Review: The Church of Love may be a new name, but the collective's members - Hard Ton, Nico Lahs AKA Cosmic Garden and Michele Lamacchia - are all successful producers. In its' original mix form, 'FRIENDS' is a groovy, bass-heavy chunk of retro-futurist house that doffs a cap not only to Italo-house of the early '90s, but also US vocal deep house from the same period. The headline remix comes courtesy of the late, great Paul Johnson - a rolling 'Dancefloor Dub' that's a little heavier and chunkier. There are two fine Church of Love reworks to savour too: the awesome, Ron Hardy inspired 'Muzic Box Mix' that's awash with immersive chords, clattering machine drums and wiggly acid lines, and the Frankie Knuckles-esque 'Warehouse Mix', which is warmer and more organ-heavy.
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