Dimension 5
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Dimension 5 is a Goa Trance
project from England
.
Dimension 5 was one of the first Goa Trance groups ever and released lots of highly acclaimed vinyls and cds. The group saw its existence in 1989, and around 1994 they released their first early Goa Trance vinyls, which they described as “space techno”. Back then the group existed out of 4 members: Charlie Clarke, Graham Franklin, Kerry Palmer and Nick Wenham. They started their own label, Intastella Records, in 1996 to have total musical freedom.
This resulted in the making of their first full album: “Transdimensional” in 1997. This piece of art is extremely wanted but unfortunately it was never decently distributed, because of that this cd became a true Goa Trance legend.
The fantastic Dimension 5 music was not only released on Intastella Records. Many of their tunes made between 1995-1998 were also featured on compilations of famous labels. (Transient Records, Psychic Deli, Leguan, Phantasm Records, BNE and many more)
in 1998 the group got an extra member; Christer Borge Lunde (also known as Ra and Electron Wave). This resulted in another album; called “Second Phaze” in the year 2000, released by an unknown label, Blue Moon in Thailand. Because of that this cd was re-released by German Velvet Inc/Nova Tekk.
After this cd Dimension 5 stopped making music, leaving a great discography behind…and great memories for all the people that were already in the Goa scene around that time!
Dimension 5 described their music as "space
techno
psychedelic
trance
" around the time of their debut album and cited Hawkwind
, Gong
, Tim Blake
and Tangerine Dream
as some of their major influences.
In the same year, Christer and Lars Lind, who was not part of Dimension 5, released their own debut album To Sirius under the alias Ra
. This album contained credited collaboration from Charlie in several tracks and gave special thanks to several other Dimension 5 members. In addition to these two releases, the year 2000 saw Christer and Charlie release The Uncertainty Principle under the alias Electron Wave and Nick and Charlie release Magick Universe under the alias Hunab Ku.
Due to a resurgence of interest in Goa trance and it's immense popularity and fame, Transdimensional was remastered and reissued by Suntrip Records
of Belgium in 2007 http://www.suntriprecords.com/pages/releases/SUNCD08/.
titled 9th, in 2008.
Goa trance
Goa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.-History:The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie capital, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM...
project from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Dimension 5 was one of the first Goa Trance groups ever and released lots of highly acclaimed vinyls and cds. The group saw its existence in 1989, and around 1994 they released their first early Goa Trance vinyls, which they described as “space techno”. Back then the group existed out of 4 members: Charlie Clarke, Graham Franklin, Kerry Palmer and Nick Wenham. They started their own label, Intastella Records, in 1996 to have total musical freedom.
This resulted in the making of their first full album: “Transdimensional” in 1997. This piece of art is extremely wanted but unfortunately it was never decently distributed, because of that this cd became a true Goa Trance legend.
The fantastic Dimension 5 music was not only released on Intastella Records. Many of their tunes made between 1995-1998 were also featured on compilations of famous labels. (Transient Records, Psychic Deli, Leguan, Phantasm Records, BNE and many more)
in 1998 the group got an extra member; Christer Borge Lunde (also known as Ra and Electron Wave). This resulted in another album; called “Second Phaze” in the year 2000, released by an unknown label, Blue Moon in Thailand. Because of that this cd was re-released by German Velvet Inc/Nova Tekk.
After this cd Dimension 5 stopped making music, leaving a great discography behind…and great memories for all the people that were already in the Goa scene around that time!
1990s: Releases
Dimension 5 released several tracks categorized as hardcore, hard trance and trance before they became known for their Goa Trance. These were released between 1991 and 1995. In 1996 the group released three 12" Goa Trance vinyls and followed with 2 more in 1997 along with their first album, Transdimensional. This album is generally regarded as their best work and one of the top Goa trance albums.Dimension 5 described their music as "space
Space
Space is the boundless, three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction. Physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum...
techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
" around the time of their debut album and cited Hawkwind
Hawkwind
Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....
, Gong
Gong (band)
Gong is a Franco-British progressive/psychedelic rock band formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen. Their music has also been described as space rock. Other notable band members include Allan Holdsworth, Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Francis Moze, Mike Howlett...
, Tim Blake
Tim Blake
Timothy 'Tim' Blake , keyboards, vocalist instrumentalist and composer with both Gong, and Hawkwind. Blake is best known for his Synthesizer and Light performances as Crystal Machine, with the French Light Artist Patrice Warrener...
and Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...
as some of their major influences.
2000: Releases
The group's second album, Second Phaze, was released in 2000 and had a more laid back style than their first. For this release they were joined by Norwegian Christer Borge-Lunde.In the same year, Christer and Lars Lind, who was not part of Dimension 5, released their own debut album To Sirius under the alias Ra
Ra (Norwegian band)
Ra are Christer Borge-Lunde, Lars W. Lind, a goa trance project.Ra was first founded in 1994 by Christer Borge-Lunde and Lars W.Lind. In 1998 Chris and Lars went their separate ways and Christer Borge-Lunde continued Ra primarily as a solo project....
. This album contained credited collaboration from Charlie in several tracks and gave special thanks to several other Dimension 5 members. In addition to these two releases, the year 2000 saw Christer and Charlie release The Uncertainty Principle under the alias Electron Wave and Nick and Charlie release Magick Universe under the alias Hunab Ku.
2001: Reissues
In 2001, due to popularity and the going under of the Blue Moon Productions UK label, Second Phaze, To Sirius and The Uncertainty principle were all remastered and re-released on Velvet. Inc, a division of GNT, a sublabel of Nova Tekk Records. Magick Universe remains one of the most rare and sought after Goa trance albums.2007: Anniversary of Transdimensional
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of their debut album, Dimension 5 regrouped to play a gig in Antwerp Belgium http://www.kairoo.com/5yk/5yk.html.Due to a resurgence of interest in Goa trance and it's immense popularity and fame, Transdimensional was remastered and reissued by Suntrip Records
Suntrip Records
Suntrip Records is a half-French, half-Belgian record label, releasing Goa trance and melodic Psychedelic trance.Suntrip Records was set up in the summer of 2004 by Fabien "Mars" Marsaud, one of the founders of the Psynews.org website and Joske "Anoebis" Vranken, a Belgian DJ and...
of Belgium in 2007 http://www.suntriprecords.com/pages/releases/SUNCD08/.
Final Word
Dimension 5 has released no new material since 2000 barring a couple promotional tracks released in 2002 by Nick and Charlie as Hunab Ku. Christer and Lars recently became active again and released a second full length album under their alias RaRa (Norwegian band)
Ra are Christer Borge-Lunde, Lars W. Lind, a goa trance project.Ra was first founded in 1994 by Christer Borge-Lunde and Lars W.Lind. In 1998 Chris and Lars went their separate ways and Christer Borge-Lunde continued Ra primarily as a solo project....
titled 9th, in 2008.
Singles
- Utopia EP (Perception Records 1991)
- Utopia - Remixes (Perception Records 1991)
- Light Sensitive Data (D5 Records 1995)
- Trance Express / Tracefix / Cranial Meltdown (D5 Records 1995)
- UFO / Light Sensitive Data (D5 Records 1995)
- Iron Sun / Intastella (Intastella Records 1995)
- Iron Sun Remix / Harmonic Convergence / Antidote (Intastella Records 1995)
- Blue Pyramid / Purple Om (Intastella Records 1996)
- Psychic Influence / Ganymede (Intastella Records 1996)
- Deep Space 5D / Temple of Chaos (Intastella Records 1997)
- Tribes of the Moon / Limitless Dimension (Blue Moon Productions UK 1997)
Albums
- Transdimensional (Intastella Records 1997)
- Second Phase (Blue Moon Productions UK 2000)
- Second Phase (Velvet Inc. 2001)
- Transdimensional (Remastered) (Suntrip RecordsSuntrip RecordsSuntrip Records is a half-French, half-Belgian record label, releasing Goa trance and melodic Psychedelic trance.Suntrip Records was set up in the summer of 2004 by Fabien "Mars" Marsaud, one of the founders of the Psynews.org website and Joske "Anoebis" Vranken, a Belgian DJ and...
2007)
External links
- [ Allmusic]
- Suntrip Records Dimension 5 Page