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Maximum Impact - 23-Jul-08 06:44 AM
Maximum Impact is one of the biggest UK hardcore labels, with very few (if any) fillers in the catalogue. The sound is characterised by very worked out melodies and decent vocals and 'traditional' hardcore elements such as breakbeats, bold pianos and the usual samples.
There are also small bits that make the records very DJ friendly. The vinyls have excellent (and very loud) mastering and much attention is paid to mixability, such as the intros and outros gained to max - excellent for starting a set. Plus, I don't know if this was intentional or not but the labels look damn cool under blacklight.
Barthezz - On The Move - 17-Jun-08 07:15 AM
'On The Move' is of the definite anthems of 2001. The groundbreak and freshness of this track is not in a new kind of sound or technique, rather the detailed crafting, finetuning and perfection of every millisecond and every channel in a non-usual manner - done in a very smart way that avoids crammed sound and still leaves plenty of 'air' to leave the track easy to follow. (This gives a rather hard task for remixers, as it is hard to be creative on a track that contains everything...) Also one of the best examples on how to use the arpeggio the right way.
The follow up, 'Infected' took everything that 'On The Move' was about, one step further.
These two tracks are quite different in mood from those Bart made later on but the extreme attention paid to detail remains. It is no wonder that many producers drew inspiration from them and also left a perceptible impact on UK hardcore (which already started to become more and more trancey).
Also a thing to notice that the radio edits are also perfect - not getting lost either in breakdowns or in beat parts (such as many radio edits of trance tracks), finding the balance between the two.
Scott Brown - I Call The Shots / We Don't Give A Damn - 16-May-08 03:48 AM
Quite hard and unique two tracker that stands out from the EV Plus catalogue. Imagine two tracks in the traditional EV+ sound almost bordering on gabba, including gangsta-style vocals that go down surprisingly well. Beyond-2000 hardcore being done in the most proper way!
Came out late 2005 but been playing it for quite a while, to find everyone shouting along 'We Don't Give A Damn' - despite of no appearances on compilations(!), this one is for the dancefloor. Personal favourite for 2005.
Grateful Dead, The - Terrapin Station - 28-Mar-08 11:34 AM
This is not the average Grateful Dead album (that's why many GD fans don't favor it), it stands out from the rest but I think it stands on its own firmly.
The A side of the record is like the other GD records on Arista - with a more studio-like sound and a bit of disco, but the B side is what this record is really about; something that the band never did before, didn't repeat and completely breaks away from the band's usual sound. It is a lucky amalgamation of mellow sixties-pop like riffs that get into the listener's head easily and brilliant orchestral instrumentation - being a quite original piece, in a way that it could be interesting for electronic-oriented ears too.
Marusha - Trip To Raveland - 23-Mar-08 04:26 PM
The Wicked Mix (and its short version) of 'Trip To Raveland' is the one that made its way to airplay and is my favourite track from Marusha. 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' and 'It Takes Me Away' might have been more successful in sales and the latter having a most amazing video, but 'Raveland' should be the most elaborate musically. Every tension and pattern comes in the perfect moment for a club environment and there are lots of small details that are audible when listening to the track on headphones.
'Upside Down (Pumpin' Mix)' is also a reworked version of the album track, making heavy use of the distorted bassdrum that was typical to Marusha's tracks back then - hence the remix title.
Both tracks are top notch and this is my favourite single from 1994, encapsulating my favourite moments music-wise from that year.
Also, Trip To Raveland is one of the rave/happy hardcore tracks that made me to go for the CD (better said, to request it from parents at that time :)), just to find another version on it - due to the fact that the album was released earlier and 'hit tracks' were later completely reworked for airplay (also the case with 'Can't Stop Raving' by Dune, 'Unique' from Marusha and Moby's 'Feeling So Real'). It meant additional "hunting work" to get the single versions as the singles were not distributed in Hungary then...
