Pure Trance Vol. 1 brought back what Trance is about.
Pure Trance Vol. 2 made sure that Trance stays by delivering a more purer sound of trance.
Solarstone has released the second volume of
Pure Trance. His way of reminding us what trance is all about. This time he brought in another pure trance producer - Italy’s own
Giuseppe Ottaviani.
The journey to pure trance begins with
Winkee’s take of
Perfect Destiny by
Adam Nickey, a blend of soft melody, rolling kick drums and haunting vocals that would be the theme of the disc one.
Solarstone truly made an amazing mix - balancing the tempo while keeping pure trance all throughout. I was intrigued by
Lovers, a track on his
Pure album, this one was more robust with
Lemon’s deeper voice than of
Solarstone.
Halfway through the disc,
Solarstone drops his Pure Mix of the
Love Theme from Blade Runner. Though I truly adore this track, it was not my favorite. That distinction goes to the next track -
Future Disciple’s
Kwiwakurra. This track was truly melodic and makes you wanna just close your eyes and drift away.
Solarstone then takes us through truly inspiring and quite beautiful mashups of
Ferry Corsten &
Betsie Larkin’s
Made of Love with
John O’Callaghan’s
I’ll Follow and
Ben Lost’s
Jump The Next Train with
Franz’s
Emerge. The latter closing his part of
Pure Trance album.
Giuseppe begins his part of the album with
Prophecy by
Alex Matteo, a soulful track filled with melodic piano chords. He then takes us to a journey of uplifting sounds and vocal trance beauties which include the classic
Big Sky by
John O’Callaghan &
Audrey Gallagher as well as tracks for his
Magenta album -
Brilliant People and
Waiting On Sunday. He delivers a beautiful ending to this chapter with
Will Atkinson’s
Hermosa. What a sweet finish! The track is filled with haunting chant and lush melodic keys that surely put a smile on your face and put you into a feel-good mood.
The energy of both disc is quite different -
Solarstone was quite subtle - softer melodies that provide calmness.
Giuseppe was more upbeat - feeling the room with uptempo keyboard chords and that lush big room sound. Yet both kept it within the realms of Trance, which is what
Pure Trance is all about. The transition on both disc is seamless while the selection of tracks as well as the progression from track to track was fantastic.
This surely is a must-have for trance lovers out there. And for those who think trance is gone - take a listen to
Pure Trance and it will change your mind.
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Track List
Disc 1.
01. Adam Nickey - Perfect Destiny (Winkee Remix Reconstruction)
02. Aerium - Horizons (Solarstone Retouch)
03. Solarstone ft. 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 ft. Philip - Heart's A Legend (Solarstone Pure Mix 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 ft. Ria - I’ll Follow (Solarstone Pure Dub Retouch)
13. Ferry Corsten ft. 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
01. Alex Matteo - Prophecy (Original Mix)
02. Darren Tate - All I Am (Original Mix)
03. Sied van Riel - 8 Decades (Original Mix)
04. Colonial One - Atlas (Original Mix)
05. Andrea Mazza ft. Hysteria! - This Perfect Night (Original Mix)
06. John Mash - Metamorphosi (Original Mix)
07. Alexandre Bergheau & Alex Wackii - French Kiss (Original Mix)
08. Marynus Revert - Scent Of My Dreams (Original Mix)
09. Andain - You Once Told Me (Agnelli & Nelson Remix)
10. Stuart Millar - Always A Moment
11. John O'Callaghan ft. Audrey Gallagher - Big Sky (Original Mix)
12. John O'Callaghan ft. Erica Curran - I Believe (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix)
13. Giuseppe Ottaviani with Aly & Fila - Brilliant People (Sneijder Remix)
14. Giuseppe Ottaviani ft. Vitamin B - Waiting On Someday (OnAir Mix)
15. James Dymond - Carbon (Original Mix)
16. Joey Chilson - Lost & Found (Original Mix)
17. AERO 21 - Performance (Original Mix)
18. Will Atkinson - Hermosa (Original Mix)
