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- Original Mix
- Zabiela'S Rave Lizard Remix
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 Are you familiar with the name Lavelle? Global Underground listeners, who’ve heard #26: Romania - surely are. Today I’m not talking about James Lavelle though, but his younger brother Aidan. “Eli” is his debut independent release (earlier he co-authored Mode and Vector 13). The first installment on this release is (not surprisingly) called Original Mix. Aidan’s artistic outcome floats around a lively rhythm from the very first seconds. Looping bass and bongo-sounding percussion instruments lead the way. After a few bars the amusement is interrupted by a minor breakdown. It’s almost academic in its structure – the bass and percussion are softened, whilst samples and beautiful chilling strings melody take the spotlight. Together with a roaring underlay of distorted bass and some turbulent notes played in the background it makes this fragment monumental. Comparison with last year’s pacifier – Anarcrusan’s “In My Mind” can occur among some listeners. It has a positive meaning – ‘cause the melody of that song hasn’t yet found its way out of many heads. Same syndroms can be already observed in the case of “Eli”. It’s really hard to predict what kind of mayhem the youngster Lavelle can serve us in the future. But as for now, we reach Zabielas Rave Lizard Remix. Zabiela is a behind-the-decks virtuoso. Not everyone is pleased with his trademark style of electronica interpretation. This fact provokes a lot of discussion on his production abilities. Fortunately, this time he really delivers. Hats off to the man, cause he did what he should with “Eli” – making it more dynamic by adding new samples and seriously messing up the rhythm section. Typical JZ’s groove and vibe make this remix twisted and cracked up like a Romanian alterglobalist at Rio Carnival. Those who had a flavor of Zabiela’s work, know what I’m saying. Another big, fat plus for this record. By the way – rave lizard Jigga is the mysterious voice featured on the track, hence the title. No matter how you calculate it – two “Eli’s” on this record sum up with a total playing time of 15 minutes. But it’s a quarter of an hour of pure musical feast, which I highly recommend to take part in. Go for it!
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