RAM, Alex M.O.R.P.H. & Alex Di Stefano - Grotesque 350

Release date: | 10.12.2018 |
Total discs: | 3 |
Total play time: | 8:34:39 |
Genre(s): | Dance, Trance |

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Where else can you find a Brazilian-style carnival in Europe in the thick of December and (just to hedge our bets!) taking place in a former grain silo?!! Yes indeed, in a riotous blaze of colour, clamour and glamour Grotesque’s year-sign-off fiestas its way back into Rotterdam’s Maassilo complex this month.
For their now annual winter-weather-beating ‘Cirque du Trance’ RAM has assembled a 20+ strong DJ contingent for its four area affair. He’s been joined by two of that number to mix up the event takeaway -‘Grotesque 350’ - the album. Two for the price of one, Alexs M.O.R.P.H. & Di Stefano were the men getting the call-up and they join the Grotesque ringmaster in mixing up 350’s comp storm. Collectively they’ve delivered a trio of discs, packed to their limits with you the freshest, finest & most exclusive trance available.
From amongst its near 60-track order, you’re in line for (naturally enough!) masses from the trinity themselves. That includes ‘Youniverse’ - this year’s Grotesque event anthem (itself marking a first time studio partnering between RAM and Alex M.O.R.P.H.). Further there’s audio from a processions of legends (Paul van Dyk, Markus Schulz, Giuseppe Ottaviani to give you an idea). Heritage acts abound too - Tiësto, Hennes & Cold, Scot Project, Joy Kitikonti, to name all featuring. There’s a load more besides, with the genre’s most respected & revered (talking: Mark Sherry, Richard Durand, Simon Patterson, John Askew, PureNRG, Sean Tyas, Ferry Tayle + a host of others) bringing their studio-ware.
‘Grotesque 350’ is on the launch pad, so buckle up! The final word in your trance-year is here!
First off the mix-blocks is RAM, who lets rip with his and Susana’s latest ‘Northern Star’, chasing it with ReOrder’s reorder of ‘Someone Like You’. Likewise, Talla 2XLC’s number comes up twice in quick succession with most recent singles ‘The World In My Eyes’ & ‘Till Tomorrow’ quick to RAM’s decks. Dan Thompson’s retake of Allure & JES’ Show Me The Way’ is deployed, before RAM pulls the trigger on his and Alex M.O.R.P.H.’s killer Grotesque 350 anthem-uplifter ‘Youniverse’.
Mr M.O.R.P.H. opens his mix’s account with ‘Moonrise’ - his own first venture with Mhammed El Alami. From the trance music trucker heads onto tougher sonic terrain, working Sean Tyas’ treatment of ‘Slow Emotion 2’ from Giuseppe Ottaviani into DYRM’s mix of Markus Schulz/JES collab ‘Calling For Love’. Kicking the mix up another gear, he drops his own latest (DJMag 9/10 ranked) outing ‘Running for Peace’. That in turn lights the path to his Alex’s just-out update of Kamaya Painters’ classic ‘Wasteland’ + his bespoke Grotesque 350 retell of Neelix’s ‘You Can Change The World’. M.O.R.P.H.’s mix rounds off in rousingly anthemic form through David Forbes presents Hal Stucker’s ‘Stars’ and Paul van Dyk’s reteaming with & Plumb, ‘Music Rescues Me’.
On his disc, Alex Di Stefano toughens the compilation’s sonic silhouette further still with a rapid-fire track succession, featuring no few than 21 tunes. 2nd Phase rebuild of Joy Kitikonti’s ‘Joyenergizer’ sets the bar, and from there he blazes with ‘Keep Moving’ from HP Source, Grotesque A&R Daniel Skyver’s ‘A Bolt From The Blue’ and his own ‘Fast Forward’. The midpoint of the mix is marked by Scot Project & Mark Sherry’s ‘Acid Air Raid’, before Grotesque 350 hits its home straight with Sherry x Durand pairing ‘Cosmic Dawn’, ‘Midnight Oil’ from John Askew, and - for its final action - Simon Patterson revision of Astrix’s ‘Take A Shot’.
‘Grotesque 350’ - the album is available online, through physical stores and via streaming sites
Track list
Disc 1
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014:02Paradise CoveBy Simon O'Shine
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023:04Tell Me MoreBy Solis & Sean Truby
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033:58New BeginningBy John Newall
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043:49Acid HarmonyBy Cenk Basaran and KoRay
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058:13Northern Star (Extended Mix)By RAM & Susana
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063:47Fields of ElysianBy South Of The Stars
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073:11Someone Like You (ReOrder Remix)By RAM & Susana
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086:51The World in My Eyes (Extended Mix)By Talla 2XLC
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093:19Never Ending DreamBy Danny Eaton
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104:00AmsterdamBy Philippe El Sisi & Omar Sherif
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113:08Shade By ShadeBy Alan Morris & Natalie Gioia
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122:49Till TomorrowBy Talla 2XLC
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134:05Show Me the Way (Dan Thompson Remix)By Allure featuring JES
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143:24TitanBy Dreamseekers
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152:59One Million SecondsBy Darren Porter, RAM & Natalie Gioia
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163:06Youniverse [Grotesque 350 Anthem]By RAM & Alex M.O.R.P.H.
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173:32U R All U NeedBy Orla Feeney & Kriess Guyte featuring Susan McDaid
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182:58Universe UndoneBy Rene Ablaze & Tiff Lacey
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1979:42Grotesque 350 Continuous Mix 1By RAM
Disc 2
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013:12MoonriseBy Alex M.O.R.P.H. & Mhammed El Alami
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025:51Calling for Love (DRYM Extended Remix)By Markus Schulz & JES
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037:05Slow Emotion 2 (Sean Tyas Extended Remix)By Giuseppe Ottaviani
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043:51The Second Trip (David Forbes Remix)By Hennes & Cold
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053:26Running for Peace (Instrumental Mix)By Alex M.O.R.P.H.
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067:02Rainbow Child (Extended Mix)By Misja Helsloot
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076:40Under the Moonlight (Extended Mix)By Danny Eaton
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086:46Wasteland (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Extended Remix)By Kamaya Painters
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093:31Tough LuckBy Kristy Jay
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103:51Kush DreamsBy Last Soldier & MohsenIranikhah
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118:13Solo (Extended Mix)By Simon Patterson
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127:17Voided Realm (Extended Mix)By Magnus
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132:58Pure Trust (Ferry Tayle Remix)By Basic Dawn
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146:36Chrysalis (Extended Mix)By PureNRG
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152:56Embrace the Rainbow (Guitar Mix)By Woody van Eyden & Gil Zambrano with Cheryl Barnes
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163:56Stars (John Askew Rework)By David Forbes presents Hal Stucker
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173:29You Can Change the World (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Grotesque 350 Mix)By Neelix
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183:24Temper Temper (Sean Tyas Remix)By Daniel Skyver
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197:10Music Rescues MeBy Paul Van Dyk featuring Plumb
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2079:57Grotesque 350 Continuous Mix 2By Alex M.O.R.P.H.
Disc 3
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013:07Joyenergizer (2nd Phase Remix)By Joy Kitikonti
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023:39Stem CellBy Iain M
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033:02VoodooBy Tempo Giusto
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043:51Keep MovingBy HP Source
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053:29EverybodyBy Richard Tanselli
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067:33Fast Forward (Extended Mix)By Alex Di Stefano
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077:00Goodbye (Extended Mix)By Maarten de Jong
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083:42InvaderBy Paul Denton
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094:17A Bolt from the BlueBy Daniel Skyver
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106:45Acid Air Raid (Sam Jones Extended Remix)By Scot Project & Mark Sherry
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117:06Genetic (Extended Mix)By Evan Pearce
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126:39Cosmic Dawn (Extended Mix)By Mark Sherry & Richard Durand
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136:46Formula OneBy Paul Denton
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143:18Into the FlamesBy Alex Di Stefano
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154:01Midnight OilBy John Askew
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163:33SanctumBy C-Systems
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172:58F@ck CorruptionBy Vlind
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183:53Get DownBy Smith & Brown x Sam Johnston
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197:44Symptom (Extended Mix)By Ucast
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207:54Fallen Angel (Extended Mix)By Vlind
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217:13Take a Shot (Simon Patterson Extended Remix)By Astrix
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2280:01Grotesque 350 Continuous Mix 3By Alex Di Stefano