Wednesday 20 March 2013

natacha atlas - amulet (16b remix)

as far as "amulet" goes that has been one my favourite natacha atlas songs since i discovered her songs on compilations but for this remix it was a whole different ordeal. my thought might be failing me but when i stumbled upon it i wasn't on either a natacha atlas or a omid "16b" nourizadeh kick, it was through random turn of events.

upon hearing it the first time i was distraught with the little use of the atlas' vocals but i really liked the tune at hand so i stopped caring about that. i saw the potential instantly with a interesting beginning with a long beatless section which then goes into full force as the first kick comes in. basically perfect setstarter material and at the time i discovered it i was playing more house material and deeper houser even this isn't that deep.

16b's remix feels like a whole new entity with some random vocal samples from the original but on a closer listen you notice that nourizadeh used the bassline and the chords from the song. the big difference is that they are slowed down and that they are refitted from a raï rhythm to a house groove. the bassline which sounds like it's been replayed with a double bass is also a big part of why i took a big liking to the remix. the other element is all the plucked strings and the lovely moodful pads.

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