Pico Boulevard — Society [Forescape Digital]

Artist(s)
Pico Boulevard
Release title
Society
Label name
Forescape Digital
Release date
Mar 10, 2023
Release type
Single
Link to external store
https://forescape.ampsuite.com/releases/links?id=133

Enlusion

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Jul 3, 2020
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Pico Boulevard delivered a fabulous piece of Deep Trance called Society. This one hits all the right spots, it's beautiful, it's driving and keeps progressing all the way. We're really proud to release this track. 9 minutes of perfection.

Remixes from Facade, Nomas and Obie Fernandez will be released separately later on. Huge track for me!
 

Daysleeper

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Jul 13, 2020
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This is QUITE solid!

Might be the next best thing (top 5 atleast) Ive heard on forescape, and I've never been a fan of the modern deep trance sound on joof,forescape and other simlar labels. a rather fine example of how to make slower,deep trance right, without it becoming a tedious,dull, directionless boring mush of sounds in a uninteresting empty arrangement/structure.

There is some weak moments though, for me personally. I think there could be a couple changes in this to make it even more solid, but the foundation of the track is quite good. Theres a bit more lively set of rhythmic elements that steps it up from the usual plod production, and it has enough varaition to make it sound like a track that is actually an musically engaging track, more than just a "deep" sounding "trance" product. I think it could have changed gears or just loaded with even more stuff in the latter half, insted of the typical drop-to-almost-nothing, and the outro is quite weak, in comparions with the intro/build which I found, nice.

Other things of notice thats a bit generic and musically just a bit weak imo when it comes to"deep" slow trance is that square synth sound that comes in at 1.53. The kick alone stripped away from the bassline and other percs sound rather flat and also a typical slow trance dull flat kick. The hats also sound a bit stock sounding and annoying (very s-sounding) The main lead synth is ok, but a bit flat in terms of melodic quality.

I think the overall detail,layering and more engaging rhytmic variation in this makes it step it up a bit from the normal slow plod trance. Would give this aa solid 6.77 out of 10.
 

Propeller

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Jul 20, 2020
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UK
Love this. Has a lot of depth and nice touches. Great percs and atmosphere too. A very thoughtful and intelligent production that makes you want to dance too.
 
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Enlusion

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Thanks everybody for the nice feedback! The remixed edition of this release is coming up near the summer. Nomas, Facade and Obie Fernandez will surely deliver something awesome :)
 

Hensmon

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Jun 27, 2020
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Had a few listens now and enjoy it somewhat but not hugely into it. To me it does sound a bit ploddy, with no rhythm. I have also never been a fan when these spoken samples are just placed in the middle section, with no rhythmic or creative connection with the track, and a little overdone now too in prog/techno worlds (generic).

That said I think the melodies and little FX are awesome, and the atmosphere created is cool too. Will be listening some more.
 
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