this was something i bought a few years ago because i really liked the original version of "magic moments" but when i took it home the remix became the choice version. part of why i liked the song in the first place as it had nice progressive trancy vibe to it with a melancholic vocal. andain's "summer calling" really came into mind on the initial listens but not completely.
"magic moment" was one the many collaborations between lillian van sonsbeek and dennis buné (aka jaimy) & kenneth doekhie (aka kenny d) and most of them sat in that grayarea between funky house, progressive house and progressive trance. but on most of the occasions they shifted toward the moodier than the quite funky vocal tunes like "caught me running" for example.
i have no idea on how both parts connected because prior to working with buné & doekhie, sonsbeek was the vocalist for happy hardcore project 4 tune fairytales. but i guess as that ended sonsbeek moved on to voicing different sounds and that is what happened in 2000. discogs doesn't really tell which is the start of their collaborations but it could be night sessions' "i wander" or jaimy & kenny d's "shine on" or "don't know your name" ep.
none the less it was quite a thriving connection and they pulled out a number of great tracks and this is one of them. for bart van wissen's remix he took the track into a different sound than the latent trancier sounds and from the get go, it is quite funky. vibrant drums and shuffled percussion set the stage but as soon you hear the you hear the pads sweeping in, a whole different feel is brought on. even with a bassline that is brought on which is equally funky as the percussion, you feel this "laidback" notion for a lack of better terms.
with the vocal the mood is emphasised even more but i took a big liking to this remix not just because of that. i saw the possibilities in a set where it's an excellent transition piece. the funky rhythm is excellent for keeping the groove going but if you want to take it down or go into a different direction it will fit the role. great stuff.
buy here (junodownload)
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