can't say i remember when i discovered this track but i have a fond memory of it since i recorded a mix a long time ago where i opened with it. bear in mind that my skills on the decks weren't that good then and even if i had the mix available i wouldn't haul it off that easy. i do know that as an additional intro thing i played a section of james holdens pistolwhip in reverse on top. i practiced and got it down well and when i recorded the mix it, every attempt went down the shitter.. oh well.
truth be told that it's more likely for me to play the original nowadays as i'm more attracted to it, but the smith & selway remix is the one i have played more over the years. both are brilliant in their own way as ishii's original is a bumping piece of techno with more of a housey appeal. really well composed track with all sorts of nice crazy synth sounds and a bass that really resonates well when it hits those longer notes.
christian smith & john selway take a somewhat different approach but do more of a big room version where the bassline rolls and the groove is percussion heavy. ishii's synth sounds are simplified to a few formations but are also treated with reverb and the likes. they float on top of the thick bed of beats and bass and with the additional pads, it's a nice texture of sounds.
in all of it's big roomey vibe they also bring on this nice summery balearic feeling as the breaks down and it feels like the missing link between chicane and adam beyer (circa 2002 mind you).
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