RICHARD GREY ft ZOËXENIA – UNCHAIN IT, RELEASE DATE – JANUARY 5TH 2008
REMIXES – RADIO REMIX, JORGE JARAMILLO, AL VEILLA
LABEL - PACHA RECORDINGS
The legendary Richard Gray is back with his superb single release 'Unchain It' featuring ZoëXenia (Connaisseur / Kosmo Records). Expect the usual classic club gold! This is the track to best illustrate the French house masters 10 years voyage through dance and who better to travel with than his good old friend, Pacha Recordings.
The Original club mix of 'Unchain It' securely grips your feet to the dance floor playing homage to the old school classic piano led house tunes, but with a modern underground twist. A techy driving beat leads us in to take off; as we reach the skies it softens slightly to introduce the effortlessly, larger than life, soulful vocals from ZoëXenia who smoothly takes over the 'Unchain It' airwaves. However, don't get too comfortable… a techno beat does indeed return and we flicker between the good old uplifting house chorus and the deeper electro verse beats.
The radio edit see's the original club mix reversed and 'Unchain It' is now a fully fledged member of the uplifting house team. The glorious vocals are immediately dropped in to set the elevating tone… and then the beats are to follow. It will not disappoint.
Jorge Jaramillo provides a completely fresh approach; it's a right feisty little number! His mix is experimental and punchy, with added synth both in the track and on vocals. Deep chunky beats are what lead this brilliant version with the vocals taking a slight backseat, but still present and smoothly overlaying on the track. This is a real journey with thrilling turbulence.
We're off to an immediate start with the Al Velilla remix, no messing about! Keeping up the pace, the vocals come in early but slowly, building momentum and hype. This is a real treat for the more progressive house fans. It builds and builds before a complete break – and then it drops with an almighty crash! The drum kicks in, the beats are stronger and punchier, and the vocals provide that little pinch of much needed soul. This remix has real energy and keeps fighting to the very end!
'Unchain It' is simply a solid house production, a timeless classic that will remind you of the old and the new.