[i:Vibes] Solarscape - Surround / Attitude [Solarscape Music]

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Solarscape - Surround / Attitude [Solarscape Music]

20:11 - April 14, 2006

by Dreej

The second release on this newly found digital label comes from label manager Joe Romano under his highly acclaimed Solarscape guise. On offer are two tough trancers supported by the likes of Armin van Buuren and Stoneface & Terminal, so let's check them out.

Solarscape's first release called 'Alive' hit the shelves back in January on Somatic Sense's Profuse sublabel. It featured quality remixes by Ronski Speed vs. Stoneface & Terminal, Hydroid and Alucard, as well as the digital-only original interpretation.

Joe Romano has started up his own Solarscape label back in November 2005, with the first release being a techy EP under one of his other guises, Protogen. Up now is the follow-up to 'Alive'...

A-side: Surround
Deep, thumpy percussion, sinister backing sound FX and a mysteriously raw bassline are the main ingredients at first sight, all combined creating a very eerie, distinct sound together with subtle melodic parts at the background. The bassline changes chords continously, inducing a very straightforward yet driving vibe to be injected into the tune's body. Everything slowly evolves just until the break, which again accentuates that eerie, almost mystical atmosphere using wicked synthwork and parts of the build's main melodies. Sinister, stabbing synths are taking over control together with that neat, deep bassline, creating multiple subtle climaxes filled with the melodic structures we were introduced to earlier. This track is different, but in a good way; it succeeds in combining a mysterious vibe with subtly uplifting melodies, blazed forwards by that deep, instantly recognizable bassline.

B-side: Attitude
The second track of this release features a samey percussion as the one used in 'Surround' and again incorporates a rather mysterious vibe, but in essence it's quite different. This one relies on the use of techy synths, wickedly crafted effects and a slightly more elevating overall feel, altogether taking care of an acceptable drive being created during the building parts of the tune. A vicious lil' melody comes along in a very subtle manner during the break, then for the percussion to return again and let all the other elements build up on top of it. This kind of takes away the swiftness that was created during the first parts, and with the lack of a good bassline the overall result is a bit less satisfying than the one of side A.

Conclusion:
I really like the eerily produced atmosphere that is noticeable in 'Surround'. It's great deep bassline works out like a charm combined with them mysterious riffs, all in all resulting in a fresh, innovative production. 'Attitude' goes on in kind of the same manner, but misses the mark when it comes to drive and a good bassline.
This is a digital only release which is available on audiojelly.com and trackitdown.net as we speak.