microCastle Music is a digital label established with the intention of showcasing the best in modern techno & progressive music. With a fresh and current music policy the labels releases are aimed at a cross-section of listeners, DJs and dancefloors worldwide. The prime focus of the labels output is quality, cutting edge progressive music while always staying true to our underground roots.
Label Artists: Peter Martin, Cid Inc., Luke Porter, Maxi Valvona, Derek Howell, Komytea, Elegant Universe, Lank, Soliquid, Astronivo, Dibby Dougherty, Ad Brown, Makotrax, Cassino & Laben, Thomas Langner, Inkfish, Faskil & Alkama, Jacob Henry, Audible, Jacknife, Kassey Voorn, Niko Fantin, Stallos, Glide.
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Peter Martin - The Spacerock EP (featuring mixes by: Soliquid, Ad Brown, Kassey Voorn & Makotrax) [MCSL004] (Jul 21st, 2009)
Following the massive success of The Secret Door EP, Peter Martin returns with The Spacerock EP for the 4th release on microCastle Music. Peter’s Spacerock Original is a blissful summery progressive trance tune with a large pulsating bassline and so many great warm melodic elements.
The first remix comes from one of the most in demand producers in dance music; Hungary’s Soliquid. His productions have been featured on some of the most high profile mix compilations in the industry; most notably John Digweed’s Transitions Vol. 4 & Hybrid’s Soundsystem 01. His Spacerock interpretation adds an infectious tech oriented groove and one of this years most memorable and finely crafted emotional breakdowns which should provide many magical dancefloor moments; a phenomenal piece of music from one of dance music’s most gifted producers! A copy of the Soliquid mix was given to Nick Warren upon completion and he has been playing it in his sets worldwide for the past several months.
The next mix comes from London’s Ad Brown who has quickly been rising up the progressive ranks this year with a string of quality releases on Blackhole. Ad’s Spacerock mix is a big progressive trance interpretation with one of the most murderous basslines in recent memory…be careful your ribs don’t crack when the bottom drops out!
Following the much sought after Offshore/Groovelock on Inkfish Records, Greece’s Kassey Voorn delivers the next mix, a more refined and atmospheric interpretation. Kassey’s mix has a very bottom heavy, big room feel that flows quite nicely, when the atmosphere rises in the final breakdown and it all drops back in the payoff is spectacular.
Japan’s Makotrax follows up his summery Cold White single with a tough yet melodic techno mix of Spacerock. The Makotrax mix keeps the key melodic elements from the Original but toughens up the overall mix with a tough bottom end and some very clever edits.
Also included on the Spacerock EP are two more of Peter’s Original productions; Running Out of Breath & Buenos Tardes. Running Out of Breath is a funky, melodic progressive track with great twinkly keys and a very unique, grungy sounding bassline. Capping off the Spacerock package is Buenos Tardes; a funky, clanky house tune that is both cheerfully melodic and sonicly brilliant; one for the Ibiza sun perhaps!
1. Spacerock (Soliquid Mix)
2. Spacerock (Ad Brown Mix)
3. Spacerock (Kassey Voorn Mix)
4. Spacerock (Makotrax Mix)
5. Spacerock (Original Mix)
6. Running Out of Breath (Original Mix)
7. Buenos Tardes (Original Mix)
DJ Reactions:
"massive tracks" - 5.0 / 5
Eryo (Belarus) (Mistique Music, DeepSessions)
"Soliquid remix is massive. Will play. :)" - 4.5 / 5
"This is a class piece of A&R work on behalf of label boss Mitch Alexander - as expected.
My problem is not finding out which mix NOT to play, it's figuring out which one I SHOULD play because they're all so good. I think Soliquid edges everyone out though just slightly. It's nice to see Peter is back to making house music. Buenos Tardes is excellent and strange stuff too!" - 4.5 / 5
"A little to melodic for me. Solid production though." - 3.5 / 5
Thee-O (USA) (Saturday Night Sessions / Perfecto / Perfecto Black / System Recordings/ Source of Gravity / NOSI / )
"Soliquid mix is very nice for me, i will use it!" - 4.0 / 5
Electrobios (Argentina) (Anjuna Deep, Extrema, Add2basket, Baroque, Di, Deep Records)
"So many great remixes here, I can't really decide which one is my pick really. One of the best releases I've heard for some time now. Congrats and full support!" - 4.0 / 5
In Deep We Trust (Poland) (In Deep Records, Planeta FM, Pure FM)
"Ad Brown does a great job with the melody and energy keeping me interested throughout." - 3.5 / 5
Aaron Lee (USA) (Giant Squid Recordings/Ultramusique/Nightshade Records/Twenty40 Nightlife/Pure.FM)
"very creative, love the deep drums too! support" - 4.5 / 5
DJ Preach (Canada) (Be Yourself Music, In Charge, Black Hole Recordings, Flashover. Hosting the weekly global radio show)
"Lots of talented people involved in this package. Really dig the remixes, however, they all sound very similar to each other. More variety in this package with different styles of music could help appeal to more groups of people. I especially enjoyed the Soliquid, Ad Brown, and Kassey Voorn remixes." - 4.0 / 5
Darin Epsilon (USA) (Perfecto, Lost Angeles, Monday Night Social @ Nacional, DI.fm, Proton, Curvve, Deep Records)
"great track.
will be hammering this
" - 4.5 / 5
Andy Newland (UK) (bedrock, ministry of sound, twisted audio, renaissance, baroque, bellarine)
"Hard to choose a fav; the Kassey Voorn, Ad Brown, and Makotrax all caught my ear. Another great release from microCastle." - 4.5 / 5
Tom Solo (Invisible DJs) (USA) (InvisibleDJs.com ProgressiveHouse.com, DJMix.net)
"Really cool Ep, I like the Original and Soliquid remix most, will support for sure" - 4.5 / 5
Chris Drifter (Hungary) (SoundTribe Rekords, Plastic Fantastic, Existence, Pure.Fm, Danceradio.Gr)
"i am completely seduced by the makotrax mix. nice one!" - 3.5 / 5
"I love the Soliquid remix, great groove in this one! I also really like the sounds of the Ad Brown remix. The other mixes of Spacerock are cool as well." - 4.0 / 5
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