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Seb Dhajje - Fifth Season (Original Mix) - Tetsuko Records

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Tetsuko Records along with Mesmeric and Sound Avenue were three of 2011's best new labels.

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 At the foundation of Tetsuko is Cathy and Seb Dhajje who both have a rich history in electronic music so the expectations for the imprint were quite high even at the labels inception. After four releases in 2011 that were rich in character and musicality they have more than delivered on those expectations and enter 2012 as one of this year's most hotly tipped labels. Tetsuko's first release of 2012 and fifth overall comes from one of the labels founders Seb Dhajje whose unique brand of atmospheric progressive house has found it's way onto top imprints like Armada, Morrison and Anjunadeep. Seb's latest original production for Tetsuko is entitled 'Fifth Season' and it comes with an amazing selection of remixes from Pablo Acenso and Nomad In The Dark.


Seb's original mix starts out with a very club friendly framework and as the initial wavering hypnotic synth fades in you can already feel the uniqueness of his sound design. There is something very special and 'otherworldly' about how it sounds. Some long trails of soft stabs, sections of key changes and angelic vocals pads soon surround the compositions framework perfectly. The gradual build of the piece and constant escalating tension of that one sustaining synth works amazing well with the chord changes. Such a brilliant shifting and vibrant emotional energy that comes from the contrast of the two. This is showcased further during the drop which should see an amazing dance floor reaction as the warm rush of Seb's smooth lines carry the track to its apex.

Pablo Acenso has developed into one of Argentina's top progressive house producers over the last year. With a string of extremely well received bootleg productions of Radiohead, Yello and John Creamer as well as recent productions on the more prominent Flow and Proton imprints Pablo would now have to be considered in the top tier of the extremely talent rich Argentina scene. Pablo makes his debut on Tetsuko here and provides the first interpretation of Seb's 'Fifth Season'. Pablo's taken 'Fifth Season' and delivered a slightly more club friendly mix with a more dance floor oriented groove as the composition's framework. In doing so though he has still kept the great atmospheric and emotional theme from Seb's original but has used it sparingly with more focus being placed on his rock solid groove. Pablo's dark, grinding low end pulsates towards the drop and here we've got a gorgeous soundscape that escalates perfectly to a sharp crescendo before the deliberate groove drops back in for what should be a huge dance floor moment.

Nomad In The Dark has had an amazing string of productions over the last few years. Not only has the USA based producer appeared on Nick Warren's Hope Recordings, Global Underground and Balance Music but he was also named as Breakthrough Producer / DJ of the year by Sasha in 2009. Nomad In The Dark also makes his Tetsuko debut here and delivers two interpretations of 'Fifth Season'. Nomad's main mix begins with a fluttery sounding hypnotic synth and a tough, stripped groove. A faintly gated vocal snip, rumbling bass tone and big clap soon get introduced and the energy and groove picks up tremendously as the composition builds. Nomad has done a marvellous job incorporating the vocal pads in several sections here, he's morphed them into something quite fresh and unique sounding with subtle gates and trippy effects. As with all Nomad In The Dark productions the percussive elements have an incredible amount of pop and life to them, just a very vibrant and lively polish on them that should certainly bring an added bounce to even the most discerning of dance floors. A dub has also been provided by NITD which ups the tempo just slightly and focuses on an even chunkier and more spacious groove than the main mix. Both outstanding versions and a perfect package from Tetsuko overall! Release Promo Hype Chart #1

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