Aki A - Modern Epic (Epic/Progressive House of the 2010's)

Oon löytänyt viime aikoina yllättävän paljon biisejä, joista mulle on tullut ysäriprogevibat tunnelman, rakenteen tai soundien puolesta. Yritin saada tähän autenttisen fiiliksen rakenteella, jolla ei oo kiire mihinkään, ja ns. meininki alkaa vasta ihan loppupuolella. Jos Digweedin, Sashan, Ian Ossian, Dave Seamanin ja kumppaneiden ysärimiksaukset toimivat, niin suosittelen tsekkaamaan tämän. "Kultakauden" ideoita modernilla tuotantotekniikalla :)

Saa toki olla eri mieltä, nä on vaan mun mielikuvia. Ekat biisit on aika deeppiä housea mutta ei niissä miksauksissakaan heti lähdetty paahtamaan täysillä :)

I've happily noticed that the ideas and sounds of the 90's epic/progressive house are slowly returning to the modern house and techno music. I started to compile this mix around the stunning remixes by Motorcitysoul and Jay Tripwire, and I knew I'd have to include Henry Saiz's last years epic Symptoms of a Stranger remix to this mix as well. Spooky's last years remix of evergreen Little Bullet works like a charm, and Pako & Frederik's new version of We Are Connected, which by the way got way too little attention back in the days, has a good amount of 90's-esque trancier progressive sounds in it.

Chab's "Five" from 2004 has classic progressive written all over it from the structure to the sounds and melodies. D Dub's Remix of Pure has a sublime breakdown and those darker progressive grooves from the turn of the century, which I absolutely love. Besides having the most epic track name in this year so far, The Passion of Zorro by Omid 16B works as a nice link to the three hands in the air-tracks in the end. The first three tracks are more or less deep house, but then again the mixes back in the days didn't always start with bangers either :p

I tried to create authentic atmosphere by letting the tracks finish till the end and by building the set slowly. Let me know what you think if you gave a listen, these are just my opinions, you may disagree that this isn't epic house at all!

Tracklist

Fiakun Team: Around Your Neck (Penner & Muder Mix) [Fiakun]
Andreas Saag feat. Filip Leyman: Leslie's Vision (Deeper Perspective) [Room With A View]
Flowers & Sea Creatures: A.M. (Fred Everything Dubstramental) [Buzzin' Fly]
Roland Nights: Yellow (Jay Tripwire Reinterpretation) [Lost My Dog]
Clara Hill: Nowhere (I Can Go) (Motorcitysoul Mix) [Sonar Kollektiv]
Chab: Five [Saw]
Ricky Stone & Lou Swimmin': Pure (D Dub Mix) [852]
Omid 16B: The Passion of Zorro [Bedrock]
Glenn Morrison feat. Cathy Burton: Symptoms of a Stranger (Henry Saiz Mix) [Morrison]
Spooky: Little Bullet (Ballistic Mix) [Renaissance]
Jondi & Spesh: We Are Connected (Pako & Frederik Mix) [Loöq]