Monday 27 February 2012

Let the Heavens Open



This rather unique track appeared at the end of 1995 on FFRR, and was utterly ubiquitous at the time. Some sixteen years later, the spoken-word vocal may seem a bit naff, but the immensity of the sirens presaging the gargantuan breakdown cannot be denied. This about as unsubtle as they come; it has drama, it has bombast, it has rich orchestration; it is a colossus of a record that stood out at a time when almost every dance music production to receive a commercial release was a bona fide classic. The alternative mix, titled 'Symphonic  variations' is twenty minutes long and interposes much more of the female vocal, whilst entirely excising the spoken-word elements. A stalwart of the Essential Mix for a while, I've no idea who is behind 'Are You Out There?' or indeed 'that shroud', but this monster is in need of some well-deserved exposure. 

Crescendo - Are You Out There? (Original Mix)


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5 comments:

Levictus said...

Absolute epic track, an all-time fave of mine. Created by Jonathan Crosse, who followed this tune (along with vocalist Cecily Fay under their 'The Morrighan' guise)with another epic monster - Remember (To The Millenium), remixed by the one and only trance master, Lange.

david dunne said...

This was a huge tune in the Kiss 102/105 days - to the point where we had to playlist the full length version rather than the edit, as listeners complained.

LeedsDJ said...

Absolute BELTER of a track - brings back some very fond memories. Cheers for posting!

Brian H. said...

God this was huge, thanks for posting!

Anonymous said...

pass?