- Audio CD (18 Oct 1999)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Incredible
- ASIN: B00002MVSU
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
17,761 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #64 in Music > Dance & Electronic > Techno
- #67 in Music > Dance & Electronic > Trance
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Leftfield - Afrika Shox | |||
| 2. Satoshitomiie - Up In Flames | |||
| 3. Bedrock - Heaven Scent | |||
| 4. Neve - Sacrifice (Alaska Vocal Mix) | |||
| 5. Timo Maas - Derschieber | |||
| 6. Paul Van Dyk - Avenue | |||
| 7. Blue Amazon - Coming Home (Transa Remix) | |||
| 8. Silent Harmony - Save The Whales (Vincent De Moore Remix) | |||
| 9. Free Radicals - Unity Theme (Thrillseekers Remix) | |||
| 10. Planet Perfecto - Bullet in the Gun (Saturday Mix) | |||
See all 18 tracks on this disc
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Barber Adagio (Theme From Platoon) | |||
| 2. Skip Raiders - Another Day | |||
| 3. Atlantis - Voyager II | |||
| 4. New World Project - Orion | |||
| 5. Spectre - Spectrum (Original Mix) | |||
| 6. Natious - Flashpoint (Christian West Remix) | |||
| 7. Marc'n'Ace - Conquest Paradise | |||
| 8. Shane - C'est Musique (Armin Mix) | |||
| 9. Sunscreem - Exodus (Push Remix) | |||
| 10. The Olmecheads - Magic Man (Alaska Vocal Mix) | |||
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
In 1999, with trance sweeping the Western world like some gurn-inducing plague, Gatecrasher has been called "the most influential club in the world", and there's little denying that Sheffield-based super-club pieces together definitive double-CD mix compilations like they're the genuine article. By now, though, part of the charm is the way Gatecrasher's collections deviate from the beaten track: Disco-Tech thunders into life with the apocalyptic dub strains of Leftfield's "Afrika Shox", shocking the cheesy euro-dance disciples out of their reverie at the first high-octane hurdle. That's not to say that the trance massive are going to be put off by Disco-Tech, though, as brutal techno segues into the edgy tech-trance of Satoshi Tomiie's "Up In Flames", and into a concerted spell of boundary-warping, line-crossing, but eternally populist dance-floor recreation. There's still the likes of System F's "Out Of The Blue" to endear this to the Top 40 brigade, but Disco-Tech proves that Gatecrasher's still a worthy, innovative market leader. --Louis Pattison
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
While the general consensus on Gatecrasher albums is that Red, Wet and Black are the best, in terms of production quality, mixing innovation and atmosphere this is up with all of them; in fact, it's aged better than them all, dare I say it. While the three mentioned are all classic albums, many of their tunes have simply been overplayed. This is not the case here, as many are underground selections and if they were spun often at the time, they are barely heard now. The tone here is harder and more pulsating than previous Gatecrasher albums, it drives on and on in a relentless beat with trance melodies layered over it, leaning towards progressive in some sections but always containing enough across the mix to not fall completely into that territory.
It is quite astonishing now to think that in the space of twelve months, Gatecrasher was able to fill eight discs over four albums with fresh, exciting and quality new material. That's exactly what they did though, and despite being the fourth album in a market full of new releases, this still manages to seem fresh and contain new tracks not seen previously on the label. The high point is possibly the start of Disc 1, mixing the beautiful timeless melody of Barber's 'Adagio For Strings' into the heartbreaking vocal of 'Another Day'. It works especially well on morning journeys in the car, when you need a gentle wake up call before the heavy beats kick in to get you going for the day.
This is a highly recommended purchase, and the cheaper of the first four albums second hand by quite some distance. If you're even slightly into the trance sound that made such waves in 1998-2000 before being mostly replaced by house, then you'll play this again and again and again.
It is quite astonishing now to think that in the space of twelve months, Gatecrasher was able to fill eight discs over four albums with fresh, exciting and quality new material. That's exactly what they did though, and despite being the fourth album in a market full of new releases, this still manages to seem fresh and contain new tracks not seen previously on the label. The high point is possibly the start of Disc 1, mixing the beautiful timeless melody of Barber's 'Adagio For Strings' into the heartbreaking vocal of 'Another Day'. It works especially well on morning journeys in the car, when you need a gentle wake up call before the heavy beats kick in to get you going for the day.
This is a highly recommended purchase, and the cheaper of the first four albums second hand by quite some distance. If you're even slightly into the trance sound that made such waves in 1998-2000 before being mostly replaced by house, then you'll play this again and again and again.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have many trance albums in my collection but this one really does top the list. 1999 was the year of Trance and this double cd plays some of the most beautifully put together tracks that take you on a spell-binding, emotional journey. This isn't cheesy, commercial dance music, but a selection of unique tunes including the likes of Jose Amnesia - Eternal and Balearic Bill - Destination Sunshine. I found some of the trance quite dark and spooky sounding but essentially they are the kind of tracks that you will want to hear again and again. A must have if your a trance fanatic.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I happened upon this little gem in a market stall. I had heard about the club and wanted to know more, so I bought it. I was amazed to say the least. This album contains some of the best trance 'choons' ive ever heard. Each cd takes you through a number of different aspects of trance. From uplifting, to vocal, to house. Its the sort of album you could listen to all the time, in the background or following it. Speaking to all my fellow trance heads: get this album!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
I am so pleased to receive this CD
I did not think I could get this CD, but Amazon had it in stock,I am so pleased to get it delivered to my home.
Published 8 months ago by Bob
Defines the Trance Era
In 2011 the term Trance is synonymous with pop music and sold out stadium tours. In 1999 Trance was the coolest sound in the electronic music scene and still relatively... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Pete Cronos
McGrubbins
It's a good album, if you were to own a gatecrasher album I'd say buy this one... but if you own most of the songs on it... don't bother.
Published 15 months ago by M. Lee
Real Trance(!)
To all!
This album is ok, and the Leftfield track at the start is one of their best efforts but for a real quality trance album you need to be looking at I'm the... Read more
This album is ok, and the Leftfield track at the start is one of their best efforts but for a real quality trance album you need to be looking at I'm the... Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2007 by Matt Cormondo
The peak of Gatecrasher
With the 3 previous releases of Black, Red, and Wet, crasher were totally on a role of fantastic music, and they kept getting better. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2006 by Tom Cat
As good as Gatecrasher gets
This is kinda hard to get hold of these days. I’ve hard a few of the Gatecrasher albums and this quite simply is the daddy of them all. Read more
Published on 9 May 2003 by Tom
Almost there
Almost there, I like this album and its almost the best one out of the collection but not quite. Although very Gatercrasher-esque the first disc is lovey with a few of the more... Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2001 by "chevron25"
Blinding
This album can be summarised in one word , awesome . It is the finest trance album of 99 and is still a classic now a year and a half on . Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2001
Still in my stereo after 7 months
I've had this album since xmas and it's still the best damn thing I've heard in ages. the plasma disk(disk 2) is the nearest thing to the perfect hour of listening ever!
Published on 25 July 2000
An album for the Beat Junky Massive!
An album for the more discerning Beat Junky. This album has it all, killer tracks from many genre's, expertly mixed with the finest Gatecrasher whisk. Quality album. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2000
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