when i saw the single for "rise" a few years ago i knew of the original and had a memory of liking the track upon it's original release. it was talked about as the big comeback single for gabrielle as i thought she hadn't released an album in between "find your way" (which contained the big hit "dreams") and "rise". the song "rise" also got some attention as it sampled bob dylan's classic "knockin' on heaven's door" and was a great song where it rode the gospel vibe of the original to a great effect.
from the trance community there was talk of the matt darey remix being good and i can't remember if i ever listened to it back then. a friend of mine also spoke highly about the deep dish remixes but he was quite a fan of their productions in general. darey's remix is good but it's reminds me too much of the remix that darey did for delerium's "heaven's earth" and i'd rather play that. deep dish's remix is as far as i know not a rehashed production and is a great remix but my version is unfortunately a slight edit so i haven't been able to use it in a good way in a mix.
so the third remix on the single came from the artful dodger and i expected something more rugged than this. on the surface it's a quite a polished production and i thought who could dance to something like this. then i listened to it on a system with more bass and then i figured out that this wasn't was just compact drums, airy pads & xylophone type sounds.
it was when i heard those long notes on a great system and hearing how gabrielle's smooth vocal flows over them. then the drop hits when the bass is broken up to a more rhythmical pattern that correlates with the wooden sound of the xylophone. the simplicity and scaled down production is the key for this remix as the impact of the sounds are larger, especially in the bottom end. it's an awesome remix of a great song.
listen here (youtube)
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