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Before Today

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There really isn't a way to hate any of the songs by Everything but the Girl. The music is melodic and beautiful.

Another outstanding remix single from Everything But the Girl. BEFORE TODAY ranges far and wide, Darren Emerson's thumping techno to Chicane's sunny Ibiza-ready downtempo. Adam F does a superb job on his mix, merging sweetness and beats in one fell swoop. Dillinja goes for a much harder edge, almost entirely obliterating the vocals under the heavy rhythm. But overall, the single carries its hope and beauty as lightly as a memory.

This may be the best maxi-cd I've ever come across. Everything but the girl's "Before today" is a gentle, simple, touching love song, straightforward in its message and very charming. So a bunch of producers who had influenced them or would later do it remixed the song. And wow, they are quite a dream team.

Adam F shows us his vision of mellow drum'n bass, months before he released his album "Colours" (with a Tracy Horn song in it, btw). There are trumpets, echoes, and somehow he manages to accentuate the melancholy in that song, changing the chaotic beats of the original mix to a very soft and gentle two-step. The break of the song, with a synthesised acoustic guitar, recalls house and the best touching moments of electronica. It's a masterpiece on it's own.

The album version is less heavy on arragements, though the drums are a bit more present. It goes straight to the point, the lyrics, and is effective for that aparent simplicity.

The first Darren Emmerson (from Underworld then) mix is a very interesting trance song. He takes two or three samples from the album version and adds a repetitive synth and his usual complexity of rythms. More than 9 minutes of a hypnothic trip. Fascinating.

The second mix from Emmerson is not that interesing, and that's a pity. It's just one of his songs, very dark and danceable, but with no relation with the original album version. He could had taken off the "i want it now" vocals and release it as a b-side, really.

The Chicane mix is the most beautiful piece Mr Bracegirdle has ever released, and that's saying a lot. It sounds like some slow pieces in "far from the maddening crowds" (leaving town), but with every bit of the melody of the song. There's piano improvising, a noticeable bass, a slow drum'n bass rhythm, and it ends like no dream could end better. Another masterpiece on its own, and one understands why EBTG took this mix for their "Like the deserts miss the rain" compilation.

The Dillinja mix is dark drum'n bass. Just pure dillinja dark drum'nbass, not remarkable in any aspect, not especially moving or danceable.

But the first, third and fifth mix deserves the purchase of this amazing album, really.

I Loved this cd's. The flavorful beAT keeps ya going. Go out and Get tHis one.