Astral Projection- Another World (TIT/Phonokol, Feb. 1999)
1. Nilaya 9:25
2. Another World 6:54
3. Visions of Nasca 8:57
4. Searching for Ufo's 10:26
5. Tryptomine Dream 9:51
6. Trance Dance 9:33
7. Mahadeva '99 8:21
8. Aqua Line Spirit 8:35
9. Still on Mars 7:31
Let me start by saying that
this is not just any new album appearing in the
shops out of nowhere. No,
no. This here, is the long anticipated, much
debated, the crucial third
release of Astral Projection, by far Israel's biggest
name in the world of electronic
music in general, and trance in particular.
Rumors have it, that Dancing
Galaxy, Astral's 1997 release is the biggest
selling Israeli CD outside
of Israel's boarders, and also the best selling trance
album of all time, worldwide.
It doesn't matter what the real figures say, Dancing
Galaxy is a wonderful piece
of music that deserves every bit of the reputation it
has and its follow up has
to be special.
From the minute you press
Play, and until the very last second, the beat does
not stop pounding. The rhythm
section kicks in right at the start, in the ninth
measure and seems to never
stop. Nilaya starts with delicate brushes of
uplifting melody, that very
quickly turn into that wall of sound that is so Astral it
cannot be done by anyone
else. The melody goes back and fourth and
catches you instantly, and
the groove is definitely there.
Before you notice, Another
World is already bouncing away. Written by Avi
Nissim, Guy Sabag and Yaniv
Haviv a long time ago, this is a mix to Astral
Projection's first released
track ever, which was also chosen as the title track.
It is a massive rocker with
a monumental build up from around min 3.50, that is
followed by a flow of rhythm
and melody, uninterrupted till the end. Impressive.
Visions of Nasca (T3) marches
on, pounding heavy beat, psychedelic synth
line together with delicate
sampler work, make up a very energetic, edgy track,
that wont let go till the
beat break at around min 6.00 and the great build up that
follows.
Searching for UFO's (T4)
is my favorite track on this album, for all you X files
fans, this track will ring
a bell. Being back in space with Astral is an excellent
journey, through massive
synth riffs, supersonic booms, and a melody to
whistle to. One for the
hall of fame.
Tryptomine Dream (T5) adds
an element of drama to the general groove with a
windy synth pad that flows
through this track and give it a minoric feel. Trance
Dance (T6), written by H.
Schippers, is exactly what its name implies- a classic
party anthem, no doubt about
that. The beat-break at min2.00 launches a
massive groove with an instantly
recognizable Astral tune, and the build-up at
min6.25 sets you flying.
Mahadeva '99 (T7) is a slightly more relaxed piece,
with a nice tune and a somehow
gentler beat- it's a remix to the classic track
Astral did with Jorg from
'96 (Trust In Trance vol. 2).
Aqua Line Spirit written
by Boris Blenn starts off with a grinding synth pad that
develops into an energetic
run through an accelerated groove and bouncy
melody. Note the chord transpositions
from min4.45 and on- just brilliant. The
massive synth sounds used
here make this particularly psycho-grindy track
very special. Still on Mars
(T9) is a traditionally slow track to mark the end of
an excellent ride. Slow
evolving but massive, this track grinds you through a
spooky sort of melody to
a gentle stop.
Recomendation: It makes me
glad that Astral Projection have managed to put
out an album that sounds
good, without having to change their sound. The
characteristic base drums,
pounding beats, walls of synths and mega
melodies are all here. After
three albums, god knows how many compilations
and hundreds of parties,
Avi Nissim and Lior Perlmuter have matured as
writers and as producers
and the result is something that sounds fresh and yet
unmistakably familiar. Another
World has the best that Israeli trance has to
offer to the world and these
guys are worthy ambassadors.
A must have album, too good
and important to miss.
By GuyShanti.
Astral Projection : Another World
(Trust In Trance)
1.09'25" Nilaya
2.06'54" Another World
3.08'57" Visions Of Nasca
4.10'26" Searching For UFO's
5.09'51" Tryptomine Dream
6.09'33" Trance Dance
7.08'21" Mahadeva 99
8.08'35" Aqua Line Spirit
9.07'31" Still On Mars
Release Date : 1999
Our Visitors Reviews
Wednesday,
January 19, 2000
GREAT album, as usual :-) It's not better than Dancing Galaxy, but
not so far ! Best Tracks are 1,4,6,8 and 9 (particularly Track 1 and
Track 4 : Searching For UFO's) If you LOVE Astral Projection's
music, you'll LOVE this album :-) Rating : 8.5/10
children01@free.fr
Friday,
January 21, 2000
What can i say about this album?ITS ASTRAL PROJECTION!!Is
there more that i must say?Those guys are incredible!Uplifting high
quality production as always.Searching for Ufos (track 4)the
best!!!Other tracks are very good as well.
Stathis_gti@hotmail.com
Tuesday,
January 25, 2000
One of the best albums I've ever heard!!!!!!! It kicks ass!! It's not
really hard Goa, but it's great Israeli Psychedelic Trance!! Yeah...
Astral Projection on his best!!! Bom Shankar "The Belgian
GOA-Alien..."
anoebis@goatrance.com
Wednesday,
January 26, 2000
What to say?? This album is 100% Astral Projection style And for
people it's cool...for me it's not really. There must be 1% of
innovation in this album... I'd like to criticize more but i can't...They
gave me such happiness 3 years ago that i can't... I'd like to get
again the crazy feelings i had when i first heard "Trust In Trance".
Infected Max
Thursday,
January 27, 2000
I was really disappointed, when I heard it for the first time. It sounds
very old and I think AP didn't evolve at all. Melodies are less good
than in previous albums and very simple, so it's pretty boring. The
worse of all AP albums.
ubik@w3.to
Sunday,
January 30, 2000
The melodies are a little bit boring. This CD is probably the worse
one of Astral Projection and except the tracks 1 and 4, the rest is
not really enjoyable.5 out of 10
tequila@goatrance.com
Saturday,
February 5, 2000
no this cd really aint the best what astral projection has released
butt anyway there is many traxs that are good best traxs
are:nilaya,searching for ufos, still on mars,my rating is 6/10
goatrancer
Saturday,
February 5, 2000
I was dissapointed by this one. I find it boring. Nilaya and Searching
For UFOs are execellent. The others are average at the most.
Where are the days of Dancing Galaxy and the Astral Files?
Kvin2000
Wednesday,
February 9, 2000
This album is nothing but a long-ass remix of "Dancing Galaxy".
Better production, fewer stupid sci-fi samples, but still the same
Astra-cheese we've all come to know and hate. And what's with
ANOTHER "Mahadeva" remix? Astral Projection needs a new
sound.
vm@alphatrance.org
Thursday,
February 10, 2000
Good album. Not as good as their previous productions though.
Best tracks are "Another World", "Trance Dance" and "Aqua Line
Spirit". Nilaya sounds like a remix of "Dancing Galaxy". The remix of
Mahadeva sux big time! How can they turn such good track into this
shit. 7.5/10
ChrisdeeACiD@goatrance.com
Friday,
February 25, 2000
Sorry but Astral Projection is crap. They haven't evolved the slightest
bit during their four albums. Same sounds on all albums. Are they
afraid of losing their audience or what is the problem? No imagine?
Afraid of losing all their income maybe. I heard AP take more than
£10.000 to play for one hour. They're definetely not that good. You're
going way to mainstream guys!!
deku81@hotmail.com
Saturday,
March 4, 2000
I really don't get it, most guys get really hard, almost mathematical
when reviewing new artists or experimental projects like Quirk and
Deedrah, but when it comes to this guys you turn softer and always
praise them. What's to love? OK they really rocked 5 years AGO!!!!!!
But now every song sounds the same, they haven't evolved since
they made KABALAH and their music has turn too repetitive. Hey!
Avi and Lior PLEASE close your studio. Its the remix from Mahadeva
a tribute for MWNN? It should have been titled SAME WORLD by
AP.
pit-ufo@operamail.com
Friday,
March 10, 2000
this album isn't so cool. dancing galaxy is way better. this sounds all
the same hehe !-) well, if i had my money back, i doubt i'd buy it
again. but it's okay i guess.
notsocool
Thursday,
March 16, 2000
Hey people have you noticed that every previous album from AP is
better then the next one...;) The TiT is something that i would call
perfect in every way...and the rest are just modifications of TiT...Like
someone said, this album has a minimum part of inovation. And
inovation is what Goa trance is all about. Ok. not all, but it has great
significence in Goa music...not like in other genres
implant@goatrance.com
Thursday,
April 6, 2000
This album is beautiful, when most of the CDs coming out are all
about dark nite trance and squeaky noises, AP are staying true to
theyre superb sound... Nilaya could very well be one of the best
tracks i have ever heard, i mean it gave me a funny feeling inside,
like i was on a first date or something, you HAVE to be good to
inspire feelings in people... another world is an amazing dance track,
and damn everything on here is good, searching for UFOs, trance
dance, tryptomime dream, aqua line spirit, still on mars, theyre all
some of my favorite songs, keep up the great work astral projection!
Vystril@aol.com
Saturday,
April 15, 2000
Actually the first AP album I bought, (I bought them all in the reverse
order due to availabilty). Listening as I did I thought the album by
itself was excellent with all of the tracks being good to excellent in
quality. After listening to the earlier albums I have to agree that the
sounds are a little TOO repetitive. However this does not stop AP
from being one of my all-time favourite trance acts. For the next
album hopefully some new sounds.....please. 1996 has passed.
fray_bentos1@hotmail.com
Saturday,
May 20, 2000
This album is better than Dancing Galaxy. Nilaya gave me at least
the same happiness as Kabalah and Mahadeva did! In my opinion
not a lot of innovation is needed if the the sound is good already. I
would like to have a lot more of this stuff. Well, I'm a bit worried
about their next album as I've heard that it will contain a lot of
remixes, it's maybe not a good step.
Rabauk
Friday,
June 9 , 2000
i dont know what people here are talking about when they're saying
ap hasn't evloved?! damn guys are you really that deaf? listen to "tit
1-3" and "astral files": the sound is much more immature,
ethnic-oriented and not so well produced. now take "dancing galaxy"
and "another world": its a whole different level! ok so its true that
"another world" is "dancing galaxy" part 2; but so what?! compared
to their older stuff, this is much better: just listen (i mean really listen)
to this album: this is what trance is all about! pulsating bass,
beautiful melodies weaving on top of it like cosmic butterflies, and
the kick: damn ap has the best kick ever! listening to this brings back
the feelings of real trance that i have almost forgot with all these
new bands: the intense rush created by the bass-waves massaging
your brain is amazing! while it's true that new acts like x-dream,
infected mushroom, m.o.s., semsis or hux flux are all breaking new
grounds and finding new sounds, and i love them for that. but a
classic sound like this can't be forgotten or overlooked: this is what
trance in its essence is really about! this gets 5 stars from me;
"nilaya" is one of the best tracks ever made
alexg1029@aol.com
Thursday,
June 15 , 2000
I just bought the two discs of Infected mushroom, and I have to say
that they are not as good as Another World!
Rabauk
Friday,
July 28 , 2000
Obviously the best album ever made by Astral... Especialy Nilaya, a
true bomb. It's powerfull, it's nice, it's... Astral Projection! 9/10
inri777@worldnet.fr
Friday,
July 28 , 2000
Those who think that's Astral sounds old are the new inhuman
readers of the dark and heartless electronic music. Without soul,
without emotion. The beat doesn't make the music, for sure. Make
new sound only for make new sound, it's rubbish... Astral make me
shiver, that's the only good answers to give!!! vm@alphatrance.org,
you make me laugh... The acid sounds yet destroyed your brain and
your ears... I love you ASTRAL PROJECTION 9,5/10
Anapurna project
Monday,
July 31 , 2000
Naaaa...i like Astral Projection , but it all sounds the same ,
Searching For UFO's is great !! the only really good track on this
album .. i give it 5/10 , sorry guys ..but u don't impress me
F-AcTivE
Tuesday,
August 1 , 2000
I think you're a little tough with them, that's all... t'was a joke! Good
vibes, man, and listen to your heart, please!
inri777@worldnet.fr
Thursday,
August 3 , 2000
Astral Projection are really in "Another World"! All tracks are
beautiful.... Searching for ufo's are the most interesting, maybe
because is a strange A.P. track... Mahadeva 99 is'n nice like
Mahadeva 96 Rimix or MAhadeva Original Mix. However a very nice
cd! Rating 8.5/10
robgoatrance@libero.it
Tuesday,
August 22 , 2000
Even though many people were disappointed with this album, I
thought it was rather enjoyable. I can definatly see why because
they lost their "full on"-ness a little bit with this album. Instead, their
sound is more atmospheric and rich. They are still on point with their
melodies and there are still really good tracks, though. "Nilaya" is a
great opener. "Searching for UFO's" is really good. But my personal
favorite is "Aqua Line Spirit." This track is just sooo sick! It just has
a
really bad-ass melody that takes off into another world! 8/10
Dead74
Monday,
August 28 , 2000
I personally think that Another World is a continuum of Astral's work
and is part of a gradual progression of their music from a more
primitive to beautiful synths weaving and interlocking melodies
among a beat and a bass... sorry I listen to ambient stuff as well as
psytrance. My favourite track has to be #4, but personally I don't like
to select 1 individual favorite in psytrance albums, I listen to the
whole thing at once, and then I decide on whether or not the album
as a whole was good. And I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed
this album. Some of you say that AP hasn't evolved... obviously you
don't own Trust in Trance 1... the old original from Israel's
Outmosphere records (1994). Now you put Trust in Trance 1, The
Astral Files and Another World and listen to all 3 and I
GUARANTEE you will sense a difference, the synths seem to come
alive in Another World and they can hold your mind captivated
endlessly in a creative swirls of beautiful melody... while the Old stuff
is good, but like Vystril@aol.com said, you have to be good to inspire
feelings in people and while TiT1 can't Another World can. I praise
this album fully and await the next one.
corsica@home.com
Thursday,
August 31 , 2000
this was one of the very first psy-trance albums i bought... some of it
is very, very strong (first 3 tracks; 'Another World' is simply
outstanding in its simplicity), some of it weak (Searching For UFOs:
sorry, but i fucking hate that 'X Files' synths, as much as i loathe this
TV series), some of it boring (TryptAmine Dream..not really uplifting.
i'd stop dancing to that after 3 minutes). the remixes are great,
though. nothing wrong with 'Trance Dance'. the 'Mahadeva' remix
works well because it IS very different from the original. 'Aqua Line
Spirit' is one of AP's best tracks. the 'Life On Mars' version is slightly
disappointing as it is 'ambient-ish'. what use is there for such a
track??? i don't understand people who accuse AP of having 'sold
out'. this is complete bullshit. come on, if they have their booking
address printed in all their record sleeves, it's because they do not
sell much. and i don't think they can live off being AP. after all,
they're not the fucking Chemical Brothers!!! anyway... rating:
7.5/10...sometimes
vertical_pig@hotmail.com
Wednesday,
September 20 , 2000
Surely the best album of the year..... Listen to Nilaya and u will
understand that people can fly. I will give this record 9,5/10.
noneofyourbusiness
Tuesday,
September 26 , 2000
My opinion ...DAmn i'd li;e to know why everybody says this albums
sux , with all their shitty arguments like "oh but it's the same! they
didn't evolve!" , who the fuck cares about that? it's just good , why
change the ingredients of a sucessfull formula? And even if you
can't notice the difference with dancing galaxy , it's normal that you
don't like them cause you haven't understood anything of their music
. FUCK unmelodic trance , i think that's the music which always
sound the same , whatever artists , it's always shitty FX's , BASS
and kick . There're lots of melodies full of emotions , it's beautifull
,
and it gives me feelings that GMS , huxflux and other stuffs like that
will never give , to me it's just too much monotonous and similar .
Aqua line spirit is on of their best tracks i think , The intro contains
such beautifull melodies and peacefull sounds , i love the pads and
the sine lead in the background , and then the boommy BASS
comes it will suddenly become very ascensional . The sounds i think
aren't very inventive or creative but it's such about the way they use
them . What i love the most about this album i think is the feeling of
the tracks , it's very melancholic , just take a listen and you'll notice
that too . Congratulation you've just made maybe the greatest
morning trance album!
chaffi@caramail.com
Tuesday,
September 26 , 2000
Btw , i'd like hear the comments of somebody who like minimal
trance , what do you like in this music? i really want to understand ,
because i've been listenning to this kind of music and i can't enjoy ,
maybe i haven't understood anything about it . So i'd like to know
why do you people like in this music , what kind of emotion does that
music give you . Email me...
chaffi@caramail.com
Saturday,
October 7 , 2000
My opinion ... the best one before "in the mix" change your mind...
astral.projection@wanadoo.fr
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