TIËSTO, “Just Be” (Dzeko remix)
It may be a touch daring to update songs that are revered by a lot of dance music fans, but that’s sometimes what makes a remix stand on its own. Such is the case with 2004’s “Just Be” by Tiësto from the classic album of the same name, also known for including “Love Comes Again” (with BT) and “Adagio For Strings”. Toronto’s Julian Dzeko is definitely in the good books with Tiësto, so he took some license with the remix. I like the update overall with its future bass drops and breaks, so it can slide into a set easily and catch folks off guard, though I miss many of the experimental elements of the original. Kirsty Hawkshaw’s dreamy vocal is intact though of course much is edited out for such a short remix. All-in-all, with Dzeko & Torres and their distinctive sound on hiatus, a representation of good things to come from Dzeko solo.
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