Rhythm & Sound: See Mi Yah (Remixes) (Burial Mix) - 4 x 12" originally released February 2006

Ricardo Villalobos faffs around with trumpet parps for 10 minutes whilst the two Ras' (Donovan and Perez) interject with wise sayings from the book of Rastafari. As Villalobos remixes go, it's one of his more interesting ones, but that's not saying much. Vladislav Delay takes the prize on the first 12" with his "melancholic discotheque" vibe. The subject of much discussion from this series of remixes but for all the wrong reasons is Francois K's looping jungle re-take of 'Lightning Storm'. I've seen it described elsewhere as amusingly anodyne. But the truth is its lazy, overlong and just plain awful. Only partially redeemed by Soundstream's fun uptempo rubbery house.

The third 12" in the series brings out the big techno guns with Basic Channel veterans Hallucinator (who are actually from London) take 'See Mi Yah' and perfectly conjure up a dark, expansive, constantly evolving vista against Willi Williams' upbeat delivery. Whilst I was never convinced of Sleeparchive, he does at least seem to offer the most unpredictable version with his fun take on 'Dem Never Know'. Starts off all atonal and brooding before introducing the most chirpiest melody line ever committed to dubby techno. Vainqueur amplifies the echo and dispersement for a more beguiling abstract take on 'Rise & Praise'.

Carl Craig - their number one fan no doubt - offers a very skewed, angular revision of the excellent original ('Poor people must work'). Taking Bobbo Shanti's gruff vocals and dropping them thru innumerable plug-ins. It ends with an astonishing remix by Basic Channel themselves. A propulsive future-bound techno mantra that's probably loaded with way too much sub-bass for its own good.