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Beyond Time
Electronic · 2000 · 6 tracks

Beyond Time

Crystalline Y2K trance and lush downtempo textures that shimmer like city lights on a rainy windshield. A polished, melodic journey through the blue hour.

November 24, 2000 · Soundcolours

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Beyond Time is a crystalline snapshot of the turn-of-the-millennium electronic scene, where the euphoria of the dancefloor met the introspective cool of the lounge. It sounds like polished chrome and deep blue glass: a high-fidelity journey that feels both futuristic and deeply nostalgic. The core of the album is a masterclass in tension and release, using shimmering synth layers to build a world that feels vast and unreachable, yet intimately close. What makes this specific release essential is the way it treats its central melody as a versatile prism. In its faster forms, it is a propulsive anthem for the early hours of the morning; in its slower Ambient or Downtempo incarnations, it becomes a piece of furniture music for the soul. The production is immaculate, avoiding the cluttered noise of lesser trance of the period in favor of a spacious, breathable mix that rewards high-quality headphones. You should own this if you crave music that captures the specific blue hour feeling: that transition between the heat of the day and the mystery of the night. It is an album for those who find beauty in the precision of a sequencer and the warmth of a well-placed reverb. It does not just provide a beat; it provides a headspace that feels entirely removed from the mundane, living up to its title by offering a sonic escape that feels truly beyond time.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks
01
Beyond Time (short cut)
3:38
02
Beyond Time (club mix)
7:59
03
Beyond Time (Jam & Spoon's Happy People in the Morning mix)
9:23
04
Beyond Time (The Thrillseekers remix)
7:49
05
Beyond Time (Darude vs. JS16 remix)
7:25
06
Beyond Time (Blank & Jones Laidback mix)
7:57
Moments Worth Listening For
The moment the kick drum drops out in the Ambient Mix, leaving only a shimmering pad and a distant, ghostly vocal
The precise, interlocking synth arpeggios that build for three minutes before the main melody finally resolves
The way the Short Cut version condenses the epic scale of the trance lead into a punchy, radio-ready pop structure

How does Beyond Time sound next to the rest of Blank & Jones's catalogue?

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