EtherReal
From Headspace
1996
This song was the last of the techno/rave stuff I had in me from the 8-bit realm. I didn’t do another jungle or drum’n’bass track for a while after this.
This started out as a track called Durge, which was a slowish spooky electro piece, with some 909 drums in, then I got bored with it and put it away for a while. A little later, a fellow tracker said, quite plainly, ‘make me a jungle track!’ so I did. I took this one out again and transformed it into a jungle tune, which ended up being called Durge4D.
Both tracks were the same basic four chord progression and bassline, just with different intensity levels, so at one one point I put them together, slow then fast, and that became the St. Louis Procession Version (for some reason). Then when it came time to put Headspace together, I took the slow part off the beginning again and called the track Durge4N (the ‘N’ was for a girl I was seeing at the time).
Finally, in 2006, I remastered the track with the slow and fast parts back together again as they were in the St. Louis Procession Mix.
Despite all of these versions, not a single one of them has ‘dirge’ spelled correctly.
Durge
EtherReal
The original spooky down-tempo version. Forever lost.
Durge 4D
EtherReal
The original remix in the jungle style. Lost forever.
Durge (St. Louis Procession Version)
EtherReal
The full version combining the first two versions together into a single track.
Durge 4N
EtherReal
The album version from Headspace, which incorporated most of the elements of the slow and fast versions.
Durge (2006 Full Length Remastered)
EtherReal
Re-produced version from 2006, based on the St. Louis Procession.
Durge (Minimal)
EtherReal
Alternate/dub version based on the 2005 remaster.
Credits
written, produced and arranged by EtherReal.