Astral Projection : Dancing Galaxy (Trust in Trance)

Track listing (2089-2):

   1.Dancing Galaxy
   2.Soundform
   3.Flying into a Star
   4.No One Ever Dreams
   5.Cosmic Ascension
   6.Life on Mars
   7.Liquid Sun
   8.Ambient Galaxy (Disco Valley mix)

Comments:

Released: 8/97

What we think of it...

     The long-waited second album from AP is finally here. After the stir caused by the first I
     was expecting absolutely amazing things from this. To some degree the singular appeal of
     AP's music has become devalued by the recent ubiquity of the 'classic Israeli' sound. Still,
     Lior and Avi are still master musicians and melodies like the title track are guaranteed to
     raise the spirits wherever you are. In any state.

     This is rather more varied than the previous album, quite a mixture of styles. There are
     some full-on dancefloor stompers in the forms of "Dancing Galaxy" or "No One Ever
     Dreams", with slightly stranger moments too, viz "Flying into a Star". "Cosmic Ascension",
     almost sounds like it was written for the 414. AP are experts too at fusing ethereal
     moments with the full-on Israeli drive - ideal for that homebound headspace. Check out
     "Liquid Sun" (which seems teasingly reminiscent of the classic "Utopia"). The final track is a
     very nice semi-ambient mix of Dancing Galaxy, which winds down nicely.

     This album is a good demonstrator of the maturity in both AP's music and the Israeli trance
     scene. It's not a rave, even a psychedelic rave, any longer.