first time i heard this song was in november of 2003 and i was listening to national radio and "p3 dans" was on. at that time "crosses" was the big track as it became and was still quite the indie-hit. if i'm going to be honest, i didn't like it in the beginning. saw the video for the song and thought "why i am watching to this third rate bob dylan", but then i actually listened to the song and loved it.
the jori hulkkonen remix was of crosses was one that i took to liking quite fast and i was after it after hearing it the first time. i think the original imperial release with the hulkkonen remix sold out fast and i got my hands on it the following year when it was on kass recordings. the original release had a remix of "hints" by swedish producer mau on the flip but on kass it was backed up two remixes of the cover of the knife's "heartbeats"
by label-owner eric ericksson, more known as spatio and rocketboy/rocketman,
it was kind of a sleeper and few knew of it outside of the swedish house-scene until i believe it was taken to wmc the following year and became one of the talked about tracks. the thing with translating the song into a club context is weird even though it should work easy since it's devoid of drums and gonzález plays the guitar quite rhythmic.
putting it into words how it shouldn't work is quite hard because i don't even know myself what to say but out of all the remixes, both official and bootleg, this one manages to do the best job at it. hulkkonen's drum programming and the way he uses the guitar in the buildup is exactly what the track needs for this context. the breakdown with the small guitarsolo is another one and the additional pads that is present sets the track off right for it to be that torch song it is originally.
i have probably listened to this song, both in it's original form and the hulkkonen remix, over a thousand times over the years and i have still not grown tired of it.
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