Sasha – Xpander EP

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Label:	Deconstruction – 74321 68199 1
Format:	2 x Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP
Country:	UK
Released:	Jul 5, 1999
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Progressive House, Progressive Trance, Trance

Tracklist

A	Xpander Mixed By – Neil McLellan Producer – Charlie May Written-By – C.May, D.Forbes	11:29
B	Belfunk Mixed By – Charlie May, Sasha Producer – Charlie May Written-By – C.May*	11:07
C	Rabbitweed Producer, Engineer – A.Page, G.Schurrer	10:20
D	Baja Producer, Engineer – A.Page, G.Schurrer	12:30

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Nobel Studios
Recorded At – Great Barrier Reef
Produced For – Strongroom Management
Published By – Copyright Control
Published By – Warner/Chappell
Marketed By – Deconstruction Ltd.
Distributed By – BMG
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Deconstruction Ltd.
Copyright © – Deconstruction Ltd.
Mastered At – Transfermation

Credits

Design – Farrow Design
Management – Balance Management UK
Mastered By – NS*
Photography By – Nick Clague
Producer – Sasha
Written-By – A.Coe*

Notes

A version exists that is identical except for sides C & D using Direct Metal Mastering: "Xpander EP".

Thick printed inner sleeves.

"Xpander" mixed for Strongroom Management.
All tracks Copyright Control/Warner Chappell.
"Xpander"/"Belfunk"/"Rabbitweed" recorded at Nobel Studios. "Baja" recorded at The Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

Marketed by Deconstruction and distributed by the local BMG company. A unit of BMG Entertainment.
(P) 1999 Deconstruction Ltd.
All sleeve notes and label copy (C) 1999 Deconstruction Ltd.
Manufactured in the E.U.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 7 4321681991 1
Barcode (String): 743216819911
Barcode (Scan): 0743216819911
Matrix / Runout (Runout: A-Side): XPANDER 1 A-1-1- NS
Matrix / Runout (Runout: B-Side): XPANDER 1 B-1-1-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout: C-Side): 74321681991 C-2-1-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout: D-Side): 74321681991 D-2-1-1
Label Code: LC 08280

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Xpander EP (CD, EP, Cardboard Sleeve)	Deconstruction	74321 68199 2	UK & Europe	1999
Recently Edited	Xpander (12", Promo)	Deconstruction	XPANDER1	UK	1999
Recently Edited	Xpander EP (CD, EP)	Ultra Records	UL1049-2	North America (inc Mexico)	1999
Recently Edited	Xpander EP (2×12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP)	Ultra Records	UL 1049-1	US	1999
	Xpander EP (CD, EP)	Deconstruction	74321 69151 2	Europe	1999

Reviews

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JUSTGROOVES Dec 5, 2022
I had quite a few Sasha 12"s back in the day but for some reason never bought this. I did see it quite a few times in record shops (either new or 2nd hand) but wasn't really that interested. 23 years later and I really want this record!
smorone Aug 12, 2022
Rabbitweed ... PERFECTION .. timeless piece don’t think it will ever date
jondavey Mar 2, 2022
Just wondering if anyone else finds these tracks and other supposedly euphoric proggy trance actually deperessing ? They actually effect my mood state to the point where I can't even listen to it. It's so saccharin, bland, empty.
spacebiscuit Feb 14, 2022
Just a ridiculously good track that defines a genre and moment in time perfectly. Timeless.
stuart_in_oz Nov 29, 2021
I've worked out location of 2/3 of the photos on the sleeves:
Main sleeve: Looking south-east from an area around the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (SE from around 520 S Olive St).
Xpander/Belfunk sleeve: Intersection of Santa Monica Fwy and Harbor Fwy near LA Convention Center.
Rabbitweed/Baja sleeve: Unknown.
Midnight-City Sep 16, 2021
I remember going to the Homelands music festival (Winchester, UK) in the earlier 2000s and hearing Sander Kleinenberg finish his set with Xpander, before handing over the headphones to Sasha himself.
romano Aug 20, 2021
Xpander sets the bar. Period. documented tune. List it as THE transcendental track of our decade.
JimmyCsRecords Jun 24, 2021
This is just a hunch but I think the intro beats, listen to the crispy snare on https://www.discogs.com/Paperclip-People-4-My-Peepz/master/4511 were sampled for Xpander. If not then certainly influenced by and I read in an interview that Sasha is a big Carl Craig fan and this track predates Xpander by a year. As soon as I heard 4 my Peepz I thought those beats are killer and the track wasn't fast enough to be a huge track. Hats off to Sasha to getting there before I did haha.
tobymessy Jan 27, 2021
Edited 2 years ago
The track I’ve played/ mixed the most is Baja at the wrong speed. Love it 😊
Booj1Boy Jan 7, 2021
Edited one year ago
"The song "Belfunk" was originally created as a remix of Orbital's song "Belfast", but Orbital "hated it" due to it having little-to-no resemblance to the original."
This can be heard with the O Euchari sample.

Edit: Also, as noted before, Xpander is essentially a remake of Little Bullet by Spooky, being co-produced by Charlie May himself of Spooky.