- Art of Trance
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Name = Art of Trance
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URL = [http://www.platipus.com/artists.asp?page=artistspage2&ID=8 www.platipus.com/artists]
Current_members = Simon Berry
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Simon Berry , atrance music artist fromEngland . [Discogs artist | artist = Art+of+Trance | name = Art of Trance ] Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger and Union Jack. In addition to his work as an artist, Berry is the head ofPlatipus Records . He citesDepeche Mode ,Vangelis , Tomita, Orbital,808 State ,Jean Michel Jarre ,Walter Wendy Carlos ,Juan Atkins , Derrick May andJeff Mills as his musical influences. Art of Trance is well known for the usage of samples of natural sounds (or electronically produced imitations of natural sounds) in his tracks, like bird singing (e.g. Easter Island, Kaleidoscope, Madagascar).Discography
* Wildlife on One (
Platipus Records 1996 )
* Voice Of Earth (Platipus Records 1999 )
* Madagascar2002
* Tales of the Unexpected (Mixed by Art of Trance) (Platipus Records 2005 )References
External links
* [http://platipus.com Platipus Records official site]
* [http://www.4clubbers.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=577 Interview with Simon Berry at 4Clubbers.net]
* [http://trance.nu/v3/interview_show.php?id=44 Interview with Simon Berry at Trance.nu]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3fd5vwxya92k Art of Trance bio at allmusic.com]
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