"never" was a huge club hit when i bought the cdsingle and think i hadn't heard the original but i was quite into the remixes by both dj tiësto and filterheadz. both of which were included along with a remix by jean-claude ades and max reich, along with the original and radio edit. after my infatuation died down a bit with those two versions my focus went more for the max reich remix.
it also had to do with filterheadz remix being basically their previous production "sunshine" (done with tomaz), in a slightly different suit and you might as well play that instead. might as well add that it's not the first time i mention this but anyone knowledgable to filterheadz productions at the time know about it. a popular trick with dj's at time was to play this remix or the dub version and go into "sunshine"
none the less if you are going to get really nerdy to things, i found it weird that some of the titles were a bit different. the original and max reich remix had a secondary title, being "past tense", tagged on in brackets. when i looked in the credits i noticed it was because "never" uses a sample from fused's "twisted". fused was a project by my countrymen max reich, samuel malm together with vocalist petra hallberg.
this part is discogs info because i can honestly say that prior to hearing "never" i had never heard of fused or the song that was sampled. my head knew about both producers prior and their prior output was more in the techno region but both had done some acidy trance as well. from what i gather then fused stemmed from an initial one-off housey single as "selected works" in '97 for mousse t's peppermint jam label.
eventually it became a full length album but now with a new project name and album called "selected works". after a few other singles they struck a deal with columbia and this in hand led to a release of singles "saving mary", "twisted" and "terror". i heard that the project sort of disbanded after that and i believe malm went into more engineering work and reich started up shapeshifters.
for reich's remix of the song he went into a tougher and more progressive direction, a very driving track straight from the top when the bassline sets the tone for the rest. it's always interesting when someone that has been sampled are invited or wants to do a re-envisioning like this, especially on how they choose to tackle the remix and what sounds are used.
traces of reich's past productions are a visible and i think it's because of the way the focus comes on the subtle acid sound and the lowkey melodies on top of this driving rhythm. the vocal isn't the focal point of the track even though it's quite prominent throughout the track. it's very well done and i like how the track is built as it easily fits a driving house set but lends to transitioning into progressive house and to some extent a trancy or set. good stuff.
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