Pop has decided to re-invent itself. With the release of Kylie's Slow and Holly's State Of Mind, Australian pop stars are leading the charge for a fresh approach. While Kylie opts for electro-influenced grooves, Holly has reversed time to take us back to the 80s with some ancient keyboard voices combined with sparse washes of distorted guitar. The mixing on this track adds to the dynamics and there's no doubt that the Aussie princesses of pop are pre-empting a change in direction. It's sexy, as you'd expect, but also a little dark and mysterious at the same time: a much more interesting prospect for a reviewer who has overdosed on crap House production 10 times over. Mixes by vertigo and Felix Da Housekatt should please the kids who still dig monotonous 4/4 beats but I'll go with the original to escape the drudgery. I'll probably be disowned by my social group for saying this but...I don't mind it (pardon the pun).

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Tracklisting
1 State Of Mind (Radio Edit)
2 State Of Mind (Vertigo Remix)
3 State Of Mind (Rhythm Shed Radio Edit)
4 State Of Mind (Felix Da Housekatt Mix)
5 State Of Mind (Extended Original)

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