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Member Since: May 13, 2007 Rank: 3 Average Vote Received: Correct (4.00, 1 votes) Rated 61 releases, average: 5.00 | |
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Bolla - Afrikan Basement - 27-Mar-08 06:39 PM
This track is great, really nice deep percussive groove and a simple yet very effective bassline - I've found myself getting bored with (very) minimal stuff lately, but when it's done this well, I'll can make an exception.
One thing I do find confusing though... why even attempt to fit anything above 5 minutes on a 7inch record? - I fully realise vinyl sales are not what they were - and production cost must come in to consideration, but for a track that is so deserving of a such a large amount of club play, squeezing near on 8 minutes on a single side of a 7" seems a little insane - that aside, it's still a superb track, highly recommended.
T99 - Anasthasia - 14-May-07 10:56 AM
Although the Anasthasia mix was impressive, it's the untitled B-Side that does it for me - blindin' catchy bassline, wicked heavy break, and an easily recognisable vocal from The Chimes 'Heaven' - it's one of those tunes that you may have heard, but never been able to track down. I know it was certainly very hard to find back in the day, and those that had it usually just played the Anastasia mix due to the obvious immediate crowd reaction it would get. However listening back after all those years it's stll clear the real gem was always on the b-side - it's a seriously heavy tune! - and IMHO hasn't dated anywhere near as much as the Anasthasia mix.
Many people from back in the day including the record shop where I originally purchased the track had always titled this 12" as "Artist=Tonka Tracktitle=B99" - as far as I know the b-side had always remained untitled. I know you can always get chinese whispers with white labels so without speaking to the original artist nothing is set in stone... but the B99 title would seem very fitting, afteralll it is a bootie (B=bootleg) and the 99 bit would be the nod to T99.
As many people say, if you're lucky enough to find a copy, buy on sight - you won't regret it.
