Electric Storm

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After signing ten tracks to different labels over the past year and remixing for labels such as Hooj, Descent is making a name for himself with his techy and melodic sound. The original mix is a progressive house/trance hybrid characterized by otherworldly effects, subtle ear-tingling atmospheres and a plastic groove. Thomas Penton turns in an urgent mix wtih tribal undertones, monstrous growls and stuttering fills. Menacing and danceable, this mix erupts with tons of energy.

Hernan Cattaneo - "Both sides nice!!!"
Jerry Bonham - "Thomas nails it on the remix".
Mark Lewis - "Wicked. Both tracks will work for me".
Fred Numf - "Massive remix from Thomas".
DJ 19 - "Both sides are excellent. What a fu**ing great record!!!"
Jonathan Ojeda - "Very good. Solid release".
Markus Schulz - "Very good".
Martin Villeneuve

"Extreme props to Descent for this splendid record that not only sounds gorgeous (lots of anorak flourishes), but contains a real grooving houser at its core. Very much in the Tom Stephan vein with staccato drum programming, all manner of buzzing analogue stabs and a straight from the hip, three note bassline. It’s production that wins in the end, as the breaks are built around gorgeous rising pads and some seriously beautiful, ethereal sound design. It’s nice to see someone other than D Ramirez putting this amount of work into a tune. M8/M8bs!"
- Lee Pattison & Grayson Shipley, M8 Magazine (UK)

"Right of the bat I’ll tell this tribal baby is a gem. Perfect for a variety of uses, but mainly to grip your dance floor as you lead them into progressive heaven. Both cuts are amazing. The original is a ballsy tribal assassin that roams under the radar, silently rinsing the room. The second is a Thomas Penton remix that is chunkier then the soup, but still holding the fort down for the die-hard progressive fans."
- Simon Jain, nocturnalmagazine.net (Canada)

"For the debut release on Propulsion Records, the choice has fallen on Descent, who has been working on a lot of new music lately and who has been signed to some prominent labels, such as Tune Inn, Fade and Release. To put some strength behind the release, a remix by Thomas Penton is been used.

‘Electric Storm’ (Original) has a ripping bass-line with a tribal undertone. Layer after layer of beats and synths get build onto each other right from the start, almost ending in two breaks. After the second break, the track really kicks of with twice the power: a heavier and harder sounding ‘growl’, synths and strings pushing their way into your ears and the bass-line coming in darker and deeper. The track ends calmly and deeply with the slowing down of the ripping bass-line and the fading of the synths. Twice during the track a fast and quick rumbling kicks in, almost sounding electro-like, adding a nice surprise to the track in fully.

The ‘Thomas Penton Remix’ starts right of with a heavy beat, layered with synths. Compared to the original, this remix is very controlled. The drums, the synths, the effects…everything matches perfectly. Not unique, but very clean-cut.

‘Electric Storm’ is a track that requires some listening to, but ones you get the feeling, you realise that Propulsion Records made a good choice as to make this track their first release."
- Eduardo, Xpander.nl (The Netherlands)

"For the debut release on Propulsion Records, the label has called on the services of Descent and his Electric Storm. To help matters it also comes with a remix from proven producer, Thomas Penton.

Firstly on the a-side is the Original Mix. Some chunky beats begin the production shortly before a quirky electro rumbling breakdown stops the track early on. The beats then come crashing in as it flows very nicely with the rumbling of the sounds and the crashing of the beats uniting. The track then breaks down again shortly after, but really takes off from this point, as strings and smooth pads give it a bit of a rise in the mood.

On the flip is the Thomas Penton Remix. From the outset the quality is apparent, as Penton reworks the baseline to good effect and keeps the atmospheric elements in action throughout the production. The track also features some screeching effects late on that also give it a unique edge. It’s a quality debut release for the label, with both the original and Penton remix providing quality moments."
- Residentadvisor.com.au (Australia)