Shifted

Crossed Paths (Ltd Clear Vinyl) Shifted

After launching in fine fashion with Luke Slater wielding his L. B. Dub Corp alias against textured cuts from ASC, the second instalment of Mote-Evolver's Parallel Series presents more forward-thinking sets this time from Shifted and Samuli Kemppi Berghain resident Marcel Dettmann turns in an urgent and driving remix, led by a meandering synth theme that modulates teasingly as the track build. The distinctive voice sample is transformed as if played through a interplanetary P. A, and Dettmann uses expert restrain in introducing the stuttering percussion lines and static FX. The much loved Chris Liebing delivers a no-nonsense mix that stays true to the original while enforcing a heavy four-to-the-floor pump throughout. Engineered to excite with its dirty beats, hissing punctuation and subtle builds, Liebing is on form with this heavily functional re-shape. And a message from Luke: "Chris sent me over a version of Function 4 he did earlier in the year, which I really liked and have been playing out a lot. As it turned out Function 4 was an old school favourite among other artists. At the time it was quite different not being a straight 4/4 record, so it's great to bring it out into the open in a way in 2011. "