musical journey pt3

Time flies, so it's time for the third batch of songs. After a rather soft start it is time to move from living room appreciation to a more lively place. This week's batch will drive you right to the middle of the electronic dancefloor, so if you don't like beats I suggest skipping the next couple of weeks, as things are going to go bang for a while to come.

For reference, here are links to the previous parts of the list: 01-10, 11-20.

Tying in with last week's finale is some old-style melodic trance. From there on we quickly rise through the more techno and industrial oriented tracks to reach a grinding climax between the realms of techno and hardcore. Time to give that good ole BPM a run for its money, last chance to crank the volume.

1. 021. 4 Voice - Catching the Scent

   check the 4 Voice album
   

   Good old-fashioned trance, still preceding the boom of '95. Light on the beats and lots of attention paid to tunes and melodies. It's a pretty basic track, but carries plenty of dreamy atmospheres.

2. 022. Dave Davis - Transfiguration

   check the 4 Voice album
   

   This is what happens when you add oomp to the trance of yonder. A true Bonzai classic combining melodies with pumping beats. Impressive hard trance which fails to become old.

3. 023. L'Ange Gabriella - Space Stream

   no album available
   

   Pushing the trance boundary is goa trance, delivering a more extrovert and flangy combination of strings, claps and beats. Incredible party music that demands maximum volume.

4. 024. Marco Bailey - Scorpia

   check the Marco Bailey album
   

   Marco Bailey's earlier stuff is all about taking the dreamy atmosphere out of trance without losing focus of the melodies. And it bangs, pretty hard. Classic track that already hints at Bailey's techno-infused future.

5. 025. Thomas Bangalter - Outrage

   check the Thomas Bangalter album
   

   50% of Daft Punk, but Bangalter's solo outings are a lot more techno-oriented. Outrage is taken from the Irreversible soundtrack and is a good example of the mesmerizing power of solid techno.

6. 026. The Subs - Music Is The New Religion

   check the Subs album
   

   Retro electro punk-trance pop. And then some. But mostly very cute, danceable and recognizable party tracks, floating between the worlds of trance, electro and techno.

7. 027. Gelstat - Lost My Mind

   check the Gelstat album
   

   French techno anthem, flirting with industrial and hardcore influences. Gelstat carries lots of body and adds just enough distortion to have the dancefloor go wild with raw energy.

8. 028. Sulphuric Saliva - Overload

   check the Sulphuric Saliva album
   

   Genius mix of trance and power noise, blending the strengths of melody and grungy basslines to start a mad build-up around halfway through, climaxing somewhere between mad hell and dancefloor heaven.

9. 029. Sharps Injury - Kestrel

   check the Sharps Injury album
   

   Cool side project of Keef Baker, blending industrial filters with pounding techno and Baker's own typical style. Hard to categorize, but if you crave music with a big bang, this one's prime choice.

10. 030. J Lindenthal & R Russino - XT:1B

    check the J Lindenthal & R Russino album
    

    Blissful mix of techno and hardcore, going wild after a good 30 seconds of fooling around. Play loud and feel all thoughts disappear as bass starts to fill the room and neighbors start banging the wall.