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Southern Side, you know, that misterious guy from Merida that every once in a while appears and drops a nostalgic piece of trance music, well, he teamed up with another venezuelan producer that has been bringing the classic sounds back in his tracks since long ago, Agent 47.

Earlier this year, they gave us ‘Chirality’, this collab not only takes us back to the hypnotic melodies and deep atmospheres trance music used to have back around the nineties and the beginning of the 21st century, but it also blends in some subtle touches like innovative bassline pattern switchs and carefully done automated effects to make this one a truly unique trip through time.

Back in 2014 I wrote a bit about the track that made Outer Pulse the first ever venezuelan act to sign music on Black Hole Recordings, the ‘Solarstone Retouch’ of Ethereal Glyph, which is part of the fantastic compilation know as Electronic Architecture 3.

More than a year after said compilation’s release. Ethereal Glyph’s original version finally has its own release, along a completely new production named Gravity Lights. Both tunes are already available in stores through Touchstone Recordings, a renowned label run by the man who has been featuring both tracks in his sets during the latest months, Solarstone himself.

Receiving good comments and reviews for the particularly innovative combination of classic trance influences with their own, unique touch, both Ethereal Glyph and Gravity Lights have also gotten airplay at the shows of Giuseppe Ottaviani, Kenneth Thomas, Misja Helsloot, Simon Bostock and many other DJ’s.

Another one of the many talented producers that have emerged from Venezuela in the recent years is Agent 47, someone who has shown a lot of innovation and versatility through different experiments published on his SoundCloud account and by taking part in some proyects by Bonche Sauns too.

He recently gave away a track that comes closer to his roots: Nefer, a mysterious fusion of oldschool trance with modern sounds and techniques most noticeable in the deep atmosphere surrounding the intringuing main melody.

Continuing the most active and succesful year in his career to date, Manuel Rocca goes on to showcase his very euphoric and melodic style of uplifting trance with his new single ‘Rennervate’ which has seen support by the likes of Alex M.O.R.P.H. and Sean Tyas and is already out to purchase via Beatport through his own label Levitated Music.

Another tune that has been heard recently in shows like Aly & FIla’s FSOE is Manuel’s collab with ReOrder and MSK: ‘Worlds Unite’, an anthem born out of a solid contrast between the styles of all the artists involved, this one got released as Silent Shore’s 250th release and you can get it now at any digital store.

When it comes to remixes, the venezuelan trance maker recently gave his personal touch to Michael Retouch’s ‘illuminated’, one of the latest Levitated Music offerings which is also now available at the digital portals.

After appearing on the scene with a handful of successful tracks and remixes released under different labels, Caracas-based emerging talent Aicos finally makes his debut at Only Trance Records with Tepuy , a powerful uplifting tune named after the mountains found in the southwest of his homecountry, as it aptly evokes the euphoric sensations you would get from staring at the horizon from the top of them.

Balancing the adrenaline rush of the original, UnderNova comes with a progressive approach by giving Tepuy some kind of a relaxed vibe but keeping the euphoric feeling in its atmosphere and raising the energy with electro influences, a fusion UnderNova tends to do but with in a different way for every track/remix.

Both original and UnderNova's remix of Aicos - Tepuy are now available for purchase in the main digital portals.

If you’d like to keep up with the information regarding these talents or the record label, you can always follow them with your like on their facebook pages:

So this blog just reached its 3rd anniversary and there’s no better way to celebrate that than with some good news: Manuel Rocca’s new tune is an exclusive on Aly & Fila’s latest compilation, the 3rd installment of their Future Sound of Egypt series.

No Turning Back is a proper title for this surprisingly energetic tune filled with unforgettable melodies, reflecting how much has this guy evolved in both composition and production skills, all of this while keeping his characteristic mellow uplifting sound that has earned him a place in the tracklist of many known DJ’s radioshows and now, in Aly & Fila’s very own FSOE Recordings, sublabel of the industry giant that is Armada Music.

No Turning Back (Radio Edit) is now exclusively available on Beatport, as part of Future Sound of Egypt, Vol. 3

Extended Mix will be released soon, there is not an exact date yet, but I’ll make sure to let you all know when it’s available, meanwhile, be sure to support Manuel Rocca with your like on his facebook page.

Through his constant progress as a music producer, Manuel Rocca reached a point where he decided to start a nostalgic trip by creating something that, while being unique and creative, sounded reminiscent of his classic sound from years ago, entwined with modern techniques to guarantee the dynamism and consistency of its current sound, when that combination clicks, ‘It’s Like Magic’, his latest single at Only Trance, comes to life.

With original, catchy melodies and powerful, fierce basslines, it comes out really euphoric yet also very fitting for any club, party or radio setting, and as such, garnered support from Ahmed Romel and many other DJ’s in their radioshows. It is also readily available to purchase at any digital music portal.

There’s another venezuelan duo who also brought something fresh and unique to the table near the end of 2014, I’m talking about UnderNova, these guys appeared on radio shows from guys like Ben Gold and Maarten De Jong with Broken Heart, an intense tune loaded with energy contrasted to very emotional tones wrapped inside a deep atmosphere, and you can witness this at its peak once we literally get to the heart of the track, when it strips away of all bass and percs to let us hear some aptly placed vocal samples flowing around a heartbeat that stops to let a simple (yet very effective) melody flourish while the track builds to unleash its full power at an uncommon drop, carrying certain oldschool progressive vibes coming as a pleasant surprise.

UnderNova - Broken Heart is now available in stores through Levitated Music (a sublabel of Silent Shore run by Manuel Rocca)

One does not simply avoid posting about one of the best releases from last year, and not because of it being part of Only Trance Records’ catalogue, or because it was made by my friends Outer Pulse, simply because of the amount of emotion, originality and overall quality these two tunes involve.

Opening the EP, we find Crossing Memories, evoking nostalgia through its atmosphere and all its melodies, from the summery vibes brought by guitar’s hypnotic notes to the fascinating contrast created by incorporating a deep, progressive bassline that works incredibly well inside a classic uplifting influenced structure of a 138 bpm track.

On a more progressive style, with a fierce electro/club type of bassline. Your Inner Soul doesn’t take long to show its mystic and emotional nature, and once the breakdown doors are open, sweet orient inluenced melodies (reminiscent of their successful Ethereal Glyph) flow through the dense atmosphere, but only as a prelude for a very unique and dynamic pluck/stab rhythmic pattern, forming a catchy and unforgettable combination, and it doesn’t even end there, as things get really interesting even after the first climax, but I won’t tell more, it's better if you experience it by yourself.

Both tunes are available in stores since November through our label Only Trance Records.

I know, it’s been a few months since this one came out, but its quality and impact on the scene (being one of Manuel Rocca’s best and most successful remixes to date) still stand out enough every time I listen to it, and if you haven’t done so, then here it is for you to enjoy:

This catchy and euphoric vocal piece got selected as Wonder of The Week by Aly & Fila on the episode 359 of their Future Sound of Egypt radio show, and of course, it can be bought from any of the known music stores through Sir Adrian’s How Trance Works record label.

Well, it took me some time to remember I haven't published the two last episodes of the RoadCast here, but once again, better post it late than never, and as these two came out so well, here they are. Back in november I had some (minor) health issues and then on december I had to catch up with many things, that's why these two episodes got delayed and as I also realized I lack the time to make a monthly podcast (with proper quality) nowadays, I took the opportunity to make the two episodes as halves of an end of the year special, showcasing a broader range of music than I usually do, with the 17th episode being really deep and progressive, yet very melodic and atmospheric. This one feels like some sort of smooth warm up for the second part, words don't do justice to it, simply press play and hear it for yourself:

Road Elf - The RoadCast 17 (End of 2014 part 1) by Road Elf on Mixcloud

Tracklist 01.Burial & Four Tet – Moth (Naden Remix) [CDR] 02.Max Cooper – Arc [Quotient Series] 03.Booka Shade – Love Drug (Kobana Remix) [CDR] 04.Matt Lange – Falling Into Place [isoRhythm] 05.Fon.Leman – Sidewinder [CDR] 06.Gabriel & Dresden – Rise Up (Gai Barone Bootleg Mix) [CDR] 07.Mark Otten – Tranquility (Solid Stone Bootleg Mix) [CDR] 08.School Of Seven Bells – Reappear (Thomas Datt Remix) [CDR] 09.Danny Stubbs – Space Music [CDR] 10.Vintage & Morelli pres. Marko Cubric – The Last Defense (Club Mix) [Uneeq]

Episode 18 continues right where the previous one ended, keeping the flow of things but quickly andvancing further into more energetic and then euphoric territory, resembling a bit more of what I've been playing through all the episodes of The RoadCast but taking the risk of varying it more on the uplifting ad tech side of trance music, including very innovative tunes such as Crossing Memories, one of the latest tracks by my friends from Outer Pulse, and one of their best to date, so be sure to keep an ear for it while you listen and, of course, I hope you enjoy both of these mixes as much as I do.

Road Elf - The RoadCast 18 (End of 2014 part 2) by Road Elf on Mixcloud

Tracklist 01.Abdomen Burst – STELLA [CDR] 02.BRKFST – RAZE [CDR] 03.Hans Zimmer – Interstellar (Main Theme) (Mike Saint-Jules Bootleg Mix) [CDR] 04.Paul Oakenfold – Open Your Eyes (Future Antics Remix) [Perfecto Fluoro] 05.Second Sine – The Harder They Drop (James Dymond Remix) [Critical Overload] 06.Civil Disorder – Gates of Hades [Brain Mapping] 07.Outer Pulse – Crossing Memories [Only Trance] 08.Tangle – Another Day [Tangled Audio] 09.Memory Loss feat. Eli – Ataraxy (ReOrder Remix) [Critical Fusion (XPM)] 10.Delerium feat. Leigh Nash – Innocente (Paul Denton & Alex Ryan Rework) [CDR] 11.Odonbat – Akira (Standerwick Remix) [Digitized] 12.Thomas Datt pres. Datticus – Sestra [Critical State] 13.Pink Floyd – Shine On The Dark Side of The Moon (Neptune Project’s Out There With Pluto Mix) [CDR]

Outer Pulse continues this already solid year for them at a very good pace. as they now return to Brain Mapping Recordings with The Nobleman, an unusual but incredibly well produced tune.

Demonstrating how versatile they can be, the venezuelan brothers go back to 140 bpm with this innovative and unpredictable blend of progressive, uplifting and even some psytrance sounds which also incorporates samples inspired by the legendary story of Don Quixote (you should pay attention to those samples, they're not only very interesting, but appropiately applied as well). This one has seen positive reactions by icons of the trance scene like Bryan Kearney and Nick Callaghan, who even included at the 2nd spot on his latest Beatport chart.

Outer Pulse - The Nobleman is now available to buy in any digital music stores of your preference.

'Esperanza', the spanish translation for hope, a fitting title for this inspirational melodic trance that's kind of special, as it's Silent Shore White's (sublabel of Silent Shore Records, where Manuel himself works as A&R) 100th release.

Just as the rest of Manuel Rocca's tracks and remixes this year, this one didn't go unnoticed at all gaining support from a lot of DJ's (myself included) in their sets and radio shows like Aly & Fila's Future Sound of Egypt 357, just to name one.

Esperanza is now available to buy in many digital music stores.

After a great, busy weekend, I'm back and I realize I have posted the 15th episode of The RoadCast everywhere but here, which is weird considering how much I enjoy this one every time I listen to it (the main purpose I do this for, joy). This trip goes a bit faster paced than usual, but still with a lot of solid, energetic and unique tunes that keep the a dynamic and very interesting progression from start to end. There's a couple of venezuelan productions included, of course, one of them being 'Esperanza', the widely supported Silent Shore White's 100th release made by Manuel Rocca, while, further in the mix, we can hear Outer Pulse's very nice remix of eslovenian Recruit's latest single 'LSD Trips', which I talked about a bit in this post, and it is now in stores through Brain Mapping Recordings.

Road Elf - The RoadCast 15 (September 2014) by Road Elf on Mixcloud

Tracklist: 01.Liquid Vision - Ask The Question [CDR] 02.Ehren Stowers - Solitude [INOV8] 03.Parker & Hanson, Heatbeat, The Blizzard, Daniel van Sand & Julie Thompson - Afterthought For You (Hristian Hristov Mashup) [CDR] 04.Rambacy feat. Danny Claire - New Life (Cold Rush Dub) [Abora] 05.Manuel Rocca - Esperanza [Silent Shore White] 06.Helix² - To Love Again (Dave Walker vs. Touchstone Remix) [Digitized] 07.Fieldwork - This Is Not The End (Edge Of Tomorrow Main Theme) (Talla 2XLC 138 Rework) [CDR] 08.Amos feat. Sarah Jane Neild - It Happens (Mike Rodas Remix) [Digitized] 09.Lostly - Piece Of Me [CDR] 10.Recruit - LSD Trips (Outer Pulse Remix) [Brain Mapping] 11.Earth Nation - Alienated (John Askew Remix) [CDR] 12.Active Limbic System - Intrigue [Critical State] 13.Alex M.O.R.P.H - Walk The Edge (Phil Parry Rework) [CDR]

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There's one of the venezuelan breakthroughs this year that actually comes in pairs, I'm talking about the Outer Pulse brothers, who after getting loads of support by the likes of Nick Callaghan and Will Atkinson with their first release at Brain Mapping, come back to the forward-thinking label with an innovative remix of Recruit's powerful psytrancer LSD Trips.

I find myself unable to tag this new remix under a single genre, as it succesfully manges to blend sounds from many different styles and influences, resulting in something quite unique that is, at the same time, deep, hypnotic and incredibly immersive. And it is now available in all digital music portals through Brain Mapping Recordings.

Manuel Rocca, a name that's mentioned very often in this blog because of his very prolific and succesful 2014, the year in which he started his very own record label, Levitated Music, that now serves the table for the release of one his latest hits: The Path To Home.

This euphoric (as usual) and nostalgic uplifting trance piece, comes full of fresh sounds that would please the ears of anyone who appreciated good music, no wonder why it has supported by Aly & Fila at the pisode 355 of FSOE, and then it won the voting for Future Sound, getting played again on FSOE 356.

The Path To Home is now available to buy in many digital music stores.

And around a month after the previous one, The RoadCast 14 is now here on Electronic Pabellón, with plenty of recent, high quality trance music, among which you will be able to hear not one, or two, but three tracks made by Venezuelan artists: Starting with Outer Pulse's remix of 'Hazel' by Emir Guven that is now available to buy through turkish label Ternary Recordings, inmediately followed by Aicos' nice work on venezuelan folklore's classic by Simón Díaz: 'El Alcaraván', which you can get for free at Bonche Sauns' page. Last but not least is Manuel Rocca's latest single named 'The Path To Home', a track that has been widely supported by many djs and listeners from all over the world, this one is also out on Manuel's own imprint Levitated Music.

Road Elf - The RoadCast 14 (August 2014) by Road Elf on Mixcloud

Tracklist: 01.Naden – Metanoia [BFX] 02.Andromedha – Just A Memory [CDR] 03.Roland Sandor & The Wise One – Stupid Society [Brain Mapping] 04.Phil Dinner feat. Danny Claire – Where Have You Gone (Pobsky Remix) [Digitized] 05.Emir Guven – Hazel (Outer Pulse Remix) [Ternary] 06.Simón Díaz – El Alcaraván (Aicos Remix) [Bonche Sauns] 07.Kaimo K & Tarmo Tammel – Sublime [Silent Shore] 08.Manuel Rocca – The Path To Home [Levitated] 09.Matt Eray – Pistol Star [Tangled Audio] 10.Opt-In – Escalator (Frank Dueffel Remix) [Critical Overload] 11.Sonny M – Pure (Changes Remix) [Digitzed] 12.Sneijder & Bryan Kearney – Next Level (Psyneijder Remix) [Subculture] 13.Binary Finary & Frank Dueffel – Trancelation [Critical Uprising]

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