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Dennis Sheperd & Cold Blue feat. Ana Criado – Fallen Angel

Stuart — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:56:45 +0000

Dennis Sheperd, in collaboration with Cold Blue, releases the first single from his debut artist album today on High Contrast Recordings. The lush soaring vocals provided by Ana Criado give the track a superb feel that sets the tone with deep meaningful vocals. As always the production is top form from these two talented producers with a very tasty piano melody.

Check out the Soundcloud player below for a taste of the Original Mix!

Dennis Sheperd & Cold Blue feat. Ana Criado – Fallen Angel (1st album single) [OUT NOW] by Dennis Sheperd

Buy now on Beatport!

List of 10 New Trance Tracks 23-09-09

Stuart — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:43:06 +0000

Well summer is coming to a close here in the UK and all those tracks you have heard on those (some) sunny days are rolling in. The DJmag votes are now being counted by the time many of you read this…will Above & Beyond take that number one spot I wonder?

Mean while the closing parties in Ibiza are under way and I’m planning on celebrating my 30th Birthday at Slinky, O2 Academy Bournemouth (formerly known as The Opera House). Feel free to join me for one hell of a night on the 31st October with the likes of Marco V, Adam Sheridan, Ali Wilson, Lee Haslam, Ben Gold and Dav Gomrass!
Event details can be found here.

Sulaco – Realm Of Infinity (Original Mix)
Digitized Recordings
DJdownload.com link

The throb of the sub-bass and kick to this track really picks it out. Then when it breaks, the keys and the rhythm changes in the percussion (very dubstep stylee Haha!) as it builds again make it one supreme track on the list today!

Stoneface & Terminal – St Francis Foley (Club Mix)
Euphonic
DJdownload.com link

As always Stoneface & Terminal bring us delightful uplifting numbers. I’m playing catch up on releases on the blog not having written anything recently, if like me, you may yet to catch up including this one in your collection

Adiva feat Vicky Fee – How Does It Feel (Myon & Shane 54 Vocal Mix)
Coldharbour Recordings
DJdownload.com link

How does it feel? Well beings you ask, it feels nice and warm, with a fluttering feeling in my chest…
Myon & Shane 54 take an already excellent track and give it a superb vocal mix that is…well, just lovely I guess does not sum it up enough. Love vocal tracks? This is one for you!

Marco V – Stimulated 2010 (Original Mix/Jonas Stenberg Remix)
In Charge
DJdownload.com link

Ok I’m going to act all child like now (sorry!) —- OMG! OMG! OMFG! TUNE!!
I shit you not this has totally made my day and trying to listen to other tunes to pick after I came across this corker of a remake has been hardwork. Old school Marco V tracks such as Indicator, Acid Pacemaker and of course Stimulated are some of my all time favourite tech-trance tunes. How could they not be? If you have ever loved tech-trance then I dare you to say you have not heard of at least one of those three and say you have not enjoyed them!

The Original Mix of Stimulated 2010 has that slight slant of the new Marco V. What I love is it does not give the game away until 2mins 38secs and then the trademark sound screams out.
The Jonas Stenberg Remix is one evil sucker with lots of familiar sounds but the main riff drops in at 3mins 57secs. This I can tell is going to be weapon of choice in many DJs collections but to be fair I love them both. Now who is up for Indicator 2010??

Jordan Suckley – The Storm! (Original Mix)
Liquid Recordings
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Jordan Suckley jumps up the production ladder all the time with his efforts! Already signed to one of Britain’s biggest booking agencies and producing top notch tracks I can’t see what can go wrong for him right now. The Storm! is set to kick off a storm of fans flocking his way with this excellent trance track incorporating something for everyone.

Gaia – Tuvan (Gareth Emery Remix)
Armind
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Armind + Gareth Emery Remix = Winner! All round brilliant track anyway (check out the luxurious violins in the Andy Blueman Remix) gets a ‘man of the moment’ makeover.

Estiva – I Feel Fine (Piano Mix)
Enhanced Recordings
DJdownload.com link
Nothing new here, but it is nice to still hear a well refined peak time trancer that has some piano, and this track hits that nail firmly on the head.

Simon Patterson – Always (Original Mix)
Reset Records
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Simon Patterson coming out with a nice driving uplifting tech-trancer with a little female vocal loop rounding it off nicely.

Ben Gold feat. Senadee – Today (Filo & Peri Remix)
Kill The Lights
DJdownload.com link
Have I ever told you how good Ben Gold is? …I have? Well I’m sorry but Today is going to be one of those days again To top it off the Filo & Peri Remix is the one getting caned by literally everyone, and rightly so.

Dennis Sheperd and Cold Blue – Freefalling (Cold Blue Mix)
High Contrast Recordings
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A difficult choice with both Dennis Sheperd and Cold Blue each doing a Mix and Dub Mix. Cold Blue does it for me though by a whisker as it carries the energy throughout the track a lot more.

Bonus Tracks
Aurosonic & Morphing Shadows feat. Marcie – Ocean Wave (Heartstrings Remix)
Shah-Music Digital
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There are a whole bundle of mixes for this track! Soo many in fact that it floods into Dub, Breaks and Chillout.
Something for everyone I guess is Shah’s orders. I’m prefering the Heartstrings Remix just a little over the Original Mix as it has a little more grunt after the breakdown.

A/B Project – Everything Ends (Original Mix/Steve Anderson Remix)
SAME Progressive
TrackItDown.net link
As heard on the Epitome of Sound Sessions podacst Episode 3 this month with Steve Anderson supplying a wonderful guest mix. A fantastic progressive trance track that really has it all in the right places with drum rolls, synths that leave you floating on cloud 9 and piano keys that call out your name.

Thank you for reading and as always please remember to subscribe to the blog at the top right of the page if you have not done so.

Stuart

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List of 10 New Trance Tracks 25-08-09

Stuart — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:12:21 +0000

Hope you are enjoying a summer full of trance! With John O’Callaghan getting commercial airplay in Europe and Chicane getting a UK Top 10 could we just be seeing the stirrings of trance becoming mainstream once again? Here’s hoping!

This week sees more tracks from your favourite artists and labels and of course I hope you hear something you hadn’t heard before and quite like.

BRM – Time To Reflect (Original Mix)
SAME Recordings
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Steve Anderson’s label picks up this corker from BRM, namely Chris Breame who is one half of their A/B Project. Some of you may of heard our very own DJ-Code Y (Reinout de Vlaming) introducing the Breames Dark Reflection Mix on SAME Radio Show 035 recently.

Atmotion – Taken Away
Only One Records
TrackItDown.net link

Only One Records release another pure uplifting trance track for a hands in the air experience! If you didn’t see it before then head over to the previous Trance Tuesday post highlighting this label.

A.w.e.r.S. – Out of Limits (Original Mix)
Sunset to Sunrise Recordings
DJdownload.com link

Been a while since I caught up with this pretty impressive progressive trance label. Lovely mellow track to get either the crowd warmed up, or simply kick back and relax in the garden to it. A track for all occasions.

DannyNergy – Crunch (Original Mix)
U-NEQ Productions
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A dirty hook and the structure and combination of sounds make this tech-trancer refreshing to hear. Think I’ll have to keep an eye out in future for this artist and label.

Cold Blue – Mount Everest (Dennis Sheperd Remix)
Anjunabeats
DJdownload.com link

MASSIVE TUNE ALERT!! ‘Nuff said surely? Cold Blue’s Original Mix or Dennis Sheperd’s Remix, I don’t care as they are both superb examples of uplifting trance music at its best!

Mac and Monday – Touching The Sound (Original Mix)
Dedicated
DJdownload.com link
Dedicated release a host of tracks but this one gets my pic with its beautiful melodies.

Randy Katana – Back In Time (Original Mix)
Doorn
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Tough choice between this track and Randy’s other release called You & I. The later sounds a little obscure and is not trance in every sense in the word, still, great stuff though. Back In Time is typical big sound Randy Katana as I love so much.

Activa Vs. Chris & Matt Kidd – U.R. (Stoneface & Terminal Remix)
Discover
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As always Discover release nothing but top class trance tunage and Stoneface & Terminal follow suit with their remix. A driving melody with a great uplifting riff makes this a fav with all the big DJs currently.

Rex Mundi feat. Susana – Nothing At All (Beat Service Juicy Remix)
Coldharbour Recordings
DJdownload.com link
Do I use the term beautiful often? No? Well this track is just bootiful! It has everything you can possibly want from an uplifting vocal trance track. Of course for the vocal fans out there you may recognise Susana’s voice from the infamous Dark Side of The Moon and Shivers.

Corderoy – Kyrie (U4IC DJ’s Remix)
Mondo Records
DJdownload.com link
A real anthemic number turns into a tough number with the U4IC DJs taking it down a trippy route that has some elements of psy-trance to it with its driving offbeat sounds. The choir vocal is held finely though for an awesome breakdown.

As an added something if you do play the player I have thrown in Roger Shah’s To The Sky for your listening pleasure. Hope you have enjoyed this weeks list!

Thank you for reading and as always please remember to subscribe if you have not done at the top right of the page.

Stuart

If you see this post and you are releasing a trance track anytime soon that you would like me to consider putting in the list, please be sure to mail me on the Contact page with details of when and where it is being released.

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New Trance Tracks 07-07-09

Stuart — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:27:20 +0000

Time does fly! Before I know it another week has gone and with it come more superb releases…

This week saw a new release by one of my all time favourite trance DJs and producer. Whenever I see him he is always beaming ear to ear, typically donning a pair of sunglasses and a shaved head. I am of course speaking of Randy Katana and if I haven’t hyped him up enough for you then his aptly named track should do the rest of the work on making you a fan hopefully!

Randy Katana – The Hype (Original Mix)
Reset Records
TrackItDown.net link

It has been such a long time that Randy Katana had released anything I was seriously starting to get worried! As they say “Good things come to those that wait!” and this new release has his trademark sound all over it. One I can’t wait to hear out on a big system

Marc Marberg with Kyau & Albert – Grrreat (Original Mix)
Euphonic
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There is a Radio Edit version of this track. Why would you deprive yourself of further listening of this lush trance track by buying less than 4 minutes of it? I really don’t understand some people Either way, whichever release you buy will sound sweet with a nice vocal sample and melody running throughout. Close to big room sounding trance with the main lead hitting out.

Rank 1 – Symfo (Original Mix)
High Contrast Recordings
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Rank 1 release the Sunrise Festival Theme 2009, held on the 24th July till 26th July at Kołobrzeg, Poland. With beautiful strings it is a reminder how close trance is to classical music, without the need of a bow tie and looking like a penguin.

Andy Moor and Ashley Wallbridge feat. Meighan Nealon – Faces (Ben Gold Vocal Mix)
AVA Recordings
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We’ve all heard this one, but as a Ben Gold fan this is a must have! Taking it up a notch from the Original Mix, Ben drives this winning tune to a home run.

Marcus Schossow presents Progresia – Galandia
Tone Diary
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Marcus Schossow getting all floaty with the summer loving feeling. With touches such as the birds tweeting make this a perfect track for sunny days and I bet the Ibiza crowd are lapping it up.

Mallorca Lee – You Are Here (Liquid Vision Remix)
MLXL
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Some lovely tech noise from Liquid Vision who is fast becoming well known for his driving, energetic productions across a range of labels including Spinnin’ and Abstract Recordings.

DJ JACK – Da Bomb (John Askew Remix)
Discover Dark
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If you like your tech-trance hard then you know Discover Dark do a grand job, and who better to remix their release than the label owner himself. John turns this techno beast into one hell of a trancer for 2am stomping at the front!

Cold Blue – Fever (Original Mix)
Monster Tunes
TrackItDown.net link
It is all about the keys! Reminds me of Giuseppe Ottaviani in some ways. A lovely tune that makes me drift away…

Steve Allen & Peter Drury – Recession (Indecent Noise Remix)
Excessive Pressure
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Steve Allen trademark sound gets ripped apart by Indecent Noise’s tech sound which unleashes hell… Hold onto your bags kids because this is one hell of a ride when it kicks in!

Abstract Vision vs. Aquile & TB – Free Fall (Original Mix)
Emphase Recordings
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Not to be confused with last weeks Freefalling release by Claudia Cazacu, but certainly a grand euphoric tune minus vocals worthy of adding to your collection. Had this on repeat a few times now

Arthur Breeze – Abandoned
U-NEQ Productions
TrackItDown.net link
Simple and effective progressive tech-trance that will nicely fill a set. Sometimes you need a track like this just to put everything else in perspective I feel.

AJ Gibson – Stories (Original Mix)
Essential Recordings
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Godskitchen’s infamous resident pulls out a corking tune that has the support from all the big names and reminds me of great uplifting, euphoric tunes from back in the day!

Steve Anderson – Before Long (Original Mix)
High Contrast Nu Breed
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Alex M.O.R.P.H.S.’s Remix is getting a lot of attention but I like the Original Mix more for its cleaner sound and I guess one could say, simpler ways?

Enton Mushi feat. Kerri Brown – Desire (Dreas Remix)
Just Peak Music
TrackItDown.net link
This is one of those tracks that I’m sure grows on you. When I heard the Original Mix I thought the vocals were leaning towards cheesy euro trance. This mix pulls the reigns in a little and has a better kick, but still those vocals…hmmm… I’ll have to play it some more I think and I would really like your opinion Haha!

Hey I made it to 14 tracks! Hope you like the selection this week!

Thank you for reading

Stuart

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