Cubic 22 - Night In Motion

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Breakbeat, Techno
Year:
1991

Tracklist

Night In Motion 5:14
In-depth Creation 5:02

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Night In Motion (12") Big Time International BTI 9104 Belgium 1991
"Night In Motion" (12", Promo) XL Recordings XLT-20DJ UK 1991
Night In Motion (Remix) (12") New Music International NMX 720 Italy 1991
Night In Motion (Remixed Versions) (12") Big Time International BTI 9106 Belgium 1991
Night In Motion (Remixed Versions) (CD, Maxi) Big Time International BTI 5091 CD Belgium 1991
Night In Motion (12") XL Recordings XLT-20 UK 1991
Night In Motion (12") Blow Up INT 125.916 Germany 1991
Night In Motion (12", Maxi) Max Music (Spain) NM506MA Spain 1991
Night In Motion (7") XL Recordings XLS 20 UK 1991
Night In Motion (7") Big Time International BTI 0191 7 Belgium 1991
Night In Motion (7") Blow Up INT 110.924 Germany 1991
Night In Motion (CD, Maxi) XL Recordings XLS 20 CD UK 1991
Night In Motion (CD, Maxi) Blow Up INT 825.916 Germany 1991
Night In Motion (Cass, Single) XL Recordings XLC 20 UK 1991
Night In Motion (12", Promo) Avex Trax AVJS-1033 Japan 1993
Night In Motion / Fairy Dust (12") Vip Classics VIPCLASSIC 1045 Netherlands 2005
Night In Motion (12") XL Recordings XLXV 1515 UK 2005
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Reviews & Discussion

Rated 5/5
Review by baphomet_irl Nov 25, 2007

referencing Night In Motion, 12", XLT-20

This was my first straight electronic piece of vinyl I ever bought. I in fact bought it by accident thinking it was 'CubikOlympic808State'. It did however share something with Cubik which made it 'acceptable' in my mind to 'admit' that I was listening to electronic music (all my friends were into punk and industrial at the time), a guitar like crunchy synth as the main 'chorus'. I'm now more than happy that I got this brilliant 12" as I think it is indeed diverse, ranging from full on whistle inducing hands in the air mayhem, to the really very dark EBM or new-beat ish B sides, which are full of bleeps and menacing fat basslines. The synth solo toward's the end of 'Nick's Relocated Remix' is really something special, it sounds very apocalyptic and atmospheric, I always thought it of it as a soundtrack to Terminator 2's opening battle sequences. Overall a great 12". I still wish I had maybe bought one of the other 12"'s I saw that day (at normal 'just released' price): XLT-17 - Prodigy-What Evil Lurks...
Review by budnik Aug 16, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)

referencing Night In Motion, 12", XLT-20

This is an absolute belter of a track. Its a tale of 2 riffs; one part piano driven house that samples something very familiar although i cant think what it is, then after the "PARTY TIME" sample a full on techno assault with a slamming groove that would and would still have dancefloors in a frenzy today.

Theres a lot to be said for some of these old rave tracks, the production may not be top notch, but the love that went into these tracks is evident - made by the ravers for the ravers.
Review by Alain_Patrick Aug 16, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)

referencing Night In Motion, 12", XLT-20

Cubic 22's "Night In Motion" figures among the most important XL Recordings releases all time and took its place as a true anthem on all the ravers minds from the early nineties to the old schoolers from nowadays.
According to the highest English-rave tradition, you have an absolutely fantastic piano melodies after the violins on the drop - a landmark of that era (on the other side, you don't see much pianos or violin melodies on a single Techno tune this days - the purists won't admit it). The most shameful side of it lies on the fact that Techno and Breakbeats could (at that time, on the early nineties) promenade on the same walkside, and now it seems it just have to be 'straight' Techno or that 'Nu School Breaks').
Amazing experiences were felt by the Brazilian DJ Marky when he watched Carl Cox playing it in England recently - the crowd's reaction got him so deep that he reminded of his old days during his legendary residencies at Sound Factory Penha and Toco - when he changed the minds of a whole generation with "Night In Motion" on his repertories.
The "Party Time!" sample comes from the 'J.R. Funk & The Love Machine - Feel Good, Party Time' Disco classic, from 1980.
Review by Josephschembri Aug 22, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

referencing Night In Motion, 12", BTI 9104

It was June 1991 when I heared the track Night in Motion the first time on radio. I said "what kind of music is this?" It was in fact the first rave-techno track I noticed and got my interest in rave. I taped it from radio and played it all over again. After many years I found it on CD and wouldn't mind playing it anytime anywhere. Still my favourite techno-rave-hardcore track of all time!
Rated 4/5
Review by phraze2amaze Apr 10, 2003

referencing Night In Motion, 12", BTI 9104

In depth creation is really cool with that water like intro. Nice newskool electro sound for it. I was suprised that night in motion even made that song and whats funny is I got this record for one dollar, thats less than £1 so I guess you can say its worth every cent :) cheerz
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