01: John O'Callaghan – Next Stop Muddy Waters (Original Mix)
Hanging a hard stylistic right from his ‘Two Trees’ release, its ‘Next Stop Muddy Waters’ for Subculture boss, John O’Callaghan.
Leaving the piano-rich, upliftingly themed vistas of ‘Trees’ behind, the Irishman’s next singles juncture sees him head down a markedly different road. Harsher, harder, leaner, faster and altogether later night in its appeal, this is JOC at his most stripped down and pugnaciously ramped-up.
An ID set weapon at his shows stretching back to last summer, ahead of its final uncloaking in December, no small measure of fan speculation accompanied its progress.
Primed through bold drums, bracing tempo, three-dimensional bass and no short order of riding percussion and acidic pH-pow, ‘Next Stop’ displays the toughest of sonic signatures. Punching hard around trance’s midrange, churning, curling and finally all-out blistering 303 send its mercury flying. Converging around an unfurling synth struck mainline, John manipulates the two elements to conspire a drop that’ll leave other tracks for dust. ‘Next Stop Muddy Waters’… is out and it has performed already great in the various download shops, buy here.
Dimitri Kechagias review:
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[item value="10"]Beat and Rhythm[/item]
[item value="10"]Basslines and Groove[/item]
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[item value="10"]Breakdown[/item]
[item value="10"]Climax / Drop / Crescendo / Pay off moment[/item]
[item value="10"]Intensity, Drive and Energy[/item]
[item value="10"]Sound-design and Arrangement[/item]
[item value="10"]Overall Atmosphere[/item]
[item value="10"]Goosebumps / Shivers moments[/item]
[item value="10"]Emotional affinity and heartfelt moments[/item]
[item value="10"]Originality and Inventiveness[/item]
[item value="10"]Dancefloor Efficiency / Festival Arenas Effectiveness[/item]
[item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
[item value="10"]It has potential to become an anthem or a classic[/item]
[item value="10"]John O'Callaghan - Next Stop Muddy Waters[/item]
[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]John O'Callaghan was, is and will always be ambassador the underground trance scene without compromises. His brand new baby Next Stop Muddy Waters is a magnificent master class in dark moody sinister and ferocious tech trance with throbbing basslines, pounding thumping drums, sharp acid overtones, energetic arrangement without loosing the interest for even a second and superb breakdown that slowly reveals the rave style synthy hooks that will excite the crowd as it builds up the tension followed by the massive climax with synthy stabs, dark chocolate beats and crispy layering of acid delivering mouthwatering experience ready to raise the tension. #PureGold Love IT [/content]
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