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Kuffdam & Plant - Skyline [Six Thirty Records]

18:01 - August 22, 2005

by Andy P

Kuffdam and Plant release the much hyped Skyline on Ian Betts label called Six Thirty. Check it out!

Kuffdam and Plant – Skyline (Six:Thirty Records)

Ian Betts’ Label called Six:Thirty Records has release number three on the way and its from Kuffdam (aka John Steven) and Plant (aka Yiannis Roberto). The duo met on the internet and have never met face to face, Kuffdam hails from Scotland and Plant hails from Cyprus. They have received much more publicity in recent months, after releasing tracks on Joof’s label and they are set to release a track on Paul van Dyk’s Vandit label, whenever PvD decides to release it. It shows how the internet has brought people closer together and it has enabled the duo to work, despite never meeting face to face. The man who provides the flipside mix, is the busy London deejay and owner of Six Thirty aka Ian Betts.

Kuffdam and Plant – Skyline (Six Thirty Records 003)

A1 – Skyline
B1 – Skyline (Ian Betts Mix)

A1 – Original

Skyline does start with a solid bassline and it does sound nice in the beginning but whatever hope you are given is quickly dashed when you hear the riffwork come in because it is too indicative of the trance scene in 2005, which lacks imagination and is too concerned with a particular sound. The track does work decently with the big winded breakdown with the familiar sounding riffs that try to lift you into another dimension. I’m not saying that the track is that bad, I’m saying that it fits too much into the mold of 2005 trance. I’m sure the track will work in a club but it just seems to do what every single other track is trying to do these days and like it or not, that is where our scene is going these days.

B1 – Ian Betts Mix

At least Ian Betts decides to try something different here, given the average track that Betts was given to work with, he decided to go in a totally different direction. This mix really takes you by the coattails. Ian Betts has quickly added heavier drums coupled with a 1 ton bassline. About a minute in, the fierceness of the mix gets going and it takes you quickly in a club oriented direction, it seems very different from the original mix and it is more euphoric in nature but the bassline really drives this beast of a track. Betts is not as concerned about fitting in a sound, he knows it works in a club and he knows it will work well. It is not concerned with such a major breakdown, it is more concerned with melody, rather than riffs and it wants to take you with it. I like this more than the original because it shows some imagination.

Conclusion:
I’m not sure what Kuffdam and Plant were trying to push here but it does not tickle my tastebuds. Ian Betts mix is an actual practical club mix that shows some teeth. You may like the original as well but head right for the Betts Mix, it is storming.

Released September 12th.2005