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Track of the Day: Farius & Solarstone – Barton Springs (24-05-2025)

For quite some time I haven’t posted a track of the day, but in the last days this one really has been following me: Farius is a quite new name in the industry, at least for me. He teamed up with the veteran and legend Solarstone to produce Barton Springs which has some progressive influences and still manages to have the fresh and emotional Trance vibe of Solarstone. I like the pretty basic stab synths combined with melodic vocal samples and both worked out with some nice delay that forge wide atmosphere. Also the filtered piano broadens the sound and the main synth evokes such a positive aura that you just have a feeling of the perfect day.

Markus DJ Studio filmed some beautiful shots of nature that accompany the atmospheric music in this video. Get your headphones and listen while enjoying wonderful perspectives of the world out there!

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New „Arrivals“ on 7 February 2025

As you already know from last years dates my good friend Jaded and I have a new show on FriskyRadio. We have been collaborating from 2012 on and so we decided we should team up for an irregular show. And as you all know in the beginning you sometimes get carried away so we already mixed the third installment!

The first two shows have already aired in August and October and were two progressive mixes. Now we thought of something different – movie scores and game scores. Jaded is a big movie score enthusiast and played a great variety, I myself focussed on game scores that have always fascinated me. I especially picked some tunes from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the two Ori games or Arise – A Simple Story.

So tune into FriskyRadio CHILL on February 7th, 2025, at 12 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. CET and enjoy the chillout and orchestral sounds!

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Activa – Remember (Addliss Chillout Remix)

A really long time ago Activa was one of the hot producers in Trance and today he is again, after a break of several years. Back in the days he had his breakthrough with Remember which has a simple, but very intense and hooking melody. I always envied him having written this melody and some time ago I had the idea, this should be available in a non-club atmosphere.

So I produced this Ambient remix just representing the melody, altering the piano line and adding some synths.

This is a non-profit upload, so if there’s any problem with it, don’t hesitate to contact me.

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Track of the Day: Kalandra – Ghosts (30-11-2024)

There are lots of outstanding tunes released every year, every month, even everyday. But sometimes you encounter a song that you instantly know is something really special. I didn’t know Kalandra until yesterday and my friend Ingo Vogelmann recommended their song Ghosts to me. As I listened I immediately felt the special atmosphere.

The topic is very deep, revolving around lost family, the dark season of the year and the soothing effect of music during pensive hours. And while being very simple in the melody it is never boring. That’s why it is my track of the day today!

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New Show: Jaded & Addliss – Arrivals

As you know me, I’m always looking for new horizons and good connections to work with. A long time friend and amazing DJ collaborator is Jaded from Hungary. We already worked out Chillout mixes like Inspire, Recreate and Enlighten more than 10 years ago. On Frisky you can still hear the following trilogy Sunrise – Gravity – Heaven with different styles, ranging from Tech House to Progressive Trance. In the following years we released sets in irregular time spans, also with Chillout and Dance music.

This time we worked out a show with progressive vibes from the scratch called Arrivals which already had its first episode in August! It features some of the best melodic progressive music of the last months from the likes of Cullera, Zgoot, Blood Groove & Kikis, Jody Wisternoff and many more. Following up tomorrow, October 4th 2024, you will hear the second episode with Yotto, Tinlicker, Jerome Isma-Ae, Mango & Cloudcage, Sasha Sound and others. Prepare for some groovy beats!

We will continue this series irregularly, but always with a great set-up of music!

So tune in to Frisky regular channel tomorrow, October 4th 2024, at 12 p.m. ESST / 6 p.m. CEST and enjoy our show!

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Activa – Remember (Addliss Chillout Remix) [Sample]

Back in 2008 Activa was on his first high to present his iconic track Remember which maybe every Trance DJ played. It was one of the biggest tracks in the 2000s for me and still is one of my favourites of all time. Just sitting at home diseased I remembered the tune and had to try out the melody. So I thought of a Chillout remake which would suit the melody really well!

Not wasting any time I made it and, of course, there’s still a lot to finish like EQing, effects, maybe some percussions (?), I don’t know yet. But you can hear a short sneak preview on my Soundcloud:

If you like it, tell me! I will do my best to finish it in the near future!

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Ingo Vogelmann – Bereft (Review)

Ingo Vogelmann will release his fourth album in 2023. Being away from music production for quite some time Vogelmann seems to have his most productive year so far. After As Above, So Below, Weigthless, and Elegy for the Living he digs deeper into Ambient soundscapes. Long story short: listen to it and contemplate the reason you exist. It is best suited for very close listening and exploring your mind. It will be released on every platform on November 3rd, 2023 – for example Bandcamp, Spotify or Apple Music. Ingo sent me a review copy upfront so I could give it a listen.

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Track of the Day (23 Jan 2023)

I can’t say how much I love this tune! Stoneface & Terminal are two of my Trance heroes, they used to produce mad tunes and still do today. But maybe my favourite tune by them is more progressive than uplifting Trance. Everytime I hear the breakdown, I can fly to the moon and back!

If you have the opportunity, listen on headphones (not earphones!) or good speakers and enjoy!

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Why I abandoned Social Media

As you might have noticed I abandoned Twitter for more than over a month now. I deactivated the account as soon as it was clear Elon Musk overtook the enterprise. But why did I do that?

Too much power

At first I observed the ongoing process of Elon Musk buying Twitter skeptically. It took quite some time, but I knew: As soon as this man will have another enterprise in his portfolio he will have way too much in his hands. He owns Tesla, SpaceX, now Twitter and some other big corporations in different industries. I’m convinced one person shouldn’t have so much power over different branches of life of so many people since all people are fallible. And as soon as one person has so much power, every failure in judgment will have capital consequences.

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