Soul Central - Strings Of Life

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New version of the Rhythim Is Rhythim classic, with huge diva vocal, produced by no-mark uk radio djs. Apparantly has Frankie Knuckle's blessing. What yall think.

― Sonic Disturba, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

garbage

― rentboy (rentboy), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:15 (twenty-one years ago)

It's hideous.

― i, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

it's just plain wrong!

― stirmonster, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought rythim is rythim is Jeff Mills. Pluss it cant be as good as the acid brass version

― lukey (Lukey G), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Derrick May (or so he says, think someone else may have "co" produced??)

― LSTD (answer) (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, that looks godawful in print. Anyone got an MP3?

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Derrick May is and always has been Rhythim is Rhythim. The piano on SOL is a sample from an original piece by one of his friends. Frankie Knuckles was the first DJ to play it.
That remake sounds like it was made by a cloth-eared 12 year-old.

― wtin, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh God, I heard this on TMF (UK ref). Fucking mare. One of those shit lad-maggy videos and everything. Sacrilege not too strong a word.

― Miles Finch, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I like it - Danny Krivit re-edit is the version you want. It goes down well in the clubs. Thye're about to give it propoer release i think - i admit that it would be a bit strange if it became a huge hit.

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

the Danny Krivit instrumental remix of the original Soul Central instrumental version of the original Derrick May "Strings Of Life", is quite good.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)

aahh - just had a quick look on the web. The version that was released in the uk on monday must have a vocal on. I haven;t heard this but i can believe that is is awful. The danny krivit remix is an instrumental and a good tune in my opinion

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

x-post

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

i'd like to hear it at least. there was a flurry of 'strings of life' activity ten years ago when Ash Beedle remixed it (competent if rather pointless) and a cheeky reworking called 'strings ain't what they used to be' was released by Astrofarm. i vaguely recall Muzik magazine bitching about both quite a bit, to my bemusement (i can't remember if i really knew the original at this point ten years ago).

― Stevem On X (blueski), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah i remember that "strings ain't what they used to be" record. more like "will anyone NOT cringe when they hear pizzicato strings
i actually like the beedle remix, though. it's nice

― rentboy (rentboy), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

ok, watching the video now. Its a terrible lap dancing thing, and the vocals don't exactly ruin it, just seem pointless

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Thursday, 13 January 2005 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

where's the vid at?

― Stevem On X (blueski), Thursday, 13 January 2005 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

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