Ian Betts pres. Novacode - Kickback [Pure Progressive]

Artist(s)
Novacode
Release title
Kickback
Label name
Pure Progressive
Release date
Nov 26, 2025
Release type
Single

Z Dobrej Woli

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I would love to know who Novacode is - a new project of already known producer or some new name :)

EDIT - info from Pure Trance, thanks @Sean Cong:

Novacode is a new project from Ian Betts, a well-known name from yesteryear who released a plethora of tracks on labels like Discover & Conspiracy from 2004 onwards and has played at Amnesia, Dance Valley, The Gallery & SW4. With his resurgent alias Novacode he has completely reinvented his sound & this is first of three singles we have in the pipeline. The 124bpm ‘Kickback’ is proper, heads-down modern, progressive & hypnotic trance music with unrelenting drive, growling synths & some warping acid.

Really interesting teaser, since 1:22:


 
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Novacode is a new project from Ian Betts, a well-known name from yesteryear who released a plethora of tracks on labels like Discover & Conspiracy from 2004 onwards and has played at Amnesia, Dance Valley, The Gallery & SW4. With his resurgent alias Novacode he has completely reinvented his sound & this is first of three singles we have in the pipeline. The 124bpm ‘Kickback’ is proper, heads-down modern, progressive & hypnotic trance music with unrelenting drive, growling synths & some warping acid.

facebook.com/DjIanBetts
instagram.comDjIanBetts
Official description from Pure Trance.
 
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the acid line is kinda cool but the beat is weak, so sloppy and robotic, typical pure progressive half arsed stuff. not sure if Rich does a&r for progressive label too but the quality of releases there is significantly lower than on the main label

that first snippet by Matt Black is similar style but feels catchier, better executed. beat work is still weak tho
 
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