Live in Oslo (Reis) [Original recording reissued]

Paul Oakenfold | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 11, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1997
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Global Underground
• ASIN: B00005Q7IK
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,279 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Elysian Fields

2. Tripping on Broken Beats [Carlito Mix]

3. Beyond Therapy

4. Alaska

5. Music for the Lonely

6. You're Not Alone [Perfecto Mix]

7. Music

8. Set in Stone

9. Reach [Basement Jaxx Firecraker Mix]

10. In the Lab

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Forbidden Zone

2. Ohm Sessions

3. Cycles of Life

4. Waters

5. So Much

6. Submission

7. Ionised

8. Trance in Saigon

9. Course Poursuite

10. Rhapsody in Venice

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Differently Perfect for Oakie, September 25, 2004

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L. Rindels (northern ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live in Oslo (Reis) (Audio CD)

i love this album, because it's so much different than all his other albums. The drum and bass in the begginning of disc 1 is incredible, then it proggesses slowly but surely into incredible prog trance. Oakie may get more credit than he deserves most of the time, but i feel like this album is pure. You don't feel any commercialism coming out of this album. Simply brilliant. If you've been listening to trance non stop and get sick of how its all the same than this cd will give you a great change. You wouldn't here many of these tracks on any of his other cd's which Oakenfold has a terrible habit of doing( putting songs on the same cd). If you don't have this album, i highly suggest you get it, for well if your a big oakie fan, than this cd will just let you know that he can do different types of mixing( and not in a commercial bunnka or swordfish kinda way) CHEERS

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the gems in Oakie's resume..., January 17, 2004

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Josh "jwlazar" (Miami) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in Oslo (Reis) (Audio CD)

It's a shame Oakenfold has abandoned his acid and goa trance roots for commercialized house, pop, and generic trance. His recent slew of albums (Bunkka, Swordfish, etc.), particularly under the Perfecto label, seem to be a shameless sell-out to the American market which seems to favor overplayed anthems rather than the innovative acid beats that Oakenfold is known for in his earlier albums (Tranceport, GU 4 & 7, Fluoro, etc.).

This album is a very good testament to Oakenfold's prowess in his early years, before and during his residency at Cream. The first cd starts with tantalizing drum-n-bass that lasts well into the 2nd half of the cd. The listener is treated to soothing melodies that drift along with smooth transitions. The tracks by Omni Trio, LTJ Bukem, and LML & Richie had me hooked the first time through. The mood immediately changes with John Digweed and Nick Muir's "Forbidden Zone", kicking off the trance remainder of the set. The remaining four tracks consist of some very unique but catchy tunes that cruise along to the end of the cd...

The second cd consists of mainly acid, goa, and plain hard trance. With tunes from the likes of Taucher, Bedrock, and Astral Projection, you can't go wrong in listening to this cd time and time again.

It was very difficult for me to acquire this album as there doesn't seem to be very many in circulation (the same goes for GU 7, Fluoro, and Cream Resident). However, it is definitely worth the effort to find as it captures Oakenfold skills as a pioneering dj at its peak.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oakenfold Sucks, This cd is great, November 27, 2003

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Evan (Littleton) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in Oslo (Reis) (Audio CD)

Oakenfold does a great job with this one. The selection is excellent, combining dnb and trance on the first cd, and ambient trance on the second. This cd compares with the skill used in Tranceport and Swordfish, and the Bedrock tracks are sick. Although i dont reccommend supporting Oakenfolds scene-destroying regime, this cd is worth owning.