ReStructure Mix Update (12/19/22): “Envy” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Rinder and Lewis

ReStructure Mix Update (12/19/22): “Envy” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Rinder and Lewis

W. Michael Lewis and Laurin Rinder are pioneers of the disco sound and may have been one of the deciding factors on relying on disc jockeys and dance floors to help shape the sound of genre itself. “Seven Deadly Sins” is their 1977 release which outlines exactly what the title says in a disco fluent style that plays out in their discotheque lounge style. “Envy” is the focus of this ReStructure Mix and is replayed with an edit of the second part of this piece titled “Animal Fire”. The flow of the instrumental parts remains the sound that Lewis and Rinder were known for and became their unique gift to disco history.

I have taken the track “Envy (Animal Fire)” from the album and removed the vocal segments to create a new ReStructure Mix for this classic. A new foundation is laid out from another innovative source in the electronic dance movement of the 70’s, Kraftwerk. The tease here is the ongoing keyboard pieces bringing this “sin” into a lighter place: the dance floor.