Over the last 24 months the #PureTrance movement has swept through the world of electronic music, driven by its flag-bearer, Solarstone. First outlined by its debut mix-comp (still in Beatport’s bestseller chart one year after its release), Solarstone’s now ready to bring its essence into even clearer focus. Across 2 discs and 34, often exclusive or purpose-built tracks, Pure Mixes and Retouches, Solarstone and fellow Pure practitioner Giuseppe Ottaviani serve a future-proofed release that’ll be as relevant in your collection in 10 years time as it is today. With music from trance bedrock like Aly & Fila, John O’Callaghan, Darren Tate, Alex M.O.R.P.H., M.I.K.E. and Sied van Riel, it also features new rising talent including Suncatcher, Adam Nickey, Sneijder, Walsh & McAuley and Driftmoon. Standby to receive your trance refined, clarified and 100% Pure!
(Out on Black Hole Recordings on October 28th 2013)
Order on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/PureTrance2
Solarstone sets the mix’s early atmosphere with some rolling gear from the harmonic end of Pure’s spectrum. The faraway tones of Adam Nickey’s ‘Perfect Destiny’, the trance-transcendent float of Aerium’s ‘Horizon’ and flute-like drift of Elfsong’s ‘Seldarine’’ form its opening minutes. Building the bridge skyward, Solarstone’s towering Pure rebuild of M.O.R.P.H.s ‘Eternal Flame’ and his retouch of M.I.K.E.’s ‘Respire’ open up the euphoric throttle.
Reaching its halfway point, Solarstone bomb-drops the deliciously ominous tones of his most recent Pure Mix of ‘Love Theme From Blade Runner’. Given sanction by the house of Vangelis’, alongside the Pure Mix of Zoo Brazil’s ‘Hearts A Legend’, it lends darker tones to the mix.
On the release of the second album, Richard says: “Almost exactly a year ago we released Solarstone presents Pure Trance – Volume 1, an album which marked the beginning of a journey of rebirth and rediscovery. Since its release we have taken the Pure Trance message global with a host of Pure Trance Events that have not only invigorated but restored a sense of belonging to a growing & passionate audience worldwide, and finally the scene is sitting up & taking notice: Pure Trance music is alive & kicking, and right now on fire! I am proud to present this second compilation of brilliant music for all lovers of the sound of Pure Trance “
Arriving at its summit, Richard enters mash-up-mode, brilliantly splicing Ferry Corsten & Betsie Larkin’s ‘Made of Love’ and John O’Callaghan’s ‘I’ll Follow’ and further uniting Ben Lost’s timeless ‘Jump The Next Train’ over Franz’s ‘Emerge’.
“Tough to pull off, after the highly impressive ‘Pure Trance Vol.1’, but against the odds, this new outing is a huge step up again – 10/10, Album of the Month” – MIXMAG
Italy’s Giuseppe Ottaviani comes off his spot, boxing clever with an overtura of toughened trance logistics. He interplays the tracks of nu-bloods like John Mash, Colonial One and Andrea Mazza with those of Darren Tate, Sied van Riel and other trance establishment.
Giuseppe says: “over the last year I’ve played at Solarstone’s Pure Trance events in many different corners of the world. To have the chance to capture, in some way, their unique atmosphere as part of a mix compilation has been wonderful! I hope you have as much fun listening and dancing to my mix, as I had compiling mixing it!”
Marking Agnelli & Nelson’s remix-return, Ottaviani (or “the Grand Master of Energy”, as MIXMAG recently christened him!) charges the mix’s midpoint with a new version of Andain’s ‘You Once Told Me’. Whipping Sneijder’s rebuild of his Aly & Fila collab ‘Brilliant People’, James Dymond’s ‘Carbon’, Will Atkinson’s ‘Hemosa’ and others together, Giuseppe brings about the release’s final perfect sound-storm. The album is out Oct 28th.
Solarstone pres. Pure Trance 2 – Mixed by Solarstone & Giuseppe Ottaviani
Disc 1. Mixed by Solarstone.
01. Adam Nickey – Perfect Destiny (Winkee Remix Reconstruction)
02. Aerium – Horizons (Solarstone Retouch)
03. Solarstone featuring Lemon – Lovers (Pure Mix Reconstruction)
04. Elfsong – Seldarine
05. Alex M.O.R.P.H – Eternal Flame (Solarstone Pure Mix)
06. Walsh & McAuley – Ashgrove Throne
07. M.I.K.E – Respire (Solarstone Retouch)
08. Zoo Brazil featuring Philip – Heart’s A Legend (Solarstone Pure Dub Retouch)
09. Solarstone – Love Theme from Blade Runner (Pure Mix)
10. Future Disciple – Kwiwakurra
11. Driftmoon – Howl At The Moon (Solarstone Retouch)
12. John O’Callaghan featuring Ria – I’ll Follow (Solarstone Pure Dub Reconstruction)
13. Ferry Corsten featuring Betsie Larkin – Made Of Love (Acapella)
14. Suncatcher – Are We There Yet? (Original Mix)
15. Franz – Emerge (Dreamy Remix)
16. Ben Lost – Jump The Next Train (Acapella)
Disc 2. Mixed by Giuseppe Ottaviani.
01. Alex Matteo – Prophecy
02. Darren Tate – All I Am
03. Sied van Riel – 8 Decades
04. Colonial One – Atlas
05. Andrea Mazza featuring Hysteria! – This Perfect Night
06. John Mash – Metamorphosi
07. Alexandre Bergheau & Alex Wackii – French Kiss
08. Marynus Revert – Scent Of My Dreams
09. Andain – You Once Told Me (Agnelli & Nelson Remix)
10. Stuart Millar – Always A Moment
11. John O’Callaghan featuring Audrey Gallagher – Big Sky
12. John O’Callaghan featuring Erica Curran – I Believe (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix)
13. Giuseppe Ottaviani with Aly & Fila – Brilliant People (Sneijder Remix)
14. Giuseppe Ottaviani featuring Vitamin B – Waiting On Someday (OnAir Mix)
15. James Dymond – Carbon
16. Joey Chilson – Lost & Found
17. AERO 21 – Performance
18. Will Atkinson – Hermosa
