The Phil-Harmonic Podcast Episode 2

...Episode two is my attempt at winding the clock back a bit. Jumping in at the deep end and delivering some euphoric tunes that I’m sure many of you haven’t heard in a while – in some cases what might seem like an age.

This is essentially trance music in its purest form. I was aware of trance music from about 1998 onwards (about the age of 11) and was listening to it a lot by the early 2000s. But it was these sorts of tunes from that 2004-2007era that really cemented the obsession for me.

I’ve been listening to a lot of old sets of late, ones from the likes of Misja Helsloot, Ronski Speed, Nu NRG and even very old A State Of Trance episodes, and it’s made me pretty nostalgic for that simple but raw trance sound of years gone by. The result is this full-on, head first plunge down memory lane. There’s even homage paid to my old hard trance days in the shape of Euphonism, Damn That DJ and Sunrise, without radically exceeding the speed limit.

In terms of mixing its pretty ‘route one’ and there are even a couple of very slight mistakes here and there, but overall, this is as impressive a tracklist of euphoric music I’ve ever put together - without a doubt. A fitting way to kick things off, I think.

THE PHIL-HARMONIC PODCAST EPISODE 002

1. Ryan G - Emoticon (Miika Kuisma Remix) [First Second Records]
2. Michael Dow - Ascent [Captivating Sounds]
3. Nitrous Oxide presents Redmoon - Cumulus [Sensation White Pl 2006 Anthem]
4. Smith & Pledger - Northern Lights [Anjunabeats]
5. Fred Baker presents Iguana - Beautiful Sunshine (Stoneface & Terminal Remix) [Monster Tunes]
6. Re:Locate - Undercurrent [Fundamental Recordings]
7. Orjan - Arctic Globe [Intuition Recordings]
8. John O'Callaghan feat. Audrey Gallagher - Big Sky (Agnelli & Nelson Remix) [Armind]
9. Carrie Skipper - Time Goes By (Super8 Bangin' Mix) [Anjunabeats]
10. Aramanja - Memories (Sunset Mix) [Trancetribe Recordings] <<<(Phil's Tune Of The Episode)>>>
11. Ferry Corsten - Beautiful [Flashover Recordings]
12. John O'Callaghan & Thomas Bronzwaer present Lost World - A Life Elsewhere [Captivating Sounds]
13. Mike Koglin vs. DJ Uto - Yoake [First Second Records]
14. Simon Patterson - Always [Reset Records]
15. Sophie Sugar - Fallen Too Far [A State Of Trance]
16. Euphony - Euphonism [Tidy]
17. Jason Cortez - Damn That DJ [Nuklearpuppy Records]
18. Sophie Sugar - Call Of Tomorrow (John O'Callaghan Remix) [Galactive]
19. Alphazone - Sunrise [Waterworld]

Well, there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. Bookmark this blog, get listening and I’ll see you back here in a few weeks for other dose of fist-pumping dance music! I’ve already got plenty of new music in mind for the next episode, so I can promise it’ll be a cracker.