As Axtone moves into it’s thirteenth year, finally reaching a catalogue number milestone with AXT100 – super fans will note it’s not technically the 100th release on the label, but that won’t stop us celebrating it.
With ‘Come Together’ the sentiment of the song is timeless and a melody that we felt encapsulated what Axtone has become renowned for over the years, within the electronic music global community.
Tom Staar has firmly left his mark on the label with his previous releases ‘Bora’ and Robbie Rivera collaboration ‘The Funkatron’. Although best known for his production prowess, the lyrics on ‘Come Together’ were actually written by Tom himself with the Ibiza based, Englishman recruiting his fellow countryman Matt Hope to deliver the final vocal.
For the single artwork, we had a little help from the ‘Axtone family’ with fans supplying their photos and permanently embedding themselves in the fabric of the label.
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"]Vocals and Lyrics[/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"]Tom Staar feat. Matt Hope - Come Together[/item]
[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Tom Staar collaborates with Matt Hope on vocal duties for Come Together. Energetic pulsating basslines, thumping grooves, earth shuttering kicks, and cool uplifting synths along with the snippet of the main vocal. The breakdown is very emotional with melodramatic strings and superb singing of the very meaningful lyrics to bring the world together under the Axtone groove. The climax takes back on the classic Swedish prog house sound with uplifting euphoric anthemic synths with driving bass that was introduced from Axtone so successful in the very early releases of the eclectic label that never stops to unleash music that matters. Positive and festival friendly here you can welcome one of the biggest tracks for 2018. #PureGold Love iT [/content]
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