Marc Burt

Music Style: Haunting progressive trance
First Toucan Track: Elements (2002)
Real Names: Marc Burt

Profile

Marc Burt burst onto the scene in 2002 with the popular trance cut "Elements". The follow up, "Turbulence" (2003), a slightly more progressive and chilled affair, set the scene for Marc's future sound and had been around for a while when, in Spring 2004, it took off on Music.Download.Com shortly after the site's launch. A chillout mix by Psychadelik Pedestrian gave the track further attention.

Marc didn't produce again for Toucan until November 2004, when his third track, "Exodus" went online. This time featuring a funkier feel while still keeping the lush pads and reverb, "Exodus" didn't prove as popular as Marc was hoping, leading to his hiatus from the music scene for well over a year. Despite this, Marc Burt's name was brought to a new audience at Toucan at the end of 2004 when JMD remixed "Elements" in a harder trance style.

Marc returned to Toucan at the end of 2005, firstly remixing Beat Doctor's "Kicks" in a progressive, acidic trance style and then, at the start of 2006, beginning work on two collaborations with Beat Doctor - "Aerial Photograph" and "Freak Of Nature" - combining Beat Doctor's electro house style with Marc's laid back trance sound. The success of "Aerial Photograph" persuaded Marc to return on his own with three new tunes, "Last Flight Home", "Momentum" and "Lies", all released during the second half of 2006.

In 2007, Marc's "Ethereal" added a further dimension to his sound with squelchy synths and choir samples! Returning to a more minimal, progressive sound, the acidic "Pioneers" and the slightly warped "Five Senses" added to Marc's catalogue of releases in 2008. In July 2008, "Turbulence" was given a long overdue revamp with a brand new anthemic tech-trance remix from JMD accompanying remastered versions of the original mix and Psychadelik Pedestrian's remix.

Releases by Marc Burt

Twenty Ten - Marc Burt

Marc Burt tou271 25 May 2010

Twenty Ten - original mix
36 Miles - original mix

Marc Burt presents two new full length tracks in this release from Toucan Music. Twenty Ten is a pumping melodic trance track with a driving kick drum, sizzling trance beats and warm, uplifting pads. 36 Miles is a building, progressive trance track with rippling arpeggiated chords and a catchy lead hook. Both tunes are available to download free of charge in DJ friendly MP3 format.

The Remixes - Marc Burt

Marc Burt tou263 7 November 2009

Last Flight Home - remix
Pioneers - Psychadelik Pedestrian remix
Exodus - Beat Doctor remix

This release features three remixes of Marc Burt tracks. First up Marc remixes his own track Last Flight Home, keeping the haunting progressive trance style of the original while introducing more lush pads and bouncing synth patterns. Psychadelik Pedestrian remixes Pioneers in a breaks style with rolling breakbeats and a slightly darker bassline while keeping the acid riffs and effects. Finally, Exodus is given the Beat Doctor treatment, with electro house beats and stuttering old-skool rave style arpeggios. All tracks are full length, free downloads in high quality mp3 format. Release photo by extranoise on Flickr and appears under a Creative Commons licence: http://www.flickr.com/photos/extranoise/153098973/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Turbulence - Marc Burt

Marc Burt tou251 15 July 2008

Turbulence - JMD remix
Turbulence - original mix
Turbulence - Psychadelik Pedestrian's chilled mix

Marc Burt's uplifting, slightly chilled trance track gets a makeover, with a brand new harder, tech-trance mix from JMD as well as remastered versions of the original piano trance mix and Psychadelik Pedestrian's haunting, downtempo chillout mix. As always from Toucan Music, all mixes are DJ friendly, full length versions in high quality mp3 format. Release picture used courtesy of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Pioneers - Marc Burt

Marc Burt tou248 8 May 2008

Pioneers - original mix
Five Senses - original mix

Marc Burt presents two progressive house tracks with trance and techno influences. "Pioneers" features rolling, acidic synths and bass complete with a catchy, unusual vocal sample. "Five Senses" is a slightly mellow track with old skool bell stab sounds, laid back house beats and a deep bass groove. Both tracks are full DJ friendly mixes complete with introduction for mixing and are in mp3 format.

Ethereal - Marc Burt

Marc Burt tou241 10 November 2007

Ethereal - original mix
Exodus - JMD remix

Melodic, progressive trance from Marc Burt. The haunting pianos and uplifting synth pads in Ethereal are backed by bouncy house beats and fat analogue bass riffs. The bonus track is a remix of Marc's Exodus, which is warped into a thumping, melodic sidechained trance stormer by JMD. As usual both tracks are available to download in high quality MP3 format.

Last Flight Home - Marc Burt

Marc Burt tou015 22 December 2006

Last Flight Home - original mix
Momentum - original mix

Haunting, atmospheric progressive trance

Lies - Marc Burt

Marc Burt tou228 17 November 2006

Lies - Beat Doctor mix
Lies - original mix

Marc Burt's original version of Lies is a bouncy yet haunting progressive trance cut, with warm synths and some sampled glockenspiel action; perfect for both the dancefloor and also the mp3 player. The Beat Doctor mix retains the catchy tune and adds sweeping sidechained pads, reversed synth sounds and a deep bassline. Both mixes are DJ friendly full length versions, ideal for mixing into your set.

Aerial Photograph - Marc Burt & Beat Doctor

Marc Burt tou220 30 June 2006

Aerial Photograph - Marc Burt mix
Aerial Photograph - Beat Doctor mix

Marc Burt and Beat Doctor join forces for this Toucan release, with individual mixes of Aerial Photograph. Marc's mix is a melodic, progressive trance soundscape with warm, analogue synth pads and catchy riffs. Beat Doctor's mix adds a harder edge with distortion, sidechain compression and filters.