Around five years back, ‘Pure Trance’ was no more than one artist’s i.e. Solarstone’s definition of his own output. From club-only gigs catering to a handful of audience to large arenas, Pure Trance has now become Trance’s centre-ground and established itself as the genre’s new bedrock.
To celebrate the success of the evergrowing legacy, Solarstone has been releasing his annual compilation that features a sublime mix by himself of the freshest of pure trance tunes over the year, and a mix from one of trance scene’s up and rising artists. From Orkidea to Giuseppe Ottaviani to Bryan Kearney, this year’s Pure Trance mix compilation is crafted by co-mixer Gai Barone. On becoming the latest Pure Trance co-mixer, Barone said:
There are so many aspects to consider when you mix a session: great tracks, amazing producers and a perfect flow!! I’ve tried to blend all these elements into my mix on this compilation, creating a mixture of deeper Pure Trance gems! I’m sure you will fall in love with this set, getting lost, as I have, in the harmonic details, tune after tune and beat after beat!
In Pure Trance Volume 4’s 160 minutes mix, trance fanatics are in for the most rigorously refined and pure filtered trance music available. The 31 tracks bring out elevating sounds from collectives like Above & Beyond, Röyksopp and Aly & Fila, as well as lone highly skilled artists including John O’Callaghan, Chicane, Sneijder and Giuseppe Ottaviano. And accompanying box-fresh studio-ware from Solarstone’s own label with music from Touchstone and Pure Trance Recordings artists like Liam Wilson, Forerunners, Basil O’Glue and Ciaran McAuley to name a few. On the surfacing of the fourth edition of his compilation, Solarstone said:
The Pure Trance Movement is an organically evolving concept, & recruiting Gai is the logical progression for Vol. 4. Following on from Bryan Kearney’s full throttle mix on Vol. 3 I wanted to showcase a deeper, more progressive side of the Pure Trance Sound. Gai’s intuitive selection on Disc 1 is the perfect balance to my uplifting and driving selection on Disc 2; together they create a sonic journey which is my favourite of the series so far.
We know you like it pure and so do we. Hence, for us Puritans, it is time to rejoice as Solarstone and Gai Barone silence the psy-sides and expel electro elements to create a pure trance experience like never before. Listen to a preview from the album and check the full track list below:
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