REVIEWS HARD DANCE
Andy Farley & Paul Maddox
SIMON EVE
QUICKIES
Anomaly
Chris Liberator & Claudia Cazacu Cubed
Sterling Moss Quatrain
PO Bo
Dirt Box 2 Play ‘Anomaly’ is the obvious choice for peak-
Cluster time action and leans more towards a
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Claudia nails two top mixes euphoric vibe than you may otherwise
Three industrial strength of ‘Quatrain’ with ‘Mix 1’ expect from this duo with warm “Can
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UK underground techno destined to detonate many you feel it” vocals and uplifting riffs
es, Middlese
mixes with the infectious a trance dancefloor with raising spirits out on the dancefloor. But
groove and nagging synth its big riffs and orchestral be sure not to overlook ‘Move Forward’,
stabs in ‘Dirt Box’ getting style breakdown, while which throws down a chunky but funky
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dancefloors moving early ‘Mix 2’ caters more for bassline and catchy vocal snippets for an
on, while ‘Jammy Dodger’ the harder crowd with a irresistible early set groove.
closes with clattering stripped back, dark and
percussion that sounds like dirty tech rework. A.P.
a runaway train. Revolution 909
Paul Webster Stay Up Forever
Alex Mo Istanbul
Gone Away Captivating Sounds In these days of slick sequencers,
MONE
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Dataless superfast processors and soft synths, Amber D
SHO
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Paul Webster’s original producers can sometimes get caught Anthem
Alex Mo delivers a very ticks all the boxes for in the trap of focussing too much on Riot!
laidback and radio-friendly trance fans, but the technology and not enough on the
slice of electro-tinged vocal Belgian juggernaut Fred track. A.P. from the F.A.T. Collective When an artist releases a track
trance, leaving label head Baker whips up a storm puts things into perspective here with called ‘Anthem’ they’re generally
K90 to put the boot in on for followers of the harder this bomb, which goes back to basics setting themselves up for an easy
the remix to kick this into sounds in his remix that to deliver a lesson on programming the fall, although Amber D really does
peak-time territory with slams out rampaging tech Roland 303 that’s so good it could be tick all the right boxes for a massive dropping into a retro piano breakdown
a beefed-up bassline and trance rhythms and a filed away not far from the likes of Pump hard dance hit here, effortlessly that’s not a million miles away from the
hypnotic synths. stripped back lead. Panel’s ‘Ego Acid’. ‘Revolution 909’ is transcending a broad spectrum of classic Ken-Doh ‘Nagasaki EP’. Scott
raw, rugged, edgy and curiously catchy hard dance influences in seven min- Foshaw delivers a disco sampling rework
underground acid techno at its best, and utes of roof-raising mayhem. From of the same, while the EP is completed
backed by the bubbling ‘Old Skool Edge’ bubbly basslines to raging Hoovers by Dom slipping into his Base Graffiti
makes for a truly compelling release. and singalong vocals into hard style alter ego to go head-to-head with Mr
stabs and breakbeat drops, this Clarke for the edgy, acid laden ‘Baseline
Greg Brookman & Tim Coe one’s got the lot! Also on offer is the Biscotti’.
Imoogi rump-shaking, retro number ‘What’s
Traffic Mine Is Mine’ that features vintage Mark Sherry & James Allen vs
rave synths and Happy Clappers- William Daniel
Full credit to Brookman & Coe for daring style vocals, making this two certi- Future Primitive
to be different on their latest release, fied anthems in one release. Reset
which looks set to win cross genre sup-
port with its bizarre yet infectious mish- The three producers behind ‘Future
mash of styles. Lead track ‘Immogi’ Lisa Lashes, Alex Kidd & Kidd Primitive’ hail from Scotland, but one
kicks off with a fluttery trance melody Kaos listen will leave you convinced you’re lis-
before unleashing big, twisted electro Nu Religion tening to a tech-trance anthem straight
basslines that drive the track energeti- Kiddfectious out of Holland. Tough, techy beats
LISA LASHES LASheD
cally into an atmospheric breakdown build into an infectious rhythm, but it’s
of crazy stabs warped beyond belief by Seriously dark and twisted, distortion is not until the lead riff rips out from the
01. LiSA LASheS ‘Dancefloor Orgy’ Lashed
heavy guitar distortion. Also on offer is the name of the game here, as a heavy speakers that you realise you’re in the
“The biggest track in my sets over the last month and I even did the vocals myself!”
the more full-on, booming bass electro- kick drum batters out from the speakers, realms of greatness, as a raw, analogue
02. NiSh ‘Dying For You (Phil York & Dark by Design Remix)’ Tranzlation
“Two of my favourite producers go head-to-head in a hard trance meets hard style mix.”
tech fusion ‘Crank’. closely followed by cut-up vocal sam- synth line steals the show.
03.
ples, marching beats and rasping synth
LiSA LASheS, ALex KiDD & KiDD KAOS ‘Nu Religion’ Kiddfectious
“Big vocal, hectic waltz-style bass and a trancey saw lead in the main breakdown.” April lines. The remix is delivered by up-and- Various
04. LiSA LASheS & PhiL YORK ‘Bondage and Whips’
Radiate coming UK hard trance duo Log:One & Love Tidy Album Sampler 2
Lashed
“Seriously hard. Heavy kicks and sheer power combined with clever vocal chops and fills.”
eXtra Wragg, who serve up an equally fierce Tidy
05. DR WiLLiS VS VANDALL ‘Tech ho (Scot Project Remix)’ Rockstar
but slightly more flowing mix that still
“Frank’s best remix in years featuring a huge epic breakdown. Massive!”
The eXtra label makes its debut after a packs a killer heavyweight punch. Four tracks here, with the Tidy DJs’
06. LiSA LASheS ‘Little Louis (Shy Brothers Remix)’ Lashed Digital chance meeting of minds between the rework of the massive Organ Donors’
“Cover version of the classic house track. Serious tech-trance material!”
heads of the Impact and Electrik Shandy Dom Sweeten ‘Turntablism’ the standout and a worth-
07. ANNe SAVAGe VS GRiDBReAKeR ‘Sound of Goodbye
labels decided they each needed a sub Episode 1 while update to the sample frenzied,
(hard house Mix)’ Siren
“Big cover on Anne’s new label, proper hard house with stabs aplenty!” label to showcase the wealth of UK hard Slave 7 scratch-tastic original. Lisa Pin-Up
08. DARK BY DeSiGN Mosh
trance talent at their disposal. April makes a rare outing on the label with a
Dark By Design
“The King of Darkness returns with a heavily metal influenced track.”
teams up with Greg Brookman to deliver The Slave 7 label round up a collection tough, bouncy and floor-friendly update
09. PAuL GLAzBY ‘Warhead’ Vicious Circle
the good time vibes in ‘Radiate’, which of Dom Sweeten collaboration projects, of the Brain Bashers’ ‘Let’s Do It Now’,
“VC head honcho smashes it with his classic filtered heavy dark saw synth lines and crisp
offbeat basslines.”
goes through many of the predictable Dom dusting off his Tomcat guise to while Anne Savage’s fearsome update
10.
production tricks needed for a euphoric team up with Ambre Solaire to produce of ‘Hellraiser’ and JP & Jukesy’s bpm-
LiSA LASheS ‘More Beef ’ Lashed
“Gated kicks, sharp powerful bassline and a dark eerie feeling breakdown!” reaction, but without quite enough ‘Factor 5’, a track that leads with a tough busting remix of Pants & Corset’s ‘Malice
conviction to carry this off in style. yet groovy hard house rhythm before In Wonderland’ complete the package.
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