Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17745 in Digital Music Album
• Published on: 2007-07-03
• Released on: 2007-07-03
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Customer Reviews

A great trance album.
The thing that really impressed me about this album is the fact that Paul Van Dyk manages to make Trance interesting. When I got it in 1999, trance had become fairly mainstream and had degenerated to simplistic synth melodies with the now standard *boom-tss-boom-tss* beat pattern. It was truly refreshing to hear this album. Don't misunderstand, it has the aformentioned qualities, but somehow, Paul Van Dyk makes you forget that and lose yourself in the music. The album is extremely cohesive, all mixed together and seeming to follow a natural progression that makes it sound as if you are listening to one long, interconnected piece as opposed to 11 seperate songs. It's not really something to skip around in, you want to listen to it all in one sitting. Add to the spectacular first cd a second remix cd, and this is really a great set to get for burning a couple of hours at a time.

A Solid Album
I read the previous online reviews and drew three common threads. First, many people felt that van Dyk sounded better live. I've never heard him live, so I wouldn't know, but my guess is that it's probably true. I hear great potential in these tracks, and would daresay that van Dyk would be banging live. Secondly, many people believed this album to be something truly magical and better-than-caffeine. I disagree on this point. I sat through this album... not once getting the urge to get up and dance. I wouldn't go so far as to call it a chillout album, but the beats just weren't infectious enough to get me up and moving. I guess I've just been listening to so much of this stuff (techno, rave, & trance) that it's just sort of numbing. I still thinks it's good, though. The last thing I read was that his beat is extremely repetitive. This may be true, but I didn't pick up on this at all while I listened to the album. It works very well and shows how skilled van Dyk is at what he does. All in all, I really liked this album.

an early trance album
This is one of the earliest and best trance albums available. It is a continuous mix, and features very good snyth and soundscape work. The only thing I found to be rather disappointing was how repetative the album was as a whole. It definitely lacks the depth of sound that can be heard on other mixes(Paul Oakenfold's Tranceport and Sandra Collins' Lost in Time for instance). I felt this album was more for the ears than for the feet. If you want something to unwind to, this is for you. Tracks to look for: Seven Ways, Forbidden Fruit, The Greatness of Britain, and WORDS (his most recognized piece on this album).