Data Records and Ministry in general had a great year in 2002, as each of their releases drew mass appeal on both the dance floors and the charts. This trend looks to continue as April 28th should see "Loneliness" from Tomcraft hit the shelves, almost a year since it was pressed on to fifty white labels and given to the DJs at last years Love Parade.

Originally owned by German label Kosmo this track was destined to be distributed under a major label as it appeals to the Trance, Electronic and House fans almost equally. Electro and Trance blend like tequila and lime and will hopefully help bring Trance out of the "rip off old pop tune and wack on a trance beat" style of dance that the likes of Flip and Fill have seemed happy to pimp over the past year. The electro influence is apparent from the start as an 808 State style introduction makes way for a Daft Punk-esque opening riff. This continues throughout as electro baselines combine with twisted guitars to form an almost retro backing for Vivian to lay down her vocals. These vocals are in fact a pitched up reworking of those used on an old 70’s soul track found by Tomcraft (Thomas Brücker) while digging through the crates in his local charity shop.

Remix duties are handled by Tillmann Uhrmacher whose euphoric re-rub will be no surprise those who heard his "On The Run" while Benny Benassi beefs up the synths and adds a vocal loop to create a far deeper trancer.

With Judge Jules playing this at midnight on New Year’s Eve and churning it out for thirteen weeks straight on Radio One, it looks set to follow in the footsteps of other Data releases.

Tomcraft is currently working on his second album "Muc".

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