As far as diversity of sound goes, few can top Julian Calor’s. A producer who has seen releases in progressive house, ambient/chillstep, trap, future bass and more genres, it’s safe to say that Julian Calor has had his fun exploring the whole spectrum of EDM. The circle seems to be nearing completion as Julian Calor takes it back to his Revealed days almost half a decade ago, while retaining his unique sound that he’s developed over the years.

In a huge throwback to the ‘sound’ of Revealed progressive house with high-pitched leads and heavily detuned synths, this tune reminds us why that sound is one that will live on forever. Complex chord progressions, crisp and eerie leads, and a fantastic backing atmosphere set the stage for Calor’s return to Revealed with his offering, ‘One’.

Beginning with pads reminiscent of the fluctuating ones in future bass and an arcane vocoded sample, the bell-influenced lead enters the mix to deliver the trippy, discordant melody. Very soon, the high-end-rich Julian Calor supersaws burst through, with distinctive white noise complementing the minor tonality of the melody itself. A trap section near the end of the drop reminds you of the trap reboot he did of his classic, ‘Cell‘, which earned its spot in the annals of EDM as the theme song for Ultra for a number of years. Elements from Cell are also evident in One’s break, as the two tracks draw immense parallels. The sound design in the break is almost directly taken from the trap reboot of Cell, and I love how well it sounds in context.

While the song itself follows a routine intro-drop-break-drop-outro layout, there are elements here and there which spice up the song completely. There’s an acoustic guitar in the break – how often do you catch that in an bigroom/prog house tune? Layers upon layers of harmony are used in this song, as the main drop melody stands distinct over the backing chord progression. Nevertheless, they manage to fit together, and this cohesiveness of the song is what makes it a work of art from start to finish.

The golden days of Revealed were, in my opinion, the days of Atlas, and even before. There was a melodic, energetic sound that was inexplicably associated with Revealed – something that I believe is less present today. Now, names like KAAZE and Maddix define the Revealed sound, but the other signees all lie across a spectrum of energetic house, making Revealed garner a less focused and more diverse sound. You can interpret this change however you wish, but it’s no doubt that this tune represents a massive throwback to those good old days of Revealed, and I’m loving it.

Julian Calor has been very very consistent with his releases lately, and his next one, Adventures, is already out on Monstercat. The very fact that a Revealed and Monstercat release come very close together shows his versatility in producing whichever genre he so chooses.

Make sure you check out my selection of his discography below: