Page 54 - Zone Magazine Issue 011

Nutty T [UK] - Hard Dance & Hard Style
MUSIC REVIEWS
Christian D & Jonny Mad - The Dark [Activa] - Zone Top Tune - 10/10
One of my personal guilty pleasures in hardstyle music is the dark side of the the genre - and this is no exception. The Italian label Activa deliver again with this banging Raw showcase from Christian D & Jonny Mad.
The track hits you like a hammer in the back of the head, bringing forth some unnerving sounds with a fearsome screech big kick rolls and fearsome synths.
They push the envelope in the breakdown with a big throbbing bass stab, an eerie vocal that really relishes in darkness and big relentless saw leads..Then BOOM it hits you, with big raw kicks, menacing kick rolls and screaming screeches galore.
You will definitely know when this track drops, the dancefloor will go wild. This is one hell of a tune that will be in my sets and on the Nutty Traxx Underground Sessions radio show for a long time.
http://www.djtunes.com/cristian-d-jonny-mad-1/the-dark/the-dark__7741430
Mindshockers - Who Am I? [Nutty Traxx] - Zone Recommended Tune - 10/10
The Mindshockers duo come to us all the way from Germany - and really show us what the Germans can do with this phenomenal track.
Just in case you were thinking this was going to be warm and uplifting, you listen to this and you could not be more far from the truth.
The track takes you on a journey from past to present and flows nicely with a monsterous bassline and some great industrial style screeches, that is reminiscent of early Hardstyle tracks.
The track then takes a jump into the present, with a fury of hard kicks and screaming screeches which keep you wanting more. The mammoth breakdown hits you with some orchestral elements, choirs and a big soaring melody that builds into a brilliant climax that really push this track to another level.
If you like your early sounds or your new raw sounds, this is definitely the total package, full to the brim of Hardstyle goodness. As the track title suggests you will be asking yourself 'Who Am I?'
https://soundcloud.com/nuttytraxx/mindshockers-who-am-i
Dean Zone vs The Sixth Sense - I Feel (Lynxx & TB Chaos Mix) [Hyper Reality] - Zone Rating - 7/10
Hyper Reality have been making some waves on the Hardtrance circuit, this time with an offering of these three tracks.
First up Dean Zone from the UK & Dutch born The Sixth Sense have both joined forces to bring you this hardtrance take, combined with dramatic synths a big belting bassline and energetic melody.
The second is an Oldschool Mix from Lynxx which builds with a driving 303 riff, rolling percussion and driving bassline.
However it is the Lynxx & TB Chaos mix that is the mix for me with some really great elements that make this track special. The track has a big bassline with some nice synth work and an acidline that is merciless.
The breakdown hits in with some nice reverberating effects and a really great gliding pad that just gives me goosebumps. This is one hell of a track, more of this please......
https://soundcloud.com/hyperrealityrecords
Noizy Boy - Lose Focus [KDX Digital] - Zone Rating - 7/10
Noizy Boy is already a name recognisable for his Hardtrance productions. His newest track 'Lose Focus'
comes in the form of a dark menacing number, which takes you on mystical trip, which is as far from the fluffy and euphoric as you can get. Lose Focus is a prime example of the what the Noizy Boy sound is all about. The track consists of a gritty bassline, soaring synths, percussive hits and distorted growling stabs, with a solid dramatic riff building throughout the track.
Supported by the likes of Mark EG, Proteus, Fausto, Renegade System, DJ W, Faze 2 and many more.
https://soundcloud.com/kdxdigital/noizy-boy-lose-focus
Francesco Zeta - In The Ghetto [Loverloud] - Zone Rating - 8/10
The Italian Stallion Francesco Zeta brings forth this hard hitting stomper.
Francesco Zeta, one of the most productive Hardstyle producers and already known for few hits in the past like Fairyland, Fear and Dark and more, has decided it is the time to create his own label.
There are 3 tracks on the Panic EP but for me 'In The Ghetto' ticks all the right boxes.
After listening to this track I instantly fell in love with how unique it sounded. I have been a fan of Francesco Zeta for some time and this is no exception.
He debuts the first track on his new Loverloud label which flows with creativity.
The track pushes the bounderies introducing a bellowing bassline and some marching synth stabs,
injecting some nice crossover influences. The breakdown starts off with a brilliantly filtered detuned melody
that is overlaid by a tough Ghetto vocal before hitting in again, making this a big slab of hardstyle crossover madness.
https://soundcloud.com/francescozeta/in-the-ghetto
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