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"Solarstone´s Top10´s of Most Important Trance Tracks of All Time' on DJ Mag.
Couple of reviews:
http://beatsmedia.com/simon-templar-to-the-stars-ep-touchstone-recordings-review/
http://fluxbpmonthemove.blogspot.fi/2014/07/review-simon-templar-to-stars-out-on.html
http://www.insound.eu/simon-templar-to-the-stars-rn4160
Pre-order on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/ToTheStars_iT
Following up his 2013 TSR release ‘Meltwater’, Simon Templar - one half of Finnish duo Winkee - returns to Touchstone with another two part release. ‘To The Stars’ is trance music of the highest order. ‘Pt. 1’ sets the tone, with rich layers of arpeggiated bass, sweeping pads and a huge cascading synth riff which builds relentlessly throughout the track. Unusually for tracks of this genre, there is no traditional breakdown at all, instead Templar moves the arrangement through twists and turns, locking people in a tight groove on the dancefloor. As if that were not enough, the +10 minute colossus that is ‘Pt. II’ takes things deeper, with crunchy tribal percussion and washes of ethereal FX, crescendos of compressed pads, percussive hits and an understated lead riff. This is serious late-night, powerful, heads-down trance music
Simon Templar - To The Stars (TSR025)
1. To The Stars (Pt. I) (7:57)
Written, composed, arranged and produced by Jussi Paasonen.
2. To The Stars (Pt. II) (10:15)
Written, composed, arranged and produced by Jussi Paasonen.
Behind the name Simon Templar hides a DJ/Producer Jussi Paasonen, born in 1979, also known from Finnish duo Winkee. Simon Templar aims to bring deep, melancholic and progressive trance elements to his music being a faithful to the real&pure trance at the same time.
Jussi started his journey in the world of electronic music in the end of 1980’s enjoying the electronic music genres from side to side. In the mid 90’s Jussi started dj:ing and hosting electronic club events and parties. Jussi began to produce his own music by name Simon Templar in the year 2000 and Winkee was founded together with a good friend Sami Törrönen in 2003. A great love for electronic music gave birth also a live line-up Infinity which performed in Finnish club events in the years 2000-2004.
Simon Templar published his first track, Winkee – Whisper (Simon Templar remix), in Unity Records in the year 2004. Same nostalgic track was updated to Refresh mix for Solarstone’s and Dj Orkidea’s Pure Trance-compilation album in 2012.
Simon Templar - Meltwater (Part1&2) was selected Tune of the Year 2013 by Solarstone in DjMag.
Simon Templar tracks has already heard played by such Dj/Producer stars like : Markus Schulz, Max Graham,Solarstone, John 00 Fleming, Scott Bond, M.I.K.E, Airwave, Orkidea,Giuseppe Ottaviani,Menno De Jong,Ben Lost,Liam Shachar.
Simon Templar has done remixes to : John 00 Fleming,Scott Bond & Marc Mitchell, Airwave, Winkee...
“I wish my music could bring joy and feelings of happiness to the people around the world. I hope to mediate same emotions to people through my music that electronic music has given me”
-Simon Templar-
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