"love the bomb" was something i discovered a little while after a friend turn me onto max graham's productions on hope such as "falling together", "bar none" and "sepia". i knew that oakenfold was a big fan of his productions being as i saw most of them on his mixcd's. with starecase i only of the vocal stuff like "bitter little pill", "see" and "faith" and to be honest i didn't see the greatness of their productions far later in the process.
it was through their remixes and "lost 22" that i understood that they made proper driving trance especially made for building in sets. in fact this track does remind me quite a bit of "lost 22" but a bit smoother and more driving if that makes any sense. both does actually kick off with and end with breakbeats but go into a four on the floor. in some respects i think it's a tease as starecase could actually do wicked breakbeat tracks as well. also there is nothing kubrickian about the track beyond the title but i like the reference.
as with starecase & max graham's music at the time there aren't a case of big riffs with "love the bomb", there are melodies and small drops but it's all part of the motion of the track. the groove is the most important part and it constantly pushing through with a fast acidy wobble keeping the pace. you don't expect it from the start of the track as there is a very bright pad that oozes mellow vibes and you hear it again in the breakdown. when it's shuved away from the track by the bassline it's a sense of "this isn't going to something balearic so get your dancing shoes on".
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