this one was i was intrigued by as i was going through a small fred avril kick. i knew of the original and how it was a fierce electro number but i didn't know what avril was going to bring to the table. with fabrice lig making a melodic loop techno number and dave clarke going into darker techno, i thought avril was to do a dancefloor track.
it is not and fred avril flips the program and while it may sound like a menacing track in the beginning, it goes into a whole different field. the intro featured the spooky & distressed computer and vocodered samples from the original and a metallic bass which creates a great tension. then when the speach finishes on "everything you possess" it goes into a sweeping sound and launches a massive orchestral piece and it's all smooth sailing from there.
the original rides at the mid 130s and this one goes in slower halftime and the drummachine sounds are replaced with light jazzy drums. it feels very much like a martin denny type kitschy exotica throwback but with an underlining spooky atmosphere. fred avril retells garniers story with great excecution when he adds more to it and really emphasises the whole fear of computers motif.
i love this track and like how he managed to incorporate the ultra-electronic sounds as well which is the bass and a small bit of acid wiggle during the mighty crescendo. it strengthens the piece and it keeps the bombastic orchestral post-rock meets bombastic feel with the electronic music.
buy here (junodownload)
a fair warning, that is the radio edit which is the only one available for purchasing as f-comm just uploaded their old cd-singles like that. the full version is also on the f-comm compilation "megasoft office 2001" but it isn't up on the downloadsites for purchasing. the radio edit takes away much of the fun of the piece and it's bollocks.
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