ANUQRAM & Anfulage - Sonderwave

There’s a synth arpeggio that comes in around 1:50 that I could listen to for an hour on its own, and Sonderwave is smart enough to build the whole back half around it. This is Anjunabeats doing modern trance the way the label has basically perfected, all soaring melody and a build that takes its sweet time getting where it’s going. ANUQRAM and Anfulage keep the euphoria on a tight leash for the first two minutes, layering pads and teasing the melody before finally letting it fly. When the drop hits it’s pure uplift, the kind of hands-in-the-air moment trance has been chasing since the nineties and still occasionally nails. The production is crystalline, every element given room to breathe, which is exactly what this style needs to avoid turning to mush. Modern trance gets accused of being emotionally manipulative, and honestly, guilty, but when it’s done this well I’m happy to be manipulated. That arpeggio has been in my head since this morning. Big, bright, and unashamed of wanting to make you feel something.

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