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Johan Gielen – Jonko – Magik Muzik

 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Johan Gielen has fired out a brilliant, moody, tech house fuelled beast on Magik Muzik! If you like your beats deep, with self propelling hypnotic rhythms, and ladened with excellent quirky sound design throughout, this is right up your street. This track instills what...

Matteo Marini – Sky – Blackhole

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          [Audio clip: view full post to listen] New up from Matteo Marini on Blackhole is Sky, a belter of a prog house / trance crossover track. It’s got it all, a deep, phat, driving undercurrent and a break and melody the size of Jupiter! I will stick my neck out...

VMM TOP TUNE – Robert Babicz – Pink Trees – Bedrock

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Depending on how much of a purist you are with sticking things into genres (me not so), is dependent on where you would put this … personally, I think this track is one half of a beautifully worked two track release where you...

Conor Jay – Prenez Deux (Paul Thomas Remix) – Stylus Recordings

[Audio clip: view full post to listen]  Massive remix here of Conor Jay’s Prenez Deux from Paul Thomas. I think it’s fair to say tech & prog go hand in hand, and when you add a large chord progression in the break with that suggestive epic hint to it, you are...

Dj Darq – Your My Sin (Original Uplifting Mix) [Blue Trance Records]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen]  This is hot off the press this track, 2 mixes on offer, A more proggressive mix, and the uplifting mix. Although its not the best euphoric track ive heard, It has a nice melodic bounce to it! A nice tight production with great use...

Thorin – Ancient Times (Chris M Progressive Mix) [Bonzai]

 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This lad seems to be a production machine at the moment, This year has really been his year for releases, I have been playing this track for a while, and although there are 3 mixes in this pack, the Chris M mix had the...

Evgeny Shagalov – Air Source (2 Volts Remix) [Nemesis]

 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Bonzai sub label, Nemesis has this gem out at the moment, A nice feel good track which bounces along nicley. Full of fun with a dirty warping base line! Its full of uplifting goodness very simple break down, This has real drive to it...

VMM RECOMMENDED TUNE – efcon Audio – The Theme from Defcon [Sulaco Remix) Defcon Records

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Leeds based lable Defcon is certainly having a great year this year. There productions and label releases are hitting most A list DJ s wallets, and from this track you can see why. Running at 138 bpm its got a nice punch on the...

VMM TOP TUNE – Alex Daf – Ride (Inversoon Remix) [Crashing Waves]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] (Crashing Waves – CRWV009) – 12A – 132]  Crashing Waves latest offering in the name of Alex Daf, A producer from the Ukrain who has clearly delivered a solid slab of tech-trance! The original mix takes no prisoners with its punchy, driving, twisted warped...

Dinka – Violet (Original Mix)- Unreleased Digital

 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] A fantastic release here from Dinka, making this my second review coming from the unreleased camp this month. At one point Dinka aka Chris Reece couldn’t put a foot wrong for me but then I felt his sound became a bit familiar last year. His...