Uitgebracht
December 2017
- Hearing a track you're deeply familiar with on a dance floor can be thrilling. That thrill might be magnified if it's a guilty pleasure. Therein lies the appeal of Trance Wax, Ejeca's project, which modernises trance classics and adorns them with pounding drums. A few tracks from the project—like Ejeca's version of Mauro Picotto's "I Feel Love" on the first 12-inch or Freefall's "Skydive" on number two—give me that thrill. The same goes for the A1 on Trance Wax 003, a version of Sasha and Darren Emerson's "Scorchio." The original is among the most decadent of late-period prog trance classics, a ten-minute ride through deliriously happy leads. Ejeca isolates the best parts and slaps a pile-driving kick drum underneath—the result is pure pleasure.
But not all Trance Wax edits are created equal. The Future Sound of London's "Papua New Guinea" is probably better left untouched, while Joy Kitikonti's "Joyenergizer" flies too close to the sun with its screechy elastic synth. It's the kind of track that will make some dancers jump with glee while others flee for the nearest exit, but at least it's gutsy. That leaves Orbital's "Belfast," a melody-rich classic that Ejeca treats with the right balance of reverence and recklessness.
TracklistA1 Trance 9
A2 Trance 10
B1 Trance 11
B2 Trance 12