| Phil York's Tranzlation label leading the way for hard trance across the globe and striving to push through new acts along the way! For our 22nd release we bring you the new collaboration by partners in crime Phil York & Dark by Design. Electric Cabaret is a great example of both producers individual sounds shining through, Phil's epic uplifting yet dark and twisted hard trance sound can be heard through the breakdown of this track with Gaz's dark heavy undertones shining through on the drop's! An essential track for any hard trance lover which can even crossover into hardstyle territory! On the flip side we welcome back south west legend 'Louk' to the label taking things in a darker techier sound to reflect the current sound coming out of Holland and Germany! We are also proud to welcome a debut for welsh newcomers Shock:Force on the label taking things down a more oldschool sounding hard trance route keeping the power throughout! - germany |
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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 |
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Three names to get the taste buds of Hard Trance enthusiasts all over the globe absolutely sopping. The Italian Stallion Luca Antolini comes at us full throttle with his new release 'We Belong' but it's the remix from our French friend Spaceraven & Giotto DJ of S.H.O.K.K. that reminds us why we love this music so much! The melody of this track was enough to dampen our eye sockets and raise every single hair on our bodies, (and Jon is well hairy). This is definitely our favourite tune of the year so far. The fusion of the two styles from the remixers is perfectly blended with flawless accuracy, and Space Raven continues to have his tunes at the front of our CD wallets, which has been the story of the last 12 months! If you love your Hard Trance uplifting and 'rushy', this one is for you!
Jon The Baptist & Chuck-E - Core Magazine. - germany |
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Lashed Music has been dominating the harder sounds over this past year with a shift towards the growing European sounds that have been sweeping the world with the hardstyle global takeover! For her 9th release on the label Lisa teams up with fiery haired hard trance legend Phil York to produce one of the most powerful tracks of the year 'Bondage & Whips' featuring an almighty powerful bassline, massive drops and distorted vocals!
On the remix front we welcome hard trance pioneer and true veteran to the scene Scot Project; responsible for undoubtedly the biggest hits over the past decade as well as numerous remixes on every label worth its salt in the hard trance world! Frank takes things on an experimental trip for this remix; starting out with electro vibes mixed up with tech trance, before thunderous kicks emerge taking us into a euphoric tinges breakdown, where that true hands in the air 'Scot project sound' shines through, before dropping with serious power!
In the days of digital downloads, any reviewer or DJ will tell you a similar story of trundling through hundreds of sub standard tracks that will barely see the light of day, to simply find that hidden gem that will be the highlight of the magazine column or the weekend's forthcoming set. That is why it is such a joy to see a fresh Scot Project track or remix landing in my inbox, as we all know he hits the spot in such fine style. In this interpretation of Lashes' rather kinky new solo track, he flips the original on its head with uber cool synth lines and stripped back techy rhythms which will leave any hard dance fan with their jaw on the floor in total amazement.
Alex Kidd - germany |
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Compulzion is a label based in Plymouth and ran by DJ/Producer Louk. Compulzion specialise in releasing rather dark harder trance and techno. Starting life in September 2005 as a basis of promoting various record labels tracks to DJs, Press, Radio and potential licensees, the first Compulzion event followed which was an outdoor free party which took place on Harford Moor. A decision to set up a label as a University project followed and the debut release Cohesive's - Follow Me came out in January 2009, and release number two by Wragg + Log:One followed in August 2009.
For the third release, Compulzion have sourced a European anthem from dB Shredaz! These two may also be known to you under their aliases of Dancefloor Rockaz, Daro Onic and more famously Shinobi. Between those aliases, the German duo have released anthems on labels such as FE, Atmosphere, Balloon, Cybergroove Digital and many more. Saeure (the German for 'Acid' is exactly that, dark as f**k hard trance that really rocks the place. The original mix has been smashed by the likes of big name Mark EG, Fausto, Nick The Kid, Wragg + Log:One, Gazzy B, Logger + G-Netic, Major Tom, Iain Cross, and many more. It also received a 4/5 review in Mixmag in June 2009! If you want powerful yet sinister hard trance this is definitely the one for you!
The first remix is provided by two of the biggest Teutonic legends known to man, Tom-X vs Warmduscher. Between the two of them they take the hard trance sound and shape a whole new mould with the darker releases on the likes of Fog Area, Shogun, Cases and Tracid Traxxx. In 2009 they also brought us a wicked remake of 'Cocaine' on Smog records which was battered by every DJ worth his weight and this mix takes the track, puts in a harder kick and ups the pace with a rework that has gone on to win favour across Europe with the harder heads.
Finally for remix number two, the production duo of JTB + DJ Chuck-E deliver a more uplifting rework for those of you who want a slightly lighter route than the other two mixes! The duo are well known across the UK with many productions on the likes of Future Sound Corporation, Intolerance, Mental Madness and other leading European labels. Their mix fuses acid with an uplifting melody and still maintains loads of energy.
With three differing mixes to choose from each catering for a harder sound, it's definitely worth giving this one a try to add a little spice to your sets! - germany |
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