Mark Skelton (no relation to Les...so they claim haha!) a more technical DJ. I'm officially on a bittersweet Niche Nostalgia-fest...And it's led me to this gem of a tune I've been searching for at about 48:00 I only heard it 3 times in my life 1996-2000, whenever I asked it was "IGA feeling" or more informatively "White label" by "Unknown". I apologize for the sound quality in the others, this ain't bad & the Danny Walker mix sounds great .
Classic anthem by Bruno Sanchioni, ⅓ of B.B.E ("7 Days and 1 Week"... which you can very easily tell if you play the 2 back2back)& Giuseppe Chierchia, a guy better known for that much sampled disco tune (the one in "Getting Jiggy With it" and "Don't call me Baby"... Ring a bell? Don't ask how I know that ... just... don't ok? ???).
Classed as *"the first trance tune ever made",* which it pretty much is, from way back in 1990. It sounded great then; great in 1992 when Jam & Spoon 's "Watch out for Stella" remix updated for the millions of new ravers (which I included because many ravers aren't aware that's not the original version), it's been great all the times it's been remixed, whether the old skool or the new versions (the only thing out of sync is the description of THIS Particular "age".
More "the age that needs love".
tracks:
Age of Love
1. Jam & Spoon Watch Out For Stella Mix
2. Sign of the Times remix.
3. OPM remix
4. Boeng remix
Been searching for a sound that has energy, trancy elements with a side of techno, without being too psy, or too melodic or progressive. Then Iistened to "Journey of the Turtle" & it was as tho my mind hallucinated it into being..). Thanks again to Ektoplazm:
*Journey Of The Turtle* is the full-length debut from Ekoplex (Ray Vincent), one of Canada’s most well-respected psytrance producers. Infused with an original style and unmistakable energy, this album flows through dark and driving techtrance, quirky melodic full-on, and richly atmospheric progressive to arrive at an inspiring downtempo finale. Versatile and unconventional, Journey Of The Turtle is designed to flourish in a wide variety of settings, from the festival dance floor to your home stereo
Legendary trance compilation that back in '94 was massive, and played more like an album than a compilation. Their trance was hard deep underground, varied, often verging on psytrance, but always staying true to the Platipus sound. This is the comp that bought trance from nu nrg hard house sets, Euro Djs to British parties homes and clubs, with Union Jack's classic, already massive, trance was finally recognised as a serious genre, with endless promise (ending the long running pigeon hole debate between technoheadz & progressive housers). Hypnotic !
1 Union Jack– Two Full Moons And A Trout (Exclusive 14" Remix)
7:45
2 The Art Of Trance*– Cambodia (Remixed By The Clanger)
6:59
3 Clanger– Seadog (Fog Mix) 6:20
4 Poltergeist– Vicious Circles (Spirit Level Mix)
6:01
5 The Art Of Trance*– The Colours (Indigo Mix)
7:00
6 Technossomy– Elektron Bender (Willie Mix)
6:00
7 The Art Of Trance*– Gloria (Transparent Mix)
7:45
8 Nicely– Away The Throttle Pedal Stop (Remixed By Union Jack)
6:09
9 The Art Of Trance*– Deeper Than Deep (Remixed By Poltergeist)
7:11
10 Union Jack– Lollipop Man
7:17
11 The Art Of Trance*– Sea Of Tranquility
6:53
Ok I still got the other mix ready to go. But here's a more recent mix from Chrystal Distortion, that's sligtly lower in the BPMs but no less uniquely inventive. That special place where all the most edgy synths and sounds from styles as varied as hard house, techno, to psytrance overlap and become something unique.
No tracklist as always with Spiral Tribe, but you'll be so out of it you're unlikely to care.
I didn't realise I hadn't uploaded this one yet. It's not my favourite Eat Static album, possibly because this was the first real departure away from the sound they're renknowned for, and I used to think there's too much jazzy shit (I should point out that I'm a minority among Static fans though, and "crash and burn " was successful....so you should probably ignore this lol).
It's entertaining enough just hearing the mad lads who already have a practically indefinable style, reaching for whole new levels of musically indefinable...
Personally I think they achieve this far more effectively with follow up album "In the Nude".
Tracklist:
Crash & Burn! 6:11
Love Truncheon 4:32
Holy War 8:53
Dervish Funk 7:02
Nocturnal Umbra 8:10
Mondo A Go-Go! 5:06
The Curious Dr. Hump 3:02
Heaven Scent 8:16
Elixir 7:27