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Step forward Dubfire (aka Ali Shirazinia from Grammy winning DJ and production duo Deep Dish) whos already hit top form this summer with some tasty releases on Desolat, Funkwelle.net and whose thumping >Emissions< features on the Minus compilation >EXPANSION contraction<. The beauty of this rework is that it doesnt stray far from the original vibe. Dubfire pays the track the full respect it deserves, adding contemporary beats, bass and hat patterns, subliminal efx and tweaks that perfectly compliment the EQ sweeps and machine gun snare rolls of the original. Panikattack (originally released on Plus 8 in 1996 as the B side to Sickness) gets a more radical overhaul with Guido Schneider turning in a typically pragmatic version. By excavating and enhancing the gritty funk that lies buried under the feverish textures of the original, he discovers a totally new dimension. Combining the plastik elements with his own trademark swing and razor sharp percussion programming, Schneider coaxes the track out of the shadows for some serious peak time action as the bassline bounds forward relentlessly occasionally enveloped by stuttering delays, to negotiate its way through the dubbed out breakdown and on to the end