With three contrasting cuts, Creta Kano's Skyway Motel EP, released earlier this year seemed ripe for remixing. Thus, the idea of Creta Kano Versions was born. Label bosses the Kelly Twins looked close to home for inspiration, handing over the parts to a trio of Bristol acts, each renowned for carving out their own niche in the increasingly homogenized world of electronic music.
The A-side is handled by Hotline Recordings and Black Acre affiliate Lurka, utilizing a handful of elements of Creta Kano's original and twisting them around his own punchy rhythms.The B-side is Bruce, whose distinctive, next-level take on techno has set tongues wagging following releases on Hessle Audio and Livity Sound offshoot Dnuos Ytivil. Here, he delivers a "Hi-FI" mix of "False Water" that emphasizes the deeper and more fluid aspects of the original.
The EP is completed by a typically atmospheric interpretation of "Skyway 81" from Young Echo members Amos Childs (Killing Sound, Jabu) and Neek under their O$VMV$M guise. Given the quality of their recent self-titled album on Idle Hands -- they were the perfect fit to rework Creta Kano's chopped, skewed and pitched-down version of "Skyway Motel".