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SashaXpander EP

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

Tracklist

AXpander
Mixed ByNeil McLellan
ProducerCharlie May
Written-ByC.May*, D.Forbes*
11:29
BBelfunk
Mixed ByCharlie May, Sasha
ProducerCharlie May
Written-ByC.May*
11:07
CRabbitweed
Producer, EngineerA.Page*, G.Schurrer*
10:20
DBaja
Producer, EngineerA.Page*, G.Schurrer*
12:30
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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

Other Versions (5 of 15)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Xpander EP (CD, EP, Cardboard Sleeve)Deconstruction74321 68199 2UK & Europe1999
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Xpander (12", Promo)DeconstructionXPANDER1UK1999
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Xpander EP (CD, EP)Ultra RecordsUL1049-2North America (inc Mexico)1999
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Xpander EP (2×12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP)Ultra RecordsUL 1049-1US1999
Xpander EP (CD, EP)Deconstruction74321 69151 2Europe1999
  • JUSTGROOVES's avatar
    JUSTGROOVES
    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's avatar
      smorone
      Rabbitweed ... PERFECTION .. timeless piece don’t think it will ever date
      • jondavey's avatar
        jondavey
        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's avatar
          spacebiscuit
          Just a ridiculously good track that defines a genre and moment in time perfectly. Timeless.
          • stuart_in_oz's avatar
            stuart_in_oz
            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's avatar
              Midnight-City
              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's avatar
                romano
                Xpander sets the bar. Period. documented tune. List it as THE transcendental track of our decade.
                • JimmyCsRecords's avatar
                  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's avatar
                    tobymessy
                    Edited 2 years ago
                    The track I’ve played/ mixed the most is Baja at the wrong speed. Love it 😊
                    • Booj1Boy's avatar
                      Booj1Boy
                      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.

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