80\100
Spectacular.
Even if “Powermove” still remains my favorite song of the EP, “Here Once Again” conquered my heart.
Once again, Hardwell demonstrated to have a special ability in picking good collaborators, this time Dr. Phunk. The Dutch hardstyle producer already showed his skills with some crazy remixes, and it was just a matter of time before a collab began.
“Here Once Again”, being honest, didn’t impress me as much as the previous Dr. Phunk remixes. Probably the lack of a singer is an important detail here, since I personally prefer vocal hardstyle rather than instrumental one. Still a great production, though.
The song starts with a crazy reverse bass anti-climax drop, my favorite part of course! Frenetic and aggressive, I enjoyed it (even if my ignorance in terms of hardstyle is enormous). The following break is extremely cool, with a splendid lead (I would guess 50% Hardwell and 50% Dr. Phunk) that slowly bring us the “real” drop.
That melodic part is pretty enjoyable, and even if the melody is not particularly special, the overall effect is imposing
In conclusion, for me “Here Once Again” is pretty cool. Honestly, I was expecting slightly more from those guys, but I can’t really complain, that reverse bass is astonishing!
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