Producer: Mark Otten
Title: Tranquility
Label: Armada
Release Date: February '04

Decided to make a thread in the Review Section to get more of the word out!

This tune is hands down the song of the year for 2003. I know the release isn't set for 4 more months, but its already being canned by Armin for over a month now.

This songs starts up with a building, fast, breaky beat. Using some effects in and out, with the flanger, and then breaking down to unleash the main bassline of the song. In and out there are symbols and various sounds, and the beat quite resembles James Holden's "A Break in the Clouds." Around the 2 minute mark, a background melody comes out and its pure dreaming for about 10 seconds. The bass then kicks in again, even harder this time while incorporating a dark FX in the background. Melody comes in around 3:30 giving a feel of Underworld - "Born Slippy" with the echo sounds. For 2 minutes you get pure Trance, at its best, with sounds of the ocean and perfectly placed guitar strumming by this new up and comer and the beat comes back in to finish along with the melody.

Uplifting? Yeah! But uplifting can't describe what you get from this song. So many elements add to quite possibly the best Electronic Dance Music song I've ever heard. This is trance, progressive, breaks...the future perhaps??? Mark Otten, bring it on, and on, and on....

Rating 10000000000000/10!!

peace.

Steve

Last edited by Steven Hays on Oct-27-2003 at 13:40

Very nice review, thanks. Can't wait to hear it.
Of course I'm expecting a lot now

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Originally posted by CygnusX Very nice review, thanks. Can't wait to hear it. Of course I'm expecting a lot now

same here! although i'm already in heaven anyway after discovering "the search of freedom"..

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This track is absolutely mindblowing, but this is no news for me sicne the producer of the track is my god Mark Otten!
This man produced (ithink) 3 tracks (mushroom therapy, inner warmth and this) and all are amazing!!
10/10
ah! and a costa del sol remix of this track is 85% finished

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Costa del Sol - Cala Blanca
Mark Otten - Tranquility (Costa del Sol Remix)
OceanLab - Satellite (Costa del Sol Remix)
Fire & Ice - Para Siempre (Costa's goes to Menorca Remix)

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Originally posted by Costa del Sol This track is absolutely mindblowing, but this is no news for me sicne the producer of the track is my god Mark Otten! This man produced (ithink) 3 tracks (mushroom therapy, inner warmth and this) and all are amazing!! 10/10 ah! and a costa del sol remix of this track is 85% finished

Hey Costa, can you shed some light on who Mark Otten is? Where's he from, you got any info on em?

Tor8024:

What is "the search of freedom"???

Not heard it, after that review I can't wait, lets hope it lives up to expectations

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Just when you thought this was over, it had only just begun...

Evan Almae already knows how I feel about this one

This is one best experienced live, but even in a home listen it's still dazzling.

is this the track Armin opened up with in his recent GDJB set?

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Originally posted by SlickT is this the track Armin opened up with in his recent GDJB set?

Yep!

damn that was quick

aw man that review has me so psyched a break in the clouds and born slippy are among my two favorite songs right now

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