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REVIEW: Alex Sonata & TheRio - Mantra out now on Anjunabeats

10.0
Overall Score

 


Alex Sonata & TheRio release ‘Mantra’, out now on Anjunabeats.

Hailing from Scotland and Italy, production duo Alex Sonata & TheRio have rapidly ascended in the global trance scene. The pair first teamed up in 2018; after several collaborations, they made it official in 2020, and Alex Sonata & TheRio was born. They've released a string of explosive club tracks on Anjunabeats including 'Breath Of The Wild', 'Cala Luna', 'Time' and 'Are We Dreaming', and performed at Creamfields and Group Therapy Weekender London last year.

This year, the duo remixed ‘Equal’ from Andrew Bayer’s fourth studio album ‘Duality’, which climbed to #10 in the Beatport Trance (Main Floor) chart. The pair’s latest track, ‘Mantra’, has been hammered by Above & Beyond live of late, including at their headline performance at Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas this May, and at one of the final shows at legendary London institution Printworks.

Following on from sold-out shows at the Royal Dockyards London and The Nautilus Miami over the past year, expect to see Alex Sonata & TheRio at Above & Beyond’s Group Therapy Weekender festivities at The Gorge on July 21-23, Anjunabeats Rising Summer Social in London and Anjunabeats Outdoors Montreal. Tickets on sale now (anjunabeats.com/events)

Find it here: https://anjunabeats.co/sntrntr.oyd



Dimitri Kechagias review:
Beat and Rhythm10
Basslines and Groove10
Melody 10
Synths 10
Breakdown10
Climax / Drop / Crescendo / Pay off moment10
Intensity, Drive and Energy10
Sound-design and Arrangement10
Overall Atmosphere10
Goosebumps / Shivers moments10
Emotional affinity and heartfelt moments10
Originality and Inventiveness10
Radio Friendly10
Vocals & lyrics10
You can’t get this memorable track out of your head10
It has potential to become an anthem or a classic10
Alex Sonata & TheRio - Mantra10

Summary

Alex Sonata & TheRio deliver the stunning anthem Mantra that is of course ready made summer anthem guaranteed. Mantra is cracking the sound systems with huge thumping drums, pulsating basslines, techy kick and cool summer Ibiza style rhythm followed by the superb breakdown with airy pads, cinematic strings and the ethnic voices that will transfer you to another space and time for a while. Then the big synths will raise hair and hands in the air ready for the feel good optimistic smiles in your face section along with soft piano chords. The climax is as good as you expect it to be perfect to use in the mainstage of any big festival this summer and get the maddest reactions. Absolutely out of this world material that we hope Anjunabeats will deliver more often! #PureGold Love IT
10.0
Overall Score



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