REISSUE: “Shockwave” - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – David Knopfler

 

REISSUE: “Shockwave” - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – David Knopfler David Knopfler is a guitarist from Glasgow who was formerly a founder and member of the band Dire Straits in the 70’s. His solo career beginning in 1983 gave him projects up to current days and his music ranged from rock to pop style ballads and folk songs. “Shockwave” is from his 1984 album "Behind The Lines” that he self-produced and falls into the high energy sound that dance floors clamored for. It is one of the winding sequencer tracks that reave up into a crescendo of energy. One of my favorites from the time period when rock-pop and dance was woven together in several creative processes during the time. I have taken the 12” version of “Shockwave” and reworked a ReStructure Mix that takes the percussion parts of this monster onto a new arrangement. The focus is the same where the rockin’ vocal leads to a hard edged desire and more breaks give it the dance floor stability.