Releases

B.R.K – No Mercy (Misogyny 2012 Mix)

Posted by PlasmaDancer on January 10, 2013
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Here’s a recent track from BRK that’s an essential for the NRG heads, and might even be one of his best so far. The melodies and synths are firmly in Lab 4 territory, which is about the highest compliment you can give a Hard NRG tune.

No Mercy was also included in Cyberdyne Seba’s newest set, Hoovers at the Edge of the Universe. The middle section is far too hard-housey for me, but there are some great acid picks here and there with the harder and nastier NRG saved for the second half. Really worth checking out, this one.

Splash Energy Recordings – A remixes

Posted by PlasmaDancer on January 4, 2013
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The deadline has been and gone for Le Dos-on’s A remix project, and the tunes are available to download on the Splash Energy Recordings site. The genres are eclectic to say the least, but the biggest track for freeform fans is definitely Cyrez’s slower, NRG-styled remix. It does a brilliant job of putting Cyrez’s stamp on the track, while keeping the Le Dos-on meets Alek Szahala feel of the original. Of the other remixes, my favourite is probably Supremacy’s ferocious gabber version, but head over to Splash Energy Recordings and check them all out for yourself.

Le Dos-on & Psycho Stalker – Chemical Wash

Posted by PlasmaDancer on December 31, 2012
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Le Dos-on has another release on the way, and has tried his hand at emulating yet another Finnish artist (or artists, this time). Here he’s gone for the Substanced/Alchemiist style, but bumped up to a nicely manic 185 bpm. This one might be lacking the power of his inspirations at the moment, but it’s making up for it in pace and energy, and strikes me as one of those tunes that’d sound brilliant somewhere in the middle of a set.

By the way, there’ll be one or two long posts tomorrow (as is usual at the end of the year on TYFTH), so make sure to check back one last time in 2012.

[TYFTH Tracks] Betwixt & Between – Flowless

Posted by PlasmaDancer on December 27, 2012
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Here’s that special present for the holiday period that I mentioned, courtesy of TYFTH and Smiling Corpse. Most will know that Betwixt & Between had more releases lined up on a few different labels, including Flowless, an amazing track that finished off both mine and Chip’s sets last weekend. The SC crew have permission to make it public, and have very kindly decided to donate it to TYFTH. There are no plans to release any more of Kaoru’s material on TYFTH (or indeed any other labels), but this beautiful tune is surely a worthy way to remember him.

ikaruga_nex – Black Hawk Down

Posted by PlasmaDancer on December 24, 2012
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Another brilliant track from ikaruga_nex, here going for a more hardcore-influenced hard dance style. Black Hawk Down has some great synths and an almost-overpowering bassline, with hints of everything from Lab 4 to Hase, via Android Lime and BRK. I love the structure of the breakdown, it reminds me slightly of Galatea, which can only be a good thing.

J-Mx – Lost Scars

Posted by PlasmaDancer on December 10, 2012
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Most will have seen the upload of J-Mx’s newest track, but it’s more than worth a late mention here too. The progress he’s made with his production is obvious, making this a really nice example of the modern melodic freeform sound. Crucially he’s also nailed the impact of the drop after that long breakdown, it’s more than dancefloor-worthy.

Pain on Creation, Aryx, ikaruga_nex

Posted by PlasmaDancer on November 29, 2012
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Free tunes aplenty this week, so here’s a brief roundup for those who’ve missed the newest uploads.

The first one has been online for a while now, but discovering a previously unreleased Pain on Creation track obviously sent me into delirium and I forget to post at the time. This is classic PoC with non-stop filtered madness from start to finish and that special mid-2000s atmosphere. An absolutely brilliant track that has somehow only been downloaded 15 times in two months, Night Prey should find a home in many a dark set.

Next we have one of Aryx’s very best tracks, the fabulous Aurora. Anyone who missed the original release should make sure to grab this full-quality version, uploaded to mark Aryx’s birthday.

A new release from ikaruga_nex to finish things off, still downloadable via the ‘Buy this track’ button. The Fallen is another fantastic track, plenty hard enough for the darker side of freeform while sneaking in some Japanese-style melodies.