By adding some older flavors to his stew of future music, Miami's own trance-dance sound machine George Acosta has come up with an amazing record. Rounded by a frivolous sense of fun and 3 a.m. hip-shaking, Acosta gets the... more » BPMs revved and hypnotic by his third selection, Perpetuous Dreamer's "The Sound of Goodbye (Above & Beyond Mix)." After that the party just gets harder. Moon Project's pumping "Moments Are Forever," the Sasha-tinged tones of Sunscreem vs Push's "Save Me (Push Remix)," and the joyous rave cheese of Planet Punk's "X-T-Cee" are all about pure, unadulterated glee. Acosta has fashioned a great Saturday night summer house party record for those who want to dance a lot, trance a bit, but never, ever chill out. --Steffan Chirazi« less
By adding some older flavors to his stew of future music, Miami's own trance-dance sound machine George Acosta has come up with an amazing record. Rounded by a frivolous sense of fun and 3 a.m. hip-shaking, Acosta gets the BPMs revved and hypnotic by his third selection, Perpetuous Dreamer's "The Sound of Goodbye (Above & Beyond Mix)." After that the party just gets harder. Moon Project's pumping "Moments Are Forever," the Sasha-tinged tones of Sunscreem vs Push's "Save Me (Push Remix)," and the joyous rave cheese of Planet Punk's "X-T-Cee" are all about pure, unadulterated glee. Acosta has fashioned a great Saturday night summer house party record for those who want to dance a lot, trance a bit, but never, ever chill out. --Steffan Chirazi
CD Reviews
Acosta does not dissapoint. Acostination for 2002.
Kevin | San Diego, CA | 02/22/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First, I must say I was only mildy impressed when I first put this in. Acosta has been my biggest influence in trance, I know his music intimately, and I have watched him progress into a more epic style. So, I was surprised to hear this was more "back to his roots" so to speak, more in the style of Awake, rather than AM/PM. Upon a second listening session, it clicked. The song selection is just flat out intelligent, creating that emotional buildup time and time again. I was already familiar with several of these tracks (The Sound of Goodbye, Urban Train, Save Me, Such is Life), these tracks were already standouts. Fresh tracks to me that stood out are "Moments are Forever" by Moon Project and "Revelation" by King of Clubs. Cosmic Gate did a flat out ridiculously sick mix of Tiesto's "Urban Train", with their trademark heavy synth lines. Acosta's own "The Reeper" is a nice high energy floor shaker as well. The beautiful vocals in Rank 1's "Such is Life" is a fine way to end the set. Check your pulse if a chill didn't go up your spine.
Overall, it appears Acosta has gone back to a more typical progressive trance style, there is less German style trance and epic remixes on this disc than you'll find on TNA 2, AM, or PM. His best mixing job is still on PM, his most epic work is on AM, and as far as I am concerned, nothing has dethroned Awake yet, that is just a f'n masterpiece. Any Acosta fan and any progressive trance fan should pick this up. The standout tracks make it well worth the money, and overall it is a nice progressive mix to give you that Euphoric feeling. Acostination for 2002."
NEW STYLE...
orion073 | Miami, FL | 03/03/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Acosta's new CD is sort of a mix of everything thing he has done with evolution in mind. New style all together. Smooth trance with a jump; and what I mean by that is that he has moved passed the dark, hard hitting, german-style trance into a smoother yet high energy (jump) trance. I've been a loyal fan of G.A. since his spining days at Shadow Lounge. Like anyone in Miami, I will blindly purchase anything he puts out.This CD is yet another must have for anyone with a passion for trance. Nevertheless be aware, this CD is different and a new style from his AM/PM editions, which were hard hitting and to my opinion, Acostas best work. If you want that kind of experience from this CD, you might be disapointed. Which is why I give it 4 stars instead of 5. New style is good, but George is known to put the crowd on their feet till they can't physically give anymore. and his CD's should reflect that style. I would personaly like to see George rip apart the walls of my house with divine trance like he's always done. but I'm affraid that this time he has chosen a smoother mix. It's still great, and no matter what; he's still the best trance DJ in the U.S."
Keeping me in Touch!
Jaime | Philly, PA | 11/26/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I am pretty darn picky when it comes to my "club" music. After relocating out of florida, I was really missing that certain distinction that keeps music in Miami different from the rest of the world. Obviously George is all over the globe, but he keeps his roots and never lets you down with his original style. I have been to many of the clubs that George has played in and this album brought me back to the style of music he has packed so many clubs with. GREAT CD"
Acosta is the man
Exctransic | Erie, PA USA | 02/21/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"George acosta is one of the world's greatest dj's in my opinion. I'm still kinda knew to trance music but i love everything that acosta has put out so far. Next level will not dissapoint anyone who liked any of his past albums. I just wish i lived in Miami and could see him live."
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1