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02:25:00

Fisical Project & Ryan K return to ART Recordings! 'Until I Find You' is better than it has any right to be and to date has been doing some serious damage on the trance circuit. Superb peak time material!

It is great pleasure that Fisical Project from Granada, Spain has accepted the challenge to talk about this release on our interview that you can read right here & right now.

Dimitri: When did you start your involvement with electronic dance music and which music style you are more affiliated with and why?

Fisical Project: Everything began in 2010; In my town they have always done a djs contest, and my mother wanted me to participate. The truth is that I had never heard about electronic music. Even though I did not know anything, I try to do what I could, after that started to find djs on internet, and started to listen DJ Tiesto. 

When I discovered electronic music, I started to feel that it was the energy I needed, since during those years of my life, I was totally alone, fighting against abuse and bullying at school.

For me trance always will be my style, was the music that I discover and helped me to stay here. But I really like to listen all kind of music, It helps you to learn more.

Dimitri: Did you had the opportunity to attend any kind of music production course or are u completely self taught? Do you consider that is essential for any artist to complete any production course?

Fisical Project: This a good question, cause of I started to create my music alone, and trying to improve always my sound, I watched many tutorials on YouTube, like the Adam Ellis ones, but my main point was asking for feedback, my friend Borja aka Dim3nsion helped me a lot when I started to make music. I think It is not essential, you can learn easily nowadays there are a lot of tutorials, but always will be more easy to learn with a course, of course.



Dimitri: In which label was your first ever release and how did you manage to attract the attention of the label?

Fisical Project: The truth is that before signing on TFB, which by the way, now they change its name to Ultima Audio, I signed on other labels before, but I do not consider these tracks as real songs. That's why I always I say TFB was my first records label. 

If I remember correctly, a friend talked with them, because it is a record label from my country and they liked the track. 

Dimitri: Please pick for us your Top 5 tracks that you have produced and you consider them as being highly important for the progress of your career indifferent if they were commercially successful.

Fisical Project: This could be a bit complicated for me, but these are the songs that for me have the most feeling:

1. Fisical Project & Ryan K - Escape The Abuse (Original Mix)



2. The Avains & Fisical Project - El Collabro (Original Mix)



3. Fisical Project - Sierra Nevada (Original Mix)



4. Fisical Project & Ryan K - Until I Find You (Original Mix)



5. Aldo Henrycho & Fisical Project - The Killer (Original Mix)



Dimitri: Let's focus on your track Until I Find You  by Fisical Project & Ryan K  on ART Recordings. Please tell us from where did you got the inspiration for the track?

Fisical Project: I think the title says it all: "Until I find You" , I was inspired by the happiness that my couple transmits to me. Thanks to her, I think I have improved a lot this year, She is a big part of my motivation.

Dimitri: How long it took you to produce it and was an easy or difficult process?If you have faced any difficulties please tell us about them and how did you resolved them?

Fisical Project: I think that approximately, Ryan and I took less than a month to do it, the truth is that it was a track in which, we had no problems with the mixdown.

Dimitri: Which was the biggest challenge that you faced during the production of this superb track?

Fisical Project: I think it was, having to export all the sounds to wav to work it better. It is very complicated to work with a laptop when it is a not good one.



Dimitri: Can you describe to us the steps that you went through the production of this track and of any other track?

Fisical Project: We usually start working with the main idea of ​​the song, once you have the main melody, it is very easy to start working on the breakdown and the drop, and afterwards, it is simply to work the mix. You can also start with the introduction of the song, but it's easier and more motivating when you have the main melody.

Dimitri: When the track finished did the label accepted it as it was produced or did the label recommend you to do some changes or fix certain things?

Fisical Project:  This time ART Recordings liked a lot, and we did not change nothing.



Dimitri: Is this track an original composition or is it based on a template from another track produced from you or another producer?

Fisical Project: It is 100% our work, we do not like to copy and paste like maybe other artist do, or to use ghost producer (I am the ghost producer). I always want to make new stuff, try to find new sounds, and innovate to do not make boring tracks. To say the truth I am always focus in make new sounds, and try to add other sound by others kinds of music. Nowadays we need innovate the music we like to stay here.



Dimitri: Is the quality of this track higher than your previous one? If yes in what ways this track sounds better than your previous one?

Fisical Project: I usually say this is my "best track", when you work hard every day, you improve a lot your sound, and the feeling is great, always you can improve your ideas skills, and your sound quality. I think this one sound much better, if you compare with the music I did last year.

Dimitri: Do you have any friends or relatives that you send them the track before sending it to a label or if you are DJ did you test it in your gigs? If yes did you have to do any alterations as a result of the crowd reaction?

Fisical Project: Yes of course, I have some friends that help me a lot with their feedback, like Eugenio Tokarev, Aldo Henrycho, Walter Armas and Raul Mad, they all are great friends and talents. I will have the opportunity in a few days to test it live!



Dimitri: Please describe to us the studio that you have produced the track? What is your favourite hardware and software set up? Do you have in mind any new gear that you wish to get in order to raise the quality of your production?

Fisical Project: Well my studio is just a laptop (Acer Aspire E 15, i7) and a good headphones (Audio Technica MX50). I don't need more at the moment, but I would like to have a better laptop to work without wavs.

Dimitri: Do you master the track yourself or the mastering is task for the record label? Do you understand mastering as being essential?

Fisical Project: This time my friend Duncan Newell did the mastering, he is very professional working the right labels and compression, but sometimes I do my own mastering yes, but I am not as good as him.



Dimitri: There is a growing trend of vinyl coming back for good. Would you like to see this track released on vinyl or any other of your future tracks? Do you prefer digital files or vinyl?

Fisical Project: If you are a music lover you always want to have your music in the best quality, and of course will be great to have a track in vinyl.

Dimitri: Do you have any future releases planned and when will be released?

Fisical Project: In September I will release  new tracks on Extrema, Redux and Tangled Audio. This year I will release 17 tracks, and many tracks in coming with Nathia Kate.

Dimitri: When your long awaited DJ debut will be? 

Fisical Project: My DJ debut going to be next 20-22 of July In "Sunrise Trance Meeting" here in Spain.



Dimitri: Do you produce a radio show/podcast as well? Please tell us here all the details about it. If you don't have one please tell us why you don't think is important for your career.

Fisical Project: When I started to produce I had two shows, but with the time I left they, not many time. But I hope soon start a new radio show.

Dimitri: Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career so far and best tip you learnt recently to make your tracks better.

Fisical Project: 
Paul van Dyk: " Do what you like, and love what you do"
Eugenio Tokarev: "Your next track is your better one"



Dimitri: Please give us your tips or more elaborated advice for any new artists who may read this interview and wish to get involved with the electronic music industry.

Fisical Project: Do not just listen to a type of music, learn from it. Compare your music with that of other artists. Be hard with your feedback. And do what you like, innovate your sound.



Many thanks to Fisical Project for this interview and we wish him all the best in his future career.

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22:59:00

As ART comes into 2018, we present an absolute corker of a hybrid tech trance track in the form of Mickey Crilly & Melvin Sheppard's 'Tazer.' Searing acid lines fuzed with uplifting, yet sinister leads, and a multitude if basslines to boot, brings this to the front, right and centre of any trance dancefloor.



Dimitri Kechagias review:
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 [content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"] Mickey Crilly & Melvin Sheppard collaborate for Tazer. Spanking rough and furious hybrid of tech trance with strong uplifting trance. The track is dark and moody enough to win some space on any descent tech trance set. Metallic basslines, bouncy kicks and fat drums shape the rocking groove while on top some melodic hints added leading to the very spacious breakdown dominated by huge synthy rays unleashed to wake your mind. The climax goes the full on direction with massive rave synths stabs to get the crowd for a trip in the darkside.#Purehardness Love IT[/content]
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20:55:00


Following the full release of Nicholson’s Mixmag & DMCworld approved, Number 1 Beatport album ‘ART’, we thought we’d give you guys a real treat. One of the flagship vocal anthems on the album ‘To The Flame/Charlotte’s Theme’ gets a rework by the mighty Namibian Trance behemoth that is Pierre Pienaar. Just last week Pierre clocked up his third consecutive ‘track of the week’ on Ferry Corsten’s Countdown, proving he’s a current force to be reckoned with, and we at ART are very proud to introduce to you his first remix for us. Second up is a remix by Technikore which was immediately signed by the legendary 'Hardcore Heaven' series, which delivers pretty much everything the discerning, euphoric loving clubber could ever wish for.

Hands in the air guys, these ones are gonna come through like a locomotive.





Dimitri Kechagias review:
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 [content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"] Nicholson's vocal beauty - To The Flame (Charlotte's Theme) featuring the emotional trance diva style vocal by Niki Mak gets the right remix treatments. Pierre Pienaar is doing magic with his solid pumping euphoric uplifting trance smasher with his usual tight arrangement he takes us all the way in the long and atmospheric breakdown with Niki Mak's top notch performance followed by godzilla siza climax that will punch you hard in the stomach. Technikore remix is powerful feel good happy puppy euphoric hardcore that makes the original melodies to shine through and with his dancefloor focused remix he allows only good positive vibes to spread around. #PureGold Love IT [/content]
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20:00:00


Next up we have the outstanding remixes of Costa's recent belter 'Icarus Effect'. After his recent releases on major labels such as FSOE and AVA Recordings, we felt it was the perfect opportunity to feature the mighty Sam Laxton, who has given a very different and unique trance twist to the proceedings, and to sweeten the deal we have thrown in an also just as awesome psy-orientated remix from the mighty Ilai. All in all, yet another great package from the ART collective.

Check the original mix here



Dimitri Kechagias review:
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 [content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Costa Pantazis superb Icarus Effect gets the right and exact treatment to conquer the uplifting trance sets via Sam Laxton who delivers very powerful headbanging solid basslines, driving arrangement and euphoric rhythm by applying in the finest possible way the stunning original melody along with the cool spoken vocal samples. This is Laxton at its very finest and ready to fly high. Ilai remix goes on the nu psy trance direction with razor sharp bass, fat kicks and very melodic breakdown followed by acid heavy climax to break barriers and send you to outer space. #PureHardness Love IT[/content]
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23:24:00

Your Name: Costa Pantazis
Your location(country,city): London, United Kingdom

Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest music career achievements in 2017?
Costa: Running my own Metamorph Recordings imprint which now has been going for nearly seven years (time flies!) mostly covering hard dance but in 2018 will be changing direction and moving back to trance. It's been too long overdue but given the direction the harder sounds of trance have moved over the last few years I felt the time is right to finally move with it. With that, launching ART Recordings with Carl Nicholson which has in such a short space of time done so well release-wise and gained huge support on the trance circuit which we plan to continue with next year as well.
Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest personal life achievements in 2017 that make you extremely proud?
Costa: Just completed my first album as Venetica which is due for release in March 2018 and the second is already underway.
1) Best Track from other artists:
R.E.L.O.A.D. - Primitive Mind (Original Mix), 



Sam Laxton - Product Of The Devil (Original Mix) and 



Tempo Giusto - Past x Future (Original Mix)



2) Your top 3 2017 personal productions
There's been several done but they won't be released until next year so I can't reveal them just yet but but if I had to pick so far then the following three. 

1. Simon Patterson & Magnus - Evoke (Costa Pantazis Remix)



2. Medusa Strain (ART Recordings)



3.Venetica - Premontion (Platinum Mix) (Metamorph Recordings)




3) Best Artist (Dj & producer):
Darren Porter



4) Best Remix from other artist:
Being bias here but S.H.O.K.K. & Nick The Kid's remix of mine and NG Rezonance's 'The Kaya Identity' which is still going strong and doing the rounds  after it's initial release.



5) Best Remix that you have produced?
Simon Patterson & Magnus - Evoke (sadly not official)



6) Best Remixer:
Mark Sherry or John Askew





7) Best New Talent (Dj or producer):
Metta & Glyde (joint project between Lee Walls & Adam King) who have just started releasing on labels such as Tangled Audio and will also be joining us on Metamorp and ART as well next year which we look forward to.



8) Best Electronic Music Album:
Paul van Dyk ‎– Vorsprung Dyk Technik (Remixes 92-98) (can't be beaten)



9) Best Electronic Music Compilation:
Renaissance Worldwide: Singapore (oldie but goodie)

10) Best Lyrics in an Electronic Music track (it can be your production or from other artists)
Marco V - Godd



11) Best Vocalist/Singer featured on Electronic Music track:
Roxanne Emery, Christina Novelli (as Cartel)



12) Best Electronic Music Label:
VII is really doing well at the moment. A great mix of styles.



13) Best Online Social media for communication with your fans:
Facebook, Soundcloud

14) Best Club Event or Open Air Festival:
Trancecoda and Trance Sanctuary



15) Best Dj set of the year from other fellow Dj:
Tempo Giusto



16) Best Radio show or Artist Vlog?:
I rarely get time to listen to a lot of radio shows and podcasts but I do enjoy Erika K - The Trance Conduct I would say that's the one I've been listening to more then the rest at present. Simon Patterson - Open Up is another favourite.





17) Best Online Record shop that you purchase your music:
Beatport and Trackitdown

18) Best Smart phone or smart phone application:
Definatly not the Soundcloud app!

19) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career in 2017:
Beware of strangers bearing gifts.



20) Best holiday destination for 2017 either to relax or to perform in a club or festival:
Cyprus

21) Best Electronic Music magazines in printed form not online:
To be honest, none of them in recent years.



22)  Best electronic music related joke you heard this year and make you still laugh:
If somebody says your guitar is too loud ignore them, you don't need that sort of negativity in your life.

Dimitri: Finally, please tell our readers your plans with your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, Dj gigs.
Costa: Currently two albums in the works and several other ventures on various labels including my own Metamorph Recordings imprint and also ART which I manage with Carl Nicholson.


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