this is probably the umpteenth the time i put this in writing but the combination ok american late 90's/early 00's r&b and uk garage/2-step is one of the best ever. most of the producers who made uk garage sampled the acapellas anyways and so when bootlegs got cleared or they were actually hired to do remixes, it was simply awesome.
i do have to say that i only get giddy with joy about these remixes if i loved the original in the first place and i really liked this one. when p!nk came out with "there you go" it had that jerky darkchild sound but i didn't like that song too much but i loved "most girls" and "you make me sick" which was the follow up single. with "most girls" the americans were treated with house versions by anthony acid & dj skribble and the uk was given garage versions by x-men which i think was only johnny j at the time as wookie had left the project by then.
the x-men remixes of "most girls" came in two flavours where one was the labeled "vocal mix" and "dubby" but the latter doesn't mean less vocal or instrumental. i think a better explanation would be "mainstream mix" and "underground mix" respectively and it's because the main mix is very glossy and is focused more on the top end rather than the bottom end. the mix is good but it goes a bit over the edge with the synth and the adlib vocals from the original.
but as mentioned johnny j did a second mix and the synths are coated in filter and so are the operatic fills. henceforth when the track kicks, you are greated with just dirty drums & bass and that's the mode i was looking for. the main mix has more compact 2-step drums and on this one it's backed up by a break. it also goes into a little more drum edits and it's everything i hoped for when i heard that there was a uk garage remix of this song. love it to death.
listen here (youtube)
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