Subnation - Scottie / Somebody Always Dies

Alain_Patrick, Aug 24, 2007

"Scottie" is a legendary Amen Break based timeless Jungle masterpiece that devastated the dancefloors and will always remain a standard of the genre.

The Remix version opening the A Side has a very funny sample from the movie Evil Dead where the professor is translating an ancient booklet about the evil where he says, recording on tape: "I see the dark shadows moving in the woods". There are other samples from it, like on the moment where one of the couples girlfriend says "I dont wanna die! Youre not gonna leave me, are ya?", and the guy answers "Youre not gonna die!" among other samples of ghost laughings.
The beats are made from the storming Amen Breaks (from the original "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons, 1969) combined with the bassline is very strong & intense.

The orginal verison is the better one from this single to play on the dancefloors; it starts with some of Evil Deads samples "Is there only around the bridge?" "Im not gonna die!" and the titles theme, "Scottie!" (which is one of the movies characters). There is an amazing double breaks mixture, a melting of hot shot Amen Break snares with the other Breaks from the very beginning of the tune played backwards, and a deep-obscure bassline, resulting in a cataclysm.

On the B Side, "Somebody Always Dies" is based on Sharon Stones sample "Somebody Has To Die" from the movie Basic Instinct where her character tells the one of Michal Douglas that somebody has to die on the story she was writing for her book.
You can also hear Rochelle Flemings sample "Ooohh!" from the classic "Let No Man Put Asunder" by First Choice.

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