HOOJ188
Various Artists
"Trance Trax 7"

Vol 7 in in the TT series, and as ever, interpretation of the ‘ trance’ descriptor is loose….
Getting proceedings underway, Plymouth heavyweights’ ‘ Te Amo ‘arguably owes as much to Moroder as it does to Mitsi munching Crasher Kids, with it’s tight, funky, rolling bassline, spacy synths and steady tempo.
On a very different front, barstool Bolshevik Shade Guevara’s take on Hooj’s 1995 bosher ‘ Only Me’ goes more for some imagined mainstream jugular, via big riffs / big U2 joanna's / big diva and big-floor arrangement.
Doug Crawford’s ‘ Zenith ‘ drifts into the progressive end of the trance spectrum, with a crafted, expansive sound building artfully over 8 mins via swelling crescendos and chugging rhythms. Classy tackle.
Rounding off proceedings, the highly questionably named Cut Knob ( we tried … ) keep things head down and linear, with hints of GOA in the riffs, and slamming drums doing the hard work.

Written and produced by:
Track 1) Tim French
Track 2) HEO
Track 3) Doug Crawford
Track 4) Cut Knob
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