Zone Magazine Issue 033 - Jan Johnson
In our feature interviews in this issue we talk to cover legendess vocalist and producer JAN JOHNSTON. A name that for Trance and Progressive fans simply means quality. Starting out in the early ‘90s with short-lived pop band JJ, her fortunes took an upward sweep working firstly with the King of Trance, BT on his ECSM album, and then Australian powerhouse Anthony Pappa (as Freefall) on breakthrough release ‘Skydive’. Signings to Perfecto, Universal and more has spread the Jan Johnson gospel and showcased not only her vocal talents, but also her song writing abilities. Soundtrack syncs and contributions to Grammy Award nominated albums as well as 4 solo albums and countless singles has kept this doyen of the scene at the top of her profession.
In our feature interviews in this issue we talk to cover legendess vocalist and producer JAN JOHNSTON. A name that for Trance and Progressive fans simply means quality. Starting out in the early ‘90s with short-lived pop band JJ, her fortunes took an upward sweep working firstly with the King of Trance, BT on his ECSM album, and then Australian powerhouse Anthony Pappa (as Freefall) on breakthrough release ‘Skydive’.
Signings to Perfecto, Universal and more has spread the Jan Johnson gospel and showcased not only her vocal talents, but also her song writing abilities. Soundtrack syncs and contributions to Grammy Award nominated albums as well as 4 solo albums and countless singles has kept this doyen of the scene at the top of her profession.
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Renaissance presents The Masters
Series, Volume 4: Revelation (Nick
Warren's disc) (Renaissance, 2001)
You can't discuss progressive house without
mentioning renaissance, and Nick Warren brought the
darkness on Volume 4 of the Masters Series. Yes, the
centerpiece of the mix is the Deep Dish remix of Iio's
"Rapture", but the seven tracks leading up to it is a
relentless chorus of drums that culminates with "Dirty".
KEY DARK TRACKS: Powder Productions' remix of Paul
Mac's "The Sound of Breaking Up", Dirty "Dirty", Deep Funk
Project vs. Austin Leeds "Sub RItual".
https://www.discogs.com/Nick-Warren-And-Danny-
Howells-Renaissance-The-Masters-Series-Part-Four-
Revelation/release/58370
" It was a great time for that particular style of music.
We had decided to move away from that epic
progressive house sound and focus onto something
more edgy and underground - painting on silence
was born out of that "
- Parks & Wilson
Global Underground NuBreed 006:
Satoshi Tomiie (Global
Underground, 2002)
My choice from the GU catalog has to be Satoshi's
mix. He somehow is able to work in so many of the big
dark prog tracks of the era (Lexicon Avenue's ubiquitous
"From Dusk Til Dawn", Creamer & K's remix of Kosheen's
massive "Hungry", Tijuana's Bedrock gold "Groove Is In the
Air") and yet manages to pull it off without it sounding like
a Ministry of Sound compilation. I probably just like the
way he manages to end disc one with Kings of Tomorrow's
"I Want You (For Myself)". Such a diva, Satoshi. KEY DARK
TRACKS: Stephane K "Numb", Kats & Styles "You're My
Everything", all the big ones already mentioned.
https://www.discogs.com/Satoshi-Tomiie-Nubreed-
Global-Underground/master/86914
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