All posts tagged in Hardstyle
• Explosive Hardstyle drop • Orchestral section with elegant chords • Lots of space for both different styles The Australian creator Dimatik is in great shape for this 2022, with interesting collaborations with Restricted, Und3rsound and Dr Phunk. As I declared several times, I love his ingenious mix of Hardstyle, Psy-Trance and Bounce, often with
• Impressive structural changes on the drops • Emotional vocal unexpected, as per title • Top-tier sounds, in line with Rave Culture Ben Nicky wasn’t the name in the Rave Culture roster that caught my attention the most, which I must admit, since my preferences aren’t so greatly devoted to Trance… But the British producer
• A contemplative album theme • Sefa’s instrumentalism shines bright • Classical music meets modern ideas It’s been a moment since my previous review came out. The dance music industry seems to be on the verge of a path that is unenjoyable personally, so I barely find a song that makes me think “damn, this
• DnB, Hard Trap, and Hardstyle in “Drux”?! • Bass and Tech House influences in “Losing Control” • Brutal and chaotic without losing balance Upholding a bold statement about their prolific visions, FVCK GENRES has greatly favored shifting between the demarcations of several EDM genres. Their latest upload, “Drux” EP is no exception either. Architected
The twenty-fifth edition of Weekly Roundup isn’t any less crowded by stars, including names like Regard, Laidback Luke, Orjan Nilsen and many more! Armin van Buuren, Reinier Zonneveld, Roland Clark – We Can Dance Again 80/100 Trading his uplifting trance roots for peak-time techno, the Armind head-honcho paired up with leading techno act Reinier Zonneveld
• Atmozfears on fire; remix after an album! • Peculiar switch in breakdown • Loses catchy-ness, gains personality There’s a thing that still gives me some hope about Spinnin’ Records, and it’s the fact that sometimes they let Hardstyle veterans re-work their classic releases without imposing limitations, and that just happened with “With Another Day”.
• Great adaptation of the OST • Aggressive and powerful sounds • Nice amalgam of organic and electronic sounds I am well aware that my reviews are getting dedicated to Sefa’s creation lately, at the risk of looking somewhat a fanboy, but honestly, I am always highly impressed by this guy’s mindset. In an era
• Genial idea; hardstyle kick in a deep house beat • Delicate, mellow vocal performance • Stimulating idea from a newcomer I will start with this: the kick, is damn impressive. It’s this raw and thumping drum that hits hard in the guts with its powerful essence, and at the same time, clashes with the
• Three beasts colliding • Brutal, no mercy • Timmy Trumpet is no more, it’s time for Timmy Guitar! It seemed the time to review a new Timmy Trumpet single wasn’t there yet, especially after the strange experiments in “Cardio”. Sinphony, however, was quietly publishing energetic releases from renowned artists, but I didn’t see this
• Happy hardcore on Revealed! • Retro hi-NRG 80s vibe • Catchy lyrics, very memorable Back again on Revealed? I lost my interest on Hardwell’s label because of the sloppy amount of generic Future and Bass House being uploaded (special shout-out to the QR Network’s research!). Dr Phunk, after KAAZE, remains as one of the
• Rampant mid-intro • Hypnotic and dark atmosphere • Stunning melodic drops Here we are, again: October has just arrived with summer phasing out of our lives, as we go on about our usual jobs and routines. Feeling the blues? Tired perhaps? Don’t you worry, I know the perfect medication: “Hardstyle”. Dopamine and Night Owls’
• Unexpected but rewarding experiment • Simplistic on paper, effective in action • Delicate atmosphere and vocals Catching me unawares, Michael Phase impressed me with this type of a song, considering that the American producer specializes on harder genres with his discography peaking at a rushing 200 BPM, just to give you a rough idea.
• Finally Sinphony is showing off its roster! • Lots of potential with Dimatik’s presence, not fully developed • Still a great tune with solid Hardstyle schematics Without a doubt, I was highly anticipating about the said collaboration. After waiting for months, Sinphony started inducting to introduce other acts exclusive of their esteemed owner Timmy
• Remarkable chord progression • Well-designed lead • Strong summer vibes Summer is winding down, but I guess that the heat will be with us for at least a couple more weeks. The title of the track I’m reviewing today, “So High“, could perfectly describe the temperatures of any city in the South of Europe,
• Great vocal yet lacks euphoria • Exquisite melody • Cut-and-dried drop DWX copyright free imprint’s Instagram account was made offline several months ago, but I heard the sub-label has great artists and its releases are interesting. They finally happened to publish a new work baked fresh from the lab of Wav3motion, a promising upcoming
Being an admirer of “Hero”, the recent studio output from the minds of the proficient pair Afrojack and David Guetta, the remixes provided me ample material to talk about. So I decided to review all of them in one special episode, and there’s aplenty of conclusions that I came around to. If not familiar, then
Last few months has presented us the opportunity to touch on multiple genres that once were rampant in the 90s, and especially in the 2000s era. For this month, I decided not to touch upon any House or Trance gem, but rather an underrated style that output many iconic songs consistently: Hardstyle/Hard Techno. If you
• Yes, Rawstyle! • Rave influences on a Rawstyle track? • Glitchy elements fits perfect with the badass melody Rawstyle is perhaps one of the trendier subgenres in the hard scene right now, and taking this opportunity amply well, iMVD and Killouz have jumped on bandwagon to bring us, surprisingly, a tune laden with rave
Let’s be honest about one thing: most collaborations made nowadays are just a marketing strategy to maximize revenues. Okay, trying to make a life out of music is not bad, but the overall quality of tracks are drastically affected by these strange and fiscally motivated moves. Anyway, Pandora’s box taught us that hope is the
• Finally, Happy Hardcore in NCS! • Similar drops without scarce of energy • Superb vocal presence with variety in lyricism Today’s review is the consequence of a dilemma I had with two other songs, as I was tempted to review the new Afrojack & David Guetta collaboration (and I expected the unexpected) along with
We have a great community of supportive readers, but perhaps even that won’t save us from some dose of hating on this article. However, transparency has been the core motifs of EDM Reviewer since day one. That being said, we want to share our thoughts without cowering from negative reactions. If there is any chance
