Category: Review

Thyladomid ft. Mâhfoud – The Real Thing (Adriatique Remix) [Diynamic]

Hot on the heels of their recent epic release, “Space Knights,” Adrian² are at it again with their take on Thyladomid’s “The Real Thing.” This version has a subtly ancient feel to it, with dramatic undertones and vaguely exotic instrumentation, save for the occasional oscillatory wobble that infuses just a hint of foreboding.…

November 15, 2014
Dan Croll – From Nowhere (Âme Remix)

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/183188779″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”100″ iframe=”true” /] German duo Âme has been on a roll lately with such gems as “Den Råtta,” “Tatischeff,” and of course, this year’s festival bomb- their remix of Sailor & I’s “Turn Around.” But their remix of Dan Croll’s “From Nowhere,” while soaring to heights of popularity as…

November 15, 2014
Matthew Dekay – Fangtango (Original Mix) [Maeve]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/159151179″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Months after being heard at BPM festival, the identity of Matthew Dekay‘s “Fangtango” is now revealed. Following recent works such as “Fur die Liebe,” and “Lost in a Moment,” this new release from his Amity EP is yet another phenomenal creation. At a lengthy 12:51, “Fangtango,”…

November 14, 2014
Trentemøller – Always Something Better (DJ Tennis & Mind Against Remix) [Poker Flat Recordings]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/175621553″ params=”color=ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] I always get a little nervous (and, of course, a little excited) seeing remixes of older tunes from favourite artists, and worry about whether or not adequate justice has been done to the original. But fret not, because we have masters Tennis and Mind Against at…

November 14, 2014
Christian Löffler – All Comes (Mind Against Remix) [Ki Records]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/165254389″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Versatile Italian duo Mind Against, known best for their dark treasures “Atlant,” “Several Times,” “Avalon,” and “Mastodon,” has put their own spin on Christian Löffler’s elaborately beautiful and melancholic “All Comes,” kicking the danceablity up a notch with a slightly more uplifting feel. Gry’s unique vocals…

November 14, 2014
#TBT: Joachim Pastor – Braumstig (Rodriguez Jr. Remix) [Mistakes Music]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/26239351″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] For this week’s Throwback Thursday, here’s an earworm that will wriggle its way into the part of your brain that controls the physical impulse to keep hitting play. Don’t fight it. Rodriguez Jr.’s addictive remix of Joachim Pastor’s “Braumstig,” merited endless rinsing in 2011 and it…

October 2, 2014
Stephan Bodzin & Marc Romboy – Kerberos (Original Mix) [Systematic]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/166759071″ params=”color=ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] If the great classical composers of yesteryear were given synthesizers rather than instruments in some sort of bizarre alternate timeline, they might have created something along the lines of “Kerberos,” by Stephan Bodzin & Marc Romboy. This track has an orchestral feel, with a beautifully sorrowful…

October 1, 2014
Chopstick & Johnjon – “Dreading The Light” (Frankey & Sandrino remix)

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/160976433″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Frankey and Sandrino are known for their uniquely shining works, including favourites “Save,” “The Edge,” their “Distractions” remix, and “We Are All Dust.” They have created another audio jewel with their infectious and memorable remix of Chopstick & Johnjon’s “Dreading the Light.” Deeply resounding and slowly progressing…

October 1, 2014
Mashk – Home (Whomi Remix) [Parquet]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/168829950″ params=”color=ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Relatively new Italian producer Whomi has been putting out some really great original works including “Roads” and “Near Walls,” and has been killing it in the remix game with his remixes of Martin Roth’s “Mel,” Soul Button’s “Swift Minds,” and Ultraista’s “Smalltalk,” not to mention some…

September 30, 2014
Teenage Mutants and EdOne & Bodden – Anthem (Original Mix) [Suara]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/164246239″ params=”color=ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] “Anthem,” a collaboration by Teenage Mutants and EdOne & Bodden, is an absolute bomb of a track. Occasional dark synth rumbles command a somber vibe under a regressing lead melody, while xylophone-like notes and dimly-chiming bells keep the tune afloat of the depths. A pleading female…

September 28, 2014