Acen - Close Your Eyes (Optikonfusion!) (Remix I) / Close Your Eyes (The Sequel) (Remix II)
Label:
Catalog#:
PNT 034R
Format:
Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM
Country:
UK
Released:
1992
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Breakbeat,
Hardcore
Notes
Generic black die-cut sleeve.
No release date is given.
No durations given.
Published by FJR/Handle Music Ltd.
Manufactured in the UK
Etchings:
A: PNT-034R-A PA 5938 'LUV U KAREN'
AA: PNT-034R-AA 'LUV U KAREN'
Incidental information:
Samples:
The Doors 'Celebration Of The Lizard'
House Crew ft. MC Juice ' All We Wanna Do Is Dance' (Drop The Bass!)
Think -Once You Understand' (overdose)
LL Cool J 'Mama Said Knock You Out' (I'm Read, I'm steady..)
"Remix I" contains a sample from The Beatles "Here Comes the Sun" and features George Harrison singing and playing acoustic guitar. This sample was removed from later releases of the track due to copyright problems.
No release date is given.
No durations given.
Published by FJR/Handle Music Ltd.
Manufactured in the UK
Etchings:
A: PNT-034R-A PA 5938 'LUV U KAREN'
AA: PNT-034R-AA 'LUV U KAREN'
Incidental information:
Samples:
The Doors 'Celebration Of The Lizard'
House Crew ft. MC Juice ' All We Wanna Do Is Dance' (Drop The Bass!)
Think -Once You Understand' (overdose)
LL Cool J 'Mama Said Knock You Out' (I'm Read, I'm steady..)
"Remix I" contains a sample from The Beatles "Here Comes the Sun" and features George Harrison singing and playing acoustic guitar. This sample was removed from later releases of the track due to copyright problems.
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Reviews & Discussion
What can you say about this track? This track just says 'Dreamscape and seriously good times'. Probably one tune Ill never ever get bored of hearing. Everyone talks about the Beatles sample but for me the killer line has always been the Jim Morrison [Doors]line....."Just close your eyes....go insane". Godammn this track STULL makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.11/10
A track that measures up after more than a decade. Delicate beats, infused with deft samples and a haunting little voice over.
Optikonfusion is indeed the one you want. Without the Beatles sample, this is less than half the song. An early 90s lesson in stealing loops and some sampling mayhem is what you should expect from Acen, and with this release they deliver in a big way. If your copy does not contain the Beatles sample, seek one that does.
Optikonfusion is indeed the one you want. Without the Beatles sample, this is less than half the song. An early 90s lesson in stealing loops and some sampling mayhem is what you should expect from Acen, and with this release they deliver in a big way. If your copy does not contain the Beatles sample, seek one that does.
Bottom line: Copies labeled (Optikonfusion!) are the original, as Acen intended, with the Beatles sample (which adds a lot to the track, IMO). Copies labeled (Optikonfision!)!! have the Beatles sample edited out, and are utter butchery. The Acen album "75 Minutes" contains the edited version.
And by the way, the whole "legal", "illegal" thing is not really accurate. Acen samples so many different things that if you made a completely legal un-copyright-infringing version you'd be left with jack shit.
And by the way, the whole "legal", "illegal" thing is not really accurate. Acen samples so many different things that if you made a completely legal un-copyright-infringing version you'd be left with jack shit.
It's a pity those melodic parts are so short.
As for the Rave, the beats are cool on both sides, but the bass -( The bassline on both remixes is very simple and uncreative. Very disappointing.
The bass in the second half of "Remix II (The Sequel)" is total crap! It nearly ruins a whole song!