Just recently released is Anjunabeats Worldwide04 - the next installment to the series and this time we get mixes from my personal favourite, young Isareli producer Maor Levi and Polish producer Nitrous Oxide. Two new excellent mixes but of distinct style. It features tracks and mixes from Mat Zo, Super8 & Tab, Nitrous Oxide, and Heatbeat.
I am very enthusiastic about this compilation as one of the most unique and brilliant producers, Maor Levi, is gracing to mix the first disc. I first heard of Maor in 2008 on Tiësto's In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza record with his track Reflect and in 2010 on Above & Beyond's Anjunabeats Volume 8 with this track Chasing Love. I love how his songs incorporate reverberated snippets of vocals rather than just singing. Working and uniquely foregrounding generous amounts of delay, reverbs, and smartly placed loops creates the airy/misty and pipe-wind-like texture in his music which is just so breathtaking. I can see the distinct differences between his music and someone like Armin van Buuren's which makes him both brilliant and rare, to almost unique. He applied this technique in mixing the compilation and to be honest, almost all--if not all--tracks are note worthy.
The first disc is classic Anjuna--full of swirling, twirling, trickling melodies that can completely fill a room while still managing to sound like they’re coming from far away. The second disc, is a reminder that for all of trance’s beauty, the genre is still very much about wicked beats.
Again, it’s always difficult to listen to a trance album out of context. Trance, more than any other EDM subgenre, lends itself to spectacle--to theatrical, majestic synths; dramatic, existential track titles; and massive, happy crowds. When I close my eyes, it’s very easy to imagine a sea of blissful ravers losing themselves in the lights and the sounds and the inevitable smiles in an event. Music like this requires patience and a genuine love for trance music. This is not an album to convert the non-believers, or worse - posers.
Again, it’s always difficult to listen to a trance album out of context. Trance, more than any other EDM subgenre, lends itself to spectacle--to theatrical, majestic synths; dramatic, existential track titles; and massive, happy crowds. When I close my eyes, it’s very easy to imagine a sea of blissful ravers losing themselves in the lights and the sounds and the inevitable smiles in an event. Music like this requires patience and a genuine love for trance music. This is not an album to convert the non-believers, or worse - posers.
Tracklist:
Disc One - Mixed By Maor Levi
01. Breakfast pres. Keyworth – Splitting
02. Maor Levi – Won’t Say No
03. Tate & Diamond feat. Nicolai – Electrified (Mat Zo Remix)
04. Mat Zo – It’s Yours
05. Inpetto – No More Serious Faces
06. Boom Jinx feat. Justine Suissa – Phoenix From The Flames (Maor Levi Remix)
07. 3rd Planet – Sevas
08. Norin & Rad – Pistol Whip
09. Super8 – Alba (Maor Levi Remix)
10. Bluestone – Namaste
11. Genix – Aura
12. Ost & Meyer – Safari (Maor Levi Remix)
13. Kyau & Albert – This Love
14. Parker & Hanson – Afterthought (Heatbeat Remix)
15. Breakfast pres. Keyworth – Median (Keyworth Remix)
Disc Two - Mixed By Nitrous Oxide
01. Andrew Bayer & Matt Lange feat. Kerry Leva – In And Out Of Phase (Norin & Rad Remix)
02. Mike Koglin vs. Genix – Helion (Norin & Rad Remix)
03. Nitrous Oxide & Dan Stone – Nautica
04. Adam Kancerski – Orion
05. Edu & Cramp – Human Turbines (Beat Service Remix)
06. Ost & Meyer – Antalya
07. Craig Connelly – Manchester AM (2012 Club Mix)
08. Sunny Lax – Contrast (Nitrous Oxide Remix)
09. Nitrous Oxide – Gr8!
10. Ost & Meyer – Scarlet Heaven (Dan Stone Remix)
11. Nitrous Oxide & Space RockerZ – Energize
12. Boom Jinx & Daniel Kandi – Azzura
13. Super8 & Tab – Awakenings
14. Nitrous Oxide – Tiburon
15. Cramp – Andromeda
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