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 |
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 |
10.00 |
| Atmosphere Recordings:UK 3rd release see's its 2 newest signings Iain Cross & Nomad show why the label is fast becoming one of the finest Hard Trance labels on the planet. The A side sees one of the scenes fastest rising stars, Iain Cross deliver a tough & dark hard trancer with hardstyle crossover appeal which has seen it gain almost anthem like status with massive support over the summer from the scenes leaders at some of the worlds biggest events including Defqon 1 (Netherlands & Australia), Q-Base (Germany), Kiddfectious (UK). Flip to the B side for the awesome 'Ignited' from Australias Nomad which is a Hard Trance beast that features phat kicks & bass as well as a killer riff. Again with massive worldwide support from the likes of Mark EG, Fausto, Wragg & Log:One, Jon The Baptist & Chuck-E, FJ Project + many more. - - germany |
9.00 |
| As the vocal sample quite rightly says 'I'll Show You Bad Ass' this is f***king bas ass. The Playa seems like he's way ahead of everyone, the production and edits are incredible, these tracks are taken from his cd compilation of the same name, all 3 of them are by far the best tracks on the album. The vocal samples in these are well thought out and so cleverly used, there's so much detail in them it's scary. - germany |
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| Nick The Kid & Jon The Baptist - Worst Nightmare, Nick The Kid & Louk - Darkness> |
Hindsight |
Hard Trance 12" |
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After the phenomenal success of their last two releases 'Skysurfer - Colors 2008' & 'Nick The Kid - Enigma' Southwest based hard trance event Hindsight are back with another monstrous release for fans of the more European sound! This massive double A side vinyl features the Radio 1 supported 'Worst Nightmare' by Hindsight main / Hard Dance award winner Nick The Kid & hard trance legend JTB (Jon The Baptist). The pair have gone a little harder & darker than their usual outputs for this one with filthy distorted acid, moody side chained riffs & huge off beat bassline!! One for the harder trance heads!!
Flip it over for a more classic Reverb /S.H.O.K.K. style track from the unstoppable pairing of Nick The Kid & Louk, huge uplifting riff, techy percussion & a whopping bassline will see this definitely causing some serious damage in the clubs over the coming months! - germany |
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