DJ Alex Corton – Vinyl Reviews

Good Looking Records

LTJ Bukem – Atlantis (Marky & S.P.Y. Rework)

2012

As we embark on our next enriching era of the Good Looking Records label, we skip across another time span between 2009 and December of 2012 with the new age of internet organization. While the distribution had moved from the now defunct, Nu Urban, it was now the Good Looking Organization (GLO) that operated the website that gave us the next few releases on the label. It was the vinyl releases that I honed in on and it was my mission to continue to fill the shelves with my favorite label of music. 

   This was really the moment I found that I had become a mad, possessive collector for this particular label (no shit, Sherloock). Regardless of the music, my heart was set on each release. Many are good and a few I rarely play. I’ve always been picky, and am these days. It went against many of my record buying habits to be honest. Anyhow? let’s  embark on this next series of the white label releases from Good Looking. We head from GLR080 to GLR095 and the end of the 12” singles on this monumental label. 

   Side A has Marky & S.P.Y. reworking the classic GLR003 from 1993, hitting the tempo and consistency of this dawn of a new era. While it maintains the key elements of the original, you have to take both the original and his version and separate them like two brawling school boys beating the living shit out of each other. Once parted, and you look this version dead in the eye, you can adjust your mindset from the original and start to realign your acceptance of this tune. It has no comparison in status, and never will, but it’s not how it works for a vast number of classic reworks (a handful accepted). but for the modern times (all be it 13 years back now), this version does put a fresh little twist on things and it will still get the crowd feeling mighty good. That is a sure thing. 

   Side AA is the original mix of ‘Atlantis’ from Bukem, which we reviewed on June 20, 2025. Hearing it again this far down the line is a great reminder not only of how far the music had come, but also how important and unique the early GLR plates are. It’s great having a clean and fresh sounding copy of ‘Atlantis’ too. This release started the white label series off and the thought of more remixes of classic tracks was a little daunting to be honest. Well…just wait until tomorrow’s release.