So, it’s autumn, and for the third year running that’s means a new Solarstone’s ‘Pure Trance’ compilation outing. Lots of press buzz in general atm, (MIXMAG have hailed the series as “highly impressive” and “last month, in a key feature, DJ Mag cited Pure Trance as being a major catalyst, “in trance staging a major comeback”).
Pure Trance’s has again been a rolling boulder of momentum over the last 12 months, with evermore DJs heeding the call of the PURE! The press have been kind…. MIXMAG magazine called the first compilation “highly impressive” and its second “a huge step up again”. Last month, in a key feature, DJ Mag UK cited Pure Trance as a major catalyser in “trance staging a major comeback”. The fans have been kinder yet, flocking to Pure Trance events at WMC in Miami, ADE in Amsterdam, Ibiza and dozens of other electronic music metropolises around the globe. Now, in its third year, the evermore-established origin-trance series marshals–up for its regular end-of-Oct release spot. Following co-mix tenures by Orkidea, and last year Giuseppe Ottaviani, in 2014 it’s younger-gun Bryan Kearney who joins Solarstone at the controls. In the search of the P.T. chosen, they’ve forensically slid 1000s of tracks under the Pure microscope, finally identifying 37 of the most exclusive uncorrupted and virtuous trance tracks out there. Big name productions passing the clarity check include music from the desks of Aly & Fila, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Thrillseekers, Sied van Riel, John O’Callaghan, Arctic Moon and Ferry Tayle, as well as much from Solarstone & Bryan themselves. As is Pure Trance covenant, the album is as much about the ‘future-perfect’ producers as it is ‘present day’ legends. In that, it brings music from dozens of nu-bloods: Sneijder, Will Atkinson, Adam Ellis, Standerwick, The Noble Six and Liam Wilson among them.
On a Purely personal note, Solarstone says: “The year since Vol. 2 has been a fabulous twelve months not just for the Pure Trance movement, but for the Trance scene on the whole. Bryan and I have dug deep into the record boxes and demo banks, searching for those glimmers & sparks of musical inspiration from both established and previously unknown artists, to bring you an emotive ride through the many shades of the Pure Trance sound. If you have attended any of our Pure Trance events, you will understand exactly the journey upon which this album will take you. If you have not yet had that pleasure, simply close your eyes, take a deep breath, and immerse yourself in this tapestry of melodies, grooves & emotion”
Puritans, your deliverance from the derivative is once again nigh! ‘Pure Trance Vol. 3’ enters the arena October 27th.
Pure Trance 3 Track listing
Disc 1 – Mixed by Solarstone
01. Liam Wilson – Set In Stone (Solarstone Retouch)
02. Winkee vs Solarstone – Dark Assassins Heart
03. Simon Templar – To The Stars (Pt. I)
04. Jam & Spoon – Odyssey To Anyoona
05. Silvermine – Flying (Solarstone Pure Mix)
06. Solarstone – Shield (Pt. I)
07. The Thrillseekers – Find You
08. Artur – Rays (Solarstone Retouch)
09. Gai Barone – Mr. Slade (Solarstone Pure Mix)
10. Dan Stone – Kito
11. Driftmoon – Summerstone
12. Alex M.O.R.P.H. – Sacred Heart
13. Sied van Riel featuring Alicia Madison – Gravity (Acapella)
14. Sied van Riel & Standerwick – In A Perfect World (Solarstone Pure Mix)
15. Adam Ellis – Aulus
16. Orkidea – Purity (Sneijder Remix)
17. Ecano – Run (Z2 vs. Neptune Project LSD Mix)
Disc 2 – Mixed by Bryan Kearney
01. Alex Di Stefano – Escape From the Past
02. Mark Leanings – Dropshot (Sam Jones Remix)
03. Will Atkinson – Harvester
04. Sam Jones & Rhys Thomas – The End
05. Mark Leanings – Inverter
06. John O’Callaghan – The Saw
07. Aly & Fila vs Sneijder – Full Throttle (Album Mix)
08. James Rigby – Night Owl
09. Paul Denton – Zonked
10. E-Clip vs Symbolic – Live Your Life
11. Arctic Moon featuring Noire Lee – Revolution (James Rigby Remix)
12. Darren Porter – The Oracle
13. Liam Wilson – Impression
14. The Noble Six vs. Chris Metcalfe – Ocean Avenue
15. Warren Adam – Air Punch
16. Aly & Fila with Ferry Tayle – Nubia (Album Mix)
17. Sam Jones & Will Rees – Oversight
18. Bryan Kearney – The Things We Should Say
19. Fred Baker – Rebirth (Adam Ellis Remix)
20. Plumb – Need You Now (How Many Times) (Bryan Kearney Remix)
