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Remixing Eric Prydz's 'Opus'
Ibiza, October 2015. It's 11am and the sun is pouring through the roof of Amnesia with Maceo Plex behind the decks to finish the season. Only he's not rounding things off as many would expect him to. Just months before, Eric Prydz had released 'Opus' and with that came a 10-minute Four Tet remix. One that would become the talking point of Amnesia's closing party thanks to a video that went viral. In it, Maceo plays the remix in full, letting the wriggly synths build continuously and leaving those on the dancefloor with no idea of how to react. Some continue to dance, some lower themselves down ready to pop back up once the beats kick in. Yet it takes over three-and-a-half minutes 'til it reaches climax, so those sitting on the floor are back on their feet realising they've been duped. As soon as those drums kick in, though, applause roars through the venue as Ibiza's finest finally get the moment they've been waiting for. Put your hands together for Four Tet, the man responsible for the track that completely bewildered everyone in Amnesia that morning.
