Hard Trance Anthems Vol.1 (Mixed By Steve Hill & Alex Kidd) - Various Artists

Advantages: A different, new style of Trance
Disadvantages: Not to all tastes.

...A good album, I bought this 3 CD set in 2008 for £15 off the net. First of all, don't expect this to be a normal Euphoria CD. Most of the music is Goa(India) derived and it is a completely new sound in terms of usual trance. Headed by John '00' Fleming and 00 db. It has a distinct Asian feel to it, which I think is rather good, but I don't think it would suit all tastes. Many of the artists I have never heard of. John Fleming gives good commentary explaining his views and thoughts on his choices of tracks. The package is bright, very colourful and imagative and the discs are all coloured brightly. Is this the way forward in trance now? We'll wait and see. Highly recommended.... Read review

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Advantages: GREAT COMP
Disadvantages: NEW MATERIAL LACKING

...Dave Pearce, the radio 1 dj who is big in the clubs and on selling cds! As a dj myself, i can honestly look at Dave Pearce and say he is achieveing great things, that of which many other djs envy. His trance anthems series are seemingly a big hit and i for one buy them all the time. but recently ive had a few problems with them as ive had with most cds of this sort. Has anyone else noticed they all seem rather similar to the one before? heres what you can expect. BIG HITS There are a few new additions from the last cd including Mauro Picotto with "LIzard", and verracocha are on there too. It is a great mix of old and new but some of the great new hits like "The Anthem" by Peri and Filo isnt on here which i find really dissappointing. Its a big track in the clubs and one Dave Pearce helped bring to life by regularly playing on air... Read review

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Advantages: Great album, top tunes, good mixes, chilled.
Disadvantages: Avoid paying too much for second hand ones.....

...I bought this 2 CD set in 2007, brand new off Amazon for £2.98, it was sent first-class and I am very impressed with it. It is probably one of the better Euphoria albums. A good mix of Faithless- "Insomnia" is on here, BT- "Flaming June", Lost Tribe- "My Soul", B.B.E- "Seven Days and One Week" are all top tracks that were fairly big around in the late 1990's. There is over an hour of music on here. It certainly chills you, perfect for winding down after a tough day. I would not pay more than approx £6 for this set, people selling second-hand ones at prices like £22 are out just to rip you off and be greedy. Try and avoid second-hand ones as this CD set is still manufactured today.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful