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Disco Sluts - Full Flyte
Sep 08, 2007
I always find it a bit of a shame when a remix single like this comes out a couple of years after the original, or even a couple of months, and the original mix or mixes are still the better one/ones. That's definitely the case here with the B1 original track still putting the other two to shame. Nice, looping, uplifting progressive house as used by the likes of Digweed and Dimitri (not from Paris, the other one).
Of the remixes, A1 uses piano well and bounces along happily enough, but just comes across as a little cheesy. The B2 track is better, with a more serious, progressive feel to it. It builds nicely too, but still isn't as good as the original on the flipside. Shame.
Seb Fontaine & The G - Hooked On Junk E.P
Sep 08, 2007
Peculiar selection of tracks here, clearly from a fan of The Police and pretty good value with six tracks crammed onto one disc.
A-side comprises the Judge Jules-esque mixes. All three are based on the similar percussive breakbeat. A1 is a painfully slow tempo percussive house track with a funky beat to it and "all that junk" vocal sample. Probably the most vocals of all six tracks. A2 moves more towards dub from vocal, and is a stepping=stone to the A3 track, which is all percussive apart from an odd organ break three quarters of the way through. This is the best track of the six in my opinion. The B-side mixes all sample The Police in one way or another. B1 and B2 are fairly dreamy, laid back house tracks sampling from "Roxanne" B3 is a reggae mix of "Walking on the Moon" that works quite well but is so short it's practically over before it's started - mix with care! ;o)
Junk Project - Vol.1
Sep 08, 2007
A-side is a relentless acid house driver. Strong all the way through with a couple of good breaks towards the end of the track. It's a little overly bleepy and lacking in substance but the B1 track makes up for it. Nice, building intro into a more pensive and evenly finished fast, hard, acidic house trancer. B2 track is instrumental bleeps and strings with no beat. Only three minutes or so long but handy for overlaps or to lay over the top of something beaty.
Judy Cheeks - Respect
Sep 08, 2007
TNT mixes are a little disappointing, with the vocal garage A1 track and dub A2 tracks similarly basic. Great, strong vocals from JC but lacking in the accompanying beats and bassline. Bottom Dollar versions on the B-side however are stronger, chunkier, and more urgent, delivering a serious 'hands in the air and whoop it up' vocal anthem, with an equally chewy dub to follow. Good use of th vocals, piano and strings in equal measure. Nice. What a shame. M&M had no less than six years to remix this. And yet, the best that can be said about the '06 version of a track that's a poor choice from the album to rework in the first place, is that it's not quite as poor as the Morales mix that came six years prior. A 7" version stretched by three minutes and an extra 10 or so beats per minute in the case of the '06 version. Almost as dull and tasteless as the cardboard that the sleeve is made from.
Dusted - Always Remember To Respect And Honour Your Mother - Part One
Sep 04, 2007
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A1 mix is practically ruined by a grating, double-beat bassline that makes the song a real chore to listen to. The haunting, pensive vocal that gets top billing on the B1 mix is unfortunately splintered, and the simple but effective chord choice exemplified by the Deep Dish never quite makes it on the A-side. The result is a superbly moody yet optimistic deep house track on the B-side, with an unfortunate A-side mix that sounds like a work-in-progress. Lordy. I've had this on my wish list for years and only JUST picked up a copy. Wow - what a blast, and what a classic. Urgent percussive midtempo house beats kick in from the start so the tune's a doddle to mix. Then there's the midway break into a cheery, bouncy, jazzy saxaphone break guaranteed to lift the spirits of the crowd. Strong bassline, enough flange / pitch bend / other effects variety to make it worthwhile playing to the end, and a sharp, incisive bar structure that makes it fun to cut with. A staple.I have to say this is a dull and disappointing remix of the far better original. Empty, deep house with scant difference between the three moody mixes, with only the nutty vocals worth considering for samples. Shame.
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Note you may have experienced goose pimples by now. You may be smiling and nodding your head in time. This is quite normal.
I won't dwell on the detail and spoil all the surprises but safe to say, this will be a tune I will keep for a very long time. The dub on A2 has all the above less the full lyric and some of the goosepimples. It does a good job of separating the mid-range from the top end and bass enough to accentuate both, rather than making it sound hollow. Think Boris Dlugosch meets Loleatta Holloway, they have a drink, one thing leads to another...