Albert Vorne - A Leaden Day

This release is a real treat for all those who take their euro trance seriously.

The Original Mix heads straight off into rolling/rattling punchy beats with the top end tightly filtered right off. Ominous soundscapes creep in until it strips itself down to dark flopping and occasional eerie though playful keys as it progressively becomes more industrial. After the teasing break it develops powerful clinically classical sweeps.

The remix features stark tapping beats which start to shuffle and pump as it develops an increasingly busy hypnotic groove until the quiet but building break. From here on euro chords emerge and take over, giving this remix a more euphoric feel than the Original Mix.

Surprisingly the Original Mix is closer to the dark ominous sound that you might normally associate with Dirk Dierickx, whereas the remix is somewhat more club oriented.

One of the best, if indeed not the very finest release on Platipus:Euro.

A word of caution though about this CD Single. It lifts the tracks of the ‘Best Of Platipus:Euro’ compilation, and hence does not feature the full length versions. Opt for the 12” version instead.