In a previous post I covered how, completely out of the blue, a record that I produced 32 years ago had made a reappearance on social media after a rising Tik-Toker told his many thousands of followers it was one of his most treasured records. I figured it was long forgotten, so that was quite the pleasant surprise. However, that’s not the first time this record has surprised me.
Fish56Octagon isn’t the only person who has a soft spot for this 12″ release. My old mate Brent was also a bit of a fan. Well, fanatikal you might say. And it just so happens that he owns a label dedicated to re-releasing old out-of-circulation tracks, mostly from the rave days. That label is Vinyl Fanatiks and if you’re a fan of the 90s rave sound, and a vinyl addict, you should definitely go check out some of the releases.
Coincidentally, Brent had his first go on a set of decks back at my house at roughly the same time that this track came out. When he later heard the track being played out at local clubs, he didn’t even know it was me, and only connected the dots some years later!
Back in 2021, Brent first contacted me about the idea of re-releasing the KZ1 12″ “Drop the Bass” / “I Know I Can Make It”. He also has a top bloke who does his mastering (Dapz), and he really worked some magic on this. When I received the test pressing, I did a side-by-side comparison with my original 12″ and the remastered one. The difference was astonishing, night and day. It’s clear how much love and care Brent puts into these Vinyl Fanatik re-releases.
Around 6 months later I received the finished copies. One went straight behind a frame and up on the wall!
I’d like to think that with this loud, punchy remaster that my track has graced a few more club or event sound systems. I just wish, WISH, that I could have heard my own track played at a rave back in the 90s. Alas, I never got to experience it first-hand – hearing it on mix tapes was the closest that I ever got to that.
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