The Phil-Harmonic Podcast Episode 8

Hello! Well, we’re back.

I’ve managed to slot 3 episodes neatly into the month of May and this is the third and final of them.

I decided quite early on that I wanted to open this episode with some deeper, seductive grooves. Recently I went back through the back catalogue of Tribal Vision and Iboga Records (two of my absolute favourite underground progressive labels) to see what they’ve been up to of late. And I was suitably impressed. Hence why the opening part of this mix is a real ‘Tribal Vision-Iboga’ love-in. Some fantastically textured dancefloor music here from the likes of Swedish duo Ticon, Danish outfit Phony Orphants and Italian producer Andrea Bertolini.

Just the other side of Mat Zo’s new release on Anjunabeats, we have 4 big riffed tech trancers that not only complement each other perfectly, but take the mix into darker territory. That sequence of 4 ends on the utterly mind-blowing Chris Schweizer bootleg of Kernkraft 400. It was hammered during the A State Of Trance 500 shows and Armin played it when I saw him in London at the end of April. I never thought it would see the light of day but luckily Mr. Schweizer is a generous guy. The easiest pick for ‘Tune Of The Episode’ I will ever have to make.

In our more uplifting second hour we have all the usual driving basslines and sumptuous breakdowns. I’ve got it rolling with a few much needed vocal tracks – Above & Beyond’s soon-to-be-released follow-up to Sun & Moon, Thing Called Love, which I’ve been meaning to play since this podcast started, and Myon & Shane 54’s fantastic remix of Armin Van Buuren’s Drowning, which seems to give this vocal everything the original was missing.

Also, look out for Trance Arts’ remix of Aerian – Reach. Budding Dutch producer, Menno Meijer has recently set up his own digital label and this 3 track package, its third release, proves it’s a small label with a big future. You won’t find this track on Beatport, or in any other online shop. To support it head straight to: www.aerianrecords.com

Unfortunately, this week’s mix does not end on the usual ‘big oldie’. I had one in the pipeline to play but, having already changed my mind about my selection at the last second, my CD decided to stop on me in the CDJ. The connoisseurs amongst you may notice Arizona vs. Passiva – Halo mixing in as the music fades. The other tracks on that particular disc appear to be fine, so simple case of sod’s law – such is life. Anyway, I’ll have a massive oldie and a regulation ‘vinyl mode wind down’ for you in our next outing, without fail.

THE PHIL-HARMONIC PODCAST 008

1. Flippers - Looking For [Tribal Vision]
2. Phony Orphants - Razzle-Dazzle [Iboga Records]
3. Ticon & Weekend Heroes - Teleport [Iboga Records]
4. Ticon - Balkan Tourist [Iboga Records]
5. Solid Snake - Techno & Trumpets (Andrea Bertolini Remix) [Tribal Vision]
6. Mat Zo - Superman [Anjunabeats]
7. Lee Osborne – Flex [Slinky Digital]
8. Lee Haslam - Get A Grip! [High Contrast Nu Breed]
9. The Hague - Crank [40 Degrees Records]
10. Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 (Chris Schweizer Bootleg Mix) [CDR] <<<(Phil’s Tune Of The Episode)>>>
11. Sonic Element - Change [Enhanced Progressive]
12. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford – Thing Called Love (Club Mix) [Anjunabeats]
13. Armin Van Buuren feat. Laura V - Drowning (Myon & Shane 54's Classic Mix) [Armada]
14. Suncatcher & Mihai M. present Starshifters - Phobia [Enhanced Recordings]
15. John Waver - Athene (Newton Remix) [Trance All-Stars Records]
16. Aerian - Reach (Trance Arts Remix) [Aerian Records]
17. Ross Anderson & Nick Rowland - Ignite [Nu Depth Recordings]
18. Suprano - Paraselene [Silent Shore Records]
19. Masoud feat. Hannah Ray - Here We Go (Philippe EL Sisi Remix) [AVA Recordings]

Take care. See you all in June!