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REVIEW: Pierre Pienaar - Higher State out on VANDIT


Through his earlier studio days, his tougher-trance era and his Nukleuz-released works under the P.H.A.T.T. moniker, there are those who’ll have been listening to Pierre for a decade or more. Others will have discovered him more recently, through more epic productions, like the VANDIT-released ‘Far Away’. To all though, he’s ‘the man from Namibia’ - a more striking (not to mention exotic) place for trance to emanate from, it’s hard to imagine.

Pierre’s always created floor-side waves, but summer 2017 should see them crest higher than ever before. As a precursor/appetite whet-er for ‘Stronger Together’ - his first musical collaboration with VANDIT boss Paul van Dyk, Pienaar delivers the supremely intoxicating ‘Higher State’.  

Pierre’s modus operandi has always been to exact & extract the greatest possible club elevation from each production element. In that regard, he once again acquits himself brilliantly throughout his sophomore VANDIT outing.

Meeting the demands of its primetime tempo, ‘Higher State’s down-to-business beats and energizing percussion loops set the pulse racing. Working in some of the most goosebump-inducing pad & chord melodies you’ll hear this summer, it pauses at its midpoint-minute, before introducing an up-scaling mainline that has it arc higher still.

Mercurial, meteoric, megatronic (but mostly just plain great!), ‘Higher State’ is out now and available thru Beatport here

Tracklist:
01: ‘Higher State’ (Original Mix)



Dimitri Kechagias review:
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 [item value="10"]Beat and Rhythm[/item]
 [item value="10"]Basslines and Groove[/item]
 [item value="10"] Melody [/item]
 [item value="10"] Synths [/item]
 [item value="10"]Breakdown[/item]
 [item value="10"]Climax  / Drop / Crescendo / Pay off moment[/item]
 [item value="10"]Intensity, Drive and Energy[/item]
 [item value="10"]Sound-design and Arrangement[/item]
 [item value="10"]Overall Atmosphere[/item]
 [item value="10"]Goosebumps / Shivers moments[/item]
 [item value="10"]Emotional affinity and heartfelt moments[/item]
 [item value="10"]Originality and Inventiveness[/item]
 [item value="10"]Dancefloor Efficiency / Festival Arenas Effectiveness[/item]
 [item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
 [item value="10"]It has potential to become an anthem or a classic[/item]
 [item value="10"]Pierre Pienaar - Higher State[/item]
 [content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Pierre Pienaar is back now on VANDIT with Higher State. It's all about straight forward old school uplifting trance with strong hard trance traces. Tough bouncy rocking drums, energetic full on basslines, uplifting synthy layers, heavenly vocal lines and spacey mouthwatering breakdown with ethereal female voices and emotionally touching synths. The climax is straight to the point and uplifting to the very maximum. Stunning sound design ensures that you will travel in 7th heaven and trance galaxies as well. You don't expect less than this from VANDIT headquarters. #PureGold Love IT[/content]
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