Featured small Premiere Alex O’Rion – Tunnel [Meanwhile] By ProgressiveAstronaut Posted on 3 hours ago 5 min read 0 0 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on Linkedin Returning to Meanwhile once more, Alex O’Rion delivers a stunning new double with the twin-tracker “Tunnel / Blackout”. A regular on GMJ & Matter’s Beatport top 10 Progressive House imprint, Alex O’Rion has provided a score of production credits to Meanwhile. Among them, May 2021’s “Echium” and August 2022’s “Pluvia / Solis / Sericum” stand out as blue-chip original offerings with remixes for Rich Curtis, Jiminy Hop and GMJ & Matter themselves, adding to an increasingly successful portfolio. The opener, “Tunnel” is a driving rhythmic monster that revels in a rapid-fire percussive groove, booming kick and rolling bassline sequence. Pitching slightly as it evolves, the low-end supplies subtle melodic variation before a chorus of motifs, cadenced stabs and rippling arpeggio creates a sumptuous combination. Flowing freeform melodies emerge in the second movement and into the breakdown providing the perfect pause for breath before a rasping bassline sequence increases in intensity, heralding the return of a pounding third movement where all elements combine to devastating effect. The deeper, darker techier flavours of “Blackout” manifest themselves with a clicking and popping top-line arrangement while a chorus of effects and cone-melting bass groove supply simmering energy. As the track develops, a huge analogue synth swell appears as it pans the left-right spectrum in stereo unison. A pitched-down vocal effect adds an eerie feel at the breakdown as do the copious amounts of delay and reverb on the liberally sprinkled effects. Before long they are once again joined by the oppressive bassline dominance and intelligently worked melodic phrasing that emerges out of the effect-laden aural collage. A recurring talent with an endless supply of sonic bombs, the spotlight falls on Alex O’Rion as he emerges from the “Tunnel / Blackout”. Buy: www.beatport.com/release/tunnel-blackout/4906033Release Date: 07-02-2025 ALL PREMIERS: soundcloud.com/progressiveastronaut/sets/premieres ALL FREE DOWNLOADS: soundcloud.com/progressiveastronaut/sets/free-downloads ALL PODCAST EPISODES: soundcloud.com/progressiveastronaut/sets/progressive-astronaut-mixes
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