i've heard that retarded funk played around with the sample, send it to prydz, he saw the potential and was like 'omg i die this can be good' .. and then they made the track together ..

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i heard eric prydz gave dj falcon a handjob around that time and he signed over the rights to the song

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Originally posted by andreas1999 are you sure about that? i haven't heard the original bootleg (i think) but if eric "didn't do that much", how come it sounds just like his sound around that time? should post some clips..

because eric didn't do that much. he just touched up the track, added better percussion, made it sound more proffesional.

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Originally posted by montana because eric didn't do that much. he just touched up the track, added better percussion, made it sound more proffesional.

"Two years ago Eric and producer friends Retarded Funk were working together in the studio when they hit upon the idea of using Steve Winwood’s ‘Valerie’ as the basis for a dance track. Armed with a CDR and keen to test it on the clubbing public, Prydz passed a copy on to DJ Falcon during one of his UK gigs, who immediately made it a regular fixture in his sets. Eric couldn’t have anticipated the stir the track would have: fans clamoured for more information, only for it to be uploaded to an internet site, assumed to be the follow-up to Thomas Bangalter & DJ Falcon’s ‘So Much Love To Give’ and wrongfully attributed to them."

http://www.thedjlist.com/djs/ERIC_PRYDZ/

not saying thedjlist is the most reliable source, but it's probably more reliable than you.

also, for the record, 'call on me' is not cheese.

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=134620

Omid (proximus) has told me this story several times and he is close friends with both retarded & mafia.

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yeah, now all we need is a sample of the original version and eric's version..

sample of the original mislabeled bootleg

and then compare it to the released version

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Originally posted by montana sample of the original mislabeled bootleg and then compare it to the released version

thanks for the sample! sounds awful compared to prydz version. i guess that could be because i've heard eric prydz version a million times and i'm used to it.. they are VERY similar so i guess it's obvious eric basically remixed it and added his sound to it.

i'm going to get those old unreleased mp3s of his i have and post some clips tomorrow.

it's basicly the same track, he just structurally edited it a bit, used better sounds, percussion and then used zee sidechaining

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Last edited by montana on Mar-14-2006 at 15:56

the original has sidechaining as well. it's also not as well produced. the stabs are terrible. bassline isn't as good as the prydz version. basically he re-did the whole thing, using the same sample and ideas from the original. original is out of key at a few places too.. (beginning of the chorus loop)

of course, this is a 96kbps sample so it's hard to hear the details

Great track, little cheesey...yes. Mode Hookers remix owns though.