i've written before that the two inner city songs ("big fun" & "good life") along with "strings of life", "jaguar" and "black water" are some of the most copied, sampled, borrowed & nicked pieces of dance music. that doesn't mean all is bad and in many cases they really deliver and in particularly this one.
it starts with a upright bass and filtered in jazzdrums who set the mood for the track. after kaori sings paris greys first verse the melody is brought in and it sounds very much like the real mccoy. it then goes back to the swinging jazz drums and bass which really packs heat. i fell in love with this track on the first listen and i know many others who did so as well.
fans of gilles peterson know of it and the biggest shocker about this track is that it's produced by thomas schumacher. he is usually known for his techier productions but have been doing all sorts of electronic music over his career. it was first released under his own name and his own label (speil-zeug schallplatten) for his 2000 album "electric avenue" but i'm guessing it saw interest in other regions and i'm guessing it was from west london area.
it features japanese singer kaneki kaori, known mostly then for her collaborations with nozaki ryota aka jazztronik. her vocal performance is just as crisp and powerful as paris greys and give the extra edge for this remake. otherwise it's just been half-arsed and it'd probably be mocked as another example of europeans trying to do detroit and failing. luckily it isn't. support and bang this one out
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