when i bought "basic" it was for garnier's spinetingling remix and i think it's still why most would get their hands on the record. i was entranced with it after hearing it in sets and especially on tenaglia's global underground mix where he works it as a builder by just playing the first half even though it's a peak tune. i really had no intention of listening to the original after listening to it in the store but i was persuaded a few years after.
i wasn't expecting something as techno as it either because most of the record's i'd heard by elegia was much more housey. i do think they were trying to make some "chicago" or "detroit" as the first eight bars of "basic" sounds like something derrick may or ron trent would have popped out ten years prior. never the less the bassline is a catchy one and the cutup vocal makes it presence onto the track.
the melodies are quite intriguing as it doesn't sound as conventional and the portamanteu for the notes are a bit off. all done in a good way as it juxtaposes the bassline and the really floaty cloud of pads that is lurking ever so presently. garnier went a bit heavier on the breakdown on his version but here it's limited to taking out the kick for eight bars and coming romping back in full. a little while it slowly strips off one element after the other as it on the tail end.
nothing basic about "basic" at all, just elementary melodic techno with a chunky house groove.
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