Derek Howell - Funk It (Original & Breaks Mixes) [Fade Records]

The Original Mix begins with the typical powerfull Derek Howell beat, pretty soon the word "funk" in the title becomes clear, after almost 3min gorgeous floating melodic paths are introduced, from then on its impossible to escape from this song's grip, 11 minutes of pure bliss, of dreaming away on delicious melodies and catchy basslines

With the Breaks Mix Derek turns the song in a dark breakbeat track, a little mess melodic but but therefore not less good. After an extensive build up of almost 6min, the main bassline and the gorgeous melodies appear, the song really explodes when the heavy breakbeats kick in again.

With this release Derek prooves ones again his enormous talent. On short time, he has become one of mine, and probably many others, favorite producers, and rightly

Again obligatory black gold for everybody liking melodic progressive trance

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breaks mix is the better of the two imo

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Originally posted by AlphaStarred breaks mix is the better of the two imo

I didn't know this track was available for illegal download yet

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Originally posted by Swayzak I didn't know this track was available for illegal download yet

you're quite the comedian...tell me when you're doing your next show so i can pay big bucks to be blessed to see you

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Originally posted by AlphaStarred you're quite the comedian...tell me when you're doing your next show so i can pay big bucks to be blessed to see you

I will be at your house to see your mom tomorrow night. See you then.

Stop being so childish.

JaY

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Yeah it's all about the breaks mix

Howell's been quite busy lately I see.. will check this one out soon

and this is the one with the beautiful guitar sampling

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Originally posted by DJFreaq wtf Ygrene is energy backwards

Sergio Jimenez - Hiatus pt.1, June 07 Compilation
http://myspace.com/sergiojimenez

My god quality release again !!!
Howell is on FIRE

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Albums of the year:
1. Hybrid - I Choose Noise
2. Liberto - Lullaby
3. Immer 2 (Mixed By Michael Mayer)
4. Peter Gun - Friendly Fire
5. Thomas Schumacher - Home
6. Recorded In Rotterdam (Mixed By Michel De Hey)
7. Boogybytes Vol. 01 (Mixed By Kiki)
8. Addicted 1 (Mixed By Kosmas Epsilon)

Well said Zevan! Alike many Derek Howell releases you aren't gonna be stuck with a mediocre B-side, but with massive interpretations on both ends. The original shows off the looping guitar sample and rolls and rolls and rolls. He's one of the few producers that actually allows a a 10-12 minute song listenable through its entirety. Never a dull moment and always full of energy and creativity. The Breaks mix is superb and I can't stop playing it at the moment. It's undescribable really. No words can really amount to what this sounds like out of my JBL EON monitors. SIMPLY MASSIVE.

11/10 and possibly the tune of the year/Vinyl Release of the year. Well done again Derek.

-Steve

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Looking Forward to Yesterday

I prefer the original.