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Release Information
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Artist: Solarstone & Iko
Title: Once (Pure Mix)
Label: Black Hole Recordings
Cat. No.: BH7190
Tracks: 1
Size: 20.83 MB
Quality: 320kbps / 44.1kHz / Full Stereo
Genre: Trance
Street date: 2015-06-22
Store: http://www.beatport.com
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Tracklisting
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1. Once (Pure Mix) 8:38
Total Track Time 8:38
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Release Notes
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"Plucked from The Twilight SagaÆs OST, 2014Æs æHeart Of StoneÆ from
English indie-rockers IKO was filtered to club floors globally through
the remixing hands of Pure Trance chieftain Solarstone. The Devonshire
two-pieceÆs first brush with the electronic music scene, it was a
interpretation that won wide praise from fans, media and DJs alike.
Now, a year and a month on, Solarstone and IKO (Kieran Scragg & Neil
Reed) are back working together again, albeit this time in a full-blown
production collaboration capacity. æOnceÆ channels together the power of
the three, into a greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts outing. Its result
is a floor-mover, with alchemic qualities, not least the lament of its
affecting and profoundly thought-provoking vocals.
With æShieldÆ, Solarstone has already banged the singles drum pretty
damn hard in 2015. ôEpic, elegant, and with movements that recall the
immortal æSeven CitiesÆö said DJMagItalia, who went to trumpet it as the
work of ôa real musicianö. Scoring it an impressive 8/10 meanwhile, the
UK edition of DJ Mag said: ôyou wonÆt be able to miss just how much
supreme ingenuityÆs gone into æShieldÆö, something that clearly wasnÆt
lost on DJs, as the track took up residency in their sets & playlists.
Now, for his first summer action of 2015, Solarstone is back, this time
side-by-side in the studio with indie-rock combo IKO. Folding multiple
elements of NeilÆs instrumentation into the frisson club energy or his
Pure Mix, they develop æOnceÆs extraordinary lucence through KieranÆs
bittersweet song and unflinchingly incisive lyrics."