Listening to Ferry Corsten‘s new album, Join, looks like stepping right into a time machine.
Every observe from the influential DJ and producer’s sixth studio album is a postcard from his profession, charting his evolution from trance purist to genre-agnostic innovator. Corsten paints Join as a profession retrospective, reimagining his signature sound by brushstrokes that signify his evolution as a music producer.
“While I may be best known for trance, I’ve explored a range of genres over the years—house, progressive, even techno. This album is a culmination of those styles, woven together across tracks in dynamic layers and moments,” Corsten defined in a press launch. “If you’ve followed my music, I hope you’ll recognize these influences and hear the depth and variety within this sound.”
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Out now below Corsten’s Flashover Recordings banner by way of Armada Music, the album includes 15 tracks. These embody collaborations with Marsh, 22Bullets and Silva Metropolis, the collaborative alias of Alan Fitzpatrick and Reset Robotic, amongst others.
Corsten manages to remodel nostalgic impulses into forward-looking music that pulses with modern vitality all through Join. Look no additional than “Wish,” a masterclass in managed reinvention the place he crafts a dancefloor elegy by lyrics that pull you into the glow of a reminiscence you may’t fairly contact—however cannot let go of both.
One other simple spotlight is “Total Eclipse,” the place Corsten weaves a cocoon of classic breakbeats that unfurls as a miniature universe unto itself. Right here, Chris Howard’s tortured vocals are a lunar waltz between despair and distant hope: “I check my phone again / Nothing’s making sense / I wonder where it ends / A total eclipse,” he croons.
Hearken to Join under and discover the brand new album on streaming platforms right here.
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