Behind the Sun

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There’s not much to say about Overlap. It’s a simple instrumental that builds upon itself with repetitive sounds. Overlap isn’t boring mind you, in fact, it’s very interesting. But not too interesting. In fact, Overlap gives your mind and emotions a rest. Overlap serves as a bit of a chill pill if you will. Overrest serves as a musical rest stop for your emotion. Get out, stretch your legs, and chill out before the album’s finale. Grade: B Don’t Give Up Chicance’s anniversary remix album “Behind The Sun (2020 Anniversary Mixes)” is out on May 08th 2020!

Shadows of falling leaves / October moon and rusty skies / Ever changing feelings / The seeds of autumn in my mind” This is the phrase that sold me on Autumn Tactics. Sung by Justine Suissa of Oceanlab and Above and Beyond (two of my favorite trance bands aside from Chicane), I just can’t judge this song with any objectivity. Halcyon is the weakest song of the album. That’s not to say Halcyon is boring. But at nine minutes, there are times that Halcyon lags, especially a couple of minutes into the song. Oh, but keep listening. At about 7 minutes in, we’re treated to one of the most beautiful melodies on the entire album. All in all, Overture and Low Sun work well together. Without words, we see the picture both songs paint. Grade: B/B+ With that said, I can see an interpretation that does not match my own. While looking at the lyrics, we hear a bit of a mournful tone. Suissa sings about winter, just around the corner, the hiding sun, and the cold darkness that autumn brings. Suissa also sings “summer is my only friend.” Judging by the lyrics, Autumn Tactics was is not a happy song despite my interpretation. But autumn is my favorite season, and Autumn Tactics describes my favorite season well. So, my prejudiced opinion is that Autumn Tactics is the happiest song on the album. Grade: A (though your interpretation may vary). Overlap and 90s mainstay Bryan Adams lends vocals and co-writes the song Don’t Give Up. Like most of the songs on this album, the song builds upon simple concepts. However, the upbeat notion of the song gives a new voice to the album. The thesis, “Don’t give Up,” provides a juxtaposed viewpoint with darker songs such as No Ordinary Morning. Don’t Give Up particularly even serves as an answer to Autumn Tactics. While Autumn Tactics laments the hiding sun, Don’t Give Up starts with the line “don’t worry if the sun doesn’t shine.” That, my friends, is depth!a b "Chicane – Behind the Sun". trancecritic.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012 . Retrieved 15 January 2022. On its own, Don’t Give Up is a good song. Paired with other songs on the album, Don’t give Up is insanely profound. Grade: A Andromeda

Offiziellecharts.de – Chicane – Behind the Sun" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 June 2022. ALBUM FEATURING THE SINGLES “SALTWATER” (FT. MÁIRE BRENNAN), AND “DON’T GIVE UP” (FT. BRYAN ADAMS) A.O. If you know the music of Clannad, then Moya (aka Máire) Brennan needs no introduction. Brennan provides the guest vocals on Saltwater, mostly in Gaelic. The actual lyrics of Saltwater translate to a couple of phrases about swimming in the ocean. However, Saltwater takes 10 minutes to show this simple message. Why? Well, this is trance music after all. Trance is known to build emotion as it builds and adds sounds. Saltwater isn’t about the lyrics. Saltwater is about the feeling one feels while swimming in a seemingly endless body of water. How peaceful, and how small, we feel against something so massive. And with the same lyrics and sounds repeated over, and over again, we get that feeling. On 24 May 1999, the album's lead single, " Saltwater", was released to commercial success. The song included a revision of the vocals from Clannad's " Theme from Harry's Game" provided by the original and featured singer, Máire Brennan. [3] The single reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart. Chicane about the album: “Twenty years have gone by and people still talk about this album, so we felt it was time to give it a fresh and modern dusting down. I am beyond excited and pleased with the new interpretations and I hope that those who enjoyed the original get the buzz all over again.”

However, it was his working with Bryan Adams on the global number one, Don’t Give Up, with its sexy intro and ear-worm chorus that took Trance from Ibiza to Top of the Pops.