this was right around i had gotten back into deeper house and i had heard kaskade's remix, not that this is by any stretch "deeper house", as i was enchanted with om records and the house sound coming out of san francisco. i don't remember liking it that much really and with these ears right now i don't think anything of it at all, kaskade has done better stuff and i will probably delve into that some other time.
"cali spaces" was sort of the lead single from the fifth instalment of farina's mushroom jazz mixcd. a series that he grew fame for and a big liking and i have heard a number of them but don't think it's any special from what was coming out of the acid jazz movement in the uk. he was however right at the forefront of meshing it with the deeper house influences and that shone through in the beginning but that has receded for more straight up alternative hiphop beats.
basically in it's original state "cali spaces" sounds like a slowed down laidback disco groove but a bit more grimier than that along with some choice hiphop samples. his own house mix sounded like a uptempo version of that along, so basically a discogroove with tr-909 programming signed shep pettibone complete with choppy snarerolls. it sounds like he lifted the groove from indeep's "last night a dj saved my life" but with a twist.
the two versions that are most worth mentioning is julius papp's bumping groove that sounds like what mark farina should have done in the first place and people under the stairs remix. the first time i heard their remix i only heard the a part of the beginning as the sample was only placed in that section. later on i noticed the full extent for the remix and how it actually changes the groove and this became more interesting.
thes one and double k also treat some of the samples more in tuned to the grooves that they worked together. for the first half where the they kept the original tempo, the samples is much more hazy and laidback. when the track switches tempo after a break punctuated with these horns that become a part of the groove eventually, it all becomes much more defined.
the groove is heavier and the bass seems too boom when it punches in and it sounds like they kicked up the tempo. it isn't completely the case as it's a few bpm's slower but the hi-hats are in double time along with nice grungy rides that works with the horns. i like this for a homelistening kind of thing but i also see the potential for dj use with the tempo switch if they intend to beatmix all the way through.
stunning piece of music and seeing as it was the last thing they did for om records, it was a nice parting gift.
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