DJ Crystl - Crystlize / Deep Space

Yet another brilliant release by maestro DJ Crystl. This one from 1993 and still sounding lemon fresh. "Crystlize" is the main attraction here with Crystl´s trademark chopped "Amen"* breaks and some ethereal female vocal chants and strings, worked to perfection. Ruff with the smooth, this really is one of Crystl´s best. The flipside has a tune, which although not as good as "Crystlize" certainly has it´s moments. There Crystl sampled the beautiful albeit spooky strings from Quadrophonia´s "Quadrophonia" from back in 1990. Along with some cool rolling breaks (not the "Amen"* surprisingly!), the "We´re now ready for takeoff" speech and deep bass and we´ve got a great tune which always sounds good when mixed with some dark tunage. Classic Crystl is the order of the day here!

* For those who don´t understand all that "Amen" nonsense, here´s the skinny: The "Amen" beat is the most used breakbeat sample ever in jungle/drum&bass history (is still being used today all the time). It originates as a drummer´s solo breakdown from the 1969 funk tune "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons. DJ Crystl obviously loved that beat!