The Phil-Harmonic Podcast Episode 54

Here we are again. The uplifting leg of our Phil-Harmonic journey swings around.

As weekends go this weekend has been a bit of a belter. One of the busiest and best I've had since moving to London, sampling both Paul Van Dyk and some truly great house music, whilst also catching up with so many friends and meeting some new people too.

And this week’s podcast is one that comfortably matches the magnitude of the last few days’ excesses. This one is pretty damn huge and contains a few stand out contenders for Tune Of The Year, even at this early stage of the year. It’s a full on trance thrill ride.

There was a lot of talk towards the end of 2012 about how many producers were planning to go back to their traditional trance roots. The whole ‘Who’s Afraid of 138?’ campaign has really picked up some momentum this year as the whole trouse fad starts to wear a little thin. Generally-speaking, the uplifting material coming out in 2013 has so far comfortably out-battled the slow-tempoed variants.

Every tune does some audio damage in this episode, but the real stand outs come one after the other in our middle section. The spellbindingly serene vocal breakdown in The Wind, the pure euphoria of Darren Porter’s Illustrious remix and, Tune Of The Episode, the all-round stunning, Phoenix by Matt Bukovski. Blue Soho have definitely been the label to watch out for in 2013.

Our final track is Alphazone under their little used or known Aramanja alias, their remix of Ibiza Sun. The original featured on Resonate 5 back in 2006. Evoking a little bit of summer with the Ibiza Specials approaching.

THE PHIL-HARMONIC PODCAST EPISODE 54

1. Estiva & Cardinal feat. Arielle Maren - Wait Forever (Daniel Kandi Remix) [Enhanced Recordings]

2. Purple Stories & Static Blue - Seoni (Falcon Remix) [Digital Society Recordings]

3. Bowdidge & Taylor - As It Should Be [Monster Digital]

4. C-Systems feat. Hanna Finsen - To Be [Unearthed Records]

5. Odonbat - The Wind [Blue Soho Recordings]

6. Dave Wright feat. MG - Illustrious (Darren Porter Remix) [Diverted Records]

7. Matt Bukovski - Phoenix [Blue Soho Recordings] <<<(Phil's Tune Of The Episode)>>>

8. Reverse - Empty Promises [Critical State]

9. Dash Berlin - Till The Sky Falls Down (Arctic Moon Remix) [Armada]

10. Jamie Walker - Boulevard [Subculture]

11. Johnson & Corbett vs. Alan M - Ibiza Sun (Aramanja Remix) [TranceTribe Recordings]

<<<(The Phil-Harmonic Golden Oldie)>>>

The tempo slides down again next week; I have a particularly housey episode on the cards. Until then!