The Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia (Original Mix) ]1998]

[Progrez]

Inspired by Chicane - Offshore and it took him 6 months to finish the track.

The original 1998 version.


1999 Mix


Interview

 

[Anderanao]

The En-Motion mix was always my go to. One of the tracks that got me into the genre

 

[NameLessYet]

I don't even know that there is a 'Original Mix' of this track, let alone two. Are these two 'Original's released somewhere? I always think that the En-Motion Remix is the 'Original'. I like all of them, also the Ferry Corsten, Pulser Remixes.

The versions of Steve's early works are quite confusing. For an example, is there a 'Original Mix' of the Hydra - Affinity like this track?

 

[tranceking26]

I like both of Paul van Dyk's remixes, first heard this one on Classic Euphoria:


Then there's also this one:


I do have a soft spot for the original too.

 

[Breach]

Was a gateway track for me too

 

[Progrez]

I don't even know that there is a 'Original Mix' of this track, let alone two. Are these two 'Original's released somewhere? I always think that the En-Motion Remix is the 'Original'. I like all of them, also the Ferry Corsten, Pulser Remixes.

The versions of Steve's early works are quite confusing. For an example, is there a 'Original Mix' of the Hydra - Affinity like this track?

Steve Helstrip started out making trance music while working for the computer games developer, Manic Media. Whilst living in Chipping Norton, on the Oxfordshire border, with a relatively basic home studio he produced a euphoric trance track which he called ‘Synaesthesia’. This track became the first release under the name ‘The Thrillseekers’. Signed and released by ‘Neo Records’ at the height of the 1998 trance boom, it went on to sell over 12,000 copies on its initial UK release.

The original version of the track got massive support from top DJ’s such as Paul van Dyk and Paul Oakenfold and it’s still mentioned by many people as one of the ultimate trance classics. Besides the original instrumental version, there was also a vocal version with vocals written and performed by Sheryl Deane. People like Paul van Dyk (who also signed it to his own label ‘Vandit’) and Darude (Ville Virtanen) took care of remixing this track. The vocal version was released as ‘Synaesthesia (Fly Away)’ in the year 2000. On some of the releases you can find ‘Steve Helstrip's Essential Mix’, which is a continuous mix containing the following 4 versions: ‘Paul Van Dyk's Vocal Mix’, ‘En-Motion Mix’, ‘Paul Van Dyk Dub Mix’ and ‘Alaska's Sunset Mix’.

In 2004 ‘Synaesthesia’ saw a re-release on Steve Helstrip’s very own label ‘Adjusted Music’. This re-release became a big success again worldwide. Especially because of the nice new remixes that were done. Dutchman Jack Molenschot did a remix under his ‘Mesh’ alias, Steve Helstrip himself remixed the track again as well, Russian producers Dmitry Almazov and Sergey Vinogradov made a cool remix under their ‘Bobina’ name, Andy Perring remixed the track as ‘Pulser’ and last but not least, ‘Synaesthesia’ got a very nice Ferry Corsten treatment. Ferry’s remix was supported by DJ’s such as Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk and of course Steve Helstrip and Ferry himself played the track a lot.

The original version of the track is also in the movie 'The 51st State' with Samuel L. Jackson. During the rave party when Felix DeSouza and Dakota Parker are kissing eachother you hear 'Synaesthesia' in the background

Original 1998 mix is very hard to find on beatport I could only find the vinyl version of it. The version on Beatport is the 1999/2000 version which is the En-Motion mix


Do Not listen to the Andrew Bennett Remix it's really really really bad.


Darude also made a remix of this as well.


So did Ferry Corsten as well.

 

[Trance4m8tor]

Always been gutted that the YLEM aka Chris Rouse and Jon Hibbit which are my favourite UK producers came with the original as most will have bought this specific release for the original making it rare and leaving the YLEM in oblivion.

 

[Magdelayna]

I don't even know that there is a 'Original Mix' of this track, let alone two. Are these two 'Original's released somewhere? I always think that the En-Motion Remix is the 'Original'. I like all of them, also the Ferry Corsten, Pulser Remixes.

The versions of Steve's early works are quite confusing. For an example, is there a 'Original Mix' of the Hydra - Affinity like this track?

The original Affinity had no vocals,i prefer it but i dont think its available. Armin played it on his 2002 essential mix on Radio 1.

 

[trancedanne]

Always been gutted that the YLEM aka Chris Rouse and Jon Hibbit which are my favourite UK producers came with the original as most will have bought this specific release for the original making it rare and leaving the YLEM in oblivion.

Do you have a lossless version of this? Only have a shitty vinyl rip

 

[Trance4m8tor]

Do you have a lossless version of this? Only have a shitty vinyl rip

Ah man wish I had bought it cheap ten years back before the hype. But I'll investigate as the worshipper of Jon & Chris I am.