"Unfinished Sympathy"--which mix?

**markydefad** · July 5th, 2008, 04:00 AM

[OK...maybe this is a remake at around 130 bpm...using samples from the original song [the chord progression/the "hey-hey-yaahs"] with a different title altogether?...

I recently heard a mostly instrumental dub............................................... .....................
[ correction: it's a later trance remixed version, I guess...much faster than the original which I just listened to...does that ring a bell with anyone?]
remix of Massive Attack's "Unfinished Sympathy" that has a male voice doing a spoken word part in the middle...the voice is English...sounds like an actor...maybe a famous one...like Ewan McGregor or someone like that? :icon_question:

I tried to transcribe it...it goes something like this...

The present is gone
Fantasy is a part of reality
We take the brakes off

We're thinking clearly yet not thinking at all
This feels right
We stop trying to control things
The warm rush of chemicals through us

We're fluctuating.
Is this brain damage?
We forget all the pain and hurt in life

We wanna go somewhere else
We're not threatened by people anymore
All our insecurites have evaporated
We're in the clouds now
Wide open with spacemen orbiting the earth
And the world looks beautiful from here.
With____???___ desiring the unobtainable
We risk sanity for moments of temporary enlightenment.

So many ideas
So little memory
The last thought killed by anticipation of the next
We embrace an overwhelming feeling of flow....
We're together
We wave goodbye
We wave goodbye
We wave goodbye

I love this...anyone know what mix this is????

Tried to do a Google search...but couldn't find anything.

**BLAME_MY_PECS** · July 14th, 2008, 11:45 AM

Hello Markydefad Dear Monsta,
has been quite a long time!!!!!
You made me work for this, I know I had it, but couldnt possibly think what it was. Then, It suddenly came to me.
Is a white label credited as

12th Street - Circles / Brain Damage (2002 - UK)

The A-Side is a Remix of a Tears for Fears track.

The B-Side (and this is the track you are looking for) Is a remix (or sort of one), It uses elements of "Unfinished Sympathy" over a slamming tribal beat and includes a spoken sample from actor John Simm (and I totally agree with you, he sound like Ewan McGregor!!!) taken from the club culture orientated movie "Human Traffic" (1999 - UK) by director Justin Kerrigan.

The track, to my knowledge is never been released under digital form, but the vinyl is pretty available at a moderate price at GEMM and Ebay.

Hope this was useful!!

**markydefad** · July 14th, 2008, 12:23 PM

Originally Written by BLAME_MY_PECS

Hello Markydefad Dear Monsta,
has been quite a long time!!!!!
You made me work for this, I know I had it, but couldnt possibly think what it was. Then, It suddenly came to me.
Is a white label credited as

12th Street - Circles / Brain Damage (2002 - UK)

The A-Side is a Remix of a Tears for Fears track.

The B-Side (and this is the track you are looking for) Is a remix (or sort of one), It uses elements of "Unfinished Sympathy" over a slamming tribal beat and includes a spoken sample from actor John Simm (and I totally agree with you, he sound like Ewan McGregor!!!) taken from the club culture orientated movie "Human Traffic" (1999 - UK) by director Justin Kerrigan.

The track, to my knowledge is never been released under digital form, but the vinyl is pretty available at a moderate price at GEMM and Ebay.

Hope this was useful!!

Blame My Pecs...you are my HERO!!!

First off, welcome back!!! Where have you and your delectable pecs been hiding????

Thanks so much...I was beginning to think I was never gonna hear from anyone...and you have all the DETAILS too....

I so appreciate it.

**markydefad** · July 14th, 2008, 01:01 PM

Looked the movie up on imdb...so the spoken word is from "Human Traffic" dialogue?...Jon Simm is the star of the movie...but the "Brain Damage" track is not in the movie, right??? Just uses the dialogue and the Massive Attack sample.

I'm gonna rent this one.

**markydefad** · July 14th, 2008, 05:54 PM

Thanks to Mr.B.M. Pecs' brilliant mind,

:icon_biggrin:

I found more info and a very nice review... from Discogs.com

12th Street - Circles / Brain Damage

Label: Street (White) Catalog#: 12ST Format: Vinyl, 12", Unofficial Release
Country:UK Released:2002 Genre: Electronic Style: Progressive House Notes:"Circles" samples the Tears For Fears song Mad World.
"Brain Damage" samples lines from the movie Human Traffic.

Rating:

3.8/5 (4 votes) Rate It Submitted by:unifiedculture 20 for sale in the Discogs Marketplace
Tracklisting:

A Circles B Brain Damage
User Reviews:
dsx7000, Jul 15, 2006
Brain Damage: This is one hell of a remix (Massive Attack: Unfinished Sympathy) . I played it again last night and it still affects me very deeply. Which may have more to do with the fact that it is built on one of the most singularly important tunes in the Dance Music canon. It is so hard not to be lifted emotionally by the beauty and simplicity of this piece. It is remarkable how when many would shy away from even attempting to remix this tune because of it's importance, that the producer here does not make a mess, he simply expands and enhances the experience. I have played it many times over the last few years and every time I am shaken to the core. It has always been, and likely will always be a religious experience.