1. Original Mix
2. Aly & Fila Remix
3. Pedro Del Mar & DoubleV Remix
4. Jesse Voorn Remix
5-Sunlounger remix
6. Dub Mix
7. Radio Edit
2. Aly & Fila Remix
3. Pedro Del Mar & DoubleV Remix
4. Jesse Voorn Remix
5-Sunlounger remix
6. Dub Mix
7. Radio Edit
For "Higher Than The Sun", Roger Shah and Brian Laruso composed an ingenious backing track, laying down a highly emotive foundation for JES' own vocal arrangements. As an infectious, electro inspired endeavour, the producers keep up the energizing pace of the song, while keeping a strong focus on the strength of the lyrics. With this seductive blend of JES' heartfelt singing, high energy synth and string components, "Higher Than The Sun" is nothing short of an instant chart topper.
Roger Shah has been active in the international EDM scene for more than 20 years. He boasts an impressive release record of more than 500 tracks on some of the largest and most successful record labels in the world. As a producer he has worked with and for artists such as Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold, Sarah MacLachlan, Ferry Corsten, Kosheen, Bryan Adams and Moya Brennan who is best known for her works with Hollywood producers such as Hans Zimmer. He is one of the few EDM artist who works directly for Disney in Hollywood as a composer. With his unique Balearic music style he celebrates great success as a solo artist but also under various monikers. Sun lounger is without a doubt Roger's best known nom de plume.
JES, the Queen of Rocktronica, has been the voice for countless superstar dance producers, inciting hit records with Tiësto, Armin Van Buuren, Gabriel & Dresden and BT among many others. The pivotal track "As The Rush Comes" by Motorcycle, launched her into the global spotlight, going to No.1 in many territories, leading to awards like the International Dance Music Award at the world famous WMC conference. In 2007, JES released her landmark album "Disconnect" that produced the 3 hit singles “Ghost”, “Heaven” and the No.1 chart hit "Imagination". "Ghost" is still JES' most played electronic dance classics on the world's dance floors. Her most recent single "Before You Go", taken from her 2012 album "Unleash The Beat" was a collaboration with the Scottish top producer Andy Duguid. For "Higher Than The Sun", JES teamed up with the legendary Roger Shah and Brian Laruso, creating a charismatic impetus to the song with her unequalled vocal performance.
Everyone who's been active in electronic dance music, both from the DJ and producer side, knows Brian Laruso as one half of Global Experience. It's the project that was formed by Roger Shah and Brian Laruso. Building their hit single reputation since 2005, the producers made name with titles like "Tennessee", "Dakar", "Zanzibar", "San Salvador", "Koengen" and "New Life". In the past seven years many of these titles received the support from big names all over the world and have by now reached the classic status. The two released their hit single "Fox & Koi last year and now appear under their own names for this new collab with JES.
Dimitri Kechagias review: Its always fantastic to receive an excellent record co-produced by amazing talents in the EDM at the moment. The master of the Balearic trance sound Roger Shah teams up with the magnificent and always inspiring Jes and Brian Laruso for the big summer anthem Higher Than The Sun. The 3 creative minds work together to deliver their superb explosive mixture of prog house/trance and rockotronica as well. Higher Than The Sun is a pleasurable very versatile track that djs on various styles will adopt it straight away for their sets. Uplifting to the maximum with bouncy heavy beats, in your face dangerous basslines merged with calm and soothing breakdown and on top the stunning Jes performing in her own so unique and beautiful way the feel good lyrics that will make you feel like jumping to reach the skies Higher Than The Sun. The package is extensive and shinning as this great record deserves of course. The top Egyptian super stars Aly & Fila provide the uplifting trance make over. The masters of 140 BPM transform the balearic original into a hard hitting, power banging and extremely euphoric and melodic trancer that will be played until to worn out the copy this summer and the years to come as it is considered already as classic. Rough basslines, tough mechanical beats and acid traces as well. The breakdown is pure pleasure with excellent synth and luscious melodies combined perfectly with Jes inspiring performance. The climax is pure hands in the air blissful colourful euphoria with a wide smile in your face and with JES words "Lets Walk Away" taking a very special meaning and inviting us to escape for a while Higher Than The Sun. On remix duties is the brother of Roger Shah, the very talented Pedro del Mar along with his partner in sonic crimes Double V. Together they provide the modern neo trance make over that is groovy, chunky, punchy, playful with blissful melodies and epic synths to send you in another dimension, planet or galaxy, you decide in that case. Stand out moment the exceptional breakdown that will give you goosebumps and will radiate the energy that only sun can give us. Jesse Vorn well known from his Black Hole and Flashover recordings releases is on board to deliver the epic prog house meets electro house version with heavy hard dance and dubstep traces too. Its so dynamic that your speakers are in real danger if you blast it full volume I can tell you. Sunlounger remix is the chill out/lounge alternative version that those who compile Cafe Del Mar type of compilations should license it straight way. Dreamy, relaxing, therapeutic and without exaggeration is real magic that only music can reveal to us. Sunlounger manage for me to give new definition to what is termed as chill out or lounge. Lastly the package includes the crossover radio edit and the DUB mix that includes just chopped parts of the vocals recalling Otto Knows well known club smash. 2 weeks number 1 in my radio show chart just for the Original and the same will happen for the rest of the mixes. Please welcome one of the biggest anthems for the summer of 2013 that will be played countless times in the most well known open air festivals. Love IT!
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