14/1/2007

JPL - Mirakel gets 4,5 out of 5 on Trance.nu

The biggest trance website Trance.nu has rewarded JPL - Mirakel with 4,5 out of 5!

This is what Trance.nu wrote about this release:

JPL - Mirakel
Joni Ljungqvist's tranciest alias "JPL" returns to the forefront here with a massive melodic number on Statement! Recordings, a sublabel of Mondo which is run by Dutch boy Ruben de Ronde. 'Mirakel' has 4 mixes here which cross all trance subgenres, let's check them out!

Original Mix
Joni's own mix is one of the tranciest tunes from him in a little while with an addictive chimed melody which is present from the very start. One of Joni's trademark rumbling basslines is also here to drive the track along, while there are plenty of subtleties in here which demonstrate his incredible ear for both melody and production quality. There's nothing markedly new here from his previous tracks such as "A Place Called Home", but when something works this well then why change? Any fans of Joni's music will lap this one up, it's a quality piece of music.

Maarten Hercules Remix
Maarten's remix ups the BPM slightly and adds a more euphoric feel to things. Starting with a nice little intro, before introducing a deep bassline that reminds slightly of Armin vs System F - From the Heart, this mix is a bit more upbeat and, dare I say it, ASOT-ish in sound. Maarten adds a more euphoric break and some sweet pads to his remix, serving to up the euphoria meter and blast this tune on along nicely. This is a really nice driving remix of an already great tune.

Supuer Remix
This mix has been supported by Markus Schulz, a statement (haha!) which should give you some clue as to the direction that relative newcomer Supuer has taken his mix. Coldharbour is written all over this track, with a deep sidechained bassline and a balance between progressive and trance being effortlessly struck up here. There's also the addition of a guitar section to give the track a bit of variety and to elevate it above a lot of tracks in what is becoming, in this reviewer's opinion at least, a rather stale area of trance. Decent, if not the best mix in the package.

Ruben de Ronde Remix
The label boss couldn't resist getting his hands on Joni's track, and here he turns in an eclectic remix with elements of progressive, electro and house stirred into the mix. Ruben is the only one of the 3 remixers to really mess around with Joni's original chimed melody and adds a more interesting and attention grabbing progressive mix than Supuer manages to do.

Conclusion
All 4 mixes are worth grabbing, with the Original, Maarten Hercules and Ruben de Ronde mixes standing a little way ahead of the Supuer mix. It's been a long while since Joni turned out a track that wasn't completely drenched in quality, and this is certainly up there with his best work. There's a ridiculously long list of top DJ support on the track, and here at trance.nu we're adding our seal of approval to this release too! It's out now, so go and grab it from one of the links below!

Swedish Super producer Joni Ljungqvist created the amazing track JPL - Mirakel. This great package contains remixes of Maarten Hercules, Estonian`s #1 producer Supuer and label manager Ruben de Ronde.

With support by Ferry Corsten and Markus Schulz this release is one you shouldn`t miss!

JPL - Mirakel is available on cd in the Mondo Records Shop. Go here for previews: Click!!