Review: Sven Vath's album "Catharsis" pulsates with life-affirming energy, now revisited and revitalised by an array of acclaimed artists in an electrifying remix collection. Roman Flugel, Benjamin Damage, Robert Hood, Planetary Assault Systems, Mano Le Tough, and more join forces, imprinting their unique signatures onto Sven's DNA, creating an exhilarating counterpart to the original release. From Damiano von Erckert's Balearic sunrise remix of "Silvi's Dream" to Robag Wruhme's intricate minimal funk transformation of "The Worm-hole". The journey progresses through Jonathan Kaspar's brooding take on "We Are," Krystal Klear's euphoric trance version of "Feiern" and Benjamin Damage's uncompromising reimagining of "Mystic Voices." Detroit legend Robert Hood leaves his mark on "Butoh" followed by a cosmic rework of "Nyx" by Planetary Assault Systems. The collection tenderly concludes with Florian Hollerith's second interpretation of "Silvi's Dream," for a lingering memory to live on.
Review: Catharsis is Sven Väth's first artist album since 2002's Fire. As the vocal on the acid-tinged opening track "What I Used to Play" outlines, it does indeed reflect his 'musical footprint from different decades'. "The Worm" is the kind of bass-heavy minimal track you'd expect to hear during one of Vath's epic sets, while "Mystic Voices" is an intense techno banger, powered by a grinding low end and chain mail percussion. At the other end of the spectrum, the album reveals less documented sides to the Cocoon owner's palette. "The Inner Voice" is a dreamy electro jam, "Being In Love" is a mellow break beat workout and the title track sees Sven indulge his predilection for Asian influences, resulting in a loose percussive jam.
Review: Salsa was the first time that the world heard of Sven Vath and now on the 30th anniversary of its original release the Frankfurt DJ's label has reissued this mid-80s classic. Henrik Schwarz provides three reshapes; the first dub take fuses the original's quasi-mysterious synths and Vath's deadpan vocals with a snaking groove while his alternate remix is more electronic sounding and focuses on the Cocoon boss' rapping. There's also a radio edit from Schwarz which is led by a rolling steely rhythm and has a menacing EBM undercurrent. Roman Flugel's take is far slower and deeper. like one of his own acid house tracks pitched right down. And then there's the original - still a timeless paean to the mid 80s period when synth pop and proto-techno coalesced.
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