[i:Vibes] Alucard presents the 49th Line - Blue On Blue [Team Toad]

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Alucard presents the 49th Line - Blue On Blue [Team Toad]

10:34 - November 9, 2004

by Ian

The debut release from Team Toad is a track that many labels were hoping to sign. Read on to see what the fuss is about!

Original Mix

A very melodic start with the melody in very early and accompanied by the percussions and soon after the kick, the track builds in a standard but effective fashion. Jennifer's Vocal begins at the 2 minute mark and is as dreamy as the lead. Clever use of a guitar synth helps to add more atmosphere to the track and is done very well. When the kick departs we're left with a dreamy vocal and melodic section which has some very good fx in places to just keep things going and it does so really well. The ambience of the track helps it fly by and this would be a perfect set opener in my opinion. Even the outro is really solid and helps the track fade away as delicately as it came in. My only fault is that to some people there might not be enough hi-hats used but I really don't think many more would help the track personally. 8/10

Espen Mix

Everyone knows that Espen Gulbrandsen is one of the best young producers with his wide range of styles all produced in sublime fashion. He takes us on a more percussive journey right from the start here with the kick and a vast array of percussion plus some fx on the vocal helping to take us forwards. A lovely progressive take here, with the vocal maybe not the main focus as the original, helped in this case by the percussions which really make this a stronger version than the original to me personally. Maybe not as strong at starting a set with, this track is definitely meant to be played a bit later than that.

Espen takes a less melodic fashion than the original, with each element being very subtle and after a few listens to this, I can really appreciate the work he has put in again. Even though I'm not a huge fan of progressive music, this is really special and deserves my rating of 10/10

George Hales Liquid Summer Mix

For all the uplifting trance fans, rising star George Hales delivers a slab of more upbeat music than any of the other mixes. Whilst the track is built in a very standard fashion, the use of a soft, delicate lead, subtle bass drops and the dreamy vocals really comes together well here. My personal favourite mix as it's more like what I'd usually listen to, It has a feeling of something between solarstone and maybe ronski speed. The piano over the vocal in the middle of the track is beautiful and this version should get an awful lot of airplay as it deserves to on all of the usual suspects shows.

Using a blissful string in the middle part of the track, George helps to move the track forwards, changing the melody when it comes back in and this version is really great. Without the huge percussive elements needed in Espen's Version, this delivers a track that will be in my playlist for a long time. Lovely Stuff - 10/10

Alucard's Chilled Duet Mix

As the final take on the track, Alucard attempts a chilled working of the song. Using so many more elements than in his original version, he produces nearly 10 minutes of pure bliss here. It takes a great effort to make something that turns out this good, and whilst it won't appear on every compilation released, you may well see it on a lovely chilled/ambient one - here's hoping anyway!

Easy listening here, and a lovely and unique way to round the release off! 9/10

Conclusion:
Bringing everything from Progressive sounds to Uplifting bliss to a lovely chilled ending, this release is superb and if Team Toad can follow it up with anything half as good, they will be a great label to keep your eyes on!