{"id":3817,"date":"2015-05-24T09:27:38","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T08:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/?p=3817"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:13:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:13:44","slug":"pearsall-presents-running-into-neon-a-nuclear-hyde-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/pearsall-presents-running-into-neon-a-nuclear-hyde-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearsall presents Running Into Neon (A Nuclear Hyde Tribute)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/pearsall-presents-running-into-neon-a-nuclear-hyde-tribute\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/mixes\/neon\/Pearsall-RunningIntoNeon(NuclearHydeTribute).jpg\" alt=\"Running Into Neon\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/neon\/Pearsall-RunningIntoNeon(NuclearHydeTribute).mp3\">Pearsall presents Running Into Neon (A Nuclear Hyde Tribute)<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>right-click, save as to download this free mp3 mix<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/206951962&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>100% Vinyl!<br \/>\nMixed in Berlin, May 2015<br \/>\n(51:45, 118 MB, 320 kbps MP3)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/neon\/Pearsall-RunningIntoNeon(NuclearHydeTribute).zip\">Zip file (split into separate tracks)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/mixes\/neon\/Pearsall-RunningIntoNeon(NuclearHydeTribute)BIG.jpg\">Big cover<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/neon\/Pearsall-RunningIntoNeon(NuclearHydeTribute).cue\">Cue file<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Style: A tribute to the legendary hard trance producers Nuclear Hyde (and their various aliases)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Direct link to the mix:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/neon\/Pearsall-RunningIntoNeon(NuclearHydeTribute).mp3\">https:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/neon\/Pearsall-RunningIntoNeon(NuclearHydeTribute).mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tracklisting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>01. Plex &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Plex-Future-Influence-EP\/release\/179176\">The Future<\/a> (Noom UK)<br \/>\n02. Twisted &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Twisted-Bullet-EP\/release\/108417\">Bullet<\/a> (Noom)<br \/>\n03. Nuclear Hyde &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Nuclear-Hyde-Acceleration-EP\/release\/22876\">The Universe<\/a> (Noom)<br \/>\n04. Nuclear Hyde &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Nuclear-Hyde-Speedlake-EP\/release\/22922\">Spectral<\/a> (Noom)<br \/>\n05. Scope &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Scope-Beyond-Gravity\/release\/158550\">Beyond Gravity<\/a> (Time Unlimited)<br \/>\n06. Nuclear Hyde &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Nuclear-Hyde-X-Tension-EP\/release\/22918\">Tool<\/a> (Noom)<br \/>\n07. Nuclear Hyde &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Nuclear-Hyde-Noomraker\/release\/177434\">Holosuite<\/a> (Noom)<br \/>\n08. Twisted &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Twisted-Tri-Phase-EP\/release\/38988\">Albion<\/a> (Noom)<br \/>\n09. Overcharge feat. G-Meter &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Overcharge-Feat-G-Meter-About-Humans-EP\/release\/497103\">Stream Rotation<\/a> (Time Unlimited)<br \/>\n10. Scope &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Scope-Pacer\/release\/57359\">Perfect<\/a> (Time Unlimited)<br \/>\n11. Overcharge feat. G-Meter &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Overcharge-Feat-G-Meter-Transmitter\/release\/339309\">Elyptic<\/a> (Time Unlimited)<br \/>\n12. Nuclear Hyde &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Nuclear-Hyde-Noomraker\/release\/177434\">Pharcide One<\/a> (Noom)<br \/>\n13. Twisted &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Twisted-Twisted-Minds-EP\/release\/159837\">Anatronic<\/a> (Noom)<br \/>\n14. Nuclear Hyde &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Nuclear-Hyde-Challenge-EP\/release\/22877\">Axis<\/a> (Noom)<br \/>\n15. Nuclear Hyde &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Nuclear-Hyde-Plug-One\/release\/22878\">Plug One<\/a> (Noom)<br \/>\n16. Nuclear Hyde &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Nuclear-Hyde-X-Tension-EP\/release\/22918\">Whorpe<\/a> (Noom)<br \/>\n17. Nuclear Hyde &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Nuclear-Hyde-Acceleration-EP\/release\/22876\">Accelerator<\/a> (Noom)<\/p>\n<p>Slowly but surely I am working my way through my planned tribute mixes &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Few electronic music genres are more misunderstood or the subject of greater hostility than trance.<\/p>\n<p>Which is not totally unwarranted, I guess, because when most people think of &#8216;trance&#8217; they think of late-90&#8217;s Gatecrasher cheese, all twinkly arpeggios and OTT vocal tracks. A lot of people like that stuff, sure, but even more seem to hate it.<\/p>\n<p>But that is not what trance was originally &#8211; the real original trance sound was relentlessly hypnotic dancefloor music, techno&#8217;s more melodic cousin. The clue is in the name &#8211; trance; it&#8217;s music designed to put you in a trance on the dancefloor. So for me, bombastic five minute breakdowns topped with over-ripe synth lines are not really &#8216;trance&#8217; per se, but overwrought pop dance.<\/p>\n<p>Real trance is the kind of stuff best exemplified by the collected works of Marc Steinmeier, Olaf Cramer, and Robin Arnecke, three German producers who produced a fantastic body of work under aliases such as Nuclear Hyde, Twisted, Scope, Overcharge feat G-Meter, Plex and more. <\/p>\n<p>And this mix, in case you are blind or a bit slow on the uptake, is very obviously a tribute to their singular vision.<\/p>\n<p>So what is their sound and why do I think it is more real trance than the music of, say, Tiesto?<\/p>\n<p>Well, above all, their music fulfilled the core imperative of trance &#8211; it was relentless, hypnotic music where percussive sounds were balanced with melodic flashes, where the energy came from the balance of elements not from taking the easy route of sounding really &#8216;hard&#8217;. Pulsing, bouncing, driving &#8211; pick your adjective, they all basically describe the sound perfectly. Tracks that didn&#8217;t rely on obviously anthemic elements to keep the dancefloor engaged and excited. And all of the tracks perfectly engineered with exemplary German precision to sound just gorgeous on a big sound system.<\/p>\n<p>Which is why I am very happy to present this tribute mix &#8211; if it can expose more people to their genius then that would be a great result from my perspective. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tribute to legendary German trance crew Nuclear Hyde &#8211; 17 tracks of relentlessly pulsing cheese-free trance music<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-3817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mixes","tag-hard-trance"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3817"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6044,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3817\/revisions\/6044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}