I'm 59 and have heard tens of thousands of trance tunes since 1990 and this will always be up there with the very best. Another one I heard at one of the big London revival raves recently - think it was Sunnyside Up's 30 birthday (MC K's 62nd birthday celebration) but may have been at Frantic or Trance Sanctuary. Whatever it sounded as wonderful as ever.
"Ligaya" is a Filipino word meaning Happy, am proud to be a Filipino and thanks a lot to Ferry Corsten of Gouryella for this incredible track, Gouryella is Trance and Trance is Gouryella
This music is completely apolitical. It is so universal. Honest and avoids any suggestion. It is all-encompassing and excludes no one. Reconciling, not dividing. There is no need for words about what all people on this earth feel and what connects us. These days the focus is always on what separates us and what makes us different, but we tend to overlook the obvious power of community and what we have in common.
Bought this in 2003 when I was a Junior in high school. I listened to it so much growing up for a few years, especially at parties and after parties. Totally forgot about it until now. 20 years later, hits me even harder today. Such passionate memories with those young developing relationships back then. Gives me chills!
Perhaps my all-time favorite vocal trance track. From the beginning until the last second of this masterpiece, it feels like I'm breaking away from the fast city life into an utopia of wonderful venues and timeless memories. This track contains such a power, I cannot describe it. What I can describe is that the song will stay with me until the very end.
