BT - Flaming June

Probably two of the worst reviews ever. The mis that PVD played back then was his own remix, not the version released on this vinyl and SHOCK HORROR at having to wait till July to buy it rather than June!! OH NO! Basically this is a prog house/trance fans dream come true. It's very rare that a record comes along that would literally stop people dead in a club and make them cry (many a report of this from when Rennaisance was held at the cross and Sasha dropped it for the first time!)

Sweeping epic chords and powerful piano sections make this a hands in the air classic that chugs along at a perfect pace and never leaves you bored, sections come and go and it finishes on an oh so lovely dnb breakdown that adds a perfect change to the pace of the track to allow you to change direction in your set!

Amazing, 5/5 buy it NOW!

One of the very best trance records ever made.

The BT & PVD Mix was recorded in conjunction with their mix for 'Forbidden Fruit' by Paul Van Dyk. These two records mix brilliantly, none more so than on Paul Van Dyk's inaugural Essential Mix for Radio 1 back in 1997.

The track builds with piano keys, interspersed with powerful kicks, before the pumping beats start in earnest. A prog style acid line drives it along to the well deserved breakdown, where heavenly bliss takes over.

My only criticisms are:

This is not the longer version that Paul Van Dyk was playing in his sets at the time. Instead this version finishes off with a couple of minutes of drum'n'bass.

Why did we have to wait so long for this record to gain an official release? It was finally released in the UK not in the month of June, but July 1997.

The title 'Flaming June' was inspired by a comment made by a Manchester taxi driver to Brian Transeau about the filthy weather at the time. Hence it is appropriate that Simon Hale - a musician who is no stranger to the Manchester music scene - should provide an orchestral version.

Indeed this orchestral version proves the theory that the very best music is essentially based on simple ideas that can be translated into multiple forms. Unfortunately, this idea of providing orchestral versions never caught on.