Thank God for Trance!!
sfroberto | Trance Addict in San Francisco, CA United States | 05/09/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Second installment of the Trip In Trance series. An awesome selection of the hottest trance tracks. What would we do without Trance? Disc one mixed by one of my favorite DJ's, Darren Tate. Wow! is all I can say! This is what Trance is about, music that moves you, hence the word Trance. Euphoric, uplifting, a joyous sound with moving melodies, sweeping strings, very nice mix by DJ Esquille on Disc 2. First time I've heard of him and hope to hear more of him. 5 thumbs up for his mixing as well and his selection of tracks. This is the sound that got me hooked in the beginning, back in 1996-1997 although this sound may have been around a little longer. If you are into uplifting, euphoric, dreamy, beat driven Trance, get this!! You won't regret it!"
Pretty good for artists I've never heard of before
Angel Gonzalez | Fairhaven, MA USA | 09/09/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"What made up my mind about getting this cd were two things; The first cd was mixed by Darren Tate (DT8) and I love his style, like Jono Grant and Mike Koglin. The second thing that made me get this cd was the abundance of matchups, which I always look for. Afterall, two heads are better than one! Cd 1 has a lot of what I like to call "semi-chill" trance. Now, I'm more of a hard trance fan, but I can definitely appriciate the kind of "soul" trance that cd 1 is loaded with. When I hear cd 1, its such an uplifting and soulful experience. But you've gotta know that my favorites are "Iris", "I feel free", and "Prototype 1", really good hard trance tracks. Cd 2 is just plain ridiculous! If you love hard trance full of hard bass and insane melodies you have to buy this album, you won't regret it! I rate this album 4 stars just on cd 2 alone! My favorite song on cd 2 out of the many, would have to be "Approaching Dawn". What an insane creation! Just when you thought its given you everything its got, it gives you more! I hope to see a lot more of these artists on other compilations, as they are very talented. If you're a trance fan and you don't have this album in your collection what are you waiting for? I was sceptical on the first volume of "a trip in trance", but after reading the reviews on it, it seems just as good as volume 2. So I guess I'll add that to my collection come payday!"