DESCRIPTION:
4 Tracker - Tech house , Deep House & Balearic Remixes Inc Alex Kassian & The Trip On remix Duties
For the first EP on his new label, Planet Strangelove, Job Jobse brings new life to an overlooked balearic house gem: "Pasion," an early '90s deep cut by the Leeds artist Pianoman, inspired by Tangerine Dream's "Love On A Real Train,” aka the most breathtaking synth arp of all time. Alex Kassian, whose sprawling take on Manuel Göttschings's "E2-E4" already showed his fine touch for the kosmische vibe Tangerine Dream embodied, delivers a "Dance Mix" and a "Dream Mix," one packing a club-ready beat, the other drifting weightlessly. London duo The Trip, of the label and party Tesselate, deliver a remix as breezy as it is thumping, all wailing divas, sunkissed pads and shimmering pianos. As for Pianoman's "Analysis" remix, it's a dazzling artifact of the balearic era at its peak, touched by the ineffable essence of its time but sounding just as fresh as its modern reinterpretations.
For the first missive on his freshly formed Planet Strangelove label, Job Jobse has decided to breathe new life into an extremely obscure and hard-to-find 90s Balearic house gem from long-serving Leeds producer Pianoman - the Tangerine Dream-meets-Italian Dream House inspired 'Pasion'. For an idea of what the original may have sounded like, check the 'Sueno Latino' meets 'Love on a Real Train' vibes of Pianoman's own 'Analysis Mix'. The most impactful revisions come from Alex Kassian, who offers up both an immersive ambient take (the 'Mandrime Dream' mix) and an Italian dream house inspired 'Mandrine Dance' version for the clubs. Tesselate founders The Trip round off a fantastic package with a version of 'Pasion' inspired by Gat Decor's similarly saucer-eyed 'Passion'. Simply superb.