Out at present is Charlotte de Witte’s rework of Scoop’s 90s raver fav, ‘Drop It,’ for her area of interest Époque label, a platform for remixes/reworks of historic nightlife gems, particularly from the 90s & early 2000’s. Her model comes simply in time to provide any flagging high-summer dancefloors an power increase.
The unique ‘Drop It’ was launched in 1999 by the Belgian dance music challenge Scoop, written by Daniel Maze and Jan Vervloet. It’s been a staple ever since, upbeat, innocently europop electro and filled with 90s enjoyable – rattle-tat drum builds, ludicrously catchy staccato tootling synth themes, the feminine ‘yeah-ay-ay-eh-eh-eah’ warcry, and a melodic synth chord break. Oh, and Otis Redding’s much-sampled 1968 Monterey promise.
‘Drop It’ (Charlotte de Witte Rework) is a barely sooner, extra demanding beast, with a pounding techno beat, the enduring synth riffs given additional acidic edge and resonance, whereas fluttering, juddering themes now fill the air like batwings. The unique immediately recognizable 90s themes are nonetheless right here, with its large breakdown and banging drop, and a few refined echoes of Otis R. A hefty slice of pure dancefloor uplift.
“‘Drop It’ is a type of tracks that by no means actually left the dance ground. It carries the spirit of an period, particularly in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Transforming it for Époque felt like a tribute to a timeless second in rave historical past. This one’s for the dancers, then and now.”
-Charlotte de Witte
‘Drop It’ (Charlotte de Witte Rework) is out there to stream now through Époque throughout all platforms.
