[i:Vibes] Re:Locate - Absoluum / Distant Heartache [Galactive]

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Re:Locate - Absoluum / Distant Heartache [Galactive]

19:26 - April 13, 2005

by Dreej

Paul Moelands returns under one of his guises, this time delivering the follow-ups to the well-received 'Typhoon / Fortitude' vinyl. Can these measure with earlier Re:Locate productions? Head in to find out...

The first Re:Locate single was the double-sider 'Waterfall / Passion', released back in 2003. Especially the former was in high demand because of the amazing amount of energy it had in it. Last year a new 2 track EP emerged, this time with the tunes 'Typhoon' and 'Fortitude' on it, on their turn creating some serious hype on the world's finest dancefloors. The alias is being used for remixes as well, including interpretations for fellow artists like Solid Globe, Empyreal Sun, Ronski Speed and Blank & Jones.
Other monikers run by Paul are Octagen and Palanya, each representing a somewhat different view on melodic trance. On to the tracks!

A-side: Absoluum
Things start off in a nice way immediately during the first portions of the track. A well pounding kick, some nifty percussion and a bunch of bubblicious sound FX are already creating a nice driving feel, which is only being amplified more by the not too noticable, but still very deep and rolling bassline. Small gimmicks like offbeat snares are being thrown in for extra pleasure, guiding a stabbing synth on its way throughout the embodyment of the track. The combination of this synth combined with the percussion make this a definite Re:Locate track; it's kind of hard to explain, but the overall 'sound' is reminiscent to earlier productions under this guise. The main breakdown commences in a very relaxing way with a warm synth playing a rather simple set of chords. At all of a sudden a filtered version of the main melody starts playing, gradually building itself up to its maximum energy level. Some might say that this melody is just a tad too 'simple', but I think it works in an excellent way by creating a nice portion of agility and power throughout the climaxes. One thing I hadn't really payed attention to during the build is the fact that the main vibe in the tune is a bit more techy than previous productions: the stabbing synth returns after the climax, inducing a cool amount of strength to be injected into the track, especially combined with the offbeat snare-drum. Nice one!
Rating: 8/10

B-side: Distant Heartache
This one takes on a completely different approach. A classical section is being brought in first, consisting of different instruments like some nice violin strings, a relaxing shaky effect and a small hint to a synth melody. Though everything doesn't sound too complicated, this still reminded me just a bit of two of Tiësto's productions; 'Magik Journey' and 'Forever Today'. Both of them include a classical intro as well, then bursting out into a fully uplifting trancer during the main part of the track. That's exactly what's happening here as well: a nicely driving tune emerges, going on using a set of percussion comparable with the A-side track. A repeating and rather high pitched synth does its job by playing a somewhat cute melody throughout the build, then to disappear again and make place for one of the imminent parts in a trance track; el breakdown! You must have already guessed that the melody portion from the intro returns here, this time shortened a bit to create some space for a cool main synth riff. This one builds itself up rather fast, resulting in a very sudden but still well thought out climax. One more negative sidenote is that the synth somehow loses a bit of the energy when all the elements are being blended together, but that's nothing too bad.
Rating: 7/10

Conclusion:
'Absoluum' is the better of the two in my opinion. The simple yet very effective melody does its work in a very nice way, creating a nicely driving and powerful trancer. 'Distant Heartache' has a quite cool classical part, but is a bit too standard for it to shine in the middle of all the other trance that is being released nowadays. All in all a cool release on Galactive again, let's see what they have planned for us next!