I Heard It
Marcus Sill
label: Ampispazi Recordings
Underground minimal mixed with the voice of Marvin Gaye singing his classic soulful track 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'. It shouldn't work but somehow does, and very well too. The original is the more commercial of the two mixes, although it's unfair to call it commercial. A deep bassline with a slight sample of Marvin's original backing tune introduces you to what's about to happen. Then the vocal kicks in, with increased drum and strings influence completing the rhythm. It's very well done.
The Ramsi mix strips the track back to a very bare 4/4 beat, slowly introducing the vocal sample of Marvin's voice, before bringing the minimal beats back in and continuing. It's over eight minutes long, taking over three of these before you even know there's a Marvin Gaye sample happening, and it's nearly six minutes before the vocal gets a proper run. What did we say about stripping it back? The mix sounds very much like an acapella over the beat, but that wouldn't be doing justice to Ramsi's remix as it's cleverly done, mixing underground cool and credible with familiarity. Have to say we're enjoying both mixes equally as they are both good for similar and different floors.
""MARCUS SILL""
Marco Vasile aka Marcus Sill was born in 1989. His passion for music started when he was very young and at the age of 15 he began attending the best international festivals and clubs. Later he decided to produce its own music and started using pro audio software. He is strongly fascinated by everything that can be created combining computers and human imagination, and this addition to his passion for music makes Marcus Sill's ability stronger. Now he's finally ready to share his sound to the world.
""RAMSI""
Ramzi Bougammoura aka Ramsi, born on February 3rd 1988. His relationship with music growth since his adolescence. Self-taught, he plays with sounds using his creativity and experiences his first musical production following the trend of Underground Music and Minimal Techno, while maintaining exotic house music sonority that characterize his style. The connection between music and technology led him to experiment with sounds and play in the electronic music in the Milan landscape, where he began his career as a DJ/Producer in the coolest clubs.
The Ramsi mix strips the track back to a very bare 4/4 beat, slowly introducing the vocal sample of Marvin's voice, before bringing the minimal beats back in and continuing. It's over eight minutes long, taking over three of these before you even know there's a Marvin Gaye sample happening, and it's nearly six minutes before the vocal gets a proper run. What did we say about stripping it back? The mix sounds very much like an acapella over the beat, but that wouldn't be doing justice to Ramsi's remix as it's cleverly done, mixing underground cool and credible with familiarity. Have to say we're enjoying both mixes equally as they are both good for similar and different floors.
""MARCUS SILL""
Marco Vasile aka Marcus Sill was born in 1989. His passion for music started when he was very young and at the age of 15 he began attending the best international festivals and clubs. Later he decided to produce its own music and started using pro audio software. He is strongly fascinated by everything that can be created combining computers and human imagination, and this addition to his passion for music makes Marcus Sill's ability stronger. Now he's finally ready to share his sound to the world.
""RAMSI""
Ramzi Bougammoura aka Ramsi, born on February 3rd 1988. His relationship with music growth since his adolescence. Self-taught, he plays with sounds using his creativity and experiences his first musical production following the trend of Underground Music and Minimal Techno, while maintaining exotic house music sonority that characterize his style. The connection between music and technology led him to experiment with sounds and play in the electronic music in the Milan landscape, where he began his career as a DJ/Producer in the coolest clubs.
Release date
2012-06-30
2012-06-30
Catalog #
AMP026
- 31.01.17
