OUT a.s.o. - a.s.o. remixed (incl. Maara Remix) [Low Lying Records]

[TRANCEBLASTER]

trip hop project of 'Alias Error' and 'Tornado Wallace' gets some clubby and trancey remixes

Following from a.s.o. 's self-titled LP, we have a set of remixes taking their trip-hop torch songs in new and different directions.

Under his Lew E moniker, Lewie Day takes 'Go On' for a trip to trance-town. Brooding minor key menace as Alia Seror-O'Neill's melancholic vocal gets twisted into strange shapes, eventually becoming an instrument of its own. Mutating from the organic to the synthetic during an adrenaline-racing breakdown. Day sounds like he's having a great deal of fun playing with and defying the conventions of the genre.

Maara explores a similar space on her re-rub of 'My Baby's Got It Out For Me'. Once again, Seror-O'Neil's voice is flexed and warped, spinning around the stereo field, as emotive as she ever sounds but more abstracted. Gossamer light with a heavyweight trance chassis - an iron fist in a lace glove.

a.s.o. remixed [Low Lying Records]
1. a.s.o. - Go On (Lew E Remix)
2. a.s.o. - My Baby's Got It Out For Me (Maara Remix)
3. a.s.o. - Falling Under (Cousin's Dive Dub)
4. a.s.o. - Rain Down (Purelink's Say Less Mix)
5. a.s.o. - Go On (Extended Mix) 05:42

'Maara Remix' is my pick

a.s.o. - My Baby's Got It Out For Me (Maara Remix)


here is the original

a.s.o. - My Baby's Got It Out For Me


maybe somebody will also enjoy the 'Lew E Remix'

a.s.o. - Go On (Lew E Remix)

 

[Archon]

I think I enjoy Maara's remix the least here. Very good release.

Based on that extended mix of Go On (best track here!!!!), I might give the entire album a chance!

 

[m_st]

Such quality release.

 

[Hensmon]

Only listened to the Maara and Original mix of My Baby's Got It Out For Me and I love them!

 

[Katadunkass]

Holy fuck this release slaps

 

[Juna]

 

[No Return]

That Maara remix is bliss and the whole EP is smooth as hell.

 

[erickUO]

Liking both Lew E & Maara Mix
Original is nice too, love that bassline

 

[aleexr]

Love the Maara and the original stuff a.s.o is putting out - they're a very, very fresh duo.

 

[Hensmon]

This is one of my favorite releases of the year. Love every track, few more listens and will have a favorite. The Maara remix is great and I love Cousin's music so great to see him remix on this.

I checked out the original album and its so good too. Reminds me of oldschool UK trip-hop, with sometimes pinches of old Delerium, and her voice kind of sounds like Lana Del Ray on some tracks. The vocals are just lovely honestly, exactly the style I wish we'd see more in Trance, that kind of soft/sophisticated non pop style (think Interstate - Found You). @Katadunkass you will probably enjoy the original abum.

Your shares have been legendary recently @TRANCEBLASTER

 

[aleexr]

This is one of my favorite releases of the year. Love every track, few more listens and will have a favorite. The Maara remix is great and I love Cousin's music so great to see him remix on this.

I checked out the original album and its so good too. Reminds me of oldschool UK trip-hop, with sometimes pinches of old Delerium, and her voice kind of sounds like Lana Del Ray on some tracks. The vocals are just lovely honestly, exactly the style I wish we'd see more in Trance, that kind of soft/sophisticated non pop style (think Interstate - Found You). @Katadunkass you will probably enjoy the original abum.

Your shares have been legendary recently @TRANCEBLASTER

I completely agree with this. Vocal trance lacks any sophistication at the moment - you have the pop edit guys but it borders on trashy - there's nothing very refined or well recorded, which is why this release sounds so needed. I feel like the nu-trance scene is holding back from collaborating with actually good vocalists. Like, perhaps Spray or someone could easily deliver some legendary Moya Brennan/Chicane type stuff or something but right now it feels like no one is doing it.

 

[Hensmon]

I feel like the nu-trance scene is holding back from collaborating with actually good vocalists

I know it wasn't everyones favorite here, but I really liked this one from a few months back

 

[Redrot]

I feel like the nu-trance scene is holding back from collaborating with actually good vocalists.

Good thing there are a few people here who have the chops to be the change they wish to see

Agreed, awesome remix EP and original album. I get the feeling the full LP's going to be getting a lot of repeats these next few months for me. I'd love to see more people going for the more slower tempo, dreamy drawn out style of nu-trance. It feels like when it's done right now it either goes the way of mushroom-ey (like the Pits LP this year) or feels basically like it's slowed down regular tech housey nu-trance, there's a lot more to explore here.

 

[Katadunkass]

This is one of my favorite releases of the year. Love every track, few more listens and will have a favorite. The Maara remix is great and I love Cousin's music so great to see him remix on this.

I checked out the original album and its so good too. Reminds me of oldschool UK trip-hop, with sometimes pinches of old Delerium, and her voice kind of sounds like Lana Del Ray on some tracks. The vocals are just lovely honestly, exactly the style I wish we'd see more in Trance, that kind of soft/sophisticated non pop style (think Interstate - Found You). @Katadunkass you will probably enjoy the original abum.

Your shares have been legendary recently @TRANCEBLASTER

Yesterday I saved it on Spotify, will give it a listen tomorrow!

 

[Spacetime]

The vocals of Falling Under reminds me so much of this Conjure one track. A very beautiful singing style and track.

Falling under


Centre of the sun (Solarstone Chillout Remix)

 

[aleexr]

The vocals of Falling Under reminds me so much of this Conjure one track. A very beautiful singing style and track.

Falling under


Centre of the sun (Solarstone Chillout Remix)

Love this.

 

[Hensmon]

The vocals of Falling Under reminds me so much of this Conjure one track.

Good find

Does anyone else hear some similarities in her voice with the Karen Overton In Your Arms track??