44\100
• Another -sigh- rework of the traditional Italian song
• Tasteless festival big room result
• Biggest con: the lack of identity
Rejected.
I closed an eye on the Alok version of “Bella Ciao“, and another one with the Steve Aoki & Marnik rework, but it’s the third time that I’m coming here explaining why this song is sacred for my country. It symbolizes the fight against Nazism and Fascism in WW2, it is the traditional chant of the Partisans.
Seeing it associated with money heists and robbery (thanks to the TV series “La Casa De Papel“) is insulting. About the various reworks in the EDM world released in this period, I’m quite annoyed to see such an important song brought to the mainstream scene for the wrong reason and with the wrong message.
If you really want to remix “Bella Ciao”, it’s fine, but at least put some efforts into it. The Hardwell & Maddix version disappointed me because it’s incredibly generic. It uses the traditional melody, with the usual Hardwell lead and an anonymous bassline. It smells of Hardwell, but doesn’t really bring any minimum amount of interest in me, and I guess, in many other listeners.
I don’t have very much to review… The vocal is the one you all know, the melody is the classic one, reworked with a standard lead, and the drop is a normal Hardwell “festival progressive” one. Nothing special, absolutely nothing.
I haven’t much to complain about the technical quality of “Bella Ciao”: the final result is clean and evidently works in a festival… But it’s an extremely forgettable release from the Revealed boss and Maddix. Speaking about him, I was hoping for a dirty electro house twist somewhere, but I was wrong.
What do you think?
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