Why Remaking This Famous track BROKE My Production Skills

[@billB101]

FTR Gat Decor is an anagram of Tag records which was a Record shop in central London where Effective records was born. I was the Effective Records in house engineer later on at a studio we built in Union Street, South London.

[@GyuBeats]

Respect!

[@nomorel7884]

I bought this record from TAG records itself! What a great shop with Steve, Mark, Corry and Lou running things

[@AdAsteris]

Missing the 's' but wow, that's so cool

[@gavsmith1980]

@@AdAsteris And one of the R’s

[@AdAsteris]

@@gavsmith1980 Oh, well spotted, so it's not an anagram then.

[@ravecrab]

You're right about the mix sounding great. I still play this regularly and it mixes in with modern productions without sounding the slightest bit underpowered. There aren't many 30+ year old tracks you can say that about. Whenever I'm struggling to get a crowd going, I reach for this tune and it brings the dancefloor to life. It's immortal and I wouldn't be surprised if it's still getting played another 30 years from now.

[@GermoStaalfeldt]

How they got the mix so? I guess the issue is nowdays that htey focus on tehcnical too much and there is no vibe in tracks, or is it just they produce music fast and its formulatic and they copy nowdays from eachother too much

[@ravecrab]

@GermoStaalfeldt By "mix" we mean the audio mixdown, which is how all the sounds are balanced together to sound clear and punchy. I think Gyu mentions this was mixed in a professional studio rather than in someone's bedroom like most early dance records, which would explain the quality.

[@larryjimbob]

Crystal Waters Gypsy Woman is still a great track too.

[@GermoStaalfeldt]

@@larryjimbob dj aligator remiix

[@TheJDUBMedia]

Totally agree, for what you dream of by Bedrock is the same. I met Nick Muir a few years back and spent two hours talking to him and John Graham (quivver) about how they keep producing killer sounds. They both said they just spend all their time in the studio and end up releasing happy accidents. No wonder it's so hard to recreate these classics!

[@Spendarellaa]

I’m not a musician so most of this went way over my head. But this is the vibe of my youth, I still play it often in the car, and it resonates in my soul. So it was interesting to watch you break it down and try to recreate all the individual elements. Thanks Ps, lovely fireplace

[@millie2079]

This track is era-defining. It has all the necessary ingredients for a perfect house track - piano, bass, kick, build-up, vocal and drops. It is utterly perfect and nobody would be standing still when it came on. Almost makes me melancholic thinking about those amazing times that are gone...

[@Br00sta]

On a music production forum about 15 years ago (Music Radar forum - now gone) people were discussing how Gat Decor did the piano sound and people were mostly thinking it was the M1 piano but then one of the members of Gat Decor appeared to say it was maybe the M1 piano but definitely some other layers over it but the guy couldn't remember exactly what they used. But the piano was a mixture of different layers. It was insane that one minute you're all chatting with friends about some music details of a song you've all pretty much hero worshipped for over a decade and then suddenly there is a visitation from a superior being/deity amongst us to just join in the chat!

[@Czechbound]

Haha, that's *excellent* ! It's like if guitar guys were discussing Floyd's guitar set up and Gilmour pops in and gives the skinny !

[@MrMikomi]

Re 13:41, in music theory terms, we have a pedalled bass (vv common in dance music) for tension, and the Ab Bb and Eb are respectively the III IV and VII of Fm. However normally the 4 chord in a minor scale is minor ie in Fm it's Bbm But they've sharpened the Db to D hence Bb (major) and of course as we all know ut sounds lovely. Re no F chord - no need to play F over F - it would not have any tension. Thanks for the video. I've learnt a lot here.

[@PorchBass]

Thanks. Is D an out of key move or something pros know and use like a substitution?

[@MrMikomi]

@@PorchBass The Bb major is out of key because the D (its third) is out of key (not in the scale of Fm). Without asking whoever came up with the chord progression it's impossible to say whether they knew it and did it deliberately, or not. In one way yes it's a pro thing, because it's things like this, using just a little "out of key"-ness, that make things sound really special, without us (the listener) knowing why it sounds special. Songwriters do it all the time, sharpening a minor third to major, flattening a perfect fourth to a minor fourth, borrowing chords from the parallel scale etc.

[@PorchBass]

@@MrMikomi thanks for your considered reply. Very well put

[@GyuBeats]

Thanks so much I'm learning a lot from you here!

[@shingo74]

it’s a packed field ….. but probably my favourite tune from 92. the memories it evokes never fade.

[@tidysampler585]

Thanks KZbin for suggesting this video 👍 This particular tune was one of my 90’s club favourites 💯 It’s still to this decade, a true tune of massive proportions. Rock on the 90’s 🔥

[@RaveyStabs]

One of my all time favs and thanks for the shout out (prodigy bass FM4 vid!). I remember hearing this track in clubs at the time, really well mixed, the groove, the hotpantz breakbeat clicks in all the right places, the piano (a session player I believe), cheeky prodigy sample and you knew what was coming.

[@mattsephton]

@@RaveyStabs thanks for further info. Sadly not many citations on the wiki page

[@AshSparrow010]

Make that top 5

[@GyuBeats]

You're welcome, thanks for the knowledge!!

[@LabworksVapes]

One of my top 10 tracks of all time....

[@Bthelick]

It's in Bb Major, the bass is just inverted, holding the 5 (2nd inversion). Quite rare but you do hear it from time to time, especially from ravers who 'press n guess' a lot haha. it's its own vibe.

[@innervisionjj]

I was working in Central London when this was released at Silverfish Records. I bought it immediately and kept it in my collection for two days without realizing how great it was. The first time I played it was on Brighton beach, and the sun was shining brightly. It was a beautiful experience.

[@andycollins1080]

Not a fail at all buddy 🤣 This is a damn close replication!🎉 🔥

[@farfletched]

Remember to turn down the bongos.

[@MYEVILTWIIN]

This is my favourite tune of all time , Darren Emerson mix will never ever be beaten , I got Darren to sign my copy after I worked on a tune with him a few years ago

[@acb6621]

Emerson mix is great but he didn't write the tune, that was Simon Slater

[@MYEVILTWIIN]

@@acb6621 I never said he did

[@Njcustardchops]

@@acb6621he’s talking about the remix

[@msld_sound]

At 13:31 I’d say the piano chords are Fm7 > B♭/F > F11 (E♭/F). The chords are more or less in F Dorian; so, we’re dealing with “modal” harmony rather than a functional “progression” of harmony.

[@Alfredo8t6]

I always loved that part when it switches at the intro, the crowd always goes wild.

[@anton8232]

As an 18 year old raver @ Kellys Portrush, there was something magical about hearing it in a proper club. In my top 10 for sure 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@KieronEdwards]

The quality of the comments on your videos are a joy to read.

[@mattsephton]

Phenomenal track. Then hearing the Degrees of Motion vocal mashup for me was the cherry on the cake.

[@Gainn]

the kick kinda sounds like one from a RY-30 (which was on the SY range of keyboards too), but there's a really similar one on the Roland R8. The R8 would probably make sense with the smattering of "not quite" TR-808 sounds on the track.

[@davids736]

This is one of my ALL TIME favourite house times from the 90s. It still totally holds its own today, in terms of production quality. I produced house tunes myself in the 90s, including one with Dido doing the vocals (before she became mega famous - I knew her brother, Rollo, he was connected to the label I was signed to). Here are some of my old tunes, The Rhythm (main mix) is the one with Dido on. There are six tunes here, you have to click on 'more tunes' to see them all. Have a great day, and love your channel btw, new subscriber here 👍😊❤️🎶

[@brettwalker8712]

The Bongo at 17:30 are a sampled loop from JT Company - Don't Deal With Us (Veleno Mix) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eV6waGCKp8-MpJY

[@alunmauve]

Yup. I sampled the same ones for the B Side of Moonchild - V.O.A.T. In 1991, the year before Gat Decor.

[@GyuBeats]

@@alunmauve Nice flex!

[@GyuBeats]

Ah that's it! That track is listed on Whosampled but i think it linked to the wrong track on youtube so I thought it wasn't there...Ah man I wish I'd caught that!

[@MistaJayLJ]

@@alunmauvedid you make VOAT? A great tune I still have on vinyl 🔈

[@bodaweddingphotography9332]

Thats the sample for Mighty Dub Katz as well ? Its Just Another Groove

[@sammycroll]

Bravo because it is not easy to reverse how a track is made... This is shows your skill :)

[@hayesthompson]

Crazy tune the way it's so restrained and your waiting and waiting for dat piano. Still when they come in so restrained, yet also so tuff. Bonkers.

[@dwilliams6346]

One thing many modern producers overlook when trying to create old skool classics is back then everything was analogue and in many cases performed with live instruments and patched in. Synths etc had life to them, real timber and gave a track something that modern tech and VST's just cannot provide. This is why so many new producers have gone back to using analogue and live instruments, hence why old classic synths are like gold dust nowadays. I saw the Moog in the background. They released it again not so long ago I read because of popular demand. I guarantee if you did this in an old analogue system you'd recreate the sound you are struggling to get with digital.

[@ElectronicazMusic]

Maybe that magic stems from the fact that the bassline SHOULDN'T work if you go all strict musically..... BUT IT DOES ! ! ! And that's what makes it so good to the ears. It's not ever what your subconscious expects. Great vid !

[@GyuBeats]

If it sounds good IT IS GOOD! TRUST YOUR EARS! :D Sorry for the caps but I feel strongly about this!

[@dimarotta1571]

awesome work - thank you its quite cloise to it- Gat Decor changed my life as a DJ long long time ago

[@kefford]

Brilliant remake mate..being into 90s house music amd music production myself i loved this video

[@chrisliebingofficial]

love watching your videos. been getting myself into recreating tracks and that is truly the way to learn amazingly well. Thanks for all that

[@GyuBeats]

Thanks! So nice to get a comment like that from such a Techno legend! :D

[@chrisliebingofficial]

@@GyuBeats :)🙏

[@clownhands]

I was in Tel Aviv a few years ago when an old friend was DJing at a queer party. When she played this track the young Gen Z kids on the dance floor lost their minds. It was wonderful to see. This was a hell of a remake - new to your channel and definitely subbing. Cheers.

[@ryanblyth]

the drumloop at 18.02 from the original was actually from an old sample pack the one with the bongos ive used it myself

[@GyuBeats]

Any idea which one?

[@g00fball2832]

First of all, I wanted to say how much I enjoy your series on deconstructing classic tracks, extremely entertaining. Listened to Leftism today, which I'm guessing is one of your favourite albums, for the first time in years. By really paying attention to all the sounds used to create the tracks, it almost felt like I was listening for the first time.........and I used to play that CD constantly when it was first released. Thank you so much.

[@GyuBeats]

Wow that's such a lovely comment, thank you!

[@craigburton4447]

I mean, this tune stood head and shoulders above everything else at the time so it's not a surprise you had some trouble

[@cassiusjb]

Like Orbital, 808 State, Future Sound of London, The Hypnotist, etc…

[@tdurb0]

@@cassiusjbFSOL 😍

[@cassiusjb]

@@tdurb0 Casper Pound was a legend gone too soon. Check out The Complete Hypnotist. Great album! 👍

[@craigburton4447]

@@cassiusjb Getting me all nostalgic

[@georgejones9059]

Passion is one of the best house records ever produced and the production still sounds epic. Your recreation is amazing!! ❤️

[@JonasJudah]

That Melodic Bass was tops for me!!. I always waited for that to kick in

[@MITCHBR0WN]

Excellent job! One of my all-time favs... And yes I've got it on 12" 🤣

[@DjDugiUK]

80s/ 90s producers hit differently.

[@alunmauve]

It’s interesting you used the Boss Dimension D chorus plugin to recreate the sparkle from the original. I wonder though whether that effect came from putting the whole mix through a BBE sonic maximiser. The unit splits the audio into three frequency bands and then pulls them slightly out of phase with each other to play psychoacoustic tricks on the listener which brings high frequencies forward. The BBE Model 322 came to market about 6 months before this record was produced.

[@davidyates748]

Great video Guy! I think you got pretty close in many areas but it's always the other parts that niggle. Another great track from back in the day that featured complexity I hadn't previously appreciated!

[@HuFilms]

Great video and production. Trying to replicate these tracks is pure gold for your production skills.

[@Protectaline]

In the nicest way I am really glad that you struggled trying to recreate this. I have spent hours trying to replicate it. I would love to see you recreate Xpander by Sasha which follows a similar vibe to this.

[@jdmjesus6103]

I would also really like him to cover xpander. Heaven scent would be nice too

[@Protectaline]

@jdmjesus6103 Heaven Scent was going to be my next request. The beats and bassline to that are unbelievably complex and the piano is like no other piano I've ever heard.​ I'm fairly sure it's a delay and reverb combination that makes it so unusual but I haven't come close to being able to recreate it. Over to you Guy......

[@jdmjesus6103]

@@Protectaline I've had similar thoughts. It's like the delay is note dependant or something. It seems so complex but for all I know it could be something really simple. Clever, either way. It's kept me guessing all these years

[@MrPerfectpizza]

Great track and thanks for showing us the recreation! +1 for Sasha’s Xpander! 😊

[@anthonymcgrath]

loving this video mate - such a good breakdown 10:36 - the second i heard that clap on its own... my first thoughts... "Renegade Master" ...please please do a breakdown on a track like that!

[@TheAlchemistje]

Great video. and what an iconic track, no wonder you had issues trying to recreate it

[@AirArtStudiosOfficial]

Great job! I love this tune, true classic, up there with shades of rhythm

[@ACERASPIRE1]

If you wasn’t there in the early 90s you won’t know how good and legendary this tune was.

[@TheOllie798]

Can’t ever get enough of that tune!

[@simontgmusic]

I love your content, thanks for your work

[@munkyheed]

Such a banger of a tune. That kick on the drop at the beginning has always stood out for me. Not surprised it was a struggle to recreate!

[@AdamRThomasMusic]

Love this track. The chords at 13:25 are just amazing and always catch me off guard. Really enjoyed this breakdown

[@richardmiddleton7770]

Everyday, you teach me more and more!

[@ReallyGhey]

Still one of my favourite tracks ever and still stands up to anything today. Also reminds me of leaving home. Brilliant 😅

[@In-SoulProMusic]

The piano isn't the M1 it's the d10 piano mate at 425hz just letting you know 💯🙏

[@jauqq]

Spot on! Simon posted this many years ago on a forum "As the writer of the classic piano track 'Passion' I used the Roland D110 piano and detuned it by 24 semi tones + added delays hope this helps."

[@ScouseHouseClassics]

Great video mate. I feel your pain. I spent hours recreating a synth for Hectors House - Come Get My Lovin and I mean hours...... still not happy with it even today 😊

[@LostLegendTrance]

In regards to not being able to get the melody quite right, it wasn't unusual for tracks to be pitched up or down slightly at the mastering stage to get the required 'energy' back i9n these days. We're talking about repitching DAT recordings, so it wasn't to an exact amount and you could end up with certain chords landing in these weird 'in-between' scales. Not saying that is definitely the case here, but something to bare in mind. Great video!

[@vooveks]

But everything else would be pitched relatively in that case, surely? Unless I’m misunderstanding you.

[@yosoybrad9162]

I remember when I first heard this tune. It was 1992 or 1993. I had been living in Paris and stopped by London before returning to the states. I don't remember the club name, but when Mr. Dj played it the crowd went bonkers.

[@Iwishiwasflying]

This song is a timeless classic. You could play that song in another 20 years time. People will still enjoy it. The old school ravers will always smile because it evokes memories of times of yesteryear.

[@ECLEKTIKMAN]

Oooooooh what a timeless classic track!!! And that bass 😍 I still play it today. Again good work & video. Thank you.👌

[@steveebeatz]

I think Liam sampled that bass synth noise from Derrick May's- 'Mayday - 'Wiggin' or Rhythm is Rhythm 'The Dance' - I used to Dj at the Barn in Braintree and used to play both tracks when him Keith & Leroy used to rave there

[@user-rv8wb1nl1b]

i am REALLY trying to find out the bass sound on "the dance " , i think Derrick may had a dx100 that had the outputs changed , i am pretty obsessed by that sound , and i think it may be a tweaked "wood piano" sound , It was mainly sampled from that record and used by liam i reckon and a few hundred others also sampled it . I did get the patch details from a guy called adamski who makes synths , but i have since sold my dx11 that had it in . If anyone knows how to recreate that bass sound PLEASE get in touch , as i still have my DX100 , and would love to make it again .

[@AudioSampleDownloads]

​@@user-rv8wb1nl1b You can get close to that sound by using an envelope generator on the FM amount. Set the main oscillator to a sine wave. set the carrier modulator to a sine or square, an octave higher. Set FM envelope, attack 0, decay, just under half way adjustable, sustain 0, release 0. Envelope amount just nipped on by about 12 (on a scale of 0 to 127) Reason Subtractor and Sylenth can do this, or any synth with assignable envelopes.

[@user-rv8wb1nl1b]

@@AudioSampleDownloads AWESOME ! many thanks , i will get on that !

[@latexzebra5693]

My favourite tune of all time. I've always resisted the urge to play around with it. This is very eye opening though. Good job.

[@simple-human-being]

Always amazes me how such elegant simple songs are so complex to make

[@pjmt29]

I loved this tune and it was one of those great tracks to whack acapellas over the top, obviously the Degrees of Motion - Do you want it right now with the original vocal was a banger also loved Pamela Fernandez - Kickin in the beat over the top, just a timeless track that stands the test of time.

[@simonguerrauteau8939]

Thanks for your work❤

[@Ninjjadog]

Iconic track. This got me into dance music and holds the most nostalgia and memories for me. Cheers for the video. ❤

[@stevew5606]

Phenomenal bit of work. Possibly my favourite dance record of all time.

[@DJSupaflyguy]

What is La La light ? Is that used to isolate specific parts of songs ?

[@andrewmaclean2184]

Fantastic effort. Very enjoyable video. The pianos sound a bit bright and would maybe benefit with some harmonic saturation to warm them up. Maybe they'll be a bit closer then 😊

[@Mick-Ozz]

@16:00 I would try messing with the chord inversions, just sound a little differnt... I've been there so many times, screwing around with patches, effects etc... but basically the notes are not quite right to begin with... sometimes just removing an uncessary note from the chord or whatever...

[@zaack2324]

And I've never noticed this before in 30 years but there were big chunks of this where you'd play a bit of a particular sonic treatment and my mind immediately leaped to Boss Drum. Same year so this might just be how studios (and Korgs) sounded at the time but there's just something in there that has the exact same qualities...

[@popcycles]

Which Boss Drum?

[@andrew1479]

The piano sound you couldn't quite suss out is probably from the Roland U-220. It was also used on Happy Mondays - "Step on"; one of the reasons this rack unit still has space in my studio, along with a Yamaha TX81Z for "Lately Bass".

[@simontunnicliffe2107]

I'd say alot of these remakes struggle to find that special something sometimes because they're using sub-par software alternatives to real hardware, nothing beats the real thing. It's like tryna bake a cake you like using sweetener instead of sugar, cheap butter and powdered egg or something. The U220 was what Liam Howlett used so I read on his early Prodigy stuff, piano, strings, pads mainly I think. Do you know where Liam got that iconic bass sample from cause it is a sample he used I think, seen here at 2m05 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYGpkI1_oNysm6ssi=06CQRxBU-gYGmlVR

[@GyuBeats]

I think I did come across that but couldn't find a VST version. Thanks so much!

[@GyuBeats]

@@simontunnicliffe2107 Personally I think a lot of software sounds amazing these days and the difference isn't big. It's not so much about the tools, it's how you use them!

[@markcarman869]

The Roland u220 piano lives on as piano 1 preset on most Roland synths

[@GyuBeats]

@@markcarman869 Ah thanks, i'll have a look

[@TheJDUBMedia]

I love these remakes and love doing these myself. A couple of years ago I tried the Peshay mix of Music by LTJ Bukem. The sampled pad sound still sounds so lush. I tried every way to recreate it, got close using an old ANA plug in and a preset, then changed to mac and the plug in wasn't supported. There's something about the harmonics of the sampled chord in that track that I just can't seem to nail 😢 If you love a challenge....

[@meangene408]

Are the bongos at the start not the "got myself a good man" ones just cut up? Also, i think the secret sauce here is the Eventide Harmonizer.

[@popcycles]

Which version of Got Myself a Good Man?

[@meangene408]

@@popcycles Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers.

[@888berg]

*You didn't fail - that was EPIC Well Done :)))*

[@tdurb0]

Thank you for this video 👏🏻 Soundtrack to the messy years, memories instantly of a million brilliant nights

[@MrSethticles]

Love your work it’s the happiest track ever written ❤❤❤❤

[@stevenwilson1146]

Amazing work mate!

[@ZiggyLaCont]

One of the best dance songs ever made. Amazing. ❤

[@AudioSampleDownloads]

There is a piano preset on the Roland JX-8P (PG-8X VST) that was used on a lot of early house tracks. Not sure if it's the right one for this track but worth a look. Loads of recognizable sounds in the presets, like Raze - Break 4 Love bass.

[@TimAldiss]

Great video. Nice to stumble across you. I want to get into Ableton and this is probably my route too learning. Did you ever find out what that first vocal sample was from? Cheers

[@user-zm6uh4lm6u]

Hi Gyu, is the piano sample at around 15 minutes a chopped pitched sample of the intro of the prodigy -your love?

[@GyuBeats]

Good shout but no as the third chord changes in a way that means it's not a sample. Unless they had 2 going on...

[@rjbush7955]

Love this track. Such a banger. Really got a crowd going when the DJ wanted to go deep. For me, it’s a bench mark track I’ve never achieved.

[@Jiglo71]

Incredible remake that really shows the work that went into it. Such a classic track too. Would love to see more remakes please, if you have to time 😎 According to Wikipedia, Simon Slater said "The piano break was played by me and the break is actually 1 semitone up from the bass line which is unusual but it worked and was kept like it is in the track as you know it. Then I delayed the track and added delays to create the piano rhythm."

[@Jiglo71]

Had to listen to Stefano Secchi's We Are Easy To Love again too as the piano is similar to see if it came from there, but pretty sure that came later and doesn't sound the same. A Tribe Called Quest's - Luck Of Lucien main mix kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ6vkHqIZsyamtk has a similar piano and vibe from around 5 and half minutes. Wonder if that was it's inspiration as that came out in 91?

[@GyuBeats]

yes I read that but didn't really understand it!

[@MichaelOglesby]

Great video @gyu. Passion is a classic progressive house track, and considering, the track was created in 1991/2, it hasn't aged a day. I suspect Simon Slater produced this track in an afternoon! But @gyu, have you checked out Gat Decor's website, the studio section? He lists all his equipment as well as having photos of his old studio.

[@billB101]

It was Simon Slater, Simon Hanson and Laurence Nelson who produced this track. I was the engineer at Effective records but I came after Gat Decor.

[@GyuBeats]

I did see that but it looked like a list of what he's using now as opposed to back in the day

[@AL573]

Awesome re-creation of a masterpiece in early 90s dance music👍👍👍

[@arnolddawson5747]

yeah if its F bass and A flat major over it. It is: F min7 cause that's the extensions. F, A flat, C, D sharp then b flat over f bass is: b flat 2nd inversion. F, A sharp, D which means its minor scale with a sharp 6th (D) which is F Dorian. hope this of any use.

[@GyuBeats]

Very much! Thanks so much :D

[@ROBERTTONUS]

the 'everybody in the place' bass sample is actually a stab from rhythim is rhythim - nude photo originally

[@ashleystyles6888]

Mate-youre the "LFO" guy, right? thanks to the interview you did I would never have realised! youre an industry guy, im sure Darren Emerson would help you? nice memories thank you

[@user-rv8wb1nl1b]

no he is not , Gez Varley maybe who you mean . This guy has recreated it i think . There is a good interview by a dutch guy about LFO , great watch .

[@adamqxmarshall4520]

‘Not exactly on the beat’ is what sets the older stuff apart IMO. It all has swing. Which people fail to achieve now by over quantizing everything to the milimilimilisecond this and perfect pitch and mix downs removes all the life from music. Perfection is the antithesis of what provides ‘feel’ in good dance music.

[@vdub4216]

Yes Yes and Yes - best track of all time...

[@dmomcilovic9185]

You are wrong about the bass sound. The Prodigy actually sampled it from white label Robin Wants Revenge which was the source bass. The other bass sound is a DX21 preset.

[@AutPen38]

The Gat Decor record clearly lifted the riff from the Prodigy track. I've actually got that Robin Wants Revenge bootleg (it bizarrely had the soul classic "Always and Forever" pressed on the same vinyl, along with Nicole's 'Rock The House') and while Liam Howlett might have sampled one of the notes from it, it's not as if FM donks had never been heard before. Derrick May used FM donks (from a DX100?) on his early Rhythim is Rhythim tracks like 'The Dance'. Gat Decor 'borrowed' the whole riff from The Prodigy though.

[@popcycles]

​@@AutPen38Yeah, but which version of the Prodigy record?

[@AutPen38]

@@popcycles There was a 12" vinyl EP released in 1991 called "What Evil Lurks". The version of 'Everybody in the Place' on that is built around the FM donk. I think I've got that bit of vinyl in my collection somewhere (I used to buy almost anything on the XL label) and I've only just learned that it's kind of rare/collectible. It's on KZbin of course: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJDbaKx5fLGNeKcsi=8BF5Y-CKpyzaJNe5

[@popcycles]

@@AutPen38 . Thank you! I forgot about that version. It's a little more tamed, I like it for my old ears. 😅

[@AutPen38]

P.S. The 'Robin Wants Revenge' bootleg was basically a remake/sample mash-up of various tracks by Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, and Suburban Knights. The infamous bassline owes a lot to Rhythim is Rhythim's "Wiggin". Check out the Master Reese remix of that, as the bass loop is heard clearly at the start. Derrick May got that FM donk sound from a Yamaha DX100. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpirYXpsmbV2m8k

[@djstevekelley]

Nice work!! Thanks for the video abs breakdown. Great times ✌🏻

[@richardmiddleton7770]

This is one of my favourite tracks of all time! There's a long wait for that piano break but that's what makes it so special! It once came on the radio in the car with my girlfriend and after a couple of minutes, right before the best part, my GF changed the station! I nearly killed her! 😤

[@ving_ving]

I reckon thats a 909 sample thats been layered with something else for the kick. sounds very bright and rounded - almost tuned

[@Mark76-c4z]

Nice work. I think its just the chord voicing that is slightly off on the M1 piano solo, only the first chord I would say, but very very close. I think most of the effects come straight out of the M1 too (obviously with quite a bit of processing afterwards). I'd say the piano has the built in Ping Pong delay out of the M1. It's that kick that is the total mystery to me. I've sampled it alongside other kicks that also hit hard and nothing gets close next to this. For saying how much they use the M1 it wouldn't be a huge surprise if one of the built in M1 kicks is in there somewhere, but how they got it to that sound is simply incredible. A true masterpiece.

[@GyuBeats]

Excellent points, thank you! Yeah I didn't think of looking in the M1 for the kick. The effects on that thing are very distinctive

[@popcycles]

​@@GyuBeatsoh yeah, go through the M1 percussion and drums and the separate M1 cards. And you're gonna hear so many tracks in your head that used them.

[@silver7211]

I want The 28th St Crew - I Need A Rhythm or some 303 stuff like Armando - "Don't Take It" (ft. Sharvette) (Thomos Edit)

[@thameddler]

Second that. More pre 1990 stuff generally

[@mauddib1761]

weird question,but do you live in Leytonstone? That room looks exactly like somewhere I used to live

[@garethcole8295]

Great track. So glad you didn’t go anywhere near the vocal version on the flip.

[@mattsephton]

@@garethcole8295 that came years later. Original B-side was Darren Emerson's first remix

[@garethcole8295]

@@mattsephton crikey my memory is shot. Had this from release but never really checked Emerson’s mix as the naked mix was the one. Strange as I love Emerson’s early stuff. Eagles Prey remix comes to mind. What was the dodgy vocal version then?

[@garethcole8295]

Eagles Prey. Tonto’s Drum. Class

[@tobyone2915]

this has got to be one of my favorite tracks ever

[@ACERASPIRE1]

Arguably a top ten anthem form the 90s

[@gavsmith1980]

That main melody sound type is nearly spot on, the bit that stands out for me is that you’ve missed a note out at the end of the riff, and it’s not one you can rely on the 1/4 delay to provide. Also, the first lower note of the riff is not part of the riff, it comes from the delay at the tail of the previous loop. You can hear this most clearly when the riff starts in the original tune, there’s no low note starting, it just sounds like there is later on because of the delay. So the first half of the riff is 6x Eb, then the second half is the same rhythm made up of 2x Eb then 4x Ab. bit like this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4LYqoJrm52kqac Good spot on the 1 note variation, I'd neglected to put that in my version.