Vitas Merkel - Only In The Hall
Cat#: QR023
Release Date: 16-02-2009
Genre: Tech House

Quimika Records is a South American label that made great strides in 2008. Releases and productions from the likes of Thee-O, Lee Pennington, and Federico Giust received good reactions worldwide. House, tech and progressive with a touch of breaks thrown in was the winning the formula. 2009 kicks off for the Quimika camp with Vitas Merkel providing two mixes of "Only In the Hall," joined by label head Federico Guist, chipping in with his interpretation to round things off.

The original is a squeaky house number that the likes of Danny Tenaglia, Hernan Cattaneo and Steve Lawler would champion no doubt. A twisted vocal sample and rumbling bassline give the track an evil persona.

The second mix, the Smoke Dub sounds like something that Slam and Soma crew would thrive on. This mix is slightly slower in pace than the original, but still retains some of the key original components. A very very cool underground track is on show here.

Completing the trio of mixes is the Federico Giust remix. This is a pounding mix, something akin to a Dave Clarke set of the 1990s. Relentless and no less evil than the two other mixes, Giust filters in kicks and snares at will. A nice 3rd mix to the set.

If you are looking for melodies and strings, this isn't for you, but if are looking for twisted, pounding house muzik look no further than this release from Quimika.

Chris Sterio [06-Feb-2009]

1 - Only In The Hall (Original Mix)
2 - Only In The Hall (Smoke Dub Mix)
3 - Only In The Hall (Federico Giust Remix)

Reactions...

"Giust Remix & Smoke Dub are amazing!!!" - 4.5/5
Abyss
(Simpatico Music/Reinnasance)

"Tech sounding goodness." - 4.5 / 5
Dirty [M] (USA)
(Solvent Entertainment, www.thebeat713.com)

"Giust remix for me" - 4/5
Joe Fisher
(Area Sur/Quimika)

"good twisted chuggy for the floor" - 4.0 / 5
Chloe Harris (USA)
(further, b-sides, proton radio, litheum, machine agency, djdownload)

"Federico Giust remix" - 3.5 / 5
Peter McGill (N. Ireland)
(Freaks Culture Records, Monu Digital, Twister Tunes, Forza Records)

"Federico Guist remix for me" - 3.0 / 5
Chris Drifter (Hungary)
(SoundTribe Rekords, Plastic Fantastic, Existence, Pure.Fm, Danceradio.Gr)

"Nice techy vibe on this, Original is groovy!" - 3.5 / 5
Ben Coda (UK)
(Overcast, Toes in the Sand, Polytechnic Recordings)

"i preffer the smoke dub version wich is deeper and twisted a bit further." - 4.5 / 5
Jim_Star (Canada)
(www.alicemanagement.com ; no sound)

"Both mixes are hot. I love the vocal and glitch in the Smoke Dub. Will Support." - 4.5 / 5
Aaron Lee (USA)
(Giant Squid Recordings/Ultramusique/Nightshade Records/Twenty40 Nightlife/Pure.FM)

"Love the Original! The Smoke dub will be a good transition track in a minimal set." - 4.5 / 5
Lawrence Alan (USA)
(skyboundmusic.com, fatboy productions, suite b lounge orlando)

Available at...

https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html...quimika_records
http://www.djdownload.com/labels/Quimika+Records/5797
http://www.mosdownload.com/labels/Quimika+Records/5797
http://www.xpressbeats.com/label/quimika-records-4005
http://download.djmag.com/label/quimika-records-4005
http://www.junodownload.com/labels/Quimika/

More Info...

http://www.quimikarecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/quimikarecords
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20536911966
http://www.progressivehouse.com/labels/Quimika+Records
http://www.last.fm/label/Quimika+Records
http://www.youtube.com/quimikarecords

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