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John O'Callaghan · 2011
76 min · 14 tracks · trance
Ethereal melodies intertwine with driving basslines, creating a transcendent journey through progressive and uplifting trance landscapes.
Top tracks — play these first
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Save This Moment — This track opens the album with lush synths and dynamic rhythms, setting the emotional tone that resonates throughout the project.
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Perfection — With its soaring vocals and intricate production, this song exemplifies O'Callaghan's knack for merging uplifting melodies with rich textural elements.
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Ride the Wave — Blending driving beats with ethereal soundscapes, this track captures the essence of the album’s thematic exploration of emotional highs and lows.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album showcases solid production and composition but doesn't fully stand out in the trance genre.
What we noticed
- The album features a consistent use of ethereal synth pads layered over driving basslines, creating a lush soundscape.
- Several tracks incorporate vocal samples that are woven into the melodic structure rather than serving as traditional lead vocals.
- The tempo remains predominantly between 128-138 BPM, maintaining an energetic pace throughout most of the record.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Save This Moment 5:51
- 2 Talk to Me 6:48
- 3 Perfection 7:58
- 4 Smokescreen 5:13
- 5 Bring Back the Sun (ambient mix) 3:25
- 6 Stargazer 5:41
- 7 Stresstest 4:21
- 8 Ride the Wave 7:10
- 9 Impossible to Live Without You 3:20
- 10 Mess of a Machine 5:54
- 11 Psychic Sensor 6:43
- 12 Centurion 6:03
- 13 Raw Deal 5:50
- 14 Rhea (chillout mix) 2:31
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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