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Two new trancers have emerged on the Somatic Sense label, this time produced by Swedish upcoming talent Carl Barrdahl. 'All Day' has caused quite a stir on message boards a few months before its release, so let's check out if it was worth it...
Somatic Sense Recordings had its first release back in July 2003. Since then, quite a bit of trancers have been released on it, with most of them being played by all the usual suspects. Recently, two sublabels have been introduced, namely Somatic Sense Vision (a mix of styles) and Somatic Sense Future Sounds (more proggy).
There's quite an interesting story behind the release of these two tracks: Carl first posted a rough version of 'All Day' on a few messageboards, resulting in dozens of replies, all stating the same: this track just has to be released. And after a few months, things started to happen: Precision played 'All Day' in his sets, and even Tiësto picked it up to play at his concerts...
A-side: All Day
Things immediately start to happen when you listen to the first few seconds of this track. Subtle drum rolls, a bunch of crispy FX and a filtered bassline are creating a nice and flowing vibe throughout the first part. With the bassline starting to dig itself out, more and more percussion gets added to get things going even more. A gentle 3-note melody comes in in the background, being backed by an aggressive stab synth along the way. With the FX still doing their job nicely, a choiry sound emerges behind the other elements, giving the track just this extra bit of atmosphere. Right before the main breakdown enters, we get treated by a set of high pitched piano notes, playing a subtle rhythm to guide us right into the part where your body can relax for a while when on the floor... Well, that's not the case here! After a silence of a second or so, the main melody just kicks in with its full power, being a superbly uplifting set of notes which will definitely raise all available arms when played live! The neat thing about this melody is that it is not too long, but still keeps the excitement in it by going down a few chords every now and then. It's hard to explain, but it surely starts to become addictive after a while. The dynamic b-line and percs blend in perfectly with the main lead, which on its turn is being backed by the piano notes we heard when entering the breakdown. This must be one of the most energetic trancers I've heard the past couple of months!
B-side: Radiance
Allright, time for the flipside. The build in this one uses quite a few of the elements we heard in 'All Day' as well. The overall speed of it does differ a bit (at least, that's what my ears seem to tell me). The bassline bubbles along nicely behind the percs, with a crunchy synth sound coming up from the background, playing a fast set of notes. Some delicate strings start to make their way in, and that's where the breakdown comes in as well... the strings go up and down a bit, creating a somewhat mysterious vibe now. The main melody in this is being built in a different way than the one on side A: this time, it seems like some filters have been put on there to energize the break a bit more. The lead itself works quite well: it has this accompanying, rapidly playing synthie behind it to increase the energy in it a bit more, just as in 'All Day'. The chords that are being played are not thát groundbreaking, but still retain the uplifting feeling that is needed in this type of track.
Conclusion:
'All Day' is a very nice trancer with a highly uplifting melody. It makes you want to hear more of it, and that's what makes this track so special. I definitely understand why all them DJ's are caning this... 'Radiance' is quite nice as well, but can't compete with its sister on side A. It looks like this is Carl's first release, and I think he's done one hell of a job!
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