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‘Cadence’ is the standard-fit, very lovely An- Red Force of ‘Air Guitar’, with great
junabeats norm — the sound being distilled reworks from Leon Bolier
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yet further still. ‘Pacific’, though, is the one: Euphoric, authentic, and DJ Eco.
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melancholic at times and with a wander- confident trance that know
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first listen, it’s a pondering beauty of total All Rise
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understated sophistication. This will both breakfast Liquid
satisfy the faithful and engage those outside Air Guitar
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the fold. Flashover Uplifting trance with neat
riffs and well-modulated
Casey’s tracks seem to euphoria the order of the
richard Durand Solarity (who so recently smashed it Solarstone & alucard hang around in CD wallets day.
Silver Key with their Anjunadeep release) provides Late Summer Fields 2009
Magik Muzik them with another stylish, creative Solaris International
number. Adding to that all-round air of
As with his remix of A.O.T’s ‘Madagas- imagination, bright young things Ashley Ferry Corsten headlines the remix pack-
car’, Durand uses another far-from- Wallbridge and Ad Brown both pass it age here, but the honours are spread
regulation top line sound to fire ‘Silver through the remix mill and come out wider than that. The Forerunners retain
Key’. It’s a barely contained, squeaking, with flying colours. the original’s chilled mellow dramatics
pitching beast and once it gets stuck and work the break for all it’s worth,
in the brain, it’s there for the duration. Tasadi while co-producer Alucard’s ‘Shadow
Backed by a tumble of tech beats and Luna Lord Mix’ alters the DNA to make it
supporting sounds, Sied van Riel’s mix Lost Language darker and proggier.
tempers the riff and adds a dollop of
additional melody. ‘Luna’ comes a close second to ‘Mercu- Kyau & albert
Super8 & Tab anjunabeaTS
rius’ in terms of quality and the tone I Love You
Matt hardwick vs Gulf of the vocals and lyrics haven’t lost an Euphonic 01. Super8 & Tab ‘Irufushi (Original Mix)’ Anjunabeats
“So many A-list DJ plays can’t be wrong!”
Impossible ounce of their power. Santiago Nino’s
Kill The Lights ‘Dub Tech Mix’ dives deeper but allows A very simple vocal with a very straight- 02. MaTT Darey FeaT KaTe LOuISe SMITh ‘See The Sun (aurosonic
the song its space to shine, while Su- forward message, this will get loved-up
remix)’ Nocturnal
“The Aurasonic remix really does the job.”
Lighter on the melodics and heavier pramental’s low-fi sounding rework has reactions. Cosmic Gate field a faster,
on the darker atmospherics than we’ve more going on than meets the ear. beefier remix, which comes within mil-
03. FILO & perI FeaT aruna ‘ashley (alex M.O.r.p.h. remix)’ Vandit
“An all-round top release.”
come to expect from Matt, ‘Impossible’ limetres of trumping the original. Sheer
is a valley-deep trancer. The lamenting johan Gielen brilliance.
04. Kyau & aLberT ‘I Love you (Cosmic Gate remix)’ Euphonic
“You know the end result — quality!”
vocal and relatively low tempo only add Repeat The Music
to that immersive feel. If that all sounds Magik Muzik Marco V
05. MarCO V ‘When The night Falls (Dub Mix)’ In Charge
“A hands-in-the-air, prog tech-trancer at its best!”
a bit too autumnal, John O’Callaghan When Night Falls
and Ben Gold are on hand and weigh in Standing out like a big, bashed thumb In Charge
06. MIKe KOGLIn & p.O.S ‘autumn (Original Mix)’ CD-R
“Another fantastic track from a wicked collab.”
with much heavier re-shapes. from Gielen’s Flashblack set at ADE was
this trance translation of X-Press 2’s Mr V’s most trancified for a long while
07. LanGe preS FIreWaLL ‘Wanderlust (Sunny Lax uplifting Mix)’ Lange
Recordings
Solarity ‘Muzik Xpress’. For those not EDM-active is a high drama piece with a bouncingly “One of the best uplifting trance tracks out there!”
Laika in ’92/’93, a quick net-scan will turn up good vocal. Sounding not a little like
08. pauL Van DyK ‘nothing but you (Super8 & Tab remix)’ Vandit
Enhanced the original; those that remember will Depeche Mode, it grips the floor hard. “Works everywhere we play it!”
be pleased to hear that Johan’s redux is The dub once again shows how flexible
09. WIppenberG ‘pong’ Extended
Bisecting the quality/quantity axis clearly respectful in its treatment. The Marco’s tracks are — pitch it up or down “An absolutely sensational release!”
with consummate precision, Enhanced sirens, the vocals and the crowd noise by 5bpm and it still works just as well —
10. abOVe & beyOnD ‘anjunabeach (nitrous Oxide remix)’ Anjunabeats
were the big label story of 2009. Here, are there, but big riffs are absent. G a quality to be respected. “Peak-time trance madness.”
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