Artist: Mike Hiratzka & Justin Scott Dixon
Title: Two Worlds
Label: Propulsion Records
By: Chloe Harris | 25 March 2004
Tracklist:

• A: Original Mix
• B: Descent Mix

Mike Hiratzka & Justin Scott Dixon "Two Worlds"

Two great minds come together for their first time and create a heavy, twisted, growling track called 'Two Worlds'. Mike Hiratzka & Justin Scott Dixon have been creating music for many years belting out some fine progressive tunes, breakbeats and even some old school electro. Both are favorites amongst DJs such as Sasha, John Digweed and Sandra Collins, and have had their tunes have been licensed to various compilations. For their debut single they create a huge trance based progressive stormer with loads of mechanical sounds, twisted and sweeping synths, and an infectious bassline. 'Descent' works the track into a darker techy robotic world, with just enough funk to get your body moving.

The 'Original Mix' is a fierce acid lined hard progressive tune with groovy bass, sweeping and swirling synths and tons of punch. Heavy mechanical drums start the tune off while a sweeping synth drops us into a thick and growly bassline. Random sounds filter in and out in the background, while techy stabs play into the drums and keep the tune rolling right into another drop. Anthemic synths take way and build into the main riff that takes the song off once again. This is a power tune with an old trance idea that works so well on the floor.

'Descent' reworks 'Two Worlds' into a robotic creepy edged track. Mechanical drums start in with a nice arpeggiated techy rhythm that fills the background perfectly. Dark stabs cut into the ever-changing drums, while the sweeps are reworked into shorter segments. Random sounds move in and out creating a nice hook inside a watery reverbed atmosphere. Dropping into a break, the synths grow and the main anthemic riff rolls in on a lighter note and twists and turns till the end.

Made for the headstrong and dancefloors all over the world, this is the first heavy tune we've seen from these two in a while, and I sure hope it's not the last. The sounds are intriguing and with their production skills combined, there's no telling what damage they will end up doing.