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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 : LAME 3.100 (-V0) │
│ Quality : 269 kbps avg │
│ 4410kHz / Joint Stereo │
│ Track(s) : 27 │
│ Playtime : 03:10:22 │
│ Size : 387.32MB │
│ Language : English │
│ Source : CD │
│ Label : Black Hole Recordings │
│ Catalognr : BLHCD246 │
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│ In trance musicÆs alphabet, G is for Germany, while H could only ever │
│ count for Holland à 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, │
│ BelgiumÆs left an outsized impression on the genre, and thatÆs where │
│ HypnotisedÆs roots-to-musical-riches æJourney Through TranceÆ 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 BelgiumÆs electronic music history. │
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│ 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 û 2005. As with previous incarnations, │
│ Rietveld explores the country, not in a chronological, but more a │
│ ælabel-logicalÆ fashion, though its imprints, sublabels, mainlines and │
│ dance departments often prove incestuous. │
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│ 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 æCamargueÆ, æArab GirlÆ and æPure │
│ PleasureÆ provide a fascinating snapshot of the genreÆs infancy, as it │
│ swiftly mutated from techno and rave into trance. │
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│ 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 æLÆEsperanzaÆ and æThe Secret │
│ WishÆ breakthroughs), Johan GielenÆs outlet of choice. │
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│ 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 æBlue CarÆ and æEyes Wide │
│ OpenÆ releases. │
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│ No retelling of BelgiumÆs story would be complete without a significant │
│ cross-section of Lightning RecordsÆ imprints - four of which are │
│ counted on the album. Bonzai brings æHypnotisedÆ some of their earliest │
│ works, including the seismic and sound-shaping æThe First RebirthÆ from │
│ Jones & Stephenson. XTC meanwhile sports æSouvenir De ChineÆ from │
│ Laurent VΘronnezÆs Fire & Ice, as well as the endless summer promise of │
│ M.I.K.E.Æs æSunrise at PalamosÆ. Also included is æFinal FantasyÆ 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 VΘronnez │
│ himself, and the imprint is brilliantly captured by the music of three │
│ of his best-known aliases, Velvet Girl, V-One and Planisphere. │
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│ Through one album, nine labels and twenty-seven tracks, æHypnotised: A │
│ Journey Through Belgium Trance MusicÆ brings the countryÆs golden years │
│ vividly back to life. │
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│ Tracklist: │
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│ CD 01 - R&S / Dance Opera / Bonzai │
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│ 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 - LÆEsperanza │
│ 06. Boccaccio Life - The Secret Wish (Club Mix) │
│ 07. Space Module - Dreamworld │
│ 08. Blue Alphabet - Cybertrance │
│ 09. Jones & Stephenson - The First Rebirth │
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│ CD 02 - Anaconda / S5 Red Active / XTC │
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│ 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 │
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│ CD 03 - Yeti / Camouflage / Green Martian │
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│ 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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│ 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 - LÆEsperanza [ 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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│ 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 [ 7:11] │
│ 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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│ 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) [ 9:54] │
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