VA - Hypnotised A Journey Through Belgian Trance Music (1992-2003) (2024) [FLAC]

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VA - Hypnotised A Journey Through Belgian Trance Music (1992-2003)

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Artist: VA
Album : Hypnotised A Journey Through Belgian Trance Music (1992-2003)

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Genre : Trance
Date : 2024-07-07
Encoder : FLAC 1.3.1
Quality : 938 kbps avg
4410kHz / 2 channels
Track(s) : 27
Playtime : 03:10:20
Size : 1342.6MB
Language : English
Source : CD
Label : Black Hole Recordings
Catalognr : BLHCD246

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In trance musics alphabet, G is for Germany, while H could only ever
count for Holland ports-of-call already made by the Hypnotised album
series. When it comes to Britain though (likewise touched on in 2023),
it has to share its B with another. Despite its neatly compact size,
Belgiums left an outsized impression on the genre, and thats where
Hypnotiseds roots-to-musical-riches Journey Through Trance series
arrives on June 5. Meticulously detailing the impact the country had on
the scene, over the course of 25+ tracks, it highlights nine of the
most momentous years in Belgiums electronic music history.

The fourth album in the series is again compiled by Arjan Rietveld,
author of its encyclopedic companion book, Hypnotised: A Journey
Through Trance Music 1990 2005. As with previous incarnations,
Rietveld explores the country, not in a chronological, but more a
label-logical fashion, though its imprints, sublabels, mainlines and
dance departments often prove incestuous.

His tour begins at the door of R&S Records, whose early impact (powered
by the likes of Joey Beltram, Aphex Twin, Jam & Spoon, Jaydee, Human
Resource and others) once threatened to all-out define Belgium
musically. The track triplet of Camargue, Arab Girl and Pure
Pleasure provide a fascinating snapshot of the genres infancy, as it
swiftly mutated from techno and rave into trance.

With R&S maintaining its multi-genre outline, the door opened to more
trance-specific labels. Dance Opera, Anaconda and S5 Red Active were
the foremost imprints for Brussels-based hit factory, Antler Subway.
While A&S focused on chart-fare, their sublabels fed the underground,
Dance Opera notably becoming (through his LEsperanza and The Secret
Wish breakthroughs), Johan Gielens outlet of choice.

The Ghent-based N.E.W.S. stable had a different take on trance, one
they explored through their revered Yeti imprint. Tougher, more
stripped back and progressive-trance in nature, Filterheadz and
Sinesweeper feature with, respectively, their Blue Car and Eyes Wide
Open releases.

No retelling of Belgiums story would be complete without a significant
cross-section of Lightning Records imprints - four of which are
counted on the album. Bonzai brings Hypnotised some of their earliest
works, including the seismic and sound-shaping The First Rebirth from
Jones & Stephenson. XTC meanwhile sports Souvenir De Chine from
Laurent Vronnezs Fire & Ice, as well as the endless summer promise of
M.I.K.E.s Sunrise at Palamos. Also included is Final Fantasy from
Extreme Trax (essentially a producer supergroup once comprised of
M.I.K.E., Laurent and other Belgium trance luminaries). Last but by no
means least, Green Martian was largely the preserve of Vronnez
himself, and the imprint is brilliantly captured by the music of three
of his best-known aliases, Velvet Girl, V-One and Planisphere.

Through one album, nine labels and twenty-seven tracks, Hypnotised: A
Journey Through Belgium Trance Music brings the countrys golden years
vividly back to life.

Tracklist:

CD 01 - R&S / Dance Opera / Bonzai

01. Digital Excitation - Pure Pleasure
02. Sonic Solution - Arab Girl
03. CJ Bolland - Camargue
04. Requiem featuring Chiara Gio - Virtual Love (First Abduction Mix)
05. Airscape - LEsperanza
06. Boccaccio Life - The Secret Wish (Club Mix)
07. Space Module - Dreamworld
08. Blue Alphabet - Cybertrance
09. Jones & Stephenson - The First Rebirth

CD 02 - Anaconda / S5 Red Active / XTC

01. DJ Wout - Endless Road
02. Perfect Sphere - Different Glow (Original Vocal Mix)
03. DJ Philip - Feelings
04. Enforcer - Searchin' 4 Love
05. Allegro - Moments In Love
06. Osaka 2 - Shinkansen Express 2000 (Full Trance Mix)
07. M.I.K.E. - Sunrise at Palamos
08. Extreme Trax - Final Fantasy (Remastered Original Mix)
09. Fire & Ice - Souvenir De Chine

CD 03 - Yeti / Camouflage / Green Martian

01. Filterheadz - Blue Car
02. Sinesweeper - Eyes Wide Open
03. Sloane Strangers - Mind Over Matter
04. The Snapper - Pulsar
05. Jericho - Way Of Love!
06. Cosmo Kid - Cosmic Meltdown
07. Velvet Girl - Velvet (Remastered Vocal Club Mix)
08. V-One - Dead Cities (Remastered Original Mix)
09. Planisphere - Deep Blue Dream (Remastered Original Mix)

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Disc 1 / 3 [ ]
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1. Digital Excitation - Pure Pleasure [ 5:17]
2. Sonic Solution - Arab Girl [ 6:11]
3. CJ Bolland - Camargue [ 6:26]
4. Requiem ft. Chiara Gio - Virtual Love (First Abduction [ 7:46]
Mix) [ ]
5. Airscape - LEsperanza [ 7:22]
6. Boccaccio Life - The Secret Wish (Club Mix) [ 5:10]
7. Space Module - Dreamworld [ 9:06]
8. Blue Alphabet - Cybertrance [ 5:24]
9. Jones & Stephenson - The First Rebirth [ 6:00]
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Disc 2 / 3 [ ]
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1. DJ Wout - Endless Road [ 5:08]
2. Perfect Sphere - Different Glow (Original Vocal Mix) [ 5:16]
3. DJ Philip - Feelings [ 6:11]
4. Enforcer - Searchin' 4 Love [ 6:44]
5. Allegro - Moments In Love [ 7:10]
6. Osaka 2 - Shinkansen Express 2000 (Full Trance Mix) [ 4:44]
7. M.I.K.E. - Sunrise at Palamos [ 7:32]
8. Extreme Trax - Final Fantasy (Remastered Original Mix) [ 7:54]
9. Fire & Ice - Souvenir De Chine [ 8:17]
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Disc 3 / 3 [ ]
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1. Filterheadz - Blue Car [ 6:29]
2. Sinesweeper - Eyes Wide Open [ 6:50]
3. Sloane Strangers - Mind Over Matter [ 8:00]
4. The Snapper - Pulsar [10:23]
5. Jericho - Way Of Love! [ 9:02]
6. Cosmo Kid - Cosmic Meltdown [ 7:30]
7. Velvet Girl - Velvet (Remastered Vocal Club Mix) [ 6:39]
8. V-One - Dead Cities (Remastered Original Mix) [ 7:56]
9. Planisphere - Deep Blue Dream (Remastered Original Mix) [ 9:53]
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