Hello ravers. Quite a smooth run of downtempo for this week's chosen ones, with focus on house house house. Follow us on www.twitter.com/newsimoos. We'll love you forever!
Have a good week - the weekend is never too far away.
****
Flash Atkins feat Danielle Moore - Make Your Move (Atjazz Remix)
Flash Atkins provides a tantalisingly laid back alternative to the up-tempo, deep house influenced Atjazz remix, opening with smouldering tribal percussion that teases along at a hypnotic 90bpm, before plunging into a deeply soulful groove at 1.44. Featuring the seraphic vocal soundings of Crazy Penis vocalist Danielle Moore, rapturously imploring the listener to make their move with the lights on, the use of live instrumentation and early disco influences coupled with flawless, crystal clear production, make this one hell of a classy, highly seductive track. A nicely interwoven acid bass, subtly entwined amongst the string and brass call and response before the break, adds to the aura of smooth mystique.
Get your groove on.
Flash Atkins - Make Your Move (Atjazz Remix) by Flash Atkins
And this be the jazzy original:
Make Your Move (Original) - Flash Atkins by paperecordings
Released: 27th September 2010
Label: PAPERecordings
Link: Flash mySpace // Blogspot // Twitter
Words: Emma Gibson
****
Voodoo Chilli - Love Song (Urchins Remix)
Featuring a spirited mash up of ‘Everybody’s Singing Love Songs’ by 1970’s Philadelphia soul outfit Sweet Thunder, the Urchins have spliced up the uncharacteristically mellow Voodoo Chilli aka Herve club mix in a bass pounding, noise-gating-aplenty fashion that The Count himself would be proud of. A storming, electro-romp of a remix, let down only by the most overused dance music cliché of our time: if only they could have chosen another sound to replace that white-noise-rise-to-the-next-section-crescendo, which has saturated club track instrumentation for much too long now. It’s time for another noise to keep us in suspense!
Still, enjoy!
Released: 26th September 2010
Label: Cheap Thrills Records
Link: mySpace //
Words: Emma Gibson
****
Darren Emerson - Decisions
An underground tease is alive in Emerson's production - sounds of percussion build the second crescendo, with added Soulwax-like warehouse atmosphere.
Massive.
Released: 27th September 2010
Label: Detone
Link: Twitter
****
King Midas Sound - Lost(Flying Lotus Remix)
Flying Lotus lends his Midas touch to the King on this lo-fi dub rework. Kitchen sink beats shuffle restlessly around sparse vocal delays, creating the lazy loop style that has become signature to FlyLo's work. Whilst the original track's been stripped of some of its emotion, this mix exposes the rawness and vulnerability of the vocal and pushes it to the fore. Amazing tune.
Enjoy!
EP Released: 27th September 2010
Label: Hyperdub
Link: Midas Twitter // mySpace // Blogspot //
Words: Tom Wells
****
Red Rack'em - Pressure (Kez YM Remix)
Nottingham maverick Red Rack’em is well known for his genre busting DJ sets, so it's of no surprise that his latest release ‘Pressure' was a step aside from his usual deep house grooves and disco flavoured edits. By his own admission he wanted to create an ‘old-school banger’ with ties to the ‘straight ahead’ house of the mid 90's. One could argue this is one idea a certain Daniel Plesslow (Motor City Drum Ensemble to you and me) has succeeded with of late with his ‘Raw Cuts’ series. It certainly wasn’t surprising Japanese upstart Kazuki Yamaguchi, better known as Kez YM, was enlisted to take up remixing duties. If ‘Pressure’ was designed for the night time floor, the remix stands (or probably sits) in contrast in the hazy afternoon sunshine. Yamaguchi’s beautiful and deep Detroit-inspired rework drops the intensity of the original to create a late summer groove perfect for those longs days in the sun. That said summer is gone and autumn is certainly upon us now. Turn the patio heaters on and turn up this tune! Close your eyes and you might not be able to tell the difference.
Enjoy.
Original Mix
Red Rack'em - Pressure by Red Rack'em
Kez YM Remix can be found here.
EP Released: 27th September 2010
Label: Home Tapin Is Killing Music
Link: mySpace // The Smuggler's Inn //
Words: Ryan Kelsey
