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The Ultimate Nitzhonot/Uplifting/Nitzhogoa Database!!!

A database for all Nitzhonot & Uplifting artists...

Obviously there were more Nitzhonot artists than only the ones we can browse in Discogs. For example, Vibe Tribe (2) had a Nitzhonot alias, but as no tracks got released under this name, it's excluded out of this database.

Anybody who has good suggestions or information to add is welcome to do so of course! :)

In the following list I'll make a distinction between 3 genres:

* Nitzhonot, which is the rather oriental-influenced spin-off from Goa music.

* Uplifting, which rose from the ashes of Nitzhonot in and around Athens.

* Nitzhogoa, which is far from being an accepted genre or style. I just put it in here because I would like to label a specific type of music that I love very much, but this has no objective value at all. Basically, Nitzhogoa tries to unite elements from Nitzhonot and Goa in one kind of music.

Of course the distinctions I make here could be critisized when looking to some of the artists in this list. One of the biggest difficulties remains the question on how to classify something as Nitzhonot and something else as Uplifting. I think there are two ways to solve this problem. A first way to deal with this issue, is by classifying all Israeli artists as "Nitzhonot" and all Greek artists as "Uplifting". However, some early artists from Greece sound pretty much exactly like their Israeli fellows, and vice versa. Therefore one may argue that it's a lot more accurate to distinct the two genres by first listening the music itself and then drawing the conclusion if something should be considered Nitzho or Uplifting. This is the second way of dealing with the distinction-problem.

Personally I use some kind of mashup of the two criteria. Imo the decision whether or not something is Nitzhonot or Uplifting has to be made mainly through an analysis of the music. Nitzhonot tends to have some Goa-influences, or at least arabic scales. Uplifting leans more towards Hardtrance and nowadays some producers also draw inspiration from Full-On.

This way of reasoning explains why I store Greek artists such as Cyan (4) and Naga (2) under the "Nitzhonot"-file.

Still, the other criteria plays a role. Tayfoon for example, and artist from Israel with a tendency towards epic and melodic tracks, will be classified as Nitzhonot. In this particular case I consider the fact that the guy was an Israeli important enough to make him fall under the Nitzhonot genre. Hm, I should explain this more thoroughly...will do so later...if anybody is interested in this anyway :P...

By Agneton...

http://www.discogs.com/lists/Tha-Ultimate-NitzhonotUpliftingNitzhogoa-Database/4746?page=1
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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~
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