Here, we see the first ever vinyl release from Guildford based label Blackout Recordings and what a release it is this is free party madness at its best! The new 2012 mix of 'Down The Rabbit' Hole' rips a whole in your speaker system with it's pounding bottom end its a real belter which is reminiscent of the late Blutonium sound which we all loved.
The vocal samples are comical and wisely selected and the hypnotic notes that work their way in on the way up to the main breakdown are just awesome, and the bass stabs will get you every time not forgetting the trusty acid line which enters in the later section. This really is full of brilliant things going on.
Logger's remix of 'Down The Rabit Hole' ticks many of the boxes for us also he's given the track an almost harder edge. We're loving the effects he's brought to the table here and the pad work and twisting driving razor-sharp synths used are good - great stuff again!
The third track uses another salmming bass line. The vocal samples are good and the synth work and melody is fantastic. We can see that everyone who was involved with this release has poured their hearts out into it and for this they all deserve a pat on the back well done guys.
Moving on to the final track on the release 'The Foot Soldier' by main man Doc B this is a powerful acidic track that really packs a punch in all the right places and wow what a breakdown this has its truly remarkable it shows lashings of quality and flair and a great way to end the E.P. - germany |
10.00 |
Well what can I say it's been a long time coming but this is the new release on German Trance, and although 13 is very unlucky for some it's really lucky for me! Already having some plays from leading tastemakers with a copy, here is my Acid Beast track, which started life as a remix of Dumonde - See The Light before the 303's came out and I went all dark and hard in a rather foul mood. Combine this with a sinister sample from the movie 'The Crow' and the result is a very pacey acid inspired and energetic hard trancer! On remix duties comes 'Busho', a lad from Looe who has released tracks on Theracords and Nutty Trance. He delivers a hard as nails reworking that really pounds and punches its way through the speakers. The grit on this is second to none and I'm well happy with his reworking.
Louk - Acid Beast has been a firm favourite of mine since I was lucky enough to get given as an extremely early promo, so naturally I was delighted when I heard it had been signed to GermanTrance.com, one of the only labels still churning out quality Euro on plastic. And it's not difficult to see why this was signed to the label as everything here is great. The kicks have plenty of pre-delay reverb on them and sound seriously fat. So fat in fact, that no bass line is needed to carry the track at all. The percussion is quite minimal, but the real star here is the 303. Essentially this is Acid Techno at its meanest, only with a Germanic twist to proceedings. The breakdown takes a simple pad and a sample from 'The Crow', and uses them to excellent effect. It works so well yet it's essentially such a basic track that I almost can't believe what I am hearing.
In all honesty, I didn't see how the Busho remix could improve upon what is, for me, a 9/10 tune. Well, what can I say, I was wrong. Somehow, the kicks are even fatter, the 303 is crisper and there are more layers to the percussion. It's made much more in the style of a Hardstyle track rather than Acid Techno, as this one is full of dirty, distorted bass kicks, and it even has a menacing bass line underneath. I really can't state just how good these are, I'll be rinsing these for a long time yet!
Dean Zone. - germany |
9.00 |
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