from the 12” single, Good Looking Records, 1995This track will never sound old or stale, I don’t care how far the world of jungle music has moved away from this ultra-clean, indispensable template; truly, there is just no improving upon perfection. The whole affair sounds something akin to an electronic waterfall, washing over the listener in ripples and waves (I think they actually did mic one of those old school rain sticks for that whooshing sound during the intro), and just before the aural serenity relaxes your muscles too much, BAM---there goes the breaks! The same minimal, unpretentious breakbeat runs through the entire rest of the track, lacing the groove with such an assertive vibe that you can’t help but move your body, and therein lies part of the true essence of jungle (which was increasingly lost until the Brazilian re-up in the early 2000s): transcendental undertones wrapped in volcanic beats. HUGE props for the phenomenological Ferris Bueller sample at the beginning & end, “…I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: life moves pretty fast…if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it…”!
