Weekend Tracks 2012 Vol 2

Another weekend, another selection of tracks. These four represent my favourite tracks from the week's listening.

Paul Oakenfold feat. Robert Vadney - Pop Star (Original Mix) - Score 9/10
When I seen Robert Vadney's name on this release I immediately thought "Progressive Trance", and when I added this to Paul Oakenfold's world class production skills I knew it had to be a good tune. I was not disappointed and the solid beat, moody bassline and grunge laden vocal come together into an essential track. The little twists and turns only provide brief respite and the track keeps grinding away, building more and more with elements being chopped and rearranged at will. All this leads to a deep dubby middle section before things kick back out with that relentless beat pounding away. Progressive masterpiece :)

Hydrogenio - 777 (Ben Gold Remix) - Score 9/10
This is a uptempo hard tech trance track, the track slips into the groove very quickly and the filtered bass keeps things gritty. The break down is a simple affair providing folly for a typical epic trance synth riff before the beat kicks in and the trip begins. The build is huge, the drop typically tech trance with a hard as nails bass with attitude. The synth lead follows and the track grinds through to the end, will sound amazing in the mix and is a peak time tune!!


Luke Bond feat. Mark Frisch - The Other Side (Jorn Van Deynhoven Remix) - Score 9/10
Another tech trance track, the intro is designed for DJ's and the resulting drop is nothing short of perfect. This track has psy-elements with all that tech trance attitude and trickery. The main body of the track builds cleverly and the hard sounds keep everything on edge as the beat and nicely worked percussion underpin the magic. The breakdown drops a vocal in typical trance style, perhaps a little cheesy but not bad by any means, expect the typical larger than life synth strings before everything crashes into tech heaven. Heavy distorted synth leads, distorted gritty percussion and that pumping bass.... nice, I like this a lot :)

Top Track
Roger Shah & Sian Kosheen - Shine (Sean Tyas Remix) - Score 10/10
This is quite possibly the best work I have heard from Sean Tyas so far. This funky dirty trancer is a blend of styles all held together by a bassline groove, superb vocal and production skill. When the beat is going you just want to dance, when the break kicks in you want to be at a club with your hands in the air Ibiza style!!! The build up is huge and the drop just slams you back into that unforgiving tech trance monster beat. I defy anyone not to want to move to this tune.

Hope you enjoy the tracks as much as I did and check out all the mixes available. Until next time :)