Tri Bal (original mix) - (5:08) 88 BPM
Tri Bal (Apiento/LX mix) - (8:48) 108 BPM
Tri Bal (Permanent Wave remake) - (6:10)
95 BPM Tri Bal (Alda mix) - (5:49) 114 BPM
Review: Fred Berthet is probably better known for his re-edit and cut-up house tracks under the DJ Steef alias. Here, the Frenchman uses his given name to deliver a lesson in dark, atmospheric, shuffling nu-disco in the typical Nein mode. While "Tri Bal" - all off-kilter drum machine percussion, intoxicated electronics and moody spoken word vocals - is rather fine, it's actually a little overshadowed by the accompanying remix package. There's a delicious, acid-fuelled, psychedelic nu-disco "remake" from Permanent Wave, and a snappy, strangely hooky interpretation from Alda. Best of all, though, is the version from Test Pressing's Apiento and LX, whose stunning nine-minute workout includes a brilliant, extended ambient breakdown, clear early '90s bleep techno influences, and a groove that sounds like Nitzer Ebb after a fistful of anti-depressants.
from $1.89NEIN 058
11 Jan 16
Disco/Nu-Disco