Echano - Nothing To Live For

The original mix is a prime example of how uplifting trance used to be in its peak. It starts off very slow and keeps building up the momentum up until the break, which is nothing short of breathtaking. A massive, emotive break is followed by a huge main section... and as if that wasn't enough, the track keeps building in the main section as well up until the point where it all breaks down for the outro. Works perfectly bridging together progressive and uplifting trance in a DJ set.

The Gareth Emery remix, on the other hand, just takes a snippet of the melody of the original and does the usual by-the-numbers trance treatment to it. It's very uninspired and sounds like mr. Emery really didn't even put much effort in it, but it does the job on the dancefloor.

One of the greatest songs records/songs ever. I'm not one to make claims like this all the time but the Gareth Emery remix is close to perfect. Rolling baselines and beatuifully crafted melodies .. enough to make any avid trance lover get goosebumps. The percussion isnt as defined or standout as it could be but its far from lacklustre and the rest of the track makes up for it. 5 out of 5 from me, without question.