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│ Ostinatos presents: │
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│ Markus Schulz - Escape │
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│ Artist: Markus Schulz │
│ Album : Escape │
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│ Genre : Trance │
│ Date : 2020-10-03 │
│ Encoder : LAME 3.100 (-V0) │
│ Quality : 251 kbps avg │
│ 4410kHz / Joint Stereo │
│ Track(s) : 15 │
│ Playtime : 00:57:30 │
│ Size : 108.76MB │
│ Language : English │
│ Source : CD │
│ Label : Black Hole Recordings │
│ Catalognr : BHCD207 │
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│ That the eighth album from Markus Schulz is arriving in extraordinary │
│ times scarcely needs saying. Some already have - many more will. ItÆs │
│ the direction that artists chose to take with that wealth of additional │
│ production time thatÆs now providing the real insights. │
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│ By way of example some mightÆve imagined that Markus would take our │
│ harder times as the artistic cue to re-don his Dakota mask as he last │
│ did in the winter of 2017. WhatÆs established inside the first three │
│ tracks of æEscapeÆ, however is that heÆs headed it in almost entirely │
│ the opposite direction. Topping even the headily life-affirming heights │
│ of 2018Æs æWe Are The LightÆ, heÆs delivered his most heartening, │
│ elevating new music assembly to date. │
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│ With æupÆ its sole goal, Markus has put together a singer/co-writer │
│ teamsheet that feels instinctive in choice and proves (by virtue of his │
│ accrued studio years) alchemic in outcome. Drawing on talent new & │
│ established, it splits its productions between solos, first-time debuts │
│ and collaborative reteams, developing in turn an album that tonally │
│ reaches all the way from the eclectic to the mainstream. │
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│ Naturally it includes MarkusÆs most recent single dispatches: │
│ æIndestructibleÆ & æIn Search Of SunriseÆ with Adina Butar, AprilÆs │
│ æAre You With MeÆ and æFeel AliveÆ, with London Thor & Valentino │
│ Alessandrini. It further features 11 previously unheard Schulz cuts, │
│ including numbers with HALIENE & Christina Novelli, as well as first │
│ time artistic partnerships with Roxanne Emery and Christian Burns. │
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│ From the deserts of Sedona, Arizona and UtahÆs Moab to iconic spots │
│ like ColoradoÆs The Rockies and Route 66, over the last month Schulz │
│ literally set the albumÆs scene. Playing sets framed by some of the │
│ most awe-inspiring and emotionally elevating sights the United States │
│ has on offer, they provided the perfect backdrop-escape for æEscapeÆ. │
│ Episode 1 of his mix-tour (Escape To Sedona) launches online October 1, │
│ with new episodes dropping weekly throughout the Fall. │
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│ Musically, Markus doesnÆt even let its overture number pass before │
│ pointing the albumÆs tonal direction North. With æEscapeÆs title track │
│ setting the precedent, its quick to press the point with the abundant │
│ exuberance of current single æFeel AliveÆ. Recruiting both Ethan │
│ Thompson & Soundland to æMake It Last ForeverÆ, Schulz unites two │
│ æWatch The WorldÆ collaborators to one track. Following recent paired │
│ outings, æEscapeÆs midpoint meanwhile brings the vocal rush of æTidal │
│ WaveÆ, æIn Search Of SunriseÆ, æNot Afraid To FallÆ and æSecond DayÆ, │
│ signaling swift recalls for the vocal talents of HALIENE, Adina Butar, │
│ Christina Novelli and JES. │
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│ æCircles Around MeÆ, æBlue DreamÆ and æSunday ChordsÆ add calmer, but │
│ no-less-optimistic notes to the albumÆs stitch. Its triumphant one-two │
│ closeout however is reserved for a dual-collaboration-debut, with │
│ Markus working alongside Christian Burns on æWait For YouÆ and Roxanne │
│ Emery on its swansong, æGold DustÆ. │
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│ Extraordinary times call for extra-ordinary albums and the eighth │
│ collection from Markus Schulz is that to-its- core. │
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│ ┌──────────────────────────────[ Tracklist ]─────────────────────────────┐ │
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│ 1. Markus Schulz - Escape [ 5:39] │
│ 2. Markus Schulz with London Thor & Valentino Alessandrini - [ 3:16] │
│ Feel Alive [ ] │
│ 3. Markus Schulz with Singa - Turn Me Down [ 3:23] │
│ 4. Markus Schulz with Ethan Thompson & Soundland - Make It [ 3:11] │
│ Last Forever [ ] │
│ 5. Markus Schulz with Christina Novelli - Not Afraid To Fall [ 4:01] │
│ 6. Markus Schulz - Circles Around Me [ 3:38] │
│ 7. Markus Schulz with Adina Butar - In Search Of Sunrise [ 4:12] │
│ 8. Markus Schulz with HALIENE - Tidal Wave [ 4:32] │
│ 9. Markus Schulz with JES - Second Day [ 2:54] │
│ 10.Markus Schulz - Blue Dream [ 3:08] │
│ 11.Markus Schulz - Sunday Chords [ 4:55] │
│ 12.Markus Schulz with Adina Butar - Indestructible [ 3:13] │
│ 13.Markus Schulz with Daimy Lotus - Are You With Me [ 3:20] │
│ 14.Markus Schulz with Christian Burns - Wait For You [ 3:47] │
│ 15.Markus Schulz with Roxanne Emery - Gold Dust [ 4:21] │
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