Rise

Christopher Lawrence | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: City of Angels
• ASIN: B00000J9ID
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #494,779 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Phreaks

2. Mekong

3. Tunnel Vision

4. Yummy!

5. Resonance

6. Millenium

7. Planet Hunters

8. Mind of Man

9. Domination

10. Evolver

11. Neuro

12. Elan Vital

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No hardcore raver, July 20, 2000

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prood "proodscot" (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rise (Audio CD)

I am no no hardcore raver and have little idea what is good mixing and what is not. I discovered trance only recently, via compliations like Euphoria and Trance Nation. Fair enough. I didn't like most of it, liked some of it quite a bit - e.g. Li Kwan's Point Zero. Then I heard this. I suspected this kind of music was out there somewhere. Now I have found it. The raving reviews here do not lie. X-Cabs neuro is the diamond amongst these gems. I cannot imagine a more beautiful, powerful and evocative track. It swells shimmering from the depths of that dark, brooding, patiently constructed trance to weave its soaring, brilliant spell. I think there are some flaws but they are so insignificant that to dwell on them would risk putting a reader off, which should never be allowed to happen. Anyway, they tend to disappear with each recital. For my money this is the most amazing music in the world. Please, please, somebody tell me where to find more of this mind bending, mind blowing material.

Detail: Best tracks - 1, 3, 5, 7, 10

1.Phreaks - a haunting, dark, flawless entrance. 2.Mekong - brighter, spacey, expectant 3.Tunnel vision - starts to seriously pump it out, piano drips from the interlude - a foretaste 4.Yummyl - hold on and wait for it - the weakest track here but maintains the mood. 5.Resonance - astounding multi textured, deep layer of dark hypnotic pumping energy. starts to carry you along. Heartstopping variations in pace. You gasp at the second phase. 6.Millenium - slower, teasing, pregnant - take a break, you need one and it won't last long. 7.Planet Hunters - pace really builds now, simple at first, layering in the complexity and exploring the boundaries. Mind expanding. 8.Mind of man - now we're there we may as well have some fun. Just how good are you feeling? 9.Domination - take a quick breather then slip smoothly back in. Animalistic. 10.Evolver - others rate this more highly. A naïve melody wrapped in the same hard, driving package, splashed with a haunting vocal refrain. Melodically a pale, distorted reflection of what follows, prepares you for something extraordinary. 11.Neuro - please never end. 12.Elan vital -Excellent complex, contradictory melody milks the last few drops.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars christopher lawrence- rise, April 23, 2000

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pill (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rise (Audio CD)

Have you ever noticed how sometimes you can't distinguish the difference between a lot dj's.Well, CL isn't one of them. His original sound and unrelenting style is something you rarely hear nowadays. What I noticed is most trance dj's play basically the same sound over and over. A lot of those cheesy anthems that you already heard a million times. What CL does is combine dark, hypnotic, and strong beats that never go astray. On a lot of compilations the variety of music only hurts the cd as a whole. You may like a few tracks, but others you have to skip. Rise has an amazing compilation of songs that are all on the same level. So you don't get teased and tossed around. Interesting enough, CL's style really hasn't changed since he first started. The reason is he doesn't have too. There aren't any dj's that have a sound as original as his. If you buy this cd you will know what I am talking about. I can't stop listening to this cd because the more I listen to it the better it gets.For all you dark trance and hard house fans this is a title you have to get.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Orgasmic, June 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rise (Audio CD)

This CD practically lives in my CD player... probably one of the best, if not THE best progressive trance mixes I've ever heard.. the tracks from X Cabs and De Niro are simply amazing, with 10 and 11 being the best tracks on the CD. Don't even hesitate to buy this one.