Artist: Soul Tan Feat Stephanie Vezina
Title: How Long
Label: Screen Recordings
By: Chloe Harris | 2 November 2004
Tracklist:

• A: Original Mix
• B: Steve Porter Mix

Soul Tan Feat Stephanie Vezina "How Long"

Soul Tan makes his debut on Screen Recordings with his latest single. This Canadian producer has been going strength to strength with his quality deep chugging music and this is no exception. 'How Long' features the beautiful voice of Stephanie Vezna, who has worked with Soul Tan on numerous solo and collaborative projects over the last two years or so. A deep and moody track featuring crisp drums, smooth bass, and a very hypnotic groove 'How Long' has all the hallmarks of another excellent single from one of Canada's finest producers, and with Steve Porter taking it down a dirtier progressive house route on the flip, this single has already seen some heavyweight support

The 'Original Mix' is a smooth progressive workout filled with crisp drums, low bass, and Stephanie's sweet and sombre vocals. A techy crisp drum kit builds with high hats, claps and other percussive elements, while spacey vocal effects start in. Stephanie's voice creeps in softly dropping the tune into a break where a low bass groove starts. More percussion follows, and soon a falling bell sound falls into place, with the vocal taking the song deep, falling into another break where new piano sounds and more galloping percussion are introduced to great effect.

'Steve Porter' turns out a fantastic mix with a huge change up in the middle taking on two different journeys through 'How Long'. An ambient intro with low bass starts in with the piano bits and her voice smoothing over the top. A downtempo beat slowly works in, building into break beats and then popping off into a great housey groove. A ringtone swings from side to side, while a hypnotic arpeggiator works into the tune twisting and turning and filling the space. Long spacey sounds slide over the drums and drop off to change up completely into a new percussion line filled with stompy drums and a super housey funky bassline that brings the dirty funk till the end.

This is a great release for Screen Recordings and Soul Tan. It's been doing the business for many DJs around the world, and needs to be heard in a big room to understand its impact. Play it loud and you'll see what I mean.