You
can't avoid these guys at the moment and no wonder with stuff
like this. Starts of quite minimal before the huge kick drum
kicks in followed by all manner of synths over the top. Breaks
down and ask's "Do you haved faith? Answer the question",
Yes we do as it builds to frenzy and kicks off all over again,
breaksdown again before a long outro, great for mixing forever.
Flip side starts of slightly more urgently but it can't compare
to the a side, top class.
Mixes
Johan
Gielen Retrospective Mix - 137.8
Original Mix 137.8
Foot Rating - 4.5/5
Reviewer
- Robbie Collins
Genre
Trance
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Artist
Cosmic
Gate
Title
The Wave/Raging
Label
German EMI
Remixed
by the guys above, see what I mean, can't avoid them. Starts
with short rattling percussion before the big kick starts and
bleepy synths follow along with the one note bassline. Breaksdown
and gets all melodic with synths all over the place, gathers
pace, as they do and before you know it we're of and running.
Has a small breakdown towards the end and it's all over.
Flip it over and you'll find the vocal talents of Jan Johnston
over a cool beat and throbbing synths and bassline.
Mixes
The
Wave - Svensen & Gielen Remix 139.7
Raging - Flulicht
Vocal Mix 136
Raging - Flutlicht
Dub Mix 136
Foot Rating - 4/5
Reviewer
- Robbie Collins
Genre
Trance
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Artist
Pale-X
Title
Androids
Label
German Shogun
Hold
on with this, starts with an overdriven beep and kick and then
hits you hard, usual suspects, single note bassline, hard kick
- breaksdown, minimal to start with before the big synth riff
starts and then it's off like an express train, not for the
feint hearted. Synth chages tack after the second short breakdown
for a bit of variation.
The flip side is more sane with a top rhythm track and synths
flying all over the place and a more melodic breakdown. Well
worth searching out.
Mixes
Bush
Club Mix 139.8
Long Version 139.8
Foot Rating - 4/5
Reviewer
- Robbie Collins
Genre
Trance
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Artist
Milk
Inc
Title
Land Of The
Living
Label
UK Positiva
Promo WL
Typical
of the sort of commercial trance that's about at the moment.
Starts of with the 909 kick and verbed beeps before the machine
gun snare leads us into the main course. Girlie vocal starts
up with an instantly recognisable chorus. Breaksdown and threatens
some breakbeat but never quite gets there, but kicks off again.
A2 is a much tougher affair, access style beats and synths and
a dubbed vocal to the breakdown where the main chorus takes
over and gets repeated until the beat comes back.
B is more commercial than the other two and a full vocal
Mixes
A1
140
A2 140
B 139.8
Foot Rating -3.5
/5
Reviewer
- Robbie Collins
Genre
Trance
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Artist
Brooklyn
Bounce
Title
Bring It Back
Label
German Dance
Division
Starts
of pretty much like there other two mixes, bubbling percussion,
steady kick, loads of synth and a, yes you guessed it, breakdown
with lots of pads and the girlie vocal. Gathers pace and back
to the beat with stuttered synths (vox has now dissapeared,
seems to make an appearance only in the breakdowns).
The flip is a different kettle of fish, harder, dirtier using
808 style Rotterdam beats but most of the synths from the a
side and a dirty lead synth line
Mixes
Svenson
& Gielen Rmx 139.8
Derb Rmx 141.7
Foot Rating - 3.5/5
Reviewer
- Robbie Collins
Genre
Trance
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Artist
Marc
Aurel
Title
Sound OF Love
Label
German Trigger
Records
No
messing with this one, straight in with a top kick, coolsynth
lines starts up with the moog bass. Breaksdown with pads and
soon the vocal starts and then the big synth before it all starts
again.
The Rank 1 mix is as you would expect, tougher beats and pulsating
bass with the synths slowly gathering pace before it breaks
down for a short while and comes back with all synths blazing.
The next breakdown introduces the vocal as the synths gather
pace once more sending us in to dancefloor heaven (!). These
two are the best of the bunch on the doublepack although you
do get an acapella as well.
