1330 Throughout the '90s, when German trance producer Oliver Lieb practically defined the genre, he produced tracks under a countless array of names, the most successful being L.S.G. The Frankfurt, Germany, producer's career first began to blossom in 1992. He was recording for a number of labels at the time under a host of monikers. However, it was the Quicksand 12" released on Harthouse Records under the name Spicelab that became Lieb's first big success. A year later, in 1993, he had another successful release, "Fragile," this time on the Superstition label under the name L.S.G. Where the Spicelab tracks are epic, dark, and a bit ambient, the L.S.G. tracks are more dancefloor-orientated and more melodic -- essentially the prototype for late-'90s Hooj Choons-style trance. Several more EPs followed on Superstition -- Fragile Remixes (1994), Blueprint (1994), My Time Is Yours (1995) -- as well as a full-length, Rendezvous in Outer Space (1995), and remixes from that album, Venus/Fontana Remixes (1995). A second full-length, Volume 2, followed in 1996, along with another batch of remixes. By this point in Lieb's career, around 1997-1998, he was widely acknowledged as one of the premier trance producers in the world, if not <I>the</I> premier. And on top of that, the trance genre was on the rise, particularly in the U.K. So it wasn't much of a surprise when Lieb's early L.S.G. tracks began getting reissued. In addition to new remixes of "Fragile," Hooj Choons released a best-of collection, Collected Works. Lieb spent 1998 reveling in his swelling popularity and releasing a number of EPs in The Black Series. These three EPs were then collected on The Black Album. A year later, Lieb returned with the Into Deep album and another batch of remixes. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide 1040