way out west - the fall (bedrock instrumental)

this is something that i heard first on john digweed's third global underground outing, where he plays a special version of the main remix with a longer break. in context to that mix that worked since it carried on the "dark feel" from the james holden remix of ronald klinkenberg's "inner laugh". i have some reservation about thtat compilation in general and for most it was a divider and i am in the camp of where i like the tunes and effort but weren't amazed by it.

since then i put in the back of my mind as i liked it but not in that state and i was more interesting in it's driving no-sense parts and that didn't include the break. if i had heard that particular version now i would have just taken it into an audio editor and done my tweak and problem would have been solved. none the less it did fell into my mind until a few years later and the song came into my head again due to discussion about the song that way out west sampled for the "the fall".

prior to that i really didn't listen to any sets where the bedrock remix of "the fall" was played as the original was far more popular. i also would have played other tunes than that as it also somewhat sounds like a few other bedrock productions. but when i heard it with fresh ears it was a moment of epiphany as i noticed it's brilliance. proper driving dark-ish trance that would have fit the later buildup section of my sets.

the version i heard first was the main vocal remix and i saw a little problem with it as i didn't think those sections fit. wisternoff & warrens original was mostly built around janis alexander's vocal but it had a few sections that went outside the chordprogression of "autumn leaves". nick muir & john digweed built their remix around them and sort of worked in key phrases of the vocal into their production.

her vocal is somewhat present though as a processed loop runs throughout the track along with a few choice harmonies and such but not more than that. hence i saw no point in playing that version really and i was going through a small phase at the time where i was trying to reduce as much vocal tracks in my sets. it was more about the groove and hypnotic sounds and feels and all that jazz.

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to be honest they are the same and you can purchase the main vocal mix so i will link to that but i'm more likely to play the instrumental