10 essential Innervisions tracks
9 David August 'Epikur'
Innervisions went in on release number 50, putting out four different records to mark the occassion. Frankey & Sandrino, Orson Wells and Recondite all turned in first-rate 12"s, but this one from David August was the pick of the bunch. 'Epikur' is Innervisions at its most beautiful, which is no mean feat. The synths soar to heights of uncharted bliss before soft rolling piano chords arrive to catch you as you slowly float back down and glide through the track.
10 Howling 'Shortline' (Dixon remix)
Not technically released on a wide scale, but it was distributed by Innervisions to their subscribers on a white label. This track defined summer 2013 for us. We began the season hearing Dixon play it in a field in Hertfordshire, mesmerised by the shimmering synths, and ended it on the same note, except this time he was playing a three-hour sunrise set in a Croatian fort. A fruitless search took place in between as we trawled Innervisions' catalogue, not quite convinced that the Frank Wiedemann remix was the version heard. Then a moment of great satisfaction occurred as Dixon's Essential Mix dropped in early September with the ID. This track is characteristic of the rousing productions Dixon selects that connect intimately with his audiences, and hence established him as king of the underground.
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