Total Eclipse is a

psychedelic trance Psychedelic Trance, Psytrance or Psy is a subgenre of trance music characterized by arrangements of rhythms and layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. The genre offers variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style. Some examples include full ...

band founded in 1992 by three French musicians: Stéphane Holweck, Serge Souque and Loïc Vanpoucke. Stéphane Holweck is now the sole member. Their first tracks appeared on a few compilations in 1993, and by 1994 they had a few singles out with Dragonfly Records and T.I.P. Records. Their first full-length album, '' Delta Aquarids'', and the double CD ''

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'' were released in 1995 and 1996 respectively, both on

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. They also had a single song, "Psychedelic Terrorist", on the album Tsunami, released in 1999.

Releases

Total Eclipse has produced five albums: ''Delta Aquarids'' (1995), ''Violent Relaxation'' (1996), ''Access Denied'' (1999), ''Update Files'' (2004), and ''Tales of the Shaman'' (2010). Holweck continues to perform; he has played at events in several countries, including Brazil, Hungary, Portugal, Japan, Turkey, France, and the United States. Total Eclipse has remixed tracks by such artists as Anne Clark, Gong, Juno Reactor, Jungle High, 1200 Mics, and

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. Their extensive discography includes tracks released on

, TIP, Dragonfly, Twisted Records,

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, Solstice,

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, Phonokol,

Eye Q Eye Q was a record label founded in 1990 by Sven Väth, Matthias Hoffmann and Heinz Roth. It was based in Offenbach, Germany, specialized in trance music and greatly influenced the '' Sound of Frankfurt''. Eye Q ceased operations in 1997 due to ...

, 3D Vision, and Nova Tekk.

Discography

* ''Delta Aquarids'' (1995,

) * ''Violent Relaxation'' (1996,

) * ''Access Denied'' (1999,

) * ''Violent Relaxation'' (2003,

, Re-Release in Israel) * ''Update Files'' (2004,

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) * ''Tales of the Shaman'' (2010,

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External links

* {{Authority control French trance music groups Goa trance musical groups