Feels like summer anytime with Magic Island 4
Mr. Balearic brings us another installment of his "Magic Island: Music for Balearic People." This two-disc album contains brand new and exclusive tracks mixed by Roger Shah.
Roger Shah begins the journey back to the island with "Ibiza Feelings" by Sean Norvis and Seepryan, a track that opens with guitar riffs and burst into a melodic mixture of bass and melodies. This continues with Garrido & Skehan’s "Split Second" before going to a smoother rhythm in Rocking J’s "New Dawn." He then brings smooth vocals and conga drums courtesy of Jamie Carpenter’s "You're Not Alone" featuring the voice of Ciaran Warren followed by the Balearic beats and guitar riffs courtesy of his smash hit "Try to be Love" in the Naughty Love Mix. Still can’t get enough of Zara Taylor’s voice on this track.
Shah tone things down with the melodic MI4 mix of "When The Sun Goes Down" by Kim Svärd & Chase. I could listen to this track all day with its amazing beats and great vocals. This is followed by a collaboration between Shah and Rocking J in "Finca." Another smooth track with lovely beats, melodies and a lovely guitar riff in between. On to some darker beats in "Limitless" by Julian Wess & Mike Carey. This was a surprising add to the album since there is no balearic sound involve yet it adds a different dimension, mixing things up. This change continues with Hanski & Jojo’s "Utopia."
Bringing back vocals with another of his smash hit, this time collaborating with Aly & Fila and Adrina Thorpe in "Perfect Love." This is a perfect combination of Balearic sound with uplifting beats that would surely be an instant classic. MI4 is back with another remix in "Denpasar" by Rikkaz & Vast Vision, this track got some darker big room sound with its deep bass, heavy use of lower notes and roller coaster ride on the bpm train. He continues with the darker beats in the Antillas Club Mix of his track "Island." Love what he did to this track with the chop vocals and the wicked drop which would make the crowd go wild. Shah then slow things down with his melodic orchestral remix of "Polarized" by Epos before increasing the bpm with the Andrew Rayel remix of his track with Carla Werner, "One Love." Rayel complimented the balearic sound with pounding beats and melodic synths. He then ends with another MI4 remix, the melodic and sultry "Come Home" by Roman Messer.
If Disc 1 was Balearic trance, Disc 2 has more electro-house vibe. It begins with the melodic beats and synthesizer riffs of "Between 2 Worlds" by Areena remixed by MI4. Then he brings in the lovely voice of Emma Hewitt in "Foolish Boy" in which he emphasis more of the beats without overpowering the melodic voice of Ms. Hewitt. He followed this with a set of electro-house tunes beginning with the melodic track in "The Float" by Sunstrøm. The beats of this tune sounds very familiar to another track that came out this year from a trio. He continues with the big festival sounds with the Denzal Park remix of "Ray Of Love" by Tune In Tokyo and Pedro Henriques remix of "Walk Away" by Addict Djs and Ellenyi.
Shah ventured into a more dark electro house Global Experience’s "Fox & Koi" remixed by Brian Laruso and himself and "Feel" by Third Party and Cicada. The latter combined synthesizer beats with lovely vocals to produce a lovely but danceable track. Next up is the dirty drums of Carl Louis & Martin Danielle remix of "Still Here" by Mike Shiver and Bo Bruce. This is followed by Kim Svärd and Szen’s "Break Of Dawn" in a melodic MI4 mix. Beat slow down a bit with "Everything Is You," a track by Rocking J and Chris Gallo and remixed by Shah himself. This track is filled with amazing melodies and break beats that would surely make you want to dance.
Shah transitions back to trance starting the with Cosmic Gate’s "Over The Rainbow," a track filled with pounding beats and melodic rhythms. Then he brings in some nasty beats in his remix of "Stars" by Ferry Corsten and the lovely Betsie Larkin. He follows this with a melodic remix of the classic "Southern Sun" by Paul Oakenfold. Then the thumping beats of "Alesia" by Wach and Roman Sokolovski before ending the disc with the melodic "My World" by Alexander Popov featuring the lovely vocals of Kyler England. What a great track to end this compilation.
Magic Island Volume 4 is different from it’s predecessor. For one, Mr. Shah has added more house track in the mix showing his versatility in the ever changing electronic dance music scene. Those who are Balearic fans might not like how the album turn out but give it a listen, you might just like it.
9.8/10
You can also find this review at TranceHub.com - http://trancehub.com/reviews/albums/magic-island-music-for-balearic-people-vol-4/
Tracklist:
CD1
01 Sean Norvis & Seepryan - Ibiza Feelings
02 Garrido & Skehan - Split Second
03 Rocking J - New Dawn
04 Jamie Carpenter feat. Ciaran Warren - You're Not Alone
05 Sunlounger & Zara Taylor - Try To Be Love (Roger Shah Naughty Love Mix)
06 Kim Svärd feat. Chase - When The Sun Goes Down (MI4 Mix)
07 Sunlounger & Rocking J - Finca (Roger Shah & Rocking J Original Mix)
08 Julian Wess & Mike Carey - Limitless
09 Hanski & Jjoo - Utopia
10 Aly & Fila meet Roger Shah feat. Adriana Thorpe - Perfect Love
11 Rikkaz & Vast Vision - Denpasar (MI4 Edit)
12 Roger Shah feat. Adrina Thorpe - Island (Antillas Club Mix)
13 Epos - Polarized (Roger Shah Anthem Mix)
14 Roger Shah feat. Carla Werner - One Love (Andrew Rayel Remix)
15 Roman Messer - Come Home (MI4 Mix)
CD2
01 Areeena - Between 2 Worlds (MI4 Intro Mix)
02 Emma Hewitt - Foolish Boy (Roger Shah Naughty Boy Remix)
03 Sunstrøm - The Float
04 Tune In Tokyo - Ray Of Love (Denzal Park Remix)
05 Addict Djs feat. Ellenyi - Walk Away (Pedro Henriques Remix)
06 Global Experience - Fox & Koi (Roger Shah & Brian Laruso Original Mix)
07 Third Party vs Cicada - Feel
08 Mike Shiver feat. Bo Bruce - Still Here (Carl Louis & Martin Danielle Remix)
09 Kim Svärd feat. Szen - Break Of Dawn (MI4 Mix)
10 Rocking J & Chris Gallo - Everything Is You (Roger Shah Areeena Remix)
11 Cosmic Gate & J’Something - Over The Rainbow
12 Betsie Larkin & Ferry Corsten - Stars (Roger Shah Pumpin' Island Mix)
13 Paul Oakenfold - Southern Sun (Roger Shah Remix)
14 Wach with Roman Sokolovski - Alesia
15 Alexander Popov feat. Kyler England - My World
Release date: November 23rd 2012
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