Rhythim Is Rhythim - Strings Of Life '89 FLAC album

Whilst the original mix of 'strings' still carries it's weight some 30yrs after it's release it's got to be the timeless beauty and drive of the Juan Atkins mix that really makes this classic shine.

Juan Atkins' 89 mix is easily my favourite version of this classic. For me it has more energy and depth, and is perfect for dancing like a loon. Another perfectly suited 'summer of love' 89 tune that still sounds great now.

It became a common sense the fact that ‘Strings Of Life’ was the most important Techno classic of the early period, most precisely the eighties. On this matter, this English Twelve Inch pressing of the tune by the label Kool Kat became among the main responsibles for the Techno explosion in Europe (together with 'Techno! The New Dance Sound Of Detroit' compilation and the Inner City massive hits ‘Big Fun’ and ‘Good Life’). According to Mark Archer, ‘Strings Of Life’ (present in the ‘Deep Heat 89 – Fight The Flame’ compilation) was “one of the tunes of the year of 1989 and the tune of 1990”, though being conceived in America years before, in 1987. The Burden brothers from Octave One didn’t hesitate to claim that, “with Strings of Life, Derrick was the real precursor”, for “that was the track that started bending things”. They also said that, without this essential anthem, there probably would be no ‘Jaguar’ or ‘Blackwater’. The last track of the B Side of this single, ‘Nude Photo’, also released originally by Transmat in 1987, was included later on WARP 10+1 Influences compilation. All of these facts (among others) lead us to the conclusion that this English single, packed with a gorgeous sleeve cover of an android in the middle of musical notes, was one of the main reasons for the Techno definitive invasion in Europe.