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REVIEW: Giuseppe Ottaviani - Liverpool incl Standerwick Remix out on Black Hole recordings


1. Extended Mix
2. Standerwick Remix

The last single to come from the ‘Magenta’ albums’ track run arrives daisy fresh from its summer-released ‘LIVE’ expansion pack. After a raft of vocal & production collaborations with Ferry Corsten, Aly & Fila and a long list of other luminaries, ‘Liverpool’ finds Giuseppe in solo mode… and thunderous form.

‘Magenta’ has been the colour, quickest to the lips to fraternity-trance over the last 24 months. The album marked not only Giuseppe’s sophomore long-player outing, but also the Italian DJ/producer/performer’s second coming.

With ‘Liverpool’ he waves a fond farewell not just to 2014, but also to the last two ‘Magenta’-filled years, with a freight train of a track that out on the floor is conspicuously taking precisely zero prisoners! Front end, ‘Liverpool’ is all tightly coiled tech-trance bristle, with deep, stormy FX, hard-echo sonics and single-minded thrust. Break-side, Giuseppe eases the pressure, brings the strings and opens the track up to a more rapturous sign-off.

Less rapture, more straight-up raptor, Standerwick’s Remix goes airborne inside the first minute! Recently named one of DJ Mag six to watch in trance over the coming year, the English producer lets rip with a broadside of synth bass and ballistics, the likes of which the floor may never fully recover from!



Dimitri Kechagias review: Giuseppe Ottaviani had a marvellous year with appearances on the biggest clubs and festivals around the world. His productions and remixes always stand out because of his incredible ability to compose very memorable and ultra euphoric synthy melodies that reference early trance anthems. Now the hard working perfectionist returns with his track Liverpool from his latest album. The original mix is his attempt to communicate with the fans that like big room banging trance but with  superb uplifting trance style synthy riffs exploding out of nowhere in the breakdown. With dark tribal grooves and great percussion, punchy in your face basslines, cool vocal samples and dark moody atmosphere the action continues until to reach the breakdown that the main synthy hooks is revealed in its full entirety. Its hard not to get infected from the very strong melodic theme. His build up raise the tension and expectations that 100% are fulfilled within the massive euphoric feel good climax that will create riots on the dancefloor with its revolting powers. The Standerwick remix transforms the original into an uplifting full on trancer with tech elements as well. The arrangement follows the classic uplifting trance arrangement without new ideas on the table. Just old fashion euphoric hard trancer trancer with metallic drums, techy driving basslines and superb application of the memorable epic euphoric synthy hook that appears in the first part but truly develops within his atmospheric dreamy and emotionally charged breakdown that hands will stay in the air. The climax is full on and right and exact to the point of uplifting trance fans expectations so if you search for a slice of simply infectious old school trance don't miss this remix. #PureGold Love It


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