This is basically the second single off of Second Time, which was a re-release of 2005's critically-acclaimed First Time with additional tracks and remixes.This one has more vocals than the previous release "Perfect Love" which was a cover of the House Of Prince track from 1997.
Cajjmere Wray, Giangi Cappai, Hector Fonseca, and Jose Spinnin provide the mixes.
The maxi opens up with Offer Nissim's own mix. It's basically the original version that was on the album. Lots of interesting vocal loops and effects. It's vocally oriented.
Cajjmere Wray's mix is very dark and industrial. Maya's "I-I-I-I" vocal from the beginning of the song is looped a lot. Bits of the chorus are used. But very few vocals can be found on this mix. The build up and breakdown in the middle is totally insane. It has the feel of a vinyl record being sped up. Then the hard synthy instrumental comes in.
Giangi Cappai's mix is very hard and driving. A very tough bassline is the highlight of this mix. There's only minimal vocals on this mix also.
Hector Fonseca's mix is really dark and tribal. The synths are really dirty. Very few vocals are on this mix too, but it works.
Jose Spinnin's mix is tribal and electro. It's a good cross between Offer and Peter Rauhofer's types of sound. This mix has full vocals.
The CD maxi closes with a bonus track, which is the Peter Rauhofer Reconstruction of "Perfect Love" which was previously unreleased. This mix is typical Peter Rauhofer. And only some vocals are used. Peter had also remixed the House Of Prince version of this song back in 1997 with much fanfare. This mix pales in comparison to that, but on its own, it's decent.
Overall, these mixes are quite different from Star 69's usual offerings. It's nice to see some variety, but some familiarity is nice too. This maxi is especially for adventurous DJs and serious collectors only.
These mixes can be purchased at the Star 69 website, as can the CD maxi, which will be released in mid January of 2007.
