Customer Reviews

Kathy's Song

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I bought this because it has a Commodore 64 on the cover. You should buy it just for this reason. I have never opened it.

The song itself is cool and different. Enter Ferry Corsten! Takes this song and turns it into a GREAT Trance Anthem! I use some version of it scattered throughout my nightly sets. Let me add the other mixes are good too. Track 1 is a shortened version of the right mix, for those DJ's who fear letting the "drop" into their set. Track 5 is my track of choice. Nice, typical trance, has the energy drop a few minutes in, and thenm rises to a new level. Excellent! The other tracks are more typical Apop style from what I gather, good alternative style. Anyway it DEFINITELY gets my thumbs up!

Kathy's Song wasn't one of my favorite songs on Welcome To Earth, but a couple of the remixes on this single are actually an improvement over the original. The VNV Nation remix is a slow and haunting version, while a couple of others are faster club remixes of the original. Overall, it's a rather solid single.

An excellent collection of mixes. Each one offers a unique variation on the original, with outstanding turnout by VNV Nation, Beborn Beton, and Apoptygma Berzerk. For those fond of the original song, this is bliss. Truly great.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of EP's like this. They seem more like a chance to get some friends together and mess around with the songs. (VNV's Burning Empires was an exception in my mind, they actually seemed to try to bring a different song to the table when they were done.) Anyways, from Apop, this is about what you'd expect. Nothing great, but not a horrible effort either. Though I would deffiniatly say make sure this isn't your first Apop purchase.

I don't like much of Apoptygma Berzerk, but this single takes a decent song and makes it really fun. On it's own it's a catchy and enjoyable song, but these mixes are infectious and exciting. Dancy, cute, and catchy. If you like that kind of thing, it's worth buying.

"Kathy's Song" is in its best form on "Welcome to Earth." As is nearly ALWAYS the case with remixes, these alternate cuts don't improve upon the original. (Nine Inch Nails, anyone?) So, the album version (track 2) sounds even better than usual. Kathy programmed a great tune, and Stephen Groth's singing is Abba-smooth.

All the same, it's good to have choices. VNV Nation's mix speeds up the tempo and adds some urgency to the song. Ferry Corsten's remix also has good hustle, and a nice beatless interlude for the "Come lie next to me" part. The "C64" version sounds like a late-80s Casio plugged into a 4-track recorder.

"Kathy's Song" is a deserving EBM hit, and this single is a logical buy for collectors. I'm just not so huge into the "oonce-oonce" treatment so prevalent in dance music right now.