B&W – Mistaken

Mistaken was always a track that left a nice impression on me, but it was only until more recently that I have come to really appreciate its offerings. The Fictivision Mix is a delightful experience through pure, deep trance. This was also, to my knowledge, the last time Bart Van Wissen (who has produced several high quality deep house and progressive trance tracks under his own name) used his Fictivision alias. It was a favorite of Armin Van Buuren's back in 2005, when he would frequently mashup the instrumental (and with good reason) with the melting vocals of Behind Silence by A-Force & Yahel. One of the more standout features of the Fictivision Mix is an airy riff, beginning at 1:51, strumming off a haunting chord that has this immensely startling effect, especially because it's backdropped by humble, tingly bells that play continuously prior to this moment. Speaking plainly, it's one of those songs that really gets my imagination rolling. And as usual with most Fictivision songs, the central melody tends to morph over time, before reverting back to its original sound towards the end. This is usually done by either swapping the synth instruments or changing the chords all together. Nevertheless, it's always mood altering. I make reference to this effect in his collaboration with C-Quence under the song "Symbols", where there is a progression of one of the song's many melodies. It is also subtly done in his tracks "Outpost" and "Out of Orbit", so it's not necessarily apparent the first few times you listen.

The Mindsensation Mix, by a producer also known as Leon Bolier, tends to use very much of the same melodies as in the Fictivision Mix, only that they sound considerably thinner and more generic with the supersaws. It's not a bad version at all, but just kind of unremarkable. There are some hard-hitting builds that make for a more upfront experience, but melodically, it sounds weak and much less atmospheric compared to Bart's monster. There are better Leon Bolier productions.