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Yoji Biomehanika - Samurai (The Keyboard Cowboys) - 12-Jun-09 02:50 PM
At the time of writing, Yoji has pretty much tried every harder dance genre in existence, trance, hardhouse, hardtrance, techtrance, hardstyle, you name it. While I truly like his latest techdance-oriented releases, I find myself returning more and more to his funky, sort of experimental tracks (where the focus was much more on the “techno” aspect), and thus this vinyl gets a lot of play time.

I still consider this release to be his absolute peak, with two completely different, but at the same time, equally awesome sides. “Samurai (The Keyboard Cowboys)” is a ridiculously catchy tune, where Yoji proves that he has mastered the use of ear-splitting Japanese-styled synths and sounds. The overall arrangement is brilliant, and the track never lets up or gets boring. It is truly a piece any harddance producer would be proud of to have in his/her discography.

On the flipside, Yoji has come up with the epitome of monotony, but boy, it is one of the best monotonous techno tracks I have heard to date. “The Rain” pretty much consists of one groovy techno beat, and as it progresses, the beat slowly evolves as additional elements are layered on top of each other, piece by piece. Definitely a great tune with a drive that can make pretty much any jaded listener move.

Showtek - FTS - 02-Sep-08 09:51 AM
This track has become such a phenomenon in the club culture, especially since its a hardstyle track. Living in a country where electronic music is shoved aside save for the obvious house and dance(core) hits, its impressive to see a hardstyle track making a bit of a fuzz, mainly thanks to the rebellious lyrics.

The funny thing though is that even though the vocals are what made this track famous, theyre not completely original since theyre based on the vocals from Vinylgroover & The Red Hed - Live For The Weekend. The FTS vocals are obviously longer and the MC talks about other things, but the general premise and some entire sections are taken straight from the older hardtrance track.

Still, the Showtek track is a good one, and pretty much stays true to the hardstyle roots. I just wished more people knew where the vocals came from.

Beholder & Zany, The* - Bleeding For The Harder Styles - 17-Aug-08 09:44 AM
When The Beholder and Zany first teamed up, I didnt know what to expect. Sure, both are great producers, but I feared that their respective styles would clash, ending in disaster. Thankfully, I was proven wrong and they both created some wicked tracks.

And now this arrives. When I first heard it, I couldnt believe it. This is without a doubt one of the worst hardstyle tracks Ive ever heard. The vocals are cheesy and stupid, the kicks are weak as hell, and the melody is vomit-inducing. There are simply no redeeming qualities at all to be found in this track.

The B-side isnt any better either, with a weak remix effort. Why bother remixing a classic track when the remix isnt even a fraction as good as the original? Id call this the true definition of "remix-raping" a track. Still, its better than the A-side, but that isnt saying much in this case.

When the 2007 anthem by Deepack - which was a weak effort as well - is much better than this track, you know somethings definitely wrong. Heres hoping that the duo re-discovers the awesome that was "Midnight" and "Annihilating".

GermanTrance.com - 23-Jun-08 04:28 PM
Usually, seeing a record store setting up its own label can be a sign of quality, or a sign of disaster. Thankfully, this label is of the former type.

In an age where hardtrance seems to be in a bit of a slumber, its labels like this one that will help the genre revitalize. So far, every single release on GermanTrance has been pure quality, and its obvious that the boys pulling the strings behind this label, producers and managers alike, have a clear picture on how great-sounding hardtrance should be like. I can only applaud that such labels still exist, and will continue to do so.

Überdruck Records - 23-Jun-08 09:24 AM
This is, in my opinion and without any doubt, the most consistent hardtrance/hardstyle label on the planet. This was the label that seriously got me into acid-infused hardtrance, and since discovering this label, I have not needed to turn to another label to get my hardtrance fix (I occasionally turn to Brain Recordings for heavier 303 though).

Every single release on this label has something unique to it; either its an amazing acid line, great, bouncy basslines, catchy (and oftentimes funny) sampling, or most often everything combined. Regardless of which vinyl you pick from the labels discography, as a hardtrance fan you ought to find something extremely redeeming about your purchase. Or if you usually dont listen to hardtrance, then this label might even convince you to start exploring this genre, and the rest of Überdrucks awesome output.

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