I used to love these type of releases, a 12" single with a variety of remixes covering different genres. When this came out in 1994 I was buying everything from acid techno to west coast hip hop to ambient pop and the Heavenly label releases were always a must buy. Not only because my local record shop used to sell most of their singles for 99p but because they had such a diverese output which is evident here. The original would now be classed as lush electro pop and it's joined by a Hardfloor style remix by David Homes and a sparse leftfield electronica mix by Autechre that i used to play on 45 and pitched down. The track i picked though is by The Dust Brothers (who became The Chemical Brothers). Dust Brothers were a big influence on my DJing and my music tatses back then, i loved how they took breaks and elements of hip hop, dub, techno and rave and created their own sound. Their live at the Heavenly Social is still one of my fav mixes ever. This remix is prob best described as breaks and you can see how their sound went on to influence so many artists in the mid to late 90s.
Loved this back in the day, particularly when the beats n bass drop in.
ReplyDeleteThe Homer mix was also a very popular 5am tune in our house after Another World or Differernt Drum.
Funny you mention the Heavenly Social - listened to it a couple of weeks agao for the first time in years; still stands the test of time.