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REVIEW: Vincenzo feat. Minako - Just Like Heaven out on Anjunadeep

Italo-German Vincenzo returns to Anjunadeep with “Just Like Heaven”, the first single taken from his forthcoming fourth artist album “The Vanishing Years”. Having built his reputation over nearly two decades with timeless releases on iconic labels like Steve Bug’s Dessous and Anjunadeep itself, the album is shaping up to be an excellent reminder of Vincenzo’s impressive talent and longevity.

“Just Like Heaven” might be instantly recognisable to some as a cover of The Cure’s celebrated 1987 single. Vincenzo teams up once again with vocalist Minako Sasajima, who adds a delicate soul to Robert Smith’s romantic lyrics, which glide above a floating bass groove and falling synths. Full of emotion and colour, “Just Like Heaven” sees Vincenzo at the top of his game.

The first of two exciting remixes comes from another veteran of the German scene, Dave DK. A former resident at the legendary Panorama Bar, Dave’s recent releases on the excellent Pampa Records and Kompakt have been met with widespread acclaim, and he delivers another beauty here. Twisting the vocal almost beyond recognition, and layering it with dark melodies and left-field textures, Dave creates a memorable piece of atmospheric techno.

Swedish rising star HNNY is another artist on a hot streak thanks to recent EPs on Local Talk and Permanent Vacation. Taking an altogether different approach to Dave DK, HNNY’s remix is a raw and quirky slice of melodic house music, driven along by infectious bass stabs and twinkling melodies.



Dimitri Kechagias review: Anjunadeep is considered as one of the main driving forces in the success of the deep eclectic electronic music sound that some may call house, techno, trance and everything in between. The latest release comes from Vincenzo who presents his cover of the beloved The Cure track Just Like Heaven. The vocals are delivered by the beloved Japanese singer Minako who simply manage to radiate her unique feel and approach and in a way to deliver a totally different track from the original. Vincenzo's production abilities are well documented until now with stunning deep chunky grooves, dark haunting basslines, piano chords, warm synthy melodies and cinematic strings that become the most appropriate soundbed for Minako voice to stand out and touch the heart deep inside. Sometimes tracks sound like coming from heaven as they are so perfect that you feel that no human can achieve that. Just Like Heaven belongs in that category of the unbelievably beautiful tracks. Dave DK remix is an exceptional laid back rework with deeper moodier basslines, dark minimal kicks, melodramatic atmosphere, superb drum programming and playful application of the vocal on the first part. The track slowly becomes warmer, gentle and tender with rolling basslines until to reach the highly emotional breakdown. On the second part the stunning vocal appears and is definitely going to cast a spell on you. It's one of those tracks that the sound design is so precise that give you that impression of three dimensional sound. HNNY version on the other hand is instrumental take on the original in truly balearic house fashion. Sunkissed electronic synths, dreamy melodies, blissful sound textures and relaxing atmosphere manage easily to carry away your spirit and travel you to exotic places and ungoverned carefree spaces! Stunning productions not to be missed. #PureGold Love it

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