I know, I know: dinosaurs roamed the earth the last time trance music was cool! Well, maybe it’s not quite that out of date, but trance has been passe for several years now, no?
If that’s true, then it’s a crying shame, because the new Above and Beyond remix of OceanLab’s “Sirens of the Sea” is amazing! Beautiful! Stunning! Breathtaking! Aethereal! Transcendent! … and a bunch of other breathless words I can’t think of at the moment.
OceanLab’s debut album (of the same name) will be released on July 21, 2008. The album includes the title track, which is also coming out as a 12″ single. The “Above and Beyond Original Mix” is the version of the song to get; unfortunately, my copy has a DJ talking over it, so here’s the “Above and Beyond Radio Edit”, a slightly shorter version of the “Original Mix”:
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I’ve listened to this song over and over and over again since I first heard it. It’s one of the best dance tracks I’ve heard in ages!