A new Revealed EP, with ten tracks, has been released on the occasion of the incoming Miami music week. We didn’t find a lot of innovation in it, but there are a couple of gems that deserve our mention. The genres are, as expected, festival big room and a few progressive house productions: it’s an improvement compared with the monothematic 2018 edition, but we still didn’t feel any particular vibe… It could be better. We have more bad than good this year; it happens sometimes. Congratulations to the artists involved, anyway, and we hope you will enjoy this rapid selection with our thoughts about the ten songs.
22Bullets, Goldfish & Blink – Confusion
37/100
The strangest song in the sampler, we didn’t quite understand it. It sounds like a hardstyle breakdown suddenly interrupted by a psy/electro house drop with a completely different vocal (which is the same of “Back & Forth” by Da Tweekaz, which only confused us more) without a transition. Cheers for the creativity, but we are not a lot into it. The breakdown is pretty enjoyable though.
Jac & Harri – Voices
51/100
Jac & Harry are two guys to keep an eye on, even though “Voices” didn’t meet our expectations this time. Clear progressive sound, but the melody is a bit dispersive in our opinion, curious choice, and the structure almost touches a minimalistic approach. We’ve heard better tunes from them.
Pirate Bass
57/100
“Pirate Bass” has that infectious energy that can work in a festival, so it’s not a bad track, but it’s generic… Really generic. Standard release that loses its way in the sea of tribal big room releases, we hope that Captain Curtis will delight us with more ideas in the future, there is potential in the “pirate-themed” project.
Loris Cimino feat. Avadox – Don’t Stop
60/100
“They almost had us in the first half, not gonna lie”. The old-school hip hop part is probably the most innovative idea we’ve found in this sampler, but the magic is broken by a rather dull drop, with a super predictable structure. Hoping for a remix because Loris Cimino and Avadox’s idea has a lot of potential, but we didn’t connect with a part of it.
R3SPAWN & Kroshwell – Black Ops
62/100
Warfare, Haunted, Scorpions… Kroshwell is really into aggressive titles, we see. The COD saga continues with “Black Ops”, an Electro House collab with R3SPAWN, following their previous collab in the 2017 Edition. We didn’t feel any particular sensation while listening to it; even though it’s a well-produced song with a bright mix. Not a bad tune, but we don’t have much more to say about it. Energetic.
New Blood & Kevin Brand – Blow
66/100
Enjoyable, but this structure has been heard dozens of times on Revealed… We were hoping for something slightly more creative. However, Kevin Brand and New Blood worked well, delivering a bouncy tune that does its job and manages to show both their influences, but nothing more.
Chico Rose & D3FAI – Jackpot
75/100
Chico Rose aka Ravitez teamed up with D3FAI and released this festival banger. Being honest, this is so “Wall Recordings” style; we don’t know why it’s here. Nice one, anyway, the bouncy drop has a particular catchiness. We are curious to hear it played live, but at the moment it’s a good 75. The duo mixed well their styles, but the result doesn’t stand out.
Warren & SƠN Feat. Emelie Cyreus – Moving On Without You
77/100
Nice progressive song from Warren and SON. The vocal from Emelie Cyréus is emotional and fascinating, accompanied by an elegant and sweet breakdown. Simple, but effective, it reminds us of Manse.
Havoq – Elevate
80/100
HAVOQ delivered a catchy melodic big room song, with a pinch of progressive house elements in it. The melody caught our attention for its dynamism, and that’s the point of strength of “Elevate”. Good composition, even though we missed that “uniqueness” that we were hoping for… Looks like it’s their first release, there is time for developing the style.
Renvo & David Stellar – Heat
84/100
These guys are crazy. “Heat” doesn’t even have an intro, just a “put your f*cking hands up” and a brutal Electro house drop, slowly switching into a moombah section. The melody is theoretically repetitive, but it’s hard to notice it, thanks to all the variations and the dynamism of the other elements. An entertaining track that dares to introduce new ideas, if the entire sampler were like that at this moment, we would be the happiest reviewers in the world. It gave us lots of vitality.
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