TRACI LORDS - CONTROL

I remember this time in my life fondly...  1995 or so and the music I was passionate about then, I really invested a lot of time and energy in.  This is the first single from Lords' 1 and only album, "1,000 Fires".  I remember attending an album release party for her and getting my copy for free.  When I realized one of my all time favorite electronic writer/producers, Ben Watkins, had worked on this album, I was beside myself.  There were two singles from this album and I own both.

'Control' is a Ben Watkins composition and for the record, he is the musical genius behind Juno Reactor.  At that time, this song was a big deal for a couple of reasons...  First, it was a bit of a club hit and second, the Juno Reactor Instrumental version of the song appeared in the "Mortal Kombat" film as the fast paced background music in the battle between Lui Kang and Reptile.  The scene was sorta hooky but the music provided the adrenaline kick it needed to be exciting.  You can look it up on Youtube if you're interested in watching it.  The music is kinda butchered in the edit, but it's still quite powerful.

This maxi-single offers quite a lot.  In addition to the Juno Reactor instrumental, it features 3 mixes, an edit and the album version.  The mixes are actually fairly interesting and diverse.  They don't maintain the high energy of the track preferring instead to make the track more groovy, funky or whatever their specialty was depending on the artist mixing the track.

The highlight is still the Juno Reactor instrumental version.  You just can't go wrong with it.  To some degree, it's even better than the original album version.  The instrumental version would easily fit on any Juno Reactor album released around the time and was typical of Watkin's output.  For Juno Reactor fans, it's the purest track.  Still, the Lords vocal version is also great.  It's an excellent dance/club number and you won't go wrong checking it out.  My final words:  AN AMAZING ELECTRONIC SINGLE FOR A GREAT CLUB HIT!

TRACI LORDS - CONTROL
01. Control (Olympic 7" Edit)
02. Control (Original Mix)
03. Control (Overlords House Mix)
04. Control (San Frandisco Mix)
05. Control (DJ E FX San Frandisco Dub)
06. Control (Juno Reactor Instrumental)