"pray for love" was definitely amongst the first records that i bought and i didn't know of the track or the fact that love to infinity actually produced own singles. same went for thunderpuss or hex hector & mac quayle and other acts that i knew more for being more prolific in remixing than their own releases. it came with two mixes by love to infinity and two more versions by david morales, which i believe was why i became interested in the single as i've always been quite sucker for his remixes.
the name of the game for this single is sing it from the rafters gospel-influenced garage house with organs and the whole nine yards. love to infinity's second mix called the episode iv mix is far more progressive, tribal and dubbier and goes into what the american gay community calls circuit. that goes for morales' remixes as well and while i enjoyed his remixes, he changed the organ for a piano and this is why i chose to highlight the original classic paradise version instead. all jokes aside though, the tribal break in morales' main club mix is amazing though and is peaktime material like no other.
right from the start you have an understanding what is going to happen as beefy drums and the loud percussion that rattles forcefully through. there is hints of background vocals that build up the steam and in the first drop you hear the pipes of louise bailey along with melanie williams & dawn zee. along with the showcasing of the vocal there is another set of pipes chiming in, being those organs as i mentioned. together with a heavy rhythmical bass line, the track is packed with content enough to want to be that vocal garage anthem.
with something like this track you have to work it in the right moment in a modern context where the preferences go for the less vocal in those clubs that unfortunately dictates what matters. i don't know if the hed kandi massive maybe ruined the idea of the vocal anthems but stemming from the nostalgics of the 90's gay scene there was one big tune after the other where divas would belt it out. that could also be bullshit but i think it's refreshing with something as stupidly uplifting and hopeful as this, especially as i'm looking out and the weather is below zero and winter is still latching onto it's final days.
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