first time i heard this was through ron trent and his appearance on amoeba records' what's in my bag. he picked the record at hand and trent talked about buying it for joey negro aka dave lee's remixes. suitably the good folks at amoeba record decided to play one of the remixes and they chose the dub over the main club mix. the difference between them are the latter plays very straight and "houses" up the original where as dave lee went for his on the dub.
apart from some key sounds, one line of vocal and the bassline this track is all dave lee. i got hooked to it through the vibraphone-sounding hook that was heard right off the bat in the amoeba video. when i heard it on headphones i however realised that the real star of the track is the bassline. even with a stunning musical base with great drums & percussion and nice keys, it's the bassline that matters.
from the start you hear it about a minute in when it's all stripped down to a heavy tr-808 kick after a luscious building intro. the round murmur moves through the bottom end and after a while it's even backed up with some played bass. however the key moment was when i heard the track in my headphones a few days ago and it just reached the breakdown.
there it goes from murmuring to booming as lee just cranks it up a few notches and lets the bassline loose and every little movement sounds grandiose. i fell in love with the track at that point and i had even played the track in a set a few times. sometimes you really feel the impact when you are one with the music and the outside world isn't bothering you.
listen here (youtube)
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