- 2003 was a very good year for Play Recordings, as they continued to release quality house cuts. They look to continue the form into 2004, and to do this they have called on Pop Bitch to liven things up with Nothing Ventured. The release comes with two remixes from Cabasa and the original.
On the a-side is Cabasa’s Air Guitar Remix. The track builds nicely early on with smooth drums alongside a nice thick baseline that rumbles along seamlessly and keeps the track progressing nicely. A looped guitar riff works its way into the loop and it seems to work quite well with the vocal. Overall it’s quite a funky house track with a little dirty and tough edge thanks to the guitar riffs.
Firstly on the b-side is Cabasa’s Wanting Dub. Disappointingly it’s almost an exact replicate of the Vocal mix on the a-side, with not many additions seeing any changes. The guitar loop remains as does the baseline, but all in all it is a vocal stripped version of the original mix.
The Original Mix follows this and one thing that is noticeable is how much the vocal stands out more then it does in the Cabasa mixes. The drums are a little tighter on the whole and the track not as percussion based as the remixes. I must say though that the baseline works quite smoothly in this mix, and to be honest, the original is probably the most impressive of the lot.
Not a bad release by Play, and it seems that 2004 is scheduled to be just as good as last year was.