- DK8's ‘Murder was the Bass’ was quite possibly one of the biggest crossover trance tunes of 2003/2004 and featured on several mix compilations (Judge Jules picked it up for his ‘Trance Nation Harder’ CD). There's already been a couple of remixes out including a drum'n'bass remix by Raiden, and it was only a matter of time before the breakbeat community offered up a take, and there’s probably no better choice than Audio Bug label bosses Move Ya! & Steve Lavers.
One thing about Move Ya & Steve Lavers’ sound is the very clean and crisp drum breaks and on their OKM8 remix here they drop one similar to the one they used in ‘The Ride’ – in fact the whole remix follows a very similar formula to that tune. The original relied on a simple bassline with only subtle note changes, but it was the dark overtones that gave it its appeal. Move Ya & Steve Lavers add to this their trademark breakbeat with percussive grooves and lots of techy filler. For those who find the OKM8 remix a little bland, there's also a vocal remix which features vocal chatter like that in Tricknoligist's ‘Freak Frequency’ from earlier in the year.