TPHP is really back in full swing now and we’re not letting up now that autumn’s here. Episode 16 lands with an almighty bang, or should I say thud.
When I first set up this podcast I did have quite a clear idea in my head of what I wanted the format to be. An hour of progressive and tech, hitting the 138s by that hour mark; mainly new material but with 3 choice old numbers to keep it different and interesting – always ending on the biggest of those oldies. It’s not always worked like that. Some have been much more progressive, some have been very short of old material. More often than not, the material being released that month or my mood dictates. This episode however fits my intended format absolutely perfectly. This is The Phil-Harmonic Podcast as I always envisaged it.
Crammed into hour 1, we have new singles from Andy Moor, tyDi and German producer, Dennis Sheperd, a man who is absolutely on fire at the moment. There’s another fantastic Super8 & Tab remix, a big electro monster from young Juventa and Gareth Emery’s collaboration with Ben Gold for the latest Sound Of Garuda compilation. I have a feeling this week’s more progressive hour is one that even non-trance fans might find good ‘getting-ready-to-go-out’ material. Some absolutely cracking vocals in there!
Hour 2 is not for the faint hearted though. It is a full frontal euphoric, tech-tribal-goa tinged assault on your aural faculties. No messing about! Watch out for Paul Oakenfold rolling back the years with a fiendishly psychedelic bassline in Full Moon Party, the Simon Patterson-esque drop of Ian Buff’s Odyssey remix (complete with my own cheeky use of the vinyl mode function in the break) and not forgetting Michael Dow’s Desert Storm. Michael Dow is a name I know from my old hard trance days and despite his relatively low profile he remains one of the most gifted young producers in the UK.
Our oldies this week start with a Stoneface & Terminal remix of Oceania from 2009 – a remix that captures perfectly the careful transition the duo have made from fast-paced trancers to slower electro-tech monsters. We have Sean Tyas’ old reworking of Selu Vibra – Divine from 2006. All he did was stick a fat kick on the original but it seemed to work. And we end on S.H.O.K.K.’s remix of Altitude – Altitude. This was an old record I bought the CD single of many moons ago – I think when I was about 15 or 16. The original was an epic, original and beautiful progressive journey of the older school variety. As expected, S.H.O.K.K.’s remix brings it into slightly rougher, more pumping territory. A good way to end the mix I think.
THE PHIL-HARMONIC PODCAST 016
2. Dennis Sheperd feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Bring Me Back (Club Dub) [High Contrast Recordings]
3. Omnia presents Ain Mo - Plug & Play [Soundpiercing]
4. Beat Service – Charged [Coldharbour Recordings]
5. Allure feat. Christian Burns – On The Wire (Dennis Sheperd Remix) [Magik Muzik]
6. tyDi feat. Sarah Howells – Acting Crazy (Wezz Devall Remix) [S107 Recordings]
7. Derek Ryan – Catharsis (SNR Remix) [We Stand Alone]
8. Andy Moor feat. Sue McLaren – Fight The Fire [AVA Recordings]
9. Gareth Emery & Ben Gold – Flash [Garuda]
10. Lang & Yep feat. Manon Polare - Nevertheless (Juventa Remix) [Enhanced Progressive]
11. Cramp feat. Natalie Peris – More To This (Solis Remix) [Infrasonic Recordings]
12. Giuseppe Ottaviani - Go On Air [Vandit]
13. Oceania – Always (Stoneface & Terminal Remix) [Vandit Digital]
14. Michael Dow - Desert Storm [Slinky Digital]
15. DoubleV – Pangeea (N&R Project Remix) [Silent Shore Records]
16. Paul Oakenfold – Full Moon Party [Perfecto Fluoro] <<<(Phil's Tune Of The Episode)>>>
17. Ralph Novell - Odyssey (Ian Buff Remix) [Connective Sounds]
18. Selu Vibra – Divine (Sean Tyas Rework) [Somatic Sense Recordings]
19. Blue Tente feat. Aelyn - You're Not Mine (Uplifting Mix) [Silent Shore Records]
20. Marcos feat. Helen Sylk – Take Cover [Borderline]
21. Altitude – Altitude (S.H.O.K.K. Remix) [UK Bonzai]
And we’re done. In 2 weeks I’m going to bring you another mix of nostalgic oldies, a la episodes 2 and 6. Probably the last time I will ever do that actually, so I’ll definitely make it one to savour. See you then!
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