“Blue Room” is a popular release from The Orb to be sure and, yes they are living legends in their own rite. However Blue Room is also the sophomore release from Codine on Blank Artists and, for our purposes here, that’s what we’re concerned with. First you’ll notice the elements: the perfectly placed percussion, sensual synth subsets, and energy that uniquely make the sound of Erik Cronin’s Codine moniker. As an extension of that sound, the originals on this release epitomize those aforementioned characteristics but in uniquely nondescript ways. So what do you do when you have two tracks that utilize two distinct modes of operation to make dance floors jump off? Get two equally talented but very different remixers to offer their interpretations of the songs, of course.
Cue now Brian Kage and Jared Wilson. Two very different individuals with two equally unique perspectives on dance music. Brian’s remix of Blue Room is a heightened version of the original, serving up a huge bass line and rich textures certain to send you into a groove that’ll be making you beg for a rewind. In other words, this is a serious floor burner that has seen position in top DJ’s playlists all over. Jared’s mix of Background Music is an “analog-centric” endeavor that chugs on through systematically adding and subtracting synth patterns, making it heady and intoxicating.
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