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Hidden Logic - Time [A State Of Trance]

07:35 - August 13, 2004

by Watts

A more progressive production is number 24 from trance label A State Of Trance. Hidden Logic present the track 'Time', complete with remixes from Envio and Factoria...

The A State Of Trance release schedule is beginning to heat up this summer. One of the latest releases is 'Time' by Hidden Logic, aka Arksun. Arksun has also appeared on the first A State Of Trance Limited release with the beautiful and ambient Filmscape Remix of Envio's 'Time To Say Goodbye'.

:: Hidden Logic - Time
:: A State Of Trance
:: ASOT024

A: Original Mix
The initial track on this record begins with some ambient reverbed sounds which grow and stem from a hollow sounding buzz. As the sound increases, a cheeky "Tick-tock-tick-tock" sample is heard, signifying the title of the track. A kick and slow pulsing bass start off as does a simple, repeating melody played delicately by a light and gentle synth. Being more progressive in style, the track continues like this, changing only by adding stronger backing pads and atmosphere. There is a small break featuring the synth and tick-tock sample. This leads into a laid back beaty section where the focus lies on the deliberate bass and lots of sfx sounds which mix in and out, accompanied by a robotic male vocal which echoes the word "Time". There is an extended synth break which drops everything but the synth and the tick-tock sample for a short while. This begins to build up by slowly adding the bass and more of the previous elements of the track. Up until now, nothing has amazed or inspired, but the following section breathes some life into this seemingly mediocre track. As everything kicks back in, a new element is added - long sustained synthed string pads in the background. They are a gift to the ears and allow you to really drift into the track, adding a bucket load of atmosphere. Unfortunately, this small piece of divine intervention is short lived, as the melody takes over, the pads fade and the track heads towards an end.

B1: Envio Remix
Envio's remix of 'Time' begins with that tick-tock sample and some strings playing a nice set of notes based on the 'Time' melody. I like orchestral sounds, so as a listening track I like this and find it interesting. Its also a nice (and maybe a bit Tiesto-like??) way to start a set. After this small intro section, a more chunky kick with some lively percussion gets going, providing a housey feel. The orchestral feel is also kept quietly alive by a Cello playing some bass notes in the background, which is a nice touch. In a rather progressive manner, this sound continues up to the breakdown, which falls silent but for the Cello and the introduction of the light and gentle synth playing the main 'Time' melody. The track kicks back in with a subdued snare roll and carries on as before, but now with more power to the kick and the melody repeating over and over. After a small break, the track plays its way out to the end.

B2: Factoria Remix
Factoria's remix begins with a few lone tick-tocks, some coarse synth notes and gets straight in there with a standard trancey kick and hi-hats. This remix has a lot more pace than the previous two and things are added more quickly - smooth string pads playing long notes in the background of the track, supported by livelier bass and low synth notes. The pads feature in the breakdown and are used to introduce the main melody, which is played by a softer and trancier synth - one of those which have a springy elastic band feel to them. This is filtered and morphed into something far trancier with crisp tones and plenty of reverb. As the track plays through, its easy to listen to as a standard trance track, but it feels like its playing too quickly for the melody. As the track is named 'Time' it really seems to need to take more of it in order to sound like what its intended to sound like.

Conclusion:
A fair sounding set of tracks here. Ones that could be used to begin sets (A and B1) or as a filler (B2). As far as progressive tracks go, this is a fairly uneventful track. However, each mix does have its merits... The Original Mix has a nice and perfectly suited pace and is blessed with those background pads towards the end which sound super. The Envio Remix adds a chunky progressive house style to the set of mixes and the Factoria Remix, although it seems a little too quick, makes sure the trance angle is covered and utilizes some nice sounding synths.