Various - Blue Compilation


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Label: TIP Records, TIP Records
Catalog#: TIP CD 04, TIPCD4
Format: CD, Compilation
Country:UK
Released:1996
Genre: Electronic
Style: Goa Trance
Notes:Total time: 79:01

Mastered by Mayking
Rating: 4.41/5 (64 votes) Rate It
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Tracklisting:

1 Doof Star Above Parvati (6:45)
    Producer, Engineer, Programmed By, Mixed By - Doof
  Written-By - N. Barber*
2 Koxbox Fuel On (9:24)
    Producer, Engineer, Mixed By - Koxbox
  Producer, Written-By - Ian Ion
  Written-By - Frank E , Peter Candy
3 Orichalcum Wicked Mille (9:12)
    Engineer, Programmed By, Mixed By - Henrik Munch
  Producer, Written-by, Other [Published By] - Orichalcum
4 Hallucinogen Shamanix (Remix) (8:10)
    Engineer, Programmed By, Written-By - S. Posford*
  Producer - Hallucinogen
5 Astral Projection Enlightened Evolution (7:59)
    Producer, Engineer - Astral Projection
  Written-By - Avi Nissim , Lior Perlmutter , Yaniv Haviv*
6 Infinity Project, The Wow (7:11)
    Producer, Engineer, Programmed By, Mixed By - Infinity Project, The
  Written-By - G. Wood* , R. Rothfield*
7 Green Nuns Of The Revolution Megallenic Cloud (7:27)
    Producer, Engineer, Programmed By, Mixed By - Green Nuns Of The Revolution
  Written-By - Dick Trevor , M. Coldrick*
8 Eco (2) Toxic Recall (7:48)
    Producer, Mixed By - Eco (2)
  Written-By - Andy Lunt
9 Inscape Nothing Like A Good Friend (8:12)
    Producer, Engineer, Programmed By, Mixed By - Inscape
  Written-By - Avi Elgranati* , Marko Goren , Ofer Divosky*
10 Brainman U. R. The Alien (6:48)
    Producer, Engineer, Programmed By, Mixed By, Written-By - Brainman
User Reviews:
SkeletonMan, Sep 09, 2006

When Goa trance today is referred to by the younger generation as hippie trance releases such as TIPs Blue Compilation are among the ones to thanks. Long, floating tracks, acidic FX twirling in and out, and a story like build up. For those who love it, it doesnt get much more classic than TIPs colour series.

BC opens with Doofs Star Above Parvati, a classic track from the golden goa days with a long build-up where new layers are constantly developing the track until 2:54 when the theme kicks in. No wonder we dont hear this on the radio! Trippy, long, demanding. Nice opener! Koxbox takes over with Fuel On, another genre defining track and among the best tracks from the Danish psychoheads. So much is going on in this track, even after years of listening I am still surprised how much variety theyve managed to cramp in here. Nothing short of 5/5 star material. Astral Projection gives us Enlightened Evolution, another melodic goa track in the endless string of classics they effortlessly offered the world in the mid nineties. Actually, this may not be their best track - and its on a thousand other compilations - but its still a solid track. Lastly I need to mention Inscapes Nothing Like A Good Friend which will set any openminded dancefloor on a 1st class ticket to Psychedeliaville. Trippy, potent, vigirous psychedelic goa. Nice!

These favorites aside, not everything here moves me equally well. Infinity Project, Eco, Orichalcum, and Brainman doesnt really get under my skin. At the same time I have no doubts that under the right conditions they would still put a smile on my face.

New comers looking for a goa starting point may begin here.

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