The Gathering – In My System (Jef K Remix)
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As a way to come down after coming home from Roskilde, here’s a track that has been scouted for as hotly as anything this season. Ever since people eventually returned from Villalobos’ Fabric set, the rumors about a certain system (some even went for sister) track were in the air. This lead to the usual spectacle of distorted Youtube videos and a whole lot of guesswork, before The Gathering stepped forward as the creators of the track.
Chez Damier turned out to be the man with the plan, with four helping hands from Jef K and Chris Carrier (who both share remix duties on the record). With two split-up vocal samples following the groove throughout the track, Damier makes the track strikingly accessible without falling prey to the horrors of vocal house.
Was this track then worth waiting and searching for? Is it a product of metaphysical perfection that just begs to sit at the top of your yearly lists with a good distance to number two? Or is it, perhaps, just an effective floorfiller that is more ambitious than your average slab of wax? A tool, but, mind you, a great one? I lean towards the latter.
Oh, and should you already have reached a point where the familiarity of the Jef K remix makes your ears bleed, be sure to check out Chris Carrier’s Tex Mix of the track. Less vocals, more bass, and a lot more action in the sub-frequencies. Fast-paced and long enough to let you sink into the groove.
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