Gouryella - Gouryella

Well, i remember when i first heard this, it was one of those sweaty Saturday nights in February of 1999. I believe it was Scott Bond who i heard play it first. Such a wonderful uplifting record. Nice bassline, great riffs and those strings are totally euphoric. Ferry Corsten definitely knows how to write a good melody. He absolutely ruled the trance roost in 1999 with a very high production rate and you'd be very very hard pushed to find a dud production from him in that year.

My only snag with this track is that i feel that it is slightly too long, and the breakbeats 2/3's in are unnecessary. Other than that, this is a cracking slice of 1999 trance.

'Gouryella' probably marked the high point of the Dutch sound where trance is concerned.

The original is a huge epic slice of shiny club euro trance that divides opinions. It appropriately starts of with the sound of a car hurtling by, and then launches itself into full-on euphoric mayhem. There are a couple of unfortunate 'wasp in a jam jar' moments, but these are more than made up for by the wonderful string arrangements, particularly the deeply emotional cello (or are that an oboe?). This track seems to have it all, and at nearly 11 minutes long it's just the right length as well.

One of the best Dutch trancers ever.