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RS 9132 |
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Second Phase / Final Exposure | Second Phase / Final Exposure - Mentasm (Remix) / Vortex | R & S Records | RS 9132 | Belgium | 1991 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second Phase | Mentasm (Single) | R & S Records | RSUK 2 | UK | 1991 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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RS 0804 |
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Jaydee / Second Phase | Jaydee / Second Phase - In Order To Dance (Remix Sampler Vol. 2) (12", Smplr) | R & S Records | RS 0804 | Belgium | 2008 | Sell This Version |
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September 12, 2010The tune hit the world of electronic music to an unprecedented extent, at least not felt since the original acid house phenomenon, from the east coast of the USA, to the furthest corners of the european continent, influencing virtually every artist with a piece of equipment at their disposal, regardless of the musical genre they were into. The sound typical to this track layed down the foundations for hardcore in years to come, and was the definite hard techno track back then. Joey Beltram once said how he wanted to recreate the vibe he felt listening to heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin as a kid. "I like evil, dark music" he remembers.
He was also quoted saying how Energy Flash and Mentasm were his attempts of making techno music faster, since he always like to pitch his records up as a DJ. Initially, Mentasm was best received in Belgium (just like Energy Flash), and in an old interview he did for iD magazine, he said that the people there were the first ones he successfully established a healthy relationship with, and how they are very forward thinking.
Do check their release out, as Mentasm is one of the five best and most important achievements within the realms of electronic music – ever.