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Inner City – Praise
Runtime: 4:49
Now here’s an obscurity. It took 21 years of looking online to even hear this track. I could, of course, have tracked down the promo 12″ the track was released on, although that never seemed to cross my mind (I recall it being difficult to find back in my disposable income days). Still, it eventually appeared online in 2021, and my remix collection was finally complete.
The track, although nothing to write home about, is intriguing in a couple of ways. Firstly, despite sharing a very similar runtime, it is not an instrumental version of the ‘Concept Dub‘ mix, but a five minute edit of the 15 minute ‘Future Sound of London Conceptual‘. Like that version, there is as much emphasis on ambience as there is house, and indeed the middle section is a long, atmospheric breakdown. Lacking the vocals, the remix might well appeal to FSOL fans who are less enamoured by vocal house more than the other two remixes. Without the vocals, it feels almost like a sister track to ‘Metropolis‘, with which, of course, it shares a number of samples.
Promo 12″ (TENXDJ 408)
A. Praise (The Future Sound of London Conceptual)
B1. Praise (The Future Sound of London Concept Dub)
B2. Praise (The Future Sound of London Instrumental)
Credits
Written by Kevin Saunderson, Paris Grey, Val Whitehead, Ann Saunderson.
Produced by Kevin Saunderson.
Engineered by Chris Andrews.
Additional production & remix by The Future Sound of London.
Remix engineer: Yage at Earthbeat Studios.
Fractional Difference 