One Ibiza Spotlight member said he was “blown away by the
mix”; another joined my facebook group just say that it was “worthy of an Ibiza Beach Club residency” and that I
should give up trance for more of the same. Fear not listeners – I’m not about
to give up the trance, but comments like these had me swelling with pride.
But in being so proud of doing something so far out of my
comfort zone, it was always inevitable that in returning to my comfort zone
there would be a dose of reality to be tasted. Don’t get me wrong – this week’s
set is littered with many great tunes and is a solid example of my usual format
but, overall, it proves that there’s still work to do with my DJing. Even as a
trance DJ, there are things to iron out.
As mentioned, I’ve had to do a little shuffling of my
schedule of late and we’ve got 2 more regular episodes before I go back to the
Ibiza Specials. One is a nice, summery, chilled out affair; this one is a full
on, ballsy ride, mixing house, electro, nasty tech and the usual uplifting
shit.
I won’t spend too much time describing every track this week
but I will just say that picking my favourites from this one wasn’t easy at all.
For ‘Tune Of The Episode’ I’ve gone for the long-awaited full version of
Shamballa, a dark, deep collaboration between Erick Strong and Dart Rayne. The
breakdown is maybe the best of the year so far. I’m also a huge, huge fan of
Mike Koglin’s follow-up to Dyno, the fantastic Varana on Captivating Sounds.
I've also plumped for the Club mix of Super8 & Tab’s new
single, Black Is Back. Why not go for the more appreciated and much loved
‘Classic Vocal Mix’? Oh, don’t worry, it’s one of my favourites of the year so
far and I have much bigger designs for it. Watch this space!
Our ending oldie this week is from one of those artists that
in a relatively brief window produced 4, 5 or maybe even 6 of the finest modern
trance records ever produced. In 2006 and 2007, Swedish producer Jezper
Söderlund released Escape, For The Fallen, One Tear Away, Garden State and Rest In Peace. Trance fans will be divided as to which is
best, but Garden State seemed to end things very nicely here - a more
melancholic vibe coming off the back of the ‘pure bass’ of Arctic Moon’s remix
of Whatever Happens.
THE PHIL-HARMONIC PODCAST EPISODE 33
1. Orjan Nilsen - Endymion [Armind]
2. Sean Tyas - Leveled [Burn The Fire Records]
3. Maison & Dragen - Wet Dreams [Zouk Recordings]
4. Tigran Oganezov - The Groove [Fraction Records]
5. Heatbeat - Arganda (Chris Schweizer Rockin Mix)
[Captivating Sounds]
6. Darren Porter - Foundry [Monster Tunes]
7. Erick Strong vs. Dart Rayne - Shamballa [Armada Music]
<<<(Phil’s Tune Of The
Episode)>>>
8. Super8 & Tab - Black Is Back (Club Mix)
[Anjunabeats]
9. BT - Flaming June (Laptop Symphony Rework) [Black Hole
Recordings]
10. Mike Koglin feat. LCK - Varana [Captivating Sounds]
11. Lee Haslam - Vengeance [Discover White Label]
12. Noah Neiman - They Have Laser Eyes [Lange Recordings]
13. The Airstatic - My Little Kingdom (Ex-Driver Remix)
[Unearthed Records]
14. Nitrous Oxide & Adam Kancerski presents Husaria -
Poznan [Infrasonic Recordings]
15. RAM - RAMbition [Night Vision]
16. John Dopping - Armageddon (Will Atkinson Remix)
[Borderline]
17. Imperfect Hope - Unforgettable (Traces Traxx Remix)
[XPM Recordings]
18. Jimmy Chou - Echoes (Johan Ekman Remix) [Diverted
Music]
19. Mark Leanings - Whatever Happens (Arctic Moon Remix)
[Subculture]
20. Airbase – Garden State [Somatic Sense]
Hopefully, by the time I roll out Episode 34, we will have some sun back here in the UK and the aforementioned summery vibes will not go to waste amidst the dark skies and rain clouds. Here’s hoping. Take care!
Hopefully, by the time I roll out Episode 34, we will have some sun back here in the UK and the aforementioned summery vibes will not go to waste amidst the dark skies and rain clouds. Here’s hoping. Take care!
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