"dreamin' of lovin' you" was a record that i bought a few years ago i think on the strength of the jaydee remix but also since i really liked the sleeve. both the main sleeve and the artwork for the record containing remixes by stuart had a magazine layout to it with some of the lyrics printed out as the "article hooks". robin albers (aka jaydee) and boy hagemann who together form rex mundi produced the original and it's a decent housey affair.
on his own solo remix jaydee strips it down on somewhat progressive edge and i like the use of the trumpet but upon listening to the rex mundi remix after i took it home, it was irrelivant. i liked it but i found no use it in my sets but i did with the rex mundi version which is a corker of a track. it sits on the line between pumping clubby big room techno and funky driving trance and it reminds me of the sound that peter horrevorts produced as oliver shine and what was coming out tsunami's special blend sublabel at the time.
the thick groove is kicked off and spearheaded by a driving bassline and is loaded with shuffling percussion and buzzing synths and i really like how they worked this reversed part of the vocal on the buildup and till the break hits. the breakdown features some of the vocals but also serves it's purpose and drops at the right time and creates some tension. after the drop there is more icy pads and airy but fiery synthwashes that has their place on top the groove.
i loved this movement in trance but i had problems with fitting it with other stuff as it was too funky for trance and to trancy for loopy percussive techno. my friend jan henrik was better at playing this kind of material because he also has a broader crate and was turning me onto a number of the tracks. never the less it was exciting for this kind of groove being matched together with the rhythms and sounds of epic trance or whatnot. well recommended.
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upon writing this entry i did some slight research and noticed the song itself is a remake of a song by british r&b act david's daughters. i know them exclusively for their collaboration with swedish hip-hop and r&b project blacknuss and especially the song "don't break my heart". i took a listen to the original on junodownload and i liked it and the remixes, i recommend the stepchild remix on the hip-hop tip and the basement culture mix & sharp boys dub on the housier flavour.
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