månadsarkiv: februari 2013

Podcast: Podgressive EP039

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After a month of cold and snow we are back to warm you all up with the 39th episode of #Podgressive!
We have turned focus from Denmark to our other neighbour, Norway. Djs and artists invited for the show is the trance dj Carina, one of Norways most promising female djs and the duo E&G that has allready got some rad support by Armin van Buuren at ASOT. We also have an interview of the producer and dj, Made in Norway. For my part, you will get a jurney from around 123bpm all the way up to 132bpm with deep house, minimal, house and prodressive trance. Don’t forget to share, like and feedback this episode and hopefully you will like it! Head over to podgressive.com and give it a listen!

News: #Podgressive Behind The Scenes EP039

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The winter is still having a firm grip of Sweden but we are slowly moving towards spring and all the fun that comes with it! How about ASOT600, Wonder Festival, WMC and of course Above & Beyond in Stockholm.

My taste of music is quite wide and I can sometimes abandon a genre for a while to pick it up at a later point. That has happened now and I’m clearing my head with other styles. But I’m after all a sucker for EDM so I’m of course prepared for this episode and looking forward to put my set together!

I have found some tunes that I think will be a great injection to my set. Starting with a bit slower bpm than before. There are tunes that can’t be left out so I hope that you like them as well.

February episode was all about Denmark. Daniel Kandi and Kris O’Neil showed that Denmarks trance music is something to count! We are moving on and will put our full focus to our dear neighbours Norway! They don’t just have awsome girls or fantastic landscape. The norwegian EDM-scene is strong and we are proud to present the uprising trance duo E&G, lovely and really talanted Carina and our interview with the house producer Made in Norway by Patric. So, make sure to check in #Podgressive on the 22th February, 12:00 CET!

TOP10 – February 2013

Here we go again! Tunes that has made my February!

  1. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNPFqBBVoFk]

    1. Can’t wait to see them again! Stockholm 1 March, be ready to rumble!

  2. Röyksopp – Running to the sea (feat. Suzanne Sundfør)Do I need to remind you of these norwegians!!
  3. Daddy’s Groove – Hurricane (Club Mix)
  4. Ida Engberg – Lucky Ones
  5. Joel Mull – Rimson
  6. Armin van Buuren feat. Fiora – Waiting For The Night (Beat Service Remix)
  7. Mikkas & Amba Shepherd – Finally (Original Mix)
  8. NDS and Blue vs Spark7 – Senses (Jonas Hornblad Remix)
  9. Nitrous Oxide pres. N2o – K.O.
  10. Fatboy Slim – Right here right now (Coyu Remix)

Classic FTW: Cygnus X – The Orange Theme (Bervoets & De Goeij Remix)

You very often find an artist/project that makes one hit and then disappears. The next project had 2 major hits in the trance community, 2 big tracks that defined early trance. So which track am I talking about? It’s ofcourse Cygnus XThe Orange Theme (Bervoets & De Goeij Remix).

Cygnus X started out as a project with German producers Ralf Hildenbeutel & Matthias Hoffmann in early 1993.

Matthias Hoffmann started out as an studio guitarist for artists like Quincy Jones and Sheila E but changed his musical interest after listening to dancemusic. Matthias started releasing his own material from 1988 and onwards.

He was also one of the founders of the Eye Q-label together with Sven Väth and Heinz Roth. It was also around that time that he met Ralf Hildenbeutel for the first time as Ralf worked as a studio partner for Sven Väth.

The Cygnus X-project took shape in early 1993 and released their first single, Superstring on Eye Q Records.

The first releases were an EP with Superstring and Positron and later in 1994 you saw remixes from Oliver Lieb and Cygnus X themselves. The big breakthrough for Superstring came in 2000 when Rank 1 made their famous remix. Rank 1’s remix got them a top 40 hit and peaked at no 33 in the UK chart.

Worth noticing is that Superstring (Rank 1 Remix) was the Sensation 2000 Theme.

What I really like is that Rank 1 made the track warmer than the original which is abit cold and dry. Superstring was released on a total of 26 releases and licensed to labels like Xtravaganza and Bonzai just to name a few.

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Their next big track came in 1994 with The Orange Theme. By this time Ralf has already left the project.

The Orange Theme was based on the thememusic to the movie A Clockwork Orange by Walther Carlos.

The original track was pretty huge but it was first in 1999 with remixes by Ferry Corsten, Solarstone, Bervoets & De Goeij (a.k.a Rank 1) and Man With No Name that the major breakthrough came.

The new remixes also gave Cygnus X another chart position, this time at no 43 in the UK chart. I just love how the track builds and builds and then a major breakdown. Major Goosebumps!

The Orange Theme has since been remixed by many more and reworked by artists like Deadmau5
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Cygnus X version has been released on a total of 31 versions and licensed labels like Hooj, ID&T and Bonzai just to name a few.

In 1995 Cygnus X released their only album, Hypermetrical.

A fun fact is that the album doesn’t contain Superstring at all. The only track produced with Ralf on the record is Turn Around.

The album also spawned a few singles like Kinderlied (1995), Turn Around (1995), Synchronism (1995), Hypermetrical (1996) and Positron (2002) but none of the were the range of the ever so popular Superstring and The Orange Theme.

A cool fact is that Positron became the anthem for Trance Energy 2003

Cygnus X also released Collected Works in 2003 with all the hits to date (including Superstring) plus remixes from Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Buuren, Marco V, Rank 1 and Future Breeze just to name a few.

For me, the 1999/2000-remixes of Superstring and The Orange Theme were 2 tracks that defined trance when I first started listening on a major scale. I was more into house at the end of the 90’s. What fascinated me back then was the major effort the remixes put on their work. When you saw a track from Cygnus X you knew that cool remixes would follow.
And most often, it did!

Related tracks:

Cygnus X – Superstring (Original Mix)
Cygnus X – Superstring (Rank 1 Remix) [Official Video]
Cygnus X – Superstring (Oliver Lieb Remix)
Cygnus X – The Orange Theme (Original)
Cygnus X – The Orange Theme (Moonman’s Orange Juice Mix)
Cygnus X – The Orange Theme (Solar Stone Remix)
Cygnus X – The Orange Theme (Man With No Name Remix)
Cygnus X – Positron (Original Mix)
Cygnus X – Positron (Armin Van Buuren Remix)

New Releases: The Thrillseekers feat. Stine Grove – Anywhere with you


The Thrillseekers feat. Stine Grove – Anywhere with you [Club mix]

The English Trance Producer/Dj The Thrillseekers is about to release an new single from his upcoming album ”ESC”. This is a vocal trance-piece sung by The Danish vocalist Stine Grove and has everything a pure vocal trance track should have; an energic intro, a vocal break and a wonderful distinct lead piano.
The tracks vocals are written by the Swedish Singer-songwriter Kristina Westin, who has released two albums of her own and one as a singer in the indie rock band Borstspindeln.

The single will come with three tracks: Club mix, Dub mix and a Solarstone Pure mix.

Releasedate on Beatport: 12th of February and two weeks later on other portals.

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Lyrics:

I would give it all, for a chance to be with you
When I’m in your arms, I feel love, and I know you feel it too

Cause every breath you take will clear my way
I hope the love we share comes true someday

I’m losing my mind when I think of you
And you are always around, in my thoughts it’s nothing new

Cause every breath you take will clear my way
I hope the love we share comes true someday

There is no place I’d rather be, than anywhere with you

Cause every breath you take will clear my way
I hope the love we share comes true someday.

Previews:

Dub mix:

Solarstone Pure Mix: