The new single by Steve Helstrip is here, finally! I must admit it's not as pumping or driving as the stuff he used to produce in the earlier years, but it's definitely ear candy nevertheless. You can hear a sample here:

Sample

You can also hear the full track featured as the record of the week on the latest TATW, which can be streamed from the bottom of the page at http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/v2/welcome.php

Thoughts?

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Arpi - Somewhere Else (Stan Void Remix ) [ Neuroscience ] (Out Now)
Forerunners - Dragonfly (Stan Void Remix ) [ Solaris ] (Out Soon)
Stan Void - Transience [ Solaris ] (Out December 2008)
Stan Void - When You Know / Come Play [ Real Music ]
Stan Void - Montavo / A Moment's Definition [ Somatic Sense Vision ]

Sounds alright, but I'm not impressed. Not disappointed, either.
From his newer productions I liked By Your Side more than this one.

i think this track grows on you after a few times. I really love the bassline, its very G&D'ish, has that retro bassguitar feel.

And this tops By Your Side by far, IMO.

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Arpi - Somewhere Else (Stan Void Remix ) [ Neuroscience ] (Out Now)
Forerunners - Dragonfly (Stan Void Remix ) [ Solaris ] (Out Soon)
Stan Void - Transience [ Solaris ] (Out December 2008)
Stan Void - When You Know / Come Play [ Real Music ]
Stan Void - Montavo / A Moment's Definition [ Somatic Sense Vision ]

i heard it last time in above & beyond set, trance around the world.

i do like it generally, but its nothing world-new, it rather needs a surprising remix, a good remix.. it got a big potential to grow fat

it might be better when i hear it more often, cant say yet.

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need an aly & fila remix

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Originally posted by eternity4ever need an aly & fila remix

This only needs a dub... I like the instrumental part

I love thrillseekers to bits, but man he does use cheese dick song names.

By your side, Waiting here for you, dreaming of you.

I think synetheasia and New life were the few titles that didnt sound like a flip and fill track.

But man can the guy write sick hooks.

New Life will prolly be one of my fav trancers forever.

I love the bassline.

as someone said it has potential.
A Sick remix might come soon =)

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good track, nothing wrong with it

I like it. The first Nightmusic was very underrated and under appreciated IMO. Number 2 looks great.

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I like this one, it reminds me of "Dreaming Of You". I like it that he is able to produce instrumental and vocal tracks but if you look at Helstrip's discography, 70 - 80% are instrumental. "By Your Side" was disappointing, and I just didn't like the vocals in that. "Dreaming Of You" was better, better than the awful vocal version of "Synaethesia". Looking forward to the Thrillseekers album, and I am going to pick up both Night Music CDs this summer. I should have bought "Night Music Volume 1" when it came out, but I have been reluctant lately to buy mixed CDs. The bassline is fine, but I don't think it's a bassline-driven type track, it's a melody-driven track with a nice bassline. But when the bassline comes in after the break, it's pretty awesome.

Last edited by Spirit5 on May-17-2007 at 02:53

I quite liked the vocal of synetheasia. I think it worked well.