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Reviews & Discussion:
Repressed and heavily in demand, so many words circulating over this release, not sure why? Yes, it is a great record this much is true, does it really push the envelope forward or break boundaries, that is questionable? I'm not 100% sure, I really do adore it's many deep qualities and honestly when i first heard it on Juan Atkins master mix cd, i decided back then in 1996, it was the best song on the CD. Truth is, i still believe it carries it's weight even today. I was suprised when i saw it was being re-released and have been waiting for 4 months + to physically get a copy of it, which was in my opinion was very lame. Why advertise a release date if you can't live up to it, by the time it came i was furious i paid so far in advance to have a copy! Well, onto the music, Miranda carves out a sound which sends the dormant slinky syncopations of BC into a padded cell of cushioned, muffled bass, passing through the best of Juan's "Deep Space". It explores a tangential, parallel dimension of deep Detroit techno, submerged in icy synthesizers and enchanting melodies which seem to yearn for deep exploration. Sean Deason gives us a mix in which you can definitely hear his passion for atmospheric layers of sounds complimented by a deep driving bassline, beautiful stabs and smooth but dirty drum machines over top the original tune, which provides that early KMS edge missing in the original, top shelf mix for sure. The Deepchord and Echospace remixes are just utterly seductive, and are mixed in such a way which i think they capture the greatest elements of 60-70's reggae recorgings, (i.e. Lee Perry & Burning Spear in an experimental sense) and Juan Atkins in his deeper phases, truly mezmerizing bodies of work. If more records sounded like this i would have a much larger collection and would def. purchase records more often. Couldn't live without this release, best release in 2007 by a mile! | ||||