Coincident with the relaunch of Richie Hawtin’s Plaskitman project, System 7's A-Wave label has re-released (digitally for the first time) the Plastikman Acid House Mix of the duo’s track Alpha Wave.
Lasting for a duration of over 19 enthralling minutes, this classic cut opens with the portentous, relentless sirens, with the driving percussions making their appearance and picking up the pace of the progression gradually. Thrusting cymbals and high-tensioned drum rolls effectively inject considerable momentum, before the firing of the acidic leads invigoratingly lifts the track to another level. Highly fluid and vigorous, their wiggles mingle with other sonic components dynamically to render an ecstatic state for the listener. At around the 11 minute mark the track gradually slows down, and in 2 minutes there are only the spacey buzzes that swirl between the ears. Yet of course it is by no means the end of the track - as the percussive components and subsequently the synth leads make their return, the heart-throbbing mechanism gets back into operation and the energy level rises to another peak again.
Accompanying the killer by the Minus label head is Voyager’s remix of High Plains Drifter, another piece by the A-Wave bosses. The intro is predominated by the galloping beats and sci-fi dialogues, and it is after the 4.5 minute mark that this sonic spacecraft really takes off, with strands of proggy synths radiating and propelling the track forward, before it culminates in an euphoric soundscape generated by the trancey melodies. Whilst just like the track by Plastikman this one has also been considered classic, the old-school quality of it seems, when compared with the former, a bit too heavy in today’s context. Be that as it may, the release of this EP offers a great chance to add these two exquisite tracks to your CD wallets or laptops. Don’t miss it.