Last September we had the pleasure of world premiering Galaxians‘ “Out They Minds” remixed by SIREN, which is the venerable NYC DJ/producer duo consisting of house legends Darshan Jesrani of Metro Area and Dennis Kane.
After releasing their 2017 full-length debut, Let The Rhythm In, the Leeds-based soulful house trio — Matt Woodward, Jed Skinner and Emma Mason — return with a remix EP consisting of interpretations of LTRI‘s lead track, “How Do U Feel.”
The threesome put the track in the masterful hands of the aforementioned Jesrani, and we’re thrilled to world premiere it. Over the course of nine glorious minutes Jesrani conjures a cosmic disco jam, cleverly juxtaposing Mason’s powerful voice with piano boogie, movement-inducing percussion, and washes of synths.
Get a first listen below and pick up the full EP out now Brooklyn’s Dither Down.
Houston’s Free Radicals possess over two decades of experience funking people up. Blending elements of hip-hop, ska, punk, klezmer, salsa, cumbia, and music from all over the world into their sound, the collective unabashedly inject political themes into their sweat-inducing songs.
The multimember outfit will soon unveil No State Solution, an album composed of new remixes, videos and remastered tracks culled from the group’s past six albums.
We’re extremely pleased to world premiere DJ Sun’s funktastic re-rub of “Screaming” from the upcoming release. As with all of his productions, Sun — who also lives in Houston — delivers some serious beats and grooves on this booty-shaker.
Sun says of the remix: “I’m real proud to have been able to make a small contribution to the Free Radicals catalogue …. I had a lot of really amazing tracks to choose from. In choosing ‘Screaming,’ I looked for elements that I as producer could really influence.”
Get a first listen by hitting the play button below, and pick up No State Solution on May 25.
Big things are in the works for Birmingham, England-based DJ/producer/remixer Steve Alcock (a.k.a. Rocky Steps). Known for his musical partnership with Andy Porteous in Free School, this summer he’s set to present his debut solo album, End Zone, under his aforementioned alias.
Ahead of End Zone‘s release, we’re thrilled to debut “Delay of Game” featuring Lucy Graham, which serves as the upcoming LP’s opening track.
Get an exclusive first listen below. Read on to find out the back story behind the melodic, somewhat somber electronica cut.
“I chose ‘Delay of Game’ to open up my new album as it represents me saying farewell to the Free School sound and starting anew. It retains the playfulness of Free School’s latter work and nods to the doom and gloom of Rocky Steps in the funereal piano chords at the end. There’s a nod to John Maus and Lindstrøm in the production and LCD Soundsystem in the construction of the track which sees the debut of vocalist Lucy Graham. The track draws lyrically from Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues, which he saw as the path to developing the ideal benchmark for humans to live by.
“At the time I started the sessions for this album I was listening to a lot of piano music (Moonface, Ben Lukas Boysen, Ryuichi Sakamoto) so I really wanted the piano to be at the forefront of the album. My favourite Lambchop album (and one of my faves of all time) is Is A Woman. I’ve always loved Kurt Wagner’s description of the production sounding like one huge piano. This was going to be my Nils Frahm/Keith Jarrett album but fortunately my rudimentary piano technique meant that I fell well short of those heights. I was also listening to a lot of modern New Age music (CFCF, I Am The Center, Transcendence Orchestra, Masayoshi Fujita, Jan Jelinek), and that allowed me to go in a different direction and aim for a warm, comforting sound, with tension and resolution, melodies and space to lose yourself in.”
Notable Hungarian indie/electronic band Žagar is currently in the process of recording their next studio album, a full-length that will showcase the psychedelic side of their musical personality. Unafraid of burning the creative candle at both ends, they’ve simultaneously put together Anniversary Remix Edition, a selection of interpretations of previously issued tracks reimagined by the likes of Terry Lee Brown Jr, Vakula, Clandestino and others.
Balázs Zságer (keyboardist/producer of Žagar) and András Genser (Add2Basket) reworked “Parachute to Eternity” under their Changing Grey alias, and we’re pleased to world premiere the elegant music video directed by Dániel Kajcsa boasting impressive motion graphics.
Get a first look at the clip below and pick up the remix album on April 27.
