Tilt – Invisible

Ahhhh prog trance at its peak! And who does it better than Tilt?
Invisible is basically Rendezvous, released on Perfecto two years earlier, but beefed up and now with the added vocals by Dominique Atkins (from Grace).
Avoid the rumours about the Human mix being somewhat rare or "dark". Its the same as the original vocal mix. Matt Darrey delivers a more uplifting output under his Lost Tribe monicker.
My prefered version however is Tilt Supernatural dub. This mix drops the vocals all together and adds a little bit of tribal vibe into the track. Absolutely sublime! This version was not released until a few years later on the Missing Pieces EP. Don't forget to catch it there!

Absolutely amazing and beautiful Matt Darey and Red Jerry Mix that still sounds awesome today. This pressing shows the length of the Side A mix as 7:44 but I have this and the actual length is 8:53 - it is the full length mix.

Here's the secret, guys: the Human Mix is actually just a different name for the Original 12" Vocal Mix of Invisible, a mix which can be found on the 1999 Tilt - Invisible CD released in Australia. So if you really want to get this track, it's not that hard, it's not a vinyl-only super rare release.

This is the only CD that contains the full, uncut version of the original Invisible, which is actually the same track as Invisible (Tilt's Human Mix), that is only available on vinyl.

Anyone else the good ole days on eBay when this went for £70.00. Those were the days.

As far as im aware, this is the only release that contains the lost tribe vocal remix with a time of 8:55. the 'disc one' release catalog 'HOOJ 73' has the lost tribe vocal remix at 8:51, which im sure is just the same except without the few seconds of silence found on this CD

Lost Tribe Vocal Mix on here is decent, nice uplifting trance!

I've bought this particular promo twice and each time I've had issues with the CDs that were used for burning the tracks to. First purchase it appears the two track files were corrupt and my latest purchase from Discogs the audio is crackling. It appears that the age old story of CD deterioration has finally come true for this rare promo. Such a shame as I really want to get the unedited version of the Lost Tribe Vocal Mix.

Great tune! 5/5.

This was the strongest promo release that Hooj Choons didn't officialy release. It’s a shame because all 3 promo discs, not only, contained incredible remixes of Invisible but other tracks that were so strong they could of easily been released as singles. I wish I knew what Red Jerry was thinking with the official Invisible release because when it finally debuted, only a remix of Invisible (not even the original was released) with What’s This (B-side) arrived at record stores.

Hooj Choons originally released Invisible as three promo discs. It included the original version of Invisible, titled Rendezvous (Quadraphonic Instrumental Mix) [Tilt vs. Paul Van Dyk], which was featured on a number of compiliations-including Paul Oakenfold’s Transport. Rendezvous was basically Invisible without the vocals, and some basic keyboard arrangements. It was the original encapsulation of Invisible, with the aid of Paul Van Dyk, before it was polished further by Tilt. The promo release also included the Original Vocal 12 that contained the fabulous vocals by Dominique Atkins. Then there was the Lost Tribe Vocal Remix of Invisible remixed by Matt Darey under his Lost Tribe alias. At this time, Matt Darey was becoming a tour de force in trance music. He had already produced a number of tracks under Lost Tribe, Tekera, Li Kwan and other aliases that were used by many progressive and trance DJ’s like Sasha and Digweed. His remix of Invisible was an outstanding progressive trance interpretation before the pinnacle trance explosion that made trance a more mainstream sound.

Of all the remixes of Invisible, the least known was Tilt’s Supernatural dub released on the very limited promo disc 73X (it was the most highly sought of all the promotional release). Consequently, no one was aware of this remix because promo disc 73X was released in a small quantities. The general public only became aware of this release when it was released on Matt Darey’s Ibiza Euphoria. Of all the remixes of Invisible this is the least reminiscent of the original, but it’s the most memorable of all the remixes. In 1999, progressive trance was gaining popularity, and if there was a group that could produce an epic and well polished track it was Tilt. The Supernatural Dub contains an almost tropical feel because of the conga drums, samples, and heavy drum patterns. It’s an “epic” remix, but "epic" done astonishingly right. As the track develops, the beat gets harder, and the sound of a submarine pings ensnares. Layers of sound culminate to a breathe taking and cinematic breakdown. Up to this point, the track sounds nothing like the original Invisible, then a number of keyboard arrangements evoke celestial sounds and haunting chords project into a wall of emotion, but in a very dark tone… then you hear it, the keyboard riff to Invisible in all of it’s glory comes into play. Seldom can you use the words beautiful, dark, and emotional, all at the same time, to describe a dance track, but this is indeed the exception. This isn’t just dance music but music. This was Tilt’s final progressive trance track before they helped paved the way for the darker and more tribal sounds of progressive house.

What’s This and I Dream were the other two releases on the promo discs that weren’t remixes, but original tracks. What’s This was a tech-trance number that had a rhythmic-generating bass line that could literally destroy any dance floor. Then there was Tilt’s I Dream (Tilt’s Resurrection Mix) that had elements of the two original remixes of I Dream {the tilted dub and case de angeles remix}. The Resurrection Mix is a befitting name for the track because of the overall dark tone of the track. It’s a shame that Hooj Choons didn’t include this as a single. Like Invisible, it was used everywhere from Sasha’s San Francisco CD to almost every "This is what I call trance” compilation. However, don’t let the popularity of this track fool you. It’s a very haunting and eerie track that uses dark melodies and analog synthesizers throughout its rampage of sound. I Dream could of easily been used as the main theme for a film.

Unfortunately, Invisible didn’t get a 2 or 3 disc official release. A good number of its remixes and tracks were released in obscurity from the general public. Why, I don’t know. But the promo release along with Space Maneuver’s “Stage One” and Pete Lazonboy’s “Sacred Cycles” where some of the strongest releases from Hooj Choons.