Solarstone’s ‘The Last Defeat Pt. I’ first appeared on his 2008 album ‘Rain Stars Eternal, a cinematic piece & fan favourite. This fresh set of remixes pushes the track into trance territory. First up are two contrasting versions from New York’s Obie Fernandez, a regular face on Pure Trance. Obie describes himself as ‘Musician. Consultant. Dad. Writer. Photographer. Sensitive Radical. Not necessarily in that order’, but it’s the first occupation focusing on, here! Obie’s 145bpm Light Side & Dark Side mixes are bang-on the trance zeitgeist of the moment, but with a twist that descends into a filmic D&B section drawing directly from the original version, then dropping into a four-to-the-floor groove. His ‘Dark Side’ remix is something else entirely, with an acidic bassline, club-ready FX and a beautiful, lush breakdown. Saharans (Dave Begic & Suanda) return to the label with their 138bpm power-trance remix, featuring hyper-euphoric synth work and a whopping drop.