Lemmiwinks Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 1 Intro - Whales In Space 2 Age Of Love - The Age Of Love (Jam & Spoon Remix) 3 Dance 2 Trance - Hello San Francisco 4 Trance Induction - Technolo 5 TZ 8 - Birdy 6 Microbots - Freedom 7 Trance Porter - Base 8 The Shamen - L.S.I. (Frank de Wulf Mix) 9 Car & Driver - Drive 10 E-Mojonal - Make E Move 11 Cosmic Baby - Magic Cubes 12 Re-Pitcher - Thing (Evolution Remix) 13 Outro - Whaletronics well before you start screaming bloody murder on what the hell is a Trancemaster comp doing on these pages, remember that in the early 90s there was no such thing as commercial/ uncommercial trance! AND this is basically the earliest comp where I've ever seen the word "Goa" and "Trance" on the cover so, yes it is a Trancemaster but a VERY early one!! And the general feeling is very hippyish: the intro and outro are made out of samples of whale sounds and on the CD booklet you can read in big letters: "DON'T BUY PRODUCTS FROM NORWAY OR JAPAN AS GOVERNMENTS STILL GIVE PERMISSION TO SLAUGHTER WHALES!". And then you have advertising for Guarana... So this is the earliest "modern-day hippie" oriented comp I've seen so far. Well if you're to believe the early reports on music played in Goa, then Dance 2 Trance were one of the hottest acts back then. And I must say that the Hello San Francisco track is VERY beautiful. It might sound aged today but the melody is so nice it brings tears to my eyes. I think you all know The Age of Love (originally released on a Belgian record label BTW ) It still is a beautiful track even today and even after it has been overplayed in every club in the world. I guess some of you might find it odd to realize that it was already made in 92 (I think commercial success wasn't due until 97 or 98 ). Yes, Bruno Sanchioni is a genius too bad that The Age of Love was a one-off project This is a track that will forever be remembered as THE trance anthem. You're probably wondering what the Jam & Spoon remix sounds like... well actually it's this mix that was later known to be the "original version" (the one with a raspy sunth sound going up in the beginning of the track) so it's probably the version you already know. Trance Induction - Technolo might seem a bit simplistic and has an outdated production but it makes me smile, it sounds nice, kindof like Kraftwerk making trance Same goes for TZ 8 - Birdy . Tranceporter - Base was a HUGE commercial succes in these parts and still gets played in retro DJ sets today in Belgium so it's kindof too overplayed for me. Still, it sounds nice. the LSI mix actually sounds more like acid house than trance, I don't really like that one. Car & Driver - Drive is the hardest one here, it has a BPM rate comparable to today's trance, but I don't find it good. Cosmic Baby - Magic Cubes deserves praise for the melody kicking in minute 5:40; I'd definatley like to hear a modern day remix containing that melody!! Conclusion well obviously this is dated by today's standards but it has the merit of being the very first comp (AFAIK) which has the term "Goa" on it and has abvious hippie orientations. So that makes it a precious gem for people who are interested into how it all started. Lemmiwinks (aka moondancer on older psynews reviews) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qa2pir Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 No replies? A shame! I think this is a great compilation of short, unpretentious, happy old trance tracks. Many beautiful melodies in this, and old, simple, primitive producttion that melts my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinos Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 The first Trancemaster is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qa2pir Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 OMG roolz =) Gotta have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I think you all know The Age of Love (originally released on a Belgian record label BTW ) It still is a beautiful track even today and even after it has been overplayed in every club in the world. I guess some of you might find it odd to realize that it was already made in 92 I think it originally came out in 1990 on a French label. I still love a lot of the old trance sound. Sometimes get shit for playing stuff like Schoneberg (Marmion - another track that is better known for it's remix) on air though. Fugging trance monkeys need to respek their roots sometimes and stop giving me lip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kai-Q Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 The first 6 releases from the Trancemaster series are the best. Later the stuff goes, in my opinion, more to Rave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psytones Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Is this a representation of trance music being played in India, Goa in the early nineties? - What would be a good representable compilation of the music being played back then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmiwinks Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 What would be a good representable compilation of the music being played back then? Well keep in mind that it is impossible to represent the scene with ONE comp. That said, if you want to get a better feel of it all without the painful experience of digging through piles of old vinyl EPs, you get a more comprehensive view of the scene with retro comps made later on by DJs who were in the scene back then like the Retrodelic Vibes series, the History of Goa Trance series,Classic Traxx compiled by Guy Sebbag or 20 Years Of DJ Madness mixed by DJ Dag... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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