This song originally appeared on Kristine's 1996 album
Land Of The Living. It was to be a single and a number of remixes were completed however they were never properly commercially released until now. A couple of the versions had leaked online throughout the years. The wait is over as Champion has made them available for purchase. There are remixes by Sister Bliss, Rollo, Our Tribe, Kerri Chandler, and Junior Vasquez. Kristine absolutely shines on this underrated gem that finally sees a proper release. Most of the mixes are in the mid 90s circuit house style capturing the variety of sounds that were around at the time. Sister Bliss and Rollo's mixes are harder while Our Tribe softens things. Kerri Chandler's mixes are in a deep house vein. Junior Vasquez's mixes are every bit the anthem as one could expect from him and Fred Jorio from around that time. Only his Factory mix appears on this release while the slightly different Club mix still remains unreleased. Overall, all the mixes are excellent with the Junior Vasquez, Sister Bliss, and Our Tribe main vocal mixes being the picks of the bunch if one had to choose.
Listen to clips and purchase the mixes (both MP3s and WAVs are available):
Kristine W - Don't Wanna Think - Traxsource.com - Download Underground House and Electronic Music in WAV and MP3 formatHopefully there are many more unreleased gems in the pipeline.
Grade:
A+
It's hard to believe that this song was released over 15 years ago. "Struck By Luv" became one of the many classics at the legendary Sound Factory club in New York. This revisit is signed to the new label Nick Harvey Music. This is the first of a two part release. The first release features mixes by Nick himself. The Tribalelectric mix is hard and tribal, but the classic, soulful feel of the song is somehow maintained and sounds great. The Sweet Luv mixes are lighter. These are more in line with the original and 1999 remixes from back in the day. Overall, both are very good.
