In the midst of reestablishing itself as a powerhouse group within the classic Detroit lineage, brotherly duo Octave One had announced plans to release a retrospective of sorts (artwork above) on which a number of artists (including the brothers themselves) have been enlisted to remix 11 of Octave One’s classic tunes. Here, we have the dub of Alexander Kowlaski‘s “I Need a Release” rework, a version that pulls back the percussion and funk-tinged vibes of the original back even further and lands the tune in the cold, clean world of rolling modern techno. Not just satisfied to revisit its accomplishments with the remix compilation—which drops February 7—Octave One has plans to embark on a string of live dates over the course of 2012, mostly throughout Europe, but the pair does have one North American show scheduled in San Francisco for this Friday, January 20. You can check out the full details for that here after giving Kowalski’s dub a spin below.

I Need Release (Alexander Kowalski Remix)