┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Ostinatos presents: │ │ │ │ Activa - Origins │ │ │ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ │ │ Artist: Activa │ │ Album : Origins │ │ │ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ Genre : Trance │ │ Date : 2021-10-06 │ │ Encoder : LAME 3.100 (-V0) │ │ Quality : 267 kbps avg │ │ 4410kHz / Joint Stereo │ │ Track(s) : 15 │ │ Playtime : 01:14:01 │ │ Size : 148.25MB │ │ Language : English │ │ Source : CD │ │ Label : Black Hole Recordings │ │ Catalognr : BHCD219 │ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────[ ReleaseNotes ]───────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ On the surface æOriginsÆ origin story is a relatively straightforward │ │ one. ôIts main theme, states Activa is to re-represent the music I grew │ │ up with. Throughout æOriginsÆ production I always knew I wanted the │ │ release to work in a dual capacity. Both as a traditionally laid out │ │ artist album, that someone could move in & out of as their mood takes, │ │ but also as something that could be experienced mixed, as a │ │ start-through-finish one. The structure of that version on the release │ │ is highly representative of the music compilations I listened to, and │ │ was inspired by in my youthö, Rob says. │ │ │ │ │ │ This though is only half its story. ItÆs the motivation behind the │ │ motivation that makes æOriginsÆ that much more intriguing (and arguably │ │ even unique). Essentially, for Stevenson the album is something of a │ │ do-over - a go-around or perhaps even æa second runÆ. Contextually, │ │ RobÆs production career began after the trance space race had already │ │ been won - its æmoonshotÆ certified. To a degree he was caught in its │ │ second substantial producer wave - a time when enthusiasm & access were │ │ skyrocketing. │ │ │ │ Rob is the first to admit that he wasnÆt immune to this. As with many, │ │ production values werenÆt always in step with quality. ItÆs something │ │ that sticks regularly in the gut of many an artist û both inside the │ │ genre and out. Unlike others though, it was something that he couldnÆt │ │ get past and felt compelled to address. Rather then than │ │ remix/re-master his tracks of old, he decided to record an album that │ │ tonally had its head in the heyday game, but with production │ │ capabilities 20 years more progressed and finessed. │ │ │ │ ┌──────────────────────────────[ Tracklist ]─────────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ [ ] │ │ [ ] │ │ 1. Activa - For Emily [ 2:28] │ │ 2. Activa with Lo - Leave A Light On [ 5:08] │ │ 3. Activa with Rolo Green ft. Julie Harrington - Reach Out [ 5:22] │ │ 4. Activa with Orkidea - Z21 (ActivaÆs æOrigins' Mix) [ 4:22] │ │ 5. Activa - Let Them Know [ 5:53] │ │ 6. Activa - Fade From View [ 4:19] │ │ 7. Activa with Shelley Segal - Fall In [ 6:55] │ │ 8. Activa - Journey Home [ 4:17] │ │ 9. Activa - Anamara [ 5:26] │ │ 10.Activa with Shannon Hurley - Return To Life [ 5:38] │ │ 11.Activa - Into Pieces [ 5:08] │ │ 12.Activa with John Dopping - A Future Memory (ActivaÆs [ 5:07] │ │ æOriginsÆ Mix) [ ] │ │ 13.Activa - Polestar [ 6:16] │ │ 14.Activa with Jennifer Rene - Stranger [ 4:50] │ │ 15.Activa - Epilogue [Outro] [ 2:52] │ │ [ ] │ │ [ ] │ │ │ │ 01:14:01 │ │ ------- │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘