Trance Mission “The Final Cut Pt.1” (Let Go)
Fusion of (mostly) current higher bpm Trance and Progressive house. Set was originally 02:30:00 hours, thought I would spare you the massive data charge and cut it in two parts.
Mostly Trance I have never used before meshed with a few of my classics. Are you ready for it? Most probably not!
I hesitate to call it Trance as it is meant to be fusing Trance and House into Trouse. Yet, the set is well within the Trance realm going from 122 bpm to 134 riding that emotional wave up and down, with highs and lows, builds and drops, bridges and precipices… as a journey into Trance should be.
There is nothing harder (at least for me) than to mix a decent Trance set. The bpm range mostly disallow beat synch and every track needs to be worked and properly cued. Furthermore, it needs a structure and needs length to cover all the emotions of a good trance roller coaster.
Finally, finding good, non-insipidly commercial Trance requires a lot of crate digging if ones wishes not to repeat every time the same classics. Anthems as they may be, they also need a rest!
Anyhow, here we are, possibly the last chapters of the Trance Mission. It is a very post-produced set. There was hardly anything live about it! I do hope you will enjoy it and Spotify the new tracks or, here is a novel idea, actually BUY THEM!
One warning. I get a lot of comments, both positive and negative on the accapellas add-ins. Well, it is my quirk and my creative signature, for better or worse.
Playlist :
Highlights:
I will only mention the new tunes.
“Sax” from Ercola. Sax, Trance and House… Nice trio if you ask me. Thought it would be a good track to open the set. Mashed up 2 different remixes to have a slow soulful break in the middle. Veikka Erkola is a Finnish producer, songwriter and engineer.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7MocD7vMCHqPu8KV33lSLa?si=6bSQdMstRb6LFiy2BLSAlA
“Moonlight” from Alex Greenhouse. Aleksandr Pletnev, a multi-genre musician from Samarkand, Uzbekistan. A slow driving progressive trance track, to bridge the set into Trance. Seems my edit has hit some buttons as I have had request for the edit file. I love what I did with the track, very much in my zone.
https://soundcloud.com/alexgreenhouse
https://www.beatport.com/artist/alex-greenhouse/313854
The Florence +The Machines anthem “Spectrum (Say My Name)”. A new remix, with grit and chops, which starts the journey into high bpm Trance. Could not find much on the two remixers: Taito Tikaro and Flavio Zarza.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0gmu6abI9nakvXsGO1fnou?si=1mFS-qVyRH2xHlOwoowtnw
“Let Go” with Holly Drummond on vocals and Jeremy Vancaulart. Classic Trance track, with the drop and builds and all the trimmings of the genre. I would get off with this track, if heard full blast. And the little piano bridge is delightful.
Holly Drummond is a Scottish singer and songwriter. Her voice is poised, warm and never pushed out of range. Jeremy Vancaulart, Canadian from Toronto, producing Trance music that is deep, complex, expressive and impactful.
https://monstercat.fandom.com/wiki/Holly_Drummond
https://open.spotify.com/artist/24O8Ftz6AqboC3Uawbiw4r?si=R9LL0X83Rz-2otnJdvDP0Q
https://www.beatport.com/artist/jeremy-vancaulart/288987
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ImELkd8OgfpnIKfvCSmX8?si=6JVeiO9NQkydcN-ebi0KXw
“Just to Hear” and “Sunshine Blue” Denis Kenzo, Sveta B. Two lovely little trance/progressive sugary tracks. For some it might be too commercial and sugary…but I like my Trance with melodic moments and Sveta B. voice is heavenly. For me, the tunes would be fitting for those moments, where the wave is overpowering and one needs a “rest”. Could see myself, just hardly dancing but with a massive grin on my face.
Born in Khabarovsk, Russia, Denis Kenzo (Denis Pisarev) is a DJ and music producer, who is well known in the trance music scene. He was a former member of musical duo Two&One. Some of his compositions are recorded with the participation of his wife Svetlana Pisareva (Sveta B.) His label has been picked up by Armada.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wvd4ChcVYMYVj393AWF5G?si=BSSpAr9ITT-4DkXK47mdsQ
https://www.facebook.com/svetabofficial/
https://soundcloud.com/denis-kenzo
https://open.spotify.com/artist/66hvouo3QBf31PuetihmSQ?si=9L98Vl6CTfyOmm7rEQ9kcw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Kenzo
“All the Little Things” from the Thrillseekers. Full on 135 bpm Trance, with the trance vocal, the drop, the build… Classic! The Thrillseekers need no introduction. But if you do not like this track. You just do not like Trance.. which is OK but your loss J.
Steve Helstrip, known by the stage name The Thrillseekers, is an English DJ and record producer. His debut single was "Synaesthesia", released in 1999… Yes, THAT Trance classic!
https://www.thethrillseekers.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/thrillseekersofficial/
“Nana” from Orkidea courtesy for Jerome Isma-Ae. THE TRACK OF THE SET! Tribal, Psy-Trance and House. A good Trance needs ONE massive track, which sets ravers off, the “rush” track and “Nana” is such a tune. The track, which will define Final Cut Pt.1.
Tapio Hakanen, better known by his stage name DJ Orkidea (predominantly shortened to Orkidea), is a Finnish electronic music artist. DJ Orkidea has been one of Scandinavia’s top DJs for over 10 years. DJ Orkidea was employed as a sound design manager at Nokia Corporation. Not introducing German Producer Jerome Isma-Ae, as he is a regular here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkidea
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3OOGJRs38Dvkuyh9bqIvXk?si=q_9IeGVWSQeY3JpL8fAlvQ
“Under the Stars” from Tydi. I need to bring it down and it is a nice bridge track. Mashed it up with “Hallelujah Anyway” Candi Staton soulful house anthem. Actually, not unhappy with my effort but then… I “had” to mix it with a sped up version of the classic and pure Trance goers might disapprove and I am not totally sold on this track in the middle of a Trance set. This being said was quite proud of myself with the mashup, hence the Larse remix drop.
“Angel on My Shoulder” and “Waves of Change” two of my progressive trance faves and there had to be a couple!
“Hold That Sucker Down”, from the aforementioned Jerome Isma-Ae. Pure Trance/Prog big pad anthem, edited and as far as I am concerned, the perfect track to both close the set, bring you up, give you the tingles and goose bumps and define what Trouse is for me. Trance indeed.. but with soul!
I will be back soon with TranceMission Pt.2
Hope you enjoy it.
A bientôt.
Xtian
