Chicane is one of the few producers in the global electronic music scene who has a genuinely distinctive and original sound. This sound has taken him to the very top of the A-list producers making him one of the most in demand artists on the circuit. He is a man of outstanding production talent and his sixth artist album, ‘The Sum Of Its Parts’ focuses entirely on his exceptional ability in joining the best of old and new.
‘Oxygen’ is a beautiful trance production with strong melodic themes. Its the kind of sound that unites people and make them feel attached and close to each other. The build up is intense and leads us in an truly epic fashion to a drop that is driving, energetic and pumping with mainstage sounds.
‘Eglise’ is a perfect mixture of a great progression of melodies, dreamy Balearic guitar and luscious piano themes. Just try to set the alarm using this track and I’m sure that the usually painful part of waking up in the morning will get a totally different meaning.
‘One More Time’ is powerful, energetic and gives that much needed feeling of positive vibes radiating in the air. In the breakdown, Chicane uses classical house piano chords that will surely bring hysteria on the dance floors. This track also features soulful vocals by Duane Harden who’s lyrics have the signature feel good factor.
‘Photograph’ is a classic uplifting trance tune which features the much needed drive, intensity and energy. It also has a mouthwatering breakdown that will be hard to ignore. Dreamy ethereal vocals by Christian Burns act as the major USP of the track as he sounds extremely passionate.
’38 Weeks’ is a powerful progressive trance track that showcases the power of the combination of talents of both, Chicane and Ferry Corsten. Energetic drum beats are a feature of Ferry Corsten which merges amazingly well with Chicane’s balearic melodies. The vocals rendered by Lisa Gerrard are presented in a very beautiful manner. This definitely is a winner that deserves to be in the memories and playlists of listeners for a long period of time.
‘Still With Me’ is a stunner that successfully combines elements of progressive house and progressive trance. It starts really melodic and spacey with a chunky electro groove and deep throbbing basslines. The breakdown is absolutely mesmerizing with a piano melody that crawls under your skin and calms your senses in truly cinematic direction combined with hair raising synths and epic strings. Bo Bruce’s voice clearly invokes life and compels listeners to travel deep within themselves.
‘One Thousand Suns’ is a collaboration between Chicane and Ferry Corsten. It is one hell of a bouncy and smashing track perfectly molded for big room arenas. The beats are tight, the basslines solid and the composition keeps things playful and lively. Christian’s lyrics are poetic and certainly will strike a chord deep inside the listener’s heart.
‘Motion’ is one track that will be sure to dominate all dancefloors over the world in the near future. It starts with a cool little intro and soon lands on the first short breakdown that allows the emotional piano melody acting as a perfect platform for the incredible vocals of Paul Aiden to shine on.
‘Orleans’ features Lisa Gerrard’s sensitive and really fragile voice. She puts up an incredible and very touching performance. The track is magnificent and uplifting with pumping beats layered by a touch of electro and euphoric melodies.
‘Tuesday’ is a magnificent trance anthem for the big room lovers. Warm melodies in the breakdown blend perfectly with guitar riffs and cinematic strings. City Lies and Manu Zain’s presence raises the tune to another level altogether.
‘Fibreglasses’ is a powerful energetic track built for prime time. The breakdown is focused on the very strong melodic theme and the climax is filled with a festival friendly atmosphere.
Those warm bubbly beats, deep dreamy basslines, rock guitar riffs and the melancholic piano melodies used by Disco Citizens while remixing Chicane’s ‘No More I Sleep’ featuring Senadee’s amazing voice is a treat to the listener’s ears. This track is the perfect choice to change the mood completely or to relax your senses. Lyrics are very inspirational and will definitely inspire people to follow their dreams and build castles in the sky.
“The Sum Of Its Parts” shows not only Chicane’s outstanding production ability, but also his ability to combine the history of dance music in terms of the old and the new and fusing it in one smashing album. :)
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