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Signum - First Strike [A State Of Trance Limited]

13:19 - August 18, 2004

by Watts

The second of ASOT's Limited releases has arrived. The track pressed is Signum's 'First Strike'. On the vinyl we have the Original and the Mark Norman mixes, along with the new 2004 Remake by Signum themselves...!

Signum, Ronald Hagen & Pascal Minnaard, are practically a household name in dance music. They have a fair list of releases and a whole load of remixes to their name. Now they've remade the original and given it some new flavour for 2004.

:: Signum - First Strike
:: A State Of Trance Limited
:: ASOTL002

A: Signum Signal 2004 Remake
This new mix begins with quite a booming kick and some tapping percussion. This continues on and is joined by sfx and a coarse repeating synth/sfx which, coupled with a delay effect, builds up and releases into the real basis of the track. This change sees the introduction of a techno style hi-hat and some deep, gently rolling bass. Pulses of the coarse synth and other various sfx drive the track onward. Another build up and release of tension comes about and is used to add even more bassy depth and drive. The middle of the track contains a long breakdown. Jittery backing synths die down and the sfx are filtered away, leaving just some deep ambience and a female voice singing some high, shrill and slightly spooky sounding tones. Suddenly, out of this solo, comes a penetrating trance synth, stabbing out a simple melody. A kick roll brings everything together and the track stamps its strong, driving foot down with bass driven synths stabbing out the melody. The female vocals join in for the final section before the track begins to wind down.

B1: Original Mix
The Original Mix is faster with a fairly long percussive section at the beginning, backed up by a fairly hefty kick. After a few minutes, a rounded almost funky sounding bassline begins to fuel the track forward, along with all the odd little sfx merged into the depths of the track. The breakdown is a slow merge away from the main beat which is muted more and more, overcome by the female singing. A quiet trancey synth begins to play a quick succession of notes and moves to the foreground. This is what kicks off when the track drops back in. As was in the 2004 Remake, the female vocals continue to float above the sound. This goes on for a few minutes before the track begins its end.

B2: Mark Norman Remix
The Mark Norman mix begins with a sense of determination - a hefty kick beats along, soon joined by a funky-hardhouse hybrid bassline. A tight, offbeat synth can be heard every 2nd beat. The female vocals feature next and take the track into the fairly long synth based breakdown. It culminates with the vocals and long sustained trance synths. The beats return for a few bars, but then the track takes a new direction as after a snare roll a deep, dark and coarse synth makes its presence felt by constantly growling in the background, fuelled by the driving kick and bass.

Conclusion:
Another special ASOT Limited release sees the return of this Signum classic. The Original and Mark Norman mixes are good, but its the Signum Signal 2004 Remake that we've all come to see, and it definitely makes the grade. Good proggy hardened trance.