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Wow, it's been quite a busy few months... plenty of exciting news to report!
My debut EP of original tracks drops on the 30th exclusively at JunoDownload. It's called 'Ochre EP' and is being put out on the fantastic Rainbow Socks label, based in Brazil. Included are two original tracks alongside a couple top class remixes courtesy of Enzo Ponzio (Solardisco/Pizzico Nobel) and Tiago (Hands of Time/Ene/Italians Do It Better). Here's some of the promo feedback so far....
"Nice! I really like all these will definitely play out"
Lee Douglas (TBD / Rong Music / DFA)
"Really like all the tracks, but Tiago's remix totally blows my mind. Winner ep."
Social Disco Club (Permanent Vacation / Hands of Time / Disco Deviance)
"Much appreciated. Nice sounds, my favourite is the 'Ochre' original mix."
Phoreski (Under The Shade / Eskimo / Rare Wiri)
"This stuff is great!! Love Ochre (Tiago's Remix) and Skycaptain (Original)"
Discodromo (Nang / Dissident / Internasjonal)
"Much appreciated! Very cool release"
Rayko (Love Monk / Is It Balearic / Whiskey Disco)
"The whole EP sounds amazing, I will be eager to play them out in my sets."
The Beat Broker (Throne of Blood / Flexx / Ene)
"Loving this one! Ochre original is an ace, indeed !!!"
Ichisan (Tirk / Solardisco / Airtight)
Check clips from the EP on the Rainbow Socks SoundCloud
Also in the pipeline are remixes for Space Ranger and Enzo Ponzio... more details to follow...
In the meantime here's a super edit from Alkalino
Konk - Your Life (Alkalino Edit)
Konk on Discogs
Alkalino on SoundCloud
It's not often that boogie edits come as imaginatively dubbed out as this. Brighton's BlackLodge aka Motion XL aka Rob Fahay flips Gwen McCrae's 'Poyson' (originally released on the '81 LP 'Gwen McCrae') into a loopy, dubby chugger, tastefully building the percussive groove and holding back on the boogie goods until you're completely hooked.
Check Rob's website for more of his fine edits. He also hosts the weekly Sunday morning show on upfrontdance.net all across Brighton featuring a sure fire mix of boogie, disco and funk for anyone up early having their breakfast or still going from the previous night. And, if you're in the Brighton area (or even if you're not), you catch him down the Fishbowl Bowl Bar on the third Friday of every month playing an eclectic mix of soul, funk, disco, boogie, rare underground 60s/70s classics, the finest re-edits and some other stuff you won't be expecting, all deliciously left of centre.
Gwen McCrae - Poyson (BlackLodge Refix)
Gwen McCrae on Discogs
BlackLodgeMusic
I've just finished a remix for Brazilian label Rainbow Socks, based in São Paulo, for an upcoming EP from 3am (label owner and producer Pejota) which will be seeing a digital release in the near future. The EP will include two 3am originals with remixes, one remix from me and the other from Rio based producer Pedro Zopelar, who was kind enough to send me a bunch of tracks this morning. I've already been dropping his massive 3am remix for several weeks now (be sure to check it when the EP drops) and his other edits and productions do not disappoint. Here he flips a Jorje Ben record into a percussive house workout with an old shcool feel. Also check his original productions on Mister Mistery.
Zopelar - Umbabaraumba
Zopelar on MySpace
Rainbow Socks Records on MySpace
'Over and Over' from the Leeds-based label Lunar Jam's second release. Absolutely killer psychy midtempo edit business. Word on the grapevine is they've got another 12" in the works, so keep an eye out for that...
Lunar Jam - Over and Over
Lunar Jam on MySpace
Madrid based producer Nelue was kind enough to send me a whole bunch of his own exclusive edits the other day. You may have heard his awesome 'No Strings Attached' on Eskimo's Cosmic Balearic Beats vol. 2 (vinyl/digital). His edits are seriously good: no simple loops or extended intros here, its all about layers and effects, totally reworking the source track. He's allowed me to post one up here, and although the choice was tough I had to go for this one. It's massive. Spaghetti Western guitars, big piano chords and a huge arpeggiated bassline. What more do you need?
Laser Cowboys - Ultra Warp (Nelue edit) (192kbps)
Laser Cowboys on Discogs
Nelue on MySpace
Photograph by tonystl
