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Reviewed by GreyBrow on (Wednesday, May 23, 2007) Rated 8.9 / 10
Category Rating
Track Structure 9
Interest 8
Melody 9
Performance 9
Lyrics 0
Enjoyment 8
Recording Quality 10
Commercial Appeal 9
Overall 8.9

Hellogoodbye - All Of Your Love (m4rt3z Funky Club Remix) – Dance

 

So here we are again with a genre with which I am now about 30 years out of touch so this time the postage stamp on which I could write all my knowledge has an Irish flavour (and here’s a few to take your pick from):

 

 

Now, the reason the stamps have a Northern Irish flavour is because our artist under review (Marty) is from Derry in that country so I thought I’d continue with 10 things you never knew about Derry (well, maybe Marty will but probably not many others):

 

  1. Derry is an Anglicisation of the Irish word doire meaning “Oak Grove” from the settlement’s original name of Daire Calgaich meaning “The oakwood of Calgach”
  2. The city’s official name is Londonderry but, for some quite complicated historical reasons, it tends only to be called this by Unionists and Derry by Republicans
  3. Derry is also known as “The Maiden City”
  4. The River Foyle bisects the city – one side is known as “cityside” and the other “waterside”
  5. Derry is the second largest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth largest on the island of Ireland
  6. In the 6th Century a monastery was founded on the site of Derry by St Columba
  7. Derry’s motto is “Vita Victoria Veritas” which means “Life, Victory, Truth”
  8. The Coat of Arms shows a skeleton and a three turreted castle but no-one is quite sure what it is supposed to mean
  9. The walled city was built in the 17th Century by Planters from the London Livery Company (hence the “Londonderry” name and disputes which followed) and was called the Maiden City after the siege of Derry during which the walls were never “penetrated” – an early example of Irish humour there, methinks…lol.
  10. On 30th January 1972, Derry was the scene of the notorious events known in the UK as “Bloody Sunday” and in Irish as Domhnach na Fola

 

So there you are and now you know.

 

On to the music then. Even to an old curmudgeon like me it is clear that this is a classy piece of work. Frankly, if I had heard this on commercial radio I wouldn’t have been surprised as it is both catchy and well mixed.

 

I particularly noticed how well everything sits within the mix and especially like that bass line which seems so comfortable in its own space and, while crystal clear, never over-intrudes into the rest of the track. Even more surprisingly this version is at 128kps which holds up really well (except maybe at the very top end).

 

Marty has also paid close attention to the vocal samples he used which also sit well in the mix and which have had some interesting effects added (not sure if that was Marty or the way they were in the original samples). Either way, it is a very effective way of maintaining interest throughout the track.

 

So if you were to find yourself here, for example

 

 

which, as I’m sure Marty knows is Bubbles Night Club in McClean Road, Eglinton, you’re not likely to hear anything too much better than the track you’re currently listening to.

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