Man With No Name - Interstate Highway

Oh man, from the beginning of Axis Flip you know you are in for a heavy dose of patented MWNN goa trance. Listen to that huge kick drum and bass combo, even my 12" subwoofer gets a heavy workout from that one :) Like said by others previously, this is certainly not groundbreaking material. But it is very nice to hear his sound updated with better production values. Not much has changed, and that can be a reassuring thing. Great for a nostalgic trip through goa.

Finally we get a new album from Man With No Name (Martin Freeland)! He was one of the first UK artists to make psychedelic/goa trance in the beginning of the nineties, and has been one of the most well known psytrance acts out there. His first album Moment Of Truth (Concept In Dance 1996) made huge success, and he was signed over to the label of Paul Oakenfold, Perfecto Fluoro. He released an album on Perfecto called Earth Moving The Sun (1998), then he was signed over to Dragonfly Records and released an album of remixes and singles (Teleportation 2000). Now he is back with an album full of unreleased tracks. Martin Freeland has not forgotten the good old style, taken it with him, added a modern twist and it works really well! You get some of the typical MWNN vibes here, and it is less fluffy than the album on Perfecto, which had too much vocals in my opinion. Quite trippy, drifting vibe in most of the tracks. I saw him live at Samothraki Dance Festival 2003, and I can tell you for sure that these tracks work well on the dance floor. Nice one!

More of that classic Man With No Name sound on this album. While it might not be stunningly original, it's still a great album to listen to and to rave out on. Expect to hear this being spun by the big trance DJs this year. Definitely recommended.