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Sander van Dien - Aurora - 04-Aug-09 09:56 AM
Sander van der Waal is one half of the mighty First State, who have written and released many commercially successful trance tracks in the past few years. However, van der Waal is taking a break from his partnership with Ralph Barendse and unusually decided to release a solo track here with Aurora.

Aurora is certainly what you would call progressive trance. It has a dirty sound, something similar to what artists such as Sander van Doorn or DJ Preach have became famous for in the past. The track really gets going after a long yet satisfying build up at around 6.13 when the main melody is given a chance to stretch its legs and take us on a journey. Included towards the end of the track are variations on the main melody, whereby on the last few beats of each bar, a special effect (such as distortion to give a muffled or erroneous sound) is implemented to add spice. When first listened to, most people may be inclined to believe there is a fault with their MP3. However, this only adds to the legend that this track is a dirty one.

At over 9 minutes in length, Aurora is a long track, and some people may think that it doesnt quite warrant such a running time. For those people, it is recommended that the Radio Edit will be more to your tastes, as it includes all the uniqueness of the original mix yet condensed into roughly a third of the time.

Airbase - Back - 04-Aug-09 09:47 AM
Jesper Soderlund (Airbase) is one of the most popular trance artists out there, and is renowned for his euphoric style. This style has won him a legion of fans across the globe, enhanced no doubt by his eagerness to interact with those fans on the Internet, via such devices as Twitter, YouTube, and on various web forums.

Such a cult following makes him a prime candidate to appear on the In Trance We Trust roster, and since his first track, Denial (ITWT 417-0), featuring Floria Ambra, he has continued to achieve success on the label, with The Road Not Taken (ITWT 419-0), and most recently, Wonders (ITWT 446-0), which also features the talented vocalist Floria Ambra. Soderlunds best release on ITWT however, is very possibly this track, Back.

Some observers may point out that as Soderlund experimented with a progressive sound on The Road Not Taken (referring to the tracks loud build up but rather than going down the normal route of a huge breakdown, we get an anti-climax instead), he has now returned to his trademark euphoric dancefloor anthem-kind-of-sound, hence the track title Back - as in back to what Im good at.

Soderlund has said that there were less elements to Back than there were for other of his productions, but in this case it is certain that less is better!

At 1.36 the track gets interesting and at 2.04 there is a delightful change of note. At 3.13, a bouncy melody takes into another slower melody of dreamlike quality at 3.40: if a fantasy princess liked trance, that is what she would listen to! Yet a combination of these melodies is the result for the rest of the track, beginning at 4.19, with the main breakdown occuring at 5.17, and even though this breakdown is short and sweet, it still does the business.

An undoubted epic, and one of the best tracks on the ITWT label in recent times.

Alex Kunnari - Last Sunrise - 04-Aug-09 09:26 AM
Alex Kunnari returns with his 5th EP on ITWT with Last Sunrise, and what a belter it is! Unlike his two disappointing vocal tracks of recent times Breathe In (ITWT 425-0) and Eternity (ITWT 445-0), Last Sunrise is almost entirely instrumental, and is blessed with a memorable high-pitched hook and thumping beats. The only semblance of vocals is a female noise sighing throughout the duration of the track. At 3.12, a more relaxing sound, made to sound like a Spanish guitar, prevails as we build up the main point in the track, which is a repetitive strain of the high-pitched hook mentioned above.

The very first note of the track at 0.56 is identical to the key note in Kunnaris epic dancefloor smash-hit Lifter (ITWT 396-0), and one would be forgiven for thinking that this track follows in the same successful vein as Lifter with the now-trademark sound of Kunnari. However, Last Sunrise gives the listener something different. In fact, the original mix is almost a cross between Alex Kunnari and Airbase, which in itself sounds eerily reminiscent of Eddie Senders enigmatic Wake Up (ITWT 430-0).

Existone - Obscure Rays - 03-Mar-09 12:10 PM
This is the third EP from Sergey Zarubin on this label, The Chasm (ITWT 416-0) and Sunshower (ITWT 429-0) being the others, and Obscure Rays is as big and as epic as those that came before it.

Played quite a lot by Tiesto in his sets during the early parts of 2009, the track was often mistagged in MP3 files, with its name thought to be Obscure Race for a long time. Now the naming issue has finally been officially resolved, we can just get down to business and marvel at its grandiose machinations.

The original mix has a long build-up with an otherworldy melody leading us to the euphoric breakdown at 5.10 which continues apace for nearly two minutes, never once relenting. It is certainly one of those tracks that will leave clubbers with their hands in the air for a long time!

I feel Sergey Zarubin has his own kind of sound at the moment, in the sense that his tracks always leave fans of trance delighted with what they have become accustomed to over the years, yet at the same time there is always something different going on in his tracks. In particular, the energy and force of his music captures the moment brilliantly. Absolutely Free (ITWT 416-0) is a prime example of this uniqueness, and not many artists can replicate such a sound without going overboard with pastiche or nostalgia.

Obscure Rays is big and bold and full of vitality, and it probably equals the hypnotic majesty of First States Off The Radar (ITWT 426-0) as ITWTs most epic track for quite some time.

Setrise vs. Braend - Tropical Shores - 03-Mar-09 11:55 AM
A collaboration between youngsters Melle Bakker and Jens Wendel-Hansen, Tropical Shores is certainly one of the more unique tracks to be released on the In Trance We Trust label lately. In fact, I find it hard to write about. Not even I can ramble on about this one.

The sound of a wind instrument is prominently featured here, and it sounds like a Flute or Oboe or something, with possibly a hint of piano in the undercurrent of final parts of the track. Additionally there is a synth that sounds as though its sucking the wax out of your ears all the way through, and this only adds to the tracks charm. The 3.48 mark is the time of the breakdown which is very chilled and yet very inspiring at the same time. The perfect set-closer, and one of my favourite tracks on ITWT, if only because I find it exhiliratingly confusing to listen to

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