For as long as I can remember, Renaissance have been driving the Dance Compilation market with exceptional, quality productions and this latest offering is no exception. The Master Series with Hernan Cattaneo - Parallel propels the compilation market to a whole new level.

The ethos behind Hernan's CD1 entitled, "Day" track selection was simple, keep it full of house grooves but bring the tempo right down to around the 105 BPM mark. Not easy but the mix keeps all of the same common denominators of his typical music approach and gives the CD an even more intense, cinematic feel. Artists such as Henry Saiz, Guy J, Soundexile, John Tonks and Martin Garcia all grace this beautifully constructed mix; Hernan went for some of his most trusted working partners in the studio to bring us a Day mix that's filled with mystical moodiness, slow deep bass-lines and a feeling you only find when you're sat on the beach at Bora, Bora drinking mojito's before shooting off the Pacha for the evenings music fest. Compiling a CD at this speed is a calculated risk, one that in my eyes pays off no end. Full of sonic grace, CD1 "Day" will tick all the right boxes during the day or even into the early, evening hours. Put simply, a masterpiece.

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to realise that CD2 entitled, "Night" is somewhat faster than its little brother. With a lot to live up too I sat in my studio full of nervous excitement. The track-list looks good on paper with Quivver, Way Out West, Tone Depth, Future Beat Alliance all contributing to an all together different sonic experience, I'm already sold. Night kicks right off with one of Hernan's classic sounding tracks entitled Blacklight around 125BPM and quickly begins to excite with up-tempo grooves and euphoric samples that drift in and out. This is the Hernan we've all come to know and love over the years, the mix quickly gathers pace but keeps that distinctive dreamscape feel. Henry Saiz's - The Rider has a bass-line to die for, the production every track is very well done and Hernans weaves his web beautifully.

If you're not a big fan of Progressive House then I advise you to listen to this compilation and I challenge to tell me you didn't enjoy it. Two beautiful CD's that have a place in your music collection, Renaissance made the right move by inviting Hernan Cattaneo for another crack at the The Masters Series whip. Hernan Catteneo - Parallel guts a huge thumbs up from us.

365Mag Reviewer: Craig Neeld (UK)

Track-list:

Disc One - Day

01. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Indian Son / Slacker - See The World (Hernan's Dawn Reboot)

02. Marc Marzenit Pres. Divine Elements - Saint Two

03. Hernan Cattaneo & John Tonks - One 0 Five

04. Martin Garcia - Galileo Was Right

05. Martin Garcia - Specific Impulse

06. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Blacklight (Day Mix)

07. Mum - The Ballad Of The Broken Birdie Records (Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile Edit)

08. Mercurio - Acoustic

09. Jean F. Cochois - Like A Poison Snake

10. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile feat. Tomomi Ukumori - Cripsis (Day mix)

11. Guy J - Dust (Into Dust Mix)

12. Henry Saiz - We are All ( Henry Saiz Earth's Pulse Version)

13. Idioma - Landscape (Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile Rework)

14. Mercurio - Beautiful

15. Sigur Ros - Svefn-G-Englar

Disc Two - Night

01. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Blacklight (Night mix)

02. Hernan Cattaneo & John Tonks - July (Manuel Sofia Remix)

03. Way Out West - Ultra Violet (Guy J Remix)

04. Tone Depth - Rumblefish (Diyo Remix)

05. Henry Saiz - The Rider

06. Tonnsaied - Seven Seventy

07. Alex.47 - Eggsperience (Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile Mix 1)

08. Alex.47 - Eggsperience (Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile Mix 2)

09. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Cripsis (Night Mix)

10. Fefo & Dario Arcas - Take Me Away

11. Billy Dalessandro - Your Touch (Alexander Kowalski Remix)

12. Future Beat Alliance - Crying Sine

13. Quivver - Boom Boom

14. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Teleport

15. Manuel Sofia - An Endless Forest

16. Diyo - Underlight