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Ministry of Sound presents Trance Nation Mixed by Lange
In summertime-honoured tradition, high-season 2013 sees Dance Heavyweights, Ministry of Sound, welcome scene-wide legend and genre-founding father Lange to the mix of the acclaimed Trance Nation series. Joining its esteemed comp-mixing DJ legion (which to-date has included luminaries such as Above & Beyond, Ferry Corsten, Cosmic Gate, Andy Moor and Rank 1), Lange’s mixes deliver a new high for Trance Nation. Drawing on more than a decade’s knowledge of ahead-of-the-curve sounds & styles, catalysed by exacting drops and epic lifts, Lange brings his inimitable take on the genre to two sun-summoning Trance Nation mixes. Characterizing the lifeblood of trance in 2013, it sees Lange innately compile and harmonically mix music from across its broad stylistic range. Featuring music from Ferry Corsten, Arty, Cosmic Gate, Andy Moor, Orjan Nilsen, Bobina, Shogun and a host of others, it also includes 5 massive exclusives, hot from the desk of Lange’s own studio and Lange Recordings label.
On his Trance Nation compilation, Lange said: “It’s an honour to have been invited to mix this album. For over a decade the Ministry of Sound Trance Nation series has become legendary, a snapshot of our ever-evolving scene, and I follow in the footsteps of some of it’s most respected artists”.
The first mix embarks in Med-trance waters, with the vocal gleam & shimmer of Yahel & Liya’s ‘I Dive’, Passenger 75’s halcyon ‘Contact’ and Kyau & Albert with Stoneface & Terminal’s ‘We Own The Night’ – all wowing the opening minutes. Conscripting filmic strings, vibrant drums and dreamscape harmonics, they form the gateway to an on-rush of big game/big name studio-ware. Mapping the trance atlas, the tech-ish recoil of Arty’s ‘Believe In Me’, Rank 1’s electro-grinding ‘Floorlifter’ and the hyper-uplift of ‘The Way You Want’ from flying Fins Super 8 & Tab presage lyrical captivation from Betsie Larkin (on Bobina’s ‘No Substitute For You’ and Andy Moor’s ‘Love Again’). As Lange’s skilled hand master-crafts the tone, the pulse rate spikes again as ‘Alchemist’ from Tomas Heredia, Rikkaz’s ‘The Great Migration’ and the sublimely mashed together ‘ResuRection’ and ‘Absolute’ (merging the classic Planet Perfecto Knights track with Craig Connelly’s latest production) shape its climactic minutes.
Naturally, Lange’s Trance Nation comes fully loaded with a wealth of his own exclusive, purpose built production and remix material. In and amongst the trance highways and progressive byways of the mixes are his 2013 rebuild of ‘Follow Me’, as well as club-smash ‘Destination Anywhere’ and the primed-to-be-huge ‘Unfamiliar Truth’. Dutchman Estiva puts a whole new spin on last year’s massive Beatport top 10 hit, the Stine Grove sung ‘Crossroads’, whilst tracks from his Lange Recordings imprint including the likes or Rikkaz and Tangle & Mateusz, keep the floor-strikes coming.
The tech-ier side of trance marks Mix 2’s launch point, as ‘The Man Who’ll Save The Earth’ (from Russian Alexx Rave), Ilan Bluestone & Jerome Isma-Ae’s infective ‘Under My Skin’ and Mark Eteson’s ‘Aventus’ blaze the trail. The stuttered stabs, concertina riffs and pianoforte lines of Argentinian duo Heatbeat’s heady ‘#Boom’, Ferry Corsten no-nonsense ‘F The Bull$h1t’ and LNG downright ballistic ‘Harmony Will Kick You In The Ass’ spy the stratosphere. Rex Mundi’s ‘Seek & Destroy’ intermixes a more minimalistic prog-trance intermezzo to the flow, before Lange squeezes the Trance Nation throttle one last time. Hitting the final straight, Orjan Nilsen’s heat-seeking ‘Violetta’ and crowd favourite ‘Hold That Sucker Down’ see Mix 2 break the upper atmosphere.
A new collection cornerstone for any self-respecting trance literati, Ministry of Sound’s Trance Nation Mixed by Lange puts you on summer 2013’s expressway. It’s released July 29th. Pre-order here:
Amazon: smarturl.it/TranceNation-Lange
iTunes: smarturl.it/TN-Lange-iTunes
Trance Nation: Lange – Tracklist
CD 1
1 |
Yahel & Liya | I Dive | |
2 |
Passenger 75 | Contact | |
3 |
Kyau & Albert With Stoneface & Terminal | We Own The Night | |
4 |
Lange | Our Brief Time In The Sun | |
5 |
Cosmic Gate Feat. Myon & Shane 54 And Aruna | All Around You | Alexander Popov Remix |
6 |
Super8 & Tab | The Way You Want | |
7 |
Rank 1 | Floorlifter | |
8 |
Arty | Believe In Me | Instrumental Mix |
9 |
Lange Feat. Stine Grove | Crossroads | Estiva Remix |
10 |
Andy Moor & Betsie Larkin | Love Again | Andrew Rayel Remix |
11 |
Lange Feat. Hysteria! | Unfamilar Truth | |
12 |
Bobina & Betsie Larkin | No Substitute For You | Andy Duguid Remix |
13 |
Tomas Heredia | Alchemist | |
14 |
Lange | Destination Anywhere | |
15 |
Rikkaz | The Great Migration | |
16 |
Planet Perfecto Knights Vs Craig Connelly | Absolute ResuRection | Lange Mashup |
17 |
Lange Feat. The Morrighan | Follow Me | 2013 Rework |
CD 2
1 |
Alexx Rave | Man Who’ll Save The Earth | |
2 |
Tangle & Matuesz | Omega | |
3 |
Lele Troniq Feat. Simona Barbieri | Sirio | |
4 |
ilan Bluestone & Jerome Isma- Ae | Under My Skin | |
5 |
Mark Eteson | Aventus | |
6 |
Stephen Kirkwood | Mars One | |
7 |
Alex Larichev Feat. Invi Tado | Leave Me Behind | |
8 |
Heatbeat | #BOOM | |
9 |
Ferry Corsten | F The Bull$h1t | |
10 |
Cosmic Gate | Storm Chaser | Extended Mix |
11 |
Rex Mundi | Seek & Destroy | |
12 |
Lange Presents LNG | Harmony Will Kick You In The Ass | Chris Schweizer Remix |
13 |
Daniel Kandi & Jack Rowan | Arigatou | |
14 |
Shogun Vs Ana Criado & Ronski Speed | Supernova Afterglow | Saf Mashup – Lange Edit |
15 |
Orjan Nilsen | Violetta | |
16 |
Stuart Mclellan | Downtime | |
17 |
Lange | Hold That Sucker Down |
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