Vinyl Releases: March 2003 updated:10/12/2003
PEACE DIVISION Beatz n Peacez 01 12"
(NRK Sound Division)
VNRK081
Peace Division kick start their trilogy of limited edition one sided discs with a killer track already supported by Digweed, Tenaglia & Tom Stephan. Beats In Peacez 01 comes as a limited edition one sided 12" in a clear PVC jacket. Part one in a series of three brand new Peace Division cuts, NRK will be releasing the series over a four month period.
SCHATRAX Mispent Years Pt 1 12"
(Soma)
VSOMA128
You know it has to be something special when Soma license a track, The absolute classic Mispent Years comes with remixes from Silicone Soul, Funk D’Void and Schatrax! Originally out in the early nineties this track captured the hearts of house music fans with its deep pads and hypnotic groove - a true Sub Club (Glasgow) favourite that always fills the dancefloor. For this release the original has been remastered and cut extra loud. Silicone Soul pull out the stops and deliver a fantastic mix which remains true to the original while injecting their trademark soul and razor sharp beat, next up Funk D’Void excels with an epic interpretation that is simply outstanding. Funk D’Void is firing on all cylinders right now and this remix oozes class.
SCHATRAX Mispent Years Pt 2 12"
(Soma)
VSOMA128R
On this the other twelve there’s the seminal original with an all-new mix from Schatrax’s Josh Brent. Here Josh has come up with a broken beat version that gives the track a whole new life. The final mix is a beatless version of Funk’s masterpiece.
16B Doubt 12"
(Hooj Tunes)
VHPPJ128
Taken from the critically-acclaimed How To Live 100 Years, Omid Nourizadeh aka 16B showcases his songwriting abilities alongside his sublime production skills with this techy vocal house number. Up first on remix duties on disc 1 is Flatline who toughen things up in their techy yet funky manner and whose sound has been drawing plaudits from Roger Sanchez, Pete Tong, Erick Morillo and more, while Omid’s original version heads up the A side of disc 1.
16B Doubt #2 12"
(Hooj Tunes)
VHPPJ128R
Over on disc two, Mr Dan and Massimo combine their talents as Danmass to deliver a fine slippery house rerub. Meanwhile Derby-based star-on-the-rise, Brooks, provides a jacking, heads-down, electro-influenced re-interpretation for those twisted 3am moments. The package is finished off by 16B’s instrumental version for those with an aversion to voices. Future funk sounds with depth and edge!
SHAKEDOWN At Night 12"
(Shakedown)
VSHAK02
The club and chart smash returns to the dancefloors with two fresh deep and soulful mixes courtesy of Soulfuric's Jazz N Groove and Jask. Jazz N Groove go soulful while Jask jazz things up nice and deep. Kid Creme re-works his classic mix with a storming re-edit.
JUSTIN ROBERTSON Everpresent 12"
(Bugged Out)
VBUG009
Classic tracks from Justin Robertson’s cool Revtone project remixed by two of the acts of the moment – Black Strobe and Chicken Lips. The originals are brilliant twisted pop and the remixes are cool, current, dancefloor cuts.
SANDY RIVERA I Can’t Stop 12"
(Defected)
VDFTD063
"Truly one of the best house records of the last five years. We can’t stress that enough" DJ Magazine
Sandy Rivera, aka Kings of Tomorrow, returns off the back of the massive club hit Changes with this sleeping giant. Already a dance floor classic, this has had support across the board. Includes a remix by recent visitors to our shores, the Pound Boys. A peak time package not to be missed
BLACK STROBE Me & Madonna 12"
(Output Recordings)
VOPR51
"The best record Felix never made!" Seven
"Death Disco? Paris’s Blackstrobe did that ages ago. Now they’ve invented it all over again" The Face
"The dark knights of disco" Dazed
"Brutal electro noir" Muzik
"Quietly awesome and quite gorgeous" NME
"So smooth and funky it could be cut from shiny PVC" Sleazenation
Originally released last year and re-released so we can bask in its glory one more time.
ANDRIA DORIA Bucci Bag 12"
VECB38P2
"Already one of the tunes of the year!". Pete Tong
Two remixes by Cagedbaby and the Playgroup.
MARSHALL JEFFERSON Mushrooms 12"
(Airtight)
VAIR011
This is one of the deepest and cleanest loungy house tracks ever. Simple and tight instrumental track with vocal narration of a story about psychedelic mushrooms. This is a classic and has no equal; Mushrooms stands a lone in deep house music. Repressed and available now.
ROCKET People Pt 2 12"
(NRK)
VNRK072R
One of the standout house cuts of last year gets the remix treatment from on of the UKs most promising production talents. Chicken Lips are DJ/Producers Andrew Meecham and Dean Meredith. They have a long musical history together having recorded as a pair for over a decade. As well as working under the Chicken Lips moniker Andy also records for us as Sir Drew whilst together they also made up the seminal early nineties dance act Bizarre Inc who scored 3 UK top ten national hits and toured the world. Since then they have found underground salvation and Chicken Lips have become one of the most well respected duos in dance music. Their original approach to production and has led them to remix for the likes of Underworld, Mo'Wax, FC Kahuna, Hooj Choons, Stereo MC's, Playgroup, Maurice Fulton, Justin Robertson to name but a few. Their superb acid-tech rework of People is backed with the brilliant Original, produced by DJ Garth and Eric James.
LCD SOUND SYSTEM Losing My Edge 12"
(Output Recordings)
VOPRDFA001
I’m Losing My Edge… The kids are coming up from behind… I’m Losing My Edge… To the kids from France and London… But I was there, I was there in 1968 I was there at the first Can show in Cologne…..
Losing My Edge / Beat Connection is the first offering from LCD Soundsystem..the musical project of one James Murphy, one half of New York City’s hottest production team The DFA, (Producers of fellow Output released punk funk rockers The Rapture, Juan Maclean, Black Dice, Radio 4, Les Savy Fav amongst others). This stomping, pulsing lyrical peon to "To the kids whose footsteps I hear when they get on the decks" and "To the Borrowed nostalgia to the underling of the eighties", amongst other things, is currently ripping up dancefloors courtesy of the likes of Tiga and Trevor Jackson. This majestic 12" comprises of two of the best tracks you will hear all year. A true piece of gold in the muddy waters of electrocash!!! Originally released last year this repress precedes a Output compilation that’s coming soon…
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