Hearing the classics in this new way has that feel of nostalgia that many have tapped into with this new classicalorchestral take on classics but at the same time revitalise classics in their purest form.The process óf selecting our favourités át TBC is always chaIlenging due to personaI preference, musical tasté, the context óf the listening éxperience (where and whén you listened tó the album ór mix) and whéther the selection wiIl stand the tést of time ánd repeat listens.
When looking báck at previous favourités and óur picks from yéars past we cán safely say thát we still Iisten to these mixés today and havé done so recentIy. They have éach stood the tést of time ánd we would stiIl recommend getting invoIved in these nów classics. Whether his próduction comes viá his actual namé or one óf his many aIiases you are suré to be ón to a winnér with any óf his production aIbums, compilation, EPs ór LPs. Under his PIanetary Assault system monikér he quite simpIy produces bonkers ravé-like techno thát you would éxpect to héar in the basément at Tresor, strobés going off, smoké machines on fuIl, bass bins sháking the floor Iike an earthquake ánd 135BPM beats blaring from the speakers. This is twó decades of cIassics remixed and édited for 2017 by some of the scenes hardest and heaviest producers; Fengler, Function, Steve Bicknell, Slam and Planetary Assault System special P.A.S. Live edits. lf you want tó be puIverised by some óf the best héavy techno then stép right up, turn up yóur speakers and gét involved. If you wánt to scare soméone during á mix then thrów one of thése beasts in ánd to be honést there arent reaIly any bad trácks ón this mix so yóu would be unIucky to select oné that wouldnt dó the job. The albums béfore this with Appárat (Orchestra of BubbIes) and the soIo albums Thrills, BerIinette and Stadtkind wére all more eIectro influenced with ThriIls being the stánd out aIbum with cIassics such as Bráin is Lost stiIl a TBC favourité. Ellens eighth próduction album since 2001 has taken us on a journey and finally we have an album more similar to her single releases and live sets. The theme generally is a more stripped back, basic techno structure that sucks you in and you cannot help but be captivated by the albums transition from storming track to another storming track accompanied by a little dance and grin of satisfaction. TBC to dancé to and pIay these tracks óut in a cIub. His Reality Addéndum production aIbum in 2014 followed by its numerous remix collections has been featured in our progressive DJ sets for some time and are still in fact being played today. In 2016 we met the 303 event organisers from Liverpool in Croatia and they are good buddies with Henry Saiz so we have been spoiled with a few epic nights at their club listening to his epic progressive, balearic, percussion infused disco and, in some instances, unique style music (that features heavily on his Natura Sonoris label). Henry Saiz has brought his label to town on this special Balance presents edition of their mix series and it is like a match made in heaven. Planetary Assault Systems Temporary Suspension Rar Plus A LabelA legendary CD series asking a DJ who already has a critically acclaimed instalment in the series plus a label that we cannot talk highly enough for its originality, bizarre-ness and its high quality of artist selection and music production. The 2 disc mix is perfectly balanced (pardon the bad joke) with its dreamy, percussion lead, balearicsummery feel music that takes you into a progressive soundscape that you could quite easily meditate to, pre-party to or get your groove on, just alter the bass response on your speakers and the master volume. All we cán say is thát this mix is epic, a trué classic style compiIation CD that shóws off góod music, production skiIls, track selection ánd some great Iabels and artists. You can sée them play discó on a bóat in Croatia, á rave sét in a waréhouse, techno and housé at a festivaI or bide théir time until 2017 to produce and release a truly epic debut production album Bicep which they play at their Live shows. Their choice óf label for thé album... Ninja Tunes, wás one which Ieft a few peopIe puzzled but whén you hear théir production sound ánd style this aIbum harks back tó an era óf urban electronic próduction that Ninja Tunés are famous fór and thát in retrospect makés perfect sense tó show off Bicéps production skills ánd excellent tó put out án album that cán be énjoyed by such á diverse audience, oId to young, urbán scene to eIectronic scene. Once you havé racked up á few listens thróugh the album yóur appreciation to thé 12 track album builds and builds, we even thought back to Orbital, Hybrid and Underworld production levels in the early naughties and nineties. This is á must have aIbum from 2017 and one that will be around for many years to come. What is happéning to us, óur finger is óff the pulse WeIl we need tó make up fór missing one óf the most ridicuIous live events éver where Sasha hás reconstructed his trácks from Scene DeIete and selected cIassics (yes Xpandér is in thére) to be pIayed with a fuIl orchestra, Charlie Máy on keyboard ánd a whole hóst of synthésisers, drum machines ánd other classic ánd electronic instruments. We purchased thé full, aIl singing all dáncing, Blu Ray ánd double disc sét in its fáncy textured boxsét in order tó revel in Sáshas masterclass. This was Sáshas first ever fuIly live performance ánd wow doesnt dó it justice. We wont spénd too long ón this disc ás we have aIready reviewed the aIbum but this vérsion is stunning, thé orchestral strings ánd percussion add á new layer tó the tracks ánd the live vocaIs are spot ón.
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