Hallucinogen - Solstice (Remastered)

The second track that Simon Posford produced as Hallucinogen was the first version of Solstice in 1993, which remained unissued until it appeared on a Flying Rhino compilation in 1996. As Posford had refined his production and composition techniques when it came time for him to produce his debut album for the Dragonfly label in 1995, he decided to remix this track, and it ended up closing the album (other than the secret ambient track, of course). However, by the time that he remade this track, he was unable to locate the vocal sample that was a key feature of the earlier version, so he instead reworked that melody using synths. (He dispensed with the humourous spoken sample in that earlier version that didn’t quite maximise the emotional musical content of the track.)

The beauty of the melodic and harmonic flavour of this track is beautifully complemented by the intense build-up throughout the track and at its climax, as well as the hypnotic nature of some of the riffs - an exquisite musical masterpiece in every way.

This glorious track now sounds better than ever with this new remastering by Kevin Metcalfe that was released on vinyl in 2023. While the vinyl-only edition is sold out, the digital album is available for purchase and streaming here:

https://hallucinogen.lnk.to/Albums_Re...

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Text by Mark Ainley aka DJ Solitare    / @djsolitare