Sunt acum la discul numărul 2, și nu mai am răbdare să aștept până se termină, trebuie să vă povestesc despre el. Richard a făcut o treabă excelentă, a păstrat ideea albumelor anterioare de ISOS, și a mixat excepțional 26 de melodii trance (câte 13 pe fiecare disc). Linia centrală a noului album, dedicat Africii de Sud, este uplifting trance, cu accente de progressive trance pe discul 2, o adevărată desfătare pentru urechi — abia aștept să le ascult în mașină, pe autostradă, în drum spre mare.

Vă recomand cu căldură să cumpărați albumul, este de colecție și întrarea în forță a lui Durand pe seria In Search of Sunrise merită deținută. Legal (costă numai 14 euro pe site-ul Black Hole Recordings →).

I saw you
Again, I knew just where you’d be
I’ll stop this
Real soon when you’re back safe with me

When you come home, I’ll stop this
When you come home, I’ll hide it good
I’ll never cry again, when you come home, to me

In picture
I’d see it, you weren’t really there
In truth I
Still feel it hanging in the air

When you come home, I’ll stop this
When you come home, I’ll hide it good
I’ll never cry agaïn, when you come home, to me

Come home to me

Dash Berlin – Never Cry Again →

Am pus mai jos trei dintre melodiile de pe viitorul album (intitulat „Yenu Illa”), pe care le oferă gratuit. Puteţi asculta mai multe pe pagina lui de iLike → (de aici puteţi să şi descărcaţi patru melodii) sau Last.FM →. Mie mi-au plăcut în mod deosebit Kulla şi Snake pentru liniile de bas foarte profunde, dar nici celelalte nu sunt rele.

Update: După ce l-am contactat, omul a fost foarte amabil şi mi-a oferit câteva informaţii suplimentare despre el. Spune că nu a semnat cu nicio casă de producţie momentan, dar asta e normal, din moment ce produce de numai un an. Se axează în principal pe progressive şi house, dar este şi un mare fan de progressive şi techno. Pe latura personală, după ce va termina facultatea din Miami in mai vrea să se mute în Washington (DC) şi să continue să producă şi să mixeze.

Ruda Krishna – Neeru by Ruda Krishna

Ruda Krishna – Kulla by Ruda Krishna

Lykke Li vs Ruda Krishna – Little Bit More by Ruda Krishna

Iar dacă el a fost impresionat, eu am fost dat pe spate. Cele mai cunoscute melodii de pe albumul Imagine, dar şi câteva mai vechi, sună la fel de bine cântate pe viori, clarinete, tube şi restul instrumentelor. Şi mai frumos a fost că la Zocalo (melodia produsă acum mai mulţi ani de Armin în colaborare cu Gabriel & Dresden) i-au făcut o reală surpriză →, aducându-l pe Eller, fratele lui Armin, să interpreteze pasajele de chitară.

Dacă aveţi o oră la dispoziţie pentru a asculta o interpretare fantastică a unor melodii şi mai fantastice, vizitaţi site-ul Radio4. E în olandeză, dar nu trebuie decât să daţi play pe primul video. Nu a fost deloc un concert „clasic”, oamenii au stat în picioare, ca la un concert trance, au fost lasere şi stroboscoape, iar dirijorul, foarte tânăr dealtfel, a interacţionat foarte frumos cu publicul. Se naşte genul „symphonic trance”? Update: Din păcate filmul întreg nu mai este disponibil pe site-ul oficial, dar puteți găsi parți din concert pe YouTube.

Puteţi să descărcaţi versiunea audio a concertului de pe site-ul ArminOnly →, unde este şi playlist-ul. Nu-mi pare rău decât de două lucruri: nu cred că orchestra va veni şi în România cu concertul ăsta, şi nu am găsit (încă) o cale de a salva şi fişierul video

„You’re the Sun to me” zice Maxi Jazz în cel mai recent single de la Faithless. O melodie extraordinară, care, din fericire, se va auzi live şi în România, în iulie. Asta pentru că, deşi B’estFest s-a anulat („din cauza crizei”), concertul lor rămâne valabil (probabil şi-au încasat deja banii).
Aşteptăm detalii, şi între timp, cântăm pentru jumătatea semnificativă „You’re the Sun to me” (fără să traducem în româneşte, pentru că „eşti soarele meu” ne aminteşte de urletele Cheridei). Şi da, ştiu că nu se scrie aşa porecla respectivei, dar nu-mi pasă

The people poured their concrete floors,
And built their churches and their walls,
They painted pictures of their hopes and fears on them.

A single look, a tiny touch can change the system, it’s enough,
And I can see it all in you love.

And your eyes explode with light, explode with light, I’m covered in your light.

My home is where you are,
In every beat, in every beat we’re closer.
My home is where you are,
In every beat, in every beat we’re closer.

They fashioned streets out of the rock,
And struck up statues to their gods,
And hung out flags on every corner they made.

We are charged, spoiling to go,
You bring me back back to where I’m from,
A billion molecules all lined up.

And our hearts are pulsing with life, Pulsing with life, we’re pulsing with life.

My home is where you are,
In every beat, in every beat we’re closer.
My home is where you are,
In every beat, in every beat we’re closer.

Paul van Dyk feat Johnny McDaid - Home →

Asta e definiţia trance-ului. Cuvintele sunt de prisos.

All the people rushing by by by
Looking for meaning in this life
So used up and blinded by lies
They’re underneath the blue blue sky
The way they seldom seem to smile
I don’t know why

I’ve been away too long
And everyday I missed you more
You look like you did before only prettier
Everyday I love you more.

‘Cause I’ve been away too long
And everyday I missed you more
You look like you did before only prettier
Everyday I missed you more
And more and more and more and more

Armin Van Buuren ft. Racoon – Love You More →

Let’s end this denial
Let’s end this denial

Need you, Feel you
Breathing on me,
Feeling us fading
I’m waiting for you to come home
I felt the light touch, will keep us together, satisfied
You light up my path, speeding the hours
You heal me somehow

Let’s end this denial
Let’s end this denial

Hear me calling, I’m going, seeking
Time is flowing slowly when you’re not around
The heart is rifting, do make us willing
You’re spending up my hours until we’re not alright

Let’s end this denial

Hear me calling…

Let’s end this denial
Let’s end this denial

Airbase ft. Floria Ambra – Denial →

The solemn faces pass me by
A gray veneer on buried smiles
A crowded train to take me home

If I close my eyes a minute
See a world within a minute
Standing on the road
my wings to take me high

If I could fly
See the world beneath me
Feel as though I’m set free
Oh, if I could fly

A simple smile can change a day
An understanding look can say
I know exactly how u feel

But we have learned to build our walls
So very strong and very tall
For fear of what the world might steal

If I close my eyes a minute
See a world within a minute
Standing on the road
My wings to take me high

If I could fly
See the world beneath me
Feel as though I’m set free
Oh, if i could fly

Above & Beyond pres. OceanLab – If I Could Fly →

You have nothing to prove
But you’re trying much too hard
Stop trying to change me
(Stop trying to change me…)
I am what I am (I am what I am…)
No I don’t need you to save me
(I don’t need you to save me…)
I am what I am (I am what I am…)

I don’t want you to show me
(I don’t need you to show me…)
Because I stand where I stand (I stand where I stand…)
I just need you to know me (just need you to know me)
Just know who I am (Just know who I am…)

Just know who I am…
Just know who I am…

I know you feel
You need to prove
That you are good at simply everything you try to do
And people have on your every word
That you deliver
With conviction,
Though they may just be absurd

Leave your armor behind
Free your vulnerable mind

Stop trying to change me (Stop trying to change me…)
I am what I am (I am what I am…)
No I don’t need you to save me
(I don’t need you to save me…)
I am what I am (I am what I am…)
I don’t want you to show me
(I don’t need you to show me…)
Because I stand where I stand (I stand where I stand…)
I just need you to know me (just need you to know me)
Just know who I am (Just know who I am…)

Just know who I am…
Just know who I am…

Above & Beyond pres. OceanLab – I Am What I Am →

But I hold on
And I
Feel strong
And I
Know that I can

Getting used to it
Lit the fuse to it
Like to know who I am

Been talking to myself forever, yeah
And how I wish I knew me better, yeah
Still sitting on a shelf and never
Never seen the sun shine brighter

And it feels like me
On a good day

And it feels like me
On a good day

I’m a little bit hemmed in
A little bit isolated
A little bit hopeful
A little bit cold

But I hold on
And I
Feel strong
And I
Know that I can

Getting used to it
Lit the fuse to it
Like to know who I am

Been talking to myself forever, yeah
And how I wish I knew me better, yeah
Still sitting on a shelf and never
Never seen the sun shine brighter…

And it feels like me
On a good day.

Been talking to myself forever, yeah
And how I wish I knew me better, yeah
Still sitting on a shelf and never
Never seen the sun shine brighter
And it feels like me
On a good day

Above & Beyond pres. OceanLab – On A Good Day →

I’m taking the long way home
Where everything’s overgrown
Just like the boy
Trying to give it away
I regret tomorrow
I’m taking the long way home
Whatever may come and go
Just like the boy
Trying to give it away
I regret tomorrow more than yesterday

Remember that wall
Where we used to hide
And the world seemed so dark and cold outside
Remember that field
Where we used to kiss
And the rain washed away our secret list
I’m taking the long way home
Where everything’s overgrown
Just like the boy
Trying to give it away
I regret tomorrow
I’m taking the long way home
Whatever may come and go
Just like the boy
Trying to give it away
I regret tomorrow more than yesterday

Nobody’s home
And I feel lost inside
There’s a clock counting down
What’s left of time
When you’re all alone
It’s easy to hesitate
Like a girl listening to her heart break

I’m taking the long way home
Where everything’s overgrown
Just like the boy
Trying to give it away
I regret tomorrow
I’m taking the long way home

I’m taking the long way home
Where everything’s overgrown
Just like the boy
Trying to give it away
I regret tomorrow
I’m taking the long way home
Whatever may come and go
Just like the boy
Trying to give it away
I regret tomorrow more than yesterday

ATB – Long Way Home →

Solar Stone – Seven Cities [Solar Stone's Atlantis Mix] →

World don’t turn around
Music make no sound
Where is sweetness found
When love is gone

Sun don’t come around
Don’t make a sound
Where can love be found
If your heart won’t feel

Shivers
Up and down my spine
Breaker
Not on my mind

How could it end this way
Don’t leave me, love me
Just a little bit longer

Day don’t turn to night
Morning don’t bring light
Where is sweetness found
When love is gone

Won’t you stay tonight
Let the truth shine bright
Where can love be found
If your heart won’t feel

Memories
Emotions that we share
Teardrops
Signing my face

How could it end this way
Don’t leave me, love me
Just a little bit longer

Armin van Buuren – Shivers →

Golden Boy with Miss Kittin – Rippin Kittin →

I’ll be waiting till the sky falls down
Let the rain clouds come
I’ll be waiting till the sky falls down
‘Till you come around, baby

All my live I have been searching
For someone honest just like you
You left me here without a reason
Every tear belongs to you

I’ll be waiting till the sky falls down
‘Till you come around, baby
I’ll be waiting ’till the sky falls down
Let the rain clouds come

I’ll be waiting ’till the sky falls down
Let the rain clouds come

All I need is one good answer
To understand why you were gone
Everything reminds me of you
Without you I can’t go on

I’ll be waiting ’till the sky falls down
Till you come around, baby
I’ll be waiting till the sky falls down
Let the rain clouds come

Dash Berlin – Till The Sky Falls Down →

Alex M.O.R.P.H – Walk The Edge [Alex M.O.R.P.H b2b Woody van Eyden Mix] →

Without a thought or a care
You went to turn it on

Without a hope or a prayer
You had to turn it on

With a heartfull of fear
You had this feeling rock on

If you first disappeared
Then you could turn it on…

This life… Has been knockin’ hard at your every door
And time is just one-way road
If you go and switch it up so I’ll adore
Your every move will move me more.

Alex M.O.R.P.H. & Woody van Eyden feat. Michelle Citrin – Turn it On →