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Jago - Myself (I See Castles)

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Jago - Myself (I See Castles)

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Jago combines blue-eyed female vocals with trance music on this single. "Myself / I See Castles" is from Jago's full length "Anything & Everything," and Layla supplies the vocals. Stylistically, it's similar to tracks like Ian van Dahl's "Castles in the Sky." One of the hardest mixes here is the DJ Wild Bill remix- featuring a driving melodic rhythm that drops into melancholy ambience as Layla's vocals hit. As the verse progresses there's a good buildup that kicks into soaring chord stabs, and the track plows along with high energy until the end.

The Jago Pop mix slows the tempo to a house speed and brings in a plucky bassline and a few funky breaks. This mix is radio edit length. The Dancestar remix goes back into a poppy hybrid of trance/house as Layla sings the chorus: "And I am grateful / For what I have / And I am beautiful / Cause I am myself." The mix with the most leftfield vocal effects and tweaks is Jago's Disjunct mix. A driving techno beat, playful rhythm/vocal accents and odd structure characterize this one. All the mixes have a melancholy-uplifting appeal. As much as I think it all sounds derivative, I nevertheless think the track is hooky and catchy. And it's a fun listen.

The Wild Bill remix packs the most punch, and all of them are heavy on the pop side of things. The final track, "Ibiza", is strikingly like the older Alice Deejay music, with its happy vibe, swirling pads and upfront synth line. This track is primarily instrumental save for the vocal line- "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Ibiza." It's a blissed-out trance romp, and my favorite track on the CD, with the Wild Bill remix coming in a close second.

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