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I dont know the original because I'm new here.
This track starts off very nicely, the percussion is great, maybe a little too dry - some bright revern on those might help them to settle into the mix a bit better.
HiHats are sounding good, and grooving nicely with the bassline. I particularly like the sound effects you have used in this tune, its nice to hear something like this rather than crash symbols all the time.
The whole mix seems very loud, I guess you might have used the L1 Ultamaximizer on this? Loud is good, but you loose alot of dynamics which are required to make the track sound alive. Just suggesting you ease up a bit here.
A very nice vibe here, its like chilled but also enough to make you dance. When the bassline changes to accompany the chords, are you sure this is correct? The first step up sounded somewhat out-of-key. It could just be the type of sound you used for the bassline, if so consider trying to clean the up a little. The rest of the track is moving along nicely and I like the melody. Strings are lush 
One complaint, the track lenght is over 9 and half minutes long. In my opinion this is far too long. If you were to cut sections out, i would say do it to the bits that are building up, because the track does alot of 'building' but not enough 'rocking'. The time length thing though is always a problem for me, just ask Mike Foyle. I prefer tunes which get straight to the piont and keep people dancing with boredom - 8 minutes 30 secs is my limit.
Overall, excellent production and the Pros outweigh the Cons. Keep it up mate! 
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ELE - Safari 2004
bassline is really cool, good sound, not as weak as the original one. melody is nice, takes u on a journey...
