Crate Exploratory: Adam Beyer- Remainings III 2009 (With Bonus Mixes!)

One of Europe’s masterminds of techno music, Adam Beyer, has been a busy man in 2009. When he’s not constantly releasing tracks on his legendary label Drumcode, or touring the entire world DJ-ing, he makes time to occasionally shine a bit of light on some older, long-forgotten tracks on his label, exposing them to a new audience of fans and allowing other producers to give them a modern studio re-rub.

Remainings III is the most recent track Beyer has culled from the archives; he selected a team of six producers, including himself, to slow the original version of the track down a bit so it can work well with the vast majority of techno and minimal being released nowadays.

The digital version of this release includes two versions from Joseph Capriati: one version of which flips the original percussion around and incorporates breaks into the breakdowns, the other one strips the original drums entirely for more of a classic, 909-laced kit. Paul Ritch’s remix is barely recognizable and takes on a character of it’s own; the only thing imported from the original is the elusive growl of the lead synth. Alan Fitzpatrick’s remix is probably my favorite; it has a driving backbeat, exciting build-up, and flips the script on the original drum loop quite nicely. Dustin Zahn’s version tinkers with the lead synth far more than any of the other versions and is an interesting listen, while Beyer and Jesper Dahlback (the authors of the original piece) slow it down considerably and, similar to Ritch’s remix, brings over little from the original version.

There is also a vinyl version of the release; this however only includes the Beyer/Dahlback collab, along with one of Joesph Capriati’s versions.

For a sneak peak of the Alan Fitzpatrick remix, check out a quick ten-minute mini mix I made below. Included here are 7 or 8 tracks; the first lot are some classics circa 1997-98 on Drumcode’s sister label, Code Red, by the likes of Beyer, Joel Mull, and Cari Lekebusch. The original 2000 mix of Remainings comes in at around 6 minutes, followed by the first part of the Fitzpatrick mix shortly thereafter.

Nickdawg 9:59 Quikkmix vol. 11: Drumcode/Code Red Mini-Mix

Check out some links to the Beatport shop below to purchase tracks of the EP!

And grab a recent Beyer DJ mix while you’re at it!

Adam Beyer Awakenings - Amsterdam 27-11-2009 by adambeyer