[i:Vibes] Paski - Rainclouds [Selective Progressive]

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Paski - Rainclouds [Selective Progressive]

14:40 - May 12, 2006

by Dreej

The second outing on Selective's progressive offshoot is a tune by Dutchman Pascal Touset with remixes coming from Cressida and Kris O'Neil & Mac. It's gained support from the likes of Paul van Dyk, Johan Gielen and Menno de Jong, so let's check out what's on offer here...

Pascal also produces under his Ocean Deep guise, with which he has released 'Daybreak' a while ago on Airmass Progressive. This one got the attention of quite some jocks with its nice piano breakdown. Next to this, the Paski remix for Azior's 'Odyssey' recently saw a release on Fourty5 Digital, a sublabel of the mighty Bonzai stable.

A1: Original
This is a very warm, relaxing proggy affair with it's subtle acoustic instruments, smooth percussion and a deep, bubbly bassline. The element that guides the track onwards is a well crafted piano which returns throughout the whole track, serving as a great melodic interlude as well every now and then. Slowly but gradually, the tune brings out more and more of its strength by adding lean layers of melody, all fitting into the very cozy, summery vibe that is being brought forward. The main breakdown is all about a wonderful, right-on emotive piano structure: it's crafted quite beautifully with some great chord changes, and returns in a very subtle way during the parts that follow. Multiple accompanying melodies give the tune just that extra accent, resulting in a very subtle, relaxing progressive trancer which will surely get some attention during the summer!

B1: Cressida Remix
The Cressida guys have given 'Rainclouds' their own twist by creating a remix with a slightly lower pace than the original, filled with thick jams of bass, subtle references to the original's piano melody and chunks of backing melody to complete the package. Part of the piano structure from the original's break has been kept intact, but a slightly different feel is being induced by the use of some good breakbeats and a few well defined new key strokes. The thing that defines this remix best is a very cool lil' melody that's being thrown right into your face at the end of the break, working out really well combined with the already thick, groovy bassline. Overall this interpretation is not nearly as warm sounding as Paski's original, but it certainly does things right in its own way!

B2: Kris O'Neil & Mac Remix
The second and last remix on the disc is a very typical, rather standard trancer. A very straight-forward use of percs combined with some of the piano goodness from the original leads you into a somewhat standard build-up, consisting of a combination of a thin bassline and a bunch of fast supporting melodies. You'll most probably get the same feeling when listening to the break: it's built around the piano's once again, but doesn't really add anything to the other two mixes. Instead, another typical, simple trance melody becomes the lead here, but unfortunately not to a great effect. I'm sorry, but in my opinion this doesn't add much to the good original and Cressida mixes.

Conclusion:
The original and the Cressida remix are of equal quality in my opinion. While the first one does things right using it's very warm atmosphere, the latter ignites some very cool twists by including a really good bassline and a cool new lead melody. The trancy remix on side B2 doesn't quite catch my attention because of its very typical structure.
All in all, go check this one out if your musical tastes lean towards the more progressive side of trance!