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Deep Blue - Helicopter '97

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Deep Blue - The Helicopter Tune

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Catalog#:
SHADOW 41
Format:
Vinyl, 12"
Country:
UK
Released:
Dec 1993
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Drum n Bass, Jungle

Tracklist

X   The Helicopter Tune (Fantasy #1) X
Y1   The Helicopter Tune (Fantasy #2) X
Y2   The Helicopter Tune (Fantasy #3) X

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Written-By, Arranged By, Producer - S. O'Keeffe*

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Rated 5/5
Review by flyfolkmusic May 01, 2009
When this record first came out it sounded like nothing else that had come before it. Quite simply, it was ground breaking. It became and instant classic on the scene. It got rinsed on the pirate stations and in the clubs, and has since gone on to even greater notoriety. It's hard to describe the drum sounds in this track, but they're unlike any other Drum & Bass tune I've heard. And any producer of any style of music should pick up a copy just to have a listen out of sheer production and studio geekery, if not musical appreciation.
I still remember how places used to erupt as soon as everyone heard the trade mark helicopter intro coming in. This is probably the sort of thing that might get featured on future TV programmes in 30 or 40 years time - tunes that changed the world or something like that. Absolute classic. A revolutionary piece of music.
Rated 5/5
Review by slabface May 23, 2003
If you went out this weekend, and somebody dropped this tune, even today, the place would go mad. And that isn't just nostalgia... This tune still sounds totally fresh.

A breathtaking production.