HARD DANCE REVIEWS
Lisa Lashes & Anne Savage
We Come One
QUICKIES
SIMON EVE
Lashed
Various Kikkoman
Bootek 36 Together ’09
Two of the leading ladies in hard dance Bootek Headcase Digital
join forces to create a mighty release for
PO Bo
the Lashed label.
More mash up mayhem A decade on, Headcase
‘We Come One’ is a cover of the Faithless
x 305, Ha
from the Bootek boys as Digital offer a timely
classic and features big electro stabs,
Buy Now’s ‘Body Crash’ tribute to Talla vs Taucher
warped synth lines and a storming
is given a UK hard tech ‘Together ’99’ through
hoover assault in a restless arrangement
y
makeover, while the Audio Mindbender’s remix of the
es, Middlese
that will keep listeners on their toes
Bullys have their track ‘The Kikkoman cover.
right up to the last beat. Lisa and Anne
Things’ ambushed.
also do their take on Olive’s ‘You’re Not
Ronald van Gel-
Alone’ with more big bassline bursts,
John Askew & Gary deren
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bringing this mainstream anthem into Maguire Rush
unexpected hard dance territory. Borderline/Thumb
High Contrast
It In
SQ
Discover Dark
The eagerly anticipated
Techno Sex
return of RvG doesn’t
Dataless
Discover’s darker, harder
disappoint as he drops a
sub label offers something
trademark techy groove,
Nick Squires, aka SQ, is well known for for hard house DJs in
although this time he
his soaring hard trance productions, search of an intelligent
spares the vocals and
yet here he gets thoroughly dark and groove. Ireland’s Gary
instead opts for a massive
twisted in ‘Techno Sex’. Cast aside Maguire lays down some
hands in the air riff that’s a
memories of those euphoric SQ melo- banging beats with John
throwback to the glowstick
MONE
Y
dies, turn down the lights and prepare Askew to killer effect.
SHO
T! glory days of trance.
Cally & Juice
to be seduced by heavy beats, tweaking
Freaks
synth lines and robotic female vocals
Ourstyle
that talk dirty!
Never one to miss out on something
The Welsh wizards of hardstyle have conjured up a crossover hit with more than a
filthy, Future Disciple also gets in on the
little help from Freaks ‘The Creeps’. In fairness to Cally & Juice not only have they
action with a relentless remix. Think of a
picked a bassline that’s ripe and ready for a banging rework, they’ve also done a
more banging, slutty sounding version
great job of re-creating the distinctive “get on the dancefloor” vocals, bristling
of Benny Benassi’s ‘Satisfaction’ and
with attitude from first verse to last. Aussie based duo Steve Hill and Hardforze
you’re on the right lines here.
combine on the remix and add a big Euro hard trance riff to stomping, marching
Hellraiser & The Engineer
beats. Get your freak on!
Legion (For We Are Many)
Theracords
Adrenaline Department & Basic Dawn When an artist called Hellraiser unleash-
Carl Nicholson
Pure Thrust (Remixes)
es a hardstyle record with the catalogue
Rushin’
Thrust Groove
number THER-666, all the warning signs
Impact Digital
are there for a ‘harder than hell’ cliché
Dave Joy digs deep into his trance
of a tune. Thankfully, ‘Legion’ proves to
The Adrenaline Department teaming history vault for this classic from 2002,
be far more advanced than that. It’s got
up with Carl Nicholson reads like a with a new remix package that leans
a theme, bags of attitude, a standout
hard trance dream and they certainly towards the harder end of the scale. Rob
monologue and a lead riff that’s big on
come up with some hooky elements ‘Activa’ Stevenson kicks things off with
impact and low on irritation. How often
in ‘Rushin’’, starting with the famous a Substate remix that’s still cool enough
do we say that about a hardstyle track?
“know I’m rushing” vocal from the for some of the mainstream trance
Three mixes are on offer, ranging from
Bump track of the same name, before jocks, while Olly Perris tears up the tem-
the retro hard trance ‘Classic Style’
adding some catchy trance riffs and key po in a storming UK hard trance style.
through to the futuristic and sinister
changes. The final mixdown may lack This leaves Pierre Pienaar to slot neatly
‘Army Of Darkness’ and ‘God Is Not Here
clarity and punch, but the imaginative in between the two under his P.H.A.T.T.
With Us’. Seek this out before it seeks
JOHN GIBBONS LETRIK
arrangement makes up for this, giving guise, delivering near-perfect measures
you out. 01. ALEX HENTZE ‘Eleven Eleven (Yevgeny Bardyuzha Remix)’ Dub Tech
plenty of reasons for hard trance fans to of driving energy and blissful euphoria.
Recordings
rush for the dancefloor. Essential hard trance tuneage.
Ali Wilson & Fabio Stein
Impossible not to dance to...
10K Connection 02. JOHN GIBBONS & SCIMON TIST ‘Maktub’ Club Educate
Mark Richardson Charlie G & Vandall
Tekelec The big guns are approving so who am I to argue?!
Tranza 09 Future Calling
MR Muzik CGI
03. SIMON PATTERSON ‘Thump’ Spinnin’
Things have been a bit quiet on the
Does exactly what it says on the tin. Another monster from Patterson.
Tekelec release schedule of late after 04. TATOE & GROOVE ‘Tarantula (John Gibbons & Scimon Tist Remix)’ Ego UK
A familiar name to hard trance fans from The CGI imprint was certainly one of the
label owner Ali Wilson had most of his
Very happy with the outcome of this and huge reactions all round.
his numerous releases on Nukleuz, Mark best UK label arrivals last year. They
recent output signed up by Marco V 05. JUDGE JULES. ‘Judgement Theme’ Maelstrom
Richardson has since spread his wings to get 2009 off to a flying start here,which
and High Contrast. But he’s back with a
Terrifically tough with wonderful melodic undercurrents.
launch his own MR Muzik label. ‘Tranza sees head honcho Charlie G teaming
bang here and brings an Italo-Brazilian 06. DANNY DOPAMINE ‘Fire’ Padded Cell Productions
09’ is the next offering from him and is up with Vandall for ‘Future Calling’.
flavour in the form of Fabio Stein.
Fabulously filthy beats combine with delightfully dirty grooves.
served up in trance and tech flavours. Techy rhythms drop into a standout
‘10K Connection’ is a slamming tech- 07. TOM SAWYER ‘South American’ South Records
The trance slant revisits familiar terri- breakdown containing a piano solo, lush
trance cut that features trademark Ali
Panama’s finest unleashes another beast with crowd-destroying panache!
tory for Mark with big power riffs and pads and diva style vocal hooks before
Wilson funky rhythms and a brood- 08. ADRIAN WEST ‘Fire On The Floor’ CD-R
an energetic arrangement ticking all the track gets flipped back on its head
ing breakdown of moody pads and
A catchy hook-line combines with incendiary bass.
the right boxes for a decent dancefloor with a tough, driving finale.
basslines. Meanwhile, Fabio flies solo 09. UNDERWORLD ‘Cowgirl (John O’Callaghan Remix)’ CD-R
response. The tech version doesn’t quite Remixes come courtesy of a warbling
on the remix in more of a stripped-back,
Just when you think a tune can’t be improved upon, O’Callaghan rips up the rule-book.
fulfil the suggested template, instead bassline remake from Joey V and a more
Sander van Doorn-style groove, glinting 10. SPENCER ‘Sparkplug’ Discover
offering plenty more synth lines. percussive interpretation courtesy of
with plenty of techno-edged promise.
Infectiously percussive with a relentless groove that devastates every time!
Will Atkinson.
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