Commencing Ovum’s 20th birthday celebrations, Josh Wink digs into the
vaults for a very special piece of the label’s history, presenting three
perfect reinterpretations of Wink’s hyperkinetic acid techno classic ‘Are You
There’.
Wink explains the history and
concept behind the track: “The original version was composed in 1994 - just
after ‘Higher States’, ‘I am ready’ and ‘Don't laugh’ - and released in 1996, I
can't believe it has been 20 years since it was written! I had a friend, in
Cleveland Ohio, who knew I never answered my home phone. So, when he called my
house, he believed I was there screening and listening to the calls on my
answering machine. Hence, "Are you there". Which was actually taken
from my answering machine mini cassette, with his blessing.
Ben Klock contacted us in
regard to him using his own remix version for his fabric mix release. We gave
him permission, as an exclusive to the mix, with the possibility for Ovum to
release it at a later time. A while ago, we at Ovum were talking about
releasing certain catalog legacy tracks for the 20 Years celebration, and ‘Are
You There’ was one on the top of the list. We decided to release his remix
on Ovum in 2014, which we’re very happy about as we are big fans of Ben.
There are ROD remixes by
Benny Rodrigues and another great remix by Harry Romero. Both are talented
passionate producers who contacted us to ask to remix the original. It's nice
to be able to release music close to 20 years old that people are still influenced
by. We will be re-releasing both the original and remix versions as part of the
20 years of Ovum celebration.” – Josh Wink
Ben Klock’s remix retains the
clattering amen breaks of the original, which sits over a cavernous sub-bass
undertow. Harry Romero reinterprets the song as a house groover, with a lo-fi
4x4 shuffle, groovy piano stabs and bass guitar loops peppered throughout. The
ROD remix is dangerously stripped back, letting the vocal snippet take
precedence against jacking handclaps and skittering hi-hats.
For more press information,
please contact, Kim Booth: kim@rebelbutterfly.co.uk
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