They say that every stalker anthem story needs a good sequel, and when envisaging a second Scream album chapter, this thought lay at the forefront of Markus Schulz's mindset.
Acting as a followup to Ana Diaz's deeply resonated Nothing Without Me, the connection towards Lady V's angelic efforts on Erase You became paramount at an early stage; as multiple video recordings of Markus' gig performances spread throughout YouTube, in similar vein to its predecessor 18 months earlier.
Beautiful yet haunting, Lady V's performance shines throughout, with the key sentence of "I Can't Erase You" provoking multiple thoughts and emotions. The original quickly became a standout fan favorite amongst club attendees and Global DJ Broadcast listeners, and has remained one of the most requested tracks for both mediums all year long.
To compliment the original, Markus recruits several personal favorites, with each providing their unique interpretation on this anthem.
The personnel includes the new newest signings to Markus' Schulz Music Group booking empire - Slovakian Nifra, one of the shining lights for females in the DJ industry, stars with her famed swaggering bassline and booming melodic nature. The remix has already starred at Markus' Amnesia Ibiza residency. Also on board is talented Dallas upcomer Omair Mirza, who has captured the imagination of followers with his originals High Roller and Chain Reaction. His remix provides the typical cocktail of genres fused as his own.
And last but not least, Markus' good friends Wellenrausch are on hand to deliver two special remixes. The much admired duo, consisting of Torsten Fassbender and Markus Geisberger, has won the hearts of many thanks to their Dark Matter remix series, and their take on Erase You is in similar vein. However, they also go one step further with an even deeper effort; the Foxhole Version will be an unearthed gem.
Erase You is proof that a sequel can match the expectation and amour of an original story. Markus and Lady V's collaboration will forever be associated with one of trance's finest moments in 2014.
Dimitri Kechagias review: The top album Scream 2 by Markus Schulz continues to reveal more beauties like the latest one with Lady V on vocals. The track is called Erase You and is released with four brand new and shinny remixes that already played from the biggest trance djs. First of all is the magnificent Nifra who builds slowly great backcatalogue of top originals and remixes. She transforms Erase You into a powerful headbanging dark trancer with swirling synths, relentless driving drums and basslines, and of course epic synths that enhance the fantastic performance by Lady V who definitely has the charisma to create magic with her voice and anthemic tone. Nifra delivers one of her best and most complete remixes without doubts. The upcoming and quickly rising to the top thanks to the constant support by Markus Schulz is Omair Mirza who provides the tech trance version with heavy pounding drums, thumping basslines and superb arrangement that is highlighted in the breakdown that Lady V voice wins all the attention and the huge synthy hook underneath leads the track to the massive anthemic hands in the air climax. The beloved duo Wellenrausch deliver two remixes that will be highly appreciated from the deep trance fanatics out there. First of all is the Dark Matter remix that is deep driving and hypnotic as well with dark throbbing basslines, pounding drums, haunting atmospherics and fantastic sounddesign with variety of electronic synths that create the magic. The breakdown starts with melancholic dark piano chords and awesome cinematic strings. The dark synthy chords appear along with parts of the vocal and the track moves to its full on hands in the air anthemic climax that is so floating and dynamic that will be hard not to be feel the overwhelming power taking over the control. The Foxhole remix is the deeper more emotional version with relaxing grooves, bubbling basslines, blissful electronic synths, acid touches, and distorted vocal parts that sound strange at first but very appropriate for this cinematic dreamy sound sphere that you better let yourself to feel totally abandoned and lost in it. Two exceptional remixes to complete Erase You remix package. #PureGold Love iT
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