White Cells - Stelios Vassiloudis (Balance Music)

 

Title: White Cells 

Artist: Stelios Vassiloudis

Label: Balance Music

Cat Number: BALANCE003EP2

Genre: Downtempo/Ambient/Techno

1: White Cells

2: White Cells (Yui Ondera Remix)

3: White Cells (John Dalagelis Remix)

‘White Cells’ is, in its original form a piece of melodic downtempo, almost trip hop (remember that?) which sounds like it should soundtrack an Alan Watts Youtube video. It has a bittersweet atmosphere and occasionally utilizes spoken word which sounds like it’s been filched from a radio broadcast.  Yui Ondera’s interpretation takes us into the realm of the beatless, with water and windchimes being dominant features. This approach is fliped on its head by  John Dalagelis, whose version combines a thudding kick, a soaring synth and a slightly overbearing acid squelch. Although we have three very different versions here, it’s the original I feel has the most meat on its bones. The remixes feel like they’re trying too hard, or not hard enough.