Astral projection

The psychedelic trance outfit Astral Projection have gained respect and sales as one of the best in their field despite their base in Israel, far afield from the European dance mainstream. The group evolved from a production partnership involving childhood friends Avi Nissim and Lior Perlmutter, each of whom were DJs in Israel's dance/industrial scene of the late '80s before beginning their production careers in 1989. One year later, "Monster Mania" (recorded as SFX) became a club hit after being released on Belgium's Music Man label. The duo spent time living in New York running their own X-Rave, but returned to Israel by 1994. Nissim and Perlmutter founded another label named Outmosphere, which became Trust in Trance by 1995. Initially, the label was strictly a compilation-oriented venture; also in 1995, the pair issued the first volume in an ongoing series (Trust in Trance: Psychedelic Vibes) that featured many of their own productions -- including the first as Astral Projection. The second in the series did well on the Israeli charts, while the third volume broke them in Europe as well, earning re-release on the British trance label TIP (it appeared as the single-artist album Trust in Trance as Astral Projection). Nissim and Perlmutter soon jettisoned the compilation concept and released their first true Astral Projection album, Dancing Galaxy. It became one of the best-selling trance albums in history after its release in 1997. Another World followed in 1999 and Astral Scene the following year. Nissim and Perlmutter also reissued their early SFX recordings on The Unreleased Tracks 89-94 and released a DJ album, In the Mix.~ John Bush, All Music Guide.

Astral projection Today

Astral Projection make “full-on trance” combined with goa elements today. Fans of goa-trance claim that Astral Projection has lost their distinctive sound in favor of the “full on trance” style. However, their last two tracks “Open Society” and “The Prophecy” have been greeted more enthusiastically by goa-trance fans, causing renewed interest among goa-trance fans in their new album Open Society due in 2008.

Tracks released so far

• Trust in Trance 1 (Outmosphere Records/Phonokol 1994)
• Trust in Trance 2 (Outmosphere Records/Phonokol 1995)
• Trust in Trance 3 (Trust in Trance Records/Phonokol 1996) (TIP World UK release)
• The Astral Files (Trust in Trance Records/Phonokol 1996) (Transient Recs euro version)
• Dancing Galaxy (Trust in Trance Records/Phonokol 1997) (Transient Recs euro version)
• Another World (Trust in Trance Records/Phonokol 1999) (Transient Recs euro version)
  
• In the Mix (Trust in Trance Records/Phonokol 1999) (Transient Recs euro version)
• Amen (Phonokol 2002) (Transient Recs euro version)
• Ten (Phonokol 2004) (Transient Recs euro version)

External links

Official site -->> Astral Projection

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