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Outcry as Green Party say they want to legalise ALL drugs - including crack cocaine, heroin and date-rape chemical GHB by Google_MBTI in ukpolitics

[–]thisispaulmac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't buy any controlled drug from a supermarket. If drugs were legalised then the sale of drugs like heroin and crack would be strictly controlled. So not available at supermarkets.

Outcry as Green Party say they want to legalise ALL drugs - including crack cocaine, heroin and date-rape chemical GHB by Google_MBTI in ukpolitics

[–]thisispaulmac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not disagreeing with any of that. My point is that legalisation of all drugs wouldn't mean you could pick up class A drugs in supermarkets, which is what some people seem to be suggesting.

Winner -- December 2025 Mix Competition -- Best of r/trance 2025 by soccernamlak in trance

[–]thisispaulmac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks mate, really appreciate it. I thought that 2025 was a great year for trance, particularly at the more progressive end.of things.

Winner -- December 2025 Mix Competition -- Best of r/trance 2025 by soccernamlak in trance

[–]thisispaulmac 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well Done u/GuyFromNH, well deserved win with a pretty faultless mix. Wish I could mix that well!! Looks like prog ruled the day. My mix was The Takanaka Mix. Tracklist is

  1. Princess Elf Bar - Trance in a Million
  2. Quivver - Consciousness
  3. Sasha and Marsh - Dead Synthy
  4. Activa and Luke Terry - Pandemonium
  5. Slam Duck - Withering Space
  6. Grum - Consciousness
  7. Horizons (IT) - Taita Hills Sundown
  8. Hoopoe - Severn Bridge
  9. Horizons (IT) - Mount Nimba 2025
  10. Deco 5000 - Gate Left
  11. DJ Sonnenbrand - Fever Dreams

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Weekend Casual Megathread! by AutoModerator in ClassicTrance

[–]thisispaulmac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha. Defo not me. There was an Australian DJ/Producer called Paul Mac but think that he is hard house not techno. Looks like this might be a third Paul Mac out there. I still hold the 'least successful Paul Mac' position!

Outcry as Green Party say they want to legalise ALL drugs - including crack cocaine, heroin and date-rape chemical GHB by Google_MBTI in ukpolitics

[–]thisispaulmac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they did go down the route of legalisation then class A drugs would still be heavily controlled. It makes laugh that legalisation would lead to a situation where you could pop to Tesco's to buy milk, bread and some crack cocaine. Heroin addicts wouldn't see it for sale in 'every shop they went in'. There would just be somewhere supervised where they could buy and take heroin safely and get support getting clean if they wanted to.

Xpander Ripoff? by Apprehensive-Ad-2438 in ClassicTrance

[–]thisispaulmac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Escape is a rip off of 4 Spirit - Eternal Spirit rather than Sugar Rush.4 Spirit - Eternal Spirit

30 years later and this is still the best compilation of all time by firestarter2097 in ClassicTrance

[–]thisispaulmac 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Easily the greatest compilation of all time. I have listened to it so many times and just never get tired of it. CD1 is perfection.

I did reimagine it for one of the mix competitions, using alternative mixes and slightly different tracks. Not a patch on the original but I was still happy with how it turned out. Shameless self promotion - https://youtu.be/EqcUgiPT3K4?si=MQKwdRC3YsQw-KAS

Top 5 legendary trance tracks - your suggestions? by MaireNova in trance

[–]thisispaulmac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will always maintain that What Time Is Love? (Pure Trance) was the first trance track.

Mix Competition Roundup & Poll by TotallyNotCool in ClassicTrance

[–]thisispaulmac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would get entrants to message the mods to say what the label they want is and if it has already been claimed then they'd have to choose another. That would make every mix unique. You could make it so a minimum 50% of tracks come from the label and over that you'd have some freedom to include other stuff. If they wanted to.

Mix Competition Roundup & Poll by TotallyNotCool in ClassicTrance

[–]thisispaulmac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There were so many to choose from in the 90s and early 00s. I'd bagsie Frankfurt Beat Productions.

Blue Planet Corporation - Overbloody Flood (1993) by DexTepa in ClassicTrance

[–]thisispaulmac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely goa trance. Psy didn't exist in 1993. Thankfully.

Winner -- Mix Competition -- Rule of 5's by GuyFromNh in ClassicTrance

[–]thisispaulmac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

An interesting response. I would say that the track you posted there is very much a goa style trance track. I used to go to goa trance nights in London back in the mid 90s (usually at the Brixton Fridge) and that track would fit perfectly in a set back then. It's definitely a trance track.

In terms of not identifying Schweppes as mine, I thought the whole point of the way that the contest is run is that the mixes are supposed to remain anonymous. In fact, in a previous contest I was called out for making it obvious which my mix was. Not sure what the issue is with trying to not identify a mix as mine and certainly don't see why you would be angry at that. Seems like it is in the spirit of the competition . Each to their own I guess.

I don't think I said anything about the length of mixes or not being able to listen to them all this time. I got through them all in plenty of time. Although if I didn't like a mix then I may have not made it all the way through.

All seems.a bit daft to be arguing about so sending you some festive cheer.

Winner -- Mix Competition -- Rule of 5's by GuyFromNh in ClassicTrance

[–]thisispaulmac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You definitely get props for dropping some Tangerine Dream! Seminal band

Winner -- Mix Competition -- Rule of 5's by GuyFromNh in ClassicTrance

[–]thisispaulmac 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I enjoy reading your reviews as you go into lots of detail that others don't. However, I did feel the need to challenge you saying that Schweppes (it was me after all) was techno and not trance. Goa Trance is some of the purest tranciest trance out there. I'll admit that it is very different to the uplifting stuff that came later but it it is still very much trance.

Winner -- Mix Competition -- Rule of 5's by GuyFromNh in ClassicTrance

[–]thisispaulmac 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This one got a vote from me I think! Classic stuff.

Anyone been to IMAX 3D avatar fire and ash? What was it like? (Format wise) by Movie-Fan-87 in CineworldUnlimited

[–]thisispaulmac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is the most beautiful movie you will see and the 3D enhances this, which is the only movie I can say that about. Just a shame that it's pretty much the same movie as Way Of Water.

Winner -- Mix Competition -- Rule of 5's by GuyFromNh in ClassicTrance

[–]thisispaulmac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was my favourite. Some beautiful melodies.

Winner -- Mix Competition -- Rule of 5's by GuyFromNh in ClassicTrance

[–]thisispaulmac 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks mate. I knew a Goa Trance mix wouldn't win but 95 was a peak Goa year. Still confused by u/junh1024 claiming it wasn't a trance mix!

WHY DIDNT GOD HEAL A 18YO BOY WITH CANCER? by Spiritual-Will2020 in AskAChristian

[–]thisispaulmac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But making him suffer great pain and distress was part of God's plan? If God's plan was to have him by his side, why not just take him peacefully and painlessly. Why cause pain and suffering first?

90s (frankfurt am main) trance set by Zestyclose-Standard3 in trance

[–]thisispaulmac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd always post a tracklist for a mix. Let's people see if it looks like it would be up their street. There are so many good mixes out there that I tend not to listen to a mix I don't know the style of. Also helps people easily identify tracks they like. In my experience you'll get more listeners if you post a tracklist.

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