Russia’s Moonbeam have been gaining
momentum over the last few years and with good reason. Formed
in Nizhny Novgorod in 2003, brothers Pavel and Vitaliy have
been steadily releasing dance floor tracks that weave seamlessly
from thick-bellied atmospheric techno to dense charging trance.
Storming into DJ Magazine’s Top100 Poll, the two continue
to widen their sonic arc with a fabric of different styles
and diverse guest vocalists both in their studio and with
their live shows.
In 2005, Moonbeam Digital was created, which led them collaborate
with some of the scenes most talented producers such as Jeff
Bennett, Jon Silva, Joshua Collins, Stephan Hinz and LeRon
& Yves Eaux, and others. From here onward Moonbeam’s
approach of crafting the most palatable elements of Techno,
progressive, trance and house show they have a penchant for
big room melodies, striking a tour de force that melds live
electronic compounds like a perfectly mixed Russian cocktail.
In 2007 the duo signed to the German based powerhouse that
is Traum Schallplatten and went on to write four full releases
including the successful “Eclipse EP” and “Spring
Story EP” along with remixes of Minilogue – “Seconds”
and Extrawelt – “Doch Doch”.
Other releases followed thick and fast on respected labels
like Black Hole Recordings, Be Yourself Music, Kickin Music
and Proton Music. In summer of 2007 Tiesto licensed their
track “See the Difference Inside” for his legendary
compilation “In Search of Sunrise 6 Ibiza”. When
melody was threatened by the re-emergence of harder techno,
Moonbeam kicked started 2008 with their remix of Perfect Strangers
– “'Ode Ao Sol'” on BEEF records which reached
#2 on Beatport’s minimal best selling chart, and lead
their debut full length album “Consumption”.
Despite their array of stadium rocking dj’s, archiving
Moonbeam simply under the T of Trance would limit this duo
in a musical sense; and despite whatever genre they turn to
they certainly have there production sound locked with releases
also ranging to deep warm compositions sometimes even complimented
with Balearic influences.
Reaching to more minimal horizons, the versatile, mellow
masterpiece that was “When Tears Are Dropping From The
Sky” saw the pair return to Traum Schallplatten for
a three track EP charged with tremendous emotions and interconnected
by some of their finest progressive touches to date. The talented
outfit continued to furrow their way down a melodic musical
avenue recording with vocalist Avis Vox for their single “About
You” in Spring 2009 on High Contrast Nu Breed.
Now after almost a decade Moonbeam can count themselves amongst
the biggest music exponents in the history of Russian dance
music and their latest new album “Around The World”
certainly contributes to their status. Currently signed to
the multiple award winning Black Hole Recordings, they deliver
a high quality twelve track album that raises the bar for
future electronic music.
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