A quick breakdown of some recent tunes from 2012 so far.
2nd Phase - Lesson Learned (Original Mix) - Score 5/10
Unfortunately the original mix is a little bland by comparison. While not a bad track the whole thing feels a little too restrained and passes by without much really happening. The highlight of this track is the electro styled section that drops after the breakdow.
Top Track
2nd Phase - Lesson Learned (Garry Heaney Remix) - Score 9/10
I really like this tune, it has a nice solid beat underpinning a building trance monster! The track builds and drives hard into a sweet key change and the chord progression helps freshen the track at just the right time. The main riff and breakdown avoid any signs of cheesy melodies yet have and the big sounds you would expect from an epic trance tune. This is a quality production from start to finish.
Indecent Noise feat. Ridgewalkers - Full Moon Fever (Original Mix) - Score 6/10
An upbeat vocal trancer with a nod to the past with some nice filter tweaking through the body of the track leading to a pleasant breakdown. The breakdown has a nice backbeat and soft vocal section, and this is my problem with the track. The vocals aren't back but they are certainly not going to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. The track also seems to lack energy throughout any vocal sections and the instrumental parts highlight this even further.
Indecent Noise feat. Ridgewalkers - Full Moon Fever (Power Dub) - Score 8/10
This mix has a real edge to it and the chopped up vocal snippets and audio candy make the whole thing much more rhythmical and energetic. The breakdown is still a laid back affair but when the beat drops this time you are ready to rock. Overall a real stomper with the absence of the average vocal from the original. 8/10
Tucandeo - Nibiru (Original Mix) - Score 7/10
A nice progressive trance tune with tribal overtones. Those ethnic sounds and heavily delayed spacey sounds deliver you into a beautiful piano drop just before the phatt base arrives to lay the bed for a trip through some classic trance production techniques. The song moves between a few different sections, each with a unique sound and feel with a seamless flow between them. Typical progressive track that sounds best in the middle of a mix!
Wellenrausch - Shape Of Berlin (Original Mix) - Score 9/10
This could only be described as a dark broody progressive gem. The warm bass anchors the track into a slow but solid groove, which is accented by some clever electro percussion programming. Add to this an almost ethereal atmosphere and some melancholic vocals and the puzzle gets closer to completion. The breakdown adds further tension and the track just continues to rise and build towards the peak.
2nd Phase - Lesson Learned (Original Mix) - Score 5/10
Unfortunately the original mix is a little bland by comparison. While not a bad track the whole thing feels a little too restrained and passes by without much really happening. The highlight of this track is the electro styled section that drops after the breakdow.
Top Track
2nd Phase - Lesson Learned (Garry Heaney Remix) - Score 9/10
I really like this tune, it has a nice solid beat underpinning a building trance monster! The track builds and drives hard into a sweet key change and the chord progression helps freshen the track at just the right time. The main riff and breakdown avoid any signs of cheesy melodies yet have and the big sounds you would expect from an epic trance tune. This is a quality production from start to finish.
Indecent Noise feat. Ridgewalkers - Full Moon Fever (Original Mix) - Score 6/10
An upbeat vocal trancer with a nod to the past with some nice filter tweaking through the body of the track leading to a pleasant breakdown. The breakdown has a nice backbeat and soft vocal section, and this is my problem with the track. The vocals aren't back but they are certainly not going to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. The track also seems to lack energy throughout any vocal sections and the instrumental parts highlight this even further.
Indecent Noise feat. Ridgewalkers - Full Moon Fever (Power Dub) - Score 8/10
This mix has a real edge to it and the chopped up vocal snippets and audio candy make the whole thing much more rhythmical and energetic. The breakdown is still a laid back affair but when the beat drops this time you are ready to rock. Overall a real stomper with the absence of the average vocal from the original. 8/10
Tucandeo - Nibiru (Original Mix) - Score 7/10
A nice progressive trance tune with tribal overtones. Those ethnic sounds and heavily delayed spacey sounds deliver you into a beautiful piano drop just before the phatt base arrives to lay the bed for a trip through some classic trance production techniques. The song moves between a few different sections, each with a unique sound and feel with a seamless flow between them. Typical progressive track that sounds best in the middle of a mix!
Wellenrausch - Shape Of Berlin (Original Mix) - Score 9/10
This could only be described as a dark broody progressive gem. The warm bass anchors the track into a slow but solid groove, which is accented by some clever electro percussion programming. Add to this an almost ethereal atmosphere and some melancholic vocals and the puzzle gets closer to completion. The breakdown adds further tension and the track just continues to rise and build towards the peak.
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