French Connection – French Connection (The Super Special Remixes)

each artist adds a little bit of their own to the original track.
situated around hardcore and gabber tropes; my listening suggestions would be the remix by steve shit and the "core mix" by manga & romeo.

Samples Prime Mover by Zodiac Mindwarp And The Love Reaction.
https://discogs.programascracks.com/master/264014-Zodiac-Mindwarp-And-The-Love-Reaction-Tattooed-Beat-Messiah

By far the highlight of this EP for me is the "Core Mix by Manga & Romeo". It starts with a simple yet sinister intro, before the "nothing is impossible" sample leads into some gloriously straight-forward one-note hoover stab gabber madness. The hoover riffs do change up a bit over the track - eventually switching to the original track's melody near the end. The kick is a bit lacking in bass but otherwise it's full of energy - a great fun counterpoint to all the much more serious tunes on the label. I am curious as to who "Manga & Romeo" are - links here suggests two German trance producers, which seems unlikely (although not impossible!). Definitely a surprising highlight in the P catalogue (although I'm sure more serious P heads may not concur!)

Although I did first hear this track played by HMS in the UK on 45...that does rather ruin it, removing any of the punch it has at the right tempo. Just my opinion.