some words from John Cherouvim 06.01.2001
Some words about this joke called 'Greek trance-scene'
During the last years the trance scene in Greece has fallen apart in terms of quality of music, events and people involved in it. Music got simplier and easier for all the people to understand, events got bigger and more commercial and the people in the parties had nothing to do with the music itself. Drugs became the highest priority in everyone's mind, while on the other hand, music, the party and the people in it became less important.
Some people got really dissapointed about all these. Some just ignored this mess, which of course would never harm the quality music and 'private' parties of their own.
A split took place sometime in '98 and two new terms for describing trance music were created for the Greek brain. The 'european' and the 'israeli' style. As expected two party-teams were about to be created and establish themselves as the only and best trance-music providers for the people. These were Sunrise and RLoaD, each one of them serving a style. Some might say that this was done for the shake and evolution of trance scene in Greece, but the truth is that this was done for commercial reasons and for keeping the people interested in the subject. Directing the scene into 2 opposite directions would be the key for keeping the (already unable to react from the drugs) people into the scene. Every Saturday everyone would be there giving a considerable amount of money to buy entertainment. To buy all those magical moments that the music of this famous DJ from abroad was offering. The spirit was not there anymore. There would never be a party like the first one of their life.
What can be done ?
In fact nothing can be done because either it's all finished now, or because a true scene never existed in Greece. What can each of us do is try to evolve and progress inside ourselves. Staying static is something unwise :)
Anyone want to share his opinion about this subject, please mail me.
John Cherouvim
06.01.01
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Uplifting Trance - Nitzh o Not
Nitzh o Not Trance which was first formed @ Israel at '97, then came to Greece,as Uplifting, and its original form lasted till some years later..
Nitzhonot seems to blend hard pulsating basses, sometimes referred to as "laserkicks", with the Eastern melodies typical for Indian Goa Trance from 1996 and 1997. The tracks are usually in a range of 145-155 BPM.
At its time Nitzhonot reached a mainstream success in Israel. The most notable artist from this genre is Eyal Barkan, who released his album 'Good Morning Israel' in 1998. It became the first trance record that achieved gold status in its home country, selling more than 20,000 copies (bootleg versions accounted for 80,000). Other artists would stand up in the same year, including Kobi Kastoriano & Eyal Ben Or as Iceman and Avi Shwartz aka Holy Men, well known for his Comic Strip track, a famous summer hit in 1998. These young producers were able to conquer the big cities with their hard hitting trance. In the end, the scene would dry out due to an overkill of low-budget and amateurish music. Typhoon Records, by far the biggest Nitzhonot label back in the late nineties, released over forty CDs in less than two years and faded away in 2000.
Before most artists in Israel changed their direction to Full On, artists in Greece captured the flow of this music. At the beginning of a new millennium Nitzhonot, now renamed as Uplifting, would stand up again, raising in popularity. However, both terms are not exactly synonyms. Uplifting stands further from Goa trance than Nitzhonot, as the oriental melodies fall away completely.
A typical Uplifting track contains heroic and epic melodies with European trance influences. Notable artists include Cyan, Cherouvim, Darma, Star Children, Qsys, Mendark, Dementia. Mike Verros was another significant name in the scene, as he actually introduced this style of music in Greece.
Groups-Composers such as : Sahar , Kintaro , Oren and Eyal Barkan , Kastoriano Kobi , Goldenfinger , Suki , Holyman , Injector , Cherouvim , Cyan , Star Children , Naga , and many more are keeping us a good company at radios and parties when we are listening to their tracks
~1997-2001 main wave of pure uplifting and nitzh~
~some exceptions after 2001~
Astralized
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