Hailing from Belgium, Producer and DJ Frédéric De Backer AKA Fred Baker has been creating and developing his trademark melodic Trance sound since he was a teenager. After his massive Ibiza track Mystery Land was signed to Pete Tong’s London Records, Fred continued to release quality productions for Vandit. Eternity and Graphite Records and become a remixer in demand, making famed re-rubs for the likes Tiësto, Liquid Overdose, Sinead O’Connor, Timo Maas, and Lost Witness to name a small selection.

Never Forget Hollywood FairyTales is his debut artist album and features a different approach CD1 titled Never Forget consists of ten upfront club tunes in this producers own imitable style. The opening track Gregoria is high energy yet atmospheric with dramatic breakdowns featuring choral samples.  Sunshine and Never forget continue to steer the CD with fast drum patterns and lush synth pads, whilst the pounding rework of Forever Friends continues to propel the album into a frenzied state of euphorica.  

CD2 dubbed Hollywood Fairytales is a collection of thirteen chill-out tracks, perfectly highlighting Fred Baker’s diversity as a producer and is a useful aid to calm everyone down after CD1! Victory is a serene track with piano melodies and strings that wouldn’t look out of place in a Moby album. There is a chilled mix of Forever Friends (featured on CD1) that perfectly highlights Fred Bakers talent to effortlessly traverse a multitude of different genres. S.W.A.T - an upbeat breaks tune and Genious Touch a guitar based dance track, both briefly taking the album into another direction alongside Chemical Dreams however these sit next to the tranquil Asian Fever and Tears of The Rising sun which keeps the variety and pace of the album appealing and innovative. 

Never Forget Hollywood Fairytales is an artist album with a difference. Two CDs to fit the current mood and state of mind, this release showcases Fred Baker’s high and consistent production skills and novel ways of producing a collection of music that will appeal to a wide range of music fans.  

Tracklist

CD 1: NEVER FORGET 

   1. Gregoria
   2. Sunshine
   3. Never Forget
   4. In Paradise
   5. Elements of Love
   6. Nostromo
   7. Forever Friends (re-work)
   8. Defense
   9. Voices
  10. R-Evolution

CD 2: HOLLYWOOD FAIRYTALES 

   1. Victory
   2. Swordfish
   3. Forever Friends (Chill mix)
   4. S.W.A.T
   5. Asian Fever 
   6. Genious Touch
   7. Respect
   8. Chemical Dreams
   9. Tears of the Rising Sun
  10. L.A Beat
  11. Elektro Lounge
  12. A Reason to Love
  13. E-Magnetic

You can buy the album from Beatport.

Also out now are two brand new singles taken from the album.

FRED BAKER - VOICES

1. RADIO   2. ORIGINAL   3. PROGRESSIVE REMIX

Voices is fresh for 2008 from Fred Baker from PIAS Recordings, taken from his forthcoming debut artist album Never Forget Hollywood Fairytales the track is  a classic trance tune in the making. This release stays true to the genre with arpeggiated riffs, vocal samples and fast drum rhythms. The Progressive Remix is a slightly lighter take on the original, with a calming melodic break until it all kicks back in again.  

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FRED BAKER - VICTORY

1. ORIGINAL

Victory is a serene and atmospheric track consisting of piano and string melodies and a choral sample. It would not go out of place next to Moby’s Play album due to the atmospheric nature of the track. A calm yet uplifting piece of music, Victory is the perfect record to help unwind chill over the summer months and will appeal to a wide range of music lovers alike. 

You can buy both tunes from Beatport.