You might want to consider apologizing to your subwoofer in advance, because it’s about to get an unnecessary work out from Thomas Vink’s raucous bass.
The hypnotic detail and spatial imagery of the Arkanoid EP is made possible by some truly inspired rhythmic subs, creating the perfect, spaced-out mixture of tech, minimal, deep, and even trance elements.
Sink your teeth into this one, and expect to be pleasantly surprised at every turn.
Dimitri Kechagias review: Armada Music expands to surprising directions and the latest label to join the family is the awesome THNK techno label with an EP that will give you shivers to say the least. The Dutch dj & producer Thomas Vink from Gorinchem delivers his exceptional progressive techno EP Arkanoid that includes 3 magnificent deep and brooding tracks that will be difficult to categorise if you stuck your head with old, worn out and redundant categories. Technology and the creativity of modern musicians offer so many possibilities that nowadays the only limit is your imagination and inspiration of course. First of all is Arkanoid. This is the darker, serious, moody, demanding and dominating of the three tracks. Vocal chops upon the crunchy techy groove and cool deep basslines combined with claps like sound that create the very nice danceable rhythm that will carry any clubber in the middle of the dancefloor. The breakdown reveals the melodramatic dreamy theme that sends goosebumps and add the human soulful side to the mechanical techno side. You can imagine djs like Chris Liebing & Dave Clarke appreciate this fantastic track a lot. Continue is the deep driving haunting and mysterious track that draws influences from psy trance with ethnic style vocals, cinematic strings and cool synths upon the dark and relentless building groove that flows amazingly smooth and hypnotic. On the same eccentric eclectic style is the last fantastic production Glide. Particularly this one has definitely more trance references in it. Deep haunting and brooding basslines, minimal techy steady beat and on top he adds awesome synths that shine in the night and is the moment that the dancefloor will erupt and the crowd will start shouting and getting very excited. It will give you shivers from head to toe and better let the music flow inside your blood like the river flows and radiates its exceptional warmth and soulful elements. #PureGold Love iT
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