Friday, February 20, 2009

Egypt - 4 Ways




Nights Over Egypt is a certified disco classic and here it's being served up 4 ways - the classic disco receipe, soulful house marinade, garage style, and a new keys special.  First up is the OG by Jones Girls.  A trio of sisters from Detroit who smashed this Dexter Wansel production.  That explains it all right there.  Serious.

Next up is the Incognito cover with house legends MAW (Masters At Work) doing their thing with the soulful house mix.  Incognito also gets a MJ Cole treatment for the UK Garage massive.  I remember when UK Garage was on blast...what happened to the massive?

Last but not least the most recent version out - Zo! laces the music world with an instrumental version of the track.  Given, the Jones Girls' provided ample instrumental joy (that is if you have the 12" vinyl or the extended edit) but Zo! updates the sound with Madlib-esque knocking snares and live keys replacing the vocals.  

While Zo! brings "Nights Over Egypt" to the youth, the classic disco version is the winner hands down - it's like a perfect day that just gets better and better as time goes on.  Let it ride (play) out into the sunset.  Perfect.

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