Sorry I've been gone! I'm trying to keep it original and had an issue picking which song/release to review. Instead of having to review full albums, I can release single songs! So here's a random one
Trance:
Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone (Tiësto Remix)
Label : None
Release : Beatport Exclusive May 6th, 2009
Tiësto, don't get me wrong, is one hell of a remixer/producer/DJ.. but he is really getting too pop oriented. Not his sound but more that he keeps remixing such popular songs. I've lost count of how many he's done. You don't have to look far.. trust me. I guess there's nothing wrong with it if he's so sought after when it comes to wanting remixes done. His remix of Justin Timberlake's Lovestoned is MINT! He takes that last emotional bit and only uses that.. it's amazing. I digress. The song starts off with his usual simplistic bass and cymbal. The melody builds and whatnot but he does something with Calvin's vocals that sounds so damn awesome. He definitely made them sound electronic but not too over the top. Then the melody! He uses the same one in the original but makes it sound much more trancey and harks back to the 2001-2003 days of Rank 1. The golden days of trance as they're called. Most of them have gone electro or house.. or electro house.. maybe even dance. It's a shame but this one sounds so classic! I just had a listen to the original and uhh.. yeah I don't like it at all. It reminds me of house and disco.. then again his youtube name is "icreatedisco" so it's definitely not an accident. Check out this remix and the Deadmau5 remix is pretty good.. but a tad minimal. Overall : 7+/10