i got introduced to the this one through radio and as most people i was gobsmacked by it's production. not that it was groundbreaking but it was the fact there was a record released with a backing that was just funky drummer, a bassline and strings.
you couldn't have pulled this off ten years ago since it'd been stigmatised with the wrong side of nostalgia. but now it's a whole different ballgame and it will be possible to do those records that were stripped down and sample based. it sort of started with that jazmine sullivan's "holding you down" which was just the "impeach the president" break and some vocal samples.
but then again that was a us track and i think the real kickstart for the uk was the skream remix of la roux's "in for the kill" which had that infamous ending that was nothing but an amen break, heavy subbass and vocals. skream and other jungle tekno revivalists decided to use the amen in a manner that been deemed outdated.
i.e. using it as it is with no chopping or editing. then a little while later came this song and some month after that a new track by some bloke by the name of olly murs (who i've never heard of) which has a track which is just the think break. i wondered when this magical timebarrier had been crossed when certain producers could do things like this again without being scrutinised.
now i know this honeymoon will only last for a little while but i'm glad that amidst the other junk and adele songs (not calling adele songs junk, she is awesome) there are songs like this to please us people who grew up in the 90's.
buy here (7digital)
the nu:tone remix which is heaven jacked kicked up to jungle speed and with an amen along with the funky drummer is also good and well recommended.
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