Most Helpful Customer Reviews
|
|
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
State Of Sensation, 13 Jun 2006
SoT '05 was spectacular, and SoT '06 is on a par. It is another truly sensational mix by Armin van Buuren who must be one of the best trance mixers and artists around today. He has taken the best trance songs around, no matter how mainstream, and transformed them into an album of trance heaven.
This time, the album is split into cd1 'On The Beach' and cd2 'In The Club,' and it works perfectly. Get carried by the sea breeze on a scorching day with cd1; the drifting vocals in songs such as Edge Of Space act as an uplifting sensual motion, whilst the typical heavy beats and basslines pump volume and desire into this drifting feeling. It is just what trance is supposed to do, make you feel, reflect and think.
Shipwrecked by Mike Foyle, track1, is a truly sensational song, with minutes soothing piano sounds to open up the album. It then explodes into life in a way that van Buuren and his fellow songwriters only know how.
Then prepare for take-off in cd2. Armin has got it spot on; this is certainly the album for the club, as it is more focussed on hard beats and repetitive riffs, from infamous trance artists like M.I.K.E (aka Push). I suppose I must make one criticism; this is, perhaps, the lack of vocals on cd2. As much as I believe the power of music alone is fantastic, sometimes soft or powerful vocals can really expose the mood of the song. The best of such songs is offered from Kyau vs Albert, who, if you've bought their album, use Albert's unmistakeably haunting vocals.
This said, Armin has mixed them in such a way that they sound spectacular. A perfect release date, because this album really does fit with the hot passion of summer.
A MUST for all trance lovers, whether you like to be uplifted, or you prefer to bang your head to heavy club tunes, this album is for you. I hope you enjoy the journey that SoT will take you on.
|
|
|
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
AMAZING, 27 Jun 2006
This album is amazing, i highly reccomend it!! This beats many of the DJ's out there, even better than Tiesto?!!
Brilliant tunes and the best thing about this album is that it FLOWS so easily and its powerfull trance will blow your mind. I cant rate this album enough! BUY IT.
|
|
|
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
State of Trance , 16 Jun 2006
I ve been a trance fan for nearly 10 years, and its as good as its ever been. Armin Van Buuren is probably even better than Tiesto in terms of his tune selection on this album in comparison to his new `In search on sunrise`. What happened to the days when you would find this sort of quality on a Gatecrasher and Euphoria album anyway. Not any more, this stuffs in a different league!!
Both of these discs are amazing and slightly more uplifting than ASOT 2004 and 2005. This album is more like Universal Religion 2004. The standout tune on the album for me has to be the bittersweet `Envio-For You` which closes the first disc in epic syle with souring violins reminiscent to that on the soundtrack to House of Flying Daggers.
You must buy this album because it will probably be the best trance album youll hear this year unless Armin releases another one.
|
|
|
Most Recent Customer Reviews
|
~ Armin Van Buuren
~ Various Artists
~ Armin Van Buuren
~ Armin Van Buuren
~ Armin Van Buuren
See all 13 tracks on this disc
