btw, OT is probably my fav techno label atm. good share ;p

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Originally posted by Bierheld I like tracks like breathe for the contrast they provide, you have these very harsh aggressive beats coupled with smooth ecstatic melodies.

I couldn't disagree more. I don't find that beat hard or aggressive - I think the kick is quite rounded and lacking in the sharp attack that would define "aggressive". I imagine that would hit the subs quite thick and deep in a club. And I don't think the "melody" could be deemed ecstatic at all. Perhaps by techno standards, although I think the flipside proves that techno doesn't have to be gloomy. To me those droning pads sound pretty downbeat and sombre. It's like it's stretching towards being a moody atmospheric piece but there's no real development, and the lurching funkless rhythm skips straight past dancefloor respite into clumsiness.

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Finally hearing 4th Verdict played out at 9am last weekend made me jump around like a maniac. The rhythmic part after the break kicks pretty fucking hard on a system.

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Originally posted by Woony Thought I'd post this here since these tracks have a pretty 90's german techno-trance vibe I feel. Obviously with a modern techno aesthetic but you can't tell me these synths in 4th Verdict don't sound like they're straight out of 1993. In a way the tracks are very reminiscent of his sets, a lot of modern banging efficient techno mixed with a lot of oldschool techno-trance-acid trax.

Breathe has a promising beginning, but I would like some more variation.
I had to think of the Belgium sound around 1994 when hearing it.
Probably it would have fit in perfectly at compilations like Dance Opera Trip 2.
Some tracks: Dance Opera Trip 2

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Love the sound dynamic on "Breathe".