BT is a genius....a beautifully lush album that kicked off what some describe as epic house, packed with emotional music that can take you on a journey with a mixture of techno and house infused with ambient cords, uplifting synths and gorgeous piano's. I am finding it hard to really get across how I felt when I first heard this album, there really are not enough words to get it in to context...It is well worth purchasing this excellent vinyl LP as well as the cd which has Sasha's voyage of Ima, a 40 minute mix of tunes from the album.

It's quite amazing that BT, one of our times absolute musical geniouses (not only in electronica)was at his absolutely best when no one knew this guy !! Back in 1995, Brian Transeau was a newbie in the trance-house scene, only known by the real trance-heads...
He released this album, his true masterpiece, and he got some attention, but definately not as much as he should have gotten...It was two or three years later normal people could see the greatness of BT, and by that time the music from IMA was to dated... That's so sad because music doesn't get better than IMA...It is so colourful and happy, yet hypnotic and deep, and the quality is out of this world !! I've thought about perhaps fix a really big party and then just put on Sasha's voyage of IMA in the player so I at least once in my lifetime can be a part of the IMA-experience where you should experience it: in the club !!

Embrace the sunshine, Embrace the future, Embrace IMA and the spirit of old-school progressive house !!

If your looking for a text book definition of what quality, uplifting, melodic trance sounds like, look no further. Classics like "Embracing the Sunshine", "Embracing the Future", "Quark", and "Loving You More" are effortlessly upbeat and happy, where "Tripping the Light Fantastic" (a personal favorite) and "Deeper Sunshine" keep the album honest (and out of the Robert Miles' realm of uber sap). Even though IMA was released in '96, the sound is still relevant and certainly worth checking out. CD2 is interesting, if somewhat pointless. "Blue Skies", while certainly an interesting listen, never did much but annoy me. Tori Amos' agitating voice is probably the reason. Sasha's remix of the whole album really doesn't sound much different from the original mix (making you question the point other than adding star power to track listing). The rest of the songs are mainly just remixes of sounds from CD1. Not bad music though, just kind of pointless. Although ESCM and Movement In Still Life (the UK version) may be better overall, IMA is still definitely worth checking out.