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Artist |
Orchid |
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Title |
Galactic Railroad / Starlight |
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Label |
Hope Recordings |
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Genre |
Progressive Break Beat |
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Hope Recording keeps on releasing awesome tracks. This time Orchid (Alexander
Tooth) gives us two fantastic tracks that just are right for the first part of
the set. “Galactic Railroad” is a groovy atmospheric track with a hypnotising
build-up and a wicked melody line that will keep your head nodding. “Starlight”
is another dreamy track with a fantastic melody line and structure in the style
of Sasha and James Holden. If this release isn’t going to be a success – then I
wonder. (CA) |
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Artist |
AR52 |
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Title |
Enigma / Air Traffic |
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Label |
Joof |
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Genre |
Trance |
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On the Joof label comes this double A-sided trance 12”. “Enigma” is a typical
trance track with its typical build-ups and breaks, but with a kicking melody
line. “Air Traffic” is a progressive trance track that totally rocks and has a
great rolling melody line on top with a hint of deep trance elements with a
twist. Not bad at all –will somebody please get me down from this fantastic
ride. |
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Artist |
Tkac & Haverlik |
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Title |
Synthia |
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Label |
Baroque Records |
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Genre |
Progressive |
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Out on Baroque is Tkac & Haverlik follow up to last year slammer “Tyra” – a deep
rolling bassline, percussions, swirling sounds and a great drive that keeps you
wanting more and more – a great track for the progressive lovers. On the flip is
a fantastic melodic remix by Central Rush that surly emphasis the high quality
of releases coming from Baroque. |
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Artist |
Kuffdam & Plant |
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Title |
Seduction |
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Label |
Joof |
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Genre |
Trance |
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“Seduction” is a driving trance track that will take you on a high. A fantastic
melody and hints from the past are weaved perfectly into the track that keep on
coming. On the flip is a psychedelic remix with a twist that will suit the
underground dancefloor with its deep drums, rolling bass and fast paced tempo. |
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Artist |
Son Kite |
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Title |
On Air remixes |
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Label |
Digital Structures |
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Genre |
Deep trance / Progressive |
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Marcus and Sebastian are back under the Son Kite guise. “On Air” is the first
track to be released from the new album “Colours” that was release in Aril and
later in the year a second single will be released with remixes from Satoshi
Tomiie and other top notch producers. On “On Air” remixes; Deedrah delivers a
deep trance remix, New Disco Science Alliance kicks it down in the cellar with a
driving mix. My favourite is the 11 minute long Lemon8 remix with all his
trademark sounds and rhythms – he is the man. |
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Artist |
Michael Burns |
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Title |
North EP |
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Label |
Little Mountain Recordings |
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Genre |
Progressive House / House |
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Michael Burns (Panoptic, Blue Haze, Gazor) returns to Little Mountain recordings
with a four track EP called “North EP”. The EP kicks-off with “The Ambience” a
cool melodic tranquilly track, that also has found its way on Armin Van Buuren´s
“ASOF04”. “Sunshine in my shadows” is a fantastic melodic tech house track. The
two tracks “Backwards” and “Forwards” close the release – another top releases
from Sander Kleinenberg’s label. (CA) |
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Artist |
Locodice |
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Title |
Cellar Door |
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Label |
Four:Twenty Recordings |
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Genre |
Electronica |
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After the release of “City Lights” and “Dynamite Love” Locodice are back with a
new track “Cellar Door” and they have boarded the popular electronica train that
is going through the scene right now. “Cellar Door” is a dark, dirty bass driven
track with a very simple melody line and build that is the trademark of
Electronica. (CA) |
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Artist |
Ericke |
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Title |
Makes u Smile |
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Label |
Little Mountain Recordings |
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Genre |
Progressive House / House |
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A happy funky tech house track – that makes you smile. It’s another top releases
from Sander Kleinenberg’s Little Mountain Recordings label. The Dr. Kucho remix
is awesome and lends some of its tones from old funk tracks and it’s a little
dirty in the bass – great swinging stuff. (CA) |
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Artist |
Paul Van Dyk |
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Title |
Crush |
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Label |
Vandit |
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Genre |
Trance |
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The 3rd single from Paul Van Dyk’s “Reflections” album is the collaboration with
Second Sun. It’s a banging tune with a great vocal. The CD release features 5
mixes, including the radio and the original album mix. The PVD remix and the
Vandit remix are two journeys of 8.53 and 10.25. The Extended mix is 6.23. The
vocal has matured from the album release and the vocal are emphasised. (CA) |
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Artist |
Highland |
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Title |
No Way Out |
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Label |
Vapour Recordings |
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Genre |
Progressive House |
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On Kasey Taylor´s label Vapour Recordings comes at last the release of the
Highland “No Way Out”. A track that Paul Oakenfold used on his “Another World”
compilation in 2001. It comes 4 different remixes, the original, a new remix by
the Highland themselves, a remix by Kasey Taylor´s Oceanwave and a break-beat
remix by Nubreed. What a fantastic release. (CA) |
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Artist |
Minilogue |
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Title |
Leloo |
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Label |
Baroque Records |
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Genre |
Progressive House |
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From Sweden comes Minilogue, also know as the phy-trance outfit Son Kite.
Minilogue is their prog project and “Leloo” is their second release on Baroque
Records, releasing the fantastic cooker “In A Deeper Motion” in 2002. My
expectations for this release were very high and they are fully met. It’s a great
deep prog tune and on the flip you can find a fine mix by Mike Hiratzka. (CA) |
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Artist |
Hyper |
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Title |
Shock proof / Outsider |
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Label |
Four:Twenty Recordings |
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Genre |
Progressive House |
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Timo Maas’s label Four:Twenty Recordings keeps on releasing great tracks. “Shock
Proof” is a deep funky progressive house track with old trance hocks and slap
bass. Wow and on the flip side “Outsider” a deep driving track that will rock
you. A sure floor shaker. |
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Artist |
Matthew Dekay |
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Title |
Higher Thoughts |
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Label |
Little Mountain Recordings |
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Genre |
Progressive House / House |
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Matthew Dekay keeps on releasing quality tracks. This time on Sander
Kleinenberg´s Little Mountain Recordings - where he has released “Higher
Thoughts” a track that parts slightly from his usual stuff that we know from his
Deep records releases. This is little deeper, the melody line is a bass and a
twisted swing beat – very nice indeed and catchy as hell – it’s going to be big.
(CA) |
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Artist |
Central Rush |
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Title |
Out Of Focus |
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Label |
Methode |
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Genre |
Progressive House |
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A year after their first release on Methode Records “Lotus / 4am”, Central Rush
are back with a fantastic track “Out Of Focus”. A female voice singing “Out Of
Focus” is blend perfectly into the uplifting and dreaming melody line – jet
another great release from Methode Records. On the flip a great Tkac & Haverlik
remix. (CA) |
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Artist |
True To Nature |
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Title |
New World / Progrés |
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Label |
Insatirble Society |
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Genre |
Progressive House |
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On the new Danish label Insatirble Society, True To Nature is out with “New
World” / “Progrés”. True To Nature are two Danes; DJ Jokke and Tom Von Rosen and
they have been stirring things up in the progressive world in Denmark and are
embarking to take on the world. This is their 3rd release having released
“Lusty” on the Renaissance label and “The Beat” on Room 4 (Low Pressing sub
label). (CA) |
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Artist |
PJ Davy |
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Title |
One Hour Second / Call It What You Want |
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Label |
EQ Gray |
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Genre |
Tech House |
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From the Australian label EQ comes this tech house double a-side with new comer
PJ Davy. “One Hour Second” has a dark bass line. The B-side “Call It What You
Want” was featured on James Zabiela “Sound in Motion” compilation that was
released on Hooj Choons. (CA) |
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Artist |
PJ Davy & Danny Graham |
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Title |
Blind Exit |
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Label |
EQ Gray |
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Genre |
Tech House |
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Another one from PJ Davy is his collaboration with Danny Graham “Blind Exit”.
This is a tech house / electro track that builds on a very simple melody line.
On the flip a great funky remix by Dave Roberts that also did a remix of PJ
Davy’s “Freezing Point”. (CA) |
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Artist |
Michael Burns |
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Title |
Corrective Tones |
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Label |
Little Mountain Recordings |
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Genre |
Progressive House / House |
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From Blue Haze, Gazor and Panoptics fame comes Michael Burns “Corrective Tones”
released on the Everybody sub label of Sander Kleinenberg´s Little Mountain
Recordings. The A side includes a melodic and lush Panoptics remix and on the
flip you find a funky remix done by Matthew Dekay. This track features also male
vocals that blend perfectly into the melody structure. Very cool release.(CA) |
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Artist |
Stef Vrolijk |
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Title |
First Monday Of The Month / Little Julia |
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Label |
Little Mountain Recordings |
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Genre |
Progressive House |
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Also coming from the Little Mountain Recordings are two tracks from Stef Vrolijk
“First Monday Of The Month” and “Little Julia”. This is a more progressive style
release, full on with sounds and rhythms going on in a grooving pattern on both
tracks. Great release that is hitting the streets on the 2nd of February. (CA) |
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Artist |
Sander Kleinenberg |
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Title |
4 Season EP part 3 of 3 |
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Label |
Little Mountain Recordings |
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Genre |
Progressive House |
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The last chapter of Sander Kleinenberg’s trilogy “4 Seasons EP” has finally been
released on his own record label Little Mountain recordings. The EP features
four tracks; perhaps already know by many is the hard hitting “Work To Do” that
Deep Dish featured on their GU Toronto CD. “Buenos Aires” is a proggy trancer.
“Soul Shelter” and “Tipple Seven” is typical Sander Kleinenberg tracks – long
and melodic. (CA) |
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Artist |
Hybrid |
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Title |
True To Form |
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Label |
Distinctive Breaks |
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Genre |
Break Beat / Progressive House |
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As the third single to be lifted from the new Hybrid album “Morning Sci-Fi” is
“True To From” that includes the fantastic bass by Peter Hook (New Order). On
the single you will find the original and a fantastic John Creamer & Stephane K
remix. The Hybrid boys are back in town….(CA) |
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Artist |
Örtz |
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Title |
Secret Garden |
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Label |
Big Star |
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Genre |
Progressive House / House / Trance |
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In 2001 the Danish duo Örtz released the fantastic “We Don’t Talk“. The Brother
Brown remix made into a hit around the world. With “Secret Garden” Örtz once
more collaborates with Borther Brown and they have done it again. The mix
package includes Brother Browns original and Dub mix, a funky Rune RK mix and
dub and a trance version by F & W. (CA) |
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Artist |
Way Out West |
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Title |
Muthaf***ka |
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Label |
Distinctive Breaks |
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Genre |
Break Beat / Progressive House |
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Way Out West is in studio working on a new album and the first single to be
released from this forthcoming album is this strange mixture of big beat, house,
retro and known sounds from Way Out West. “Muthaf***ka” isn’t the best track
from the Way Out West boys and is released in two mixes so far on promo. (CA) |
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Artist |
Locodice |
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Title |
City lights / Dynamite Love / Phat Dope Shit |
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Label |
Four:twenty |
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Genre |
House / Progressive House |
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From Timo Maas’s label four:twenty comes two 12” by Locodice. The first one incl.
“City Lights” a nice slow beat house track with a nice synth. break. The flip
holds “Dynamite Love” a slick house track. The second 12” includes Martin
Buttrich (Timo Maas´s producer) remix of “City Lights”. On the B side Saeed &
Palash has reworked “Phat Dope Shit” into a regular monster of a progster. (CA) |
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Artist |
JF Sebastian |
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Title |
Obsession |
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Label |
Basic Beat |
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Genre |
Progressive Trance |
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After his success with “Heaven Is Here/Prayer” and “Burden” JF Sebastian goes
upbeat with “Obsession” with a fresh female vocal and a driving mixture of
styles, from tribal drums to trance synths – a real cooker. The remix package
will incl. remixes from John 00 Fleming, a remix by JF himself and the original
mix and a dub mix. (CA) |
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