All posts tagged in Progressive House
• Groovy, oldschool sound with a twist • Unusual release, nonetheless appreciated • Tech House influences in the drop Although it has been some time since we ventured into interesting releases from our colleagues at Intensity Recordings, things are thriving in the label. Between a plethora of quality festival releases, “Anywhere” by ZNZBR caught my
• Refined Progressive House structure • Standard breakdown, nice vocal • Complex yet streamlined melody After the saddening revelation about Timmy Trumpet, I wasn’t in the mood for giving space to the ‘bigshots’ who evidently have no time, talent, or interest to spare in creating genuine music for their fans. Rather, we want to promote
• Energetic Deep House personality • Touchy chorus, a bit exaggerated • Solid vocals, solid percussions There’s a feeling that Nicky Romero is wanting to replicate the success Alesso had nearly seven years ago; after the hugely successful “Am I Wrong” by the duo Nico & Vinz, they joined forces with the Swedish alias for
• Lots of different elements together • 8-bit surprise in the finale • Difficult to grasp at first, but impressive result When it comes to special collaborations, we’ve seen some incredible ones in the past, like “Pantheon” and “We Rise Together”. But “Crystal Cave” is something peculiar – it flew under our radar for a
• Aurelios in the break, Chester in the drop • Influences from the Big Room Techno trend • Lovely twist in the pre-drop transition Aurelios already made a unique introduction on our blog with a catchy record on Spinnin’ Talent Pool the prior month, but “Falling” raised the bar to another level! Featuring Chester Young
• Big Room rendition of Darin • Excellent blend of DANÊL and JaySic • Intensity Recs and Glow Records blending their personas! Honestly, I wasn’t aware about “Step Up” By Darin, a Swedish artist that released this hit in 2005 (fun fact: produced by RedOne, who was recently involved with 2022 FIFA soundtrack). It has
Today I teamed up with @edmrevnik for reviewing two of Nicky Romero’s recent releases that we found worth of attention. In the past we have criticized the lack of creativity of the Dutch producer, who decided to focus on easy, cash-grabbing Progressive tracks… Something has changed, maybe? Back To Where We Started w/ Afrojack 83/100
• The third record from this team-up • Pleasant vocals over well-selected sounds • Sentimental, although not beating “Ups The promising trio impressed me with the delightful “Ups & Downs” in 2019, and then resorted to delivering the watered-down “We’re Still Young“. Is the third installment to this collaboration saga any different? Let’s see. There
• Country music meets modern electronic • Bold pianos and a charismatic vocal • Carrying nostalgic vibes similar to Avicii’s tunes Monroe was featured on our blog just last month while reviewing his Bass House synergy “The Devil Inside“, and Wildvibes has remained on our radar for a while due to his Progressive House explorations.
• Progressive House, but aggressive • Tropical house-influenced breakdowns • Intense melodic loop, gorgeous vocals Kris Cerro is back at EDM Reviewer, together with Pedro Galhardo. The duo has just dropped superlative collaboration via Bass Rebels, ready to incinerate the atmosphere of the already hot August! Here’s the deal: I am not particularly motivated by
• Future bounce, as usual • Clever, small details in the drops • Admirable vocal delivery from Mona Lisa “I Said Too Much” has been looping for a while in my library, and it’s time to sum up my thoughts about this beautiful endeavor! It’s surprising to see Mike Williams away from his home turf
• Where’s Aoki? Busy playing with NFTs? • Superlative vocal and instrumental • Necessary comparison with Swedish House Mafia If even KAAZE says “I’ve never been so proud of a song in my life”, one has all the reasons to be hyped about ‘Whole Again’. Alongside the Swedish creator, Steve Aoki, and reputed singer John
• Back to 2014 • A fewer changes, otherwise the same • A potential club hit for this year The infamous Tiesto edits are becoming almost unbearable these days, but every week or two I wonder where exactly the Dutch star is heading towards with his style, as I can’t figure out what exactly he’s
This one caught me by surprise. Martin Garrix, with all his successful ideas and commercial hits, decided to drop a club-oriented album? “Sentio” which stands for ‘perceive, feel, experience‘, is a collection of 11 collaborations between the Dutch star and several other big names. There are two things I didn’t like here: the choice of
• Disco vibes smoothly merged with Declain’s Progressive • Fetching chopped vocal loop • Vivacious drop melody, with a retro sheen Over the years, my admiration for the Dutch talent has steadily increased, as shown across many other reviews dedicated on his music that we shared. Varying from Festival Progressive to more experimental and creatively
• The classic old-school vibe, in a shinier package • Impressive talent with the buildup details • Beautiful vocal performance, a must-have in the genre At the time of reviewing Timmy Trumpet last week, I promised to focus on a different name than the usual to highlight new talents, thus here I am! Trevor Omoto
• Trance with mainstream progressive • Louder kick that doesn’t conflict • Not entirely inventive It’s fun to see two-time Grammy nominated Paul Oakenfold, who also earned DJ mag awards (#1 in ‘97 and ‘98), with a career lasting more than twenty-five years, becoming rather more industrious in the Trance scene. His forthcoming album is
• Progressive House, a pleasant surprise • Magical aura • Aggressive bassline, without overdoing the fills Subsequently, after our Focus article delving into the Korean act Juhyung, there’s a steaming new collaboration along with mavzy grx, out on House District Records! “Your Dream” is irresistible, there are plenty of interesting things going on! First, the
• Standout vocal, accompanied by piano • Slower rhythm, ode to old-school Prog • Slight Future Rave add-ons! Felippe Mela isn’t a familiar name to me, yet his attempt on Future Rave has convinced me firmly to write a few lines, as it has impressive results to show! With a few indie releases on his
• Slower pace minus the cheesiness • Heart-warming vocal • Different theme, yet for the holidays Before this year goes into the oblivion, I couldn’t resist on mentioning one of the more interesting names of 2021, KAAZE. His efforts are admirably ingenious, building a particular sound design while experimenting with the BLK RSE project in
• Future Rave/Trance with Progressive • Energetic drops, slower breakdown • Lesser featuring of Future Rave After his recent departure from being the face of former trio Dash Berlin, Jeffrey Sutorius hasn’t slacked any since. Nowadays, he’s a familiar face on Revealed Recordings with his BODYWRMR imprint designated under the Dutch label. Anyways, there’s nothing
