Lennaert Ekelmans

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Blake Jarrell presents Concentrate 2009

This is the first time I write a review about a new music album. Normally I wouldn't write reviews, but I really want to share a new album because it's really brilliant. I pre ordered the album a few weeks ago and last weekend I found it in my mailbox. I started listening it immediately and felt in love with the story of deep progressive beats, trancy melodies, housy sceneries and indulging side-effects called ' Blake Jarrell - Cencentrate 2009'.

Blake Jarrell is an American DJ originally from New Orleans, after the Katrina disaster he moved to Chicago and started his DJ Career. After listening to a few of Blake's tracks, Armin van Buuren himself contacted Blake and right after that he started touring with Armin all over the world. Personally I first heard of Blake Jarrell after the Anna Nalick - Breathe remix, which was my absolute favourite track in 2006 and made my summer perfect with loads of great memories. I started following Blake Jarrell and was pleased to watch him live in The Sand in Amsterdam. He started his radio show, also called concentrate which is a monthly radio show full of nice progressive music. Since I was searching for a less main-stream DJ, Blake Jarrell is now one of my favourite 'future talents'.

The first CD of the album is full of new remixes from Blake and his very own track called 'Eilat'. The tracks are really amazing, Blake is one of the best remix DJ's I've ever seen, he remixed artists like Snow Patrol, Anna Nalick, Linkin Park and now on this album he remixed some tracks of his colleagues in the Blake Jarrell style, which are quite brilliant. I would almost say this album is quite ambience, every track is a story within very big story, it's perfectly mixed together and this first CD is one big pleasure for my ears, my brains and my body.

The second (bonus) Cd are tracks we already know from Blake Jarrell which are awesome. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing ' Not Alone tonight ' again and his brilliant remix of ' Wouldn't change a thing' from Jose Amnesia feat Jennifer Rene. Also, a few of his own produced tracks are on this album, a perfect CD for in my car, I love it.

Blake Jarrell didn't want to create ‘just' an artist or mix album. Blake needed something special. In my opinion he succeeded. Blake's album is Focusing on Blake's remixes and productions, all in optimal balance to one another. Blake Jarrell is also in 2009 my favourite future talent, although he's already a huge talent. I can't wait to see him spinning again in Holland.

Tracklist

Disc 1
01 Blake Jarrell - Concentrate 2009 Intro
02 Astrid Suryanto - Distant Bar (Blake Jarrell Remix)
03 Mike Foyle - Bittersweet Nightshade (Blake Jarrell Remix)
04 Gabriel & Dresden feat. Molly Bancro - Let Go (Blake Jarrell Remix)
05 Nosmo v Kris B - One For The Road 2008 Deep Mix (Blake Jarrell Remix)
06 Dobenbeck feat. Joanna - Please Don't Go (Blake Jarrell Remix)
07 Blake Jarrell - Eilat (Original Mix)
08 Michael Cassette - David (Blake Jarrell Remix)
09 Jerome Isma-Ae - Smile When You Kill Me (Blake Jarrell Remix)
10 Arnej feat. Josie - Strangers We've Become (Blake Jarrell Remix)
11 Kyau & Albert - Walk Down (Blake Jarrell Remix)
12 Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren - You Never Said (Blake Jarrell Remix)
13 Khaz & Boris M.D. - Eliana (Blake Jarrell Remix)

Disc 2
01 Blake Jarrell - Animal (Original Mix)
02 Marscruiser feat. Kendra Foster - Not Alone Tonight (Blake Jarrell Club Mix)
03 Blake Jarrell - Take Care (Original Mix)
04 Christopher Manik - 2 Piano's (Blake Jarrell Mix)
05 Royal Sapien - Everyone (Blake Jarrell Mix)
06 Blake Jarrell - Punta Del Este (Arnej's Minimal Drum Dub)
07 Jose Amnesia feat. Jennifer Rene - Wouldn't Change A Thing (Blake Jarrell 190 Db Remix)
08 Blake Jarrell - Tabanka (Original Mix)
09 Hammer & Herbick feat. Boytronic - You (Blake Jarrell Instrumental Mix)
10 Moussa Clarke & Terrafunka - She Wants Him (Blake Jarrell's Panty Dropper Remix)
11 Blake Jarrell Presents Thraser - Hosoi (Original Mix)
12 Blake Jarrell Presents Thraser - Hosoi (Simon & Shaker Remix)