Madonna – Drowned World (Substitute For Love)

Contrary to the notes, both sides play at 45RPM on my copy.

From a production standpoint (and a staying-true-to-their-sound standpoint as well) BT & Sasha did a decent job on this remix, mainly because they kept the same dark feel from the album version which went well with their styles. The only issue is that the mix hit a bit too progressively hard for most gay Madonna-loving dance floors: it was tough to program.

The intro was oddly-structured, the vocals were sparse (and the whole second verse is missing), and the instrumental rhythm that dominates the mix is a bit long and monotonous. It's the kind of mix you'd play very late into the night at a gay club during a more progressive set (if you can get away with such a set in that particular bar).

Sasha's mix of Sky Fits Heaven came out at the same time as this, and got way better dance floor response since it has all the vocals, and has more similarities to the album version compared to his and BT's mix of Drowned World.