1.Siege - Roads (Sergio Fernandez Alternative Remix)
2.Susana - Home (Ken Loi Remix)
3.EnMass - CQ (Boyan & Boyer Mix)
4.Tomas Heradia - Moonlight (Sergio Maldonado Remix)
5.Hanski - Fools Paradise (Original Mix)
6.Myon & Shane 54 feat. Aruna - Helpless (Alexander Popov Remix)
7.Julien Wess & Tom Clave - Time Out (Original Mix)
8.Khaz - The Bright Lights (Dark Moon Mix)
9.Ankhen - Always Look Back (Soarsweep Remix)
10.Matt Bukovski - Eagle Of Hope (Original Mix)
The ‘Armada Exclusive Tracks & Remixes’ series continues its musical journey, revealing new hidden gems and previously unreleased jewels. These are 10 of the most well kept secrets, veiling under ID’s in DJ sets and rocking you without you maybe even realizing. Well here they are, getting the spotlight they deserve!
Russian producer Alexander Popov knows how to handle a production such as ‘Helpless’. Myon & Shane 54, along with the vocals of singer Aruna, are responsible for this beat-beauty. But the Popov sound brings it right back where it belongs, on the dance floor! US producer Ken Loi gave a minimalistic, deep proggy interpretation of Susana’s ‘Home’, Boyan & Boyer did a magical retake on EnMass classic ‘CQ’ and Thomas Heredia’s massive ‘Moonlight’ gets a prog-housy re-run by Sergio Maldonado.
But this exclusives pack is also about introducing new talent. Hanski’s deep and scintillating ‘Fools Paradise’ will crawl under your skin in no time, as will the Sergio Fernandez remix of Siege hit ‘Roads’. Julian Wess & Tom Clave get their 8 minutes of fame through the spine-tingling ‘Time Out’, and Khaz’ ‘The Bright Lights’ moves us with a dark and eerie remix of Dark Moon. The incredibly trancy ‘Anhken – Always Look Back’ sees its proggy interpretation of Saorsweep rocking this pack as well.
Last but not least, Polish producer Matt Bukovski lands his powerful and melodic, uplifting trancer ‘Eagle of Hope’!
Dimitri Kechagias review: Armada Music is without doubts the Best Global Dance Label for this year IDMA awards so as you can understand great music is hidden in the hard drives of its executives. Its time the exclusives for a handful of people to become the lovable items for many. First of all the talented Sergio Fernandez presents his Alternative Remix on the mega epic prog house hit by Siege - Roads. Sergio for this mix adopts a lighter relaxed approach and this version sounds the perfect warm up choice. The excellent singer Susana recreates the classic Home and Ken Loi add his remix stamp with a very cool hybrid of tech house, prog house and trance as well. Deeper, mysterious and with Susana voice shinning on top and winning the admiration once again. EnMass - CQ was one of the first big trance anthems for Armada so the idea of a brand new updated version of this classic can only make you excited. Boyan & Boyer remix brings up to date this smasher in a stunning and emphatic way. Big room progressive trance with tech trance twisted and dirty smashing beats and the awesome epic synthy riff to make your audience over and excited. Tomas Heradia's Moonlight is one of the hottest big room trancers. Sergio Maldonado had the idea to offer a totally different twist and recreate it as big room club smasher with an awesome breakdown that the main theme is replayed in a playful way upon a breakbeat style part. Cool funky rhythm, dirty electroish riffs and plenty of raw energy are the main ingredients of this cool anthem. The emerging talent Hanski presents Fools Paradise. If you love warm balearic trance beats you are going to fell in love with this tender, smooth dreamy and well produced deep trancer with an excellent breakdown. Classical melody and sensitive strings are combined with chopped vocals and piano melody. The result is an extremely fragile track that will win your vote straight away.Helpless, a favorite track for many trance fans by Myon & Shane 54 featuring the vocals by the sensitive Aruna is remixed masterfully by Alexander Popov who has the ability to transform anything that he touches into a big room progressive trance anthem size track. Slicky progressive trance beats with dirty glitzy electro influences and amazing breakdown with Aruna shinning on top of the romantic piano part just before the big synths take over control. Julien Wess & Tom Clave present their bomb Time Out. If you love deep progressive trance tracks with strong theme to raise the hair from your back take some Time OUT and let this bulldozer rock your body hard. Perfect for warm up sessions. Solid deep basslines and tough beats drive forward the Dark Moon Mix of The Bright Lights by Khaz. Stand out element the rock influenced breakdown and the main part that works so well with the lovely theme as focus point. Ankhen is one of my favourites Soarsweep remodel his Always Look Back anthem. Two favourites in one release is definitely a winning combination. Absolutely fresh and very exciting big room trance interpretation of one of those tracks with unforgettable melodic theme. The quality compilation is completed by Matt Bukovski and his uplifting banger Eagle Of Hope (Original Mix). If you want your trance straight forward with solid rocking beats and to the point construction this track will satisfy you from start to finish. Love IT!
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