[Trance] Essential Guide To Platipus Records Part 1 - Johan N. Lecander

[@SuperThaidave]

God I loved the 90's so much. So many great parties. Lovely memories - thanks for sharing this classic choonage. "sleeper" literally brought tears to my eyes.

[@ElectronicazMusic]

A perfect label. There aren't many.

[@michaelmanolitsis9843]

There was only ever one❤🎧

[@djediblesoundfndjedibleln3328]

@@michaelmanolitsis9843 🤪 ?!

[@zenadastra]

Agreed!

[@ManoloMacchetta]

Perfect label... I agree with the definition

[@rdubb77]

Platipus = always quality

[@johnykappa2777]

Hey Johan, im an old school DJ from Dublin started on vinyl and kept my 1210's to this day, just wanted to say thanks for one of the best mixes ive ever heard!!! when you brought in Gloria I was like what a mix!!! Then when Octopus came in I was like Holy Fv@$.... That's a serious MIX!!! all in all a top quality set with great track selection, a great tribute to the label overall. Thanks so much for this Really great work

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thanks for the kind words! That's awesome to hear :)

[@djediblesoundfndjedibleln3328]

I am not music ?!

[@jasonphillips3353]

Wicked all the time 👍❤️

[@dangermace11]

I came to the comments after hearing the Gloria mix to say exactly that, Johny! What a perfect transition. Looking forward to the Octopus mix now!

[@johnykappa2777]

@@dangermace11 great minds think alike ;-)

[@marcuslind3108]

Platipus records is one of the few labels that still stays true to classic trance sound from the early 90s. And by the way, Mongoose is a killer track.

[@Misel982001]

The 90s was a great time for partying

[@Misel982001]

@@PaddyO for sure the best!

[@Wow-Shares]

Yes yes yes '95 was my top year 🗣️ 👐😎👐 IAMsterdam

[@soundion]

Still the best Trance Label in the World!

[@FOGSmokebeer]

That's a red herring for sure ;)

[@maryankitsenko9694]

Johan, your channel and mixes is one of those few reasons why youtube should keep its existence.

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thank you, very kind of you to say :)

[@KlaudiaBara]

the best label ever..together with bonzai..and knite force(breakbeat) rising high and ofcourse R&S....i had a platipus t shirt back in the days 1992..it was glowing in black light...i was wearing it in all the parties..i love you guys...thanks for all good vibes GREETINGS from athens greece

[@stevenclark209]

Platipus ever best Trance Label......♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@Minus___]

My dad used to have this disc. Now it's my turn.

[@cellblockxofficial4254]

Great dad you have!!!

[@markyazzigreen8082]

Platipus has been bringing tears to my eyes for over 25 years, wonderful, sublime, emotional music. Great set this 👏 well done ❤

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@davidmaddox9119]

Wow,this takes me back and is just wonderful!🎶🥰🙌 I got into Platipus&Hooj around '97 and for me they're still two of the greatest proper Trance/Progressive labels;especially Platipus.😉👌 That lovely,pure early expansive trippy,spacey,atmospheric and cinematic feel to uplifting Trance is forever infectious and ages very gracefully. Great to hear early,original mixes of such timeless tracks and a 1st time listen for this fan too of a lot of boss tunes!😁 Happy to say I've got a few of these and how wonderful they still,will always sound. Big smile!😄 Awesome selection&classy mixing.🎛️🎚️🎧 Thanks a million for this terrific upload.🤗🙏

[@dangermace11]

It's hard to believe that these records are 30 years old now. They were so ahead of their time it's untrue. The production on each and every one of them is unreal. What a label...and Johan has done a top-notch job of mixing them. I was tempted to have a go myself and putting something like this together but after hearing this mix, I'm not sure I could do better. Great mix of great tunes.

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

hey, glad you enjoyed it but you should definitely give it a go. As they say, give 10 Djs the same 10 tracks and there will be 10 different sets. Yours will have something to contribute for sure :)

[@dangermace11]

@assorted-trance-techno-acid thanks, and yes, you're right. I should still do it. I have a number of sets planned out in the coming few months. Maybe I'll finally get around to doing the Platipus tribute. If it turns out half as good as this, I'll be very happy :)

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Let me know when it's done, I'd like to check it out :)

[@stevenclark209]

1A Klasse Mix. Platipus Rec. forever. Einer meiner Lieblingslabels.

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Vielen dank!

[@kevinmcgovern188]

One of my favourite labels, very nice mix

[@neoprene1970]

So many timeless classics - I saw the Platypus crew play in Glasgow mid 90s , bought some slipmats from them I still have to this day , and we all went back to a house party where they continued on Dj'ing. Great people, fab tunes, the best of days ..and nights :-)

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

nice! thanks for sharing :)

[@neoprene1970]

@@assorted-trance-techno-acid no thank you for all these great mixes :-)

[@sylvainglorian9504]

30:27 to 31:40 is one of the best trance moment I've ever heard...damn...it still gives me goosebumps 26 years later. I miss those days. Clanger-Seadog is a masterpiece amongst masterpieces.

[@markhodge3421]

The mood

[@LobsterminatorX]

Easter Island is too good. It never seizes to amaze how some really simple tracks just go deep into your spine.

[@mackash]

Seen Art of Trance, Union Jack and Terra Firma do a live set in 99 (i think it was 99) and it was the most amazing rave night ive ever had.. Such crystal clear sound.. Beautiful melodies. I had a lot of the tracks they played on vinyl but didn't recognize them.. Its was something special. They had bongo drums and other percussion instruments and the lighting was out of this world. Maybe it was just the Mitzi, but i had the best night.. haha.

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Haha I'm sure the mitzi didn't hurt the experience but I caught a Union Jack live set in 2000 and I can attest it was a damn good experience with nothing more than 1 beer in the system :)

[@damienglasse6351]

Ahhh the Green Mitzi’s were the best

[@mackash]

@@damienglasse6351 😋

[@Wow-Shares]

@@damienglasse6351 yes🥰🤪 IAMsterdam 🎶😎

[@AwarenessItself-vv3zy]

Oh my goodness, what a Mix. I Can't describe the feelings which are running through my system. Big smile on my face. Thank you so much for the upload. Best label.

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@tintintb1980]

Track list and time stamps for those on mobile (taken from video description); 01. [00:00:00] Terra Ferma feat. I-Ching - Obelix (Terra Ferma Remix) - 1998 02. [00:06:42] Art Of Trance - Easter Island (Original Mix) - 1999 03. [00:11:25] Art Of Trance - Mongoose (Original Mix) - 2004 04. [00:19:12] Art Of Trance - Cambodia (Tunnel Visions Mix) - 1994 05. [00:25:37] Clanger - Seadog (Original Mix) - 1997 06. [00:32:21] Art Of Trance - Gloria (Transparent Mix) - 1993 07. [00:38:20] Art Of Trance - Madagasga - 1998 08. [00:44:12] Union Jack - Cockroach - 1997 09. [00:49:43] Art Of Trance - Octopus - 1995 10. [00:57:32] Quietman - Meditate - 1997 11. [01:03:29] Quietman - Now & Zen - 1997 12. [01:09:46] Union Jack - Two Full Moons & A Trout - 1993 13. [01:15:33] Quietman - Sleeper (Man With No Name Remix) - 1998 14. [01:21:41] Union Jack - Lollipop Man - 1993 15. [01:27:33] Salamander - Tempest (Union Jack Remix) - 1995 16. [01:34:34] Union Jack - Red Herring (Original Mix) - 1995

[@kernelstudios8996]

thank you man for the help.

[@Box01000]

thank you

[@cormacrodgers4042]

Class 🙂🇮🇪 Thank you

[@AwarenessItself-vv3zy]

Thank you for the time you put in🙏

[@AndrewHudak]

Listening to this mix at least once every month :)

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

As the doctor ordered!

[@leedowner2249]

legendary label

[@43bikeguy]

Truly a sublime set from the very best

[@Triadii]

One of the best trance labels, i just didn't bother too much with their stuff before though

[@MATTKBAN]

Nice to dig into this catalogue of music. I’m a 90s goa/psychedelic trance fan so didn’t dig much into this. Very welcoming now. And can I say this is how mixes should be uploaded! Cover art (this case Vinyl label) and the name of the track listed on the video. Also the tracklist in the description. Very cool! I’ve been thinking of this if ever I mixed more and uploaded. Bonus for the sweet visualized around the vinyl label!!

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@Kot-Ribolov]

Sleeper❤❤❤Сердце замирает!!! Олдам привет)

[@ISLAInstruments]

Best.Label.Ever!

[@yesbutno808]

Perfect from start to end

[@hardcoresmashitupohyes2889]

I was listening to this last night after a smoke and it's brilliant. Even the visuals and presentation is well put together. Great work man.

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it

[@alpcelebi4759]

OMG I was waiting for this all along. Great selection of tracks and very nice mixing Johan, thanks a lot for posting such a wonderful guide for the legendary Platipus! I wish Cactus was also included in the mix though.

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Sorry about Cactus though, it seems it didn't make the cut for some reason :)

[@zenadastra]

A superb mix of a superb label. One I visit often. Thanks for your work!

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@prrevil]

A-class earcandy

[@jsmrt6875]

This must have been some tough choices my man!

[@MikBaa]

Revisiting this one tonight ...Excellent as always Johan, sending massive thanks from Dublin 🇮🇪 😉👍 ❤️ 🔊

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thanks!

[@javierjimenezrocha6405]

Gracias johan

[@mackjsm7105]

Oh Christ.. I heard this and went back in time.. wow! TY!!

[@miurasrpnt_v2]

Very sweet to put Meditate and Now&Zen side by side ^_^ Top notch compilation !

[@thomasdove1083]

Love it mate thanks for the upload!!

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@firsthippy]

Awesome set. Awesome label.

[@dannyveldhuizen8367]

THX a bunch for this one and a bunch of other mixes you did,great song selections and a flawless mix,you Sir RULE!!! Keep up the good work D.

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thanks!

[@aoighwoehg]

Superb blending in this mix

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Tackar :)

[@technodan3083]

Thanks, Johan, for featuring so many good tunes. I've added more than a few to my collection.

[@manuellerin7220]

Union Jack, Art of Trance.....GRANDES !!! 🙂🙂

[@soundion]

For all the Producers out there: One of the Main Secrets of the Classic Way is real Analog Gear. Today often Tracks sound steryl and you can hear that they try to make it sound alive with Plug Ins fail desperately. Here some Tips: 1.Use a Analog Summer and produce over that from the first Track. This Thing gives you the right Dimension to work in and will form your Sound as Alive because of its uncalculability and as well the little musical and wanted flaws who helps your Plug ins becominh alive.. Second: Use outboard gear and re-record Tracks. Use Hi, Band and Lo Pass Filter Analog. Use Pre Amps, Tube Pre Amps to give your Tracks Warmth. This all will also help you to find a deeper and more intimate Relationship with Sound in General. Furthermore you can buy a Analog Mixing Desk but be careful with Quality, some sound like Crap! 3. Get the Hell out of your fckin Chair!!! Stand, walk around, Dance. Therefore its good to have some Gear and Synths standing around in the Studio. You will produce different. Staring into a Screen makes you stiff and there is Danger for inner Boredom and Emptiness. Back in the Days they "had" to walk around. You "want" to. Check the Studio of Deadmau5. 4. Pray for divine Inspiration!!! Love and Peace!!! Last but not least! Dont just Copy, find "your" Way!!!

[@Wow-Shares]

Wow my brother, you are a beatifull Soul 🙏

[@choveskitchen3800]

one more to add - learn to play an instrument. Guitar, piano, drums, oboe...whatever. Nothing beats learning from first principles.

[@soundion]

@@choveskitchen3800 i absolutely agree to that!

[@cormacrodgers4042]

Great to get advice 👍🇮🇪 Thank you

[@luckycatphil]

Dude, its not Analog or Digital; otherwise Jean Michel Jarre, the Chemical Brothers and everyone in general wouldn't be using DAW. Its not a romanticism of the FORMAT, its a romanticism of the sound and process. :) Lots of love to you, but don't confuse the forest for the trees!!!

[@sylvainglorian9504]

Platipus is, from my own point of view, the ultimate trance label. Quality of tracks is so high that it is a pain in the *** to highlight one or another. There are other great labels, like EyeQ for example, but Platipus is ahead for sure.

[@krisstuffer3072]

Awesome! Great Selection in a fine Mix - Thank you

[@richardparry6738]

What a label! Nice mix

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

It is indeed a great label! Glad you enjoyed it

[@ScottyFlansburg]

Lov'in The Blast From The Past!!!

[@kieranobrien7062]

Always loved Octopus

[@soundion]

Kaleidoscope is hardly Missing!!!

[@robertopiresribeiro5833]

London 97-98'... The best parties ever 🎉

[@RandomnessTube.]

Always had those pulsating baselines when I was getting into trance in the late 90s I knew this was the more underground label.of the genre, quality always stands the test of time.

[@maklomite]

awesome video to0 go with the tracks. I didnt realize platipus was so mature early 90s

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thanks! Yeah they were definitely at the forefront in the early to mid 90s :)

[@petrospalamidas7844]

OMG blast from the past!

[@CidsaDragoon]

I used to import these CDs all the time, well worth it.

[@djluminol]

If you still have them please upload lossless copies of the songs. It is incredibly hard to find some of these old tracks on anything other than vinyl. The process of recording off of a record always degrades the sound a little, sometimes a lot. So if you have CD quality audio copies please upload them before they're lost to history.

[@CidsaDragoon]

@@djluminol Really? I see them on soulseek a lot. I could rip the CDs I have to YT though.

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

You can get most if not all through the Platipus Archive Series on Beatport

[@djluminol]

@@assorted-trance-techno-acid Huh your right. Last time I checked there was only the best of stuff pretty much. That's cool. I wish more labels did that.

[@djluminol]

@@CidsaDragoon You should. The more copies are out there the less likely the songs are to be lost. It's not as big of a deal with hugely popular labels like Platipus but some of the lesser known stuff half their discography is already lost unless someone has a copy they decide to upload. Especially stuff prior to about 96-98. There's been a lot of uploads recently but it's still only a fraction of what's out there. I need to get my ass in gear and upload mine. I have a lot of vinyl. I already recorded a lot of it but I messed up the master files doing a shit job mastering them so I need to rerecord it all. Then upload it. I've been looking into it recently though. If I'm going to do it again I want to get better needles before I star and make sure all the tracks are fixed so their sequencers don't go off time.

[@mackash]

Awesome 🍻🦘

[@mark140]

Moving melody productions

[@shanticat0056]

👊😃💕‼️ これだよ❗

[@dailydoseofbeauty-coaching113]

Jawohl, da klingelts bei mir... My kind of Channel

[@capaulmichel221]

IA Papi 😂

[@ant6816]

great mixing skills

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thanks!

[@sardar6347]

Нет слов, музыка моей юности в Москве

[@Wow-Shares]

Realy excellent mix👌with soulfull tracks from a Great label. IT inspires me to spin my own platipus records on my Technics SL1200 again. Thx🙏

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Glad you like it!

[@Wow-Shares]

@@assorted-trance-techno-acid love IT brother, love IT ✌️

[@matrixpl6532]

Bajka dla moich uszu od 1997r.

[@pauLAlakshmi]

octopus dives deeeeep :D

[@jasongillard6185]

Must say, lovely selection!

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thanks!

[@johnwilliamdranesupermax]

perrrrfect . XTC peace & love

[@jrlx86]

omfg goosebumps

[@jrlx86]

immediately

[@jrlx86]

ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDD

[@keithrpenny6484]

Love this track.... also union jack and humate! and some astalasia!

[@rmxrmx1525]

Thats' how it goes . GG

[@dedialtennisacademy874]

Epic!!!

[@diosmio2009]

I love platipus :)

[@matthewphillips1976]

Thankyou johan

[@boomforests]

What a seeeettttttttt 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@skipacuff5104]

Every track is top shelf pure acid progressive deep trance. (Quoting Simon)

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

He is not wrong

[@alpcelebi4759]

Where did he say that?

[@steviewondek]

In a increasingly materialistic, conformist, conservative planet where so many have lost touch with the natural world, where punk and other music sub cultures are long forgotten about or no longer relevant to the youth, this music will never sadly have the mass appeal it once had, the uninitiated will never understand what it represented an approaching age of enlightenment for all good souls.

[@alexparty2002]

Fuck modern world. Viva nature and trance

[@Mworshipper]

Awesome Platipus ode ! But I miss 2 really big classics in it: Union Jack's "Cactus" and Vicious Circles "Poltergeist".. 😉😊

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Fully understandable, great tracks both of them. Can't quite remember why they didn't make it into the mix though :)

[@xyz39808]

@@assorted-trance-techno-acid I remember on the dj subforum phineasfreak made a platipus set that had poltergeist on it TWICE

[@subspaceanomaly]

@@xyz39808 lol. Time to get properly mashed..

[@inchaoswetrust]

Is this perfect...or just perfect??? Can't quite decide

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

perhaps.... perfect? 😁

[@inchaoswetrust]

@@assorted-trance-techno-acid makes...perfect...sense

[@matrixpl6532]

Kocham platipus

[@kernelstudios8996]

ok John, good selection as usual. All the best.

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Thanks!

[@DanyWildTV]

dope

[@deejaydfc]

Fantastic track selection. I have a lot of these on vinyl. I just think you missed the boat on excluding "Yeti" from Union Jack in this mix since you included "Cockroach" which is basically the flip side of "Yeti." Both tracks are equally powerful.

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Yeah I guess that one should be in there too. Not sure how I was thining when I made it back then, I'd probably would have made it a bit differently now. I tend to feel that way on all these Essential Guides :)

[@deejaydfc]

@@assorted-trance-techno-acid Don't get me wrong it's a great selection....I think I'm just a bit biased to those 2 tracks because those 2 are probably 2 of my favorite from Platipus & I've spun those in my own mixes extensively.

[@markhodge4221]

Still here

[@alexkoning3952]

Remix is cool om te doen

[@michelvandoorn8190]

nniceee

[@elmariachi5133]

Red Herring is the best. And probably the last Trance track I ever liked, because Trance only got downwards from there on ..

[@Soundonshape]

Do i Hear of another record coming out soon circa 2023? on PlATIPUS RECORDS? I DO HOPE SO....

[@djvenziemaniac9304]

Pure :p Class 8-)

[@scoobysienna]

first albums i ever bought

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Great choice!

[@scoobysienna]

@@assorted-trance-techno-acid only wished i kept them.thats the big problem

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

@@scoobysienna My first album purchase ever was Jivebunny & The MasterMixers. I don't miss that one at all :D

[@scoobysienna]

@@assorted-trance-techno-acid lol well i remember buying vinyl without listening to the track first.no pc in them days.you can imagine the shit i bought...just giong off a label

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

@@scoobysienna At least Platipus must have had a pretty good hit/miss ratio! I remember my hit/miss ratio going to shits when I shifted from local recordshops at the end of the 90s to ordering from an early Juno Records web site out of the UK. Only 30 seconds super compressed audio samples to go by!

[@musicarea7013]

very nice trance label from UK

[@eldjfrisbee]

wooow

[@o0pinkdino0o]

My ex had every single Platipus and Dragonfly release on vinyl.

[@cesarplaton2229]

😍😍

[@hasenbein1709]

Brilliant mix, unfortunately without Humate and Moogwai. Nevertheless, top track selection. Platipus has always been my favourite trance label and still is. Simon Berry is still on fire

[@desiolle2874]

what's the techno version of Platypus?....appreciate your answer...I was there but having fun not collecting names...great times...

[@nememlekszek7404]

Uhhhhh my remember :)

[@derektierney1314]

Yep not bad set . 🇮🇪

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

I know, I am not in control of the ad setting though. The copyrightowners of the tracks override my any of my settings

[@x0j]

man i love ur mixes, do u have an HQ download?

[@assorted-trance-techno-acid]

Only for patreons atm, thanks!

[@boomforests]

Looiiiivvreeeee cambodia