Josh Wink returns to his own Ovum Recordings for new single 'Balls Back', which comes with a remix from Marco Faraone. Philly-born DJ/producer and the man behind various techno cuts, Josh possibly remains as prominent now as he did a quarter of a century ago.
Josh Wink: “Every time I play this people rush over asking 'what is this track that says “get your balls back”?' Its reaction after playing has been amazing and reassuring that it hits hard, works on the floor, and sticks in people's heads.“
The track is a spatial, acid-tinged techno cut that builds and builds until it explodes in Josh Wink fashion. The 303s are saturated in deep processing along with heavy 909 percussion and a ‘slap-you-in-your-face’ vocal sample that aims for dancefloor devastation.
The dub version is a raw, stripped down and faster-paced version that turns up the heat, and a Balls Tool is also included for dexterous DJ deployment. Italian Marco Faraone’s remix is robust as rolling drums power it along while glitchy percussion peels off the groove and the percussion gets ever more wild and heavy. I
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