┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Ostinatos presents: │ │ │ │ VA - Afterdark 003 Belfast │ │ │ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ │ │ Artist: VA │ │ Album : Afterdark 003 Belfast │ │ │ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ Genre : Trance │ │ Date : 2020-11-21 │ │ Encoder : LAME 3.100 (-V0) │ │ Quality : 259 kbps avg │ │ 4410kHz / Joint Stereo │ │ Track(s) : 40 │ │ Playtime : 02:25:21 │ │ Size : 282.71MB │ │ Language : English │ │ Source : CD │ │ Label : Black Hole Recordings │ │ Catalognr : BHCD210 │ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────[ ReleaseNotes ]───────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ Mirroring a musical region thatÆs had a particular impact on him has │ │ been the M.O. of SneijderÆs æAfterdarkÆ album run since it embarked │ │ back in 2018. Its æBuenos AiresÆ and æLos AngelesÆ compilations sent a │ │ clear signal of intent, but 2020 - as we all know - has been │ │ music-richà but travel-poor. │ │ │ │ So, for its third, right-on-schedule outing, the DJ has taken the │ │ chance to bring the Afterdark sound closer to home, and for Sneijder │ │ that doesnÆt get much closer than Belfast. Both the city and Northern │ │ Ireland as a country have a trance culture as ingrained as they come. │ │ Industrial industriousness, itÆs also comes with a very specific sound, │ │ which û for the release - has allowed Sneijder to fully reconnect with │ │ his own tougher musical roots. │ │ │ │ Greater Northern Irish resonance itÆs hard to imagine, but that hasnÆt │ │ stopped Sneijder finding a way. For the first time in the Afterdark │ │ series, heÆs given a disc over to another DJ. With close to double │ │ digit entries scored on the AfterdarkÆs discography, BelfastÆs Billy │ │ Gillies - one of the sceneÆs brightest new hopes - knows exactly what │ │ makes the label tick and his home-turf kick! │ │ │ │ Between them they bring plenty of local produce to æ003Æs tracklist, │ │ with Shugz, Karney (Bryan Kearney), Mandy Reid, Niall McKeever, Deirdre │ │ McLaughlin, Project 8 and others all contributing exclusives. Sneijder │ │ and BillyÆs own studiowares are every bit as well represented, and the │ │ albumÆs dual discs sport a mass more besides, with the likes of Alex Di │ │ Stefano, David Forbes, Vlind and Ahmed Romel all contributing. │ │ │ │ Of his decision to site the third in the series in Belfast, Sneijder │ │ says: ôthrough iconic venues such as Kellys, Circus Circus, The Arena, │ │ Kilwaughter House, Exit 15, the infamous Ulster and KingÆs Hall, │ │ Planetlove and others, Northern Ireland is a country built on clubbing │ │ culture. These are the clubs and brands that shaped my generation, │ │ where û weekly - I watched countless musical heroes of mine, all of │ │ which helped influence my soundö. │ │ │ │ For this mix, Sneijder brings all his local knowledge to bear, opening │ │ with his summer 2020 stomper æChuck NorrisÆ. The tech-cum-psy of │ │ ShugzÆs æLa BombaÆ, the heavenly æDystopiaÆ from Ahmed Romel and the │ │ percussive smack of KarneyÆs æSmilerÆ all help triangulate the N.I. │ │ sound. Sneijder marshals plenty of his own remix weaponry too, with his │ │ revisions of Nick CallaghanÆs æMurkyÆ, the classic æWe CameÆ from │ │ Vimana and a new spin on Peter SteeleÆs æKarmaÆ all kissing the laser. │ │ In its most ascendant latter stages, Sneijder rolls out some new collab │ │ gear, including his David Forbes team-up æAccelerateÆ and û setting the │ │ scene for his Belfast compatriotÆs disc û the Billy Gillies │ │ joint-venture æRhinoÆ. │ │ │ │ Reins passed, new Belfast lad on the block Billy track-packs his mix │ │ with an impressive, near-mini-albumÆs worth of his own material. │ │ æChemicalÆ, æExpandÆ and ShugzÆs rewax of æPowerÆ bring tough nÆ │ │ tech-ish shades, which nitrously charge its opening 20. The midsection │ │ sees big artistic drops from Vlind (with æNo FateÆ & æIllusion Of │ │ ChoiceÆ) and Project 8 (æNaughtyÆ & æThe CreatorÆ), before Billy gets │ │ back on his own supply, delivering a final floor salvo of æDΘjα vuÆ, │ │ æClosed EyesÆ, æFlightÆ & æSee You AgainÆ. │ │ │ │ The trance sound of Northern Ireland, distilled into 40 tracks and 160 │ │ minutes of the best type of musical madness, from two of the spinners │ │ who know it best! │ │ │ │ ┌──────────────────────────────[ Tracklist ]─────────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ Disc 1 / 2 [ ] │ │ -------- [ ] │ │ [ ] │ │ 1. Sneijder - Chuck Norris [ 3:01] │ │ 2. David Nimmo - What Goes Up Must Come Down [ 3:29] │ │ 3. Shugz - La Bomba [ 2:47] │ │ 4. Nick Callaghan - Murky (Sneijder TechÆed Up Mix) [ 2:48] │ │ 5. Vimana - We Came (Sneijder Remix) [ 4:39] │ │ 6. Peter Steele - Karma (Sneijder Remix) [ 4:38] │ │ 7. Inoblivion - No Way Back [ 3:15] │ │ 8. Haikal Ahmad - Away With You [ 3:15] │ │ 9. Niall McKeever - Watch The Sun Fall [ 4:38] │ │ 10.Steve Dekay - Empiternal [ 2:47] │ │ 11.Kenny Palmer - SenÆJin [ 3:42] │ │ 12.Thanac - Fade Into Light [ 3:03] │ │ 13.Ahmed Romel - Dystopia (Alex Di Stefano Remix) [ 4:24] │ │ 14.Karney - Smiler (Nineteen Sines Remix) [ 3:43] │ │ 15.Sneijder - Get Back To Ma [ 2:31] │ │ 16.Iain M & Deirdre McLaughlin - Eternally (Sneijder Remix) [ 3:29] │ │ 17.Matthew Cordiner - Recon [ 4:21] │ │ 18.Impulse Wave - Beat The System [ 3:19] │ │ 19.Sneijder & Billy Gillies - Rhino [ 4:00] │ │ 20.Sneijder & David Forbes - Accelerate [ 4:07] │ │ 21.Mandy Reid - Feel You [ 4:26] │ │ [ ] │ │ [ ] │ │ Disc 2 / 2 [ ] │ │ -------- [ ] │ │ [ ] │ │ 1. Billy Gillies - Chemical [ 4:48] │ │ 2. Billy Gillies - Expand [ 3:53] │ │ 3. Black XS - The Yelli Cave [ 2:17] │ │ 4. Lucas Deyong & Jackob Roenald - Conspiracy [ 3:40] │ │ 5. Nick Slater - Lost In Acid [ 3:29] │ │ 6. Lucas Deyong - The Unknown [ 3:19] │ │ 7. Billy Gillies - Power (Shugz Remix) [ 4:37] │ │ 8. Project 8 - Naughty [ 2:04] │ │ 9. Project 8 - The Creator [ 2:10] │ │ 10.Vlind - No Fate [ 3:27] │ │ 11.Liam Wilson & Corin Bayley - Strange Things [ 2:18] │ │ 12.Vlind - Illusion Of Choice [ 3:32] │ │ 13.Billy Gillies - Evolve (Niall McKeever Remix) [ 4:45] │ │ 14.Niall McKeever - Reload [ 4:13] │ │ 15.Billy Gillies - Deja Vu [ 4:07] │ │ 16.Billy Gillies - Closed Eyes [ 3:26] │ │ 17.Billy Gillies - Flight [ 3:39] │ │ 18.Billy Gillies - See You Again [ 3:40] │ │ 19.Sneijder & Billy Gillies - Rhino (Billy Gillies Remix) [ 5:35] │ │ [ ] │ │ [ ] │ │ │ │ 02:25:21 │ │ ------- │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘