- The Green Men are Nick Chacona and Moodmusic controller Sasse, and their latest 12” is a slab of turn-of-the-century funk that's bound to please. It’s a slab of NYC-inspired deephousedisco that both recalls the reckless hedonism of dance's embryonic golden age and then fast-forwards into the bowels of the modern day basement, where the sound of residual Italo and its hybrids still provide many of modern house's more uplifting moments.
The original mix is my personal fave. It keeps things moving with an effortless electronic throb that subtly modulates and occasionally breaks down into a filtered panorama of disco bliss, finding room for a sinister voice that intones the title of the track prophetically. The Darshan Jesrani mix isn’t quite as loveable, lacking the warmth of the original. It is very evocative of Metro Area in their prime, but apart from the arpeggiated synths (which for some reason always sound medieval to me) I'm not really grabbed. The dub is great. Rising and falling like a case of bubonic plague and all the time guided on its way by an ethereal synth that glides in and out of the mix, it's possibly the most driving of the three versions on offer.
All three cuts subtly differ from each other. This music is all about nuance, and I've found myself listening to all four versions again and again. Deciding on a favourite is really not an easy decision at all – I’ll stick with the original but I may have changed my mind after the next listen.
TracklistA The Fog (Original Mix)
B1 The Fog (Darshan Jesrani Remix)
B2 The Fog (Dub Mix)