Album Review: Ad Brown - Something For The Pain

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It’s been a couple of years since Ad Brown burst into the EDM scene and finally he has released his debut album entitled “Something For The Pain.” The album took Brown close to 30 months dwindling 100 demos down to 14 tracks that would surely be liked by EDM lovers out there.

The album begins with some chill vocal tracks in Ready and Waiting with Hannah Ray and More with Tess. These tracks gets you into the mood with some amazing harmony before a bigger, deeper progressive sound comes into play in Thrive, a track he collaborated with Stan Kolev and another vocal track - Run To You, featuring the strong vocals of Antonia Lucas. Melodic xylophone keys are predominant in Tears while piano notes resonate throughout Sorry and that whispered lyrics is quite calming.

Brown change the tempo of the album with Pulse, a collaboration with Shawn Mitiska that started out with increasing bass line before settling down with lush melodic beats. Renee Six exudes dramatic emotions in the title track Something For The Pain which was released last year in the compilation ISOS 10. Some uplifting moments can be felt in the next two tracks - Up All Night with Steve Kaetzel & Kerry Leva and All I Need before Been A While brings contrast with some strong male vocals and that "housey" beats.

Tempo increases in Like The Sunrise, second track he collaborated with Kaetzel but this time features Arielle Maren’s voice and Lie Awake which features Ray’s voice before ending the album by bringing down the tempo with a classic track in Tonight with Mango & Leva

Ad Brown’s debut album is an interesting though not a stellar production. The album cannot be peg to one type of EDM genre since it got a mix of house and trance tracks. Some of Ad Brown’s known hits weren't include but EDM lovers will still enjoy the smoothness and chill factor of this album. And who knows, maybe one of the tracks is truly Something For the Pain.

Label: Black Hole Recordings
Release Date: December 2, 2013


Tracklist:
01. Ready And Waiting (with Hannah Ray)
02. More (with Tess)
03. Thrive (with Stan Kolev)
04. Run To You (ft. Antonia Lucas)
05. Tears
06. Sorry
07. Pulse (with Shawn Mitiska)
08. Something For The Pain (ft. Renee Six)
09. Up All Night (with Steve Kaetzel & Kerry Leva)
10. All I Need
11. Been A While
12. Like The Sunrise (with Steve Kaetzel ft. Arielle Maren)
13. Lie Awake (with Hannah Ray)
14. Tonight (with Mango & Kerry Leva)
Bonus Track:
15. When Stars Collide (with Frida Hernask)

Where to Buy:
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/something-for-the-pain/id750907023
Fine Night - http://www.finenight.com/black-hole-recordings/something-for-the-pain.html
Beatport - http://www.beatport.com/release/something-for-the-pain-bonus-track-version/1198672

This review can also be found at Trance Hub 
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