Artist: Fluke / Yothu Yindi
Title: Slid / Timeless Land (Wrecked Angle Mixes)
Label: White Label
By: Simon Jones | 27 February 2003
Tracklist:

• A: Fluke - Slid (Wrecked Angle Mix)
• B: Yothu Yindi - Timeless Land (Wrecked Angle Mix)

Fluke / Yothu Yindi "Slid / Timeless Land (Wrecked Angle Mixes)"

Wrecked Angle is a name you may already have heard, with recent tracks including the God Within sampling 'Acid Funk', in addition to remixes for Mara, Soul Breed and Liquideyes, not to mention further work under the guise of Filta. The duo behind both projects is DJ Steve Gerrard and studio whizz Russell Pearce, and they have fast been making a name for themselves with their consistent work, turning out several unoffical remixes in the process. Two of them have now been packaged together for this white label, featuring tracks from Fluke and Yothu Yindi, so you better read on and get the scoop, ya hear??

Many people will remember 'Slid' from it's inclusion on the OST of the film 'Sliver', but the track itself is now ten years old, and remains one of Fluke's shining moments even to this day. How apt then, that on it's 10th anniversary that Wrecked Angle have reworked the track for the 21st century. Cinematic sweeps fade over the rolling progressive bassline, the pace immedieatly shifting up a gear with the sounds of the original version penetrating the tight kick drum arrangements that cascade over the groove. Add in the superb vocal and rises and drops in all the right places and you have a faithful reinterpretation that will ignite the floor.

Another track from back in the day, around the same time as 'Slid' would be Yothu Yindi's 'Timeless Land'. Back then it was reworked by Leftfield, but it just so happened that over the past few months 'Wrecked Angle' added their own unique twist to the track, which has seen it feature in the dj sets of Steve Gerrard and Jonathan Lisle on a regular basis. Deep lucious atmospheric beats open the track in emotive fashion, eastern sounds echoing beneath the beats leading us nicely into the vocal, which will be instantly recognisible to long time progressive house heads.It more than serves it's purpose of luring you in closer, as rattling beats pull you into dark rolling beats, and along through a thunderous break and into a twisted beat extraganza for the finale which oozes atmosphere enough to fill the biggest room.

There are no hidden catches here. What you get for your money are two tightly produced, slick yet faithful reinterpretations of two classic tracks from a decade ago. One of those records that you can always keep at the back of your box knowing it will do the job when all else fails. There is plenty more forthcoming work from Wrecked Angle to watch out for in the coming months, but if you intend on grabbing a copy of this in the meantime, you better hurry because there's only 1000 of these beauties worldwide.