Stripping Dark Model down to its core essence.
“Stripped Mixes” is the ultimate collection of “naked” versions that unleash the very core of Dark Model’s music. By stripping away the armored layers of heavy arrangements, its edgy dynamism and striking essence emerge even more vividly.
Contents
Dark Model “Stripped Mixes” Tracklist
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1. Moment of Truth (Orchestra & Drumline Mix) 2. Avalon (Symphonic Focus Mix) 3. Starchaser (Minimal Electro Mix) 4. Achilles’ Revenge (Shocking Trailer Mix) 5. Echoes of the Sun (Groove Rise Mix) 6. Perfect Enemy (Beatless Mix) 7. Promises (Naked Disco Edit) 8. Angels Cry (Symphonic Focus Mix) 9. Guilty as Sin (Wild Trailer Mix) 10. Terra (Epic Building Mix) 11. Abandoned (Piano Dub) 12. Oath (Climactic Bridge) 13. Vigilant Eyes (Muted Strings Mix) 14. I Will Return (Orchestral Build) 15. All Fired Up (Pure Orchestral Mix) 16. Labyrinth (Ensemble Mix) 17. Hope Is Never Gone (Symphonic Focus Mix) 18. Hymn for the Passion (Choral Mix) 19. Unstoppable (Stinger – No Choir) 20. Elegy 1 (Orchestral Serenade Mix) 21. Phantasm (Beautiful Ghost Mix) 22. Double Cross (Muted Suspense Mix) 23. Under Siege (Rising Tension Mix) 24. No Surrender (Wild Trailer Mix) 25. End of a Dream (Instrumental Mix) 26. Angels Cry (Outro Piano) |
Album Info & Credit
Artist Name: Dark Model
Album Title: “Stripped Mixes”
Release Date: November 7th (Fri), 2025
Format: Digital (No physical release)
Product No: MEDM-1034
UPC Code: 199800609299
Label: Model Electronic Records
All tracks composed and produced by Tatsuya Oe (NexTone/JASRAC)
Album Description
“Stripped Mixes” is a “naked” reimagining that lays bare the structural beauty and inherent tension embedded in Dark Model’s music.
By deliberately stripping away the symphonic and electronic layers of its signature epic arrangements, this album brings the rhythmic core and orchestral motifs into sharp focus through a series of meticulously crafted mixes.
Edits with razor-sharp beats slice through the sonic space, while solitary string riffs heighten the tension and strike at the heart of each narrative. By removing ornate textures and reducing the density of sound, the dynamic range and raw emotion—often concealed in the original versions—emerge with vivid clarity. This is sound in its purest form, hitting the listener with direct and visceral impact.
The trailer mixes are reconstructed with a cinematic sense of urgency, emphasizing the “filmic moments” each track inherently possesses. More than just remixes, these are listening rebuilds—sonic deconstructions that get to the very core of what Dark Model represents as a project.
This is a solid and sophisticated showcase of structural elegance, one that reveals a new dimension of Dark Model’s artistry.
—A form of musical storytelling that rises from the space between construction and deconstruction.
