this track was brought to my attention again and it hold a special place in my heart. it was amongst the first records i bought and it was a track i really loved. however it wasn't hybrid's remix i heard first but the original version and that version is immense. carl cox is one of those geezers who are a dj first and a producer second and to be honest his productions aren't the best but he has a few good ones.
the original is sort of driving techno with subtle trancy influences and it's the kind of stuff that would go down well in a tech-trance set. but hybrids remix was something else and it clicked with me instantly much like when i first heard "finished symphony". having said that and while i love this track i always feel it fuddles around too much in the midsection of the track.
when i've played it in mixes the last couple of times i've just played the first few minutes of the record and worked that with the same track on the next deck and worked some looping as well. reason being because it's quite a driving record but it just flatlines during the breakdown. i know that someone who reads this is going to say: "motherfucker, you are not supposed to play it like build-up record, it's a peak time track". i agree on that but i don't care since most of the times i have no patience for breakdowns, even if they are as good as in this record.
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oh and i should mention that oliver liebs remixes are very good and so is deepsky's remix. lieb's versions sort of keep it somewhat faithful to the original but has a bit more rhythm and the bonus version is very oliver lieb style techno. deepskys version is a very driving and on point as well.
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