uplifting trance

1) Loop was a South London band founded in 1986 by Robert Hampson and his then wife, Bex. Loop's sound was characterized by strong krautrock and avant-garde influences in addition to the minimalist mayhem of The Stooges and MC5. Their songs were almost uniformly harsh and repetitive, with indecipherable vocals buried under layers of noisy guitar riffs and metronomic drumming. Some of the records featured covers of Suicide, The Pop Group and Can as bonus tracks.

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Greg Downey began DJing over 6 years ago and in this time has established himself firmly among the best young DJs in the UK. Born in Belfast - Ireland, Greg developed a taste for tougher electronic dance music from a young age. He has reflected this in his unique style which combines underground and uplifting trance with elements of techno… The result... An Explosive sound! 2007 has been an amazing year so far for Greg… He has a full summer ahead with dates across the UK including top notch clubs Lush...

First State (since 2005) was a project of two trance producers, Ralph Barendse and Sander Van Dien. Now it is only composed of Sander Van Dien. Ralph Barendse, also known as Ralphie B, has moved on to continue with his original alias: Midway. First State's first album Time Frame was released on the 19th of November 2007. Productions are often influenced by many genres. 'House, trance, minimal, pop and classical, it's all in there somewhere' as quoted from their album.

The affair started in the early 90's when the likes of the Prodigy & The Chemical Brothers were dominating the scene. Like most of his age, these were the people he listened to. It wasn't long before Akira Kayosa's attentions turned towards the new sound that was developing, this was the music known as Trance. It seemed every cd that was released wether it be Gatecrasher or the Clubbers guide albums, it was in the bag.