One of the things about trance many people don't know is that it's an incredibly broad genre. I'm not even talking psytrance here, but more "western" subgenres like progressive trance, tech trance, acid trance, euphoric/uplifting trance (I fail to see the difference between euphoric and uplifting), deep trance, chill trance, dream trance, hardtrance and probably countless other names I have hardly got a clue about. This makes trance, as a genre, very difficult to encompass within the borders of a list based upon the taste of one person. I don't know a single trance lover who hasn't got a bias…

And to be exact, for Linkin Park's newest album, Minutes to Midnight.

I know, I know. Linkin Park is a sell-out band. Commercial success, not exactly the greatest band ever on originality, some of the lyrics are painfully emo (I will however not have any comparisons with bands like Death Cab for Cutie, Fall Out Boy, Bullet for my Valentine, My Chemical Romance,…, you get the idea, bands I don't even connect because I'm not really planning on getting fans of what I can't stand on this page here) and they probably won't stand the test of time.…

Because there's a lot to look forward to.

First and foremost: Grinderman will be releasing some stuff soon. Anything Nick Cave related gets me interested and what I've heard from rinderman sounds very good already.

Linkin Park have been working with Rick Rubin, who also produces SOAD's stuff. I'm looking forward to hearing the result, though at the same time I fear for disappointment. Let's hope they're not going to cling to one genre/one style too much. I liked stuff like Cure for the Itch, Session, Breaking the Habit because they brought change to the pattern and sound.…

Let's meditate on what another year in music brought us. Or at least, what it brought me specifically.
I'm not going on about all the discoveries I made this year (I thought it was a lot until I joined Music Advice Center now it's plain ridiculous), but about songs and albums that actually saw the light of day or enjoyed success past year.

We had…

The Open Door
Sure, Evanescence did a good job on this album, but it lacks. I like the album, but there aren't many moments that really stick with me. There's one really wonderful track on…

Before I start on what the title of this nonsense implies, a little listening hint, at least for people who are a bit into techno, trance and it's likes:
It's too late (Dirty South Remix)
Probably the best new song I heard this year. So far.

Well, seeing as I believe I made the subject of this post very apparent (and if you don't understand it, then there are dumber people than is believable) I will proceed towards it without any further introduction.

System of a Down
First and foremost there is Ddevil, of which I admittedly would be…

I was listening to the radio yesterday evening and this morning (meaning also through the night, yes), something which I rarely do, but the cd player in my room decided to give up, as did the cassette player more or less (I can't help but conclude that after having two cassettes coming out with a broken tape) so it can't really be helped. (ok, I could listen to cars passing in the street, but…)
Now, I noticed a few things:

Crazy Seems to be becoming popular around here, which I can only find great. It reminded me of the fact…

Guess I'll start with the recently newly discovered stuff I like.

Mr. Bungle: Blew me away. I can't believ I missed out on them so long. Forgive me.
Jaga Jazzist: Very relaxing… sometimes. I really like this hyperactive jazz. I wonder what I should call it. Jazzpunk? Fusion? Ah, just use my tag Criss Cross, which means: these guys consistently throw genres on a heap and I love it.
A Silver Mt. Zion: Ok, this is the really relaxating stuff (along with the next artist). A golden recommendation by Geohatz (along with the next artist) 8]
Mono…