BnB Review: The Sound Of The Twelfth Season - Mixed By Sven Väth

Written by Youri Jozee

House/Techno -

After a string of good and not-so-good compilations, Sven Väth now presents the twelfth edition of the Cocoon The Sound Of… series. Click below to find out if it’s worth the purchase.

Väth’s Cocoon label may be known for releasing awesome stand-alone EPs and organizing some of the best bashes in clubbing history, its mix compilations do not always seem to be able to reflect the imprint’s trademarked magical sound. Some of the recent editions were subject to endless, excitement-lacking minimalism and a poor choice of records. That made us all the more curious to The Sound Of The Twelfth Season, on which the veteran DJ/producer summarizes the 2011 Cocoon sound.

The first disc is titled Nigth, and so we get to hear a bunch of house and techno tracks that have been on heavy rotation over the past few months, and not just at the Cocoon bashes. The mix opens with a few rather heavy but minimal-tinged house tracks such as the moody Vomee by Dense & Pika, Levon Vincent’s odd but intriguing house track Man Or Mistress and Todd Terje’s space disco funker Ragysh. Mark E’s moving techno stomper Belvide Beat is one of the heaviest tracks represented here, while tunes such as Aufgang’s mental Dulceria (Clark Remix) and the brilliant Let Me Count The Ways by Benoit & Sergio adding a nice bit of variety too.

The second disc may be titled Day, but that doesn’t mean it’s limited to poolside grooves only. Sven serves up a load of tunes with a more lighthearted approach as compared to the first disc, starting off with the dreamy Workshop 13 A1 by Move D and Omar S’ vivid Detroit techno track Here’s Your Trance Now Dance. Inclusions such as Gerd’s massive house jacker Time & Space (2011 Rub), Maceo Plex’ Falling (probably the biggest track on this compilation as a whole) and the extremely awesome Don’t Look Down Now (Roman Flügel Remix) by Anthony Collins also carry that lovely authentic Cocoon vibe.

Our verdict:
The sound Of The Twelfth Season has become one of the best editions in the series to date due to its diversity in –and perfect pick of- some of Cocoon’s hottest tracks of past months. All our fears have been washed down the drain, ‘cuz God knows this is how we like to rock.

Rating: 8.0/10
Label: Cocoon Recordings
Release date: November 18^th, 2011

Tracklist
CD1: Night
01. Efdemin - There Will Be Singing (DJ Koze Remix)
02. Dense & Pika - Vomee
03. Levon Vincent - Man or Mistress
04. Boys Noize - Adonis
05. Justin Vandervolgen - Clapping Song
06. Todd Terje - Ragysh
07. Mark E - Belvide Beat
08. Chateau Flight - Chichi Devils
09. Aufgang - Dulceria (Clark Remix)
10. Gary Beck - Enough Talk
11. Benoit & Sergio - Let Me Count The Ways
12. Acquiescence - Nocturnal Wave
13. Roman Flügel - Brian Le Bon

CD2: Day
01. Move D - Workshop 13 A1
02. Omar S - Here's Your Trance Now Dance
03. Steffi - Yours Feat. Virginia
04. Gerd - Time & Space (2011 Rub)
05. Osunlade - Envision (Âme Remix)
06. Allì Borèm - Scotch Your Mind
07. Maceo Plex - Falling
08. Anthony Collins - Don't Look Down Now (Roman Flügel Remix)
09. Philip Bader - Hou!!!
10. Matt John - The Blue Storm
11. Re. You - Ghost
12. Mark E - The Day