Had it somehow escaped your attention, of late Grotesque has been in overdrive. Within just the last month alone the label side of RAM’s marque has notched up a hat-trick of Beatport #1s. Their events arm meanwhile have just brought word of a 2018 international expansion, with Grotesque shows confirmed to tour the States, Asia and Europe. On the mix-comp front, RAM is a man whose largesse likewise knows no limits!! Fresh off the back of last month’s killer ‘Reworked & Remixed’ outing, with ‘Grotesque 300’, he’s ready to formulate another mix-spectacular into December’s equation.
To celebrate the transmission of another 50 episodes of the Grotesque Radio Show, our trance troubadour again descended on Rotterdam’s historic Maassilo compound in early December. In tow were 5000 wildly up-for-it fans, and another unforgettable crowd-wowing night was the sure-fire outcome.
A CD ‘compadre’ to its milestone celebrations, ‘300’ delivers an all-dancing all-trancing Carnival of the Grotesque companion to your door! Heading up the mixes are tech-trance legend Marco V, the Grotesque kingpin himself, RAM and one of the scene’s most rapid risers in 2017, Darren Porter. Over 31?2 hours and across 43 tracks, it brings the night’s highs back into the sharpest focus. The three spinners have compiled and mixed the best, most seismic, most ‘300’-capturing trance available into it!
Over its 3 discs, you’ll discover original productions & reworks from a host of the scene’s most illustrious names. A Mardi Gras of Ferry Corsten, Darren Tate vs Jono Grant, MaRLo, PureNRG, Talla 2XLC, Stoneface & Terminal and Sean Tyas are but a handful of those involved. There’s an abundance from the newer names too, with the latest studio-weapons featured from ReOrder, Shugz, Lostly, The Noble Six, Ikorus, Dark Monks, Daniel Skyver and heaps more besides. Leaving their own inimitable marks on the discs too you can count on plenty from the production houses of Marco, Darren and RAM too.
So prepare for a fast flashback to that ‘Cirque du Trance’: Grotesque 300. The album is available online, through physical stores and via streaming sites now here.
Mix 1 – RAM
- RAM & Darren Porter – The Calling [Grotesque 300 Anthem]
02. Vimana – We Came (Andres Sanchez Uplifting Remix)
03. Daniel Skyver – Temper Temper
04. Etasonic & Dany G – Flying in a Dream (RAM & Cari Remix)
05. Craig Connelly featuring Tricia McTeague & Rory O’Grady – Meet At The End (Amir Hussain Remix)
06. Alan Morris & Adrian Morton – Keep Coming Back
07. CRW – I Feel Love (Omar Sherif Remix)
08. ReOrder & RAM – Opus Dei
09. RAM & Stine Grove – RAMore (Daniel Skyver Remix)
10. Andres Sanchez – One More Tune!
11. Darren Tate vs Jono Grant – Let The Light Shine In (2nd Phase Remix)
12. Paul Denton – Re-Offender
13. Steve Allen & UDM present Nightflyers – Dopamine
14. Dark Monks – Insane (Binary Finary Remix)
15. RAM – Melbourne (Fusion Mix)
Mix 2 – Marco V
- MaRLo – The Launch
02. Marco V & Paul Denton – Network
03. Smith & Brown – Last Landing
04. Marco V – It’s Black
05. Ferry Corsten – Trust (Heatbeat Remix)
06. Amir Hussain & Daniel Skyver featuring Cari – Sahara
07. Dan Thompson – Delusion
08. Stoneface & Terminal – So What
09. Gene Xander – Paradigm City (Erika K & Daun Giventi Remix)
10. Shugz – Extremity
11. Marco V – Aranck
12. Kiyoi & Eky – Humanity
13. Ikorus – Checkmate
14. Lostly – One Last Look
15. XiJaro & Pitch featuring Artifi – Maple Valley
16. PureNRG – Midnight Blue
17. Marco V – Tribute
Mix 3 – Darren Porter
- Darren Porter – Opening [Grotesque 300 Intro]
02. Marco Torrance & Natasha Jaffe – Under the Diving Bell (DIM3NSION Remix)
03. Tau-Rine – Energy
04. Stefano Brigati – Rise
05. Tau-Rine featuring Alaera – In The Memory
06. Midway – Amazon (Allen Watts Remix)
07. Talla 2XLC & Alessandra Roncone – Luce
08. The Noble Six – Firewalker
09. Darren Porter & Katherine Amy – Let It Burn
10. Sean Tyas & Darren Porter – The Potion
11. The Cracken – Revolution
12. UCast – Deranged
13. Alex Wright – The Vixen & The Lioness
14. Andy Blueman – Sea Tides (Energetic Mix)
15. Richard Sebastian – We Will Meet Again
16. TrancEye – Distant Dream