix) [1998]

    For me the original is the masterpiece here. MIKE remix is OK but he has done much better thngs. The original is a unique slice of dark trance and was first relased on the German Taaach label.
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    The Olmec Heads - Spiritualised (Original Mix) [1999]

    Yeah, this is a beauty. It was played a lot in the first half of 1999 just as I was getting into trance. The breakdown in the original mix always struck me as unique. Like the energy and the harder edge of the Astral mix too.
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    (Why) are there no new ideas in trance?

    You're on the right track. It's more to do with the ecosystems that existed in music pre internet. These were thriving, profitable and self sustaining. Artist releases music on a label. Sales from vinyl/CD bring in money. Track gets licenced for CD compilations, more $$ comes in to keep the...
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    Hallucinogen - LSD [1994]

    The original is untouchable for me. Especially the section from 02:16 to 03:47 is out of this world.
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    OUT Activa - Movement: One (Mix compilation) [Black Hole Recordings]

    Yeah, this is one of the best compilations in ages. Lots of tracks that I shall be purchasing. The aim was to recreate the feel of classic compilations. And to a degree they succeeded. There was enough variety to make it stand out head and shoulders above pretty much all modern compilations...
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    MurZo - Kiss The Night [FSOE]

    I have to say that I find the comments calling people 'trance haters' ridiculous too. That is just an attempt to shame people who don't agree with a certain point of view. Instead of name calling and trying to shame, why not address some of the criticisms that are being made. As far as I can...
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    OUT You Are My Salvation — Remnant / Desolated (incl. Enlusion, Slam Duck Remixes)

    Slam Duck remix very good. Nice drive. Similarities to Struggle for Life. Wish the main riff went on for a bit longer.
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    MurZo - Kiss The Night [FSOE]

    Almost totally generic and unimaginative. Template production. Cringe, sugary vocal: Open up the sky, hypnotise the stars and kiss the night goodbye. I do like the strings in the breakdown. I imagine it's 15 year old kids who buy this kind of stuff. The target audience for FSOE.
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    iTunes

    The files I download from iTunes are actually .m4a. Bit rate varies from 242 to 300 kbps. They actually sound better than Wav. The only format I've heard that sounded better was .Aiff
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    iTunes

    Anybody else noticed that the sound quality of files purchased on iTunes is better than everywhere else? A fuller and richer sound pretty much every time. It might be to do with Apple's patented technology. After all, they were the industry leader when digital music became popular in early...
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    OUT Facade - The Boundless Universes [Research & Development Music]

    Not sure how to classify this.... electro house? It doesn't fit my definition of progressive house and clearly it isn't trance. Can feel some funky vibes too. An interesting and enjoyable production. Look forward to hearing the full version.
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    Pulser (Andy Perring) coming out of retirement.

    Loving this. Can detect a signature Pulser sound of old, c. 1999. He's still got it
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    Alan Backdrop - Insane World (Album) [Self Released]

    I'm a bit disappointed with this. Expected more considering how much I liked his track Solace Sea from two years ago. A very good effort to release so many tracks. Unfortunately the overall sound is quite monotonous. The production skills are good and the musicality is there at times. However...
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    Marillion and the Positive Light - Face 1004 [1998]

    Good choice. This was played on two of Paul Oakenfold's essential mixes from 1999. It always stood out for me the way it was groovy to begin with and trancey later on. The quality made sense when I learnt it was produced by Marc Mitchell. It may be rare on vinyl but thankfully available to buy...