It’s just a loop, but there’s so much in it. And if this is some sort of flashback into a distant past, then its credible. Whatever the motives for making this track, it couldn’t sound more evocative and dramatic. According to the most recent comment on Youtube, “The bassline is actually cropped and pitched from Mory Kante - Yeke Yeke (Afro Acid Remix) produced by Martyn Young, released 1987.” Which is interesting. Going back to the source, or a source. When this came out it was a pivotal moment in techno. Mr Mills suddenly went in a different, more functional and funky direction. Which isn’t to say that he hadn’t explored those possibilities before, but now here was a series, designed especially for DJs and their slabs. And what’s more, these are no ordinary tools. The tracks on these releases each step up in their own way and become much more than the sum of their parts. I colse my eyes and I’m back in Rough Trade Paris snapping them up, knowing that they’ll do the business. I think that the first two came out at the same time, which felt like Christmas at the time. Tracks like these set the standards for others to follow, and they still are.
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