The Phil-Harmonic Podcast Episode 3

Hi all,

2 weeks have passed and The Phil-Harmonic Podcast is back for its third outing... well, technically second.

First of all, I’d just like to say a quick thank you to everyone who gave either of the first two episodes a listen or download. Having made a concerted effort to ‘bulk out’ my SoundCloud page a bit, the first two mixes in the series got more listens and downloads than any of the other mixes I’ve previously uploaded to the site. All in all, a promising start.

What do we have in store this week?

Since the first episode was mixed at the end of January and the second was a collection of much older tracks, I’ve had a good while to get together new material and the big, progressive tunes have been really flowing freely of late With so much progressive goodness to fit in, this mix takes a bit longer to get up to those traditional, driving tempos. Most of my mixes will hit 138 BPM much closer to the hour mark, whereas this one is a slightly slower affair overall.

And from those proggier, house-ier echelons, we have Sander Van Doorn’s most recent single with vocalist Carol Lee, Love Is Darkness, the absolutely huge title track from Richard Durand’s newly released second album, Wide Awake (which I will be giving a first listen to in the coming weeks), and Mike Koglin’s hugely popular release on Anjunabeats, Sunstar. There are a couple more stunning vocal tracks – Another World rhymes the words ‘feeling’ and ‘ceiling’ post-Lionel Richie and You Belong To Me is maybe the best vocal track I’ve heard in a good 2 or 3 years. In fact, You Belong To Me had me sat in the office literally shaking my head in disbelief - couldn’t quite get my head around the epicness of that particular vocal. Still can’t.

We also have the hugely euphoric, yet original sounding, Back In Time, courtesy of Above & Beyond favourite Mat Zo, Ummet Ozcan’s latest single, Indigo and Stoneface & Terminal’s latest electro-tinged monster, Here To Stay – the vocal mix of Don’t Give A F*ck was a huge guilty pleasure, Moment was pure dancefloor devastation, Here To Stay picks up where those two left off.

And picking the pace up towards the end, we have one of Alex M.O.R.P.H.’s many recent ‘Hands On Armada’ remixes in First Strike, Activa’s rework of John O’Callaghan’s Talk To Me and, as I always like to end things on an oldie, finishing things off is Tiesto’s remix of that classic ‘Alex Gold-Svenson & Gielen’ collaboration, Destination Sunshine – a true example of what Tiesto was before he started receiving phone calls from Flo-Rida and Busta Rhymes.

And we also have a bit of an exclusive in the shape of a remix of Sunny Lax’s first release on Anjunabeats from back in 2005. It’s a remix by up-and-coming producer, Rene Dale, who after sharing this track with me over SoundCloud, kindly agreed to let me use it in this podcast. The massive bassline on this one shows that this Venetian producer is one to keep an eye on. Be sure to check him out at: http://www.renedale.com Thanks again to Rene!

THE PHIL-HARMONIC PODCAST EPISODE 003

1. Sander Van Doorn feat. Carol Lee - Love Is Darkness [Doorn Records]
2. Bjorn Akesson - Painting Pyramids (Nhato Remix) [Future Sound Of Egypt]
3. Norin & Rad vs. Recurve - The Gift [Air Up There Recordings]
4. Above & Beyond - Can't Sleep (Super8 & Tab Remix) [Anjunabeats]
5. Richard Durand feat. Ellie Lawson - Wide Awake (Full Vocal Mix) [Magik Muzik]
6. Ummet Ozcan - Indigo [Reset Records]
7. Mike Koglin - Sunstar [Anjunabeats]
8. Sunny Lax - P.U.M.A. (Rene Dale Remix) [CDR]
9. Bobina & Betsie Larkin - You Belong To Me (Original Vox) [Maelstrom Records] <<<(Phil's Tune Of The Episode)>>>
10. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren - Another World (Shogun Remix) [S107 Records]
11. Mat Zo - Back In Time [Anjunabeats]
12. Stoneface & Terminal - Here To Stay [Euphonic]
13. Signum - First Strike (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix) [Armada]
14. Sean Truby presents S Klass - Volcanic (Garry Heaney Remix) [Vibrate Sounds]
15. John O'Callaghan, Timmy & Tommy - Talk To Me (Activa presents Solar Movement Remix) [Subculture]
16. Marc Simz - The Dreamcatcher [In Trance We Trust]
17. K-Narf & Manuel Le Saux - Immune [Silent Shore Recordings]
18. Novaline feat. Anthya - Siren [Omerta Records]
19. Paul Miller presents Meli - Back [Phoenix Recordings]
20. Balearic Bill - Destination Sunshine (DJ Tiësto Airport Mix) [Xtravaganza Recordings]

That’s all for now, people. See you in two weeks!