Transient
2001
Something Somewhere
About This Album
Considering the plethora of trance acts vying for fame in the early '00s after the style's rise to international popularity in the late '90s, it's important to recognize acts such as Astralasia, which had been producing trance years before the style became popular. Somewhere Something comes approximately a decade into group founder, producer, and overall mastermind Swordfish's career fronting Astralasia. When Swordfish first began releasing music on Magik Eye Records in the early '90s, he partly defined the sound of trance, particularly the sound of trance coming out of the U.K. (rather than the more abrasive style coming out of Germany at the same time). Over the years, Swordfish pushed the sound of Astralasia forward, evolving with the times. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that Somewhere Something sounds of its time. In 2001, trance was no longer undefined as it had been when Astralasia first debuted in the early '90s and, to a certain extent, no longer embodied the "politics of ecstasy" (to quote the title of an early Astralasia album and song); in contrast, trance was rather rigidly defined in 2001 and, to a certain extent, embodied the politics of business rather than psychedelia.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,5,7 and 9)

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