Whenever I'm really down in the dumps, I go to the nearest supermarket, buy a massive bottle of Fanta Fruit Twist, some custard doughnuts, and a grab bag of Doritos. Then I amble home, have a bath, and after I'm safely ensconced in my dressing gown, I lay spreadeagled on my bed, laptop whirring away, and I watch this video of Triple H and Cactus Jack's infamous no holds barred match from the 2000 Royal Rumble. As two men batter each other around the head with all manner of what wrestling commentators euphemistically refer to as "foreign objects" I weep tears of utter joy; this is one of man's finest artistic achievements.Why, you're probably wondering, are THUMP going on about a 17-year-old wrestling match. Well, we'll tell you. What you're reading is a track premiere for the Kornel Kovacs remix of "IKYTF" by a mysterious new outfit only known as Opal People. That remix is being released by the record label Greco-Roman. Greco-Roman is a type of wrestling. It all make sense now doesn't it?Yes, it does, thank you for noticing! Now that's out of the way, we can put our serious hat on and happily inform you that Kovacs' re-work is a late-evening sun-setter that's even balmier than a summer's day in the Bahamas.Opal People themselves slid into our DMs to deliver the following announcement:"We're psyched to have KK on board for the remix as we're really into the whole Studio Barnhus crew. "IKYTIF" is the first tune we ever wrote and Kornél has taken it out of the fish tank and into the Balearic sea—looking forward to spinning this one out."You can spin it for yourself right now!
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