This is not a new track, it was premiered at Lumi 2022. Great to see it out finally though, this is one huge driving tune! Absolutely love the build-up and once the climax hits, this track's absolutely flying! I reckon we're getting a 142bpm release.
Love it when John goes for the schizophrenic staccatos in the leads. The baseline is not quite my cup of tea, especially as Askew usually has a standout feel compared to these modern sounds.
As a big fan of Photographer before he entered in retirement *cough* or was that his ghost producer period for F.G. Noise *cough* I'm happy to finally see him properly back. Does it stack up to his bombastic wall of sound one would know from Airport, Snow Leopard, or Kervansaray? Of course not...
This is the Digital Blonde of old!!!! Pure dark, driving, relentless, cathedral trance to listen to as your blasting down the Autobahn at 4am in the pitch-black of night.
Reminds me of his 2006-2008 sound, especially Tronika
With the 3rd 00.db opus stuck in release hell thanks to JOOF not...
The most promising TL in a long time for a PT compilation. I see some unexpected names: Photographer, Digital Blonde, Wavetraxx, Sonic Element. I guess Nickson mixed at least one of the CDs, his name is all over the place
To be fair, I was expecting a lot worse! The lead has a similar synth sound to old school Svenson & Gielen. The rather schizophrenic and wonky melody adds a bit of character, but I'm not a big fan of the vocal nor the riser that we hear at 3:38 for example.
The woo sample is a tad overused, but...
Call me a sucker, but TDB always finds ways to reinvent his sound. Still has somewhat of a retro vibe, but this time more from Matt Darey's 90s trance blended with his typical high energy, high impact darker sounds.
I do have to say though, this line from the promo got a big chuckle out of me "Alex M.O.R.P.H. is ready to unleash his unparalleled talent once again" - I mean, Alex is 👻produced, everyone on this forum knows it by now
Thee main lead is really catchy and not your run of the mill uplifting. Reminds me a fair bit of early Kandiman dreamy melodies. The added breakbeat is also really cool, by far the best portion of the track (I'm a sucker for breaks in trance, what can I say).
Baseline is without a doubt...
I believe the rights to this track went to Neptune Project as they were already collaborating with Melinda prior to Interstellar, but don't quote me on that
Is it me, or is the mastering/EQ all over the place in this track? Sounds like a cheap 128kpbs version or something?
Other than that, it's nice to see Tom back, has it really been 7 years since his last proper release??
Yea, it's criminal to not hear any news on this masterpiece, especially since Brandt is one of my favorite producers ever!
Not sure which part I like more I have to say - the intro is all about Brandt at his absolutely best (akin to his Overture and Repercussion) but that main lead is peak...
I sense a few Tell Me Why snippets in the track, 100% has that PVD-esque early 2000s sound. Throw in some extra acids, chopped vocals, some double beats, a bit of break-beat, and the patented stabs and plucks and you got yourself a PVD copy
The synth is taken from old school Bronzwaer and he also uses some Solarcoaster samples. Overall, the vibe is really nice and the kick in particular really stands out for me, reminds of VANDIT/Activa circa 2005.