“A New Dawn” by Steve Forte Rio is now remixed by no one less than Joint Operations Centre; a.k.a John O’Callaghan! Delivering a proper remix of this beloved trancer is no easy task, but we have to admit that John was the right man for this job. Epic!
Artist: Steve Forte Rio, Joint Operations Centre Track: A New Dawn (Joint Operations Centre Remix) Label: Black Hole Recordings Release Date: July 22nd 2022 Get your copy here:https://blackhole.lnk.to/anewdawnremix
Discover John O’Callaghan’s latest vision for the Joint Operations Centre classic “Behind the Silence”.
Artist: Joint Operations Centre, Kate Miles Track: Behind the Silence (John O’Callaghan Remix) Label: SubCulture Release Date: February 26th 2021 Get your copy here: https://subculture.complete.me/silencermx
There’s a half dozen approaches that label supremo John O’Callaghan could’ve taken to befittingly trumpet Subculture’s double century release. If you were expecting him to crown it with some la-di-dah-chirpy, collab-heavy clubfloor roof-raiser though, you’re bang outta luck!
No, it is to his best-known (and near career-long) alias that this milestone honour has fallen. Applying his moodiest, most forceful filter to SUBC200’s proceedings, up from the trance depths rises Joint Operations Centre and along with it come three new techno-logical marvels.
Getting off to a literally monstrous start, “Meraxes” takes to air for a swoopingly relentless flame-thrower – and one that’s every bit the musical equivalent of its winged, fire-breathing G.O.T. namesake.
Perfectly balanced at the EP’s midpoint is the nuance-studded tech of “Mom I Don’t Feel Well”. Maintaining the tempo and propulsion of “Meraxes”, it brings cantering hi-hat percussion, portentous bass, correspondingly ominous Bolland-esque sub-riffs and the haunt of the hunting horn to its make-up.
Just in case the atmosphere of Subculture 200th wasn’t yet doomily delicious enough for you, John cues up the EP’s parting shot, “Moonlight”. Skipping percussives, reverb by the bucket and its deceptively chilled titular refrain all conspire to deliver its equilibrium-shaking closeout.
Artist: Joint Operations Centre Track: Meraxes / Mom I Don’t Feel Well / Moonlight Label: SubCulture Release Date: June 06th 2020 Get your copy here: https://subculture.complete.me/triple
John O’Callaghan lands on Afterdark with his moniker Joint Operations Centre and his trademark sounds. A blend of dark tech and sinister uplifting. Big tune for 2019.
Artist: Joint Operations Centre Track: Fugitive Label: Afterdark Release Date: December 06th 2019 Get your copy here: https://afterdark.complete.me/fugitive
The first Joint Operations Centre expedition to feature a vocal and marking the project’s return to its birth label, John O’Callaghan’s most recent release puts the more moodily-inclined trancers on notice.
Now Trance’s man of the moment Cold Blue is going to give it to you a whole different other… The supreme German talent adjusts the settings, elevates the frequencies and expands its bandwidth, putting ‘Behind The Silence’ on collision course with primetime.
More urgency, more stomp & more thrust are given context by a frontend increase in moody b-line buzz, percussive licks and deep-into-the-night purpose. Cold Blue lights the runway to Kate Miles’ unforgettable vocal and come the break, the German expertly transits the track from dark to radiating light, giving the mix a thrilling uplifting climax.
Artist: Joint Operations Centre, Kate Miles, Cold Blue Track: Behind the Silence (Cold Blue Remix) Label: SubCulture Release Date: August 24th 2018 Get your copy here: https://subculture.choons.at/behindthesilence-coldblue
