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Preparing to orbit the Earth at the speed of sound, âVersus The Worldâ embarks on its journey with a salvo of Durandâs solo material. Personifying Richardâs characteristic tech-ish appeal, âChopstickâ and âSequenceâ deliver adrenaline shot beats and hard-fired percussion loops, packing them against those tense, stormy Durand riffs. On âStand Againâ Leahâs vocal cadence generates the uplift, while Richardâs production travels the track into distorted atomic big-room-boom territory. Packing a peak-time punch, âTrancefusionâ (which served as the anthem for the Prague-based event of the same name) unleashes a euphoric trance fireball onto the floor!
Where would a superhero be without his trusty sidekick? At each of its continent-hopping stop-offs, Richard sought out and found a new production talent to introduce to the world. Through the 5 widely publicized regional contests, greenhorn studio jockeys accepted the challenge and were given their first chance to shine. Fighting the good fight alongside Richard are the likes of Huge Euge with the synth strafing euphorica of âSignsâ, the melodic vistas of âVegaâ (in tandem with The Progressive Brothers) and the rapacious, club-shaking âFree Fallâ co-produced with Stefan Vijoen.
âThis year has been about finding tomorrowâs EDM heroes todayâ says Richard. âThrough both this albumâs regional contests and the âmix a disc for In Search of Sunrise: 10â, I think weâve introduced some real talent. I hope these prove to be their first steps on the journey to EDM greatness! Time will tell!â
Whatâs the only thing better than one superheroâŠ? Thatâd be two superheroes together! Before departing on his Versus The World mission, Richard assembled a league of fellow EDM avengers, to help exact dance justice on club floors! âR.D.V.T.W.âs mercury continues to skyrocket through heat-seeking tracks like âLoose Unitâ and the wickedly infective âCrashedâ (produced respectively alongside Australiaâs own tyDi and all-out legend Paul Oakenfold). Elsewhere âPleasureâ and âDevils Insideâ (with recent DJ Mag poll debutantes Protoculture and Heatbeat) and âLast Train To Moscowâ with Bobina ensure its temperature remains nothing short of volcanic!
âAs I fly around the planet I meet a lot of other DJ/producers and we very often end up discussing production collaborations. âRichard Durand Versus The Worldâ is where the talking stopped and the music began! It was among the most satisfying aspects of this album to be able to work with some of my personal favourites in their studios, dotted around the world. The results are tracks that travel in musical directions that otherwise I might have not. For a producer thatâs a very rewarding thing to realise.âÂ
âRichard Durand Versus The Worldâ is among one of the boldest, most imaginative artist long-players ever sent into the EDM realm. A visionary concept that simply refuses to be just another collection of artistâs tracks, it goes on general release December 2012.
Tracklist:
1. In Control (Intro) (1:25)
2. Take Your Time (featuring Denis Sender) (4:55)
3. Crashed (with Paul Oakenfold) (5:20)
4. Stand Again (featuring Leah) (4:55)
5. Free Fall (featuring Stefan Viljoen) (4:40)
6. Loose Unit (with tyDi) (5:02)
7. Pleasure (with Protoculture) (5:31)
8. Zoom (5:06)
9. Sequence (3:56)
10. Last Train To Moscow (with Bobina) (6:22)
11. Devils Inside (with Heatbeat) (5:22)
12. Trancefusion (5:49)
13. Veda (featuring Progressive Brothers) (4:36)
14. Chopstick (5:56)
15. Signs (featuring Huge Euge) (4:25)
Connect:
http://www.richardurand.com
http://www.facebook.com/djricharddurand
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