It’s been almost 30 years since progressive house artists BT and Sasha’s names featured together on the same release. Indeed, you’d need to roll right the way back to 1997 and the latter’s epic 12 minutes on BT’s ‘Remember’ for their last interconnective moment. For this remix, Sasha dropped BT a line last year to request the parts, and after giving it its first ID-revealing airing last autumn, it’s been popping up on Sasha’s setlists ever since.
That’s led to online discussion regarding a release. Since it emerged on his ‘Moments In Still Life’ album, Brian Transeau has remained tight-lipped about the meaning of ‘Mercury & Solace’.
Originally released in 1999, it stands as one of BT’s defining works, weaving together his filmic production ideals, progressive trance textures and FX.
Sasha has located its “fruit of life” vocal shamanics in the opening half, while quartering Jan Johnson’s dubbed-up and time-stretched eternal “reach out for me” refrain in the latter.
That comes backed by a drawn-down tempo, while he’s upped its b-line chug and swapped BT’s hi-hats for a more funked-up perc roll, all of which expand its atmosphere.
It's out now on Black Hole Recordings.
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