Vainqueur - Lyot

By far one of my fave Techno tunes EVER ! It went somewhere other techno wasn't at the time and, IMHO, set the standard for a lot of gritty techno that came after it. The production does hint here at what was to come from Basic Channel while being a whole lot more frenetic and in your face than B.C ever was. The kick on this sucker (maurizio remix) has to be one of the deepest, phatest, most open ended monsters to ever be put to Techno wax ! It's like the sound of a Tyrannosaurus Rex dancing to some Underground Resistance ! I sometimes do play the original mix for it's more thoughtful, Electro-y feel.
Hah hah...i remember having a session with Dave Clarke after a gig when this had just come out. He was trying everything in the book to prise this record offa me! I was amazed he didn't already have it and much as I like him, this record (orange vinyl techno brilliance that it is) is still very much mine. Listening to Dave's RedII ya can hear the effect this tune had on him IMHO.
I still play this monster, even in my Electro sets !

One of my favourite records! This is an immortal track (i'm referring to the Maurizio Remix, because the original mix isn't at all that good IMO), which you can hear quite often from all the best DJs, even today when minimal is hype.

The bassline is real powerful, the groove hypnotising, with wonderful rhythm and a great break at the middle. Simply a force that takes you away.

Lucky me, the first to comment on this...I bought this at Record Time and it was in the shrink wrap. I couldn't read the label and thought shit, I'm gonna waste 6 bucks or whatever it was (you opened it, you paid for it). But I gave it a shot- dropped the needle and let it play for a minute; nice beginning- OK- skip- a brief drop off with this unforgettably mournful, fierce sequence- and then out of nowhere- that thundering, bottomless Basic Channel bass kick. Many a fist has pounded the air to this one! Great to have two copies so you can mix into the B-side...