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The Swiss Paradox Music label returns with a new release by Sumatra, an artist who has already delivered remixes for earlier releases on the label. Included is a remix by Flutlicht, the production duo that has thrilled the scene with loads of wonderful tunes... Can they keep up with their earlier productions?
Earlier tracks on the Paradox label include Freestate (Above & Beyond alias) - 'Release', and Photon Decay - 'Red Shift'. This one's the third release, with a fourth coming up soon, called Leeroy - 'Destino' (with a Basic Dawn remix included).
Sumatra consists of three producers: Jannis Flachsmann, Erdal Karadag & Goran Mihic. In 1998, they released their track 'Sumatra', which was followed by remixes on several other Swiss labels like E:Source and ETX.
This package does not include an original, but we do have 2 remixes, so let's check them out...
A-side: Flutlicht Remix
One funny thing about this remix is that it was originally produced back in January 2002. The Flutlicht alias was reaching it's fullest potential during that period, with tracks like 'Icarus' and numerous remixes for some bigtime artists.
Starting off with a small intro, we soon get to hear a muted kick and something that sounds like the prelude of a bassline. It is instantly hearable that this is a Flutlicht production: the dry bass, tough percussion and tricks with other elements are just the style they used back then. The build-up is rather slow: a lot of elements are being added, but they don't help in making the track create any more drive. This results in a rather boring build-up, strengthened even more by an ever repeating sample that just doesn't want to disappear, it seems. When it finally does, we get to the break, which firstly consists of a set of low-volumed string sounds. A typical, still rather low paced Flutlicht melody comes in, building up for the main hook. The thing I liked most about a lot of the Flutlicht productions is the way in which they played with melodies, making them super-energetic with energy bursting all over it. That's something I wasn't able to find here, unfortunately. The melody builds itself up in just a few seconds, after which the beat returns to create the climax. It all sounds OK, and might even work on a dancefloor, but I'm not sure about a lot of elements in the track; the clap, for instance, sounds like it's put up in volume way too much, making it sound kind of plasticish. Of course I have to consider the fact that this was made almost three years ago, but then again, other FL productions from that time rocked my socks off, while this one just does not...
B-side: Climax 69 Remix
Time for a more recent remix. The Climax 69 guise consists of three producers, namely Dennis Schimonik, Sascha Milde and Stephen Büttner. Releases include 'First Contact', 'Ambience' and 'Fly With Me', and they have remixed tracks like Photon Decay - 'Red Shift' and Dave Joy - 'Third Pleasure'. One interesting fact is that mr. Büttner also produced under the DJ D-Light guise, with which he had quite a hit with the track 'Massanfertigung', which was played by a lot of well known DJ's.
A tough, hardtrancy percussion with a nice and pounding bassdrum is what is being served during the build-up, paired with a simple bassline in between every 2 kicks. A beepy, almost techtrancy sounding synth enters along the way, giving the track just that bit of extra drive. A cool mini-break that commences after about 1,5 minute introduces us to an extra melody, which seems to be a prelude to what is to come during the rest of the track. Until now, nothing really special has been done in the track, but I do like the drive in it; the cool kickdrum and the synths just do their work like they should, which will definitely please the crowd on the dancefloor. The break consists of the strings melody we heard in the other mix as well, but now takes a bit longer, and is accompanied by a set of chords that are beeping along with it. The main lead builds itself up, and accelerates itself even more by adding a more energizing version of the chords right behind it. With the beat kicking in, it's hearable that this could surely cause a bit of damage on the floors: the combination of the drive from the build-up and the rather fast paced melody just works.
Conclusion:
All in all, I must say I was rather dissappointed with the Flutlicht remix. I'm a real fan of them, I've liked all their other productions, but this one just can't do it for me. It's such a shame Reverb (1/2 of Flutlicht) decided to quit producing trance, cause I would have loved to hear more from them. On the other hand, the Climax 69 remix is quite nice. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it does its work in a nice way by adding alot of drive to the build-up, and by using a cool, fast melody.
The next release on Paradox will be reviewed here soon!
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