В начале 1994
года Лиор вернулся в
Израиль для
продолжения работы в SFX и
их новом лейбле
Trust In Trance. Эти
четверо ребят
и завершили первыйизданный
альбом SFX и
их новом лейбле Phonokol и
имел достаточно
большой успех. Проект
стал играть
по клубам страны. Через некоторое время Guy
Sabbag решил
покинуть группу и заняться своим
собственным
сольным проектом.Успех нового альбома
способствовал
тому, что в 1995 году Лиор, Ави и Янив
перебрались
из домашней студии в профессиональную и
хорошо оснащённую
стационарную студию. В это время они
широко гастролируют
по Европе, а так же работают над
вторым альбомом.
Он был назван весьма непритязательно
"Trust In Trance
Vol.2" и издан уже под псевдонимом
ASTRAL PROJECTION.
Этот альбом быстро стал популярным и занял в
израильских
хит-парадах почётное второе место. Музыку,
которую делали
ASTRAL PROJECTION, очень хорошо
восприняли трансовые
ди-джеи, что способствовало росту
популярности
группы.
Оба этих альбома в дальнейшем были переизданы на
двойном CD на
Smart Records, а множество треков из них
вошли во всевозможные
трансовые компиляции,
лицензированные
такими известными компаниями, как BMG,
Distance, TIP,
Blue Room, Transient, Rumour, Perfecto
Fluoro, MCA
и многими другими.
Вскоре вышел третий альбом группы "Trust In
trance", причём
незадолго до его выхода большинство
музыкальных
журналов, посвящённых электронной музыке,
охарактеризовало
эту работу, как лучшую в стиле
psychedelic
trance, а самих ASTRAL PROJECTION нарекли
королями транса.
Феноменальная поддержка музыки проекта ведущими
европейскими,
и в частности английскими, ди-джеями, а
также выход
анимированного видеосигнала "People Can Fly"
нисколько не
уменьшили, а наоборот, увеличили
популярность
группы. В течение того года ASTRAL
PROJECTION провели
с большим успехом более тридцати
концертов в
Израиле, Англии, Франции, Голландии и
Скандинавии.
Четвёртый альбом "Astral Files" стал альбомом, где
каждый трек
являлся классикой. Комбинация хорошо
продуманного
бита, жирных трэнсовых пэдов и сэмплов, а
также восточная
мелодика и гармония - вот что сделало
этот альбом
таким, какой он есть. Издан он был на
британском лейбле
Transient.
После издания четвёртого альбома Янив также
покинул группу,
а Лиор и Ави между тем завершили пятый
альбом "Dancing
Galaxy", явивший собой коллекцию
эпического трэнса.
По словам Лиора и Ави, все музыкальные обязанности
они делят пополам.
Ави занимается программированием
синтезаторов
и звукоинженерией, Лиор же в основном
работает над
аранжировками. В их студии очень хорошие
акустические
системы, которые были сделаны самим Ави. Из
аппаратуры имеется
множество устройств фирмы Roland.
Это, как правило,
аналоговые синтезаторы моделей Juno,
JX, TR. Также
используются эффект-процессоры таких
известных фирм,
как Lexion и Valley, компьютеры Atari и
IBM, старый
ламповый микрофон Neumann и несколько
ADAT'ов для
цифровой записи.
В 1999 году на лейбле Transient вышел новый шестой
альбом ASTRAL
PROJECTION / "ANOTHER WORLD".
Astral Projection
Israel
Состав: Avi Nissim, Lior Perlmutter, Yaniv Haviv (до
1996г.), Guy Sebbag (до 1995г.)
Группа образовалась в 1988-1989 году,
первоначально она называлась SFX, в ее
состав входили Avi Nissim и Lior Perlmutter, в
1989 году был записан их первый альбом,
который так и не вышел. После этого (до 1993
года) издавались отдельные треки на
различных техно-лейблах.
В 1993 году к Avi и Lior'у присоединились еще
два музыканта - Yaniv Haviv и Guy Sebbag,
вместе они создали лейбл Outmosphere
records, на котором выпустили свой первый CD
альбом - компиляцию под названием Trust In
Trance - 1.
После того, как Guy Sebbag, покинул группу,
лейбл Outmosphere был переименован в Trust In
Trance, а Avi и Yaniv образовали новую группу
Astral Projection. В этом составе было записан
сборник - компиляция Trust In Trance - 2 , и
после этого два альбома: Trust In Trance ('95) и
Astral Files ('96).
В 1996 году Yaniv Haviv покинул группу, после
этого Avi и Lior записали еще один, на данный
момент последний альбом - Dancing Galaxy
Ближайшие творческие планы группы: Сейчас
планируется выпустить сборник их ранее
нереализованных треков 1991-1994 годов,
которые они играли в Гоа и на выступлениях в
Европе, затем через несколько месяцев
выйдет альбом Astral Files - 2, и в феврале 1999
года мы сможем услышать что-то
определенно новое, что Astral Projection
сможет сделать к этому времени.
Альбомы
Trust In Trance - 1 '94 (Various)
(Trust In Trance)
1.Unnatu - "Purification
2.Carribian Sunrise - "From the Beginning"
3.Aban Don - "Journey Through Your Mind"
4.Virtual Obsession - "Before Dawn"
5.Dazzle Puls - "Discourse"
6.Dazzle Puls - "Dog Star"
7.Aban Don - "Crystal"
8.SFX - "Y. Salem"
9.SFX - "T.B. Light"
Trust In Trance - 2 '95 (Various)
(Trust In Trance)
1.Astral Projection - "Mahadeva"
2.Astral Projection - "Power Gen"
3.Aban Don - "State of Mind"
4.Aban Don - "Voodoo Experience"
5.Mantra - "Arrival"
6.Astral Projection - "In-Novation"
7.SFX - "Hypnotics"
8.SFX - "Butterfly Trip"
9.SFX - "Celestial Groove"
Trust In Trance - 3 '96
(Trust In Trance/T.I.P.)
1.Kabalah
2.Enlightened Evolution
3.The Feelings
4.Utopia
5.Black & White (From Aban Don)
6.People Can Fly (From SFX)
7.Radial Blur
8.Aurora Borealis (From SFX)
9.Still Dreaming (Anything Can Happen)(From
SFX)
The Astral Files '97
(Trust In Trance/Transient)
1.Ionised
2.Zero
3.Enlightened Evolution (remix)
4.Free Tibet
5.Maian Dream
6.Kabalah (New Age remix)
7.Time Began With the Universe (the end of time
remix)
8.Utopia (Concept mix)
9.Electronic
10.Ambience
Dancing Galaxy '97
(Phonokol/Transient)
1.Dancing Galaxy
2.Soundform
3.Flying into a Star
4.No One Ever Dream
5.Cosmic Ascension
6.Life on Mars
7.Liquid Sun
8.Ambient Galaxy (Disco Valley mix)
История:
The beginning was when Avi Nissim and Lior Perlmutter get
together about 8-9 years ago and formed "SFX" after both of them
have been making electronic music for several years under different
names. Anyway, in 1989 they did there first album as "SFX", it never
came out in the end, so they did another track called "
Monstermama" which came out in 1990 on a new beat/techno label
in Belgium. After that Lior went to New York and started a trance
label called "X-Rave" Records, which naturally released the next
"SFX" single. At the end of 93' Avi and Lior hooked up with Guy
Sebbag and Yaniv Haviv and formed OUTMOSPHERE Records
and released there first CD album/compilation including tracks from
SFX and others, called TRUST IN TRANCE. After that Guy left,
OUTMOSPHERE turned into TRUST IN TRANCE. And Avi, Yaniv
and Lior formed Astral Projection. Yaviv left the band almost 2 years
ago and ever since it's been Lior and Avi running everything!. They
are now one of the most popular trance groups in teh world. Making
a melodic goa trance often deeper than others. They are now
working on Astral Files 2.
Интервью:
Israel
Text: Teresa Lee + Jimi
(taken from: plur magazine nov 97)
PLUR: How are you guys? What are you working on at this
moment?
AP: We're fine, thanks. At the moment we're touring mostly. We're
kind of resting between gigs, after last 10 months in the studio
finishing up new album -- Dancing Galaxy.
PLUR: Did you enjoy the performance in Taiwan? If it was special,
why?
AP: I enjoyed DJing in Taiwan very much. First of all, it was the first
time for me to be in Taiwan. And I found the trance scene very
positive there.
PLUR: How do you guys manage to tour around the world and
creating new music at the same time?
AP: It's very distracting, touring and working in the studio at the
same time. But we enjoy it and it has to be done, so we manage
somehow.
PLUR: How do you deal with the commercial side of music
business?
AP: Well, there's a lot of stuff that has to be done with the label and
the band. We kind of juggle things as we go along through out an
album or touring. Our distributor, very close friend and "secret
member" of Astral Projection, he helps us A LOT with the work
burden.
PLUR: (Don't be offended by this question) Do you think your music
is somehow commercial cuz it sells like big-time? If not, how do you
define it?
AP: It depends on how you define commercial............. I think if you
go by sales you could call it very commercial for trance music.
Musically I wouldn't call it " commercial"[in the MARCARENA sense
of the work], I call it real, pure, melodic and psychedelic trance
music. We do try to make music that will be pleasing to anyone but
technically it's still underground dance music. I think the more names
we give to one music, the more limited it gets.
PLUR: So do you think of it as "trance music" or something else?
AP: Well, we call it "music" first of all! Then you can add the "trance"
label.
PLUR: What's the very beginning of Astral Projection's music?
When was the point you guys decide to put everything together to
start A.P?
AP: The beginning was when Avi and I got together about 8-9 years
ago and formed "SFX" after both of us have been making electronic
music for several years under different names. Anyway, in 1989 we
did our first album as "SFX", it never came out in the end, so we did
another track called " Monstermama" which came out in 1990 on a
new beat/techno label in Belgium. After that I went to New York and
started a trance label called " X-Rave" Records, which naturally
released the next " SFX" single. At the end of 93' Avi and I hooked
up with Guy Sebbag and Yaniv Haviv and formed OUTMOSPHERE
Records and released our first CD album/compilation including
tracks from SFX and others, called TRUST IN TRANCE. After that
Guy left, OUTMOSPHERE turned into TRUST IN TRANCE. And Avi,
Yaniv and I formed Astral Projection. Since than we've made quite a
few albums. Yaviv left the band almost 2 years ago and ever since
it's been me and Avi running everything!
PLUR: How do you give a birth to a track? ( the process)
AP: It usually starts with some kind of stimulation that leads to
inspiration. At this point we figure out it's time to get up and go to
the
studio if we want "anything to happen". So we do that! And from here
on we're " Astral Projecting" ............. No one sees us around for the
next few months, we kind of disappear, then mysteriously reappear
with a new album, even if we went in studio for one track.
PLUR: What's each person's role in terms of creating new music?
AP: Basically we both do everything. I also do the sound
engineering and most of the synth programming. Avi does a lot of
arrangement editing.........Like that!!
PLUR: What do you have in your studio?( if you think this is a
secret, you don't have to answer this one)
AP: First of all great acoustics, I designed and built the studio
myself with the help of an architect friend. I have a lot of Roland gear
mostly old analog stuff: MKS's, JX's, JUNO's, TR's. A lot of analog
synths of various types, high-end out board gear like Lexicon and
Valley. Some digital recorders, ADATs etc.......I have a nice GH CH
desk with automation, IBM & ATARI computers and a very special
30 years old Neumann tube microphone.
PLUR: People Can Fly inspires so many people around the world.
Can you tell us more about it?
AP: People Can Fly is one of our favorites, it was very funny making
it. We started it at the beginning of the album then put it aside. And
at
the end we came back to it and finished it.
PLUR: What inspires you most in everyday life? What kind of music
you listen to?
AP: Anything good inspires us, movies, music, life, whatever.........
We listen to all kinds of music, I think it's very important for musicians
of any kind to stay open to other forms of art and other style of music.
There's good in almost everything to be inspired by.
PLUR: It seems lots of trance music are strongly influenced by
Sci-Fi movies, cosmic atmosphere or nature forces. Is that what
A.P's music is about? What kind of messages it brings to people?
AP: Astral Projection's music is really about feelings, thoughts that
might be related in some way to those things you just mentioned, but
mostly it's about positive energy and what we feel when me make
the music.
PLUR: Do you see your music visually? Could you tell us what is it
you see?
AP: I see the music visually , or maybe it's more like associating
images with feeling triggered by sound or the other way around.
Anyway there are no words I know to describe what it is!
PLUR: Let's get to the technical side the other musicians are
curious about. What's the main synthesizer or sampler you use?
AP: Emu Emax╒╨, Roland MKS50, TR909, TB303, SH101 There's
no main synth really and we don't sample that much but almost
every song we do has: EN EMAX II, Roland MKS 50, TR 909, TB
303, SH 101, and a lot more........
PLUR: Many of your tracks have this long "kick". How do you make
it?
AP: I program the kick on an analog synth of some kind then eq,
compress, gate, sample it.
PLUR: Do you use lots of effect on tracks, like filter, envelope, or
compressor? How?
AP: Yeah, I use a lot of delays, chorusing for stereo image, I
compress the rhythm section sometimes.
PLUR: How does Israeli music and culture influence your works?
Any other influences?
AP: We're obviously influenced by our every day life in Israel but in
a subconscious way. Israel music doesn't influence us that much
though.
PLUR: Do you agree that trance music is actually a mix of all things
and all music??
AP: It's a nice way to think of trance music. But I think it's more a mix
of influences by those things.
PLUR: Did you know you are going to be musicians since you were
kids? And what's the dreams for future? ( maybe doing soundtrack
for STAR WARS 4??)
AP: I think we slowly pointed ourself in this direction, but it wasn't
our
dream to be rock stars when we grow up. We do hope and intend to
do this for the rest of our lives! And more.............
PLUR: What's your favorite movie?
AP: DUNE
PLUR: What's the best movie you seen in last 3
months?
AP: MARS ATTACK
PLUR: If one day you are exiled to some deserted
island, and you can bring a CD player along with 5 CDs.
What are the five CDs you would pick?
AP:
1. Purple Rain [Prince]
2. Blood Sugar Sex Magik [Red Hot Chili Peppers]
3. An older trance compilation.
4. Trust in Trance [Astral Projection]
5. Dancing Galaxy [Astral Projection]
PLUR: Do you think you can communicate to Aliens with
trance music?
AP: We don't know. But we know we can break the race,
color, religion, nationality, language barriers with trance
music.
PLUR: People says trance will be a real global music in
few years. What's the future for trance besides that
prediction? Will you continue doing trance music when
you grow older ?
AP: I think it IS global right now. It's just taking it's time
working it's way in! We will always make trance music we
hope.
PLUR: Can you tell us little bit about your new album?
How's it different from last one? Any break through you
wish to achieve?
AP: The new album -- " Dancing Galaxy" took 10 months
to make! Well, 10 months, 12-14 hours a day, 6 days a
week. We're so wiped out ! But we're really happy with it.
We think it's a little more subtle and grown up than the
last one which we also love. My mixing approach was a
little more contemporary than the one before. We tried to
make the album a little more electronic!..........
PLUR: Are you married?
AP: Avi is married for a half year now, life is good for him!
I'm on my way, as soon as we finish this............or
that........you know how it is. We just never get around to
it. But this year for sure!
PLUR: Is it fair to say trance music is somekind of new
religion for you guys? What's your philosophy about life?
AP: Music is our religion!
PLUR: What do you guys do besides doing music?
AP: You know we're thankful to say that music takes up
all of our time and it's also how we make a living and we
feel very fortunate about it!
PLUR: Any words for the struggling trance musicians or
trance beginner?
AP: Yeah, take your time making a track. Don't be under
pressure to release cuz if you work hard and long
everything will sound better...........
PLUR: Where would you like to go if you have 1 month
vacation? (including outer space:)
AP: Just some quiet place to recharge!!