12"

genre: HOUSE - DEEP TECH - DEEP HOUSE

label: Running Back Double Copy Cat.No: RBDC13

"Are You in Heaven?" was the famous quote shouted by Roxy DJ Eddy de Clercq to the crowd at one of Amsterdam’s very first legendary house parties. That phrase not only symbolises an iconic moment that captured the spirit of the times, but is also the title of one of the three tracks featured here.
In 1991, inspired by the dance music craze sweeping Europe at the time, Arnoud Winkler and Jochem Peteri (who would later become the supergroup Newworldaquarium) produced music that was euphoric, emotional, vital and vibrant at the same time, youthful in spirit, naive yet intelligent. A European translation of a US art form, born out of pure enthusiasm and concentrated passion for a culture that, even today, continues to resonate universally. Originally released on Lower East Side Records, the story told here is packed with rave symbolism, after-party joy and literally "feel it" moments: throbbing sub-bass, blissful pads, whispering vocals, dub techniques, and subconscious peak signals.
Rounded off by a new edit of Ulysses Horizon by Gerd Janson (alongside a revised version of the original), Flowerdale Beach and Are You in Heaven?, the music here hasn't lost an inch of its charm or appeal. A taste of Dutch house deluxe. [info sheet from distribution]