Riva Featuring Dannii Minogue - Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer)

Many are familiar with both versions of this track, and both are equally mesmerising. While the instrumental version is superb in its own right, the vocal mix (which makes very good use of Dannii Minogue) elevates the track to a new level. It also introduced me to the brilliance of Riva.

I first heard Scott Bond play the instrumental mix around 1999-2000. It was truely one of those sheer pins-and-needles moments; when those strings morph in over that bubbly bass, the heavens above open their gates and release two angels that descend and lift you by your arms, flying you over forests and lakes at 500 km p/h.

[Everything that happened between then and the events in the next paragraph are a complete blur.]

Fast forward a couple of years and I catch a glimpse of a Dannii Minogue video and while I've always liked Dannii's music, there was something strangely nostalgic about this track, as though I've heard it before (probably in another life when I was a bird). While I am a greater fan of Kylie, I must admit that Dannii's voice seems much more at home with the pulsating beats, smokey environment of club culture.

Upon learning it was Riva who was responsible for this production, I gained interest in their future releases and now offer other clubbers the opportunity to embark on similar lakeside adventures.