New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Last month, no less than Billboard marked Bobina out as one of their 2016 trance names to watch. Why this year? Well, you�re probably staring a sizeable part of the answer at this very moment.
With a history, already stretching back to some his earliest studio times, �Speed Breaker� marks the sixth album to take its place in the Russian�s estimable long-player archive. From 2004�s �Catchy!� through to last year�s �#Uplifting�, its supplied the collections of fan�s around the world with a string of evergreen classics. �Speed Breaker� once again turns the spotlight onto the work of a producer (and DJ) who views electronic dance music through the widest possible lens. The album brings together a collection of 15 cuts, comprising of Bobina�s late-2015 through to �16 catalogue. It moves seamlessly between towering instrumentals and infectious vocals, each of which carrying the DNA of future anthems.
To work alongside him, Bobina has once again assembled a range of singers and songwriters that are as talented as they are artistically open-minded. They include the legendary-likes of JES, established names like
Natalie Gioia &
Alexandra Badoi, as well as those more newcomer in nature, May-Britt Scheffer among them. Its Y chromosome is equally well represented, with in-studio team-ups from a male vocal contingent that includes Christian Burns, Sir Adrian and Kyle Richardson.
And in possibly the best news of all, there�s next to no wait-time� Living up to its tag, �Speed Breaker� races into stores April 22nd!
Instrumentally, Bobina�s 6th again drops science across electronic music�s range. Through trance-fired numbers like the empyrean-edged �Maharaja� through to the zipline-like thrill of (former Beatport trance chart #1) �Winter�, his peak-timers impact just as ballistic-ally as ever. Also featured on the album is his most recent single, �Music Box�, which over the last 4 weeks has shaken loose clubfloor tiles from Moscow to Melbourne. �Sierra�, housed at �Speed Breaker�s midpoint meanwhile, is nothing less than symphonic-tonic - bringing a big orchestral strike to the album.
Numbers like the album�s title track considerably shake up its stylistic system too. �Speed Breaker� brings a slow-tempo, more leftfield vibe, with deep bass guitar throb and by virtue an almost New Order-like edge to the album. Similarly revolutionary is �Addicted�, as
Natalie Gioia exerts a hypnotic vocal hold over Bobina�s late-2015 artistic earthquake. He backs her catchy-as-you-like song with a reclined tempo, cool timbale-led percussion, tinkling pianos and a swaying b-line. Such were its plaudits on first release that Dmitry has reteamed with the Russian singer for the album track �My Everything� - albeit one far more rafter-blasting in effect.
�Love Is the Answer� with Kyle Richardson plays to Bobina�s daytime radio strengths; �iBelieve� feat. JES has showstopping trance running thick through its veins, while
Alexandra Badoi supplies the album with the searching vocals of �Dare To Love� - its poignant, affecting closeout. With zero regard for electronic music�s limits, you can find �Speed Breaker� in stores from April 22nd.
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Speed Breaker Tracklist:
01.
Speed Breaker
02. Addicted (with
Natalie Gioia)
03. Love Is the Answer (with Kyle Richardson)
04.
Music Box [Album Mix]
05. iBelieve (with JES)
06. The Magik (with
Natalie Gioia)
07. Sierra
08. Born Again (with May-Britt Scheffer)
09. Drophead (with
Smash featuring Sir Adrian)
10. Refuge
11. My
Everything (with
Natalie Gioia)
12. Winter
13. Still In Love (with Christian Burns) [Chill Breaker Mix]
14. Maharaja
15. Dare To Love (with
Alexandra Badoi)
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