Radiating one of those beloved, old-school Trance vibes while still remaining contemporary, Faruk Sabanci's debut on Armind is like a piece of music culture sprung back to live. A sterling example of in-studio innovation, 'Roots' might just be the foremost precursor of the future of Trance music.
Faruk said about the track“‘Roots’ started out as nothing more than a studio experiment at a time I was heavily influenced by alternative electronic acts such as Nathan Fake, Moderat and Stephan Bodzin. The track was not a project I had planned working on however as it all progressed, shaping up into a blend of Techno, Trance and Progressive, I felt an immediate reminiscence to my beginnings, hence the title ‘Roots’. After finishing the track I sent it over to Armin van Buuren who I know has a broad spectrum and an open mind who then instantly felt the vibe and signed it. Out of pure coincidence we ran into each other at a private party in Amsterdam a few days after signing the track and I was rather flattered to see how excited he was about putting this out. To this day I still can’t identify what genre it is, but all I wanted to do was to create something outside the box that is pure, raw and rustic.”
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"]Faruk Sabanci - Roots[/item]
[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Faruk Sabanci is one of those consistent voices in electronic dance music doing what he knows best and that is delivering strong club friendly trance infused records. Roots is one of those records that manage to convince the listener about its great quality and depth of production. The track is not over complicated or overdone and rather moves in a more playful direction that variety of genres come into place creating a nice mixture of thumping pumping bass, raw kicks and cool synthy melodic hook in the breakdown that sounds simple but actually can work wonders in your subconscious. The drop is heavy and bouncy so you can expect the crowd go ballistic instantly! Unique production for sure! #PureGold Love IT [/content]
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