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Inertia - The Chamber [Discover]

18:58 - June 8, 2005

by Dreej

Irish talent John O'Callaghan returns together with Neal Scarborough to bring us a new single under their Inertia alias. Being caned by a bunch of well-known jocks, will this be able to top their previous single 'The Emerald'? Head in!

Mr. O'Callaghan has been quite busy releasing numerous tracks lately. Collaborating with different other producers like Brian Kearney and Kevin McKinny, he has made tracks like O'Callaghan & Kearney - 'Restricted Motion' and Siberian Sun - 'Frostbite'. Together with Neal Scarborough, he also runs the Exertion moniker with which the track 'Partizan' was released on the German Afterglow label. John's Mannix guise has been used for a release called 'Mercury' on the mighty A State Of Trance label, which was played during all of Tiësto's Concerts last year.

'The Chamber' is the latest offering on the ever consistent Discover label, and is already on the playlist of biggies like Paul van Dyk and Armin van Buuren... let's check it out!

A-side: Original Mix
It's almost instantly hearable that John O'Callaghan is one of the producers behind this track because of the rather identifiable use of percussion. A still rather slim kick is being backed by some standard percs, led onwards by numerous FX and a pulsating bassline. One other thing that typifies this track is the array of high repeating synth melodies playing throughout the build, giving it a somewhat uplifting and happy vibe at this point. Tiny hints to the main melody are being given away during the build as well, being this not too noticeable yet still rather melodic set of notes. The snare that appears every two beats at a certain point is a bit overused now though, but it's nothing to worry about that much. With different elements slowing down bit by bit, the breakdown enters using a built out version of one of the melodies from the build. One very cool thing about this part of the track is that all the chords are being energized in a very, very smooth way. Adding more and more power to the synths, the main melody becomes a true monster riff which will definitely cause mania on the floors! When the climax hits in, you can just hear that this is made to be a true uplifting trancer: the melody has this really high 'float-factor', making this a nice addition to a trancy set. Cool!
Rating: 8/10

B-side: Chris Hampshire Remix
A remix by one of Recover's label managers resides on the flip. Chris manages the Flux Delux and Recover labels, while John Askew does the Discover and Discover Dark subs.
The percussion and FX in this remix sound somewhat darker than the ones in the original. Subtly placed gimmicks and a driving bassdrum are they key ingredients together with a simple, yet well working bassline during the build. Small tweaks are being brought in here and there, giving the track a very solid and straight-to-the-point feel. It is noticable that this remix relies heavily on its percussion and small FX instead of big melodies etcetera. Portions of chords from the original have been used in the breakdown, but sound less uplifting and somehow even mysterious. Slight clues to the main melody are being given out, but soon a slowly building industrial sounding synthie takes control of the track, being accompanied by the percs and bassline. While not much of the uplifting vibe from the original has been retained, it's still cool to hear what's been done to the track. The overall approach is a little more techy, but I'm sure this would work well as a nice set-builder.
Rating: 7/10

Conclusion:
The original mix of 'The Chamber' is quality. The highly uplifting melody works out very nicely, enabling the track to be a true peak-time corker. Chris Hampshire's remix is quite cool as well, taking on a whole different approach by using less melodies and concentrating more on the other elements. All in all a nice vinyl, not to be missed if you like a portion of good uplifting trance!