ALIGASH - Quicksand (Inc. Fuenka Remix) [Amon Vision]

Artist(s)
ALIGASH, Fuenka
Release title
Quicksand
Label name
Amon Vision
Release date
Jan 12, 2024
Release type
Single
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https://www.beatport.com/release/quicksand/4389357

Freezer

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Sep 13, 2020
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Original is quite generic, Fuenka remix is slightly better, but the mastering is again very bad, as always. Mastered by the same guy who also do Dylhen and Paul Thomas, someone with not so good hearing...
orig 5/10
remix 6,5/10
 
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nightslapper

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but the mastering is again very bad, as always. Mastered by the same guy who also do Dylhen and Paul Thomas, someone with not so good hearing...
that's not the mastering, that's mostly the mixdowns being utterly flat with too soft drums and no dynamics whatsoever, I believe Paul Thomas for some reason likes it this way and since he's been Dylhen and Fuenka boss on UV before that guys went for their own sublabels, he probably required the same sound from his label artists and they got used to it too.

I also don't like the character of sound to their tracks, luckily their stuff in recent years sucks musically too in most cases so it's not a big loss anyways
 

GeRmAn

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Original is quite generic, Fuenka remix is slightly better, but the mastering is again very bad, as always. Mastered by the same guy who also do Dylhen and Paul Thomas, someone with not so good hearing...
orig 5/10
remix 6,5/10


5/10 ouch. That breakdown doesn't give you chills ? We think it's such a nice close your eyes moment, we loved it.
 

Trance4Ever

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Dec 18, 2021
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Original all the way! The remix looses its identity as it ventures into its own remixed sound fields far too away from the original idea so looses the feel but its still nice despite not much dynamics. Original sounds perfect to me!
 
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Trance4Ever

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Initially preferred the original but after having the the release on repeat the remix is the clear winner for me even tho I normally prefer uplifting more. Awesome prog 2.0!
 
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