Again! Dash Berlin + Jonathan Mendelsohn = Beautiful Music

At this point, I’m thinking what else can Dash Berlin accomplish to prove his rightful place on top of the list of trance DJ’s? After dropping a solid string of #1 trance hits including Waiting and Disarm Yourself featuring the phenomenal Emma Hewitt followed by Better Half of Me featuring the powerfully emotional vocals of Jonathan Mendelsohn, Dash Berlin now delivers a trance tour de force with World Falls Apart. World Falls Apart grabs you from the first beats with a speedy take-off that jumps right into grittier, but no less emotional vocals once again provided by the talented Jonathan Mendelsohn. From that point onward, you are taken on an up and down, back and forth thrill ride that leaves you breathless. Interplaying and seductive uplifting melodies rise up from underneath the bass beats at just the right moments, giving Mendelsohn’s beautiful vocals a chance to shine and you a chance to catch a breath before the momentum builds back in to spin you around and around in joyous delirium. Make no mistake; this is one track that grabs you firmly and doesn’t let go from beginning to end. World Falls Apart is a powerful, spring-loaded trampoline of a song that forces you to confidently jump higher and higher off the dance floor with every successive beat. I guarantee, you’ll be surprised at how high you can jump and will want to just keep on jumping.   
 

Dash Berlin feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn –World Falls Apart – Aropa (Armada Music)

Currently #19 on the Beatport Trance Top 100 Chart

Vast Vision Storms Into 2012 With Black Shores

2012 is starting off amazingly great! Now here comes one move-it-out track from the boys of Vast Vision. A year since after they delivered 'Ambrosia' to us on the Future Sound Of Egypt label, Vast Vision gives us Black Shores (Original Mix). The time was obviously well spent and the wait was worth it! A refined, sweeping, bold and beautiful piece of music, Black Shores (Original Mix) is the kind of trance that instantly hooks you in. The signature progressive / uplifting trance sound of Roland Andriese and Stijn Coppietersis is all there, combined with perfectly set-in bass to create a track that will have you up and dancing around like it had me doing in my studio. In fact, I just could not stop playing this one. Black Shores bursts out of the gate with a bass-line like a gang of horses out of the starting gate down a racetrack. This drive of energy soon allows a beautiful electronic undertone to gently dissolve into the mix as melodic notes rise to sweep you up. The momentum builds as the combined sound gains energy, making it feel as if you are on a ride through the clouds. The melodic sound gains altitude to a point where the energetic bass beats join back in for a totally amazing ride to heaven. Black Shores (OriginalMix) is a richly textured, boldly driven, and perfectly layered piece of sweeping music from Vast Vision. I really want to hear this one in the club.

Vast Vision –Black Shores (Original Mix) – Future Sound of Egypt (Armada)

Out now on Beatport, available on other channels January 23rd.

Shogun Delivers an Explosive Remix of Better Half of Me

It goes without saying that the previously released mixes of Dash Berlin’s Better Half of Me are amazing - they are still topping the charts across the globe. But waiting has it's rewards. DJ/producer Shogun has now delivered a remix that can only be termed as explosive, heart-thumping and full of raw energy. Dash Berlin feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn - Better Half of Me (Shogun Remix), off of the new Dash Berlin feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn Better Half of Me, The Remixes, Part 2, drives the sound straight to the dance floor with pounding bass beats that unabashedly mix into and play off of Jonathan Mendelsohn’s beautiful vocals from end to end. The level of energy Shogun gives the track is so totally powerful – you can feel the club floor pulsating even sitting in your chair at home – there is enough electric here to light up all of L.A.! In mid-track, swirling strings rise above melodic waves, beautifully dancing around the vocals ending with an incredible return of bass-beat that grabs you with the signature power-sound Shogun has made his own. If you were waiting for a knock-the-walls-down remix of Better Half of Me to dance to, then this one is it. There is no doubt Dash Berlin will be spinning this remix in the clubs and blowing the walls down across the western U.S. this week. I’m hoping the energy of this remix will be unleased tomorrow and Thursday nights when I see Dash Berlin LIVE in San Francisco and Costa Mesa. – I'll be sure to let you know what it felt like on Friday – right here on my Future Of Trance blog!

Dash Berlin feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn - Better Half of Me (Shogun Remix) - Aropa (Armada)

This one will be out exclusively on Beatport December 26th and on other portals on January 9th!

Shogun Keeps Up the Momentum with Space Odyssey (Original Mix) and Lotus (Original Mix)

Futuristic-focused trance/progressive producer Shogun spins off a pair of real melodic trance gems with Space Odyssey (Original Mix) and Lotus (Original Mix).
SpaceOdyssey (Original Mix) is one of those trace tracks that not only you can’t ignore, but you want to hear more of. From the slow melodic entry complete with voice-over and countdown, through a paced build up and increasing bass, to what can only be called the “take-off point”, Shogun keeps you captivated from the very start. Then the real ride begins. Wavering melodies play back and forth with pounding bass that can only be described as a real interstellar journey! This is one track that really comes forth as its title describes!

First revealed as part of Armin Van Buuren’s Universal Religion Chapter 5,  Lotus (Original Mix) is one beautiful track.  I have always enjoyed the warm, future-forward sounds produced by Shogun and have marveled in seeing his sound grow more and more unique with every new release.  With Lotus, Shogun’s redefining of melodic trance in his own style has reached a new milestone. Starting with a pounding bass-line and building into the signature Shogun melodic style, a perfect vibe rides us on an easy-to-feel wave that slowly builds with energy. It is almost as if you can see the lotus bloom rising out of the water with a determined air about what it is going to accomplish. Then, just as you expect a major explosion, Shogun gives us the opposite. A gentle rising melody with soft vocals tell us to “breathe…” and watch the lotus "rise and revive."  That's exactly just what happens. The melody rises up and the lotus rises with you into a powerful and thrilling bloom of bass and melodies. This is one amazingly beautiful track with all of the rich feel and sensations that Shogun has become known for.

If you want to know what it means to “dream the trance dream” then Space Odyssey (Original Mix) and Lotus (Original Mix) will let you know exactly what it is! This is what I mean when I say "this is the future of trance!"  I know I’ll be listening and dreaming to this pair of tracks a lot over the coming weeks!

Shogun - Space Odyssey (Original Mix) and Lotus (Original Mix)- Armind (Armada)

Shogun Remix Brings John O'Callaghan's Perfection Home

Irish superstar DJ John O’Callaghan’s latest album “Unfold” contains a myriad of sensational tracks, including “Perfection”, but now producer Shogun has pulled together what I think will be the definitive remix of the track. The underlying warmth of Perfection (Shogun Remix) is highlighted with just the right amount of upbeat in the bassline. Swirling melodic up-tones wrap around the vocals of Cathy Burton like a velvet glove on a beautiful hand. All the while, you are being transported – in classic O’Callaghan style- gently upward to a nicely floating break-point, momentum building, energy rising until BAMMMM!, the gates open and it’s off to high-drive on the dance floor. Yes, John O’Callaghan and Shogun have given us a little bit of perfection for us to dance to over this coming winter in the clubs. Thank you!!

Perfection (Shogun Remix) lands at #18 on the Beatport Trance Top 100 this week.

John O'Callaghan feat. Cathy Burton - Perfection (ShogunRemix) – Armada / Subculture Records