August 09 - Hard Dance - Reviews By Phil York. Please send all promos; as links to: phil@hardtimez.com

Phil York - 'Love (On My Mind)'
(Luca Antolini & Andrea Monitorsi remix) (Tranzlation)

Bit biased here as reviewing my own label and track but this remix from the two guys, who in my opinion are dominating the hard trance scene in Europe is the best thing I have heard from either of them and the combination is immense! The whole track is triplets with a kinda oldschool scot project ‘Overdrive’ feel to it, great use of the vocal and a massive saw riff in there!

Lisa Lashes, Alex Kidd & Kidd Kaos - 'Dissaray'
(Lashed Music)

The no 1 female dj in the world collaborates with the two Kidd’s for theyre follow up to the smash hit ‘Nu Religion’ released earlier this year on Kiddfectious. This is a great follow up with a simple riff carried along by a waltz style bassline and with vocals by Lisa herself! Not as big in the clubs as Nu Religion but still big!

Tommy Pulse - 'Messiah'
(CDR)

I am very lucky to get this track upfront, not to sure of the release date but it’s a monster and proves that Tommy is back on form as he has been very quiet of late! This has a hard tech feel to it combined with haunting operatic vocals and a heavy techy filled drop which has been destroying it in my sets over the last month!

Terminator Theme (Wragg & log:One remix)
(Omen whites)

These boys can do nothing wrong at the moment in my books, smashing apart every remix that has been set upon them. This is no different, yes it’s a little cheesy but lets be honest that’s what the kids want to hear and it makes a great intro to your set! Due out soon on a while label this really kicks the shit out of Terminator theme!

Phil York & Dark by Design - 'Obituary / Bad Habit'
(Dark by Design)

My 1st release on Dark by Design recordings which has been a very long time coming. On the A side myself and Gaz resurrect the old hard trance days of Blackout and the likes with a monster track with sinister riff and a huge build up all combined with modern day production and jumpstyle kicks in the break to give it that marching feel! On the flip is a crazy hard electo track called Bah Habit featuring a cheeky Cocaine vocal sample I nicked of a radio 4 documentary that my dad gave me, so wrong its right!