“Simon Berry”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England.^[1] Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producing and remixing music for 24 years. In addition to his work as an artist, Berry was the founder and head of Platipus Records, based in London. Initially his label only released his own tracks. His work was first distributed on vinyl and compact disc and then digital only from 2011.

Career

On 15 June 2002, his track "Madagascar" reached number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart. His work has charted in United Kingdom eight times as Art of Trance^[2] and the first time with "Vicious Circles" under the alias Poltergeist in 1996. Berry has remixed a number of tracks for other electronic musicians, including Quietman, Moogwai, Indiana, Matt Darey, Steve Jablonsky and Anthony Pappa. A remix of Yello's "Vicious Games" from the 1985 Stella album, charted in 1999. In 2003, he re-recorded a new version of Jan Johnston's "Calling your name" that charted at #80. His tracks appear on mixed compilations such as Tranceport 2, London, Upfront Trance, Far from Earth, Oakenfold Anthems, Beyond Euphoria, Ibiza Euphoria and Classic Euphoria.

Berry's music has been remixed by artists including Ferry Corsten, Cygnus X, Perfect Stranger, Mike Dierickx, Michael Woods, Telefon Tel Aviv and Gai Barone. Art of Trance performs at various international music festivals and parties. He was credited for the release to a wider audience of the single "Children" by Robert Miles after its initial release failed to chart.^[3]

Production

Berry's music has been described variously as progressive trance, psychedelic trance, acid trance and techno. During the 1990s, Berry's music production was focused on his wide array of analog synthesizers.^[4] From 2005 on-wards, his work space shifted to the computer.^[4] His current hardware includes an Analogue Solutions Nyborg 12, Modal 008, Alesis Andromeda A6, Abstrakt Instruments Avalon and a Moog Sub 37. He uses Logic Pro and Reaktor with a range of plugins.^[4]

Art of Trance is well known for the usage of samples of natural sounds (or electronically produced imitations of natural sounds) in his tracks, like bird singing (e.g. "Easter Island", "Kaleidoscope" and "Madagascar"). The songs "Stealth" and "Blue Owl" were featured on the video game Midnight Club II. Various remixes have appeared on the SongBird and Black Hole Recordings music labels. Berry's work is currently distributed through Platipus Music.^[4]

Berry has described his style as deep trance, explaining his preference for "techno-based hypnotic progressive house with depth, and occasional psychedelic and melodic elements".^[5] He cites Depeche Mode, Vangelis, Tomita, Orbital, 808 State, Jean Michel Jarre, Walter Wendy Carlos, Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Jeff Mills as his musical influences.

Discography

Singles

Albums

Remixes

See also

References

1. ^{{Discogs artist | artist = Art of Trance | name = Art of Trance }}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/34531/art-of-trance/ |title=Art of Trance |date= |work=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=5 September 2017 }}
3. ^{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/robert-miles-creator-dance-music-classic-children-has-died-aged/ |title=Robert Miles, creator of dance music classic Children, has died aged 47 |author=Alice Vincent |accessdate=30 August 2017 |date=10 May 2013 |newspaper=The Telegraph |publisher=Telegraph Media Group }}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.platipus.com/about/ |title=About Platipus |publisher=Platipus, UK |accessdate=5 September 2017 }}
5. ^¹²³{{cite web |url=https://www.trancefix.nl/frontpage/2015/08/31/an-interview-with-simon-berry-aka-art-of-trance#comments |title=An interview with Simon Berry aka Art Of Trance |date=31 August 2015 |work=TranceFix |accessdate=6 September 2017 }}
6. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/vicious%20circles/ |title=vicious circles |date= |work=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=5 September 2017 }}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/kaleidoscope|title=kaleidoscope|date=19 June 1999 |work=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=5 September 2017 }}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/easter%20island/ |title=easter island|date=15 March 1997 |work=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=5 September 2017 }}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/breathe/ |title=breathe |date=15 May 1999 |work=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=8 September 2017 }}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/killamanjaro/ |title=killamanjaro |date=22 September 2001 |work=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=8 September 2017 }}
11. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/madagascar/ |title=madagascar |date= |work=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=5 September 2017 }}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/love%20washes%20over/ |title=love washes over |date=10 August 2017 |work=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=5 September 2017 }}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/vicious%20games/ |title=vicious games |date=15 May 1999 |work=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=5 September 2017 }}