[Review] Dancing Astronaut – Rush Hour: Best of 2015

During trance’s early years, Christopher Lawrence was on the genre’s frontlines relentlessly pioneering its darker, more serious side that drew so many to it at its inception. Today, not much has changed – in fact, his influence within the underground has only grown as his prolific Pharmacy label and monthly radio show Rush Hour allow him to continue pushing out the next level of trance’s evolution to a greater population.

The end of 2015 is already upon us, so Lawrence has kindly put together a compilation mix of what he feels best embodies the ethos he’s presented through Rush Hour in the past months. Taking us on a two-hour journey through dreamy psychedelic landscapes and raunchy tech trance numbers that redefine the genre as it continues to embrace dark goa elements, we hear a series of works by trance artists working tirelessly to promote trance’s future soundscape. During a time where certain labels monopolize trance and threaten its credibility as a genre, it’s refreshing to see stalwarts like Lawrence standing up for what they believe in and demonstrating the underlying truth that trance is coming back stronger than ever in the process.

– By Christina Hernandez  

Read the review in full:
http://dancingastronaut.com/2015/11/christopher-lawrence-examines-2015-latest-rush-hour-mix/