Our boy is back with bangers just in time for the summer.
Mr Hemsley is back at last! After a monumental start to the year with the release of his ASOT Anthem ‘Is It Beautiful?’ alongside Armin van Buuren himself, Ben Hemsley went silent. Not because of anything bad, no, but instead he went full locked-in mode in the studio, while filling his schedule with gigs along the way, leading up to Summer 2025, for which he’s having shows all over the White Isle and related.
And just mere days ahead of the start of the season — and right on time for his initial Ibiza shows — Ben graced us with an excellent two-tracker. Released on his very own label bebé recordings, the two songs he’s lifted ahead of this busy bracket by the Mediterranean are the mythical ‘Angel‘, and the evergreen ‘La Sirena‘.
‘Angel’
“It feels so good, come on and take me, it feels so good, I feel like an angel“. The lyrics don’t have any further complexity, but what they do to your brain in tandem with the rest of the elements is heavenly — or rather, angelical. In true Ben Hemsley style, this song is pure 90s nostalgia, updated to fit the surgical requirements of the current day sound design.
Hyped for months (I remember Ben sharing the track in the making months ago in his studio), the news of it finally being released was both surprising, and very pleasing. Now I can use it in my sets, and scream the lyrics our loud in the car. I’m not ashamed to admit I did that the other day, at 6 AM, like it was a Saturday night. Needless to say I got some weird looks, but ay, I was having fun.
‘La Sirena’
After such an iconic first track, whatever lay on the flipside had the bar set far too high. Or that’s what I thought at the beginning when giving this EP a full listen. But when ‘La Sirena’ came blasting through my speakers, I just understood it all. WHAT A TRACK. It follows the path of ‘Angel’ regarding its nostalgic sound, but it’s even more full of energy — somehow.
This one is full-on dancefloor vibes, and takes you to a higher place in terms of Trance. It’s not your usual fly-away, tear-inducing, trance-provoking Trance, but rather a much more energetic piece built to smash the club. I’m digging it! The pointy bassline and the hissy percussion accents do the entire song justice.
Final Words
Listen to Ben Hemsley‘s brand-new ‘Angel / La Sirena’, by hitting the ‘Play‘ button on the Spotify player below. Also, click here to support the release on your platform of choice. Be sure to follow our page to stay up to date on the latest news and views regarding our beloved Dance music industry.
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