Martyn – Is This Insanity and Brilliant Orange Remixes

The second 12″ of remixes from Martyn’s phenomenal “Great Lengths” album (the first installment featured remixes from Zomby and Redshape) sees Ben Klock and Illum Sphere get their hands on Martyn’s work.

Ben Klock’s remix of “Is This Insanity” is a driving dubby techno number that surrounds you and batters you round the head in a nice subtle way. Stripping away the tribal vibe of the original and replacing it with a sense of paranoia and danger, it’s brilliant stuff but could really benefit with an instrumental version (never been a fan of Spaceape).

On the flip, Illum Sphere takes on “Brilliant Orange”. The original was a lovely short n snappy ambient burst and the Manchester producer has thrown in some skippy beats that unsettle as they seem to fall over each other and slip out of sync with the edgey pads and atmospherics floating around on top.

Martyn feat. Spaceape – Is This Insanity? (Ben Klock Remix)

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Martyn – Brilliant Orange (Illum Spheres No. 14 Mix)

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