Notes
With the very first track of his mix, Solarstone brings about an epic first-ever meeting of trance minds. It's overture sees the origin-trance master apply his Pure Retouch to Chicane's summer 2015-enrapturing 'Ibiza Strings'. From there, he builds a skilfully inclined emotional ascent to the mix. Through numbers like Stine Grove's 'Against The Flow' and his Pure Mix of 'I Had This Thing' (from Norwegian duo Royksopp), Solarstone traffics in poignant, affecting vocalism. Interlaid between are soaring instrumentals like 'Mantra' from Peter Steele, Liam Wilson's remod of 'Eastern Sea' and Ciaran McAuley's lament-laden 'Maria'. Mainstage names roll heavy in it's midsection, as the pianoforte-led Pure Dub of Aly & Fila's 'The Other Shore', 'Nero' from Sneijder & Giuseppe Ottaviani and Solarstone's 'Infatuation' collab with Basil O'Glue come under his laser. Peaking with a mash-up masterstroke, Solarstone brilliantly docks the vocal from Above & Beyond's 'A Thing Called Love' with Pulser's synth-strafe classic, 'My Religion'. Puritans, time to rejoice again then! The psy-sides have been silenced and the electro elements expelled. Hard's had the red card, tech's ejected and Goa's gone. All that remains is all that you need: 100% Pure Trance!
