• Ten years of Maxximize
• Melodic Big Room signature
• A nostalgic yet anticipated creation

10 summers ago, two distinctive individuals from the Dutch electronic scene decided to team-up, and the rest remains history. Thom and Idir decided to move forward with Blasterjaxx, perhaps creating on of the most influential names in the festival circuit, further forming “Maxximize” which would go on to host countless underrated and unforgettable hits from rising names.

It’s been a long time since I first stumbled onto “Koala”, amused by the name Blasterjaxx (it sounds like a gamer tag). Years later, I am both surprised and happy to see the amount of milestones the pair has struck since inception.

Alright, enough sentimentalism. Let’s review this “celebrative” release that Blasterjaxx happened to drop previous Friday to mark this occasion. As always, I will try to my best of abilities to remain impartial.

RIELL, the songstress in charge and having appeared in preceding collaborations, wrote a splendid set of lyrics. Simple, few phrases describing about the ten years of “Rulers of the nights”, who had their highs and lows but always fought their problems strongly. Underneath this vocal, Blasterjaxx managed to infuse their classic Melodic Big Room sound, with characteristic super-saws dominating and slowly escalating in the pre-drop segment. This aspect is more noticeable in the second build-up for instance, where the lead is left free to rack more of that destructive energy, exploding in the finale. Definitely, my favourite part of this production!

The playful and zesty drop does great, even if I am not a fan of the melody.. to my experience, it sounded forgettable. Nonetheless, the overall result is highly enjoyable, with influences from the said duo’s older master-strokes like “Black Rose” (2nd Drop) or “Heartbreak”. I particularly appreciated all the work done on the bassline, which imparts a clean and well-designed sensation during the playback, wisely adding that mobility which I felt the melody lacks.

There aren’t surprises in store. As “Rulers Of The Night” establishes itself as the nostalgic milestone that celebrates ten years of faith in Big Room, along with the necessary evolution and experimentations that happened. Blasterjaxx showed one of their classic signatures, putting efforts into ma(x)ximizing the sound design quality, and embedded a good vocal over it. Can’t say that I was expecting more because I still feel satisfied by the outcome, so I guess that’s alright? I am still unsure about my decision, however the overall judgement remains with the interested audience.

You can listen to “Rulers Of The Night” here:

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