Around The World

Christopher Lawrence | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 26, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Moonshine Music
• ASIN: B00005Y1U1
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,180 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Jet Black (Arksun Remix) - Luigi

2. Jet Black (Steve Porter Remix) - Luigi

3. Spectrum - Manhattan

4. Indya - Mark Lowndes

5. The Conspiracy - Replicant

6. Galaxies - Capetown

7. Night Fever (christopher Lawrence Remix) - Mile High

8. The Curse - Mark Lowndes

9. Hong Kong Junkie - Fred Numf vs. 5.0

10. Muke - Marc Auerbach Presents

11. Walking With Dreamz - Sonik Kross

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best lawrence cd yet, February 26, 2002

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"cvandaj" (Agoura Hills, Ca. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Around The World (Audio CD)

Once again, American trance leader Christopher Lawrence has avoided the the typical trends in progressive house and trance that other dj's have adopted, and lays down a smoothe, deep trance set with tunes that come straight out of his record box.

Around the World shows the integrity that Lawrence has for the sound that all of his fans have come to recognize him for. You know immediately who you are listening to when this newest mix begins. He has managed to squeeze a three hour set into 72 minutes, and it really gives you an idea of the journey he takes dancers on when you're lucky enough to catch him live. Awhile back I gave a five star review for Lawrence's "Temptation" mix cd, and I stated that I would recommend it to any newcomer as the definitive Christopher Lawrence album, because it demonstrated best what he does live. But "Temptation" is the kind of set he throws down at one off's and new years massives when he's only got an hour. "Around the World" is for those long nights where he really grabs hold of his clubbers and lets it build for a few hours until seamlessy making the transition to the more bangin tracks. Anyhow, I'm changing my sacred opinion and refering any new Christopher Lawrence listener to this cd. And those of you who still cling to "Temptation" need not to worry, because anyone who has heard him drop tracks like "galaxies" , "hong kong junkie", and "muke" live can attest to the fact that they still send the crowd into a complete frenzy and tear the roof off any club.

Seek this one out. It's his best yet, a deep, thoughtful mix but with enough power and energy to keep all the crazy kids with something to smile about.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lawrence evolves, but will his fans follow?, April 10, 2002

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Douglas A. Greenberg (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Around The World (Audio CD)

Los Angeles-based dj/producer Christopher Lawrence has become well-known within the (all too small) world of electronic dance music for his driving, pounding, pedal-to-the-metal trancey sound, a style which has its origins with Scotland's Hook Label. Although each of his mix cd's to date has been a bit different, that trademark "majestic" trance sound has been the common denominator and the basis for Lawrence's continuing popularity.

This time around, Lawrence shows his willingness to evolve-while-also-staying-the-same, as "Around The World" reveals a definite progressive proclivity that distinguishes this work from his previous mixes. The balance that Lawrence is trying to achieve in this cd is revealed in the very first two tracks, two very different remixes of of Luigi's "Jet Black." The first, by Arksun, is definitely in the aggressive, trancey style that is vintage Lawrence. The second remix, however, is by Steve Porter, a Florida-based rising star becoming known for his deep, percussive, dark progressive sound. The Porter remix reveals the extent to which Lawrence clearly has been attentive to the shift by any number of dj's and producers toward more "progressive" styles in electronic music over the past two years, and he has adapted these trends skillfully without eschewing his overall allegience to more melodic trance.

This progressive-trending groove continues for the next several tracks. Mark Lowndes' "Indya" incorporates ethnic-chanting female vocals in a style that perhaps has been overused recently but which still works here. Replicant's "Conspiracy" explores a deep, poundingly dark, and yes, "chugging" groove with which some of Lawrence's longtime fans may not be comfortable.

Lawrence's flirtation with "progressive" is not all-consuming, however, and by track seven, a Lawrence remix of Night Fever's "Mile High," listeners will recognize once again the majestic Hook Records style of trance with which Lawrence has been so closely associated. The home stretch of this mix tends, in fact, toward an uptempo, aggressive, and melodic style, yet for the most part avoids sounding the least bit cheesy. In other words, it's vintage Lawrence.

For me, the only disappointment in this otherwise magnificent musical set come with the final track. Sonik Cross' "Walking With Dreamz" sounds to me like boilerplate trance, a formulaic piece barely distinguishable from a hundred other tracks I've heard before. Still, I suspect that my view here is in the minority; most of Lawrence's longtime fans will probably embrace this piece more enthusiastically than they will the progressive material that characterizes the first portion of the mix.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lawrence IS trance, March 5, 2002

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ProgMasta (The 'Burgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Around The World (Audio CD)

Christopher Lawrence is the reason that the trance genre still exists and rocks in the United States. I would have to say that because of Lawrence and but a few other DJs (i.e. George Acosta, D:Fuse, Danny Tenaglia, Sandra Collins)the US is poised to blow the international dance industry away.

Sure, we cannot compete in even the same league in terms of clubs and venues (Giant and the ill-fated Twilo come close...but no cigar) but we can offer an awesome lineup of American DJs who can tear the roof off any club, no matter where it may be.

I was a HUGE fan of Christopher Lawrence before this CD,(with United States of Trance being my favorite and Temptation & Rise coming in at second) and will always support this hard worker.

This CD is not his best, frankly it's a bit too progressive (he does better with higher energy sets), but it is still a freakin' awesome CD. One of the better offerings of the new year (so far). His track selection is leaps and bounds far more risky than the name-brand DJs out there, but that means Lawrence is representing the underground trance music more (I'm sooooo glad he doesn't throw another track by Transa on this CD, nor does he use chart-toppers that you will here at your local club - - have fun trying to find these tunes if you are a DJ (it's next to impossible)

Have fun with this CD.... the Underground American Trance Scene Needs Your Support!