James Pound and Revati Unite on 'Slide Control,' a 140 BPM Beatport Exclusive for Before The Noise

There is something undeniably electric about a young label finding its voice in real time, and Before The Noise is doing exactly that. With only two releases under its belt before today, the imprint arrives at its third catalog entry — BTNR003 — courtesy of James Pound and Revati, whose collaborative single Slide Control dropped exclusively on Beatport on May 29, 2026.

For a trance family that has watched labels like FSOE, Who's Afraid Of 138?!, and Interplay evolve from passion projects into scene pillars, Before The Noise carries the unmistakable energy of a label with something to prove. And BTNR003 feels like a statement.

What 'Slide Control' Brings to the Floor

Locked at a punishing and precise 140 BPM, Slide Control sits comfortably in that upper trance register where the music stops being background and starts being a physical experience. If you've stood in the crowd at Luminosity Beach Festival or felt the 4 AM surge at an ASOT stage, you know exactly what that tempo does to a room — it demands everything and gives back more.

The pairing of James Pound and Revati here is worth paying attention to. Collaborations that land on catalog slot number three of a label aren't accidental — they're intentional, curated, and meant to define a direction. Slide Control is Before The Noise saying: this is who we are.

Before The Noise: A Label to Watch

Three releases in, Before The Noise is writing its own origin story. The trance underground has always been sustained by imprints willing to take risks on sound before the mainstream catches up — think of where labels like Discover and Subculture were in their early catalog days. BTNR003 suggests Before The Noise is thinking long-term, building a sound identity one precise release at a time.

The Beatport exclusivity window on Slide Control is a smart move. It channels the core buying audience — DJs hunting for floor weapons before anyone else has them — directly to a track that rewards that kind of attention.

Why This Release Matters to the Trance Family

• 140 BPM locked precision — no range, no compromise. Min and max are identical. This is a track built with a single vision.
• Beatport exclusive — first-mover advantage for DJs and collectors who want it before the wider release.
• Catalog number BTNR003 — you are literally on the ground floor of this label's history.
• A genuine artist pairing — James Pound and Revati bringing their combined energy into one tightly focused single.

The trance scene has always thrived on these kinds of moments — when a track drops that feels like it was made specifically for the people who still count BPMs at 2 AM, who still believe a melody can crack open something real. Slide Control has that energy. It's not nostalgia and it's not trend-chasing. It's trance doing what trance does best: moving forward at exactly 140 beats per minute.

Slide Control by James Pound and Revati is available now exclusively on Beatport, priced at €2.39. Support the artists, support the label, support the sound.