Propulsion Records celebrates it's twentieth release with the debut artist album from DJ/Producer and label commandeer, Nicholas Bennison.  Nicholas has a slew of productions which are played by the world's biggest DJs and have been licensed to major mix CDs by Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Christopher Lawrence, John 00 Fleming and Marco V.  A multidimensional artist with a do it yourself mentality, Nicholas' spent the better half of a year fine tuning the soon to be unleashed, Tension of Opposites, from his studio in Los Angeles.

Already tipped by John 00 Fleming as, "One of the albums of the year," Nicholas fuses genres and transverses into new territory throughout the album and it's eleven brand new productions.  While the drama and intensity of tech-trance bangers like Spirit Chamber will be fully expected, calmer moments like the 126 bpm uplifting progressive houser, Unstuck, or the creeping, The Valley, might not.  Then again anyone who has experienced an extended Bennison DJ set knows full well Nicholas brings together different styles with individuality and cohesiveness.

The first single, Spirit Chamber, features remixes by DJ Sly One vs Jurrane and DJ Reaky. "It's about releasing music that means something to you, not something that's intended to be a hit or trying to make everyone happy," says Bennison. Tension of Opposites uncompromising sound will appeal to fans of progressive, trance, techno, psy-trance and breakbeat and will be unleashed this October.

Nicholas Bennison - Angels Fear

Reaky is back on his very own Midnight Resurrection imprint. Again with his signature driving trancy sound which makes crowds moving all around the globe. "When It All Began" is an unique mixture of many genres, with elements of progressive psytrance, techno, 80s electronic, progressive rock and much more.

Remixes on this EP are by Nicholas Bennison, one of America's finest underground trance DJs/producers who has a successful DJ career spanning over 2 decades, and the legendary Swiss techno-producer Southsoniks, most known by his series of amazing melodic techno releases between the years 2002-2005.

Bennison pushed the track one step further to a psychedelic kind of progressive trance while Southsoniks brings it back to tougher techno in his own classic style.

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Trance/Progressive House DJ and Producer Nicholas Bennison has a slew of productions which are played by the world's biggest DJs and have been licensed to major mix CDs by Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Christopher Lawrence, John 00 Fleming and Marco V, the latter four released through Ministry of Sound. Some of the industry's most influential labels that have released his work are Joof (UK), Five AM (UK), Recoverworld/Eve/Flux Delux (UK) and Fektive (Holland). Nicholas has collaborated with Christopher Lawrence, and was commissioned to remix Christopher & John 00 Fleming's co-production, Beyond The Limit, for the first release on Christopher's Pharmacy label. Nicholas has also co-produced tracks with Gareth Emery and legendary Hook & Bellboy Recordings producer, Chris Cowie (X-Cabs).

Nicholas's popularity as a DJ rose from the mid 90s as he played ferocious and technically brilliant sets for promoters such as Spundae, Giant, Insomniac, 1015, Belo, Myst, Empire Ballroom, La Boom, Clear Channel, Go Ventures, Destiny, B3 Cande, and Global Electro. In 1999, Nicholas was commissioned by Arcade America to mix two of the US's best selling Trance Global Nation CD compilations which collectively sold over 50,000 copies. To support the brand, Nicholas headlined the Trance Global Nation Tour (featuring Jerry Bonham, D:Fuse and Doran) and played televised events throughout North and South America, Canada and Asia. Nicholas also became a regular at the US’s biggest festivals including Nocturnal Wonderland and Together As One. Nicholas's third mix CD, Crystal Vol.2, was released in 2001 as another testament to his unique and uncompromising style.

After years of success as a DJ, Nicholas diligently taught himself to produce his own music. His first single, Caverns, was signed to Looq Records and supported by Sasha, John Digweed and Nick Warren. This led to a stream of releases and remixes for the world's top labels and a successful career as a producer. 2008 saw the release of Nicholas's debut artist album on his Propulsion Records label. Tension of Opposites showcases his unique and evolving take on tech trance, progressive house, breakbeat, techno and psy-trance through eleven brand new productions. Since the inception of Propulsion Records in 2003, the label has had considerable success with an uncompromising sound that treads the line between progressive and trance but doesn't easily fit into either one of those categories. The roster is comprised of the most credible and influential artists from around the globe including Chris Cowie, John 00 Fleming, Christopher Lawrence, DJ Preach, Leon Bolier, Lee Haslam, DJ San, Inkfish, and Thomas Penton.

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