Some time ago; in fact, way back, 1995, Aural Float released an album of dub/ambience called 'Introspectives' that had a track 'South Of The Clouds' Pt. 1 & 2. Some 30 years on, here's a golden opportunity to look again at the Pt. 2 plus a couple of remixes!
To be honest, 30 years ago I would would have had little interest or knowledge of Aural Float (a collaboration between Pascal FEOS, Gabriel Le Mar and Alex Azary) as a post-Tangerine Dream project wouldn't have worked that well with the Kraftwerk hip-hop sample community.
So it's a good job that Gregor Tresher does remember and he's linked up with Extrawelt and a new remaster of the original for this new release on Tresher's Break New Soil label. And all three are great: Extrawelt goes a deep gothic train drive of a bang and if you put that with the remastered version, that's a full 20 minutes that'd put Jean-Michel Jarre to shame (JMJ being in the news recently due to the Sping 'Equinox').
I remember sciving off to listen to Gregor's debut album (on the legendary Great Stuff Recordings label in the Hawley Arms, Camden Town in 2007) - see Rainer Weichhold interview HERE) and wondering whether I should become a fan, well I can't say I am the biggest fan but if you want to go 'South Of The Clouds', you'll need his remix: infact, just put all 3 on repeat.
Gregor has form with the remix/re-issue having done a similar job on The Streets' '3 Minutes To Midnight' a couple of years ago but his version of 'South Of The Clouds Pt. 2' surpasses Mike Skinners' anthem as it's clearly one of Gregor's favourite tracks that's "no nonsense hypnotic sound of Frankfurt" that's even better now he's updated it to 11 minutes of for the "modern day dancefloor".
On pre-order now so get on it as it'll fly faster than any express on the Deutsche Bahn or should that be Lufthansa?
Artist: Aural Float
Title: South Of The Clouds Pt. 2 (Incl. Gregor Tresher & Extrawelt Remixes)
Release date: 28th April, 2025
Label : Break New Soil
Catalog Number : BNS090
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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