Sly and Robbie - Fatigue Chic (single)
Sly and Robbie
Fatigue Chic (single)
1999 Palm Pictures LLC
The opener Fatigue Chic remix by the Dub Pistols has a dub meets 2001: A Space Odyessy meets Vincent Price fresh off his role in The Fall of The House of Usher on vacation dark vibe. While a decent take, it actually isn't as good as the album version, which keeps the more muscular groove and flowing drones. Of the two remixes of Superthruster, the jungle style take by Flytronix is compelling. Ghostly pads and a collision course drum beat combine with gutteral bass make for incidental music to an underwater chase scene (like "What if The Hunt For Red October were done by hella funkee people in a hurry?"). The only thing lacking is once again, the driving musicular groove of the original. This is not the issue with DJ Mandrax, who builds his club mix around it, but takes some of the teeth out of it by speeding it up a hair and adding some retro 80s style keys. The track is still good, but the weakest here, at times sounding almost too much like a 12" extended mix from a random artist on the Solar Label.* Thankfully, you can also hear the album version here, and get the full effect of the real reason you picked this up. Sly and Robbie, still one of the greatest (and busiest) beat sections in music.
Fatigue Chic (single)
1999 Palm Pictures LLC
The opener Fatigue Chic remix by the Dub Pistols has a dub meets 2001: A Space Odyessy meets Vincent Price fresh off his role in The Fall of The House of Usher on vacation dark vibe. While a decent take, it actually isn't as good as the album version, which keeps the more muscular groove and flowing drones. Of the two remixes of Superthruster, the jungle style take by Flytronix is compelling. Ghostly pads and a collision course drum beat combine with gutteral bass make for incidental music to an underwater chase scene (like "What if The Hunt For Red October were done by hella funkee people in a hurry?"). The only thing lacking is once again, the driving musicular groove of the original. This is not the issue with DJ Mandrax, who builds his club mix around it, but takes some of the teeth out of it by speeding it up a hair and adding some retro 80s style keys. The track is still good, but the weakest here, at times sounding almost too much like a 12" extended mix from a random artist on the Solar Label.* Thankfully, you can also hear the album version here, and get the full effect of the real reason you picked this up. Sly and Robbie, still one of the greatest (and busiest) beat sections in music.
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