The original version of this track is just something amazing. It's hard to describe the atmosphere that hovers all over this track, I guess it's called The Trance.

Considering how minimal track it is, there is so much going on and there is not one single minute when the track would get boring. I don't know how many patterns Mr. Saunders had when he wrote this track, but it must be many. Mainly the whole track consists of 3 main elements; the bell melody, TB-303 and drums. The track just floats on and on and personally I could take another 12 minutes of this trip with ease.

A track that is one of the stepping stones of trance, and a record not to miss.

The original mix is one of my all time trance favourites. It used to be the fulfillment of the night when it start playing back in the day. So simple, yet effective trance from the times when trance music used to be great.

Considering how high I rate the original personally, it probably is obvious that none of the remixes can top that, but it's not a bad record at all. In fact I think this is the one to buy rather than the original pressings because of more variated mixes.

The Carl Cox mix is pretty dull, and it is probably meant to be more techno-ish as well but the Sven Väth mix is really good. It has some tribalistic influences to keep it fresh but still has enough elements from the original mix.

Still, this record beats most of the anno 98 era trance tracks written.

I have to disagree with the previous comment. I too like "Simulationszeitalter" and "Sex With The Machines" but this is different album, in the good meaning.

I really like the over all feeling in this, really rough, minimal and the lyrics are top notch. It sounds a bit like punk, only made with synthesizers. I guess it is some sort of electroclash/electropunk. Maybe not as melodic than the earlier stuff but absolutely fantastic four on the four that makes your hand clapping feet go thumping.

If you like electro, I'm sure you like this. I personally only like a handful of artists from this genre but Anthony sure is one of the best, whatever he does.

Most likely the best and most sought after cd compilation there was ever released in Finland. This amazing compilation includes many top underground artists and dj's who were building the finnish rave scene back in the day.

Some have vanished but many of these names are still producing and some have even got wider audience with their productions, JS16 (producing for Bomfunk MC's and Darude to name some) and Dance Nation (for Poets Of The Fall, famous finnish rock band). Mono Junk is still active and has proved that music doesn't have to sell out. His work back in the days of this album and today still represent the true underground spirit.

This record is a perfect cross-section of the early years of finnish techno. Those days when only a handful of producers made this music up in here here.

Even the actual cd release with much wider selection of tracks is great as well, this vinyl ep gathers up all the best tracks from the cd. All the tracks still sound underground thus very fresh. Any of these tracks would still go down like a storm at a party.

The best track out of these must be "Beyond The Darkness", true underground anthem of cold, dark warehouses.

This is the album that properly kicked the hardcore breaks on. Without people like Vinyl Junkie, there would be much less artists making this music today.

Most of the artists on this record are real oldschool heads from back in the day, quality artists whose roots can't be forgotten. But the best of all, it also represents a bunch of new era musicians who were there to restart this revolution. The whole record is full of massive dancefloor tracks and not to miss. If you haven't got this yet, start looking.

And you have to admire Vinyl Junkie, the label boss for writing these words: If you want to cut dub plates of any of these tracks feel free. Not many labels encourage or even directly tell people to do so.

The evolving atmosphere in this is something incredible. Considering that most acid tracks are pretty boring due to so few different elements this record is totally rocking, especially the title track which is by far the best track from Richie Hawtin's Plastikman project. Over 11 minutes of pure acid lust and not boring for once. A perfect track where as the B-side wonder Elektrostatik is more lush, slower and almost chilled out four on the four acid experience, still cracking it up for it's hypnotic braindrilling melody.

What an truly amazing masterpiece. Being a longterm fan of Kraftwerk this soothes my soul and warms up my mind. Communication sounds more Kraftwerk than they do today by themself. It is obvious that Karl Bartos acted important role in Kraftwerk in the late 70's and 80's. This album is a timetravel to the music of those decades but with modern attachments. All the melodies sound so familiar, but they only represent the man himself. If you can get this, don't miss your chance.

This is one of the best IDM records ever made already alone, and it comes from Finland from where at the time of the release weren't many musicians writing tracks in this genre. The whole album is full of purely beautiful, clean and fresh sounds, evolving from smooth and slow drummachine breakbeats to hypnotic spiral shaped atmospheres with four on four grooves.

This is one of the all time techno anthems. Everybody knows it by sound but not many by the name. Pink Elln is a german techno pioneer, much better known of his later musical work with Atom Heart. It also says something that a UK based label released German music, there was something special and I can truly call this one as a timeless piece of art, one of the very first tracks to influent many trance producers later on.