"110%" has been something that was circulating in my head for the last couple of days. reason being that i was very late on catching on to that track but i don't know what to write about it that hasn't been said already. anyhow i recently started following ware on soundcloud and remies of album track "no to love" was uploaded and since it included names such as george fitzgerald, todd edwards and ewan pearson, i was interested.
never heard the original prior to that but after hearing it to check on what the following producers had done to it, i did like it. the original is very early 90's r&b from the british perspective, countless reviews mention the words "lisa stansfield" & "soul II soul" and i can hear it. especially with the combination of her collaborator dave okumu adding a rap to the song.
fitzgeralds remix is well done and would work nicely on a dancefloor but it doesn't grab me. todd edwards version has a killer drum loop that dictate the groove and i like it a lot. i had problems with picking between pearson's interpretation and edwards' remix as they are both stellar but in the end the former won. reason being that edwards' may have the groove but pearson has the mood and the seductive build.
ewan pearson works up a slice of hypnotic techno with a rolling bassline and chorus-affected percussion. the main synth sequences are buzzing in all the right ways and the resonance sparkle when it changes keys. pearson uses the vocal bits to great use and you hear both okumu and ware's lines in repetition. as it progresses the tension really cuts through and in the breakdown it reaches as elements are dragged in delays. the result is the classic approach of cold metallic beats meets warm vocals and elements that is quite techno.
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