Burning The Ground Exclusive
WORLD BEYOND BLUE
Razormaid Digital Mixes by Art Maharg
a DjPaulT Custom 12″ Single.
There are moments in synth-pop history where two parallel worlds feel destined to collide.
On one side, you have the romantic sweep and melodic grandeur of Blue Savannah — all widescreen emotion and soaring drama. On the other, the sensual restraint and hypnotic pulse of World in My Eyes — minimalist, shadowed, intimate.
Both were released in 1990.
Both club staples.
Both were transformed in the underground by Razormaid.
This custom 12″ — World Beyond Blue — imagines a promotional DJ pressing that could have existed at the height of remix service culture, when vinyl still ruled the booth and extended mixes were crafted with surgical precision.
The Remixes
Both tracks were remixed by Art Maharg, co-founder of the legendary Razormaid Remix Service.
Maharg’s approach was never about excess — it was about architecture. Precision edits. Clean digital transitions. Rebuilt intros and outros designed for seamless beatmatching. His mixes weren’t just longer — they were engineered for DJs.
The “Digital Mix” designation feels especially appropriate here. In 1990, that word carried weight. It meant modern. It meant crisp. It meant future-facing.
Why These Two Tracks?
Blue Savannah is expansive and emotional — almost celestial in tone.
World In My Eyes is grounded and physical — a whisper in the dark.
Together, they represent two poles of early 90s electronic pop:
light and shadow, devotion and desire, horizon and interior.
World Beyond Blue lives in the space between them.
The Sleeve Concept
I designed this to feel like a minimalist promotional pressing, the sleeve embraces a midnight blue-to-black gradient — a distant glowing horizon fading into darkness. No band photography. No logos. Just typography and atmosphere.
It’s meant to feel discovered. Like something that surfaced from a DJ crate three decades late.
The Era
1990 was a turning point.
Erasure were riding the success of Wild!
Depeche Mode had just released Violator — a record that would redefine their trajectory.
Razormaid, operating quietly in the background, was reshaping how club versions functioned. These weren’t label-sanctioned commercial remixes — they were tools. Functional, extended, and often superior for the dancefloor.
This custom 12″ pays tribute to that craft.
There’s something beautiful about imagining alternate vinyl histories — releases that never officially existed but absolutely should have.
World Beyond Blue is one of those records.
Turn it up.
Dim the lights.
Let the horizon glow.
— Paul
SIDE A:
Erasure – Blue Savannah (Digital Mix) 6:40
Remix [Digital Mix] – Art Maharg
Taken From Razormaid This Is Only A Test!
SIDE B:
Depeche Mode – World In My Eyes (Digital Mix) 7:40
Remix – Art Maharg
Taken From Razormaid Cycle Two – Sector Three
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Razormaid Records – c2-s3, Razormaid Records – SP-013
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Custom Sleeve Artwork [Design] – DjPaulT
NOTES:
For Promotional Use Only
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
for BURNING THE GROUND
THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon Concorde Music Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 25 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!
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