All posts tagged in Declain
• Signature retro vibes on the composition • Switching between Trance and Techno • A bit short in duration Starting 2023 the independent way, Declain has proved he can transverse genres boldly without sticking to please any cut-and-dry label stipulations. This has given him a greater opportunity than ever to experiment, something the German artist
• Techno-minded take on Soft Cell’s hit • A retro atmosphere to match the theme • Unexpected minimalism with fulfilling additives Declain bounds himself to experimenting with his ideal sound, this time bringing a darker Techno sound together with his trademark funky twist. Let’s be honest, “Tainted Love” adapts for the recent underground trend, without
• Disco vibes smoothly merged with Declain’s Progressive • Fetching chopped vocal loop • Vivacious drop melody, with a retro sheen Over the years, my admiration for the Dutch talent has steadily increased, as shown across many other reviews dedicated on his music that we shared. Varying from Festival Progressive to more experimental and creatively
• Third collaboration shared by the aliases • Usual warming breakdown to a rhythmic drop • A mixture of Electro and Future House nuances By this time around, Declain is no stranger to our blog. He has been one of the hottest names around for a while, as the young producer has managed to completely
• Promising self-release début! • Homage to the 80s Disco scene • Creative to greater ends As many readers know, my standpoint and views about the festival-friendly genre of Big Room was always fixed, a “love or hate” relationship. My latest reviews didn’t urge me to give it a score higher than 65 points… until
Jay Hardway, Tom & Jame, JGUAR – Run Baby Run STMPD RCRDS seems to have been on autopilot for a while, releasing decent track but far from the hype when it was at the top of its game. However this latest release introducing some familiar faces to the label who have been long overdue for
• Magical, fantasy atmosphere • Quality lyrics by the talented Elle Vee • Interesting influences in the drop, mixing Declain’s essence with Future House I must admit that this release by Declain caught me by surprise. As we heard on his two other 2020 releases (“Bad Idea” and “Stuck To You“), the young producer is
As we’re all well aware by now, COVID-19 has nearly shut down all live entertainment around the globe. No festivals, no clubs, no nothing. However, this has led to a rise in livestreaming and pre-recording festivals hosted by all the major EDM players including Tomorrowland. The upside of all this is that it’s introduced us
Our top story this week is that Borgeous ripped off Cheyenne Giles’ signature sound in his latest bass house track. In other news, Loca Recordings released a track from Declain, Noiz Van Grane introduces a fresh new sound on Nik Cooper, and Thomas Gold shows his label is nothing more than average. Additionally, Lucas &
We have had a hard time with Revealed ADE Samplers’ in recent years with a lot of heavy debate between our team. I can still remember my boredom at the ten similar big room tracks in 2017. Anyway, the 2019 EP took many steps forwards from the previous editions, presenting a wide variety of EDM
We’d like to apologize for the lack of recaps in the past few weeks but we’re glad to be back with a fresh new set! We’ll be briefly covering some of the tracks from Tiësto’s new EP plus our thoughts on EDM vocalists, Post-EDM songs, and of course drawing comparisons between these tracks and others.
Certainly an interested week when it came to the Liquid Stranger album, disappointing collaborations, the one of the most packed collabs I’ve seen in a while. As always, we’ll be partnering with The QR Network to compile a short recap of notable tracks that we didn’t have time to cover during the previous week. We hope you
79/100 • Majestic vocal by Elle Vee, not a surprise anymore • Catchy dark progressive vibes • Energetic yet lightweight structure Maxximize needs people like Declain on its roster. People capable to bring fresh ideas on the platter, whilst still maintaining the signature style of the label. The German talent is not a new name
That was pretty unexpected, but Quartzo’s ADE Sampler is actually my favorite sampler of this year. Powerful selection, with a huge amount of creativity and talent, this is something you can’t miss! I selected my personal top 4, four releases that impressed me the most and are ready to be reviewed! 1. Duxxfire – Fall
81\100 It’s time for a bootleg today! It has been a long time since I reviewed one of those unusual bootleg types, so I’m glad to present you something rather new for the page. I’m talking about the “year bootleg” style: basically, the artist chooses a famous track of 2-3 years ago and rework it
