- Arkist's first solo release for Laurie Osborne's Apple Pips came in June 2011. Its A-side, "Rendezvous," blended summer soul with an off-kilter garage framework and was the Bristol producer's watershed track. Three months later, a deeper, more muscular Scuba edit appeared as the midway crescendo on his DJ-Kicks mix, but no official release ever followed.
Having been a recurring feature in Osborne's sets for the past two years, Scuba's eight-minute "SCB Edit" now finally sees a vinyl release, alongside a freshly produced dub mix. Whereas the original edit embedded trance undertones and cavernous reverb to create an epic, rushing number, the dub version centres on its bounding weight. There's also far less emphasis on the climatic breakdown, with the build becoming only a backdrop feature. Both versions are strong in their own right, and the alternative version does bring something new to the table. But perhaps a release a while back would have benefited the original edit's initial momentum.
トラックリスト A Rendezvous (SCB 2013 Dub)
B Rendezvous (SCB 2011 Edit)