Prime Mover, one of the most anticipated albums of the year, is from legendary German DJ, producer and avid trucker hat fan Alex M.O.R.P.H. The album, his second, includes 17 melodic and energetic tracks that would surely make waves in the EDM scene.
The album kicks off with Eternal Flame, a track filled with breakbeats that develops into a harmonious melodic track filled with amazing piano keys and haunting vocal hums. This is followed by An Angel’s Love, a track that broke into the scene during the last quarter of 2011. This melodramatic track is filled with uplifting beats and riffs combined with the powerful and haunting voice of Sylvia Tosun. He switched things with Sucker Punch, a deep and highly energetic track with melodic riffs that would surely be a hit on the dancefloor and live sets.
M.O.R.P.H. brought back some vocals in Monday Morning Madness courtesy of singer/songwriter Shannon Hurley. This progressive track has deep basslines and melodic synths with a pop-ish groove to it. Up next is Waking Up The Stars, a track filled with ambient sounds and melodic beats, that he collaborated with South African producer Protoculture. This track burst out of the scene during the first quarter of this year as part of Armin van Buuren’s A State of Trance 2012 compilation. Jawa is the next track and Alex brought in the percussion while blending house beats into trance elements. He continued with the mixing of genres with Secret Universe, bringing some rock flavor into trance with strong and heartwarming vocals by Christian Burns. He slow things a little bit in Bay of Bengal, a chill track with soft bassline and melodic beats before bring in up with Connected, a track that contains a massive buildup and an amazing drop that would surely make you want for more. This is followed by Antara (The Circle), an emotion-filled track with melodic beats and uplifting riffs that blends well with Tosun’s melodic voice. The title track follows next and Prime Mover got the darker beats and big room riffs which reminds me of early M.O.R.P.H. productions.
Bringing us back to the lighter side of trance is From The Universe With Love, a track that features the voice of Sue McLaren. This track blends strong riffs and ambient sounds with Sue’s voice to transform the track into a melodic journey. This was followed by Sun of Ilena, a progressive track with synthesize-filled melodies and Tales Of The Black Panther Pt. 1, a chill upbeat melodic track that is ideal for those long rides. He introduced another vocal track in I See You, a nice collaboration he did with Woody van Eyden and Tiff Lacey. The deep melodic beats of this track blends perfectly well with the haunting vocals of Lacey. Up next is Exstatic Avenger, a track he collaborated with Claudia Cazacu which combines dark-deep trance elements with tribal sounds. He then ends Prime Mover almost the same as how he started. The melody he use for When I Close My Eyes is almost similar to Eternal Flame but this one features rolling piano keys blend with the sounds of the ocean and the amazing voice of Hannah.
Prime Mover shows you the production prowess of Alex M.O.R.P.H. He blends ambient, progressive and uplifting trance together with other genres and mix in his own of music to create quality tracks. Prime Mover will surely be in contention for the best album of 2012.
This review can also be found on TranceHub.com - http://trancehub.com/reviews/albums/alex-morph-prime-mover/
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