TRANCE REVIEWS
edge to its overlaid sounds and FX. Over
QUICKIES
on the flip, ‘Metropolis’ embraces the Tim S
more melodic vibe of his career-best Paul miller strings heighten the
remix ‘Formentera, What’. Strong mate- Liquidity anticipation. Shame then
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rial and a great debut for the new label. Nu Depth that it comes to a static
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art of Trance Michael Dow’s ‘Med Mix’
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Swarm releases the beauty. Seventh heaven
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lee haslam feat Stacey Kitson
X3 8F Edge of Seventeen
New State package on the classic ‘Madagascar’, a Soundpiercing Digital Remedy
newly re-energized Art of Trance delivers BBE-sounding throwback
J
If trance was filtered down to one his first new track since ‘Persia’ three The majestic piano break skates close to cheese
Given Lee Haslam’s proclivity towards the more visceral end of trance, this Stevie Nicks cover might
single track, it’d likely be ‘For An An- years ago. With all the Eastern orien- sets your inner mercury overload before sufficiently
have been a musical bridge too far. As it turns out though, ‘Edge of Seventeen’’s crunchy 2001-style
gel’ swimming around in the bottom tated sounds we’ve come to expect from rising, while the thrilling reining in the strings.
percussion, rapacious bass and keyed-up warping synths work! Grabbing a healthy share of the ku-
of the beaker. Clearly not wanting first listen. Given all the washing loveli- an A.O.T. production, ‘Swarm’s is further
dos and credit is Stacey Kitson, who, in covering Nicks, pulls off a dead ringer for the original vocals.
When grafted onto the break, the whole thing becomes nothing short of floor fission.
to mess with the winning formula, ness on offer this could be consigned to fuelled by a looping, chiming main
PvD’s ’09 remix simply adds an even the beach bar play. Store ‘N’ Forward’s riff and gloriously atypical 303 bass.
Cliff Coenraad
beefier production to the new snares backing track however is surprisingly Instantly different from anything else Gone South
and FX. Spencer & Hill’s wickedly powerful and pulls it quite convincingly this month and teamed with a superbly
High Contrast
inspired remake cross cuts the riff onto the floor. Gai Barone and Sied van out-there Telefon remix, it certainly
Slightly more conventional in terms of overall production than his last outing, but once again mar-
with some brilliant distortion and is Riel continue the general themes on stands out from the crowd.
vellous material from the ready-to-break Coenraad. The ‘Original Mix’ of ‘Gone South’ gathers to-
scarily good! Elsewhere, Filo & Peri, their mixes, but fuse them, by degrees,
gether cowbells, jagged little synths and finely discordant riff drops and places them over a powerful
Activa and Inpetto all have their say, with a more progressive overlay. Sasha virus feat Dilara
but quite conformist trance production. Somewhat surprisingly, Leon Bolier’s mix follows its lead,
with the latter’s laidback vibe bring- 2Gether
where the uplifting riffs in the break are followed by a contained and controlled end in the drop.
ing the brothers out in front. harley Soan Enhanced
Long Drive Home
Solaris Recordings Captivating in the most extreme form,
Christopher lawrence & Dilara’s mesmeric vocals take this to
nicholas bennison
SEAN TYAS SPinnin’
From its sunkissed atmospherics to its the top of the month’s field. Perfectly
Continuation indolent guitar lick, ‘Long Drive Home’ serviced by Sasha Virus’s unhurried
01. Sean TyaS & Simon PaTTerSon ‘For The most Part’ Spinnin’
Pharmacy is the all-in Balearic trance package. The tempo and transcendent backing, this
“The most fun aspect of this one is that the crowds are still learning the vocals.”
debut production from Australian Harley gave Paul van Dyk a close run for this
02. Dave 202 ‘Pictures in my mind (Giuseppe ottaviani rework)’ Armada
Grit-hard trancer from the US pairing Soan, both his mixes flirt with the prog issue’s Money Shot!
“Certain aspects are swapped out for Giuseppe’s gorgeous synth work in the mix.”
of Lawrence & Bennison. This launches boundaries courtesy of their elongated,
03. Sean TyaS ‘Seven Weeks’ Doorn
at 100 miles per hour — and basically highly mixable intros and 132 bpm tem- evol Waves
“A departure for me — my first foray into the funkier side of tech-trance.”
floors it from there with dark, clanging pos. It’s the break though that provides X
04. reverSe Distant Destiny Vandit
effects, back-spun amphetamine beats the big reveal with a guitar melody so Reset
“A track that hasn’t left my playlist for at least eight months now.”
and motorized basslines. Almost perfect strikingly uncontrived and authentic it
05. vaST viSion FeaT FiSher ‘everything (aly & Fila remix)’
final set material. Sensing that any cannot help but charm. Great remix too Pure, freshly filtered floor caffeine, ‘X’ is
Future Sound of Egypt
“I don’t play a massive amount of female vocals but this one really got me.”
tougher might be overkill, Sean J Morris from fellow Aussie newcomer Majera. the kind of track that demands you give
dials it down a bit, adds some more the volume button a nudge in the right
06. ThreSholD & DeTune ‘Shapeshifter (riot mix)’ A State of Trance
“After the break, turns into a surprising triplet rhythm dirty bassline.”
euphorically edged synths and positions Gareth emery direction. It marries jack-hammer drums
his mix at a more mid-set play. Metropolis/Exposure with expertly processed percussion,
07. Sean TyaS ‘rulebook’ Discover Dark
“This one is a reach back to when techno actually meant techno.”
Garuda before throwing in just the right amount
Store ‘n’ Forward of warp and discordance. Ostensibly, it’s
08. STore ‘n’ ForWarD ‘hello World (akesson mix)’ CDR
“Bjorn Akesson’s productions just keep gaining momentum.”
Hello World First material on Gareth Emery’s new on the more simplistic side of trance but
Afterglow Garuda imprint, fittingly enough from with repeat listens it works on surpris-
09. Tom ColonTonio ‘Sparkover (Sean Tyas remix)’ Monster Tunes
“Big room feel in early-2000 style trance.”
the man himself. ‘Exposure’ has all the ingly hidden levels as the blink-and-
Assembled around an utterly brilliant vim of the GTR tracks of old and addi- miss trance riffs in the break and deeply
10. SebaSTian branDT ‘Serenade (onova & Seb brandt remix)’ Armada
“Was hoping the original would be remixed into something a lot more banging — and
melodic top line, ‘Hello World’ nabs you tionally has an appealingly dark, stormy buried distortion well up. sure enough, here it is!”
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