when i bought this single i knew of "i begin to wonder" and liked it in a general state, i had a hunch on it's evolution where it's nowadays more associated with dannii minogue. i remember seeing the video for the original on ztv prior to hearing dannii minogue's extended revocal and i prefer dannii's version both in terms of production & lyrics. basically "i begin to wonder" is a new wave flirt and the fact minogue's version was mashed up with dead or alive's "you spin me round (like a record)" just proved it more as they use the same chords.
this doesn't matter really with mathias schaffhäuser's rerub as the only thing he kept was the vocal and the bassline and even then both have been recontextualised. the end result is a deeper house track that borders on the more mellow techno cuts on his own label ware. it is definantly something for the early evenings or really late nights as you get a groove consisting of just a secure kick, a rhythmic bass that doesn't go above the lower midrange and a sizzling hi-hat that also doubles as a fill.
as far as the vocal schaffhäuser uses the second and third run of the vocal where dacia bridges sings in a lower tempo. coupled together with the spoken part from the bridge of the original it makes an impact when they play, because of the nature of the track. not counting the pads that work as both dissonance and harmony, the only other element that is introduced is this fizzing sound that comes in halfway through.
it's all very sparse but this version interested me more than the rendition that i heard prior to picking up the single. the modus operandi would bug on many other occasions as it's basically a stripped down take on something that is maximised. when it all clicks together it is magic though, but it's also something that i would never play on it's own for longer than two minutes in a set as it begs for mashing.
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