- 'Time Starts Now' by Jacek Sienkiewicz is an autonomous and genuine track featuring really compact, tight samples distorted into chords of nightmarish fever, which evolve and progress. This latest remix package on Sienkiewicz's Recognition Recordings includes reinterpretations from Crosstown Rebels' Pier Bucci and 3 Channels (also of Trapez and Trenton Records fame), Num’s Lee Van Dowski and Polish producer Etiop.
First up is the Etiop mix, a real minimal, electronic click monster, with ghostly chords rolling around with discontent. The track stays dark all the way through with no real build up or break down; the melody kicking in with soft keys and more samples. Next up is Lee Van Dowski, and his remix is a dark and seedy affair with roughed up samples and a twangy chord that howl through the track. One can almost hear the sound of minimal robots working their way through the track but sadly the remix never really generates enough pace.
3 Channels find a nice minimal, click groove rhythm on their remix, which starts with a stripped out sample waving around the short bleeps and clicks. This slowly leads into the jacking/minimal beat bass production before the build up arrives and soft synth pads creep through the track. Deep and textured, the production on this remix is clean and minimal as punchy samples build the track up once again before the melody drops. This one will definitely feature at a lot of warehouse parties this summer and should blend well with releases on Mathew Jonson’s Wagon Repair label.
Pier Bucci gets in the studio next and again it’s a totally different affair. An electronic vortex of an intro leads into the short bass/beat arrangement and sample with the chords and structure adding a zombie-esque flavour. The main verse of the track surrounds some deep, electronic warbles and clicks and the leads and breakdowns are well constructed with melodies and keys really giving the number an uplifting tinge. This one should draw people back to the dancefloor particularly towards the end when the emphasis changes to the melody and bass line.
Overall there is definitely a lot of scope and interesting arrangements in these mixes to make them useful additions in any DJ set with the Pier Bucci and the 3 Channels efforts being the two standouts.