Following up Orkidea’s recent collab with metakomplex, we have another collaboration – this time with fellow Fin SØNIN. Another cut from Orkidea and Solarstone’s ‘PTXI’ compilation, ‘Avril’ is a deliciously sophisticated 138bpm helping of pure trance with that distinctive Finnish flavour. Solid kick, crisp hats and a DX7 ‘lately’ bass provide the foundation - with neat vocal snippets, fab melodies and some burbling acid for good measure.

Never Forgotten brings together two producers who are collectively responsible for some of trance’s finest moments across the last 20 years; Belgium’s Jonas Steur and Dutchman Paul Moelands, a.k.a. Re:Locate. This beautifully clean 138bpm production layers breathy pads, organic keys, an earworm of a hook and some delightful bonus timbales fills. This is Pure.

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Solarstones The Last Defeat pt. 1 first appeared on his 2008 album Rain Stars Eternal, a cinematic piece and fan favourite. This fresh set of remixes pushes the track into trance territory. First up are two contrasting versions from New Yorks Obie Fernandez, a regular face on Pure Trance. Obie describes himself as Musician. Consultant. Dad. Writer. Photographer. Sensitive Radical. Not necessarily in that order, but its the first occupation focusing on, here! Obies 145bpm Light Side and Dark Side mixes are bang-on the trance zeitgeist of the moment, but with a twist that descends into a filmic DandB section drawing directly from the original version, then dropping into a four-to-the-floor groove. His Dark Side remix is something else entirely, with an acidic bassline, club-ready FX and a beautiful, lush breakdown. Saharans (Dave Begic and Suanda) return to the label with their 138bpm power-trance remix, featuring hyper-euphoric synth work and a whopping drop.

Jonas Steur returns to Pure Trance with this 138bpm stunner, gleaned from the recently dropped PTXI compilation. Showing why Jonas has earned his reputation as one of trance’s most reliable producers, For Eternity boasts several meaty hooks including a grainy piano glissando, throbbing bass and a pristine, classic Dutch lead.