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After two well-received releases earlier in the year, Storm is back after a short break for the next release in its series of remixed classics from label owner Eddie Richards' vaults.
This time round, he's called in modern house maestro Radio Slave to give his slant to 'Dream 2', originally the first release on Eddie's dy-na-mix label back in 2002. Radio Slave aka Matt Edwards should need no introduction to anyone with even a passing interest in quality dance music over the last decade or so; suffice to say his knack of turning from deep and soulful grooves to stripped back tracky killers without breaking a sweat has made him one of British house music's biggest names, while his label Rekids has continually set the standard for underground dance floors across the globe. Here, he's in moody, minimalist form, working a hypnotic bass line into a taut, swelling, dub-flecked techno odyssey.
A re-edited & remastered version of Eddie's original 'Dream 2' follows, and it's a classic example of his famed ability to predict coming trends. Prefiguring the dark, bass heavy minimal house sound of the late 00s, it's a tough, trippy ride, with a pitch bending bass line underpinning haunting twinkles and dream-like distant vocals.
The flip side features one of the most praised name of recent times in the figure of Jordan Peak, whose releases for Tsuba, Morris Audio and Air London have made him a fixture in numerous DJ charts and a key player in the London house scene. Here, he turns in a killer techno remix of 'iMove', throwing down Maurizio-like dub stabs, rattling claps, and a bass line so heavy it should come with a health warning. Taking inspiration from Chicago, Berlin, London, and possibly outer space, it's a proper dark-hours monster.
Last up, it's a newly remastered version of the original 'iMove', which first appeared all the way back in 2001 on Eddie's sought-after Lunar Tunes label. A hit on the tech-house scene of the time, it's formed around an ominous bassline, slamming percussion, and an undeniable sense of funk, all tied together with an insistent "move to the rhythm" vocal loop. The moment after the break when foggy chords enter the mix will spark the memories of anyone who was at the right parties back in the day - and will rock the floor of anyone playing it now.
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