weed - if only u could see

another one can be filed under one of my earliest record purchases and this was still at a time i was purchasing dance-related records that i sort of knew of. it came with the album version and three versions by fade, where one was a radio edit. that is reason i bought the track as i had no clue on this track otherwise, but i can't say that i heard of fade's remixes prior nor did anyone else at the time.

the skinny on the track is that it was the lead single from a project that was by married couple cristina & dan handrabur. the weed moniker was used for one album released in '99 on canadian label nettwerk and the name of the game is atmospheric drum & bass and trip-hop. i would describe it as someone having good looking records and warp records' "the artificial intelligence" series as reference points when making music to prospectively end up on those famous levi's adverts.

"if only u could see" is one of the uptempo tracks from the album and i would say it sits between atmospheric jungle and the music that would be known as trancestep. the soundscapes are busy and this is a track that for the most time has it's focus up top rather than the lower end. it's also a track that starts with all parts upfront and it then simmers down. there are so many sounds in play that i don't know how dan harbinger made it all fit so good.

the only problem with this track (as well as the rest of the album) is what i alluded to prior, is has this mindnumbingly stupid type new age aesthetic embedded. cristina harbinger's vocal is trying to be subdued and the lyrical content is aphorisms mixed with platitudes and they are as deep as the the local kiddie pool.
if you look past that it is a great track. honest.

buy here (junodownload)

i should mention something about the fade remixes, the vocal mix is decent but i think it's a bit to safe. the dub is something is a cracking progressive trancer and is on par with most of the quality tracks from fade's own label.