On October 18th, dockside @ Undercurrent in Amsterdam - during the peak of ADE’s annual takeover - dance pioneer Solarstone showcased his new audio axiom.
In the packed-to-capacity club, with anticipation sky high, those lucky enough to have a begged, borrowed or bought a ticket were among the first to experience Pure Trance.
With that opening shot fired, the movement is ready to go global. Alongside fellow forerunner Orkidea, Solarstone has encapsulated this vision in mix-comp form. Featuring 25 exclusive tracks built from propellant beats, tremor-inducing LFO, iridescent melodies, sky-bound synths and heartfelt vocals, trance will be revised to its purest degree.
“This isn’t about looking back. It’s about stepping forward. It’s not about trance’s history or genealogy. It’s about stripping away the music’s unwarranted add-ons; restoring trance’s most vibrant and essential elements and making the genre we love timeless.” - Solarstone.
Mixed by Solarstone, the first disc of Black Hole Recordings 100th album release sets the stage for a meeting between the scene's originators and a new dawn generation. Over the last decade studio shamans like Giuseppe Ottaviani, Kyau & Albert, Ronski Speed, Thomas Datt and Rex Mundi have formed the bedrock of the scene. On Pure Trance, through tracks like 'Euphonia', 'Earthbeat','Steaming Waterfalls' and Datt's rework of Solarstone's 'Voyager', they once again display their absolute mastery of the sound. Matching them every step of the way are the genre's future heroes, all beating the drum for the Pure Trance march. Latterly emerging talents including Omnia, Walsh & McAuley, Suncatcher, Temple One and Ehren Stowers create near instantaneous floor fission with thermite fare like 'Infina', 'Sail On The Waves', 'Ari' and 'Split Source'.
As you'd doubtless expect at the core of the mix lies the music of Solarstone. Packing in many of his own productions & remixes (some appearing exclusively on the album), they push his disc into overdrive. With his stunning trance-floor repoint of NY-based synth-pop band Lemon's 'We Can't Fly'; Giuseppe Ottaviani collab 'Falcons' (Mixmag's November Single of the Month) and his 21-century retell of the peerless 'Seven Cities', his audio forms the backbone of Pure Trance.
Orkidea - fresh off the back of his '20' album - lays down the release's flammable second disc. Kicking off with a brand new Pure version of his much-celebrated 'Unity', it charges the mix's atmosphere. Hypnotically and intuitively he fashions its audio contours, taking it through incredible antechambers of sound. The mix hits palpably Nordic highs throughout, featuring studio work by many fellow Finnish trance heads. Michael Cassette's reworking of Orkidea's 'Sun Down', Lowland's shadowy acoustics on 'Cheap Shrink', Allende's livewire take on Way Out West's 'Secret' and Slusnik Luna's extraordinary 'Valssi' teach the Pure Trance lexicon. Further in Protoculture's 'Perpetual Motion' and Orkidea's Tribute mix of Oakenfold's 'Southern Sun' ensure the mix stays Fahrenheit hot throughout its filtering, phasing final act.
Mixmag says: “Pure Trance is just part of the genre’s labyrinthine make-up. To counterbalance every trouse or trancestep variation though, it’s a very valuable one” Album of the Month, December 2012.
Released through Black Hole Recordings 19th November 2012.
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