Armin van Buuren and Push - In The Dark You Shine [ASOT]
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From the little bit that was previewed on asot, I have to say I'm not overly impressed. The tech kick just sounds sluggish and odd to me . The melody/break is ok but the balance of the track doesn't seem to be there for me.
I'll hold out for a better sample and longer edit hoping my ears and head are turned.
I'll hold out for a better sample and longer edit hoping my ears and head are turned.
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Uplifted
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Armin van Buuren and Push - In The Dark You Shine
I have a mixed feeling after listening to it - the beat is quite techy and feels like the track is too simple and lacking something.
The breakdown started quite good, in a dreamy "synthwave" style (at 2:27 it even reminded me of Albion - Air), but that's all - it just repeats.
At least it's not trouse/steroidlifting/cheesy vocal track and I'm glad about that.
I have a mixed feeling after listening to it - the beat is quite techy and feels like the track is too simple and lacking something.
The breakdown started quite good, in a dreamy "synthwave" style (at 2:27 it even reminded me of Albion - Air), but that's all - it just repeats.
At least it's not trouse/steroidlifting/cheesy vocal track and I'm glad about that.
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Well after the listen of full version Im slightly dissapointed. Production is quite nice, although Im missing clap or some perscussions. The melody is ok, pretty straight forward with just a slight variety at the end. But its overally a bit repetitive and kinda short...so, definitely a solid trance tune with techno-ish beat, but it would be better with second brealkdwon with a change in the melody...BUT still a pretty solid tune. No marks yet, need a few more listens...
Yeah this one and Transformation is a class from the golden period of Push and trance in general. Seems like MIKE kinda give up on reaching the same style and focusing more into techno genre, which is fine to me...
Lets see what the new Plastic Boy will bring...later this year
Magdelayna
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Just your average techno kick...melody is very simple,missing that Push magic. But at least its not EDM style hehe.
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Atragun91091
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With tracks like these you kinda have to see them through the lens of not Armin/Push. Disregard their previous work, stop comparing it to Universal Nation/76/etc. and see the track for what it really is. Also, stop judging it from the viewpoint "well, at least it isn't X, Y, Z..."
I think the track has just the right amount of complexity - any more, and it would be overly saturated. The kick sounds fine. Bassline and climax are good. It's engaging enough. You can say the main climax lasts for about a minute, then the next 30 seconds provide a clever transition to the outro. Good vocal sample/chops at 4:54 and 5:08, and decent percs.
Is it super exciting, track of the year, mind-blowing forward-pushing trance? No. But it sounds modern, like it's actually from 2021, and like the producers made an effort to create something that stands out among the pile of garbage we see week after week. In my opinion, if it had been produced by anyone other than MIKE/Armin, In the Dark You Shine would not receive the same lukewarm reception that it's getting.
I think the track has just the right amount of complexity - any more, and it would be overly saturated. The kick sounds fine. Bassline and climax are good. It's engaging enough. You can say the main climax lasts for about a minute, then the next 30 seconds provide a clever transition to the outro. Good vocal sample/chops at 4:54 and 5:08, and decent percs.
Is it super exciting, track of the year, mind-blowing forward-pushing trance? No. But it sounds modern, like it's actually from 2021, and like the producers made an effort to create something that stands out among the pile of garbage we see week after week. In my opinion, if it had been produced by anyone other than MIKE/Armin, In the Dark You Shine would not receive the same lukewarm reception that it's getting.
We're forgetting how bad it used to be... EDM and commercial focused Armin was 5-7 years ago. You would never get a track like this then. It's not even that bad, I like the melody and simple breakdown. No horrible kick or white noise either. Happy to see back making Trance music to be honest.
I like it better than some of the overly complex, unnecessarily elaborate ASOT tracks from '09-2013 that were clearly trying too hard. You know, the ones that had super boring "ASOT" melodies like Shogun - Skyfire.
I would honestly much rather listen to this than your regular dumb anthem-track where you have to be on rainbow-cocaine all the time and vomit springled unicorns while waving your arms, flooding yourself in tears because DJ-Jesus is ascending to a higher dimension.
I still think it's a shit track. Very mediocre in fact probably worse than mediocre. very subpar and low-level grade production.Yeah this one and Transformation is a class from the golden period of Push and trance in general. Seems like MIKE kinda give up on reaching the same style and focusing more into techno genre, which is fine to me...
Lets see what the new Plastic Boy will bring...later this year
TRANCEBLASTER
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Its growing on me, the melody is quite simple but works and the overall sound is huge at bigger system, potential 8 or even 9 from me and yeah it indeed sounds much more Push rather than Armin
and yeah it indeed sounds much more Push rather than ArminTerribly boring. Probably one of the zillion unreleased tracks Mike has for one of his 100s of aliases. He just slapped Armin's name on it and released it.