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Wednesday 05th, July 2006
Matias Lehtola Featuring Gina J - Burning Bright

Ooh ahh just a little bit, ooh ahh a little bit more… when I first heard Armin read out the name of this track on A State Of Trance I was convinced that he had announced the long awaited comeback of 1996 UK Eurovision entry (no.8!) and gay icon Gina G but sadly (or not) this is Gina J, a leading Dutch singer and songwriter. She has teamed up with rising star Matias Lehtola for this melodic vocal belter.

Matias started his producing career at the very young age of 16 without prior musical education or experience. Just a few years later he has already worked with a handful of major labels such as Universal, AATW and Sony BMG. On top of that, Matias has (together with Maor Levi) topped the MixMag chart with his well-known side project Angelstyle signed to Elevation Records UK. Today Matias - besides producing - now works as a teacher at Sweden's biggest music education resource - ORCA.

This track already comes heavily backed by all the A-listers including Above & Beyond who bizarrely think it has the longest title in the world. It comes in four mixes, the original full vocal, a dub and more progressive vocal and dub mixes from Funabashi.

Draped in atmospheric sounds from the start, the Dub Mix has only slight hints of the vocal pushing the melodic elements to the fore. Soon a very addictive melody enters along with some gorgeous piano creating a wonderful wall of sound. Entering the break the percussive elements fade out leaving just the melodies before Mathias treats us to some soft, warm pads. These then fade away and the stunning lead piano melody appears – moving stuff indeed. One small criticism is that it loses a bit of pace as the break goes on a bit too long but once it kicks back in with uplifting synths and a sweet snare roll it all works extremely well. A short pause, then the track returns to its original melody, with a slight change in it to keep it interesting. This then fades out leaving just the bass line, then just the percussive elements. A very strong trancer packed with melody.

The Original Mix begins much the same as the dub, with only hints of the vocal in the first couple of minutes. To my ears, the vocal is not that strong, the lyrics are average, it doesn’t contain any strong hooks and detracts from the wonderful production. The only plus point it has over the dub is that it keeps up the pace in the break better but not a good enough reason to choose it over the dub for me.

The Funabashi Mix starts with some techy percussion and synths as a rumbling bass line fades in creating a menacing atmosphere. It picks up pace with good use of elements of the original’s piano and vocal. The break gives us the piano melody and vocal in full along with a cool ‘bleepy’ melody before uplifting synths take over kicking off with great power. A good alternative to the original for a more progressive set, as the BPM is much lower. For non-vocal fans a dub mix has just been released too!

Conclusion

Two great mixes suitable for very different sets make this a must have for the melodic trance lover. The vocal doesn’t do it for me but who knows, you may like it but if you don’t you have the alternative of the brilliant dub mix. Grab it from the following online record/digital stores now!

www.chemical-records.co.uk
www.beatport.com
www.audiojelly.com
www.juno.co.uk
www.trackitdown.net
www.dance-tunes.com
www.tidydigital.com
www.djdownload.com

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