Dan Thompson - 'Medusa (Miroslav Vrlik Remix)'
Reviewed by Pete M on 17-02-21 18:18 (3988 views)
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Genre: Trance
In Greek mythology, Medusa was a Titan. But the real truth is that she was a scorned woman, a heroine almost. In legend, she was a woman with the body of a serpent and snakes on her head. She was transformed by Athena into a vicious snake-like ...
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Peter Steele - 'Strike A Chord'
Reviewed by Pete M on 10-02-21 14:47 (4025 views)
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Genre: Trance
EL-EL returns! Peter Steele has had numerous releases on Pure Trance and now, he surfaces on Lost Language with "Strike A Chord", a worthy successor to Mantra, Elysium, Ardor and his other classic tracks.
With one mix on offer, Strike A ...
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DT8 Project & Lustral - 'On My Own Remixes'
Reviewed by Pete M on 07-12-20 14:06 (5119 views)
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Genre: Trance
Darren Tate has a large trance pedigree. So do Lustral who, on this release, join forces for a remix package for On My Own, a track from trance's past. Last Soldier, Glynn Alan and Tony Day & Shaladni Shensharma provide versions for this package. ...
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Banco de Gaia - 'Kintsugi'
Reviewed by Pete M on 10-11-20 16:43 (5243 views)
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Genre: Ambient / Electronica
These CoViD-19 days, the world has been changed. Like it or not, we're living in "the new normal". Just some quiet musings from me. Anyway, here's Banco de Gaia's new EP on his own Disco Gecko imprint.
Kintsugi is a five-track EP of ...
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Desert Dwellers - 'Breath, Reimagined Vol.3'
Reviewed by Pete M on 17-10-20 12:48 (5637 views)
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Genre: Progressive / House
The Breath story comes to an epic conclusion with the third volume of Breath Reimagined, three remix albums dedicated to the original album released on their own Desert Trax imprint. This episode of the Reimagined saga takes in remixes from ...
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Sabretooth - 'RMX'
Reviewed by Pete M on 17-10-20 11:16 (5368 views)
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Genre: Psytrance
We dive into the HarderFaster archives and unearth a remix album by Sabretooth, a techno/psytrance producer. Here, he takes on Man With No Name, Sonic Species, Audiotec and more in a titanic struggle between progressive and full-on psy. If you've ...
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Ariscan - 'Orcas'
Reviewed by Pete M on 15-10-20 15:49 (4550 views)
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Genre: Progressive / Trance
Ariscan returns to EL-EL with a release called Orcas. This one contains a remix from Simon Bostock on the flip. As we wait for the release of Exhibition VII, which surely can't be that far off since number VI was released, we have new singles ...
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Kevin Energy - 'Universal Energy'
Reviewed by Pete M on 12-10-20 12:32 (4205 views)
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Genre: Hardcore / Freeform / Drum & Bass
Nu Energy Collective returns! The hardcore veteran Kevin Energy's label has been releasing some classic tracks over the years, along with remixes, but now the front-man unveils his artist album, Universal Energy. This is a mammoth affair; spanning ...
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Omjee - 'All I Want'
Reviewed by Pete M on 15-09-20 11:43 (4265 views)
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Genre: Psychedelic Trance
Perfecto Fluoro enters the fray with the new release from Omjee. This is "All I Want" and its a corker. It is a voyage into the world of psy. Only one mix on offer.
The Original Mix is a well-produced stormer that moves through ...
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Liquid Bloom & Porangui - 'Peyote Canyon'
Reviewed by Pete M on 10-08-20 12:18 (5369 views)
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Genre: Electronica / Ambient
For Desert Trax's next release, Liquid Bloom team up with Brazilian soundsmith Porangui for a trip to Peyote Canyon. There's five remixes on offer here which accompany the original mix. It continues the Liquid Bloom story of healing and music ...
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Liquid Bloom - 'ReGen: Deep Ambient Remixes'
Reviewed by Pete M on 29-07-20 15:18 (5479 views)
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Genre: Ambient
Being into trance music, it was inevitable that I would discover artists that use trance as a way to calm people and to...get them to reflect and chill down. With this in mind, this is ReGen: Deep Ambient Remixes by Liquid Bloom on Desert Trax. ...
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Desert Dwellers - 'Breath, Re-Imagined Vol.2'
Reviewed by Pete M on 25-07-20 15:34 (6389 views)
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Genre: Progressive / Electronic
We brave the extreme heat of the desert and delve into the swirling sands with the Desert Dwellers' second instalment of Breath, Re-Imagined. This is the middle child of the series; with the final instalment, the third, coming soon. This is the ...
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Desert Dwellers - 'Breath'
Reviewed by Pete M on 24-07-20 14:35 (5794 views)
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Genre: Progressive / Ambient
In 2019, US duo Desert Dwellers dropped the latest instalment in the Downtempo Dub series. The album is called "Breath" and is a mixture of ambient sounds and progressive beats, suitable for meditation and for shuffling around. A variety of ...
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Desert Dwellers - 'Breath, Re-Imagined Vol.1'
Reviewed by Pete M on 23-07-20 18:07 (4869 views)
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Genre: Electronic
Something a bit more leftfield from US duo Desert Dwellers. These guys have been around since the 1990s as the Dwellers and they've built a niche of providing remixes, original productions and yoga meditative music for quite some time now. ...
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Grum & Genix - 'The Light'
Reviewed by Pete M on 21-07-20 16:12 (4444 views)
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Genre: Techno
I don't think this really is a techno record. To me, it sounds like a progressive record. Anyway...here's Grum & Genix with The Light on Above & Beyond's Anjunabeats label. Only one mix on here and its the Original Mix.
On ...
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Andrew Heath - 'A Trace Of Phosphor'
Reviewed by Pete M on 21-07-20 14:19 (4401 views)
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Genre: Ambient
Surprisingly alluring. That's how I felt when Andrew Heath dropped his new release, A Trace Of Phosphor, on Banco de Gaia's Disco Gecko record label. Already becoming a legend, in my book anyway, in the genre of "found sound", the producer has ...
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