From the very beginning, this track was meant to be simple. An uplifting cookie-cutter inspired by eurotrance from 2000s, especially my favourite duo Nu-NRG. I just wanted to go and try if I can create something “normal” without oversophisticated sound design and composition. After all, the majority of trance nowdays is a copy-paste of each other.
I started with (simple) chord progression for a lead, then just keep adding simplest istruments and patterns until the track was ready. Plugins used were Hybrid 3 for its inhherent trancy sound and LuSH-101 for soft, retro vibes and classic JP8000 supersaw. The extremely agressive acid riff was just resonant LuSH-101 ran through Devastor 2, which is my go-to solution for this purpose.
The only original part of this track is the piano in the breakdown, played by hand and then tweaked a bit. New Ableton feature “Capture” helped a lot with that, and I used it often ever since.
As it turns out, simplicity pays off – somehow this track sounds much stronger and better overall compared to the other tune from the same EP, Meteor Ride. That EP got me into Tecnomind Music label group, and also was a quick learning experience. It’s good to take some time and try an easy project every now and then just to improve the skills. Personally, I’m proud of this one.
