Arley & Julene - 'Hindsight'
Reviewed by Pete M on 15-09-22 13:05 (1575 views)
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Genre: Electronica
Now that we're descending into autumn, the twilight of the year somewhat, its time to dive into the latest track on Enhanced Chill, the icy, calming side of the Enhanced Recordings empire. There is one track on here and its the Original. ...
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Desert Dwellers - 'Breath : A Portal To Stillness'
Reviewed by Pete M on 12-09-22 21:58 (1504 views)
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Genre: Ambient
An essence of calm descends as we enter the world of Breath again. Like the ReGen Ambient Remixes, this edition is a strictly beatless affair, far away from the previous two Breath Reimagined albums. A remix album, then, for reflection. ...
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Deestopia - 'Destroying Skynet'
Reviewed by Pete M on 11-09-22 15:43 (1544 views)
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Genre: Trance
We move on to the new one by Deestopia and its a dark trance affair focusing on the dangers of AI and self-aware electronic beings. There is only one mix on affair, well, two if you include the radio edit.
This is dark and foreboding, not ...
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Various Artists - 'Now That's What I Call 12" 70s'
Reviewed by Pete M on 11-09-22 14:16 (1431 views)
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Genre: Dance / Disco
Although it wasn't around in the Seventies, the NOW franchise has ventured into the world of the 1970s before; with various albums of pop classics from the era but never like this. Yes, its poppy and yes, its commercial but its an experience worth ...
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Various Artists - 'Nano Sonic Sound System 11'
Reviewed by Pete M on 09-09-22 21:01 (1218 views)
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Genre: Psytrance
The Sonic Sound System is on its eleventh rotation and this edition is an absolute beast. If you don't know what to expect, expect psytrance. Lots and lots of psytrance. Yep. This is Nano's latest instalment of the legendary Sound System and its a ...
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Paul Oakenfold x CeeLo Green x Benny Page - 'Falling'
Reviewed by Pete M on 06-09-22 14:08 (1207 views)
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Genre: Drum & Bass
Paul Oakenfold teams up with CeeLo Green and Benny Page for a deebee tune on Perfecto called Falling. There are two versions on here: the edit and the extended mix.
This tune is peppy but commercial and isn't at all like his trance ...
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aran - 'Cloud Observer (Remixes)'
Reviewed by Pete M on 16-08-22 14:48 (1681 views)
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Genre: Progressive / Trance
With a host of remixes, Omniset Records drops Cloud Observer by aran. This includes the Original Mix plus 10 (count 'em!) remixes on offer, including Tycoos and Nhato versions.
The original mix is a chilled affair; taking in floaty synths ...
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Farius & Cristina Soto - 'On My Mind (Remixes)'
Reviewed by Pete M on 01-08-22 10:58 (1817 views)
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Genre: Trance / Electronica
The remixes of On My Mind by Farius drop on Enhanced. This one includes remixes from Blonde Maze, Omnia and Farius, who drops a Lost In 137 mix for your pleasure. I'm undecided on which mix I prefer here.
The Original mix is included for ...
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Divisional Phrase - 'Raving TVs At Midnight'
Reviewed by Pete M on 26-07-22 18:34 (1812 views)
Getting mad MWNN vibes here. This is the new Divisional Phrase release on Perfecto Fluoro. Tight production and basslines are the order of the day here. It is somewhat different from the usual output on Perfecto; more psychedelic and more tightly ...
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Paul Oakenfold featuring Baby E - 'Shine On (Craig Connelly Remix)'
Reviewed by Pete M on 19-07-22 14:07 (1904 views)
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Genre: Trance
First we had the Paul Oakenfold x Mark Roma and Glynn Alan remixes, now we have Craig Connelly on remix duties for Oakey's "Shine On", featuring Baby E, on Perfecto, a label that needs very little, if any, introduction.
For his remix, ...
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Darren Tate - 'Ether'
Reviewed by Pete M on 13-07-22 18:47 (1665 views)
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Genre: Trance
Darren T8, yes, I called him that, drops Ether on his own Mondo label. The man who provided remixes for Angelic and Anjunabeats drops his latest tune, a trance stomper. It comes in two flavours; a shortened edit and the full length mix. ...
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Interflow & Chris Hampshire - 'Storyreel'
Reviewed by Pete M on 13-07-22 16:40 (1560 views)
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Genre: Trance
A bonafide classic gets dropped on EVE Records, a sidearm of the Recoverworld empire. Interflow and Chris Hampshire's Storyreel gets the 2022 treatment with a full remaster and remixes from Chris Hampshire and Satoshi Tomiie. The Originals are also ...
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Paul Oakenfold & Baby E - 'Shine On (Remixes)'
Reviewed by Pete M on 04-07-22 12:10 (1617 views)
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Genre: Dance / Trance
On to the main Perfecto imprint now and the new one by Paul Oakenfold & Baby E. This one includes remixes from Paul Oakenfold & Mark Roma and Glynn Alan. Is it any good? Well, first of all, its fair to say that Oakey is a legend in electronic ...
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Nicholson & Bryn Whiting - 'To The Stars'
Reviewed by Pete M on 01-07-22 12:07 (1749 views)
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Genre: Trance
For those who don't know, Tidy Two is Tidy's trancier sidearm; it also caters for the hard trance side of the label, as opposed to Tidy Trax, which tends to focus on hard house. With that intro out the way, lets explore the new Tidy Two release from ...
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Santiago Torelli - 'Let Yourself Live'
Reviewed by Pete M on 29-06-22 15:21 (1722 views)
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Genre: Psytrance
US label Pharmacy continues to drop the goods from their psytrance mothership and the newest one is from Santiago Torelli, whose Let Yourself Live is a thumping psy beast. Only one mix on offer.
The Original Mix is a banging psy ...
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Special M - 'La La Land'
Reviewed by Pete M on 28-06-22 14:19 (1752 views)
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Genre: Psytrance
On to Perfecto's more fluorescent sidearm now and the new one from Special M. This is La La Land and, while it edges a little on the commercial side, its still very much Fluoro. The reason why will become clear.
While this is typical ...
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