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Chris Micali – Schiphol

Rupert — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:29:54 +0000

Chris Micali – Schiphol

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Yukiko Liri – Talk In The Dark

Rupert — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:05:25 +0000

Yukiko Liri – Talk In The Dark

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Dalminjo – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Cloud Remix)

Rupert — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:08:38 +0000

Continuing the fine tradition of female vocals and prog house beats covering lesser-known classic songs, this is an excellent cover of the Smiths’ There Is A Light That Never Goes Out.
Cheerful Scandinavian vocals by Anja deliver some very dark lyrics…

Dalminjo feat. Anja Oyen Vister – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Cloud Remix)

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Tiesto – Battleship Grey

Rupert — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:57:54 +0000

Tiesto – Battleship Grey

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George Jung – Get Together

Rupert — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:24:03 +0000

A flawlessly executed track from Jim Duvall, aka George Jung. Gorgeous.

George Jung – Get Together

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iFrolov – Progressive goodness

Rupert — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:12:56 +0000

iFrolov has a myspace page here.

iFrolov – Cloudy 2007 (Hypnotic Breaks Mix)

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iFrolov – Drop By Drop (Second Skin Remix)

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Stephane K – Numb

Rupert — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:40:37 +0000

Raw, nasty and cold, this track rocks me every time. An excellent set opener for a dark progressive journey.

Well done, Stephane.

Stephane K – Numb

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Carbon Based Lifeforms

Rupert — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:00:30 +0000

Carbon Based Lifeforms – Erratic Patterns

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Carbon Based Lifeforms – Gryning

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Sensorica – Amira

Rupert — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:15:45 +0000

This is amazing chillout.

Sensorica – Amira

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Markus Schulz = top notch trance

Rupert — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 10:59:52 +0000

I first heard Clear Blue in a beautiful Lemon8 proggy house/trance set found here. On a good stereo it really grabs you. It was one of my favorite tracks on that set, and I was constantly skipping back and forth to hear it. I’ve found it at Beatport, and can hear this mammoth, 12:00 progger any time. It’s kinda hard to find 2 representative minutes of a 12 minute monster.

Markus Schulz – Somewhere (Clear Blue)

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In a more trancy and less proggy vein, I also found this beautiful cheesy trance track while I was searching for Clear Blue. Very catchy, and top notch production values. If you dig trance, you’ll dig this, cheesy lyrics and all. Mmmm… candy!

Markus Schulz – You Won’t See Me Cry 2005

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Which of these Trance tracks is doper?!!

Rupert — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:45:57 +0000

It’s time to unleash two absolutely stellar trance tracks, as I notice many of my visitors are into the trancier side of things.

I can’t decide which of these is doper; I’ll leave that to you.

Above & Beyond generally do what I call sacharrine-cheese trance, which is a little too over-the-top cheesy for me (think vocal trance, and lots of it!). But Tri-State is freakin’ awesome… Make sure you’re chewing gum when you hear this, we don’t want you to grind your teeth flat… ;)

Above and Beyond – Tri-State

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This next song is aptly named Ambience, by Michael Burns. MB has some other fresh tracks under his belt, but we’ll get to that some other day. For now, feast your ears:

Michael Burns – Ambience

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If you’d like to chime in on which track is even doper than the other one, leave a comment below or drop me a line. I’m also always on the look-out for more great material, not that I’m running out of fresh tunes any time soon, so if you have any suggestions, get in touch.

Opencloud: not bad, for a beginner!

Rupert — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:26:34 +0000

Opencloud is one to watch… I first heard of the duo (Blake Potter, who has a dope remix elsewhere on this site, and Corey Spengler who I’ve never heard of) when they won a remix contest on Protonradio.com and since then, Opencloud has had many fine releases, mostly on the relatively new Proton label.

These guys are prolific, having released like 16 tracks on Beatport… in 2006! And we’ve got half a year to go!

Opencloud – Life

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To grab this Opencloud track for free, sign in to Beatport (or register with them if you haven’t already), search for Opencloud, and view page 2 of their releases… it’s right at the top. You have to be signed in to see free content (of which there’s quite a bit!).

The Fallujah remix is just… raw and nasty. It has almost a Drum & Bass sensibility, and you know how I feel about D&B… This track just steamrolls in like a tank, plowing down everything in its path.

Kriece – Fallujah (Opencloud mix)

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Good, if generic, proggy house tracks

Rupert — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:06:25 +0000

Siberian Son – Ladybird (Drew Nichols mix)

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Ray and Peter – Sonic Alchemy

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Ray Calman – Kashmir (Simuck Breaks mix)

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Micah – Ruhn Song 003 mix set

Rupert — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:42:17 +0000

Micah opens up a can of progressive whup-ass with his very popular free mix, Ruhn Song 003. Micah is a talented producer, and a good DJ, but this mix… surpasses all expectations! Dope from start to finish, it has such solid gold tracks as Shiloh’s beautiful remix of Change Your Ways, as well as their unreleased remix of Imogen Heap – Loose Ends.

Grab it for free from Hybridized.org stat!

Micah – Ruhn Song 003

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Method: The freshest progressive label ever?

Rupert — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:30:51 +0000

Fresher than a thousand freshes, the UK label Method is well worth watching. If you like cold, smooth, synthetic progressive trance with decidedly druggy overtones and stellar production values, you’re in for some head-bopping treats.

My all-time favorite from this label is Central Rush’s Out Of Focus (Tkac and Haverlik remix). One word: WOW. A beautiful, rich, vibrant and enveloping 3 dimensional soundspace surrounds you, disorienting you while tweaked female vocals repeat the drugginess-inspired title of the song. The proggy freshness builds, slowly, into more and more intense, tighter circles of sound around you. What was merely beautiful starts to become vaguely menacing. This song gives me E flashbacks in a big way.

This track will make the hair on your neck stand up. This is a MUST HAVE.

Central Rush – Out Of Focus (Tkac & Haverlik Mix)

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Speaking of druggy proggy trance tracks, this next one will make your teeth rattle with its pounding, merciless, metallic punctuating drones, while freaky male vocals urge you to leave your law-breaking raver friends and find a Safer Place without them. Mind-numblingly hypnotic, and anxiety inducing, you will love this track’s druggy feel… it’s only a matter of time.

Macroscopia – Safer Place (Majority Mix)

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Giving you the Creeps

Rupert — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:26:16 +0000

I stumbled across a track by some artist named The Runner called The Creeps (DJ Pisces remix). This track is gorgeous, deep, and weird, just they way I like my down-tempo chilled beats… deep, thick, dark lumbering bass throbs envelope you like a warm and muggy summer’s night, and wind chimes softly clang in the background, reminding me of the sailing boat storage yard at Jericho Beach. When a breeze blows there, hundreds of sails clang and clung in the shipyard.

Gregorian chant-style vocals drift in and out; a male vocal “Ahhh…” punctuates the black space, a light-hearted female vocal samples asks a bizarre question… This is some seriously great chillout material for warm summer nights with the windows open. I’m very pleased with this mature, unique, unusual gem… 5 stars.

The Runner – The Creeps (DJ Pisces remix)

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Evolution – Walking On Fire

Rupert — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:27:41 +0000

I first heard Walking On Fire (Bedrock remix) on Proton Radio many years ago… I caught the tail end of it, and fortunately had it saved to my hard disk. I had no idea what it was called, who it was by… I just knew it freakin’ ruled. Years later, I managed to track it down, and today it is available through Beatport at 320kb/sec for $1.49 USD. You can’t go wrong.

The music conjures up visions of tearing down a highway at night, with teary, blurred vision and a death wish… cars streaking past, etc.

Both the original mix and this version are well worth buying, but the version below is my favorite so I put it here for all of you who have either never heard it, or didn’t know who it was by. This is top-notch Progressive with emotional female vocals riding the waves of “Digger’s” choice remixing style. Anyway, enjoy!

Evolution – Walking On Fire (Bedrock Vocal Mix)

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Alfa: Sorella = dope trance

Rupert — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:06:36 +0000

Alfa’s track Sorella is the best freakin’ trance I’ve heard in a long time. It harkens back to Vangelis’ soundtrack to the seminal Sci-Fi classic, Bladerunner, which happens to be one of my favorite movies of all time. Alfa produces an emotive, beautiful soundscape that falls out from under you as it reaches its peak. The other great thing about this track (I bought both mixes, and still can’t decide which I like more) is that the sounds used to construct it are fresh and not the usual caustic, saccharine cheese candy raver shit I hear all the time. This music has an uncommon depth and sophistication not often found in trance music.

The first sample below is a little longer than usual… it would be cruel of me to crop it at the 2:00 mark…

Alfa – Sorella

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Alfa – Sorella – Version 2

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“Render unto Freshtunes.ca what is Fresh”

Rupert — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:17:58 +0000

Dieselboy’s Render is an astounding track from America’s most famous D&B DJ/producer. It can be found on the The 6ixth Session, an otherwise uninspiring release. I much prefer his older mix CDs, like A Soldier’s Story, but between 6ixth’s dope cover (I’ve blown it up into a huge poster on my wall) and this one track, I feel I got my money’s worth.

Absurdly funky, yet calculated and synthetic, this track is both organic and flowing, and yet, technological and unfeeling. Beautiful! Try not bopping your head to this unadulterated freshness as you listen… it can’t be done.

Dieselboy – Render

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5-star Progressive Breaks tracks

Rupert — Tue, 09 May 2006 22:06:53 +0000

Cold, clean, synthetic beauty: the track Designs (dirty mix) is the epitome of the progressive, trancey breaks genre. Designs is one of my all time favorite tracks by anyone, and I heartily recommend it. Proggy Breaks doesn’t get any better than this.

Noel Sanger – Designs (dirty mix)

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Next up is Stefan Anion and Blake Potter’s remix of Nutrition’s track, Skyline Dreamer. This track is beautiful, chilled, glittering progressive breaks with a strong trance flavor. Dope. Like Noel Sanger’s Designs, in can be found in Noel’s Electrofly mix on Hybridized.org.

Nutrition – Skyline Dreamer (Blake Potter and Stefan Anion Scaling remix)

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