I think I’m prepared to declare OceanLab’s Sirens of the Sea Remixed to be the album of the summer. This is twenty tracks of fun, light-hearted vocal trance with heavy beats. Of course, the original Sirens of the Sea is fantastic too, but the remixes here keep things exciting and alert at every turn without stressing you out whereas the original worked more to further soothe you into a chilled vibe. For a little background OceanLab is a collaboration between trance artists Above & Beyond and singer Justine Suissa (that’s her on the cover) which began in 2000, produced a few singles over the years before culminating with a debut album last year.
I’ve got a real soft spot for the second disc opener “Secret (Andrew Bayer Remix)”, although it’s also new to me while the awesome “Miracle” and “Sirens of the Sea” remixes were already available on other singles. Every track is a winner though, I’ve been listening to the album for a week rather nonstop and I’m never skipping anything, a practice prone to happen on uneven albums after a couple listens. The remixed album also includes versions of their pre-Sirens of the Sea singles that weren’t on that album, including “Clear Blue Water”, “Satellite”, “Sky Falls Down” and “Beautiful Together”.
I’ve got my fingers crossed that this group/brand yields more singles and albums in the future because I really love what they’ve accomplished so far. While I wouldn’t want them to abandon their other projects, I’d hate for OceanLab to get left in the lurch.
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I agree secret andrew bayer remix is definatly one of the best remixed songs on this album