Marc West Vs Genix - Magnetika
Equilibrium Records
Catalogue Number: EQ010ST
You may remember Equilibrium from their quality earlier releases such as Oracle -
The One and others. They've been a little quiet for a while in terms of releases
but thanks to a new distribution deal for the label this track is finally going
to see the light of day, which some of us have been lucky enough to be playing from
CD-R from the middle of last year or before! As I understand it, the vinyls have now
been pressed and should be being released soon so I thought I'd get a new review
done for you guys.
This particular release sees Passion resident DJ team up with very talented producer
Genix on an uplifting trance vibe. On remix duties this time we see St John again
team up with awesome producer Perry O'Neill under his Locust guise and finally a
Digital Deliquents remix tops off the package.
Original Mix
This starts off with a nice crisp production, soon joined by layers of sweeping pads
and synths. A mellow arpeggio riff drops in over the top and builds the tune a little
with the main distinctive riff coming through towards the first short drop just after
the 2 minute mark. It's a nice production but more suited towards an early set as it's
a little on the mellow side for a peaktime set.
St John Vs Locust Mix
Now this is more like it! Starts with a nice typical beat from their pair and from the
off it's much more of a peaktime trancer. The percussion builds and is joined by layers
of bubbling synths in the background giving this a great intro for transitions. The
main bassline kicks in and begins to lift up the power on the tune. The main break
comes just before the 3 minute mark as layers of choirs come in from the background
then the main stabby synth riff from the original kicks in and works like a dream.
Not massively uplifting as such but just works so much better than in the original mix
for me and this is the mix I've been playing loads and was also featured in my Passion
demo cd from last July. Cracking stuff from the guys on this one.
Digital Delinquents Mix
This starts with a synthy pad swirl then a nice tough kick comes in as layers of
filtering white noise fx sweep in over the top. A short drop then a wicked bassline
comes back in before the beat kicks back in along with a lush synth arpeggio over
the top. Again much more of a peaktime trancer than the original mix and I can see
this mix also being very popular with the trance fans. Layers of filtering synth stabs
come in over the bassline before the break. Lush layers of synth pads also add depth
and power to the production making this also definitely worth checking out.
Overall then a great release from Equilibrium and it's great to see they're back
pumping out the quality tracks. Definitely out of the three mixes I'm favouring
the St John Vs Locust mix but the Digital Delinquents follows up a close second.
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Review by Yaz
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