There's a bittersweet story to how I ended up with this new upload.
About two years ago, I was listening to a Trushmix by the amazing DJ Sotofett and came across this tune with wonky baseline, sharp stabs and an enchanting hook, and became obsessed with trying to track it down.
After months of looking, in February I heard Can't Stay With You Baby from Finnish composer Jimi Tenor on Warp in 1996 and realised I had found the vocal. Reinvigorated, I searched for anything that had any record of using that song.
This CD came with a copy of Swedish music magazine Merge in 2000, and it featured a remix of Can't Stay With You Baby by Chicago legend Boo Williams. I thought that this must be it. A rare nordic CD that didn't get any recognition, something that Sotofett may have dug up while being in the great white North. Plus, the production did sound a little bit like Boo Williams' early techno productions, like his releases on Relief.
I convinced myself that this was it, and copped the last available copy online from the US with eye-watering shipping costs that were double the CD itself. After about a month of waiting in the mail, I nervously put the CD in and pressed play.
Turned out it wasn't that tune. It's more of a Track Mode Boo Williams sound with less wonky-ness, but it's still a beautiful rework of the original. Disappointed, I took comfort in the fact that I still really enjoyed this version. A fitting consolation prize.
Any suggestions on that original Sotofett track are welcomed. My working theory at the moment is that it may have involved the production of Maurice Fulton, regular collaborator with Jimi Tenor, or maybe even a production by Sotofett himself.
The search continues...
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