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His first notch on the VANDIT discography this may be, but ‘Serenity’s far from Shane ‘Project 8’ Kinsella’s first run around the trance bloc. Registering on its radar with ever-increasing frequency over the last few years, releases like ‘Break My Fall’ (alongside Linnea Schossow), ‘Blood Drunk’ and ‘Willy Wonka’ have seen the Dubliner hit high gear.
What Shane’s brought to VANDIT’s door this May is something fashioned at the more cultured end of the genre’s spectrum. Radiating cool at every production turn (and owing a fair bit to the Sasha & Digweed’s less-is-more school of production), get ready for ‘Serenity’.
Crunchy percussion loops, driving beats, and its wistfully calling “all the things” vocal hook all make their presence felt well within the first minute.
Adding more texture, its atmospherically charged midpoint sequences feed thrilling FX sweeps, and some of the most dramatic bass drops you’ll hear all summer into the track. Those are reinforced by affecting chord and pad structures and myriad dazzlingly sub-melodies which “phase rather than arpeggiate” (say DJ Mag in their 8.5/10 June issue review) ‘Serenity’ “to prog-trance glory”.
‘Serenity’ sails in download stores today. Add it to your mp3 collection via Beatport here
Check it on Paul van Dyk VONYC Sessions 549
Dimitri Kechagias review:
Beat and Rhythm9
Basslines and Groove9
Melody 9
Synths 9
Vocals and Lyrics9
Breakdown9
Climax / Drop / Crescendo / Pay off moment9
Intensity, Drive and Energy9
Sound-design and Arrangement9
Overall Atmosphere9
Goosebumps / Shivers moments9
Emotional affinity and heartfelt moments9
Originality and Inventiveness9
Dancefloor Efficiency / Festival Arenas Effectiveness9
You can’t get this memorable track out of your head9
It has potential to become an anthem or a classic9
Project 8 pres. Shane Kinsella - Serenity9
Summary
Project 8 pres. Shane Kinsella is coming on VANDIT with the slamming energetic psy tech uplifting trancer Serenity. The track is darker and moodier with psy trance sharp kick and energetic bassline that pushes the track forward with superb dreamy long and teasing breakdown with cool heavenly voices, piano chords followed by classic dark synthy hooks that will make you float without second thought and build up that lead to the bouncy wonky in your face tech trance bass focused climax. Check it out!9.0
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