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WATSON, VINCE - THE AWAKENING / FLASHBACK
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The Awakening / Flashback
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Eclectic Mix Of Deep House & Detroit Flava Techno House - PIano Led - Octave One Blackwater Stylee
With festival season in the air, Vince Watson lets loose on his big summer track for 2026. Piano-heavy ‘The Awakening’ hits right on the money - full-on hands in the air piano and some E-Dancer-style bass give this track the ‘Summer Anthem’ vibes. This is a hit record! It’s backed up with a stripped-back version, letting go of the big orchestral strings to make way for more heat from that E-Dancer baseline. On the flip side, there is a faster BPM edit of ‘Flashback’ from his 2023 album ‘Another Moment In Time’, not only bringing a more friendly club tempo, but also extra heat and intensity in the build-ups.
Detroit influenced techno sound with which he originally made his name, and cultured, forward-thinking deep house. 'The Awakening', Watson's latest single on his Everysoul imprint, sits somewhere between the two sounds, with Octave 8 style synth strings, sun-bright pianos and original Belleville Three electronics rising above a hybrid techno/house groove. The ultra-emotive, life-affirming original mix comes accompanied by a slightly stripped-back 'No Strings Attached' take and the rushing, constantly building peak-time nostalgia of the ultra-melodic 'Flashback (edit)'. Classy stuff as ever, all told.
With festival season in the air, Vince Watson lets loose on his big summer track for 2026. Piano-heavy ‘The Awakening’ hits right on the money - full-on hands in the air piano and some E-Dancer-style bass give this track the ‘Summer Anthem’ vibes. This is a hit record! It’s backed up with a stripped-back version, letting go of the big orchestral strings to make way for more heat from that E-Dancer baseline. On the flip side, there is a faster BPM edit of ‘Flashback’ from his 2023 album ‘Another Moment In Time’, not only bringing a more friendly club tempo, but also extra heat and intensity in the build-ups.
Detroit influenced techno sound with which he originally made his name, and cultured, forward-thinking deep house. 'The Awakening', Watson's latest single on his Everysoul imprint, sits somewhere between the two sounds, with Octave 8 style synth strings, sun-bright pianos and original Belleville Three electronics rising above a hybrid techno/house groove. The ultra-emotive, life-affirming original mix comes accompanied by a slightly stripped-back 'No Strings Attached' take and the rushing, constantly building peak-time nostalgia of the ultra-melodic 'Flashback (edit)'. Classy stuff as ever, all told.
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With almost 25 years in the Electronic music industry, Vince Watson has released over 250 projects worldwide, including 11 albums and 75 remixes, and his hard work has been rewarded with recordings for some of the very best electronic music labels like Planet E, Yoruba, Poker Flat, Cocoon and Transmat as well as running his own Everysoul label.
His skillsets have allowed him to work with some of the very best electronic musicians including Laurent Garnier, Derrick May, Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath, Carl Craig, Osunlade, Steve Bug & Josh Wink and as a touring musician has been able to play at some of the worlds best clubs and events including Enter at Space, Ibiza, Berghain Berlin, Womb Tokyo and many events in The Netherlands.
As well as a touring artist, Vince’s experience and knowledge is also being put to use by Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Since 2018 Vince has lectured at AEMA, the CvA’s new Electronic music school, preparing eager and upcoming producer and DJ’s for the world ahead of them. Vince also lectures for School of House at the A’DAM tower in Amsterdam.
2019 see’s Vince release 2 big projects. ‘Teardrops’ comes on Joe Claussell’s Spiritual Life label out of New York. Followed by ‘DnA’, an 18 track Detroit techno album. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.