VA - Tales of the Unexpected Volume 2 (mixed by Art Of Trance)

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Posted by Reactic on Jul-05-2006 15:20:

VA - Tales of the Unexpected Volume 2 (mixed by Art Of Trance)

Genre: Progressive

Release date: 2006/8/29

CD1
1. Minilogue - Certain Things About Us (Part 2)
2. Petter - Robotfood
3. Bushwacka! - Beastman (Original)
4. Hiem - Zombie Party (Konrad Black Rmx)
5. Trentemøller - Sunstroke
6. David K - Free Kit (Heidi Vocal)
7. Gutterstylz - Dirtbox
8. Lazy Fat People - Dark water
9. Stephan Bodzin - Caligula
10. Sean Quinn & Andy Page - SQAP (Bent Mix)
11. Wighnomy Brothers - Pele Bloss
12. Habersham & Darius Kohanim - Dune Sessions (Original)
13. The Orb - Captain Korma
14. Apparat - Berlin

CD2
1. Subway - Journey
2. System 7 - Planet 7 (James Holden Remix)
3. Marc Romboy Vs. Stephan Bodzin - Miranda
4. Busface feat Diane Charlemange - U R The Future
5. Ame - Rej
6. Phonique feat Erland Øye - For The Time Being (Alex Kid's Cold Mix)
7. Booka Shade - Trespass
8. Alex Dolby - Obsessive Sound (Extended Mix)
9. Smash TV - Air
10. Robert Babicz - Battlestar
11. Danny Tanaglia - Dibiza (Bring The Drums Back) (Ocean Drive Hotel Mix)
12. Wighnomy Brothers - Freiekksemplar
13. Elektrochemie - Don't Go
14. Nathan Fake - Charlie's House (Apparat Rmx)

T R A C K L I S T

Posted by Phortastic on Jul-05-2006 16:14:

What a tracklist

Tales Of The Unexpected was welcomed as a new series by both Platipus & non-Platipus music lovers.

Tales 2 is no ordinary Platipus album - this is the current best seller’s list of independent labels represented on 2 CDs – BPitch Control, Border Community, Crosstown Rebels, Get Physical, Kompakt, Sonar Kollektiv, Sunday Best and Systematic.

Not a Trance glowstick in sight on this genre defying cutting edged album.

Simon Berry (aka Art Of Trance) who compiled & mixed the album is embarking ona DJ career playing both Kimberley private festivals in July.

Posted by SVGmethod on Jul-05-2006 16:51:

from madagascar to this minimal/electro sound....big change in musical taste. hehe.

Posted by Phortastic on Jul-05-2006 17:12:

quote:
Originally posted by SVGmethod
from madagascar to this minimal/electro sound....big change in musical taste. hehe.

not so surprising since there is hardly any good trance coming out these days...

Posted by SVGmethod on Jul-05-2006 17:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Phortastic
not so surprising since there is hardly any good trance coming out these days...

my feelings exactly. im digging this minimal/electro/prog stuff more anyways atm. call me a bandwagoner but it must be quality if everybody is jumpin all over it. LOL. looks like a good cd, i will def. check it out.

Posted by Dj_Es-Dva on Jul-06-2006 09:43:

wow thats friggen awesome, even simon's coming into minimal~!!

Posted by PEZ68 on Jul-06-2006 09:50:

quote:
Originally posted by Phortastic
not so surprising since there is hardly any good trance coming out these days...

so I guess it's easier to jump in the minimal bandwagon than trying to make some good trance

Posted by Phortastic on Jul-06-2006 11:38:

quote:
Originally posted by PEZ68
so I guess it's easier to jump in the minimal bandwagon than trying to make some good trance

Art of trance didnt make these tracks, they just spin them into a DJ mix.
Or do they need to make 30 new fantastic trance tracks themself to put in this mix or what?

Posted by Phortastic on Aug-11-2006 15:59:

Listening to this mix now, cd1 is good in terms of tracklist but the flow and mixing is all over the place. Bit of a letdown.

But surprising enough cd2 is ALOT better. Granted, the tracklist is not that fresh, but the flow and mixing is alot better here. Really feels like a great flowing mix with pretty much every track bangin'

edit: dibiza & obsessive sound are totally out of place though

Strange mix album

Posted by Protege on Aug-11-2006 18:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Phortastic
Listening to this mix now, cd1 is good in terms of tracklist but the flow and mixing is all over the place. Bit of a letdown.

But surprising enough cd2 is ALOT better. Granted, the tracklist is not that fresh, but the flow and mixing is alot better here. Really feels like a great flowing mix with pretty much every track bangin'

edit: dibiza & obsessive sound are totally out of place though

Strange mix album

I never did like Obsessive sound. On Lights out 3, I always felt like it interupted the flow of the mix (on cd 2 I think). And I dont like the Dibiza track either. Ill probably just dl and delete this one.

Posted by Phortastic on Aug-11-2006 19:27:

Well, i like obsessive sound normally but here on cd2 its totally out of place with the rest of the techhouse tracks. It just doesnt fit. Same with the Dibiza track really, which i dont like anyway