- This is the debut release from Hotflush label manager Jack Haighton, and is slated to be the first of a quarterly 12-inch series collecting his edits of Italo gems. The vocodered chorus of Cyber People's "Void Vision"—the source material for opener "Void People"—may sound familiar, having been sampled by The Hacker on "Fadin' Away." Haighton retains its echoing charms in his version, but cuts the original's squigglier synth digressions, leaving a deep, streamlined beast that pivots on its classically chunky and infectious Italo bassline.
"JM Beats (7 The Night Goes On)" is an edit of JM Band's "Computer Monkey" that does away with the original's more cheeseball vocal excesses (some monkey impressions and an endearingly ridiculous female vocal/robot duet, since you asked). Retained are its tumbling bassline and gleaming synth pattern, to which Haighton adds a more toned-down vocal sample repeating the phrase "and the night moves on." Like the A-Side, it's a pared-down and relatively subtle interpretation of a flamboyant original. Both cuts succeed on these terms, making for a supremely listenable opening installment to a series that should be worth following.
TracklistA1 Void People
B1 JM Beats (And The Night Goes On)