[i:Vibes] Will Holland - Magicka 2004 [Fourty Five]

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Will Holland - Magicka 2004 [Fourty Five]

11:31 - October 1, 2004

by Ian

Will Holland is probably best known for his recent tune "Summerbreeze" which earned him many plaudits. He returns with a 2004 edit of one of his early tunes, including a remix from Gareth Emery!

2004 Rework

Beginning with the usual kick & percussion variation, It’s first easy to notice how good the percussive work actually is here and how much work has been taken in doing it. About a minute in the piano melody starts which will stay with us throughout the track. A 3 note sequence with a nice amount of delay on it, it seemingly tingles along, accompanied by some lovely soft strings a bit later on. Although very simple the melody holds its own, fading away into the strings and later on a secondary lead, which is extremely nice and reminds me in part of the sounds used in Armin Van Buuren’s Remix of Shamu, one of the better works by Vincent De Moor, which definitely is a compliment here to Will. A very intelligent alteration to the melody about six and a half minutes in helps drive the track forwards more, something that I feel has been lacking in many more recent pieces which seem to repeat without really doing anything new. This time is seemingly goes a tiny bit higher and really adds something to the track, which has really impressed me, scoring 9/10.

Gareth Emery Remix

Starting off with a typical style from Gaz, a bassline repeating with some percussive work and the kick we move on as the clap comes in and just before we’re a minute in hear the start of the melody coming in. Not sounding quite as nice as the piano sound used by Will. A glassy edged lead comes in over the top of this next, which sounds delicate and makes the track sound solid if a little unspectacular here. Just after 2:30 we pick up however with a nicer sounding lead, again incorporating a f air amount of delay to help it echo on. A slightly unusual breakdown here, very minimal, leads us onwards with the melody. Slight sounding fx over the top don’t really work for me, but each to its own there. There is a nice section with the melody and the bassline together, which compliment each other nicely before the kick rejoins us and moves us forwards. The latter part of the tune is nicely structured however and helps raise the score for this mix from a respectable 6 to a solid 7/10 as however nice it sounds, it is maybe a bit more “filler” sounding than Will’s excellent original.

Conclusion:
Very solid work here, the original is definitely the stronger of the two tracks, however the remix also has it's fair share of plus points which may draw people towards it. Excellent release here though!