#25 Feat. Staff Picks in Trance (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Were off to Leeds for LOST197 where JESH makes his EL-EL debut with the 21st-century-deep-trancer AFTERGLOW. Beautifully crafted, with a nod to the late 90s / early 00s big room prog of Mark Shimmon, Miller & Floyd, Christian West et al - its an exercise in build and restraint, with a melodic martian sunset payoff in the widescreen sci-fi breakdown. SUNDA, last seen on the label with his gorgeous remix of Q00Bs Suns Horses, has continued to build a reputation for producing deep soulful melodic trance. His remix here is no exception - a classy rework, that dials up the trance whilst preserving the progressive nature of the original. HALCYON is a name to watch, and weve got a stunning original of his on the way very soon, but here he twists Afterglow into a new breed techno / trance crossover, that draws heavily on the likes of LSG / Oliver Lieb. Hard and beautiful in all the right places. We love a strong bonus track here at LL towers, so rounding things off we have another JESH original: MY MIND - pushing his sound deeper into analogue-driven Techno territory.

Jesh Bargota