like most people at the time i was blown away by the carl craig remix of "relevee" at first hearing of it. there was a lot of talk of craig's retroflavoured analogue synth techno and it was that four minute intro that really said: "play this as an intro, you dumbass". well in all honesty, the reason it sounded very synthy and hypnotic was because of the original which was an odessey through this one melody-sequence and it's progressions.
i bought the single which contained carl craig's remix but also an alternate version by gonzalez & russom and a remix by dfa which also was quite popular. the fourth version included was a rerub by baby ford and this is a remix that i haven't heard any substansial buzz about. reason being that it's the version that focuses on the lower end rather than the rich treble and midrange of the synthesizers.
because baby ford made it so bottom heavy was the reason i was blown away by it and it was a great experience listening to it when i was out walking. it's very hypnotic and dark but on a glance it doesn't change much at all but listening deeper you hear the subtleties. it uses gonzalez & russoms melody but plays it as a bassline and you don't notice it unless the volume is loud and can hear the portmanteau and the likes.
it's not really that suited for home listening but it's excellent piece of dark minimal techno. it goes without saying that it's night music but i would also say it's music for dreary falls or early spring mornings.
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